Summer images...

Red-necked Phalarope at Branton Gravel Pits

Unexpected Green-winged Teal through the heat haze at East Chevington!

Noctilucent clouds over Druridge Pools

And some from the Farnes earlier in the summer...

Kittiwakes

Puffins

Razorbill

Shag

Grey Seals

The Farnes...

Last Sunday we had a very enjoyable trip to the Farne Islands and after a busy week at school I've only just had a chance to review my photos. Sadly the cold, wet and dark weather followed us again so my photos could have been better...

A Roseate Tern was near the jetty on Inner Farne with 2 Red-breasted Mergansers.

Guillemots

Puffins

Razorbill

Arctic Tern '91' of Springwatch fame - was recorded migrating 96,000km!

Another Arctic Tern with it's data logger still attached.

Sandwich Tern colony

Grey Seal

Harthope Valley to Low Newton

The Harthope Valley was very snowy this morning, so instead we went to the coast. Starting off at Seahouses, there were 2 Long-tailed Ducks along with a number of Eiders including a bird which had 'sails'. Next we went to Low Newton and when we sat dowm on the beach a White Wagtail came within 2 metres of us. There was also lots of Rock Pipits, several of which looed like Scandinavian birds. Unfortunately along the beach there was about 10 Puffin carcasses and around 5 Gulliemot carcasses along with a dead Razorbill and Eider.

White Wagtail

Long-tailed Ducks

Scandinavian Rock Pipits

Eiders