Tuesday 13 November 2018

Beautiful North Northumberland ... some visual highlights ...

Three days away over last weekend produced some good birds ... the Bewick's Swans that had previously eluded me at East Chevington showed up and at Cheswick Sands the returning Black Scoter was much closer in shore off Black Rocks than before and then flew south to join another small group of Common Scoters ...

... but mostly I walked the quiet tracks and took in the the visual delights that presented themselves ... a flock of Pinkfeet came in off the sea ... with their quiet lovely calls adding to the scene ...



... heading north along the coastal footpath from the start of the Holy Island causeway a Short-eared Owl lifted from the rough grass and perched on the fence ...



... then flew to another post and surveyed the scene ...



On the windswept beach at East Chevington the burn mouth gave a little shelter and a highly mobile flock of around 80 Twite returned repeatedly ...



... feeding voraciously on tiny seeds ...



... and five Snow Buntings flew in and mingled with the flock ...



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