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tomcad.bsky.social
“I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now!” And birding in Alnmouth, the county of Northumberland and beyond, is my game.
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‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Foxton Bend, Alnmouth, #Northumberland this bright sunny morning.

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A rare bird on the Alnmouth patch is the Whinchat, thanks to Ian Fisher for the shout. Here is a poor, but i think atmospheric, record shot.

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"Orange is the happiest colour” Sum Plum Bar-tailed Godwit at Boulmer #Northumberland, yesterday. #nebirding

submitted 56 days ago • 3 comments

The bird I wanted to see most on our recent trip to Malaysia was this, the Rail Babbler. This bird lives deep in the rain forest, easily heard but hard to see. Even though it was very tricky lighting, I feel I was very lucky to have got a picture of it, one out of a series 25!

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‘Is that Tom over here?, Where?’ #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social Puffins on the #Northumberland coast.

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"Abra-Ca-Dabra" Sunrise over Coquetmouth, Amble #Northumberland

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‘Take it Easy’ morning over Alnmouth Bay, #Northumberland

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A smart male Shoveler a rare, but regular breeder, on the Aln Estuary #Northumberland. #nebirding

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‘Heart of Gold’ early morning light in north #Northumberland

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Mountain Hare, on a mountain in Scotland.

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Sandwich Terns are now returning to their #Northumberland breeding haunts. #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

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Ringed Plover on the beach at Boulmer, #Northumberland #nebirding

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A fine male Ring-necked Duck on Hedgeley GP, #Northumberland, in super light yesterday morning. #nebirding #ukbirding #birdsoftheworld

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"Livin' on the Edge" First light in rural #Northumberland

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On a riverbank nearby!

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Rufous-crested coquette at Moyobamba, Peru. #birdsoftheworld #birding

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Sanderling on the Boulmer shore. #Northumberland. #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

#SuperSeabirdSunday If I had a favourite bird the Razorbill could be a contender, but I don’t. Soon to be seen on a cliff on the magnificent Northumberland coast, and plenty offshore presently! @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

Marsh Tit (hard bird to get around these days), Dipper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Swallows, and 25-30 Sandmartins along the river Aln near Lesbury. #nebirding

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Bar-tailed Godwit at Boulmer, #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

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Utterly impressed at seeing (just) White-tailed Ptarmigan on the slopes of Colorado. These Ptarmigan are famous for being virtually invisible when you can’t see them! 😀😀

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Magnificent restoration of Carliol House in Newcastle. I first went there for an interview, in 1967, with the Gas Board, as was!! Fortunately, I didn’t get the job, otherwise life would have been so, so different.

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What’s down when it’s up, and up when it’s down? = The crest on a Lapwings head. #ukbirding

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‘All You Need Is Love’ Alnmouth Bay, #Northumberland.

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The amazing Marvelous spatuletail, restricted to a small range in Peru. #birdsoftheworld

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

A nip and a punch for the first of the month! Happy April, and don’t get fooled today.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Fourteen years ago today a new era was dawning for me, I was leaving the welcoming family of ‘Protected Landscapes’ - Northumberland coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and joining the ranks of a freelancer! What an adventure? Thank you to all my ex colleagues and new ones and Muriel.

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Towards Virabhadrasana for Ringo on the #Northumberland coast. #nebirding

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'It won't be long' #SuperSeabirdSunday before Roseate Terns are back on the #Northumberland coast, David @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

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