This late Cuckoo has been at Low Newton for the last few days. A fearless juvenile, more concerned with finding caterpillars than the people stood nearby watching it. At one point it landed right at my feet to pluck a caterpillar out of the grass, amazing !

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Thousands of Barnacle Geese pouring north past Low Newton this afternoon. In amongst them a leucistic bird and a Ruddy Shelduck !

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Patch workout- visit to Frenchman’s Bay, Marsden, for the Shorelark’s. Delightful wee birds. #NEBirding #UKBirding

Todd's at Budle Bay this p.m. Apparently not the bird photographed by @budlebirder.bsky.social a few days ago - this one is darker-breasted with a really narrow and dirty strap #UKbirding #NEbirding

Also present were last saturdays( or another) presumed Todd’s Canada Goose (Branta canadensis interior) and a briefly seen small-billed /dinky Canada Goose, possibly Richardson’s Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii #BudleBay #NEbirding

An obvious arrival of Barnacle Geese today, with birds flying in off the sea into a fresh westerly, bringing numbers around the bay to at least 4,500 by late afternoon inc three leucistic birds #BudleBay #NEbirding

We caught site of this Short Eared Owl last night just as the light had gone and it was starting to rain.
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Thornton Low Moor, nice to see some set-aside, it all helps, only small numbers though. 4 Bullfinch, 3 Buzzard, 7 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 2 Kestrel, 20 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting, 5 Redwing, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 11 Tree Sparrow, and 17 Yellowhammer. #NEbirding

Possible that this bird, which has turned up in Lothian in the past, is making its way north past Northumberland today #NEBirding

This white goose got the heart going whilst seawatching at Longhoughton Steel at lunchtime. To then see it tracked up the coast by various other sightings was cool. I had it as a leutistic Barnacle on reviewing some scope footage. #NEbirding

Shorelark, Frenchman’s Bay

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Another day of westerlies, with some drizzle thrown in for good measure this morning. These four barnacle geese heading north over Tynemouth Pier kept the #patchbirding year list ticking over though. #nebirding

20 whooper swans south over Marske coastal field. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

Quite a pale looking Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) today on Holy Island. Strange watching it tail dipping, I cant recall seeing this behaviour before #NEbirding

Just driving into our village this afternoon when I got seriously distracted by 3 Cranes flying overhead ! Pulled over as quickly as I could and got some really nice views. Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me.

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Another day, ANOTHER JAY ! Only my 4th ever patch Jay, hot on the heels of the 3rd (7 days ago). This one was flying steadily north along the coast.

A little trickle of birds this morning, 2 Redwings and a Chaffinch in off the sea. 2 Wheatears and a Cuckoo still at Low Newton.

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Before the excitement of Cranes, a potter around Craster produced a few Chiffchaff, one Whooper Swan, and another six Mediterranean Gulls (which seem to be everywhere at the moment). And a very impressive sun halo #NEbirding

At least 100 Little Gull offshore Annstead Point (Seahouses) this afternoon. Also four Sooties N #NEbirding

See that red ring? That’s our very distant view of the Northumberland coast, across which have just flown 3 Cranes, giving a 10 second view at something like 4-5 mile range. House mega! With thanks to @gary-woodburn.bsky.social for the tip-off 🍾🙂🏡✅ #NEbirding

The two Shore Lark at Frenchmen’s Bay have not featured much on Bluesky, so here’s a few from today, hopefully some one or two slightly different poses from the norm.

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