Mainly patch birding in SE Northumberland with occasional forays further afield.
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Jun 12
Kittlitz’s Murrelet from yesterday’s Kenai Fjord trip. Range restricted and not easy to connect with.
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Jun 11
Took a cruise around the Kenai Fjords yesterday, when a pod of feeding Orca’s stole the show.
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Jun 8
I first dipped Smith’s Longspur along the Old Denali Highway in 1989, and today we dipped again. Heaven knows I’m miserable now….
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Jun 7
Another vagrant on St Paul Island an absolute stonker of a Red-necked Stint.
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Jun 7
Twitching a vagrant Falcated Duck on St Paul Island at 2330hrs!
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Jun 6
Dense fog in Dutch Harbor cut our visit to St Paul Island from 2 days to a frantic 24 hr dash! The seabirds however delivered admirably, with Red-legged Kittiwake and Least Auklet top of the hit list.
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Jun 3
A few more from Sunday’s Dutch Harbor pelagic. Laysan Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Short-tailed Shearwater and Pigeon Guillemot. We’re still here, fogged in with no flights for the 2nd day!
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Jun 3
Whiskered Auklet and Laysan Albatross were the days top targets, tho the numbers of Ancient Murrelet and Tufted Puffin were utterly breathtaking! 2/2
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Jun 3
Harlequin’s are well represented around Dutch Harbor, the challenge being to find a little sun to light them up!
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Jun 2
A memorable day out of Dutch Harbor on Sunday in search of some of the local seabird specialities. A cracking day all round! 1/2
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May 15
An early frontrunner for bird of the spring on SMI Wetland emerged this pm, a female Nightjar. Pretty bizarre given these wintery weather conditions!
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May 10
The first breeding attempt in over 20 years on the wetland and yesterday happened. A rise of 200mm. Who’d be a ground nester.
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May 4
Male LRP on the roadside verge in the first car park @ SMI, completely bonkers!
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May 2
Ever so pleased yesterday’s reported AGP on the Wetland had the decency to make another appearance this morning. A 2CY Grey Plover, one of those classic birding banana skins out there to trip up the unwary!
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May 1
Magnus the walrus’s tour of coastal Scotland continues at Hopeman, where he found a speedy way of re-entering the sea from the quayside.
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Apr 30
A large ‘Greenland’ type Northern Wheatear freshly arrived on SMI Wetland yesterday afternoon.
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Apr 29
Cataloguing a true mega-patch, how the other half lives! I know an awful lot of work has gone into this, so looking forward to the final result.
Apr 28
The *Birds of Budle Bay* is now with the digital printer! Purchase and collection details coming soon.
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Apr 26
Shelduck prospecting the cliffs at SMI, an annual spring occurrence though they never seem to find them to their liking.
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