LAKE.

Back early.

I had a displaying pair of GC Grebes today at the lake, this is my earliest pair back on site.  Very nice to see and i hope they have a succesful year.

Decent numbers of Pochard, Shoveler, and Goosanders as well though Mutes, Tufted, and Mallard seem down. Fox reported by a resident.

Good Samaritan.

My mate became a Good  Samaritan and offerd me a lift to see the Pacific Diver at DB country park. I gratefully accepted as ive not seen a new species for a few years.

Its a while since ive ventured the coast, so it came as a surprise at the development of the wind turbines and other works that are swallowing our green spaces.

On arrival  we could see a number of folks already admiring the bird so we headed down towards the waterside. I had to off road the Rollator bt the terrain stopped me getting to the waters edge, so i had to settle for being a bit further away looking over peoples heads.

The diver showed well and explained the many great photos ive seen of it, it hunted for its food constantly, and its clearly content with its current home.  I managed a few photos of this bonny bird.

Sunny Saturday.

A siuny Saturday persuaded me to travel to the Fish Quay for a better look at the Iceland gull i saw briefly on my last trip.

On arrival i  had a scan  i was quickly alerted to its presence by those already photographing it in the harbour, showing well and close it was picking around the boats and i managed to get a few images.

Then i tried my luck on the river, and a distant Glaucous was slowly drifting down on the tide, so back to the harbour where  another Glaucous appeared, soon to be joined by its pal.

Nice to be out, and have a bit of banter with some familiar faces.

Cullercoats Charmer

With the promise of a sunny and wind free day, i took a chance of a trip to Cullercoats to glimpse the Black Redstart.   Could not get close as i cant handle steps, so had to settle for a perch above the bird.

It favoured a small cliff area above the beach, and already had a few admirers when i arrived flicking away on boulders and beach, before a trip to an adjacent garden.

Been a while.

Since  i have posted anything. Health been  a issue and mobility limited. So a trip to the Lake and Gosforth Park is all i have managed.

Also lost a load of images due to problems with the host site, hopefully sorted now. So i have had a few test shots with the new camera, still trying to find my way around it.

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