Northumbrian Birder, Naturalist, fan of Ennion, RARichardson, Busby, Jarvis, McCanch, Wallace, Watkins-Pitchford and rarest of all, Notebook users... Local Patcher on the Northumberland coast.
Stewart
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On Facebook this cropped up so I replied. I hate algorithms.
#teammoth
Hairy Shieldbug this morning...
#Bugs #Insects
#teammoth
Arctosa cinerea, the Grey Wolf, of Northern river shingles, this morning in #Northumberland.
#Spiders
I`ve always wanted to find a Caspian Tern at Blithfield and I always thought it would be on the mud in Blithe Bay and at 07.30 this morning it came true. "The Beast"
Its not just #Springwatch at Bempton that can turn up the goods 😉... first broods of my garden Tree Sparrows are out now, second nests being refurbished... #Northumberland
Some garden lepidoptera too... #Northumberland
This is the Storm Petrel that flew over heads.
Over 50m either side of the cycle path/footpath near the bypass at Monk's Wall have been strimmed, destroying approx 20 Lizard orchid spikes.
I have reported this to DDC and will see what happens.
Lizard orchids are Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
A rare 'day off' for me and a chance to indulge in some drawing. These were sketched from a series of photos taken by @jeremybartlett.bsky.social of Segestria senoculata that I managed to lure out of their retreat by tickling the 'trip wire' with a piece of grass. Gone over in black ink.
