A family of Weasels on my walk this morning.

'Some of us are old enough to remember when he described Liz Truss' mini-budget as the best Conservative budget since the 1980s.' Rachel Reeves takes aim at Nigel Farage during her Spending Review.

Goosander just about to lead her chicks to to the stream, bad time for my camera battery to die, but it did videoed the rest with my phone.

Goosander leaving the nest hole you can just hear her soft quacking glad I hung around to see it.

Woodchat shrike from our recent trip to Puerto Pollenca, I managed to see and hear Wryneck, G Oriole, Bee- eater, Roller, and Hoopoe just a short walk from our Hotel.

Smashing Spotted Redshank North pool East Chev tonight.

I'm sitting watching tv Chris is in the kitchen, I could hear the Blackbird alarm call, Chris shouts Tomp, a Peregrine😉, Sparrow hawk doing what it says on the tin, Tree sparrow I think.

Young Water rails last night east Chev, a Moorhen was pestering the life out of them, their so timid at the best of times.

Roseate tern at East Chevington today.

I had to go down to East Chev to see the Caspian tern today after it was refound, first spotted by my Brother John last night (same birder who found 2 of them 2 years ago) great birds, check out that carrot for a bill.

My Smoked Mackerel are almost done, amazing what a bit Oak smoke does.

I've been noticing a Ringed Plover flying into a bare patch in a bean field this morning I found out why. A late brood 🤞for them.

Some good seawatching on the Northumberland coast today for some, I missed the poms but 2 Velvet scoters were a nice find.

The cloud is slipping away northeast leaving clearer skies, nice

It’s not often I can go off in the boat when there’s a movement of seabirds on Northumberland coast conditions allowed today. Camera ready I was fishing for mackerel when a Sooty Shearwater flew past the boat 20 mts away seen to late, B n Dolphins were a nice bonus.

An impressive feed of Gannets in Druridge bay today I wonder what they were after there is Kelp bed where they are I remember years ago the Kelp being stuffed with Herring

Great northern diver Druridge bay today.

A bit out of kilter to see a 12 Common scoter on Maidens hall lake this morning all males a lot better view than I normally get in the bay

Long tailed skua heading north today Druridge bay , bit more n e wind tomorrow could be some good sea watching.

A Song thrush using a strategically placed stone in our pond the Blackie was next in the queue.