10th October 2012 Wylam – Robins & Long-tailed Tits
My idea to come to Wylam this time. There’s something about this place when it’s a bright day. The wildlife, …
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6th October 2021 North Shields – Sea Buckthorn & Glittering Tyne
An after-work walk. The tide was high today and the waves crashed dramatically against the rocks. The sinking autumn sun …
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3rd October 2021 North Shields & Blyth – Queen Elizabeth & Finding Rainbird
The cruise ship Queen Elizabeth was in dock at the Royal Quays today so we set off to take a …
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29th September 2021 North Shields – Waders Galore & Beautiful Skies
After a couple of days bad weather, at last I managed to get out on my usual walk along the …
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26th September 2021 Wylam – Pumpkins and Flowers
Laurie was keen to return to Wylam today so off we set in the early autumn sun in the Spider. …
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25th September 2021 Sunderland – The Three Crowns Pub
I was in Sunderland to have lunch with my lovely sister, and whilst waiting for her arrival, I took a …
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23rd September 2021 North Shields – Flying Ducks
My usual Shields walk today. Along Tyne Street there were some interesting autumnal berries and a clutch of bright red, …
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21st September 2021 Royal Quays – Busy River, Rats & Brogues
Another nice day so a walk with Laurie along to Royal Quays. The river was busy with a couple of …
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19th September 2021 St Mary’s Island – Sandpipers and Seals
A trip along to St Mary’s Island on a grey day with showers. On the rocks, a lone seal pup …
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18th September 2021 North Shields – Razorbills in the Gut
For some reason razorbills have decided to visit us this year. By the looks of social media, this isn’t normal, …
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16th September 2021 North Shields – Busy Quay & Quiet Monument
Lovely weather today so off on my usual walk. On the Union Quay, there was a very large sailing boat …
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13th September 2021 North Shields – Disney Magic Departs
In the early afternoon the Disney Magic which had been docked at Royal Quays departed the Tyne. It had done …
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10th/11th September 2021 Teignmouth & Buckfast Abbey: The Familiar & The New
We were supposed to go for the cream tea today, but we had that yesterday after Plymouth. They had booked …
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9th September 2021 Plymouth & Princetown: The Hoe & More
Off to Plymouth. Another changeable day, but pleasant nonetheless. We didn’t do the boat trip this time but made our …
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8th September 2021 Babbacombe – A day of 2 halves
Our second ‘free day’ gave us time to re-explore Babbacombe where the hotel is situated. The weather had taken a …
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7th September 2021 Paignton Zoo – So many beautiful animals
Today was our first free day and we decided to go to the zoo while the sun was still shining …
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5th/6th September 2021 Journey & Dartmouth – Steam & Cruise
We started the journey down to Devon at 7am from Newcastle. A usual, very little of note on the way …
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30th August 2020 South Shields – A Soggy Bank Holiday
Well, as if we haven’t had a bad enough summer, the last bank holiday before Christmas brought driving rain and …
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29th August 2021 Woodhorn – A Classic Car Show
We usually go to a few classic car shows over the year, the the lockdowns have put a stop to …
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28th August 2021 North Shields – Bathing Ducks & Fire Damage
A short while ago there was a fire at the ruined Tyne Brand factory. On my walk to day I …
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17th August 2021 Royal Quays – Fishing Cormorant
I’ve been trying to captured a cormorant fishing for ages. The ones at the fish quay are always too far …
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16th August 2021 North Shields – Ratty Island
A walk together along the “secret garden” to Tynemouth and Northumberland Park. It’s surprising how advances some of the blackberries …
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14th August 2021 Brinkburn Priory – A First Visit
A lovely day today and a rare Saturday off together. Where to go? We are both English Heritage members but …
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10th August 2021 North Shields – Hight Summer in Northumberland Park
A lovely walk along to Northumberland Park. The flowers are beautiful at this time of year and the reflections in …
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8th August 2021 Druridge Bay Country Park – Escaping the Rain
We were due to go to the Seaham Food Festival today but with impending storms in that area we abandoned …
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7th August 2021 North Shields – A False Start and the Steam Crane
An old steam crane from Manchester was due to come into the Tyne at 11am from it’s anchorage outside the …
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1st August 2021 Wylam – Only Foals & Horses
Not too warm or bright today. We headed up to Wylam to see what was new. There’s always something to …
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28th July 2021 North Shields – Goldfinches and Ferries
Before I started work this morning, I spotted that the large weed in the garden (a sore subject at the …
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27th July 2021 North Shields – A Walk with Sylvia
We hadn’t seen Sylvia for 3 years (a friend from our years in Spain) so it was lovely for her …
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25th July 2021 North Shields – Searching for Rainbird
On a pretty miserable summer Sunday, we headed off to search for the grave of Victor Noble Rainbird, a famous …
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