Category: Shooting Diary

View all photography for this entry The start of the lovely weather. On my weekend walk today, the tide was …

Continue reading “2nd April 2021 North Shields – Whimbrels and Redshanks”

View all photography for this entry The blossom on the trees outside the apartment has been lovely for weeks. It …

Continue reading “27th March North Shields – Sparrows, goldfinches and blossom”

View all photography for this entry The usual walk around Shields and Tynemouth. On Tyne Street there was a cheeky …

Continue reading “21st March 2021 North Shields – Gulls Fishing & Strutting”

View all photography for this entry Another bright but cold and windy day. Looking for somewhere to get close to …

Continue reading “20th March 2021 Wylam – Getting Back to Nature”

View all photography for this entry The weather wasn’t too great today so just a quick walk to Tynemouth. There …

Continue reading “18th March 2021 North Shields – Hyperactive Ducks”

View all photography for this entry Coble Dean is a lovely linear park at Royal Quays, North Shields. A stream …

Continue reading “16th March 2021 Coble Dean Park – Birds in the Sunshine”

View all photography for this entry Today was the first day of our lockdown staycation. Normally, we would be having …

Continue reading “15th March 2021 Druridge Bay & Amble – A quiet walk along the beach”

View all photography for this entry Early morning out and about today. For the first time, I saw the DFDS …

Continue reading “13th March 2021 North Shields – Early morning on the Tyne”

View all photography for this entry A lovely day at Bolam lake. Lots of mute swans today, including some cygnets …

Continue reading “7th March 2021 Bolam Lake – Swans and Geese”

View all photography for this entry Hoping to escape the crowds, I set off for my walk early. This was …

Continue reading “6th March 2021 North Shields – A sunny early morning Saturday”

View all photography for this entry Another lovely day and another time to escape the busy North Tyneside coast. After …

Continue reading “28th February 2021 Druridge Bay & Newbigin-by-the-Sea”

View all photography for this entry After my walk yesterday (here) I noticed a mark on my sensor which spoiled …

Continue reading “27th February 2021 North Shields – Sunshine, Wild Flowers and the Pet Cemetery”

View all photography for this entry Another beautiful day on North Tyneside. On the Fish Quay, a one-legged herring gull …

Continue reading “26th February 2021 North Shields – One-legged Gulls & a Touch of Spring”

View all photography for this entry Today was blessed with sunshine, set to last for a dew days at least. …

Continue reading “21st February 2021 Byth & Cambois Beach – Sunshine to Lift the Spirits”

View all photography for this entry A miserable day on North Tyneside. The usual walk taking in the greyness. The …

Continue reading “20th February 2021 North Shields – Miserable and Depressing says it all”

View all photography for this entry After a week of being very ill and unable to work, I felt human …

Continue reading “13th February 2021 North Shields – A very cold and icy day”

View all photography for this entry I hadn’t been well for a couple of days so as I woke up …

Continue reading “6th February 2021 North Shields – Grey Skies and Crashing Seas”

View all photography for this entry Another lockdown walk. A very cold day but the sun was shining. The Tyne …

Continue reading “31st January 2021 North Shields – Sunshine on a Still Tyne”

View all photography for this entry Lockdown continues, and with doctors orders to get more exercise and the weather cold …

Continue reading “30th January 2021 North Shields – The birds are back in town”

View all photography for this entry Tosay was nearly as cold as yesterday but a lot busier. As I headed …

Continue reading “24th January 2021 North Shields – Another frozen day”

View all photography for this entry The weather is very cold and frosty this weekend, great weather for walking in. …

Continue reading “23rd January 2021 North Shields – Now it’s really cold, and doesn’t the wildlife know it!”

View all photography for this entry Since it arrived on Friday I’ve been keen to get a closer look at …

Continue reading “17th January 2021 North Shields – A closer look at the Azura”

View all photography for this entry Still in lockdwon, and the first walk for a couple of weeks. The cruise …

Continue reading “16th January 2021 North Shields – Kingfisher alert, I got lucky!”

View all photography for this entry As we are in a national lockdown, only local pics for a while I’m …

Continue reading “3rd January 2021 North Shields – Cheeky Squirrel”

View all photography for this entry The walk today took in a hazy Tyne, The dicks were enjoying bathing again …

Continue reading “28th December 2020 North Shields – last photo walk of the year”

View all photography for this entry After the snow showers of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day broke sunny and crisp. With …

Continue reading “25th December 2020 North Shields: A freezing cold Christmas Day”

View all photography for this entry Well, it’s the last weekend on November and boy does the weather know it. …

Continue reading “29th November 2020 North Shields – Birds, Snowdogs, squirrels and fog on the Tyne”

View all photography for this entry After two weeks of isolation in the apartment, I was desperate to breathe some …

Continue reading “22nd November 2020 – Escape to Belsay in Autumn”