I had the huge pleasure of giving a talk for the lovely North Northumberland bird club this week, which was a perfect excuse to take trip up to Bamburgh - a beautiful part of the world...
The good people of the NNBC hold their talks in the cricket pavilion, which nestles below the castle, almost on the beach at Bamburgh; I've given talks in a great many locations over the years, but this one is right up there with the best....
I was looked after wonderfully and, after the talk, and enjoying a few drinks with lovely friends who'd made the effort (despite the icy roads and remote location - thanks folks!), enjoyed a few hours in the frosty, wintry sunshine (remember that?) along the coast immediately nearby.
I intended to cover more ground, but as it turned out, spent hours enjoying the sights and sounds around Stag Rocks, where watching Eiders feeding within a few metres was almost hypnotic; a Little Auk north, lots of waders (including Purple Sands), various seabirds on the move and that sweet, much-missed sunshine were more than enough.
Photos - Eiders, Purple Sandpipers, Turnstones, Redshanks
