Alan Curry

Mainly patch birding in SE Northumberland with occasional forays further afield.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

A few more from Sunday’s Dutch Harbor pelagic. Laysan Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Short-tailed Shearwater and Pigeon Guillemot. We’re still here, fogged in with no flights for the 2nd day!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

Whiskered Auklet and Laysan Albatross were the days top targets, tho the numbers of Ancient Murrelet and Tufted Puffin were utterly breathtaking! 2/2

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

Harlequin’s are well represented around Dutch Harbor, the challenge being to find a little sun to light them up!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

A memorable day out of Dutch Harbor on Sunday in search of some of the local seabird specialities. A cracking day all round! 1/2

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@Mikepastycarr Canny!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@Mikepastycarr Looks like a canny day!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@sudswatcher Non too shabby.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@WillieThePimp20 @sudswatcher The more I look at this the funnier it gets. I’ve just clocked Winston from Still Game😂

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@sudswatcher @WillieThePimp20 Quality 😂😂😂

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@pablohugelist Agree, although currently the finder remains unknown to the regulars!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

An early frontrunner for bird of the spring on SMI Wetland emerged this pm, a female Nightjar. Pretty bizarre given these wintery weather conditions!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@WhitleyBirder Still holding out for one on the wetland, I’m not holding my breath however!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@stuttonsparrows No sign of the female this morning after more heavy overnight rain. I fear she’s given up.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

The first breeding attempt in over 20 years on the wetland and yesterday happened. A rise of 200mm. Who’d be a ground nester.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

@StevenGray53 My bad, St Mary's Island Wetland, a local nature reserve near Whitley Bay, SE Northumberland.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

The male of the pair before yesterday’s monsoon.

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

Male LRP on the roadside verge in the first car park @ SMI, completely bonkers!

[Alan Curry @Yellowbrow]

Ever so pleased yesterday’s reported AGP on the Wetland had the decency to make another appearance this morning. A 2CY Grey Plover, one of those classic birding banana skins out there to trip up the unwary!

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

Magnus the walrus’s tour of coastal Scotland continues at Hopeman, where he found a speedy way of re-entering the sea from the quayside.

Video by Giorgia Mahmoud https://t.co/28SeUtVOoJ