Chris Knox
@budlebirder.bsky.social
Birder with over 45 years patch watching #BudleBay in NE #Northumberland. Opinions are own.
Kestrel #BudleBay 06/11/25 #NEbirding
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kestrel #BudleBay 06/11/25 #NEbirding
Spotshank, Greenshank and four Blackwit today, hopefully all will overwinter. Also 110 Twite. #BudleBay #NEbirding
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Spotshank, Greenshank and four Blackwit today, hopefully all will overwinter. Also 110 Twite. #BudleBay #NEbirding
A classic backdrop; two very vocal Tawny Owls this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A classic backdrop; two very vocal Tawny Owls this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding
We dont see many Coot in #BudleBay nowadays. This mornings was only the 8th known record in this
millennium #NEbirding
millennium #NEbirding
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We dont see many Coot in #BudleBay nowadays. This mornings was only the 8th known record in this
millennium #NEbirding
millennium #NEbirding
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
An Eider sheltering from the gale well inside the bay #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An Eider sheltering from the gale well inside the bay #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A big 4.5 metre tide brought many birds onto the saltmarsh inc a handful of Blackwit #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A big 4.5 metre tide brought many birds onto the saltmarsh inc a handful of Blackwit #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Black-tailed Godwits #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Black-tailed Godwits #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Light diurnal mvt this am before wind got up and rain. Noteworthy was eight Reed Buntings in/off, briefly dropping into cover before moving purposefuly S #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Light diurnal mvt this am before wind got up and rain. Noteworthy was eight Reed Buntings in/off, briefly dropping into cover before moving purposefuly S #BudleBay #NEbirding
Roosting Common Gulls have been regulalry monitored over the years with a high of 14,000 in Sept 1993. Since then peaks have fallen with a mere 1,100 this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding
October 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Roosting Common Gulls have been regulalry monitored over the years with a high of 14,000 in Sept 1993. Since then peaks have fallen with a mere 1,100 this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding
Ad & 2CY Mediterranean Gulls #BudleBay #NEbirding
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Ad & 2CY Mediterranean Gulls #BudleBay #NEbirding
September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Pleny of Geese moving through in recent days #BudleBay #NEbirding
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Pleny of Geese moving through in recent days #BudleBay #NEbirding
Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits #BudleBay #NEbirding
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits #BudleBay #NEbirding
Spoonbill still present #BudleBay #NEbirding
August 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spoonbill still present #BudleBay #NEbirding
Stubbornly difficult to photo on an estuarine patch this Kingfisher sat still for a wee while early am #BudleBay #NEbirding
August 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Stubbornly difficult to photo on an estuarine patch this Kingfisher sat still for a wee while early am #BudleBay #NEbirding
The 2 Spoonbills were still present this am one of which eventually woke up. Also Osprey through, Spotshank, 15 Greenshank, 2 Ruff and 25 Blackwit #BudleBay #NEBirding
August 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2 Spoonbills were still present this am one of which eventually woke up. Also Osprey through, Spotshank, 15 Greenshank, 2 Ruff and 25 Blackwit #BudleBay #NEBirding
GYR flying around bay this am(no sign of any rings /backpack). Also 2 Spoonbill, Spotshank, 8 Greenshank, Merlin and Peregrine #BudleBay #NEbirding
August 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
GYR flying around bay this am(no sign of any rings /backpack). Also 2 Spoonbill, Spotshank, 8 Greenshank, Merlin and Peregrine #BudleBay #NEbirding
There has been up to 11 Med Gulls (mostly adults) recently. The landowner is preparing the fields for ploughing so hopefully more soon (best known count being 15). Also, 12 Greenshank and the first #Vismig Yellow Wagtail of the season #BudleBay #NEbirding
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There has been up to 11 Med Gulls (mostly adults) recently. The landowner is preparing the fields for ploughing so hopefully more soon (best known count being 15). Also, 12 Greenshank and the first #Vismig Yellow Wagtail of the season #BudleBay #NEbirding