Tom Tams
@sibechat.bsky.social
Birds, Moths, Natural History, Travel and camping. Northumberland VC67/68 County Moth Recorder
Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is one of my favourite gulls, and when one approaches you to within six feet, giving you eye contact, it's something extra special
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is one of my favourite gulls, and when one approaches you to within six feet, giving you eye contact, it's something extra special
Marsh Tit (Parus palustris). Morpeth, Northumberland 06/011/2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Marsh Tit (Parus palustris). Morpeth, Northumberland 06/011/2025
Balearic warbler (Curruca balearica) Calas de Mallorca 29/10/2025. Really pleased to have seen three of these birds
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Balearic warbler (Curruca balearica) Calas de Mallorca 29/10/2025. Really pleased to have seen three of these birds
Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous), Wall Brown (Pararge aegeria) & Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria). Calas de Mallorca
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous), Wall Brown (Pararge aegeria) & Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria). Calas de Mallorca
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Why English names of species should ALWAYS be capitalised
So this has been a pet hate of mine for years. And after a rant on Twitter recently, I thought it was best to put all my thoughts down on th...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Anne Bronte's grave and a very confiding Snow Bunting at Scarborough today with @daviddack.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Anne Bronte's grave and a very confiding Snow Bunting at Scarborough today with @daviddack.bsky.social
Another day another dip at Scarborough, twice I have waited for sightings of the White-throated Needletail to no avail. Consolation today was seeing a Caspian Gull in the harbour with @daviddack.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Another day another dip at Scarborough, twice I have waited for sightings of the White-throated Needletail to no avail. Consolation today was seeing a Caspian Gull in the harbour with @daviddack.bsky.social
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Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn, Co Durham, in September 2025.
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October 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) on the hunt and the prize #UKbirding #NEbirding
October 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) on the hunt and the prize #UKbirding #NEbirding
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With @b0bh.bsky.social #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With @b0bh.bsky.social #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With Bob Howe #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding
September 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With Bob Howe #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Seaburn 25/09/2025 a few action type images of your wheatear @birds-and-me.bsky.social #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK #NEbirding
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Seaburn 25/09/2025 a few action type images of your wheatear @birds-and-me.bsky.social #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK #NEbirding
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Seaburn, Co Durham. 25/09/2025 #NEbirding #UKbirding
September 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Seaburn, Co Durham. 25/09/2025 #NEbirding #UKbirding
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) A trip over to Whitburn to see this little cracker today #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding #NEbirding
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) A trip over to Whitburn to see this little cracker today #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding #NEbirding
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) A very obliging bird in a scrubby area on the links, Whitley Bay this evening. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK
September 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) A very obliging bird in a scrubby area on the links, Whitley Bay this evening. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK
Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay. #NEbirding
September 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay. #NEbirding
A Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) on the Links at Whitley Bay this afternoon, sitting next to the footpath with people walking past not ten feet away #NEbirding #UKbirding
September 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) on the Links at Whitley Bay this afternoon, sitting next to the footpath with people walking past not ten feet away #NEbirding #UKbirding
Sandwich Tens (Thalasseus sandvicensis) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon #NEbirding #UKbirding
September 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sandwich Tens (Thalasseus sandvicensis) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon #NEbirding #UKbirding
Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon. #UKbirding #NEbirding
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon. #UKbirding #NEbirding
Bar-tailed Godwit's (Limosa lapponica) Whitley Bay links golf course this morning. #NEbirding #UKbirding #Birdingnorthumberland
September 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Bar-tailed Godwit's (Limosa lapponica) Whitley Bay links golf course this morning. #NEbirding #UKbirding #Birdingnorthumberland
Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) found today by Stephen Egglestone, in Trow Quarry, South Shields. I got there just after 12pm, saw it many times in flight but it was over 5hrs later that I managed to get a few images. #UKbirding #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK
September 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) found today by Stephen Egglestone, in Trow Quarry, South Shields. I got there just after 12pm, saw it many times in flight but it was over 5hrs later that I managed to get a few images. #UKbirding #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK
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I apologise for bringing up the C word… but Christmas is coming, and I only have a couple of spaces in my calendar for mini pet portraits! Please pop me a message if you would like to book one in!
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#petportrait #petdrawing #petcommission #customdogportrait #customcatportrait #petportraitartistuk
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I apologise for bringing up the C word… but Christmas is coming, and I only have a couple of spaces in my calendar for mini pet portraits! Please pop me a message if you would like to book one in!
#petportrait #petdrawing #petcommission #customdogportrait #customcatportrait #petportraitartistuk
#petportrait #petdrawing #petcommission #customdogportrait #customcatportrait #petportraitartistuk
Two Black Terns present at Druridge Bay CP this afternoon. They are so acrobatic and very fast in flight #NEbirding #UKbirding #BirdingNorthumberland
September 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Two Black Terns present at Druridge Bay CP this afternoon. They are so acrobatic and very fast in flight #NEbirding #UKbirding #BirdingNorthumberland
The yacht that ran aground in King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth is now afloat this evening #Tynemouth
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The yacht that ran aground in King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth is now afloat this evening #Tynemouth