Click on a picture for a larger view.
We drove up early Monday morning to Newbiggin-by-the-sea where we stayed in a superb caravan at Church Point Holiday Park. We were so lucky to have suberb views from our veranda out across the north sea.
 |
| View from our caravan looking north |
 |
| View looking south |
 |
| There were a number of Starlings around our caravan grabbing worms to feed their young |
 |
| Our second day started with a sunrise |
 |
| Plenty of Kittiwakes going past heading north mainly in small groups and always distant |
 |
| Green-veined White butterfly beside our caravan |
 |
| Lots of Sandwich Terns going past along with Arctic and Common but rarely close enough for a decent image. The Sandwich Terns calls were the backing track to our holiday. |
 |
| Wednesday started with probably the highlight of our week. From our caravan we watched a pod of at least 5 Bottle-nosed Dolphins slowly heading north. At least two were regularly jumping out of the water....wonderful |
 |
| Sadly they were quite a way out but at least I have some record shots. |
 |
| Bambrough Castle |
 |
| Black and white from the beach |
 |
| On Bambrough beach |
 |
| Having a paddle, not sure Coco and Chloe are enjoying it much! |
 |
| It is another gloriously sunny and warm day and another stunning beach |
 |
| While having lunch I noticed a small group of Eider in the bay at Craster |
 |
| Also a Rock Pipit |
 |
| and Pied Wagtail |
 | ||
| L. Robson & Sons Ltd. is a fourth generation family business specialising in the traditional method of oak smoking kippers and salmon. Situated in Craster, a small fishing village on the Northumberland coast, the company still cures the fish in the original smokehouses which are over 130 years old. |
 |
| Had one of the Jolly Fisherman's famous crab sandwich, wow did it taste good. |
