Back Once Again!

Peacock Butterfly

After several difficult years I have finally returned to watching wildlife with a view to reducing the stress experienced in daily life. 

I returned to Big Waters Hide for the first time in a long time this week to find some of the same faces still working hard to maintain it and keep its beautiful inhabitants comfortable and the visitors happy.

The Return

Yellowhammer

After months not visiting the hides at Big Waters for various reasons I finally got myself back into gear and spent a few hours relaxing in the spring sunshine. It was great to return and see a few of the regulars (both wildlife and people) and for the life of me I cant work out why I hadn't been for so long.

While my visits were relatively short and sweet I did see some of my favourite birds, the chiffchaff, wren and my first yellowhammer.

Weekly update: Rainbows and Wrens

This week has been interesting, both weather wise and with sightings at Big Waters. The usual suspects were in the feeding area and on the lake but a few less common visitors also made appearances.

After a weekend in Bamburgh which yielded great photographs of treecreepers and great spotted woodpeckers my hopes of more photographs at Big Waters were high.

Rare Winter Visitor

Grey Phalarope

A quiet week for new migrant visitors to the Country Park was broken yesterday by the arrival of a Grey Phalarope.

The Phalarope is the first one seen at Big Waters for well over 10 years and created quite a stir when it arrived yesterday morning. The flighty little bird was seen on various parts of the lake during the day and within an hour of the first sighting twitchers were arriving to see it from all over.

Welcome to wild Big Waters

This blog is a record of the beautiful wildlife and nature in and around the Big Waters Country Park in Newcastle upon Tyne.

I have visited the park for many years, to take walks and to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere it offers. Only in August 2014 did I truly discover the diverse wildlife and nature it has to offer.