A plastic owl was on the list of things to look out for on the Lindisfarne Castle halloween Trail, but visitors got a little more than they bargained for when they came face to face with the real thing. Lindisfarne Castle perches dramatically on a rocky crag of Lindisfarne Island off the Northumberland coast. Accessible only at low tide via a three-mile causeway the island … [Read more...] about Barn Owl surprise at Lindisfarne Castle
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Rare Yellowhammer Sighting?
The Yellowhammer seems to have graced the northern border of England with his presence on this seemingly inhospitable marshes of the Solway plain, which are open to cold sea winds and biting rain. Terrain is usually hard and sandy and the grazing rough. Hedgerows are only beginning to show the first signs of green but the sun is out and although the day is cool, it's a … [Read more...] about Rare Yellowhammer Sighting?