Fantastic Filey,Wednesday 9th August 2023.

A visit today with Tracey mainly for a trip out in the continuing nice weather saw us having a lovely day despite the cold northerly wind.

As we made our way along the Brigg it soon became apparent there was quite a swell on the sea,with some impressive breakers hitting the Brigg and we spent some time photographing this impressive sight.

A few birds on Carr Naze included a couple of juvenile Stonechat and a Yellow Wagtail,with a Wheatear bombing past us as we made our way down to the shoreline.

More bird sightings ensued along and off the Brigg,with Arctic and Common Terns present,with a small group of Sandwich Terns fishing in the bay.

The best of the birds here,flew north,a smart Sooty Shearwater,my first of the year.

A small group of Common Scoter,2 Eider,Dunlin,Redshank and a cracking summer plumaged Grey Plover were also seen.

Then it was back to attempting to photograph the waves crashing on the Brigg,an amazing,if not slightly scary sight at times,as huge waves powered over the reefs.

Soon it was time to head home after a really enjoyable walk here,a place we have spent many a happy hour over the years and I'm sure we will be back again soon.

The Snaking Headland Of The Brigg.

The Very Impressive Scenery Here On The Seaward Side Of The Brigg.

A Confiding Moulting Adult Dunlin,Watched Feeding On The Brigg.

Housesteads Roman Fort To Sycamore Gap,Monday 7th August 2023.

A visit today to the amazing Roman fort at Housesteads in Northumberland saw us enjoying the ruins and history of this amazing area which was part of the Roman occupation of this area and Britain and built in AD 124.

The famous wall began construction 2 years earlier in AD 122 and today we walked a 2.5 mile section up to the famous Sycamore Gap and back.

The scenery along here is surprisingly very nice and i was a bit taken aback by it,with the rolling hills and loughs dotted here and there making for a lovely landscape.

It was great to actually walk on a section of the wall and amazing to think that it was built almost 2000 years earlier.

Only one notable bird was seen,a Crossbill as it flew overhead calling.

The following are my favourite photos from our day.

Weardale Looking Towards Langdon Beck.

The Ruins Of Housesteads Roman Fort.

You Can See Hadrian's Wall Snaking Along To The Right Of The Photo.

Crag Lough.

Sycamore Gap.

Low & High Force,Sunday 6th August 2023.

A few days away saw us completing one of our favourite riverside walks we have completed to date today.

It is a superb walk and takes in Low Force first and then you walk along the Tees up to High Force and then back to Bowlees Visitor Centre in a loop.

Very few birds were seen along the River apart from 2 Spotted Flycatcher and several flocks of Tits and Crests.

But as always it is the scenery that steals the show here,with the very impressive sight of High Force with it's 70 foot drop and the chain of rapids and smaller waterfalls at Low Force.Each is impressive in It's own right to be fair.

The following are a series of my fave photos from our day.

The Waterfall From The Viewpoint.

The Top Of The Waterfall.

The River Tees Above High Force.

Wild Juniper.

High Force From Above.

    Mrs R,Low Force.

Low Force.

Juvenile Goldcrests,Low Force.