Cresswell Pond, Northumberland.
For weeks, Northumberland has been home to a visiting Long Billed Dowitcher. Many birders have observed this rare wader, through a telescope, whilst it was at the far side of Cresswell Pond. At times it has wandered up to Druridge Pools.
On the 4th January, the Long billed Dowitcher, spent a few hours on the sand bank at Cresswell Pond and could be observed very well from the bird hide. It has since often returned, to the delight of the local birders.
Photos below by Bill Richmond
