Hi Brian,
My wife and myself stayed at Alnwick the same week as you had been away and had several decent birds which included two flocks of Waxwings at Alnwick castle of 6 and 14,a couple of Peregrines(Alnwick castle and Warkworth), 17 Whooper Swans(Budle Bay),Pink-footed Geese,3 Goosander(Warkworth),15 Red-breasted Merganser and Long-tailed Duck(Berwick-On-Tweed) and stacks of Eider.This coupled with the stunning scenery and historical buildings,made for a very enjoyable break.Oh,and i forgot to mention that Steve Backshall off Lost Land of the Tiger and Alexii Sayle both stayed in our hotel.
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Regards
Steve.