• Learn how to tell the difference between Swallows, Swifts, House Martins and Sand Martins
    Swallows are back! These summer visitors, with their long, tapered tails, begin to arrive in the UK from Africa in early April – and the first of the year have been spotted at RSPB Geltsdale. They are...
  • Black Swan
    The Infamous Black swan of Tindale tarn!
  • How you can help to protect ground nesting birds this spring and summer
    It’s that time of year again, when Lapwings careen through the sky, Black Grouse display their white tail feathers as they compete for the attention of a potential mate, and the Curlew’s song tells us...
  • whoopers and natterer's
    Well, it’s November already! Since my last post we’ve endured a lot more of the wet stuff and one very brief flurry of snow – though who knows what this winter holds in store for us? Birdwise, we’ve had...
  • Autumn Evening Sunshine over Geltsdale