CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

When we were walking along Whitburn beach in Sunderland this afternoon I noticed a dense flock of about 150 black-headed...

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky, I left my shoes and socks there, I wonder if they're dry Spike Milligan...

Tynemouth this morning: blue sky, blue sea, a bracing breeze, salty air, ships on the horizon, lapping waves, raucous gulls, fish-and-ch...

They may be commonplace but you have to admit that black-headed gulls look pretty slick when they're decked out in full-breeding plumage...

A combination of cabin fever, after too many days of snow, and a burning desire to break the mould of our typical Christmas led us to take...