Christ on a Bike!

I walk the dog every morning through Jesmond Dene through which the Ouseburn runs. Its a small stream which feeds into the Tyne at Byker. I am in the process of trying to reintroduce brown trout into this stream with advice from Paul Gaskill at the Trout in the Town initiative. Anyways, I was a bit suprised to see a cormorant this morning. Bloody big thing it was. I initially thought it was a heron.....

not the actual one with not an Ouseburn Pike

Its a bit worrying to think these birds are frequenting the stream I am hoping to populate with broonies. 

the Ouseburn earlier today