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Summer visitors still to come
Garganey, Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler, |
Gateshead Flora list
The 2008 bird year list in pictures
Important Notice
The Doctor is flying away for a couple of weeks but will be back before you know it. Unfortuntely there appears to be an exodus of ducks as Professor Pochard who normally looks after the website in his absence is also flying off at the same time. But please, please keep sending in your records and he will update it on his return |
Tuesday 6th May 2008
Shibdon Pond - Common Sandpiper early morning
Bank Holiday Monday 5th May 2008
Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - morning only.
Hedley Hall Woods - Grasshopper Warbler.
Rough ground in Dunston/Metrocentre area - 2 pair of Little Ringled Plover, 1 pair of Oyster-catcher and a pair of Ringed Plover breeding. Also singing Gartden Warbler, Blackcap and Sedge Warbler.
Crawcrook Quarry - Lesser Whitethroat
Shibdon Pond -3 Reed Warbler and a Water Rail. An unconfirmed report of an Arctic Tern here. [The Black Terns departed about 17:00hrs yesterday]
Sunday 4th May 2008
Shibdon Pond - 4 Common Tern, 2 Sedge and 1 Reed Warbler. At lunchtime 3 Black Tern arrived (new for the year). Spotted Flycatcher (also new for the year) noted in the reserve
One of the Black Terns at Shibdon [Joanne Reavey]
Saturday 3rd May 2008
Shibdon Pond - Reed Warbler (new for year) and Sedge Warbler singing in the reserve.Peacock ,Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Orange tip Butterflies on the wing. 4 Common Terns on the pond
Birtley - Large White Butterfly - the first of the year. Oystercatchers nesting again on the roof of the Komatsu building
Birtley sewage works - 2 Garden Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat present
Derwenthaugh Meadows - Little Ringed Plover, Common Shelduck and Oyster-catcher with both Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gulls nesting on the nearby factory roofs.
Near Stargate - Lesser Whitethroat singing
[Meadow Buttercup in flower]
Friday 2nd May 2008
Birtley sewage works - Garden Warbler and Green Woodpecker still present and 2 Little Ringed Plover in the adjacent field.
Shibdon Pond -Pair of Orange-tip Butterfly and the first Common Terns have arrived back on the pond. Canada Goose with Goslings noted
Bradley Fell old workings - Garden Warbler this afternoon plus several Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. Also Great Spotted Woodpecker nearby earlier.
Team valley Trading Estate - Grey Heron in the River on Team valley by First Avenue . Sparrowhawk hunting on the wasteground at the back of Royal Mails train platform also Chiffchaff singing in the same area . Four Mallards which seem to have taken up residence by the loading bays in Royal Mails distribution yard
Winlaton - Grasshopper Warbler singing at Heather's Field
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