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May 2011 |
Tuesday 31st May 2011
Rowlands Gill - 1 calling Cuckoo
Bank Holiday Monday 30th May 2011
Ravensworth Fell 1 Cuckoo
Far Pasture NR - 1 Cuckoo
Sunday 29th May 2011
Shibdon Pond - 1 small crake seen in phragmites bed. Water Rail seen feeding young
Thornley Bank - A Green Woodpecker (same as yesterday) on the roadside verge again, near crossing to the pub.
Saturday 28th May 2011
Winlaton Mill- A Green Woodpecker on the roadside verge, just inches from the bus and cars and not taking the blind bit of notice.
Thursday 26th May 2011
Far Pasture NR - 1 TawnyOwl
Sunday 22nd May 2011
Birtley reedbed pools - 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler and several Sedge Warbler
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Tree Sparrow, pair of Grey Partridge No sign of any wader chicks here today after yesterday's Red Fox.
Shibdon Pond - 1 Cuckoo
Saturday 21st May 2011
Shibdon Pond - 1 Common Sandpiper
Lamesley Water Meadows - A Red Fox was watched to take many Redshank and Lapwing chicks despite the efforts of the adult birds.
Friday 20th May 2011
Birtley reedbed pools/ Kibblesworth brickworks pools - Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Thursday 19th May 2011
Dunston - 1 Osprey high above Dunston at 9.50 this morning heading west.
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Kingfisher
Barmoor - Generally, and around Barmoor in particular, there appears that the Song Thrush numbers have increased this year.
Wednesday 18th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper still present, plus 1 Kingfisher
Dunston - 1 Ringed Plover at mouth of Teams.
Ringed Plover at Dunston [Roly Ingram]
Kibblesworth - Cuckoo calling in teh evening.
Tuesday 17th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1Oyster Catcher, 2 Canada Geese, 6 Greylag Geese, 2 Shelduck, 6 Redshank, 4 Mallard plus a brood of six. 8 Goldfinches and 2 Chiffchaff by the pub and a Common Buzzard sailed over heading towards Silver Hills. No sign of the Garganey today.
Wood Sandpiper at Lamelsy [Paul Davidson]
Monday 16th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - A pair of Garganey and a Wood Sandpiper
Garganey at Lamesley [Paul Davidson]
Sunday 15th May 2011
Burdon Moor - 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler
Lamesley Water Meadows - A pair of Garganey still present
Birtley reedbed pools - 1 Lesser Whitethroat
Far Pasture NR - 1 Green Woodpecker
Saturday 14th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - A pair of Garganey
Friday 13th May 2011
Axwell Park - 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler
Lamesley Water Meadows - A pair of Garganey
Thursday 12th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - A pair of Garganey
Wednesday 11th May 2011
Ravensworth Fell - A ringtail Harrier, high over Ravensworth was thought to be the Montagu's Harrier of 2 days ago. Also 1 Whinchat here together with 3 reeling Grasshopper Warbler.
Tuesday 10th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows -1 Greenshank
Bradley Fell - 1 Whinchat
Ravensworth Fell - For the 3rd consecutive day, a rare bird of prey flew through the borough. A female Marsh Harrier seen flew west last seen heading towards Byermoor.
Shibdon Pond - The first brood of Canada Geese hatched today. Common Blue and Blue-tailed Damselfly on the wing.
Monday 9th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Greenshank and a Hobby flew over, the latter seen over the Ravensworth Estate
Ravensworth Fell - A female Montagu's Harrier seen hunting, then headed east, harried by corvids.
Greenside former landfill site - 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite and Kestrel
Sunday 8th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper and 2 Greenshank
Birtley reedbed pools - 1 Reed Warbler and several Sedge Warbler
River Tyne at Dunston - An Osprey flew up river over Dunston Staithes heading west up river mobbed by gulls
Bradley Fell - 1 singing Quail again and Tree Pipit still present
Shibdon Pond - 1 Garganey. 12 Grey Lag flew over.
Saturday 7th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank
Birtley redbed pools - 1 Greenshank, 1 Reed Warbler and several Sedge Warbler
Greenside - 2 Wheatear
Kibblesworth - The first Small Heath butterfly of the year noted, plus several Small Copper and a Dingy Skipper.
Shibdon Pond - 3 Water Rail, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler & 2 Common Sandpiper. Plus 3 Shoveler,18 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 4 Chiffchaff, 11 Tufted Duck, 15 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose 1, 6 Common Tern, 3 Swallow, 10+ Sand Martin, 2 Swift, , 1 Spotted Redshank (flew in and was chased off by Coots), 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 3 Orange-tip and a Dingy Skipper.
Friday 6th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Greenshank
Shibdon Pond - Spotted Redshank (possibly a different bird) and 1 Greenshank. 7 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Common Tern and 3 Shoveler.
Derwent Walk CP.- 2 pairs of Dpper with chicks on Derwent, 9 Garden Warblers singing in the CP, 1 Sedge Warbler at Goodshields lake and 1 Grasshopper Warbler on Clockburn Lane.
Watergate Lake -Pair of Mute Swans with 6 cygnets on lake and 3 Common Terns.
Derwenthaugh - 1 Common Sandpiper
Thursday 5th May 2011
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Greenshank and 3 Tufted Duck
Greenshank at Lamesley Water Meadows [Paul Davidson]
Shibdon Pond- 1 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank in front of hide. Reed Warbler in Phragmites, plus 5 Sedge Warbler and 2 Water Rail.
Reed Warbler at Shibdon [Steven Fryer]
Cowen road, Blaydon - 1 Wall butterfly.
Wednesday 4th May 2011
Shibdon Pond - 1 Greenshank and 1 Spotted Redshank in front of hide. 1 Reed Warbler in Phragmites, plus a Sedge Warbler and 2 Water Rail. 10 Common Swift overhead
Common Swift at Shibdon [Steven Fryer]
River Tyne at Dunston - Earlier the Spotted Redshank was on the river
Spotted Redshank at Dunston [Steven Fryer]
Tuesday 3rd May 2011
Derwent Walk CP.- Adult Dipper feeding 2 young birds on River Derwent above Cricket Club bridge this morning.
River Tyne at Costco - 1 Spotted Redshank on the foreshore between Timber beach and Costco at 13:45. Showing plenty of black underneath!
Derwenthaugh - 1 Common Tern with BTO ring
Common Tern at Derwenthaugh
Shibdon Pond - 1 Green Woodpecker this afternoon
Monday 2nd May 2011
Watergate Lake -1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Shoveler
Shibdon Pond - 1 Greenshank
Greenshank at Shibdon [Steven Fryer]
Kibblesworth brickworks pools - 1 Cuckoo laying in Meadow Pipit's nest
Sunday 1st May 2011
Dunston Staithes -1 Common Sandpiper
Bradley Fell - 1 Tree Pipit but no sign of the Quail
Shibdon Pond - 1 Greenshank, 3 Shoveler plus Coots 20+, Moorhen 10+ Mallard 30+, Mute Swan 9, Canada Geese 10+, Chiffchaff 2, Herring Gull 10+, Teal 10+, Tufted Duck 4, Shelduck 3, Sand Martin 1, Reed Bunting 1,feral Barnacle Goose 1. Butterflies here today - Peacock , Wall Brown , Green Veined White , Small White, Dingy Skipper , Orange-Tip and Small Tortoiseshell . Also a full sized Red-eared Terrapin.
Derwenthaugh - 1 Common Tern with a BTO ring on the staithes.
for previous months bird records see bottom of page