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November 2007

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Friday 30th November 2007

Rowlands Gill - A flock of about 25 Siskin in an observer's garden on the edge of the Derwent in Rowlands Gill about 9.30 this morning.
Bradley Fell old workings - Common Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Redwing, Siskin, Redpoll, Goldcrest, Yellowhammer, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Long-tailed Tit, possible Reed Bunting. On or near garden feeders Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1-2 Willow Tit, Grey Squirrel. Tawny Owl showing well at dusk.

Thursday 29th November 2007

Derwenthaugh - Bar-tailed Godwit again today, where the Derwent joins the Tyne.
Shibdon Pond - 100+ Lapwing

Tuesday 27th November 2007

Shibdon Pond - 600+ Lapwing.
Cowen Road, Blaydon - 4 Redwing in one of the gardens there.
Clara Vale - 10+ Goosander and 7 Goldeneye on the river Tyne.

Late news for Saturday - Drake Pintail on Watergate Lake

Monday 26th November 2007

Long Bank, Birtley - A dead adult Peregrine Falcon found in the middle of the road coming out of Birtley towards Low Fell. It appeared to have flew into a vehicle ... a sad sight for such a wonderful bird. However it shows that the area of Long Bank is not without interest, 2 Common Buzzards in the same area in November three years ago.
Shibdon Pond - 520+ Lapwing, 5 Shelduck and 5 Dunlin

Sunday 25th November 2007

Shibdon Pond - 5 Shelduck and 8 Dunlin
Birtley Sewage Works - Snipe 9, Fieldfare 90,Redwing 6, Mistle Thrush 2, Pied Wagtail 70+, Grey Wagtail 1, Kestrel 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Linnet 14,
Far Pasture - Red Kite 15, Willow Tit 1, Fieldfare 6, Redwing 4, Siskin 20+
Sled Lane Pond - Goosander 1, Goldeneye 1, Canada Goose 2, Tufted Duck 3, Wigeon 10, Mute Swans 4, Cormorant 1.

Goldfinch at Clara Vale [Ray Wilby]

Clara Vale LNR - Goldfinch 1, Goldgrest 2, the usual numbers of Blue, Great and Coal Tits, Dunnock 4, Willow Tit 1, the partial albino Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker 3, Kingfisher 1.

Kingfisher at Clara Vale [Ray Wilby]

Saturday 24th November 2007

River Derwent at Derwenthaugh - Pair of Goosander

Pair of Goosander at Derwenthaugh [George Simpson]

Friday 23rd November 2007

Stargate Quarry - Held a Mediterranean Gull, 2 Green Sandpiper, a Green Woodpecker and a Common Goldeneye
Shibdon Pond - 6 Dunlin in front of hide along with dozens of Redshank and Lapwings

Wednesday 21st November 2007

Derwenthaugh - About 30 Siskins feeding behind the Toyota garage. Also a Great Spotted Woodpecker there. About 50 Redwings came in late from the North and looked as though they were going to roost there.
Derwent Walk CP - The flock of Siskins by the Derwenthugh carpark has reached 120 now and on the river were 4 Dippers and a single Kingfisher.

Female Siskin at Thornley

[Ray Wilby]

Monday 19th November 2007

Derwent Walk CP - Flock of 30+ Siskins, single Willow Tit, Green Woodpecker and 2 drake Pochards still on Goodshields Lake... plus plenty of Red Kites.

Sunday 18th November 2007

River Tyne - Derwenthaugh to Dunston - No sign of Bar-tailed Godwit but 17 Dunlin, 36 Redshank, 600 Golden Plover, 450 Lapwing and 2 Curlew. Also 3 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 18 Mallard, 22 Teal and 5 Grey Heron on the river.
Shibdon Pond - 2 Water Rail heard in the marsh. 57 Redshank, 12 Shoveler and 3 Wigeon on the pond. 3, possibly 6 Brown Rat and a Grey Squirrel also present.
Ryton - Male Sparrowhawk present in a private garden.

Saturday 17th November 2007

Stella Park - Sparrowhawk and a Green Woodpecker heard.
Thornley Woodlands - A pair of Red Fox were together at first but one didn't hang around too long.

Friday 16th November 2007

Westfield Pasture - Fieldfare 100+, Redwing 30+, Ref Fox 1
Shibdon Pond - Good numbers of Greenfinch and Siskin on the 'tip' and 2 Bullfinch on the A1 embankment.
Crawcrook Lane - Stonechat

Thursday 15th November 2007

Westfield Pasture- Woodcock seen here this evening.
Clara Vale - 27 Fieldfare over this afternoon, first for this site this winter plus a flock of around 20 Siskin in reserve. The Willow Tit still coming to the feeders.

Willow Tit at Clara Vale

[Ray Wilby]

Wednesday 14th November 2007

Derwenthaugh - Bar-tailed Godwit on the mud

Bar-tailed Godwit at Derwenthaugh [George Simpson]

Birtley Sewage Works - Pied Wagtail 40, Goldfinch 4, Kestrel 12 Willow

Tuesday 13th November 2007

Shibdon Pond - Grey Wagtail feeding in front of the hide.
Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Willow Tit, 12 Redwing and 4 Fieldfare.
East Gateshead - Group of 13 Magpies in the east of the borough.

Monday 12th November 2007

Ryton Golf Course - A Green Sandpiper on one of the small pools on the golf course.
Shibdon Pond - Green Woodpecker in the reserve today.

Sunday 11th December 2007

Clara Vale - A Green Sandpiper flew SE over the village early this morning.
Derwenthaugh - 2 Goosanders feeding on the river beside the weir and a small flock of linnets on the riverbank.
Birtley Sewage Works - Fieldfare 23, Mistle Thrush 3, Goldfinch 3, Kestrel 1
Kibblesworth - 9 Red-legged Partridge
Derwent Walk CP - At Clockburn Lake, 2 male pochards there, plus 10 Little Grebes (record count for this site?) and 6 Tufted Duck. 4 Dipper, another 4 Little Grebe and a Grey Wagtail on the river. Five Red Kite and a Sparrow-hawk also seen.

Yellowhammer at Thornley

[Ray Wilby]

Friday 9th November 2007

Clara Vale LNR - Tree Sparrow showing well
Lamesley - Little Owl at bottom of Pennyfine road

The Tree Sparrow at Clara Vale

[Michael Eccles]

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Stargate - Green Sandpiper and Woodcock
Sled Lane Pond - 17 Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 35 Mallard, 5 Mute Swan and 4
Tufted Duck
Shibdon Pond - 4 Shoveler, 4 Common Snipe, 40 Lapwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker flew over, Grey Wagtail, c6 Redwing and a good count of 43 Moorhen

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Shibdon Pond - At least 2 Water Rail present