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November 2010 |
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Starling at Clara Vale No Waxwings here despite 400 just over the border in Northumberland at Wylam but Starlings such as this one can look just as good. [Gordon Pollinger] |
Tuesday 30th November 2010
Near Swalwell - A Barn Owl flew across a main road this evening in the snow.
Shibdon Pond - 2 Woodcock , Water Rail , Redwing , Goldfinch and still many Blackbirds. Also a possible small crake was seen this morning running into cover
Winlaton - 30 House +Sparrows feeding in one garden
Birtley - 20 Waxwing in the town centre.
Monday 29th November 2010
Shibdon Pond - Siskin , Goldfinch , Bullfinch , Redwing and many Blackbirds .
Winlaton - Several Skeins of Pinkfeet over Winlaton heading South
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Redwing at Clara Vale LNR [Derek Bilton] |
Sunday 28th November 2010
Shibdon Pond - Woodcock , Water Rail one feeding on the side of the A1 , 60+Siskin’s feeding on Alder , Tree Creeper , Bullfinch , Goldfinch and Long Tailed Tits
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Brambling at Thornley WC [Steven Fryer] |
Friday 26th November 2010
Birtley - A Reed Bunting returned to a garden for the first time since April
Clara Vale LNR - The usual birds at the feeding station plus 4 Yellow hammer and the Water Rail still showing well. Very few Greenfinch.
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Water Rail at Clara Vale LNR Excellent views for over a week [David Wilson- top] |
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Goldfinch at Clara Vale LNR [Chris Barlow] |
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Greenside - A large falcon, presumabaly a falconer's escape was sitting on a chimney and thought to be Gyr x Peregrine hybrid. A Common Buzzard still present in the area and a flock of 150 Pink-fotted Goose flew SE.
Monday 22nd November 2010
Shibdon Pond - In the reserve Redwing , Bullfinch ,Goldfinch Reed Bunting , Long tailed Tits , Wrens ,Jays and what seems like a big influx of Blackbirds. There are 2 Cormorants with rings on both look freshly rung as the BTO ring is very shiny one of them has a green and white “DARVIC”
Derwenthaugh Meadows - 50 + Curlew
Derwent valley - A line of 12 Whooper Swans flew south along the western rim of the valley early afternoon.
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Jay at Clara Vale LNR [ David Wilson] |
Sunday 21st November 2010
Lamesley Water Meadows - 50 Teal
Derwent Walk CP - A mixed flock of about 70 birds including: 30
Goldcrest, Blue, Great and Long tailed Tits and Treecreeper.
Whickham - Report of a Barn Owl hunting fairly regularly.
Shibdon Pond - Shelduck , Shoveller , Redshank , Lapwing , Snipe. On the island a Cormorant with a Green ring.
Bradley Fell - 4 Grey Partridge, 100+ Fieldfare and a Redwing
Rowands Gill - 5 Siskin in one garden and a Treecreeper, scaling the gable wall of a neighbours house.
Saturday 20th November 2010
Thornley WC -Blackbird, Magpie, Crow, 2 Red Kite (overhead) 2 Common Buzzard (overhead), 2 Brambling, Coal, Blue & Great Tits, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Great spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Dunnock and Roe Deer
Brambling at Thornley WC [Derek Bilton]
Birtley - 3 Waxwing flew obver
Friday 19th November 2010
Dunston - 12 Waxwings on Ravensworth Road opposite Wallace house just along from the rocket tower block in Dunston - at midday for 10 minutes whilst they spent their time catching flies!
Rowlands Gill - A Brambling (f), a Tree Sparrow and a Great spotted Woodpecker all visited one garden.
Brambling at Rowland Gill [Alan Mould]
Greenside - 2 Pipistrelle Bat hunting ove hedgerows near JAckie's Plantation.
Thursday 18th November 2010
Birtley - 12 Waxwing
Clara Vale LNR -2 Lesser Rdpoll
Wednesday 17th November 2010
Paddock Hill Wood, Derwent Walk CP - Goshawk over the wood this morning. Soared up high and drifted W towards Blaydon Burn. Flocks of Siskin, Long-tailed Tits and Bullfinch in Alders and Birches in lower Derwent Valley upstream of Swalwell.
Shibdon Pond -In the reserve Redwing , Jay , Bullfinch, Long Tailed Tits , Sparrowhawk and Kestrel. On the pond 3 Common Shelduck, Snipe, Redshank and 2 Common Gull.
Greenside - Chiffchaff in one of the hedgerows
Tuesday 16th November 2010
Lamesley Water Meadows - 60 Lapwing, 20 Teal, 4 Moorhen, 50 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull with the nearby car park of the Ravensworth Arms, having 20 Mistle Thrush, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing and a Song Thrush.
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Fieldfare in the Ravensworth Arms car park, Lamelsey [Roy Jackson] |
Derwent Walk CP - 60 Pink footed Geese flew high over valley heading east late afternoon.
Mistle Theush at the Ravensworth Arms [Roy Jackson]
Monday 15th November 2010
Swalwell - Still at least 1Waxwing by the Jet Garage
Shibdon Pond - Redwing , Great Spotted Woodpecker , LongTailed Tits , Greenfinch , Bullfinch , Wren , Kestrel in the reserve, Common Snipe , Teal and a Common Gull on the pond.
Birtley reedbeds - 500 starlings at the reed bedsaround 4pm tonightcoming into roost
Sunday 14th November 2010
Swalwell - 40+ Waxwing by the Jet Garage
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Waxwings at Swalwell [Steven Fryer] |
Saturday 13th November 2010
Hagg Hill Wood - 2 probable wintering Blackcaps feeding on elderberries and a Sparrowhawk
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Blackcap One of two proabable wintering birds at Winlaton Mill [Steven Fryer] |
The Sparrowhawk at Hagghill, Winlaton Mill [Steven Fryer]
Gateshead Stadium - 20 Waxwing by Metro Station at 12:45
Greenside - 1 Brambling and 15+ Tree Sparrow
Friday 12th November 2010
Windy Nook - 27 Waxwing at Whitehills, off Windy Nook road.
Cowen road, Blaydon - 16 Canada Geese flew over
Thursday 11th November 2010
Birtley - 1 Peacock butterfly flew out of a garden.
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Shibdon Pond - 200+Redshank , 50 Lapwing ,Greenshank , Snipe , Shelduck , Shoveler
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Clara Vale LNR - 2 Kingfisher, 3 Redwing , Blackbirds, Willow Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailedTit, Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Wren, Great spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen, Pheasant, Magpie, Jay, Dunnock, Robin, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Water Rail and Red Fox.
Kingfisher at Clara Vale [Derek Bilton]
Lamesley Water Meadows - 8 Red-legged Partridge, 12 Teal, 10 Moorhen, 8 Lapwing, 2 Herring Gull.
Red-legged Partridge at Lamelsey [Roy Jackson]
Gateshead Stadium - 50 Waxwing off Sunderland Road.
Monday 8th November 2010
Greenside -1 BramblingSunday 7th November 2010
Greenside - 15 Waxwing, 20+ Tree Sparrow and a Common Buzzard
Sled Lane Pond - Shoveler, 16 Wigeon and 6 Tufted Ducks
Clara Vale LNR -Water Rail still showing well at times. Grey Wagtail briefly dropped in on the right hand pond at 11.30am. 1 Long Tailed Tit and a Goldfinch feeding right beside the hide as the sun set
Water Rail at Clara Vale [Chris Barlow]
Saturday 6th November 2010
Rowlands Gill - Up to 12 Waxwing at Thornley Close
Waxwing at Rowlands Gill [Paul Davidson]
Blaydon - 30 Waxwing in Cowen Road.
Shibdon Pond -- 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Shelduck.
Friday 5th November 2010
Deckham - Counts of 140 to 200+ Waxwing here throughout the day in the area of Cramer Street and the School
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Tree Sparrow at Clara Vale [Gordon Pollinger] |
Thursday 4th November 2010
Deckham - 50+ Waxwing still in trees on Cramer Street
Blaydon - 50+ Waxwing along Shibdon Road
Whickham - 5 Waxwing in Oakfield Road
Shibdon Pond - 4 Wigeon , 3 Shelduck , 1 Greenshank , Kingfisher , Redshank , Lapwing , Water Rail , Snipe
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Kingfisher at Shibdon [George Simpson] |
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Deckham - 50+ Waxwing in trees on Cramer Street and Durham Road, Deckham all day.
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Waxwings at Deckham Counts of 140 to 200+ here [Don & Kirsty - both pictures] |
Derwent Walk CP - Also 2 drake Pochard on Goodshields lake.
Shibdon Pond - 150+Redshank ,50+ Lapwing , 20 +Snipe , 1 Greenshank , Shelduck , Water Rail
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Stargate - 70 Waxwing in a garden
Lamesley Water Meadows
- 100+ Blackheaded Gulls, 60 Greylag Geese, 20 Teal, 2 Redshanks, 6 Moorhens, 1 Canada Goose. 4 Tufted Ducks flew in from the south and landed in the among the reeds. 1 Curlew flew over and 6 Grey Partridge along Greenford Lane.
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Lesser Redpolls at Clara Vale NR [Michael Eccles] |
Monday 1st November 2010
Low Fell - 11 Waxwing at Kells Lane
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