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May 2010

Monday 31st May 2010

Low Fell - a Common Buzzard being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows at 11:45 flew over.
Kibblesworth brickworks pools - 2 Lesser Whitethroat singing

Sunday 30th May 2010

Timber Beach - Brood of Common Shelduck and 2 Oystercatcher
Lamesley Water Meadows - Pied Wagtail 1, Lapwing 10, Coot 4, Redshank 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Jackdaw 10+, Mallards 4, Woodpigeon 10+, Swift 1, Sand Martins 20+, House Sparrows 10+, Starlings 20+, Magpie 3, Moorhen 4, Grey Heron 1, Reed Bunting 2, Linnet 3, Mistle Thrush 1, Kestrel 1, Blackbird 2, Red-legged Partridge 1, Carrion Crow 2.
Clara Vale LNR - very quiet- Jackdaw 1, Blue Tit 1, Sand Martin 10+

Friday 28th May 2010

Shibdon Pond - Female Cuckoo

Tuesday 25th May 2010

Church Pool, Lamesley- Little Stint still present.

Monday 24th May 2010

Church Pool, Lamesley- 1 Little Stint presnt all day. A controversial bird, that was thought at one point may be a Long-toed Stint.

Little Stint at Lamesley

This bird became rather controversial and there was much debate as to its identity. After a series of discussions it seems that this bird is a Little Stint. Some of the features did not seem right for that species and it was thought it may be a Long-toed Stint. The long legs projected beyond the tail in flight, it has a very prominent supercillium, the call appeared to be different, it had a rather slow feeding action and an upright stance. However the consensus appears that this is just a Little Stint with longer than usual legs. Little Stints can, apparently, occasionally show greenish and even yellow legs and because this is a long-legged individual, the feet project beyond the tail and result in a more upright stance and different feeding action.

All in all a very interesting bird.

[Photos: Paul Davidson]  

 

 

Sunday 23rd May 2010


Kibblesworth brickworks pools - 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler, Pair of Oyster-catcher with young.

 

 

Lamesley Water Meadows - 3 Redshank, 2 pair Coot with young.
Tanfield Railway
- 2 Garden Warbler and a Common Whitethroat.

 

Thursday 20th May 2010

Kibblesworth brickworks pools - 2 Curlew

Wednesday 19th May 2010

Kibblesworth Grange- 1 Common Buzzard flew over. Lapwing chicks back up to 5.

Year list stands at 133 - Whimbrel was new today

Tuesday 18th May 2010

Thornley Woods - Pheasant 6, Mallard 2, Woodpigeon 5, Wren 2, , Chaffinch 2, Robin 1, Magpie 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Stock Dove 3, Nuthatch 2, Yellowhammer 3, Blue Tit 2, Coal Tit 1, Bullfinch 1, Red Kite 1, Blackbird 1, Jay 3. Roe Deer 1
Shibdon Pond - Several Common Tern. 6 Mute Swan cycnets with adults.
Gibside - A Whimbrel calling several times flying north down the Derwent Valley from Gibside at about 22:45

Monday 17th May 2010

Burdon Moor -1 Greenland Wheatear

 

 


Tanfield railway - Good numbers of warblers including several pair of Garden Warbler and several Crossbill.
Kibblesworth brickworks pools - 1 Common Buzzard
Birtley reedbed pools - 8 Tufted Duck
Chopwell Woods - 1 Cuckoo singing

Year list stands at 132 - Hawfinch and Hen Harrier were new today

Sunday 16th May 2010

Burdon Moor - 1 Hen Harrier flew over this morning plus 8 Greenland Wheatear

Hen Harrier female over Burdon Moor

3 images of a bird flying over

[Joanne Reavey]

 


Timber beach - Flock of 7 Kittiake flew west
Shibdon Pond - 2 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 11 Common Tern
Ryton Willows - 1 Little Grebe
Chopwell Woods - 1 Hawfinch
Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Red-legged Partridge, plus 2 pair of Coot's eggs have hatched with broods of 6 and 2.

Saturday 15th May 2010


Kibblesworth Grange - 11 Greylag & 1 Redshank today. Only 1 Lapwing chick left from 5 last week.

Friday 14th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - No sign of the Wood Sandpipers, they appear to have gone

Thursday 13th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Wood Sandpiper still present, later moving onto the flash pool between there and the Team valley roundabout.
River Tyne at Derwenthaugh Staithes - 2 Common Tern

Common Terns at Derwenthaugh Staithes

You don't need to go to the Farnes for Tern pictures

[George Simpson]

 

 

Wednesday 12th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Wood Sandpiper and a Pink-footed Goose both still present

Tuesday 11th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 2 Wood Sandpiper and a Pink-footed Goose
Westfield Pasture - 1 Peregrine flew over

Sunday 9th May 2010

Birtley reedbed pools - 1 singing Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk and a Common Buzzard.
Urpeth Bridge - 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Sparrowhawk and a Common Buzzard.

 


Shibdon Pond - 1 Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler at Shibdon [George Simpson]


Ravensworth Estate - 1-2 Common Buzzard.
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Pink-footed Goose with 8 Grey Lag
Timber Beach - 1 Ringed Plover

Saturday 8th May 2010

Derwenthaugh Meadows - 1 drake Mandarin

Mandarin at Derwenthaugh

Ther drake Madarin had now moved to Derwenthaugh - and taken his girlfriend with him.

[George Simpson]

 


Shibdon Pond - 1 singing Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose at Lamesley

[Paul Davidson]

 

Friday 7th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper still present

Thursday 6th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper

One of the Wood Sandpipers at Lamesley

[Paul Davidson]

 


Low Fell - 1 Chiffchaff

Wednesday 5th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper and Gateshead's 4th Osprey of the spring flew over at 18:40hrs.
River Derwent by Blaydon rugby club - Female Goosander and 6-7 chicks on river and 30 Swift overhead. 2
Birtley reedbed pools - 1 singing Reed Warbler and 2 Sedge Warbler
Shibdon Pond - 1 Sedge Warbler

Tuesday 4th May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - Wood Sandpiper still present
River Derwent - Swalwell to Hollinside - 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail and 50+ Swift.

Monday 3rd May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper still present
Bewick Maine Caravan Site, Kibblesworth - 1 Cuckoo flew over
Clara Vale -3 Tree Sparrow in a garden

Sunday 2nd May 2010

Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher and 5 Common Swift with 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Oystercatcher and the first Lapwing chicks in the field on the other side of the road at Greenford Lane.
Birtley Reedbed Pools - 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 30 Common Swift and 25 House Martin.
Ouseborough Wood - 1 Green Woodpecker, several Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail and a Dipper.

Common Whitethroat at Lamesley

[Paul Davidson]

 


Timber Beach - 2 Ringed Plover and a Common Seal
Wardley - 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler
Burdon Moor - 2 Wheatear (with a third nearby)
Shibdon Pond - 1 Common Tern, singing Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff.
Stargate- The pair of Mute Swan nesting on the fisherman's platform had begun to lay but the nest and eggs has been kicked away and the fishermen are using the platform again.

A noted increase in Swift numbers today

Saturday 1st May 2010

Beda Hills, Stargate - 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Red Kite, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Strother Hills - 1 Garden Warbler
Lamesley Water Meadows - 1 Wood Sandpiper
Shibdon Pond - 3 Common Sandpiper and a Red Fox
Burdon Moor - 5 Wheatear and a Grasshopper Warbler

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