2011

GATESHEADBIRDERS

Year List 2011

Birds in pictures taken in 2011

134 species seen


Little Grebe First recorded in early January [Michael Eccles]


Cormorant First recorded in early January [George Simpson]	Grey Heron First recorded in early January [George Simpson]	White Stork One at Kibblesworth in April may have been wild [Steven Fryer]


Mute Swan First recorded in ealy January [George Simpson]	Whopper Swan 1 flock of wild birrds and this feral bird [Michael Eccles]


Grey Lag Goose First recorded in early January [Steven Fryer]	Pink-footed Goose Feral birds plus some wild fly-overs [Steven Fryer]


Canada Goose First recorded in early January	Barnacle Goose The escaped/introduced bird was at Shibdon [Ray Wilby]


Common Shelduck First recorded in early January [George Simpson]


Wigeon 2 in Lamesley in early January [Joanne Reavey]	Teal First recorded in early January [Ray Wilby]	Garganey 1 at Shibdon on 8th May [Steven Fryer]

Mallard - male First recorded in ealy January [George Simpson]	Mallard -female First recorded in ealy January [George Simpson]	Shoveler - male Noted at several sites since later winter [Ray Wilby]


	Common Pochard Noted at Saltwell & On the Tyne in January	Tufted Duck Fairly common on a number of waters [Joanne Reavey]


Common Goldeneye Fairly common, noted since 1st January [Ray Wilby]	Goosander - female First recorded in ealy January [Joanne Reavey]	Common Scoter - drakes 1 record - on the Tyne [Joanne Reavey]


Osprey 2 birds noted in spring [Steven Fryer]	Sparrowhawk- male First recorded in early January [Roy Jackson]	Sparrowhawk- female First recorded in early January [Derek Bilton]


Red Kite Common, noted since 1st January Steven Fryer]	Common Buzzard Several records since January [Steven Fryer]


	Peregrine Several records - Lamesley, Derwent valley & Crawcrook areas in March [Gordon Pollinger]	Kestrel Common, noted since 1st January [Roly Ingram]


Pheasant Very common, noted since 1st January [George Simpson]	Red-legged Partridge Commoner than Grey Partridge now [Steven Fryer]	Grey Partridge Fairly common, noted since 1st January at a number of sites

Water Rail Shibdon/Clara Vale/Birtley reedbeds in Jan [Ray Wilby]


Coot Common, noted since 1st January [George Simpson]	Moorhen Common, noted since 1st January [Joanne Reavey]


Oyster-catcher The first birds returned late February [Steven Fryer]	Lapwing Common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]



Golden Plover Noted at Ravensworth Fell in January [Steven Fryer]	Little Ringed Plover One on 26th March [Roy Jackson]	Ringed Plover several sightings on the Tyne [Steven Fyer]

	Common Snipe Noted at many sites since 1st January [Roly Ingram]	Woodcock Many records in the snow in Jan [Steven Fyer]


Curlew Noted from 1st January at many sites. [Steven Fryer]	Black-tailed Godwit One at Shibdon on 3rd July [Steven Fryer]

Sanderling 1 record - Shibdon Pond [Steven Fryer]		Dunlin Birds on the Tyne most of the winter [Steven Fryer]


Spotted Redshank 1 at Shibdon/Dunston on 3-5 May [Steven Fryer]	Redshank Fairly Common, noted since 1st January [Steven Fryer]	Greenshank First was 1 at Shibdon on 1st May [Ray Wilby]


Green Sandpiper 1 at Lamesley on28-29th June [Paul Davidson]	Wood Sandpiper 1 at Lamesley on 7-8th May [Steven Fryer]	Common Sandpiper Birds on the Tyne and Shibdon arriving in mid April [Steven Fryer]


Herring Gull Common, noted since 1st January Both British & Scandanavian birds [Steven Fryer]	Lesser Black-backed Gull First was at Shibdon & Lamesley in January [George Simpson]	Great Black-backed Gull Noted at many sites since 1st January [George Simpson]


Black-headed Gull Common, noted since 1st January [Michael Eccles]	Kittiwake Returned to the Tyne in early March [Steven Fryer]	Common Gull Common, noted since 1st January [George Simpson]

Iceland Gull 1 record - Timber Beach in March	Common Tern First birds returned on 29th March [Steven Fryer]

Feral Pigeon Very common throughout, noted since 1st January [Steven Fryer]	Stock Dove Quite common, noted since 1st January at many sites [Paul Davison]	Wood Pigeon Very common throughout, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]


Collared Dove Noted at many sites since 1st January [Roy Jackson]	Kingfisher 2+ sites, since 1st January [Will Cook]	Green Woodpecker Noted in Derwent valley. Stargate & Clara Vale [Ron McHatton]


Great spotted Woodpecker - Male Noted at many sites since 1st January [Ron McHatton]	Great spotted Woodpecker - Female Noted at many sites since 1st January [Ron McHatton]	Lesser spotted Woodpecker 1 record - 1 at Victoria Garesfield in March

Common Swift The first arrived on 21st April Steven Fryer]	Cuckoo Noted from late April [Steven Fryer]


Little Owl Noted at several sites on Ravensworth Fell [Steven Fryer]	Tawny Owl Noted at several sites since January [Steven Fryer]	Long-eared Owl Noted at 2 sites [Steven Fryer]


Waxwing Noted at 4 sites in January [Will Cook]	Skylark Common, noted since January [Steven Fryer]	Meadow Pipit Quite Common [Ron McHatton]


Tree Pipit The only one was at Bradley Fell [Steven Fryer]	Grey Wagtail Fairly common, noted at several sites since January [George Simpson]	Pied Wagtail - Common throughout, noted since 1st January [Steven Fryer]


Swallow- A common summer visitor [Ron McHatton]	Sand Martin First recorded mid March,quite regular a few weeks later [Steven Fryer]	House Martin [Steven Fryer]

Wren Common throughout, noted since 1st January [Steven Fryer]	Dunnock Common throughout, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]	Dipper Fairly common on the Derwent , noted since 1st January [Joanne Reavey]





Fieldfare Several records in January	Blackbird -Male Common, noted since 1st January . [Roy Jackson]	Blackbird - Female Common, noted since 1st January . [Joanne Reavey]


Song Thrush Common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]	Mistle Thrush Common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]	Redwing Fairly common , noted since 1st January. [Peter Harvey]

Ring Ousel records in early April [Steven Fryer]

Wheatear (male) The first of the spring arrived on 25th March [Paul Davidson]	Wheatear (female) The first of the spring arrived on 25th March [Ron McHattonn]	Robin Common throughout, noted since 1st January [Joanne Reavey]

Whinchat The first of the spring arrived on 22nd April Lucy Walker]

		Grasshopper Warbler Arrived in force in mid April [Steven Fryer]

Reed Warbler Noted from late April at Birtley reedbeds & Shibdon [Steven Fryer]	Sedge Warbler First arrived mid April [Steven Fryer]	Garden Warbler First were noted on 19th April [Steven Fryer]

Blackcap None wintered this year [Steven Fryer]	Common Whitethroat Arrived in force in mid April [Steven Fryer]	Lesser Whitethroat First were noted on 19th April [Steven Fryer]



Willow Warbler First record was in on 30th March [Steven Fryer]	Chiffchaff First record was in early March and common by April [Ron Hindhaugh]	Goldcrest Common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]



Long-tailed Tit Common, noted since 1st January [Ray Wilby]	Blue Tit Very common, noted since 1st January [Joanne Reavey]	Great Tit Very common, noted since 1st January. [Michael Eccles]


Coal Tit Common, noted since1st January [Michael Eccles]	Willow Tit Noted regularly at Far Pasture & Clara Vale in Jan [Joanne Reavey]


Nuthatch Common, noted since 1st January [Derek Bilton]	Tree-creeper Common, noted since January [Carolyn Wood]


Jay Common, noted since 1st January [Derek Bilton]	Magpie Common, noted since 1st January	Jackdaw Common, noted since January [Roy Jackson]


Rook Common, noted since 1st January	Carrion Crow Common, noted since 1st January [Ray Wilby]


Common Starling Very common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson ]


House Sparrow male Common, noted since 1st January [Ron McHatton]	House Sparrow female Common, noted since 1st January [Ron McHatton]	Tree Sparrow Noted at a couple of sites in Jan [Ron McHatton]


Chaffinch Common, noted since 1st January [Raoy Jackson]	Brambling - male First noted at Bradley Fell on 1stJanuary. Also seen at several other sites [Ray Wilby]	Brambling - female First noted at Bradley Fell on 1stJanuary. Also seen at several other sites [David Wilson]


	Bullfinch *male) Common, noted since 1st January [Derek Bilton]	Bullfinch (female) Common, noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]



		Goldfinch Common, noted since 1st January [Michael Eccles]



Siskin Common, noted since 1st January [Ray Wilby]	Lesser Redpoll Fairly common, noted since 1st January [Ray Wilby]	Mealy Redpoll Noted in flocks of Lesser Redpoll at 2 sites in Jan [Joanne Reavey]



Linnet Fairly common with quite a few noted since January [Steven Fryer]	Greenfinch Common, noted since 1st January [Joanne Reavey]	Crossbill - juvenile small numbers during the summer [Steven Fryer]

Reed Bunting Noted since 1st January [Roy Jackson]		Yellowhammer - male Noted since 1st January [Derek Bilton]