Small
Tortoiseshell - Singles
on 8th at Rowlands Gill and Westfield Pasture
Red
Admiral - Single
at Winlaton on 7th
Peacock - Single
at Stargate on 29th.
Small
White - Small
numbers now throughout the borough
Green-veined White - Small
numbers now throughout the borough
Green-veined
White at Shibdon [Steven Fryer]
Large
White - One
at Blaydon Burn on 1st.
Orange-tip - Small
numbers at several locations such as Winlaton,
Far Pasture NR and Shibdon. Still on the wing at Lamesley on 29th.
Holly Blue - One at Axwell
Park on 13th and another at Shibdon on 15th.
Small
Heath - One at Stargate on 29th was the first of
the year.
Wall Brown - 1-2
at both Shibdon and Blaydon Quarry on 14th were the first and regular thereafter - 15+ at Stargate on 29th.
Small Copper - The first was
on 14th at Blaydon Quarry. Several at Shibdon at Stargate
afterwards.
Dingy Skipper at Shibdon [Paul Davidson]
Dingy Skipper - 2 at Shibdon on 21st
with 4 there at 1 at Stargate the next day. 12+ at
the latter on 29th.
Large Skipper - The first
of the year was one at Derwenthaugh on 31st
The
Spectacle Moth found in Blaydon Quarry on 14th.
Large Red Damselfly - The first was one at Clara Vale LNR on 6th.
Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - A
freshly emerged Banded Demoiselle Damselfly on 13th in the Derwent valley CP.
Blue-tailed Damselfly
- The first emerged on 29th at Stargate
and Thornley
Kidney-spot
Ladybird (Chilocorus
renipustulatus) -
One on fence at Thornley Woodland centre on 13th
Two-spotted
Ladybird (Adalia
bipunctata ) -
One
in a garden at Rowlands Gill on 25th.
Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha.) - In
Rowlands Gill on 20th, at about 22:05 there
was a swarm of these bugs all the way form
the barber shop to Belini's restaurant.
Honey Bees -
Busy at the hive at Bill Quay farm on 18th
Green-veined
White - Small
numbers recorded early month throughout the borough.
Large White - Good numbers throughout all month.
Small White - Good numbers throughout all month.
Orange-tip - Adults still on
the wing at Far Pasture on 17th and both Shibdon and
Lamesley on 20th
Comma -
One
in a garden at Clara Vale on 7th and another at Far Pasture
on 17th.
Red
Admiral - 1 at Birtley on 24th and 2 at Shibdon 26th
Wall Brown -
1-2 at Barlow Fell on 3rd. One in a garden at
Clara Vale on 7th
Meadow Brown - Several in the
reserve at Clara Vale on 23rd. Quite common throughout
by 26th.
Small Heath - A few at Stargate on 26th.
Common
Blue - 2 at Stargate on 26th.
Dingy Skipper -
1 in the Derwent CP on 6th.
A very worn Wall
Brown at Barlow
Fell on 3rd [SF]
Common Hawker - The
first of the year was one at Strother Hills on 10th.
Southern
Hawker - One was seen in the
evening of the 26th at Shibdon Pond, followed by a large
emergance of this species at Thornley Pond
Four-spotted Chaser - One at Shibdon Pond near
the large phragmites bed on 19th.
Banded
Demoiselle Damselfly - Another
in the Derwent valley CP on 3rd and again at Goodshields Lake on
17th Two on the Teams at Lamesley on 19th. Another
at Far Pasture NR on 24th.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Noted at Goodshields
Lake on 17th and Shibdon Pond on 19th. Good numbers of the latter
and Shibdon on 26th.
Common Blue Damselfly - Noted at Goodshields
Lake on 17th, Far Pasture on 18th and Shibdon Pond on 19th. Good
numbers of the latter and Shibdon on 26th.
Azure Damselfly - 100s were on the octagonal
pond at Gibside on 7th
Emerald Damselfly - One at Shibdon Pond
on 24th was the first of the year.
Large Red Damselfly - A few noted at Goodshields
Lake on 17th
Brimstone Moth - One indoors at Low Fell on 17th
Green-veined
White - A
few in the west of the borough during the first few
days. .
Large White - Fair numbers
at the beginning of the month.
Small White - Fair numbers
at the beginning of the month.
Comma - One
at Shibdon Pond on 1st. Several
freshly emerged adults in the Derwent valley on 8th.
One near Goodshelds Lake in the CP on 17th. Several
were noted on 22nd in the Derwent valley and Clara
Vale areas.
Red Admiral - Small influx on 1st-3rd with small
numbers noted at many sites throughout the borough.
Small Tortoiseshell - Notable influx on 22nd in the Derwent Walk
CP.
Meadow Brown - Good numbers
at the beginning of the month. 50 in the Derwent
Walk CP on 10th. On 15th, there
were are literally hundreds of Meadow Browns
present at the old workings and adjoining large
hay meadow, although this is usually cut mid to
late July. Still fair numbers of worn insects on the
wing at Timber beach on 24th.
Ringlet - 8 in the Derwent
Walk CP on 8th and 12 there on 10th with a single in
the extreme west by the Stanley Burn.
Small Heath - 4+ at Timber
beach on 3rd and 10th and one still on 24th.
Purple Hairstreak - One in
the Derwent Walk CP on 11th could be seen from the
viaduct. It was seen again well on both 16th and 17th.
Later in the day another was seen at Clara Vale. On
16th at least one was present in the oak trees at the
Thornley Woodland centre car park and again on 17th.
Several showed very well on 22nd here when a new site
for the species was discovered at Blaydon Quarry..
White-letter- Hairstreak -
At least 16 in the Derwent Walk CP on 16th and 6+ next
day. Showed to within inches on 22nd.
Common Blue - 2 at Timber
beach on 10th
Small Skipper - A few noted
at Shibdon and Timber beach on 3rd and good numbers
in the Derwent valley on 8th and 50+ counted there
on 10th with smaller numbers seen at Clara Vale.
Large Skipper - Two at Dunston
Staithes on 3rd and good numbers in the Derwent valley
on 8th, One at Timber beach on 10th.
Shaded
Broadbar - 12+ at Derwent Walk CP and 2 at Timber beach on 10th.
Mother
of Pearl - 100s flushed in the nettles behind the reserve at
Far Pasture on 24th.
Feathered Gothic - A very early adult caught at Owlet Hill
in the country park on 24th.
The Moth trap was run on 10th July at Clara Vale - See Moth Page
Emperor Dragonfly - 1
possible female at Clara Vale on 9th.
Common Darter - One at Far Pasture
on 10th and another in the Derwent
Walk CP the next day. One by the
Stanley Burn on 13th.
Southern
Hawker - One
emerged from a correspondent's garden pond on 2nd. An
observer was buzzed a few times by oner on Derwent
Walk just south of Far Pasture on 19th.
Common Hawker - 1 at
Far Pasture NR on 10th and another
in the Derwent Walk CP on 16th.
Four-spotted Chaser - A Broad-bodied Chased reported
on 1st at Burdon Moor was more likely to be this species.
Common Darter - Quite
a few Common Darters around on 2nd/3rd
in the Derwent valley area. No other seen until one again in the Country Park
on 17th..
Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - One
on 1st at Burdon Moor and another at Clara Vale on 9th. Finally one at Goodshields
lake in the Derwent Walk CP on the 17th.
Azure Damselfly -
6+ at Far Pasture on 3rd. Good numbers at Goodshields lake in the
Derwent Walk CP on the 17th.
Emerald Damselfly - Noted at Shibdon
Pond on 1st and 3rd.
Blue-tailed Damselfly -
Small numbesr present
at a number of sites at the beginning of the month, numbers and sites
increasing by 10th-17th..
Common Blue Damselfly - Small numbers
present at a number of sites at the beginning of the month, numbers
and sites increasing by 10th.
Green-veined
White - Small
numbers at Shibdon and in the Derwent valley at the beginning
of the month..
Large White - Regular throughout
all month.
Small White - Small numbers
at the beginning of the month, increasing in numbers
later.
Red Admiral - 2 in the
Derwent valley on 2nd.
Peacock - A
newly emerged specimen seen in the Derwent
Walk CP on 8th. Small
number around on 16th.
Comma - One at Far
Pasture NR on 8th.
Wall
Brown -
1 at Scar Bank on 2nd. Small
number around on 16th and 19th.. Good numbers throughout the borough by 21st
ansd 1 flushe din strong winds at Burdon Moor on 28th..
Grayling - The first ever for Gateshead was found
on 21st when a very worn adult was found at Kibblesworth [It
became extinct in Co.Durham in the 1870's and in Northumberland it was always
confined to the coastal sand dunes in the north of the county. (Records from
the 1820's to date).
Three years years ago it reappeared along the River Tees in the south of Durham
and is now a resident breeding species again. I saw 28 specimens in a couple
of hours on one Durham site alone last year. In Northumberland it has spread
southwards some 30 miles along the coastline in the past five years, and has
since been found on several suitable inland sites, up to 15 miles from the
coast. per Harry Eales]
Small Copper - 2 at Axwell Park on 19th. and 1 at
Kibblesworth on 21st.
Purple Hairstreak -
A good sized colony discovered at Scar Bank on 2nd. Some
still on the wing on 8th. 2 still in the Country
Park on 16th and at Clara Vale next day. A few still
at the Thornley Woodland Centre carpark on 19th.
Holly Blue - 1 at
Scar Bank on 2nd. Singles at 2 spots at Clara Vale on 17th.
Silver
Y Moth - One
at Axwell Park on 19th.
Small Fan-footed Wave - One
at Kibblesworth on 21st.
Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) - One
at Clara Vale on 27th.
Common Darter - A
few Common Darter flying about in the car park at Far Pasture
and at Stargate on 7th. 6+ at Shibdon
Pond and 2 at Kibblesworth on 21st.
Southern Hawker - 1 at Axwell Park on 19th and
one at Shibdon Pond next day.
Common Hawker - 1 flew across the path on the derwent
walk near Rowlands Gill Entrance on 7th and another at Shibdon the same day.
Migrant Hawker - The first of the year were two at Komatsu Pools, Birtley on 22nd, followed by one at Clara Vale on 29th.
Large White - Still a few
about on 1st/2nd. Several still on the wing on 18th.
Small White - Good numbers
throughout at the beginning of the month.
Red
Admiral - One was seen at Birtley's
Komatsu factory pools on 2nd.
Painted
Lady -
One was seen at Timber Beach on 4th.
Peacock - 2 at Shibdon Pond on 8th.
Wall
Brown- Two were seen at
Timber Beach on 4th. Several still on the wing on 18th.
Common
Blue - Seven were at Timber Beach on 4th
Large
Yellow Underwing
- One inside the Komatsu factory at Birtley on 2nd and another
inside a house on 8th.
Hummingbrid Hawkmoth - One noted at Clara Vale on 8th
Canary-shouldered
Thorn -
One noted at Clara Vale on 12th
Damselfly sp.
- 1 at Far Pasture NR on 21st.
Common
Darter - 1-2 at Shibdon
Pond on 1st. 3-4 were at Far Pasture on 6th and 5 at
Shibdon on 8th. A couple of mature
adults at Far Pasture NR 21st. Several at Startgate and
good numbers around teh pond at Strother Hills on 27th..
Ruddy Darter -
1 at Clara Vale on 4th and a possible at Far Pasture on 6th
Black
Darter - The
only record was several at Burdon Moor on 18th
Common
Hawker - 2 at Far
Pasture on 6th. in
front of the hide, one hovering on the spot for great prolonged views. Several at
Far Pasture on 21st.
Southern Hawker - 2
at Shibdon Pond on 8th and one at Burdon Moor on 18th.. Two
at Far Pasture on 21st skirmishing over the pond. Several
at Startgate and good numbers around teh pond at Strother Hills on 27th..
Migrant Hawker - 1-3
at Burdon Moor, Shibdon Pond, Axwell Park and Birtley's Komatsu factory pools
on 2nd. On 6th at Far Pasture, least 4
possibly 6 Southern Hawkers, a couple seen from the hide and 3 -4 in
the carpark and adjacent fields. One found having stunned itself at Komatsu
on 9th but flew off
after recovering unharmed. Several still at Burdon Moor on 18th. Several
at
Far Pasture on 21st around the fields and hedges.2 at Shibdon Pond on 26th.
Red
Admiral - Noted
at Westfield Pasture on 2nd, at Shibdon Pond on
10th and Crawcrook Quarry on 16th. A
late adult was still on the wing at Shibdon on 30th
and another ? the next day in Blaydon shopping centre..
Small Tortoiseshell - Noted
at Westfield Pasture on 2nd and one at Thornley on
10th.
Peacock -
Noted
at Westfield Pasture on 2nd
Migrant Hawker - 2
at Shibdon Pond on 1st and 2nd. One at Far Pasture on
10th.. The fianl one was an adult
at Far Pasture on 31st.
Southern
Hawker - Noted at Watergate
Park on 10th.Two at Far Pasture on
10th..
Common
Darter
- Noted
at Watergate Park on 10th. One at Far Pasture on
10th.
Black Darter - A late adult seen
at Burdon Moor on 25th.
Red
Admiral - One
at Clara Vale on 1st and another at Birtley the
next day. Another in a Rowlands Gill garden on 12th.
Common
Darter - 2 pairs egg laying
on the late date of 2nd at Far Pasture.
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