Since early March an early morning (6 - 7am) call from a Great
Spotted woodpecker near
Cromwell Terrace
20th May
A pair of swallows sitting on overhead wires
between the barn and the farm. The
swallows seen in barn and farm - nestbuilding
Great Spotted Woodpecker at feeding station
25th May
Tawny owl on telegraph pole
3.30am bat flying around farm buildings
4.00am stoat/weasel? seen in allotment field
(all night time reports from nightwatchman)
April/May
Albany Road, Gateshead - building site reverting
to marshy pond. 5 lapwing
remain in Gateshead rather than head for the Pennines. 2 chicks
hatched and
alive early in May.
Seen exercising on the pavement
Pairs of ducks and gulls using the pond
26th May
A pair of mallard on farm pond
31st May
9am - 10/12 swallows flying above circle
field and barnyard. A Great spotted woodpecker at feeding station
18 May
- A pair mallard on pond and the
swallows around farm buildings. Common spotted orchids coming into
flower in stone triangle field. Honey bees busy at hive
23 April
- Pair of swallows around farm buildings
7 spotted ladybird
13th April
- Cowslip in meadow
cuckoo flower by pond
9th April
- 6 jackdaws on feeding table
heron on the pond
4th April - 2.45am
Bat flying around triangle field
2nd April
- 2 peacock butterflies
1 painted lady
1 ladybird
1st April - 1.30am
Bat flying by main gate
Sunday 27th March - Easter
Day - Grey Heron feeding on frogs at pond
17th March
11 magpie on bird table
Magpie in nest above pig paddock
15th March
20 waxwings on berries - Fisherwell Road
Loads of frog spawn in ponds and wet areas on the farm
14th March
Raining - frogs out on pathways around farm buildings
11th March
Grey Heron at pond
9th March
approx 50 thrushes feeding on worms on the front field
10 redwing circle field
2 stock dove on feeder
20 blackbird in allotment field
5th March 2005
bird ringing session at the farm
weather - windy and raining - not good ringing weather
only 6 birds caught
blackbird
house sparrows x 2
treecreeper
dunnock
re-trapped blue tit
frog spawn in pond
Grey Heron
16 waxwings feeding on berries - Fisherwelll Road
Tues
22nd February 2005
Long-tailed
Tits
Sun
20th February 2005
Great
spotted Woodpecker at feeding station
Thurs
10th February 2005
Sparrow
hawk over wildlife area
Green woodpecker heard yaffling
