The original Gatesheadhead Birder site (
www.gatesheadbirders.co.uk)
will be getting phased out over the next couple of months, but don't
worry all of our records will continue to get published here (and also
on the original site while it is up). The reasons are several including
cost, the flexibility of using and updating a blog and it's
accessibility. Unfortunately our email account will also be changing.
The new one is gatesheadbirder@gmail.com but the
burt@gatesheadbirders.co.uk will forward any messages for a while.
So, welcome one and all.
So what was about today in the strong wind.
Birtley Reedbeds- Watching at dawn this morning, the following emerged from roost. 234 Starling, 7 Reed Bunting, 12 Chaffinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail and a Bullfinch. Nearly 800 Black-headed Gull flew over as did 1 Common Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a Cormorant and 23 Lapwing.
Lamesley Water Meadows - 73 Teal, 72 Curlew, 95 Lapwing, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Grey Heron and a Grey Wagtail.
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| One of the two Red-legged Partridges at Lamesley |
Clara Vale LNR - Long-tailed Tits, Willow Tit, Nuthatch, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch, Jay and Kingfisher.
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| The Kingfisher at Clara Vale [Derek Bilton] |
Watergate Park Lake - An adult Mediterranean Gull
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| The Mediterranean Gull at Watergate [Rob Stonehouse] |
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A report of an escaped golden eagle in the Derwent valley around the
time of the Chopwell White-tailed Eagle sighting last month. The
falconer recovered the eagle after it was hit by a car on Fellside. This
was maybe the eagle first reported on birdline over Chopwell Woods?
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