More news from yesterday (Sun 7th April)

Low Greenside - Male Brambling on garden feeders. Also 4 Siskin, several Bullfinch, Willow Tit, Jay and 2 Stock Dove. Chiffchaff singing nearby.

East Bradley Fell - Singing Chiffchaff, c10 Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Red Kite, 2 pair Stock Dove, Linnet back in breeding areas. Yesterday 2 Woodcock.

Dyke Heads - 1 Common Buzzard.

Far Pasture NR - Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, Wren, Chiffchaff, Goldcrests, Willow Tit, Nuthatch, Woodcock, Grey Wagtails and Bank Vole


Bank Vole at Far Pasture [Derek Bilton]

Clara Vale LNR - Jay, Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, Kingfisher, and Chiffchaff - plus the usual commoner species

Tree Sparrow at Far Pasture [Derek Bilton] 

Jay at Far Pasture [Billy Cannybud]

Another single Brambling

Sheriff Hill - A Woodcock flew low over the QE this morning at 08:00.
River Tyne at Ryton - 27 Goosander

Yesterday
Clara Vale LNR - 1 Brambling, plus Nuthatch. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher present at times and Siskin.

Brambling & Siskin at Clara Vale [Bill Cowing]

New Year's Day

The lists were off to a below average start  by the sounds of things  with a grand total of 71 species reported by end of play).

The best birds so far reported seems to be -

Watergate Park - 2 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker and 20 Lesser Redpoll.
Pennyfine Road - 1 Little Owl.
Sled Lane Pond -  1 Water Rail, 2 Pink-footed Geese, 17 Wigeon, 1 Goldeneye and 6 Tufted Duck
Bradley Fell - 15+ Tree Sparrow
Far Pasture NR - Willow Tit, Red Kite, Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, Snipe and 5 Long Tailed Tit .
Swalwell Cricket Club - 1 Common Buzzard
Shibdon Pond- 1 Kingfisher
Low Greenside - Brambling on garden feeders. Also 1-2 Willow Tit and 5+ Bullfinch.

A few sightings of Roe Deer in the Derwent valley area were also reported.

Derwenthaugh meadows - 50 + Curlew , 20 Teal , 6 Grey Herons , 5 Snipe  1 Kestrel  with Lapwing, Redshank  and Dunlin on the adjacent Tyne muddy banks.

Derwenthaugh Meadows

Plants in flower today - Gorse, Common Mullein, White Deadnettle, Annual Meadow-grass and Hogweed

Common Mullien