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.
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| Derwenthaugh Meadows |
Plants in flower today -
Gorse, Common Mullein, White Deadnettle, Annual Meadow-grass and
Hogweed
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| Common Mullien |
