The second-winter Mediterranean Gull

Shibdon Pond - The second-winter Mediterranean Gull visited the pond today.

The second-winter Mediterranean Gull at Shibdon

23rd February 2013

Shibdon Pond -1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Snipe & 1 Sparrowhawk.

Watergate -2 Teal, 36 Tufted Duck & 2 Goldcrest.

 Birtley Reedbeds -1 Peregrine, 3 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 1 Shelduck, 3 Bullfinch & 1 Reed Bunting. 1 Dipper on river.

Oystercatchers and that white-winged Gull again

Shibdon Pond- 22 Shelduck, 1 Pochard plus a white-winged gull again. 2 Oyster-catcher later in day. In the reserve Tree Creeper, Water Rail, Reed Bunting, Dunnock  Goldfinch , Greenfinch , Bullfinch  and Redwings


Birtley reedbed pools - 2 Oyster-catcher and 4 Shoveler

Roosting Kites

Decent numbers of Red Kites roosting in the Derwent valley at the moment, with up to 30+ the last few days.


Today 6 off Hollinhill Lane in a tree and another tree with 5 at Victoria Gareside, 6 at Barlow Fell and 1+ at Far Pasture, the latter with a Common Buzzard

The full crop bird is the top most one of the group of 6:

Red Kites -[Both pictures - Derek Bilton]

Shibdon Pond- 2 Oyster-catcher

Nutty Woodmouse

Saturday 16th  - Woodmouse & Siskin in a garden at Ryton

Woodmouse at Ryton [Paul Davidson]

 
Yesterday  - 6+ Tree Sparrow at Bradley Fell and 18 Wigeon at Bradley Hall.  4 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye and 13 Tufted Duck at Sled Lane.

Tree Sparrow at Ryton [Paul Davidson]

Today
Shibdon Pond - 2 Oyster-catcher

A couple of raptors showed well

Clara Vale LNR - Virtually all the usual suspects plus Great-spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk & Yellowhammer in main reserve.
Thornley Woodland Centre - 2 Sparrowhawk & Common Buzzard overhead, plus 2 Roe Deer, Red Kites  Jay,  Great-spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Nuthatch and surprisingly not that many Grey Squirrel.

Sparrowhawk and Buzzard showed well today [Derek Bilton]

White-winged Gull at Shibdon

Shibdon Pond - A juvenile white-winged Gull seen at this morning.

Watergate -2 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lamesley -1 Wigeon & 1 singing Skylark.

Burdon Moor -6+ singing Skylark

Follingsby Lane -1 Common Buzzard & 20 Redwing