A big Gos today

Clara Vale - Female Goshwak over today
Greenside - 12 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock plus a pair of Tree Sparrow  prospecting suitable nesting sites. Also 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler and 2 Blackcap
Saltwell - Sparrowhawk took a immature Blackbird.
Derwent Walk Country Park - at least 7 Blackcaps singing between Clockburn Lake & Nine Arches Viaduct.
Cowen Road, Blaydon - 1 Blackcap
Hagghill - Blackcap and Willow Warbler in one garden today

Jay and Blackcap at Hagghill [Steven Fryer]

Ryton -  3 Siskin and a singing Chiffchaff in one garden.

Overnight - Greenside- moth trap
0663  Diurnea fagella  1
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  2
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  9

Roe Deer at Dunston [Revd David Atkinson]

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]