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  1. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Hurrah for Bird Forum B (: I logged on when I got home to have a mooch around whilst I had a cuppa before starting the ironing and, afterwards, a letter to a friend in Germany. I've been trying to do these two jobs for the past week so was determined to ignore the clear blue skies and sun...
  2. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Spent some time yesterday going through the Year List to see where there were gaps and what species I'd managed to miss *lots!!!* and I've found THREE which I've somehow managed to miss out from the above lists :C 122: Meadow Pipit 123: Cuckoo 124: Tawny Owl How these three eluded my...
  3. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Monday, 22nd September Ullswater, Cumbria 121: Red-crested Pochard Gosh, this year is almost over and my tally for the year is EMBARRASSING!!!!! :smoke: I spent most of the summer from May to mid-August looking after a friend's dog and then again from the end of September until...
  4. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Tuesday, 16th September Cresswell Pond, N'land 115: Pied Flycatcher 116: Bar-tailed Godwit 117: Great Crested Grebe *yes, really!* 118: Knot 119: Curlew Sandpiper 120: Greenshank Not bad for my first day's 'proper' birding since early May ;) Can't believe I haven't seen the Grebe...
  5. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Wednesday, 13th August just off Dunstanburgh Castle, N'land 114: Great Skua :t:o:) Birding this year is in very slow dribs and drabs as I'm looking after a friend's young dog and she is not conducive to birdwatching :-C V. frustrating at times!!! :smoke:
  6. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 10th August Craster Harbour, Northumberland 113: Razorbill
  7. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Saturday, 14th June River Aln, The Pastures, Alnwick 112: Common Sandpiper
  8. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Wednesday, 14th May Canongate Bridge, Alnwick 111: Dipper
  9. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 8th May Hulne Park, Alnwick 110: Blackcap
  10. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 4th May Alnwick, Northumberland 109: Swifts o:)
  11. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Tuesday, 29th April Alnwick, Northumberland 108: House Martin First one of the year heard, and seen, flying over the Market Place. I must have looked a right divvy as there's me, just come out of the hairdressers, shading my eyes against the bright sun and looking heavenwards and everybody...
  12. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 27th April East Chevington 98: Willow Warbler 99: Grasshopper Warbler 100: Sedge Warbler 101: Arctic Tern 102: Lesser Black-backed Gull Druridge Pools @ Budge Hide 103: Black-tailed Godwit ~ 2 in summer plumage :t: 104: Ruff ~ 2 feeding with Godwits 105: Grey Partridge...
  13. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 25th April Marsden Quarry, South Tyneside 95: Mistle Thrush St Mary's Wetlands, Tyne & Wear 96: Swallow 97: Wheatear
  14. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 17th April Stag Rocks, Northumberland 92: Common Scoter 93: Long-tailed Duck 94: Sandwich Tern
  15. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Wednesday, 16th April 88: Black-necked Grebe 89: Ruddy Duck 90: Pochard 91: Fulmar
  16. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 13th April Cresswell Pond, Northumberland 86: Gadwall ~ actually seen on Tuesday 22nd JANUARY!!! Somehow managed to miss this delightful duck off my Year List total so adding them now rather than go back through my entire list! *numpty!!!*|:$| 87: Smew
  17. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 10th April Shibdon Pond, Gateshead 85: Sand Martin
  18. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 3rd April Mitford, Northumberland 83: Chiffchaff Wallington Hall, National Trust 84: Grey Wagtail
  19. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 30th March St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay 82: Kittiwake
  20. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 27th March Flying over A1, just south of Alnwick 81: Common Buzzard
  21. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Friday, 21st March Ellington & Cresswell Pond, N'land 75: CRANE * Lifer No. 195 * :loveme: 76: Yellowhammer 77: Reed Bunting 78: Pink-footed Goose 79: Linnet 80: Skylark
  22. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Thursday, 6th March Blaydon, Tyne & Wear 74: Red Kite
  23. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Sunday, 2nd March Craster, N'land 71: Tree Sparrow 72: Gannet 73: Purple Sandpiper
  24. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Saturday, 23rd February Bailiffgate Court, Alnwick First singing Greenfinch of 2008 heard :t: Always one of my favourite birds o:)
  25. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2008 List

    Friday, 22nd February Pottergate, Alnwick Heard the first Song Thrush singing at 5.30am as I walked to work. Very apt name of Storm Cock as it was blowing a gale and spitting on with rain! :-O
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