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  1. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Steve, not sure if you have an Aldi store near you, but they have an offer on bird food starting tomorrow. http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week43Sunday10.htm?WT.z_src=main Think I'll be investing in some more feeders :t:
  2. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Cheers Seggs, The only reason I walked through the park is because its free to park down there rather than the penny a minute town centre car park (skinflint ;)) , thought I'd check for Pochard then had one of those "had on a minute thats an Egyptian Goose" moment (as you do :-O) Given that...
  3. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Had to do some errands down Shields this morning and very surprised to find an Egyptian Goose on the boating lake, South Marine Park. Bird was quite wary, no rings and certainly capable of flight as I walked passed it flew from the side of the lake and onto the water. Turning up everywhere these...
  4. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Mark, Although it was quite misty I had pretty good views and I definately had them down as the European race A.a.albifrons. They just weren't dark enough to be Greenland in my view. There's been a couple of photographs uploaded to Birdguides today of W-f Geese in Fife and these are...
  5. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Thanks Martin, Do you mean the north-west corner? I checked this area from the bridge a couple of times but had a feeling birds were hiding around the corner. The WF & Greylag Geese were in the field just east of the reservoir, I only checked them to find the reported Pink-feet but found...
  6. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Martin, I was also at Hurworth Burn this morning but despite a lot of searching I failed to see the Smew, whereabouts did you see them out of curiosity? I did manage to see two drake Goosander, 10 Goldeneye, Pochard, Shelduck, Wigeon etc but best of all two White-fronted Geese in with the...
  7. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Those of you who are still contemplating purchasing the excellent second edition of the Collins Bird Guide may be interested to know the price has been reduced again. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Bird-Guide-Lars-Svensson/dp/0007267266/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a Bargain if ever there was one. By...
  8. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Come again ;) I see the Joint Chiefs of The Elasticated Patch Boundary Commission have voted in your favour ;)
  9. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Forget me Knot Most definitely a Knot, Mick/Joanne, a rather 'plump' looking example.
  10. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi All, Looks like the WWWT feeding station is to receive a mid-winter make-over after all, not sure about the timing but..... http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/washington/wildlife-sightings/disturbance-at-hawthorn-wood-feeding-station
  11. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Link to one of my favourite walks, especially in winter. http://www.gatesheadbirders.co.uk/Sites/Derwent%20Walk%20Country%20Park.htm
  12. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    "It's that bloke from the Shields Gazette again, pretend we hav'nt seen him." ;)
  13. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Steve/All, Don't know if this has already been mentioned but Poundland sell an eight pack of fatballs for err... a pound ;) Good value and very popular with the Blackbirds :t:
  14. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Adam/All, Got reasonably good views of two Water Rail in a flooded field on the approach to Far Pasture hide yesterday. Nothing seen from the hide as everything frozen solid. If your thinking of visiting this week I would'nt try driving down to the hide, the snow was a good 6-8 inches deep...
  15. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Always a pleasure chatting to you Derek :t: Did'nt see much after we headed back to the car, even failed to tick House Sparrow at Asda's entrance :-O
  16. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Dougie, always glad to contribute when folks need assistance :t: The feeding station hide at the moment looks like a cross between the old hide and the temporary screen if that makes sense, its got some cover from the elements and a bench but its easy to flush the birds as you enter. I'm not...
  17. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Pete/All, I was at WWWT on Sunday, Wader Lake was virtually completely frozen but the Reservoir (between 'Little Scotland' and Hawthorn Wood feeding station) was totally ice-free and contained Canada Geese, Gadwall, Shelduck, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard & Teal, presumably some of these had...
  18. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Derek, Dunlin most likely, I was in the same hide earlier in the day and had 8 Dunlin feeding quite close to the hide as well as Common Sandpiper & Greenshank. There was a Little Stint around as well but was proving rather elusive!
  19. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    No Chance Steve, birding takes up most of my spare time! :t: At least the Tornado is what most people would call a proper train, personally I would rather watch a Tornado aircraft, though years of going to airshows eventually dulls the hearing....what? :-O
  20. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Dougie/All, The Wood Sandpiper was seen at Lamesley Church Pool NZ253582, best viewed from the road that goes over the East Coast Mainline just North of the Tyne Marshalling Yard, the pool is on the left behind the farm. You sometimes get the unusual combination of train spotters looking one...
  21. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Exocet's Hi Steve, Dougie and everyone on the South Tyneside Forum. My last two visits to Washington WWT (Sat.11th & Tue.14th April) have produced only three Avocet's. The pair were chasing the single bird around and I wonder if they think wader lake isn't big enough for any other's. They...
  22. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Davey, Depends on what your after really, activity at the feeding station has started to die down as birds establish territories but on the other hand wader lake is picking up now as breeding birds return i.e. Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Geese, LBB Gull, though no sign yet of Avocet...
  23. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Good to see you Steve, I caught up with a small (10-12) group of Siskin along the River path near the picnic shelter, apart from that Shelduck numbers now over forty and building daily. I see what you mean regarding the sightings board now replaced with a printed sheet with all the bird species...
  24. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Hi Steve, that's a difficult question, the strange thing is the sightings page on the website is frequently updated, to me it would be a better idea to just print this off and pin it to a notice board rather than bother with a marker pen, but of course info can be out of date the minute it's...
  25. NeilF

    in and around south tyneside

    Spooky coincidence Looked up the microlight registration on the CAA website (g-info) and the registered owner lives in Blackcap Close, Washington and the next post is about a.... Yes there are better things I could be doing with my time :-O
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