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    in and around south tyneside

    Had a Gypo goose at Lumley this evening - it later flew back to Houghton Gate pool, where i could just see it at 22:00. Not sure if Flats & HoGate birds are one & the same ? No luck with the Rosefinch ?
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    in and around south tyneside

    after a morning appointment in Sunderland, i found myself at the coast at Roker. A nice selection of waders with a dozen or so Purple Sandpiper, a Sanderling, 20 odd Turnstone, 30 odd Ringed Plover & a similar no of Dunlin & Oik - all birds i havnt seen for several months. A couple of RTDivers...
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    in and around south tyneside

    big cheesey grin for a moment i thought the whole thread was gonna get the chop :eek!: :-O i tried to work out which Country "BF" was an abbreviation for.... then i realised 'Grand Fromage' wasnt a place name :eat:
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    in and around south tyneside

    30 Pinks west over Newbottle at dusk. quite a few species beginning to pipe up Martin - a fair selection vocal today:- Mistle Thrush, Coal, Blue, Great tits, Bullfinch, Wood Pigeon & Dunnock all singing, with Buzzards displaying yesterday. A single pair of Lapwing back on their small breeding...
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    in and around south tyneside

    usually Bird-Races in UK are held either in the New Year or early to mid May
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    in and around south tyneside

    Why would he appreciate that ? - he doesnt appear to do much local Sunderland patch birding....does he ? :king: "in & around South Tyneside" seems to have covered reports from lots of places..... but not all of them have been as close as the adjoining area to the south. Cant see anyone else...
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    in and around south tyneside

    Ive seen 1 in Roker Park during the summer - presumed it would have been one of a pair ? Might head through your way tomorrow for a few coastal year ticks... Twite & Buzzard today taking the number of species noted in City of Sunderland this year to a respectable 112.
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    in and around south tyneside

    ST Bird Race Heres a map link that some may find useful for your local bird race:- interactive MAP of South Tyneside Borough a similar map for Sunderland City area together with a selection of locations on my 2011 web-log Birding round Sunderland 2011
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    in and around south tyneside

    Jason, i Know of the odd person whose kept a Tyne & Wear List, but dont know anyone whose kept a City of Sunderland one...yet.. This should give you a fair idea. at @ 14,000 hectares its more than twice the size of Sth Tyneside...
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    in and around south tyneside

    ST Bird Race Seggs Ive participated in the ST B'Race twice in 2 different teams & would rate it as a great day, if somewhat of a challenge. I'll be keeping tabs on a City of Sunderland List for 2011, so have been studying the ST/S'land boundary. Hopefully the following will be of use:-...
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    in and around south tyneside

    WWWT is within City of Sunderland Steve, @ 3.5 Km from South Tyneside. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Saw 2 Woodcock & 12 Grey Partridge under a hedge nr West Hall, couple of days back when we called over to reclaim a lost dog from the kennels, where...
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    in and around south tyneside

    Polite reminder to consider the welfare of wetland birds during this period of hard weather. Birders have been climbing the fence & approaching the very small Bittern reedbed at Rainton today . . .
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    in and around south tyneside

    Adam / Paul , heres an interesting note re Stonechat activity from TBC sightings page :- " 6.45pm yesterday - there was a male Stonechat feeding under the street lamps on the roadside on Saltburn Bank " seems he must have been working a bit overtime. Cheers
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    in and around south tyneside

    working at Fullwell / Roker today, we had 800 or so south up till 1pm - largest was a straggling group in 3 adjoining skeins of @360 birds. others today included a Woodcock, 5 Waxwing south, 1Brambling perched above us & audible & vis mig of Skylark, Mipit & Siskin etc
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    in and around south tyneside

    Nice Waxwing pics - still waiting for a local flock to settle, despite seeing or hearing them every other day. Some unreal images here:- http://www.flickr.com/photos/26030437@N07/ (the blokes garden seems nearly as productive as yours Adam ! ) http://s-evans.blogspot.com/2010/11/smitten.html
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    in and around south tyneside

    that thrush will surely have his work cut out when the bigger flocks move in - presuming there are still plenty berries here ? - think this is the street near the tall ventilation tower ?, where there were 400 or so WW's last year ?
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    in and around south tyneside

    I have fished Rutland, Kielder, Chew, Pitsford etc etc but have never bothered with coarse. After witnessing several unfortunate incidents i am not particularly in favour of bird ringing - A particular & graphic example being - Storm Petrels blinded by torches & camera flashes, resulting in one...
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    in and around south tyneside

    perhaps we should consider banning fishing as well as shooting ?
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    in and around south tyneside

    I'll hazard a guess that ya man thinks he may have seen a Rough-legged Buzzard hunting along that hedgerow . . . -------------------------------------- Hopefully the bubbles that some of the correspondents appear to be living in, might be popped by falling shot next time they're out in the...
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    in and around south tyneside

    200+ species notched up here, mostly by CW & his late brother & MH dont think we've bumped into each other yet Adam, but if you're coming back through drop me a message & i'd be happy to give you, or anyone else for that matter, a tour round. In order to build upon on the various recent...
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    in and around south tyneside

    Map link to assist :- Chester Riverside Park http://goo.gl/maps/FE44 pleasant stretch with small cafe, regular Goosander, Dipper, Kingfisher, Grey Wag, 80+Mutes in the herd, @300Mallard at present
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    in and around south tyneside

    muppet show ....? i was thinking this recurring theme of debateable IDs was more along the lines of a Pantomime "oh no it isnt, oh yes it is" :-O very interesting programme on the iPlayer on how the eye can be tricked by the mind :-...
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    in and around south tyneside

    Thanks Jarra Sid There cant be many folk with Otters in their gardens, nevermind in Sth Tyneside ! Are you far from a watercourse ? Some of those clips on W'Places are amazing (eg Racoon !) - more so when you read the locations We were out on site recently, with some of the people who...
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    in and around south tyneside

    Hi have we seen these images on the WildPlacesNE ?
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    in and around south tyneside

    i wouldnt have thought so Derek - have you watched the clip ? - if anyone can tell what that bird is from the video alone, then they must have a crystal ball and/or a magicians cape !! bloke needs to get a couple more legs on his tripod ;-) nice images - once bittern twice not so shy ay
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