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    In AND around Sunderland

    Visited Washington Wildfowl and Wetland Trust on Monday. Good to see the common terns back in numbers and the avocets breeding. A suprise was that an Oystercatcher has chosen to lay her eggs in the stones/pebbles of the old flamingo enclosure.She took a break from incubating and revealed three...
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    Timber Beach yesterday 12 to 2 Shelduck,Mallard,Redshank,Curlew,Oystercatcher,Common Gull,BH Gull,Herring Gull,Grey Heron,Blackcap,Goldfinch,Reed Bunting,Robin,Blackbird,Great,Blue and Long Tailed Tit,Willow Warbler,Wood Pigeon,Jackdaw,Carrion Crow,Magpie,Pheasant,Wren.
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    In AND around Sunderland

    AndyK .... Now I know why I had to put a gap in between the y and K when I got my user name !!!
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    Cheers Adam :-) I know where you mean now.
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    Hawthorn Dene I must visit this weekend, been all round the area but this is somewhere i havnt been to. I am keen to see the marsh tits, any advice on access,parking etc ? Thanks Andy
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    They usually are at Concorde, just of the main street behind the old bingo hall.
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    Kingfisher showing well in Roker Park the last 3 days. favourite spots being the railing on the stream bridge below the boating pool and the tree at the top south west of the boating pool ( above the green controls box ) with a half white/red square on it.
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    WWT - Saline pool Paid a visit to WWT on Saturday and got a guided walk ( every 1st and 3rd Saturday in the month) . Took in the new saline pool, just before the tide came in. Should open albeit nearly a year late ( due to funding) in the Spring. Apparently a pair of Oystercatchers attempted to...
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    Cheers Adam,will give it a go !
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    Guys, Whereabouts in Roker Park has the Water Rail been seen ? Send me a P.M. if it suits. Thanks.
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    In AND around Sunderland

    Otter is a good find that far down,well done Ian ! i know in hard weather they will go to the estuary but that isnt the case yet !
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    I have a Tawny Owl on the roof opposite my house in Ennerdale,Ashbrooke making a keewick,keewick sound right now at 22.15. Is that likely to be a youngster trying to establish a territory ?
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    At work (Caterpillar,Peterlee) and just had a constant stream of Swallows heading South flying over the plant, must have been at least 200 birds,never seen that many before...
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    Cant be certain about the species,just got home but I am pretty sure I saw a LEO flying through the hawthorn bushes on the south side of Tunstall Hill next to the Hollymere Pub,Leechmere Road, it was an owl, if not a LEo what else ? Any ideas anyone ? PM if needs be.Thanks.
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    In AND around Sunderland

    Really hurts to se this still goes on but it does.report any suspicious activity,better to protect than be sorry. ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13686761
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    In AND around Sunderland

    Washington Wildfowl and Wetland Trust. Looks like a good year could be ahead, 5 Avocet chicks with 2 breeding pairs and the Terns keep flying in! Wildlife Sightings 17 May 2011 Wader Lake This is a great time of year to watch the Common Tern colony, with 130 birds noted this morning. At least...
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    Wonderfull sound tonight,a dozen Swifts have arrived today and screeching over my house in Ennerdale,Ashbrooke,Sunderland.
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    Recent reports from WWWT 3 May 2011 1 Hobby seen at least twice today over site Wader Lake 4 Avocet 4 Lapwing Broods 9 Oystercatcher 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 22 Shelduck 36 Common Tern 30 April 2011 Excellent Raptor Day 1 Hen Harrier male (Wader Lake Meadow then flew off...
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    Washington Wildfowl and Wetland Trust News Fingers crossed ! :t: http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/washington/news/twos-company-threes-a-crowd-fours-a-colony
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    In AND around Sunderland

    Tawny Owls A delight to hear but maybe not on your Dormer roof 6 feet above you ! A male Tawny was giving a full on hoo...ho, ho, hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo this morning at 4.00 am in Ennerdale,Ashbrooke,a female was responding about 100 or so metres away with regular kee-wicks.after listening to them for...
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    In AND around Sunderland

    South Tyneside Events Some of you may all ready have this but for those who dont there are interesting things going on at our neighbours. http://www.southtyneside.info/article/12172/Countryside-news
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    The Animals Guide to Britain For those who maybe missed it,just watched on BBC 2 Chris Peckhams new show " The Animals Guide to Britain " featured Beavers,Osprey,Dragonflies and Water Vole.I thought it was an absolutely cracking programme,albeit slightly obvious in some content to...
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    Walkedround Silksworth Lakes yesterday first thing. Male Reed Bunting Greenfinch Chaffinch Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit Great Tit Chiffchaff (3) Goldfinch Carrion Crow Jackdaw Kesterel Dunnock Wren Magpie Song Thrush Blackbird Robin Coot Moorhen Tufted Duck Mallard Mute Swan Black Headed gull...
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    In AND around Sunderland

    For the second time in two weeks just seen a Barn Owl crossing the slip road just past the Seaton Lane bridge.
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    Fat Paul Scholes ! An excellent blog, got it in my favourites.:t:
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