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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Friday 3rd December A lovely morning, clear blue sky... Car park tables had: Blue Tit * 2, Great Tit * 3, Coal Tit, Sparrow *3, Chaffinch * 7, Dunnock * 2, Blackbird * 3, Robin * 2, Yellowhammer * 3. At the railway line: Long tailed tit * 3, Waxwing * 8, with a single lapwing calling and... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Monday 8:30AM Called in to the feeding station on my way to Saltholme, I noticed at the weekend that they had 'reversed' it. I agree, too many high level tables, needs more natural settings. Stayed for about 30 minutes and had; Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
recent visit images from a visit last tuesday, I too went for the insects as the few previous visits didnt reveal much in the bird life. One thing that did stand out was that i spent 30 minutes watching 6-8 hawkers patrolling/fighting over the car park pool, a male and female were coupled too. -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Friday 23rd July Quick visit today just to catch up on any changes, (been away for 3 weeks). Fairly quiet all round, there were groups of council workfolk dotted around the park doing some work, persumably in preparation for the gala on sunday. Lots of insect in the meadow areas though a bit... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Monday afternoon An afternoon visit this time, primarily to check up on the insect levels, once the sun came out so did everything else, the wind was a bit of an issue though, a tad gusty! Good to bump into Ian again though for updates on the kingfishers and sparrowhawks, etc. -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
I know what you mean about the dog-emptiers! For every responsible walker there are half a dozen irresponsible ones, I've been there several times now and seen the owners allowing the dogs to jump in the lake without any attempt to call them back. I have been to many reserves across the UK and... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Monday 10am+ A few hours there with the glorious sunshine... Car Park feeding tables very busy, 20 sparrow, 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird, 7 Reed Bunting, Wren, and I finally get to see the Brambling here. The trip to the lake was very quiet, lake had the usual... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Saturday 10am Cold morning visit, went straight to lake as had not been for some time and wanted to see RN Duck. As I got there IanF was leaving so it was a safe bet that the RN was going to be close by. ;) It took about 40 minutes sat on the bench for it to pluck (not sure thats the best... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Ian, Love the reflection of the goldeneye in picture 3 Ray -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Matt, Dont forget to visit the feeding station, if you walk back out of the car park there is a metal mesh gate, through there you follow the wooden screen anticlockwise all the way round to a screen hide, normally plenty of things there, including the odd rat! Ray -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Sunday @ 10:00am As I got there this morning the sun broke through and stayed for the entire visit. Feeding station was bare of both food and birds so I headed for the lake following the railway path, 40+ Goldfinch, Blue and Great Tits and 2 Long tailed Tits in the Alders by the corner just... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Sunday @ 10am Feeding station visit only this morning on our way to Saltholme (yes yes I know it was closed.... didnt read Durham thread before I set off!!!!) Same old stuff at the station, a few extra Robins, all getting very territorial, constantly chasing the Tits and the Dunnocks from the... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Saturday 9am Freezing cold start, -5 shown on car, feeding station was a frenzy of Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Sparrow and regular foraging trips by the Rat. Rest of the park pretty quiet with the exception of 20+ Goldfinch near railway line. Lake had 50+ Gulls, Mallard... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
We were there this morning Ian, it really was a dragonfly fest, the path through the wood leading to the railway line had plenty of mixed darters and hawkers, too many to count at one point. The scraped had 8+ hawkers and a number of darters ovipositing, we didnt get to see the black darter but... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Amazing bright start to the morning, not a cloud when I got there (didn't last), took path past visitor centre, into wood and along railway line, 6* willow warbler, 2* Great Tit, 1* Blue Tit, 7* Long Tailed Tit, 8* Chaffinch and a whitethroat, as I turned the corner at the end of the 'L' just... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
More from today including the mushroom!!!! obviously didn't get invited to the party cos he wasn't a fungi to be with 8-P sorry! -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
you are right, it is fascinating, we must have caught it in its final death throes because the fly was performing exactly to plan, it was walking up the stem to the top, we wondered why it didnt fly away when I poked the macro lens at it, but its brain wasn't it own by then I guess! Thanks for... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A few more from this weekend, including the 'bursting' fly! - suggestions on a postcard please! -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Bright start to the morning, Good to see Ian yesterday so I thought I would get a head start on him today..... Ian arrived just as I was getting out of the car (typical), Am I visiting the park too often perhaps? Headed past the now unused feeding station to pick up Cow bridge beck, first... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Saturday Morning Bright and warm, a nice change! Walking from the car park to the railway line showed Reed Warbler(1), Willow Warbler(5), Whitethroat(1), Chaffinch(2), Goldfinch(4), Wren(1), Yellowhammer(1). A cacophony of other sound but rarely seen. The small pond (weed covered one) on the... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A late posting from my visit on Monday... (PC issues > DOS v5 still playing up :) ) Arrived about 9am with the car park empty, a fair cacophony of noise from the car park bushes and what sounded like all across the park. Only a single swan on the pond, later while talking to a couple they... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Had a quick visit this afternoon, I noticed the geese on the island of the main pond too, one of them was definately nest building! Much the same today as you saw Ian, with the exception of the SPHawk, Kestrel, oh, and the trout! Lots of hoverflies, midge, and 2 pair of small tortoiseshell. -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Sunday 10:00am Bright sunny and warm day, produced a lot of activity in general around the park. Apart from the tables, the feeding station was devoid of food so emptied my monthly ration into the hanging feeders. Feeding station had the usual mix of Blue Tit *8, Great Tit * 3, Chaffinch... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Saturday @ noon (ish) Dropped in to feeding station on way home from Saltholme, very busy, lots of families it being the weekend... Even though some of the feeders were empty there was still lots of activity. Chaffinch *14, Blue Tit *5, Great Tit *8, Coal Tit *2, Reed Bunting *4, Robin *1... -
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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
By 11am most of the cloud had gone and produced a clear blue sky. On arrival the feeding station was full of other birders, so decided on a walk up the cycleway.... largest flock was c. 50 Goldfinch over the ploughed field on the left, rest of the cycleway had 4 * Blue, 2 * Great and 1 * Coal...