StevieEvans
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Brasside Ponds Area
Grid Ref- NZ292 453
Situated 1.5miles north of Durham City centre
Flooded clay pits, with scrubby / wooded margins, in area of mixed agriculture, with adjacent woodlands & R. Wear Valley.
Site list of approx 180 species
Resident/Breeding species
Green woodpecker, G.S.woodpecker, Nuthatch, Willow tit, Long tailed tit, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Redpoll
Jay, Magpie, Stock dove, Grey partridge
Woodcock, Curlew, Lapwing, Grey wagtail, Heron, Kingfisher
Great crested grebe, Dabchick, Ruddy duck, Goosander, Tufted duck, Mute swan, Canada goose, Greylag goose
Tree sparrow, Linnet, Reed bunting, Yellowhammer
Little owl, Tawny owl, Long eared owl, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel
Summer Visitors
Grasshopper warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Sedge warbler, Garden warbler, Whinchat, Swift, Sand martin, House martin, Swallow. Yellow wagtail
Winter Visitors
Short eared owl, Long eared owl, Golden plover, Jack Snipe, Water Rail, Goldeneye, Goosander, Fieldfare, Brambling, Redwing, Siskin
Unusual/Sporadic/Rare Visitors
Eider, Long tailed duck, Common Scoter, Shag,
Fulmar, Kittiwake, Black tern, Yellow leg gull, Med. gull, Little gull
Osprey, Red Kite, Honey buzzard, Hobby, Goshawk,
Waxwing, Dipper, Wood warbler, Quail, Black tail godwit, Ruff, Dunlin, Greenshank
Stonechat, Twite, Turtle dove
Garganey, Shelduck, Red crested Pochard, Merganser, Scaup, Slavonian, Red necked & Black necked grebes
Bewick & Whooper swan, Bittern, Reed warbler
Other wildlife
Red Squirrel have not been seen for a year now, although Otters have recently started to re-occupy the Wear nearby, Hare & Roe Deer are both common, with Badger being occassional visitors.
Grid Ref- NZ292 453
Situated 1.5miles north of Durham City centre
Flooded clay pits, with scrubby / wooded margins, in area of mixed agriculture, with adjacent woodlands & R. Wear Valley.
Site list of approx 180 species
Resident/Breeding species
Green woodpecker, G.S.woodpecker, Nuthatch, Willow tit, Long tailed tit, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Redpoll
Jay, Magpie, Stock dove, Grey partridge
Woodcock, Curlew, Lapwing, Grey wagtail, Heron, Kingfisher
Great crested grebe, Dabchick, Ruddy duck, Goosander, Tufted duck, Mute swan, Canada goose, Greylag goose
Tree sparrow, Linnet, Reed bunting, Yellowhammer
Little owl, Tawny owl, Long eared owl, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel
Summer Visitors
Grasshopper warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Sedge warbler, Garden warbler, Whinchat, Swift, Sand martin, House martin, Swallow. Yellow wagtail
Winter Visitors
Short eared owl, Long eared owl, Golden plover, Jack Snipe, Water Rail, Goldeneye, Goosander, Fieldfare, Brambling, Redwing, Siskin
Unusual/Sporadic/Rare Visitors
Eider, Long tailed duck, Common Scoter, Shag,
Fulmar, Kittiwake, Black tern, Yellow leg gull, Med. gull, Little gull
Osprey, Red Kite, Honey buzzard, Hobby, Goshawk,
Waxwing, Dipper, Wood warbler, Quail, Black tail godwit, Ruff, Dunlin, Greenshank
Stonechat, Twite, Turtle dove
Garganey, Shelduck, Red crested Pochard, Merganser, Scaup, Slavonian, Red necked & Black necked grebes
Bewick & Whooper swan, Bittern, Reed warbler
Other wildlife
Red Squirrel have not been seen for a year now, although Otters have recently started to re-occupy the Wear nearby, Hare & Roe Deer are both common, with Badger being occassional visitors.
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