Today's sightings;
Stoneybeck Lake/Farnless Farm - 6 Wigeon, 1m Pochard, 16 Moorhen, 87 Curlew and a Redshank.
Castle Lake - 1 Shelduck, 5 Pintail (3m2f), 10 Shoveler, 3f Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 7 Redshank and a Fox in the wildlife garden.
Island Farm - 14 Grey Partridge, 2 adult Great Black-backed Gull overflew north, 2 Skylark overflew south and a mixed flock of 100+ Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting.
A1 Flashes - 200 Golden Plover and 18 Magpie.
Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve
Saturday 27 December 2014
Monday 15 December 2014
Monday 15th December 2014
Sightings today from John Olley and myself.
Castle Lake - 5 Whooper Swan (4 adults & 1 juvenile) 3 Pintail, 8 Shoveler, 5 Goldeneye, 400 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 24 Moorhen, 1400 Golden Plover, 1000 Lapwing, 10 Redshank, 10 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Wildlife Garden - 1 Goldcrest, 5+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Treecreeper.
Low Hardwick - 8 Grey Partridge, 42 Curlew, 30+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing.
A1 Flashes - 5 Whooper Swan (as above) over @12:45 heading south then east, 1 Green Sandpiper.
River Stell - 1 Little Grebe.
Castle Lake - 5 Whooper Swan (4 adults & 1 juvenile) 3 Pintail, 8 Shoveler, 5 Goldeneye, 400 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 24 Moorhen, 1400 Golden Plover, 1000 Lapwing, 10 Redshank, 10 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Wildlife Garden - 1 Goldcrest, 5+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Treecreeper.
Low Hardwick - 8 Grey Partridge, 42 Curlew, 30+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing.
A1 Flashes - 5 Whooper Swan (as above) over @12:45 heading south then east, 1 Green Sandpiper.
River Stell - 1 Little Grebe.
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Sunday 7th December 2014
Catching up with sightings from Sunday with thanks to John Olley and Joe Hughes.
Castle Lake - 10 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Curlew, 500 Golden Plover, 1000 Lapwing, 320 Wigeon and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Castle Lake - 10 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Curlew, 500 Golden Plover, 1000 Lapwing, 320 Wigeon and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Monday 1 December 2014
Monday 1st December 2014
Sightings for today included the following.
Castle Lake - 13 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, c1000 Golden Plover & 1 Dunlin.
Island Farm/Fishburn Lake - 9 Whooper Swan's flew low over heading south-west @10.15, 14 Grey Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10+ Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, c70 Goldfinch & 1 Lesser Redpoll.
Low Hardwick - 1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 20+ Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Tit.
A1 Flashes - 2 Green Sandpiper together.
A few pictures of today's birds;
Nine Whooper's whooping.
Tree Heron at Fishburn Lake
One of two, possibly three Green Sand's present today.
Two of the three Little Egret's still around.
Castle Lake - 13 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, c1000 Golden Plover & 1 Dunlin.
Island Farm/Fishburn Lake - 9 Whooper Swan's flew low over heading south-west @10.15, 14 Grey Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10+ Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, c70 Goldfinch & 1 Lesser Redpoll.
Low Hardwick - 1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 20+ Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Tit.
A1 Flashes - 2 Green Sandpiper together.
A few pictures of today's birds;
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