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Recent content by DenBee
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Durham Birding
Speckled Teal Speckled Teal outside Saltholme Hide today showing well for approx hour before closing -
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Durham Birding
Waxwings Dalton Park Waxwings 50 plus seen today on Green next to Dalton Park @ 14.30 today,believe this could be the first sighting for this area -
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Durham Birding
Surprise Home Visit Been having regular visits to the feeders over the past four days of a rather persistent Sparrowhawk, failing to capitalise on a meal until today, finally nailed an unsuspecting Blue Tit. I have never had a raptor as persistent as this in the garden, managed to get a few... -
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Durham Birding
Saltholme Reserve Good day down Saltholme yesterday even though very murky day fair variety of birds around "HIGHLIGHTS" Wood Sandpiper x 2, Green Sandpiper x1, Greenshank x 1 very close to Saltholme Hide for approx 30 minutes photographers paradise (If there had been any). Also present on... -
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Durham Birding
Hooded Merganser Saltholme Down Saltholme today finally pinned this elusive species down was showing well infront of hide most of the afternoon. Also present were:- Pochard x 17, Wigeon x 400+, Curlew x 30+, Red -breasted Merganser x 2, Pintail x 6, Shelduck x 6, Gadwall x 13, & Little Egret x... -
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Birds in Cumbria
Sightings book Thank you Oncebittern for posting this request on Cumbria Birding e-mail news group Denbee -
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Birds in Cumbria
Lost Sigtings Book Hi I do not know if this is the correct thread to use to find the owner of lost Sightings book. I am a Reserve Volunteer Hide Guide at R.S.P.B Saltholme on Teesside, during my session in the Saltholme Hide on Thursday 25th February a party from Grange Over Sands visited the... -
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Durham Birding
Saltholme R.S.P.B Reserve Two Female Smew along with two Drake Red breasted Merganser showing well at Saltholme Hide along with:- Dark- Bellied Brent Goose x 1, Pintail Duck x 7, Wigeon, c500, Curlew x 30, Pink-footed Goose x 1, Golden Plover x c100, Red-breasted Merganser (Drake)x 2,&... -
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Durham Birding
Kick Start for New Year List Good start to the year quite an abundance of activity in the garden and on the feeders for one day in a period of 1 hour to kick start my year list:- Blackbird x 10, Blue Tit x 2, Brambling x 1, Chaffinch x 14, Collared Dove x 2, Dunnock x 2, Goldfinch x 7, GSW x 1... -
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Durham Birding
Seaton Turbines Hi With Regards to the chinese whispers re "DRAINAGE " of Seaton Pond, I have once again spoken to Martin Bulmer one of the main opposing residents, who has informed me that this will not happen as it was suggested around eight years ago and a survey was carried out which... -
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Durham Birding
Rainton Meadows Called over this PM not a lot over on Joes Pond apart from the usual Mallard and Teal x 7. However over on Pond Two quite a variety ie:- BHG x c150[, Snipe x 1, Wigeon x 28, Canada Geese x 4, Greylag Geese x 4, Gadwal x 5, Shoveler x 7 (3 male in Eclipse). Then just left of... -
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Durham Birding
Saltholme Ponds Popped down for the dirty weekend activities that had been arranged by the reserve. Plenty of activities for famillies, also plenty of action going on outside of Saltholme Hide Great Crested Grebe x 5 (2 in full courtship display), Sandwich Tern x 3 present ( Again 2 in full... -
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Durham Birding
Mandarin Chase Thanks Steve did you actually manage to catch up with Fumanchu Duck. According to other visitors they had actually seen a pair, however I did only see the Drake been harrassed and been chased towards the hide by possibly the same Mute Swan. -
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Durham Birding
Rainton Meadows / Joe's Pond Popped in twice today while weather still clear. First visit this am quite productive. Approach to J.P along track Chiffchaff x 2, Yellowhammer x 4, Goldfinch x 6, Bullfinch x 6 (3 pairs), Kestrel x 2 (! sitting on Nest Box, Willow Warbler x 3 my first Willow... -
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Durham Birding
Rainton Meadows / Joe's Pond Called over this morning quite a pleasant visit Bullfinch x 3 singing in trees at the enterance to Joe' Pond's along with LTT x 2and abundance of Robin x 13 some in full song, while males scolding other males trespassing in their territory. On entering main site...