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degsy_safc · Sep 8, 2008

Shaggy2070 said:
Could be a good time to try Far Pastures for Kingfishers:smoke:

Definitely is - i saw 2 there together on Sunday afternoon, but they didn't visit any of the perches near the hide to make them easy to photograph. The water levels at Far Pasture were also very high to normal levels, guess they were up approx 18 inches or more judging by the post that is at the far end of the right hand pond.

FoghornKinghorn · Sep 9, 2008

Jumpin 4 Joy said:
No , he's a chav/birder that regularly hangs around RM's :-O

ha ha I know him quite well actually.

I knew who you where refering 2.
He's a mint birder though!

JBee · Sep 9, 2008

I've never before seen such a large group of cormorants as the one that flew south along Easington coast yesterday.
The shot below was the bulk of an estimated 100 + with a smaller group of around 40-50 following on some minutes later.
They must have been giving away free fish at Teeside

NeilF · Sep 9, 2008

JBee said:
I've never before seen such a large group of cormorants as the one that flew south along Easington coast yesterday.
The shot below was the bulk of an estimated 100 + with a smaller group of around 40-50 following on some minutes later.
They must have been giving away free fish at Teeside

Hi John,
I also saw this group of Cormorants as they flew south past Trow Quarry yesterday morning. I also estimate about 100 or so, by far the biggest flying flock of Cormorants I've ever seen.

unkle22 · Sep 9, 2008

hi there can ayone tell me where the castle lake is plese herd it's got some nice birds there to look at. thankyu.

great bustard · Sep 10, 2008

Kinghorn the bird brain. said:
ha ha I know him quite well actually. I knew who you where refering 2.
He's a mint birder though!

im not sure about that leghorn! Im a good raver tho and also the bestest dancer i the north east though

Mark Newsome · Sep 10, 2008

JBee said:
I've never before seen such a large group of cormorants as the one that flew south along Easington coast yesterday.
The shot below was the bulk of an estimated 100 + with a smaller group of around 40-50 following on some minutes later.
They must have been giving away free fish at Teeside

Not being funny, but are you sure they were Cormorants? Early to mid-September is the usual time for an influx of Shags from the Farnes/Scotland and large flocks can sometimes be seen flying south.

StevieEvans · Sep 10, 2008

NeilF said:
Hi John,
I also saw this group of Cormorants as they flew south past Trow Quarry yesterday morning. I also estimate about 100 or so, by far the biggest flying flock of Cormorants I've ever seen.

Youre not trying to tern Shags into Cormorants too are you Neil :eek!: .............

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Nice Wood Sandpiper on the driveway flash at RM's late yestday aftnoon
Wood Pigeon sitting on eggs in central Sunderland today

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JG reports an Osprey over the small fishing pond at Waldridge Fell this morning.

FoghornKinghorn · Sep 10, 2008

great bustard said:
im not sure about that leghorn! Im a good raver tho and also the bestest dancer i the north east though

I say, I say Ian it's Foghorn Longhorn boy!

ha ha
I missed the Wood Sand at Rainton.:-C

JBee · Sep 10, 2008

whitburnmark said:
Not being funny, but are you sure they were Cormorants? Early to mid-September is the usual time for an influx of Shags from the Farnes/Scotland and large flocks can sometimes be seen flying south.

They were black and had long beaks

Here's a large crop of the image - the birds were a fair way off.
I await expert advise.

Jumpin 4 Joy · Sep 10, 2008

JBee said:
They were black and had long beaks
Here's a large crop of the image - the birds were a fair way off.
I await expert advise.

Certianly looks like cormoarants to me.

FoghornKinghorn · Sep 10, 2008

JBee said:
They were black and had long beaks
Here's a large crop of the image - the birds were a fair way off.
I await expert advise.

Yeah JBee they are Cormorants.
by the way I am the young guy that was at Hetton Lyons looking for the Wryneck. I carried Steve Evans scope for him, which payed of with some great views of the wryneck.:t:

FoghornKinghorn · Sep 10, 2008

JBee said:
They were black and had long beaks
Here's a large crop of the image - the birds were a fair way off.
I await expert advise.

In adult Cormorants look out for the yellow toward the start of the bill.
I struggle trying to tell them apart in flight sometimes.

Ray.Scott · Sep 10, 2008

Spent most of the day at Hetton Boggs with JBee and drank most of his coffee :-O.
Barnstormer also turned up on the afternoon, nice meeting you again Brian :t:.
Not hugely busy throughout the day, with a few of the regulars:
Blue, Great, Coal & Willow Tits.
Mallards.
Moorehens.
Coots.
Chaffinch.
Juv, Bull Finch.
Raggy looking Magpie.
Kingfisher visited a few times and on one occassion 2 flew In.

Oh! nearly forgot, nice meeting Mick & Joanne at the Boggs the other day :t:, I wish I had someone to carry my gear around

.

nellieberta · Sep 10, 2008

Scuzz said:
Oh! nearly forgot, nice meeting Mick & Joanne at the Boggs the other day :t:, I wish I had someone to carry my gear around .

:-O:-O:-O:-O:-O:t:

Nice meeting you too! I see you got the Kingfisher again!

He doesn't always carry my stuff......

Joanne

NeilF · Sep 10, 2008

StevieEvans said:
Youre not trying to tern Shags into Cormorants too are you Neil :eek!: .............

You get so used to seeing Cormorants flying past every five minutes you end up assuming everything is a Cormorant, had one in the garden today

Need Shag for my month list :-O

StevieEvans · Sep 10, 2008

JBee said:
They were black and had long beaks
Here's a large crop of the image - the birds were a fair way off.
I await expert advise.

We'll have to wait for the seawatching expert John, but in the meantime i'd agree with the others that theres no question that its a huge flock of Cormorants that you & Neil have seen ( & very lucky to have captured.:t: ).

Cormorants are generally big, long winged (pointed but wing tips splayed) & black, they have thick kinked necks & wedge shape heads.

Shags are generally not so big

,but are also black, with shorter blunter wings, long straight narrow necks with smaller more rounded heads & appear more pot-bellied when flying.

StevieEvans · Sep 10, 2008

NeilF said:
....<snip>.......
Need Shag for my month list :-O

Im so glad nobodys felt it necessary to stoop to depraved levels of infantile, smutty 1970's postcard humour.

Yes, im also hoping to get a Shag this month.

StevieEvans · Sep 10, 2008

Scuzz said:
Spent most of the day at Hetton Boggs with JBee and drank most of his coffee :-O.
Barnstormer also turned up on the afternoon, nice meeting you again Brian :t:.
Not hugely busy throughout the day, with a few of the regulars:
Blue, Great, Coal & Willow Tits.
Mallards.
Moorehens.
Coots.
Chaffinch.
Juv, Bull Finch.
Raggy looking Magpie.
Kingfisher visited a few times and on one occassion 2 flew In.

Oh! nearly forgot, nice meeting Mick & Joanne at the Boggs the other day :t:, I wish I had someone to carry my gear around .

i did realise who "Scuzz" was untill the day after the Lyons Wryneck...:eek!:
Whats happening with the Water Rails down there ? Pretty sure, that this time last year there were a few out & about......

JBee · Sep 10, 2008

StevieEvans said:
Whats happening with the Water Rails down there ? Pretty sure, that this time last year there were a few out & about......

Expecting them any day now Steve.

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