Ingsbirder
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does anyone know if you have to pay to get into newburgh priory to see the GW teal?
Ollie, you can view the lake from the road (for free):
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=454082&Y=476710&A=Y&Z=120
does anyone know if you have to pay to get into newburgh priory to see the GW teal?
I went there today and there was no sign.
My dad and I are heading to North Cave Wetlands this morning - try and add to our pitiful year lists
I know that there may be Red Kite in the area, was wondering if somebody could suggest the best place to find them
Obviously PM me if the information is sensitive
Thanks
Mal Skelton
Hi Graeme
I used to work at Harlow Carr and set up the feeding station in the Plant Centre. The gardens get some great birds throughout the seasons and can offer great viewing. Its best to go mid-week (as long as not half term!) and you can often have the bird hide to yourself. The feeders do get a great range of birds through the winter. Occasionally Woodcock, Grey Wagtail, Hawfinch, Dipper and Crossbill in the woodland bit too.
In the spring the gardens hold Pied and Spotted Flycatcher and occasionally Redstart, Wood Warbler and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker amongst a range of common migrants and residents.
The gardens sit nicely in an interesting valley and as a result is good on passage. I've had Osprey (on both spring and autumn passage), Hobby and Peregrine too. Terns are regular on passage too, and during the autumn waves of thrushes go over.
I think the best bird I had there was an Alpine Swift and of course, the Red Kites are regular now too.
I did produce an annotated checklist of the birds of the gardens whilst there but not sure if there are still copies available?
Cheers, Andy
Just had a walk round Adel Dam in Leeds, the new hide by the feeding station has been vandalised, some git has tried to torch the place and also smashed the door handle off. So unless you have a penknife you can't open the door from the outside, thankfully the internal door handle is okay.
The reserve was pretty quiet, only blue, great and coal tits in evidence at the feeders, I did hear nuthatch calling there. There were half a dozen teal on the lake aloing with a couple of coot and moorhens. At least 2 pair of mistle thrushes were just outside the reserve in the fields by Arthington Lane.
Just had a walk round Adel Dam in Leeds, the new hide by the feeding station has been vandalised, some git has tried to torch the place and also smashed the door handle off. So unless you have a penknife you can't open the door from the outside, thankfully the internal door handle is okay.
Good one Pete... sure they weren't displaying buzzards