St Mary's Island this morning - flushed a Corncrake at 07:50 from the path north of the Wetlands next to the second dead end path over looking the wetlands (as you head from the North Car Park) - it was lost to view behind the end willows at the very North West end but looked like it could be...
Rainton Meadows
7 Tundra Bean Geese (6 ad and a Juv), 6 European White-fronted Geese and a Pink-foot flew in with Greylags at 8:45 this morning and were still on the main lake at 10:05 at least.
Quite quiet at Rainton Meadows tonight, although cuckoo flew over no2 flycatching. Also curlew, Gropper and grey partridge heard. Stoat or weasel ran across the road at Durham turf and a black-tailed skimmer on the hide.
Rainton Meadows - 1 Green Sand, 2 Common Terns, 1 Cormorant over and about 100 Sand Martins including a lot of young birds - today at dinner.
I Grey Wagtail heard yesterday - later seen by JBee
Rainton Meadows - 1 Common Tern and 2 (drake and duck) Shoveler at Lunchtime.
Some White-throated Robin photos on my 'new' website thats under construction:-
http://birding.noobab.com/birding/british-birds/british-rarities
Was in two minds whether to visit Rainton Meadows at lunchtime - seeing as last nights visits didn't produce anything out of the ordinary - but glad I did as almost the first birds I saw was a flock of about 20 Crossbill flying low through the reserve in a (approx) SE direction. 3 LRP's and at...
Hard to tell to be honest - without the tail. Think it could be a redstart due to the lack of barring on the belly but never seen a juv redstart so can't be sure ;)
Two visits to Rainton Meadows (last night and this morning) produced the same outcome as JBee and Ray - its very quite at the moment. Although did see the Cuckoo between 2 and 3 last night. At least two Groppers still reeling, 4 LRP's, 2 Shelduck and 2 Stock Doves - along with the usual species...
Rainton Meadows quite quiet this morning with only a drake Shoveler of any note. No sign of Ringed Plover. I also had a hunting LEO last night at 8:45pm.
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