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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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... -
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Rainton Meadows / Joe's Pond Joe's Pond Called over this morning for a couple of hours, nothing untowards apart from a couple of Redwing near the battered Hide and Teal x c30 on Island furthest away from Hide. Pond 2 Mostly iced over and very little about, although large groups mixed Gulls... -
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Fieldfare Numbers There are still quite large numbers of Fieldfare in the Murton area's. Today while over Dalton Retail Park a group of 60+ took flight from waste land near MacDonalds and flew south towards Easington/Peterlee. I have also sighted large numbers over the Seaton Pond and Dalton... -
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Dalton Moor/ Seaton Area's Popped over for an hour or two this morning :- Stotfold Area Tree Sparrow x 5, Greenfinch x 4, Long-tailed Tit x 5, Chaffinch x 1 Seaton Pond Greylag x 20, Mute Swan x 4, Goldfinch x 30+ large groups feeding on thistle heads all round pond area. Goldeneye x 2... -
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Had a walk over to suss feeding station out, on arrival nothing of note about until I topped the feeders up then I was inundated with birds. They were not timid to say the least, as I sat on old tree trunk I was joined by Nuthatch x 3, Willow Tit x 4, Marsh Tit x 6 on tree trunk not 10feet... -
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Startled Tawny & Denbee After a good days birding down Teesmouth with J Todd, sitting in Computer room of home writing the days sightings up, when heard the familiar Ke-wick of Tawny, therefore ventured out into back garden and too my surprise there sitting in Sycamore tree not 50 feet away was... -
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Hesledon Moor / Murton Cycleway Sth First real outing of the year, decided to wander round local patches :- Hesledon Moor Greeted with Heavy Earth Moving machinery at Murton side of Moor, apparently starting work on the new Hawthorn Industrial Site access road and ground clearance, alas devoid... -
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Yes Russ I was with my daughter, it's a shame that you missed the show. It was a the longest period I have actually been able to observe BO, as usually it is just a fleeting view as it flys over a hedgerow. I also think we may have met briefly down at Cowpen Bewley CP approx a week gone Friday... -
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Fantasic experience of BO hunting Visited Low Barnes today not much about as is about the norm lately, however while sitting in West Pasture Hide around 16.20 bemoaning lack of activity suddenly Barn Owl glided in from corner of wooded area over rough pasture at the side of hide and spent a... -
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Rainton Meadows / Joe's Pond Poppeed over this am to try and gain year tick for Redpol, no such luck. However while in hide at pond 2 group of Whooper Swan x 5 flew over in a North Easterly Direction poss over to Herrington CP. Pond 2 Not a great deal about apart from Female Rudworth Duck,Teal... -
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Birdtrack Records Hi Derek I have been forwarding local sightings of the common garden birds for a number of years now, as it also keeps track of your own Life List etc. It also allows you to keep Mark informed of any common bird omissions from your monthly sighting records to the Club -
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Best Wishes JBee Glad to have you back on forum, hope you have a quick recovery and soon back on your travels, especially if you take that gift of the adapted scooter, although I think it might be a tight sqeeze for some of the hides. Take care and have a good "YULE TIDE" thats posh for Xmas 8-P -
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Dalton Moor Decided to pop over for an hour or two as it is a while since last visit, it seems as though some of the precautions the landowner installed to prevent Quad access has finally been breached. As for bird activity not really much from the norm, although did note a large group of...