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  1. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    BW Pratincole still at Bothal at 09.40. Mostly sitting, occasionally preening, NW margins viewed from the road along the south edge. Great light. Flew once for 20 sec. Features clear in the good light.
  2. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Re Harthope Valley All possible, perhaps except Pied Fly (someone might have a site for that, though) The only one you are likely to see from the valley floor is Spotted Fly. You'll need to gain height to see the others. MT
  3. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Hi Lazza. Where is your garden? It might not be too far from mine!
  4. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Sorry I didnt reply earlier lazza. Didn't catch the mistle thrush, but then again with two 10 year olds in tow, we didnt have time to pick carefully through every bird! Glad you saw the linnets - nice to get a decent flock - best I've seen for ages. Re the whitefronts. Most of the whitefronts...
  5. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    lazza. I was out yesterday and looking at the same fieldfare/redwing flock with my 10 yo son who is just getting into birding. We had a flock of maybe 25 linnets behaving as you describe, over the cabbage field on the left before the first right bend in the road. The thrushes were fantastic in...
  6. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    There is no law that says, if you find a bird you have to tell everyone. So whilst I agree with TLB that everyone has a responsibility - that does not preclude me from concluding that with this bird, in this location (should I be the finder) - then I might want to keep it to myself.
  7. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Waxwings Still small flock (drive-by estimate 20-25). Found about 50m east of entrance to Wansbeck Business Park in Ashington. Usually sitting up in the taller leafless trees, or else feeding on the copious cotoneaster-type shrub on the south side of the road.
  8. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Female smew? Extremely unlikely Gill. I would guess maybe female common scoter (look in the field guide and see what you think)
  9. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Waxwings Still a nice little flock this evening in Ashington. About 50m east of the entrance to Wansbeck Business Park in the north of Ashington. Perching in trees either side of the main road - and feeding on a very prolific berry bush on the south side of the main road. Some type of...
  10. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Reported to be 4 Greenland whitefronts at the subsidence pond between the A189 and the Wansbeck hospital to the east of Ashington.
  11. Negrounder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Hawfinch One still showing in same place as nicely described above (say 200m west of the small parking area) on Sat 22nd Jan. Thanks to the finders!
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