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[Jumpin 4 Joy]

Saltholme :

Flyover Marsh Harrier

 

[IanF]

Seaton Common this evening - SEO x2 still. Both along North Gare access road tonight.

Also Heron x5, Kestrel x5, Teal x7, Moorhen, Curlew x4, Cormorant x2.

 

[IanF]

I see the BBC mentions the Little Tern colony at Crimdon Dene - confirming 67 chicks this year.

 

[IanF]

Another misty dreary morning.

Went looking for another ringed Little Egret - this one with green rings but no sign of it around though three on Dorman's Pool. No one's got the full colour combination yet - just known one is green coloured. Previous bird had red/yellow.

Zinc Works Road - Stonechat x3, Blue Tit in bullrushes with a Stonechat, Goldfinch x.15, Heron x2, Kestrel x2, Curlew x2, Moorhen x1.

Photos: 1. Little Egret - 2. Stonechat - 3. Blue Tit - 4. Crow - 5. Kestrel

 

[rokermartin]

Thats the nature of twitching scarce birds isnt it Ian ? !
If you want 'em, you've generally gotta get there sharpish.:t:

My point to "Jumpin 4 Joy" whoever she is, is that the probability of still being able to see the bird after 4days is pretty slim... to say the least.

As to your point about dropping of hats, i was fortunate enough to have the finder phone me upon him locating the bird... it just so happened i was packing up at work & about to head home through Hetton.
Very many people did manage to see the Wryneck (7AM-8PM ) both before, during & after work
Im sure next time theres a Wryneck in Co.Durham, certain people will do their upmost to try to ensure as many people as possible have a good chance of seeing it

Cheers
SE

Rare and scarce birds in the autumn tend to hang around a lot longer than they do in the spring making them easier to see because they spend time feeding and building up there fat reserves for there migration.In the spring they what to get to there breeding grounds as quick as possible thats why they dont hang around for long.Wrynecks in the autumn tend to be long stayers like the Marsden Quarry bird which stayed for 7 days in August 04.

 

[JBee]

Very many people did manage to see the Wryneck (7AM-8PM ) both before, during & after work
Cheers
SE

Including guys from Birmingham and Coldstream

 

[Jumpin 4 Joy]

Chuffed I've seen it ...

At 2pm today : Rainton Meadows - Wryneck

 

[StevieEvans]

Chuffed I've seen it ...

At 2pm today : Rainton Meadows - Wryneck

Well done for re-finding it 4km away from the last sighting :t:
thats the 4th site record.

 

[StevieEvans]

Rare and scarce birds in the autumn tend to hang around a lot longer than they do in the spring making them easier to see because they spend time feeding and building up there fat reserves for there migration.In the spring they what to get to there breeding grounds as quick as possible thats why they dont hang around for long.Wrynecks in the autumn tend to be long stayers like the Marsden Quarry bird which stayed for 7 days in August 04.

Thanks Martin
Armed with that knowledge, i'm confident that i'll be able to wait untill the end of this week before i go for a look at this Rainton bird
:-O

 

[rokermartin]

Thanks Martin
Armed with that knowledge, i'm confident that i'll be able to wait untill the end of this week before i go for a look at this Rainton bird
:-O

Have to say it certainly does'nt always work that way birds staying round longer in the autumn but as a general rule they do.

 

[StevieEvans]

Have to say it certainly does'nt always work that way birds staying round longer in the autumn but as a general rule they do.

Aye, hear what youre saying Martin.
Did this afternoons bird at Rainton come through on the pagers etc?
i was on the fone to birders @ 2PM who were at RM's at that time....... & they surprisingly didnt mention it..

We dont get that many nowadays to draw many conclusions do we Martin?
Am i right in saying there were none in Co.Dham last year, 2007?
Steve

 

[rokermartin]

The Wryneck at Rainton did'nt come up on my pager.Wrynecks i would say are getting very scarce these days because we just dont get the big falls of migrants on the coast that we use to see years ago.August 1986 when Hurricane Charlie hit our area the day after there were hundreds of migrants right along the South Tyneside and Durham coast including 14 Wrynecks.I can remember seeing two Wrynecks on Jackie's Beach they must have been realy tired and i got within 6ft away from them had amazing views .They stayed around for several days feeding along the grass bank and the mound on the rifle range.

 

[Jumpin 4 Joy]

I'll tell RBA about it now.

 

[Jumpin 4 Joy]

EDIT : It's on

 

[smitsel]

If indeed there is a Wryneck at Rainton Meadows can you be a bit more specific on the location, as you know RM is a big place.

 

[Jumpin 4 Joy]

Don't get lippy pal.

Yesterday it was next to the railway lines tunnel then it flew towards the side with the big pub.

 

[StevieEvans]

Don't get lippy pal.

Yesterday it was next to the railway lines tunnel then it flew towards the side with the big pub.

You've been extremely fortunate to be able to find yourself a Wryneck, and amazingly only days after missing out on one....
So a hearty WELL DONE m8 from me :t:
(the big pub is The Chilton Country Club, i was at the tunnel area at 12:15 today, but no sign of anything out of the ordinary other than a large ball of string)
Steve

 

[great bustard]

I was at RM all afternoon yesterday, had a good ole work around. Bumped into a few birders, None of which mentioned a Wryneck? Strange

 

[Redrobn]

I was at RM all afternoon yesterday, had a good ole work around. Bumped into a few birders, None of which mentioned a Wryneck? Strange

ar was down there yestda & didnt see any wrynecks ,were you the bloke told me the was a black heron last week?
Rob

 

[StevieEvans]

I was at RM all afternoon yesterday, had a good ole work around. Bumped into a few birders, None of which mentioned a Wryneck? Strange

sore loser ?