Jumpin 4 Joy
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Common Shrew - dead unfortunately. Actually several small mammals scampering about the covered paths.
Photos: 4. Common Shrew -
Terrible about the shrew . How do you think it has died , Ian ?
Common Shrew - dead unfortunately. Actually several small mammals scampering about the covered paths.
Photos: 4. Common Shrew -
Terrible about the shrew . How do you think it has died , Ian ?
Spent morning at Low Barns - long time since I have been here and pleased to say it was better than my last few times.
Saw at 6 heron, GS woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Kingfisher on the river, 4 goosanders swimming together, disturbed a dipper before i saw it, .garden warbler, willow warbler, bullfinch, jay.
It is getting overgrown near the hides and could probably do with a trim, but seems to be neglected. Shame they didnt neglect the tree felling in the spring when birds should have been nesting.
Hurworth Burn Reservoir this morning - plenty of birds along the cycleway to the top of the reservoir - Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Wren, Linnet, Goldfinch, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch and a pair of Sedge Warbler still collecting food for nestlings. Also quite a lot of Greenfinch whichc was good to see. Kestrel, Swallow, Swift, House Martin and Sand Martin in flight.
Reservoir - Greylag Goose c.300, Canada Goose c.30 plus several Canada x Greylag hybrids, Mute Swan x4, Great Crested Grebe c.12 one pair with three juveniles still being carried on it's back, Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Redhsank, Coot, Moorhen, Cormorant, Pochard, Tufted Duck. Lapwing c.60.
Newburn at Hartlepool this evening - Mediterranean Gull x2 still present plus Ringed Plover c.20, Turnstone x8.
Photos: 1. Willow Warbler - 2. Sedge Warbler - 3. Great Crested Grebe family - 4.&5. Med. Gull
Hi Scuzz.
It was nice to meet you on Jaybees' local patch on Monday:t:.
I'm surprised you didn't spook all the marbled whites as you aproached :-O.
Just stumbled upon hurworth burn res today and was wondering if anyone had any info they could share such as best vantage points or a hide and what species i could expect to see there.i parked in the car park and followed the footpath to a gap in the trees but didn't go all way round as the rain was getting a little heavy to say the least.
Cheers for the info Ian i'll have to give it a go.I might take my pop up hide and give it a whirl as i've had it a few months now and not used it yet.