in and around south tyneside (1 Viewer)

[seggs]

And a couple of comparison pics, which might help people, much like myself, who find It difficult to tell one tern from another.

1 - roseate tern and common tern to rear.
2 - 2 roseate terns and arctic tern to rear.

Nice shots Ray:t: ya getting a dab hand with tern spotting now.:t:
Its a lot easier when you see them side by side for comparison, your next challenge is the juvs...

 

[seggs]

Andrew - considering how you took these pictures (mobile through the scope) they are excellent - very well done :t:

Second that! glad you enjoyed the riches of ST over the last week or so Andrew..please call again.

 

[jason-t-71]

Well, I'm glad I ignored somebodies advice (its not very good weather for butterflies) cos I went to Wingate Quarry and had an excellent afternoon, with the Marbled Whites showing exceptionally well. There were plenty of them as well, well into double figures. Plenty of other species too.

 

[keithmc]

good numbers of tern on big beach at least 10 adult roseate. 1 dunlin 2 sanderling, 1 ringed plover,maedow pip, 10 linnets. is this a juv. roseate on right of photo. also seen a hummingbird hawk moth in whitburn, 1st one i've seen.

 

[mcepjg]

Kibblesworth and Lamesley

Thanks for the tern IDs, good to see such a healthy population of terns in our area. Great Day out to kibblesworth lamesley area. good to hear plenty of yellowhammers around, a few warblers out as well as a family of wrens, highlights of the day birdwise were male kestrel, little grebe, little owl, and a whimbrel which was at lamesley (since the rains this area is looking much better now with curlew as well as canada and grey lag geese). Dragonfly and butterfly report will follow in the other thread.

 

[rokermartin]

The reported 1st summer Bonaparte's Gull yesterday at Seaburn is a 1st summer Little Gull

 

[seggs]

good numbers of tern on big beach at least 10 adult roseate. 1 dunlin 2 sanderling, 1 ringed plover,maedow pip, 10 linnets. is this a juv. roseate on right of photo. also seen a hummingbird hawk moth in whitburn, 1st one i've seen.

Excellent count Keith the best as far as i know for this year so far for here.
Looks like a juv. Roseate to me, thier are very scalely looking on their backs this time of year like Sandwich tern juvs. And don,t have the large cresent dark patch around the shoulder area like Common terns.

 

[seggs]

This weekend has been mostly spent on carpark duties at the Whitburn coastal park, the National trust kindly let the Coastal Conservation Group put a small cover charge on the gate of £2 per car...of cause NT members and regular dog walkers, Light house visitors, and general public using the carpark for a short time were exempt.
I have to say its restored my views on the general public towards wildlife around our region, i would say 98% of paying visitors were happy to tip up once their understood why a small entrance fee had been applied....ALL MONEY GOES TOWARDS OUR REGION REGARDING WILDLIFE. even some NT members still paid once their knew why the entrance fee had been applied for the first time.

A fantasic effort by all the lads concerned...huge pat on the back..:clap::clap::clap:

 

[The gaffer]

This weekend has been mostly spent on carpark duties at the Whitburn coastal park, the National trust kindly let the Coastal Conservation Group put a small cover charge on the gate of £2 per car...of cause NT members and regular dog walkers, Light house visitors, and general public using the carpark for a short time were exempt.
I have to say its restored my views on the general public towards wildlife around our region, i would say 98% of paying visitors were happy to tip up once their understood why a small entrance fee had been applied....ALL MONEY GOES TOWARDS OUR REGION REGARDING WILDLIFE. even some NT members still paid once their knew why the entrance fee had been applied for the first time.

A fantasic effort by all the lads concerned...huge pat on the back..:clap::clap::clap:

Thanks Steve and well said. Bring on the Great North Run:t: Are we going to announce a final figure or is this for members only?

 

[The gaffer]

good numbers of tern on big beach at least 10 adult roseate. 1 dunlin 2 sanderling, 1 ringed plover,maedow pip, 10 linnets. is this a juv. roseate on right of photo. also seen a hummingbird hawk moth in whitburn, 1st one i've seen.

Good effort with the moth and not an easy subject to photograph.

Brian

 

[seggs]

A hour ive had after CCG funding over both days this weekend-

Both visits around Sandhaven- yesterday and today about 6 ish.
Waders yesterday- 35 Dunlin and 10 Sanderling...small number of usual Terns(Common and Sandwich) on the beach.

Today- 1 Adult Roseate, 30+ Common, 40+ Sandwich...best number ive seen this year so far.
1 s/p Knot, 5 Ringed plover(2 juvs), 5 Turnstones, 5 Dunlin(2 juvs) and 2 Sanderling.

Beach still full on both visits with joe public:t:

 

[FoghornKinghorn]

A hour ive had after CCG funding over both days this weekend-

Both visits around Sandhaven- yesterday and today about 6 ish.
Waders yesterday- 35 Dunlin and 10 Sanderling...small number of usual Terns(Common and Sandwich) on the beach.

Today- 1 Adult Roseate, 30+ Common, 40+ Sandwich...best number ive seen this year so far.
1 s/p Knot, 5 Ringed plover(2 juvs), 5 Turnstones, 5 Dunlin(2 juvs) and 2 Sanderling.

Beach still full on both visits with joe public:t:

Pic 4 is a White-tailed Eagle I think.

 

[Adam W]

Had a nice suprise tonight with a Hobby heading south over Roker at around 6.30pm

 

[rokermartin]

Pic 4 is a White-tailed Eagle I think.

Looks like a jet powered WT Eagle to me.

 

[seggs]

Pic 4 is a White-tailed Eagle I think.

Almost...Enola gay, probably lost due to the age you are.:-O B52 :t:

 

[yukonite]

kingfisher station burn where the bricked channel bit is that was for the old water mill.
about 6am

 

[rokermartin]

Saw my first Painted Lady of the year today at Marsden Quarry.This time last year there were 100s around.Full report on the Durham butterfly thread.

 

[yukonite]

west pastures this afternoon and evening about 30 partridge, 12 curlew, 1 heron early on then later watched se owl and 2 barn owls with Peter Collins and another couple.
then se was a amber colour underneath.
barn owl and se had a go at each other inflight.
could hear a grasshopper warbler but was getting abit dark by then.
i was pleased with the company and that someone else had also saw them

 

[Adam W]

Had an hour down at Whitburn this afternoon, pretty quiet but did manage a year tick with an Arctic Skua also a Peregrine flew south.
South Tyneside year list now at 127.

 

[rokermartin]

It's been a very good day for terns started off at Teeside and got good views of the juv Whiskered Tern at Saltholm it was a county tick for me.I missed the two there last year.And this afternoon went to Sheilds and saw 17 Roseate Terns including 3 juvs also there 50+ Common Terns,8 Sandwich Terns and 2 Arctic Terns.Finally managed to catch up with Whimbrel at Whitburn for my Stynside year list i am now on 132.