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[Andyclose]

I was going to check Roker Park this afternoon but didn't have time.I remember that Firecrest because the same year you found a Pallas's Warbler in the park.Peter Colins and Robin Middlemas often have a look in there.Peter Colins had Gropper in the park a few months ago.I have seen YB Warblers,Black Redstart and the usual common migrants.As for Red Admirals they can vary in size usually the females are often bigger than the males .There seems to have been a influx of them in the last couple of days.

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Black Redstart? Nice! I have still never seen Yellow Browed Warbler in the park- heard, yes, but have never managed to see one. I'm glad others check the park. It has to be one of the under watched sites on our stretch of coast. I remember that Pallas's Warbler, too. Wouldn't mind another of those again, this year.

Well, it's just started raining again. I sincerely wish I was not at work tomorrow! ||

 

[degsy_safc]

Thanks to Ian's post earlier this afternoon, i decided to give Trow & the Lea's a go this evening. Met up with some bloke from Shields who i seem to remember from the telly back in October last year :-O:-O

Sir Dougie and i started off looking near some quite well known Sycamores and had reasonable views of a pair of Pied Flycatchers along with loads of House Sparrows. From here we had a walk across the Lea's towards the mound and saw loads of Whinchat.

Managed to get fleeting view of the Firecrest on the mound (thanks to Derek & young Kieran) before heading back towards the Bamburgh and seeing another load of Whinchat in the rough cut grass..

Whilst not the kind of return the lads got this morning / afternoon it was still great to have a good old natter in excellent company and see a few welcome migrants out of the ordinary :t:

Only one shot from tonight's wanderings....

 

[Andyclose]

Thanks to Ian's post earlier this afternoon, i decided to give Trow & the Lea's a go this evening. Met up with some bloke from Shields who i seem to remember from the telly back in October last year :-O:-O

Sir Dougie and i started off looking near some quite well known Sycamores and had reasonable views of a pair of Pied Flycatchers along with loads of House Sparrows. From here we had a walk across the Lea's towards the mound and saw loads of Whinchat.

Managed to get fleeting view of the Firecrest on the mound (thanks to Derek & young Kieran) before heading back towards the Bamburgh and seeing another load of Whinchat in the rough cut grass..

Whilst not the kind of return the lads got this morning / afternoon it was still great to have a good old natter in excellent company and see a few welcome migrants out of the ordinary :t:

Only one shot from tonight's wanderings....

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Hi there, I have to say, I do love that photograph. If you don't mind my asking, what kit are you using?

Andy

 

[Vipers]

Pic 4 is a Reed warbler

Are you looking at the same pic 4 as me? If so it's a Garden Warbler.

Sorry I was looking at the photos above, not the ones on the previous page.

 

[Andyclose]

Are you looking at the same pic 4 as me? If so it's a Garden Warbler.

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Hi Gary,

Previous page and picture 4 is a Reed warbler, otherwise, you are absolutely right, the last two pictures above are Garden Warblers.

Andy

 

[degsy_safc]

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Hi there, I have to say, I do love that photograph. If you don't mind my asking, what kit are you using?

Andy

Hi Andy, thanks, the kit i use is a Nikon D300 & D3, with a AF-S 500VR f4 and AF-S 300 f4 depending on conditions. I also use the Nikon 1.4 or 1.7 Teleconverters with both lenses.

This shot was using the D300 , 300f4 and 1.7TC - full EXIF is still embedded in the picture if you are interested.

 

[Andyclose]

Hi Andy, thanks, the kit i use is a Nikon D300 & D3, with a AF-S 500VR f4 and AF-S 300 f4 depending on conditions. I also use the Nikon 1.4 or 1.7 Teleconverters with both lenses.

This shot was using the D300 , 300f4 and 1.7TC - full EXIF is still embedded in the picture if you are interested.

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Thanks Derek, I have to say that the wide array of camera equipment is confusing, but the results are quite amazing.

 

[seggs]

Are you looking at the same pic 4 as me? If so it's a Garden Warbler.

Sorry I was looking at the photos above, not the ones on the previous page.

Easy mistake Gary the lads are brothers...:-O

 

[Ray.Scott]

South Shields today:
Sandhaven beach near the pier, whinchat, wheatear, linnets, ringed plover, sanderling, turnstone, oyster catcher, redshank, meadow pipits, goldfinch, single black redstart, also single golden Plover. No sign of any terns.
Nice bumping into Ross who told me about the Firecrests on the mound.

Plenty wheatear around trow and managed a glimps of one firecrest which disappeared into the bush.

 

[Ray.Scott]

Couple more from today.

 

[degsy_safc]

This morning i had to take my little granddaughter to Hetton so decided to carry on down the A19 and have a couple of hours at Saltholme. Bumped into Ian Forrest and had a nice chat, always a pleasure :t:

Saw Black Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 4 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Goldfinch, 8 Pied Wagtail, Little Grebe & Pochard plus a good selection of Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters

Headed to Zinc Works Rd for a quick look before heading home and was pleased to see a male & Female Stonechat first i've seen since the heavy snow earlier in the year :t:

Couple of pics from this morning;

 

[rokermartin]

This morning i had to take my little granddaughter to Hetton so decided to carry on down the A19 and have a couple of hours at Saltholme. Bumped into Ian Forrest and had a nice chat, always a pleasure :t:

Saw Black Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 4 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Goldfinch, 8 Pied Wagtail, Little Grebe & Pochard plus a good selection of Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters

Headed to Zink Works Rd for a quick look before heading home and was pleased to see a male & Female Stonechat first i've seen since the heavy snow earlier in the year :t:

Couple of pics from this morning;

Hi Derek there's been Brown Hawker seen at Cowpen Bewley CPK recently .I haven't seen any yet this year.I saw a few last year.

 

[Shaggy2070]

Hi Derek there's been Brown Hawker seen at Cowpen Bewley CPK recently .

I saw one on Saturday but only a brief glimpse of it getting chased off by a Migrant Hawker.

 

[rokermartin]

I saw one on Saturday but only a brief glimpse of it getting chased off by a Migrant Hawker.

Cowpen Bewley CPK was excellent for dragonflies last year especially for Brown Hawkers.The best place for dragonflies and damselflies this year has been Testo's pool.Seen 6 species of damselfly and 8 species of dragonfly.

 

[degsy_safc]

Hi Derek there's been Brown Hawker seen at Cowpen Bewley CPK recently .I haven't seen any yet this year.I saw a few last year.

Thanks Martin - planning on a trip there on Friday with my mate, will be nice if a Brown Hawker does show up :t::t:

 

[degsy_safc]

I saw one on Saturday but only a brief glimpse of it getting chased off by a Migrant Hawker.

Thanks for the tip off Glen:t:

 

[Shaggy2070]

Thanks for the tip off Glen:t:

No problem Derek, it was on the pond near the car park that's covered in weed.

 

[johnsulli]

Firecrest still showing well on the mound this morning and quite a few Whinchats dotted around the Leas and Trow area counted 10.

Male Redstart in the Knot Weed in the area oposite Name Rock.

 

[Adam W]

Had another good morning in Marsden quarry saw my second lifer in 2 days with a brief view of a Wryneck that unfotunatley dissapeared and wasnt seen again in the next 2 or 3 hours i was there.Nice to bump into Keith and have a chat plenty of other birders around aswell. A few Garden Warblers around and one that we thought was probably a Reed warbler a Pied Flycatcher and Little Owl in the corner aswell,other people saw the odd Whinchat and Redstart also.

 

[rokermartin]

Had a look round Whitburn CPK this afternoon still a few Willow Warblers,Chiffchaffs around.Also saw 4 Garden Warblers,5 Spotted Flys,Whinchat,Redstart and Pied Flycatcher.