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[LSB]

Adt Ross's Gull North past Seaton Sluice 08.20 this morning... Wish I'd seen that. |8.|

 

[Newton Stringer]

Adt Ross's Gull North past Seaton Sluice 08.20 this morning... Wish I'd seen that. |8.|

Apparently it was a spanking sum plum pink adult, and it just steamed northwards..... Very nice indeed !! A good reward for a couple of dedicated local patchers... :t:

 

[seggs]

the trip report

started the day watching the cranes at 9ish..:t:
then we had a glaucious gull at linton lane ..
a icelandic gull at longhirst flash..
both gulls imm.
around 20 whoopers at ellington..
amble had a couple of drake r.b.mergansers in the harbour..
hauxley..again the feeding station best here..with the tree spugs and tame pheasants.
east chev.-1 female l.t.duck and 2 pair of r.b.mergansers..around 30 pinkies with the greylag flock..
duridge main pool- 2 pair of r.b. mergs.
30+ twite on the dunes..with skylarks
1 knot at cresswell...
4 purple sand at st.marys..
these were only the highlights of a great day:t:...me and dougie(echo 24) had..gadwall numbers up now everywere..

 

[patmartin]

Rose ringed parakeet.
Does anybody know the status of the Rose ringed parakeet in Northumberland ?
I saw a bird early yesterday morning at Kirkley Hall. About the same time last year I saw a bird fly over the centre of Ponteland, maybe the same bird. Pat

 

[martin kitching]

Hi Pat

It isn't on the county list, as it's considered unlikely that birds from the large populations in the south are travellling this far north.

There are a few recent records though, mainly from the Darras Hall/Ponteland area. I found one at Woodhorn in early October last year.

It has been on the county list in the past...

cheers
martin

Rose ringed parakeet.
Does anybody know the status of the Rose ringed parakeet in Northumberland ?

 

[LSB]

Yesterday I had a Red Kite near the Pontop Pike TV mast. I didnt get a chance to see if it was tagged or not as I was driving past at the time..

 

[Barred Wobbler]

Hi Pat

It isn't on the county list, as it's considered unlikely that birds from the large populations in the south are travellling this far north.

There are a few recent records though, mainly from the Darras Hall/Ponteland area. I found one at Woodhorn in early October last year.

It has been on the county list in the past...

cheers
martin

They've also been hanging around at Teesside in recent years and two or three years ago there was a long-staying couple in a garden at Leeds. Isolated instances, well away from their Surrey stronghold, but rather a coincidence that they are rose-ringed also, rather than any of the other breeds that could have escaped.

 

[Alan Tilmouth]

They've also been hanging around at Teesside in recent years and two or three years ago there was a long-staying couple in a garden at Leeds. Isolated instances, well away from their Surrey stronghold, but rather a coincidence that they are rose-ringed also, rather than any of the other breeds that could have escaped.

If the Teeside birds have been breeding, whether they came from the original escapes in the South or established themselves independantly, then there must be an increase in the possibility of records like this originating from there. Is there an annual re-assessment of status on species such as this at the CRC level?

 

[Vipers]

One of the lads I work with, gets them in his garden in Darras Hall occasionally. He said he hasn't seen or heard any for a couple of months though.

 

[patmartin]

Rose ringed parakeet.
I've heard about birds in Darras Hall before,I also heard about some birds in Jarrow cemetry but never been able to get first hand info just second hand gossip. Pat

 

[jason-t-71]

Hi everyone. Are the cranes still around? Ive got a couple of hours spare in the morning and might have a try if theyre still there. Also is the GW Teal still at Woodhorn? Its on the way to the crane site for me! Cheers!

 

[Andy Atkinson]

New bird arrivals in the NE

Birdguides have reported a White Stork in Gosforth yesterday evening:

"one in shallow water on construction site just north of Fawdon at c.NZ219698 yesterday evening"

I think that's what the locals called the Red hills. Might be worth a look to see if it's still around.

ALSO reported - a Firecrest in the Gut at St Mary's.
All sounds very Spring-like to me!

 

[[email protected]]

Rose ringed parakeet.
I've heard about birds in Darras Hall before,I also heard about some birds in Jarrow cemetry but never been able to get first hand info just second hand gossip. Pat

there is definately some kind of parakeet in the jarrow cemetery area a local escapee of some sort and there are two of them

 

[Vipers]

Just been out on my bike to look for the White Stork, at the Great Park, without any luck. What a nice little complex of ponds though. Birds seen were 3 pairs of Mute Swan, Mallard, Wigeon, Coot, Little Grebe, Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Canada and Greylag Goose, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Grey and pied Wagtail, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove and various Gulls.

 

[The Liverbirder]

White Stork

Photo on Birdguides uploaded and dated today. It's down as Newcastle upon Tyne but no specific location. I have emailed the photographer to get more detail (if he will declare any). And there's one just gone on Birdguides seen up on the Borders at 18.04 hrs (a Stork not a photo!).

 

[Barred Wobbler]

The map on Birdguides this morning had it in the building site across the road north of the Kingston Park estate. I passed there at 8.45 this morning on my way to Tesco and again an hour later. I didn't know about the report at the time, so I never looked.

If it was there last night I reckon the site may have knocked off by then, so it would have had some peace. Start of play this morning could have flushed it if it was still there.

 

[craigthirlwell]

The best place to park for the stork will be the north end of red house farm estate, on acomb cresent.
Then take the foot path that passes under the A1.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.s...srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=422741&ay=569765

Craig

 

[DXB]

Common Cranes

Still there Friday 1400..

 

[Vipers]

Welcome to Bird Forum DXB!

 

[craigthirlwell]

Great North Park

No sign of the stork. Did anybody have any luck?
There were still plenty of nice birds to see including 3 chiffchaffs.