The birds & wildlife of Gateshead (1 Viewer)

[One Man and His Dog]

spent a bit of time on derwent river yesterday & caught up with these two....
first time i've seen a pied wagtail chick....... ;-)

nice shots, havent seen you around for a while?
cheers
steve :t:

 

[One Man and His Dog]

good day out at kibblesworth

went to kibblesworth today and had:
1 juv cuckoo
1 common hawker (new for year)
1 bt skimmer
2 pos 3 emperor
many fs chaser/common darter and a mix of damselflies
8 graylings (new for year) and a fox on the tyne near costco.
cheers
steve :t:

 

[One Man and His Dog]

dragonfly shots

A few dragonfly flight shots.
chees
steve :t:

 

[One Man and His Dog]

only 2 more

honest!

 

[drexyl]

went to kibblesworth today and had:
1 juv cuckoo
1 common hawker (new for year)
1 bt skimmer
2 pos 3 emperor
many fs chaser/common darter and a mix of damselflies
8 graylings (new for year) and a fox on the tyne near costco.
cheers
steve :t:

cracking shots of the juv cuckoo.......
would've loved to get those shots, well done..........

 

[Mouldy]

Excelled yourself with those dragonfly flight shots, magic!

 

[One Man and His Dog]

Excelled yourself with those dragonfly flight shots, magic!

hi alan
got a little bit closer than usual, i had my wellies on! Lol. Hoping to invest in some waders next week when i go to the lakes, theres a good shop in penrith called john norris. Im away for 1 week but when i get back ive got another week off to do whatever? I'll give you a buzz for a trip out or even the golden lion sometime? B
cheers
steve:t:

 

[Ron Hindhaugh]

Kibw

Cracking shots of the cuckoo Steve and the dragonflies (I see the wellies paid off). Here are a few shots I got yesterday.

 

[Ron Hindhaugh]

Three more

Just three more from yesterday.

 

[Mouldy]

Just three more from yesterday.

More crackin' dragonfly shots from you too Ron.
That four-spotted chaser is interesting, if you compare it to other photos note the outer 'spots' are smudged rather than just plain spots. This makes it an individual of the form praenubila, uncommon rather than rare but the first I've seen since I was made aware of it. Nice one.

 

[One Man and His Dog]

cheers ron
some cracking shots you took aswell, the wellies did pay off! Worth putting yours on next time you go to kibblesworth.
Cheers
steve :t:

 

[Michael A]

Kibblesworth

Hi Steve,
after seeing your cuckoo shots was going to put my camera away for a while. Grt photos.
A couple of shots today at Kibblesworth, Grayling and a snap shot of a female dragonfly laying at first thought it was a skimmer but looking closer it looks more like a B.B.Chaser which i've never seen at this site. What do you think. This was the only view i got as it moved away and i never saw it again. Other obvious option is 4spot but only 2 spots showing on rear wing.

 

[Mouldy]

A first?

Hi Steve,
after seeing your cuckoo shots was going to put my camera away for a while. Grt photos.
A couple of shots today at Kibblesworth, Grayling and a snap shot of a female dragonfly laying at first thought it was a skimmer but looking closer it looks more like a B.B.Chaser which i've never seen at this site. What do you think. This was the only view i got as it moved away and i never saw it again. Other obvious option is 4spot but only 2 spots showing on rear wing.

Good call Michael, the fact it has antehumeral stripes (or braces as I prefer to call them) rule out four-spot and it's wrong shape and colour altogether for a skimmer. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the first BbC recorded there, which is surprising as it looks a perfect site for them being open and shallow. Excellent.

Edit: Just checked, apparently they have been noted here the last couple of years, news to me.

 

[One Man and His Dog]

Hi Steve,
after seeing your cuckoo shots was going to put my camera away for a while. Grt photos.
A couple of shots today at Kibblesworth, Grayling and a snap shot of a female dragonfly laying at first thought it was a skimmer but looking closer it looks more like a B.B.Chaser which i've never seen at this site. What do you think. This was the only view i got as it moved away and i never saw it again. Other obvious option is 4spot but only 2 spots showing on rear wing.

hi michael
yours and alans knowledge of dragonflys is much greater than mine, but i can say that bb chasers have been seen at the brick work pools in the past. good call anyway and nice shots, thought id bump into you again after the last encounter? no doubt i will soon.
cheers
steven :t:

ps: thanks for comment on cuckoo photo, i was over the moon with that one!

 

[One Man and His Dog]

new gateshead year tick?

just entering thornley woods at mill lane entrance and had a crossbill flight calling, as i looked up i seen a male crossbill land briefly before taking to the air again. It didnt give me a chance to get camera out of bag :-C well back on with tillys morning walk!
Cheers
steve :t:

 

[One Man and His Dog]

new year tick?

new gateshead year tick for me? Green sandpiper x 2 at lamesley water meadows, also forgot to mention i had 2 lesser whitethroats at hagghill farm and a reeling grasshopper warbler at kite hill, derwent cp yesterday morning. When i arrived back home i was greeted by a grey wagtail on my driveway! Had them flying over a few times but never feeding on the drive.
Cheers
steve :t:

 

[Ron Hindhaugh]

Littlr Owl

A few shots of a Little Owl taken yesterday in the Gateshead area. The first one showing exactly what it thought of me taking the pictures.

 

[IanMc]

A few shots of a Little Owl taken yesterday in the Gateshead area. The first one showing exactly what it thought of me taking the pictures.

Brilliant shots Ron:t:

 

[drexyl]

fantastic photographs of the little owl..............

 

[ICee]

A nice set of images there Ron.