NewcastleBirder

Keen Urban Birdwatcher. Love Outdoors, Wildlife & Cappuccino

[NewcastleBirder @PaulBuskin]

@GarethKaneLD Sad to hear that you & Mike Cookson couldn't continue your hard work representing Ouseburn. I know we didn't always agree on topics, but your commitment & active environmental action; not just words was noticed, valued & will be greatly missed. Chaos prevailed! strange times!

[Alan S.Jack @ajac0712]

Spoonbill Holywell Pond, N'land.

[Alan S.Jack @ajac0712]

Little Ringed Plover passing through at Holywell Pond, Nthumbs.

[Paul Davidson @PaulDavidson936]

Gateshead’s first Black-tailed Godwit of the year appeared by the Tyne at Dunston this morning in blasting westerlies. Thanks for the shout ⁦@davidlocke1992⁩

[𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓽𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓸𝓷 @RevdDavidA]

Birding Seaton Valley
Holywell Pond (afternoon)
Patch year tick #94 Meadow Pipit
flew overhead on Wagonway
Patch year tick #95 Snipe
whizzed by members hide and landed in left read bed
Patch year tick #96
x 2 Yellowhammer flew by Sprout field/Wagonway
(all old pics)

[𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓽𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓸𝓷 @RevdDavidA]

Birding Seaton Valley
Holywell Pond (afternoon)
Patch year tick #92 Great-white Egret
(eventually after 4 attempts 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️)
Still sculking around the reedbed to left of members hide - my 3rd Holywell bird in 2 years
thanks to Gareth and all who put info out😇

[Alan S.Jack @ajac0712]

One of the two White Billed Divers at Blyth today, entertaining the crowds.

[𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓽𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓸𝓷 @RevdDavidA]

What a Beauty
Just outside the patch
but a short cycle to Blyth South Harbour 🚴‍♀️
the reward = great views of this White-billed Diver
showing very well - Hugh thanks to Les Hall @sudswatcher for the info 👋

[Alan S.Jack @ajac0712]

100+ Russian White fronts today at Holywell. Part of a large, nationwide influx this winter.

[NewcastleBirder @PaulBuskin]

A few Special guests from Killingworth Lake this afternoon! Canny walk.

[NewcastleBirder @PaulBuskin]

In garden at the moment. canny small this warbler .

[NewcastleBirder @PaulBuskin]

In garden at the moment. canny small this warbler .

[Mark fullerton @markyfullerton]

Black Redstart showing well in the rare sunshine this morning at Cullercoats Northumberland @UKRedstarts @NTBirdClub

[NewcastleBirder @PaulBuskin]

Distant shot of the Slavonian Grebe from Killingworth Lake this morning. A rare inland record. Six Pintails still at Holywell Pond, with very active Buzzards on show. Great to get out in the sun.

[Mark fullerton @markyfullerton]

Slavonian Grebe still showing well at killy lake this afternoon @NTBirdClub @BirdGuides

[𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓽𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓸𝓷 @RevdDavidA]

Birding Seaton Valley
Holywell Pond
x 10 Pintails still here
x 3 (J) Whoopers in field nearby
few Tufted Duck have arrived back
Patch year tick 79 Skylark
a few singing birds back above the flooded fields were nice the hear

[𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓽𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓸𝓷 @RevdDavidA]

Holywell Dene (afternoon)
Very washed out and muddy
stream too swollen, deep and fast running for any chance of a Dipper
However, patch year tick #76 Little Grebe
was in upper harbour/saltmarsh area

[Alan S.Jack @ajac0712]

Slavonian Grebe Killingworth Lake.