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Patch Birder at Barmston and Nightingale Ponds
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This Yellowhammer landed on a fence post 4 yards in front of me this morning. Then it flew down into the grass and picked up some nest building material and flew off with its partner, I guess spring is in the air

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Good morning from a breezy North East England

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It’s nice to have a daily Iceland Gull

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Juv Iceland Gull at Barmston Pond this morning. Not sure if it’s the same bird as seen a week or so ago. It looks more streaky on the breast

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A new species of fungi for Barmston Pond. Thin-walled Maze Polypore Yes it looks like a pizza

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Med Gull showing well at Barmston Pond this morning, cracking birds

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A great listen on radio 4 extra today

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The perfect Valentine’s Day surprise, should go down nice with a bottle of bubbly

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Iceland Gull nice reward for litter picking in the rain at Barmston Pond Still at 9.30

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A nice surprise in the post today, well done to all involved

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First Little Grebe of the year at Barmston Pond this morning. Good to see some site management going on by Airedale Forestry as arranged by Sunderland Council

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The Peregrine is back on his usual perch at Nightingale Ponds this morning. Also Buzzard Kestrel and Sparrowhawk

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Magnificent Frigate bird heaven youtube.com/watch?v=USXA... A superb memory of a birding trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 2011 I think. When the guy blew the conch shell they all went up

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youtube.com/watch?v=Unny...

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No sign of the Short eared Owl this morning at Nightingale Ponds but the Peregrine is back for first time in a month

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Happy New Year tick at Nightingale Ponds Another Lynda special she’s a canny lass

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It’s been a good year on our Nightingale Ponds patch. 114 species seen, 133 ever

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It’s always nice to find a perched owl, this one on our Nightingale Ponds patch this morning

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6 Goosander at our Barmston Pond patch has to be a site record. Sadly Lynda is shopping

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We found a new Lichen for Barmston Pond today Oakmoss

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Deceiver a new fungi sp on our Barmston Pond patch today. Another great find by Lynda 🙄

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We haven’t seen a Cormorant at our Nightingale Ponds patch that wasn’t a fly over. So this on on the edge of the pond was a nice surprise

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It’s quiet on the patch at Nightingale Ponds in icy conditions and the Peregrine has got his eyes on the Golden Plover in the next field

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Our Peregrine Falcon is still entertaining us today playing peek a boo

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Big moon brewing tonight

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Some recent site records from Barmston Pond. The Kingfisher and Gadwall were on the Dragonfly Pond and are very jumpy approach with caution

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Our Barn Owl at Nightingale Ponds doesn’t want to go to bed yet. It’s a lovely morning and loads of birds are out and about

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Lynda hadn’t seen the Peregrine on our patch at Nightingale Ponds for a few days. But she had no problem finding it this morning eating it’s breakfast

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A new species of fungi was scant reward for our WEBS visit to Barmston Pond on a wet and windy day. Red capped scaber stalk

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A well hidden Little Owl at Nightingale Ponds this morning

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Full moon over Nightingale Ponds this morning

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So what’s it going to be for breakfast, Redwing or Fieldfare

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7 Whooper Swans went south over our Nightingale Ponds patch at 07.45 ish. A Barn Owl was still about as well

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Lynda found a new species of fungi at Barmston Pond for us this morning, Common stump bristtlestem. And our Migrant Hawker is still eating apples

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This Sandwich Tern was species number 132 on my Nightingale Ponds patch. Sorry about the photo a calmer head was required

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8 Whooper Swans just went south over our Nightingale Ponds patch and calling. I was late on them with the camera sorry

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Booted Eagle from our week in Bulgaria

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Mediterranean Grasshopper and Praying Mantis from Bulgaria last week

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