Arcot Pond – Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, Grasshopper Warbler.
Beacon Hill – Tree Pipit, 4 Redstarts, pair Willow Tits, Redpoll. 20+ Willow Warblers, Blackcap, Swallow, Yellowhammer.
Simonside – Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Cuckoo, Whinchat, Wheatear pair. 19 Fieldfares. 4 Buzzards. Siskins. Red Grouse 10+. Skylark 20+
Hepple- Common Sandpiper, several pairs.
Otterburn Ranges – Skylark ,very common 150+ singing , many more feeding on ground. Ditto Meadow Pipit. (3 hour, 33kms slow drive over area).
Lapwing 10 pairs in one area. Golden Plover flock of 44 northern race (Altifrons) feeding on one fell. Curlews and Snipe displaying. Common Sandpiper several pairs. Wheatear,several pairs. Reed Bunting 6. Stonechat.
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