{"id":3917,"date":"2014-03-25T10:04:14","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T10:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2014-03-25T12:50:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T12:50:04","slug":"march-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=3917","title":{"rendered":"March 22nd 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holywell Dene this morning and 6 Chiffchaffs seen, 3 singing and 3 quietly foraging at ground level for food. The rookery was in full swing,with around 40 nests being repaired for the new season. A pair of Dippers were nestbuilding under a bridge and a Great Spot. was drumming above. 4-5 Skylarks singing in the surrounding fields and a noticable influx of Meadow Pipits. A L.B.B. Gull preened at the pond and a few Little Grebes noted here.Up to Newbiggin where 22 Common Scoter loafed in the bay and 5 Med. gulls counted.<\/p>\n

On up to Druridge Bay and a search of the links and dunes for any incoming Wheatears. A male found near the north car park at Cresswell was nice to see,and a mini-twitch ensued as passing birders stopped to see what I was looking at! 5 Twite noted nearby ,\u00a0one of\u00a0\u00a0which was singing in flight.\u00a0A White Wagtail with 2 Pieds was my year’s first,followed by 2 more near\u00a0Bell’s Farm,then a 4th at Druridge Pools. Here, the Common Scoter remained. A Chiffchaff sang here too as did the male of a pair of Stonechats,while his mate gathered nest material. From the Budge screen many Lapwings displayed as did a few Snipe and Redshanks. Shoveler,Gadwall and Teal here in good numbers. A Sparrowhawk soared over the distant conifer belt. I was told a single Sand Martin had been seen at East Chevington and the Black throated Diver was still present.<\/p>\n

Sunday 23rd and 70 Whooper Swans flying north , low over the sea at Whitley Bay.<\/p>\n

A.S.Jack<\/p>\n

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