{"id":5460,"date":"2015-04-17T09:44:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T09:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2015-04-17T21:19:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T21:19:25","slug":"april16th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5460","title":{"rendered":"April 16th 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Arcot this afternoon, Willow Warbler numbers were building with 11 -12 singing in the area. (10 at Backworth today too, per.Spp).\u00a0Several singing Skylarks in the air and two displaying male Lapwings over an adjacent field. On the pond, ten Gadwall and a Little Grebe could be seen. \u00a0A pair of Oystercatchers and 3 more Lapwings fed on some exposed mud.<\/p>\n<p>Heading up to Stannington, where 5 pairs of Swallows having returned to their farm nesting site, were enjoyed singing and acrobatically chasing each other in courtship.<\/p>\n<p>On up to Beacon Hill where\u00a0the slight increase in elevation meant there was barely an open\u00a0bud on the trees and bushes compared to the Wansbeck Valley below. Always a site where Willow Warbler numbers are high, again with a typical arrival week the lanes were full of their song, with 15 birds noted in the area. 10+ Chiffchaffs too. 6 Yellowhammers (one female)\u00a0were feeding on flies on\u00a0a manure heap, with a Reed bunting and 2 cock Pheasants. 4-5 singing Skylarks could be heard,then 2 hovering Kestrels noted. \u00a0At one stop, a flash of red in the trees and a splendid male Redstart, newly arrived\u00a0perched in a tree, then a second male flew in at speed to see off the rival. A burst of song followed as territories were disputed. A quick record picture was grabbed. A\u00a0Blackcap sang from within an evergreen bush and a Swallow sang as it flew overhead. In the wood, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker and 5 Treecreepers seen, as were singing\u00a0Coal ,Great and Blue Tits. \u00a0A constant chattering came from a flock of around 120 Fieldfares gathered\u00a0in the trees, no doubt soon to head north. In nearby fields, Curlews and a few Lapwings displayed. A few Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood\u00a0and Peacock butterflies could be seen.<\/p>\n<p>A.S.Jack<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5471\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3553-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3553\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3553-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3553-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3553.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5472 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3576-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3576\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3576-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3576-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3576.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5473 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3627-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3627\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3627-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3627-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3627.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3674-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3674\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3674-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3674-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3674.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3698.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3698-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3698\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3698-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3698-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3698.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3715.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3715-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3715\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3715-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3715-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_3715.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Arcot this afternoon, Willow Warbler numbers were building with 11 -12 singing in the area. (10 at Backworth today too, per.Spp).\u00a0Several singing Skylarks in the air and two displaying male Lapwings over an adjacent field. On the pond, ten Gadwall and a Little Grebe could be seen. \u00a0A pair of Oystercatchers and 3 more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5460"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5480,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460\/revisions\/5480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}