{"id":5593,"date":"2015-05-17T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2015-05-19T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T13:29:47","slug":"may-15th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5593","title":{"rendered":"May 15th 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A day out west started with an area well stocked with breeding waders near Blanchland. Lapwings nest here in healthy numbers,and among some 40-50 pairs were many young of varying ages, some a little to close to the main road. Many females were sitting on eggs too.Displaying males were still very much in evidence, as were song-flighting\u00a0males of several other upland species such as Golden Plover,\u00a0Curlew,Snipe and Redshank. 15 or so singing Skylarks joined in the chorus,as did a number of\u00a0Meadow Pipits. A female Whinchat preening on a bush-top was a nice find,with Wheatears and Red Grouse nearby. Overhead,three Buzzards soared and on the edge of a pine wood a Tree Pipit and Redstart noted. A distant Cuckoo could be heard calling. Other birds of note were Goldcrest,Redpoll and Siskin. A scan of the nearby Derwent Reservoir revealed Little ringed Plover,Common Sandpiper\u00a0and best of all,\u00a0a perched Osprey!<\/p>\n<p>Heading further west,I arrived at Dye House where a riverside walk revealed 2 male Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher and several Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler\u00a0, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. A Dipper sped past,calling.<\/p>\n<p>On next to Allenbanks, where a single Wood Warbler sang as did 3-4 Pied Flycatchers and a similar number of Redstarts. On the river,a pair of Grey Wagtails fed 2 fledged young,hard working parents bringing\u00a0very frequent beak-fulls of insects to their offspring. A Grey Heron stood motionless on a rock mid-stream and a pair of Gooseanders swam quickly by. Above Swallows,House Martins and Swifts hawked for insects,seeming to almost scoop the flies from the tops of trees,the wind forcing them low to feed.Finally,up to Allenheads, where once again, many breeding waders were apparent,the by now, very strong wind making for difficult conditions for them and me. A pair of Grey Partridges allowed very close approach as they hunkered down in the lee of a stone wall. Lapwings with young did the same , sheltering them\u00a0from the worsening weather. My cue to head for home.<\/p>\n<p>A.S. Jack<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8349.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8349-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8349\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8349-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8349-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8349.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8396-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8396\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8396-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8396-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8396.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8415-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8415\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8415-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8415-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8415.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8548.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8548-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8548\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8548-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8548-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8548.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8672.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8672-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8672\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8672-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8672-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8672.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8841.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8841-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8841\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8841-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8841-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_8841.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day out west started with an area well stocked with breeding waders near Blanchland. Lapwings nest here in healthy numbers,and among some 40-50 pairs were many young of varying ages, some a little to close to the main road. Many females were sitting on eggs too.Displaying males were still very much in evidence, as [&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-5593","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\/5593","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=5593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5631,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5593\/revisions\/5631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}