31/12/01 LITTLE OWL A6108 2m west of Richmond
31/12/01 BULLFINCH small party Reels Head
27/12/01 BLACK GROUSE 2m+3f Whaw area
23/12/01 RAVEN single near Downholme
15/12/01 RAVEN 2 (at least) over Feetham Pasture
01/12/01 (Waxwing Odd flocks from NE Coast to Cheshire)
19/11/01 BULLFINCH small party, west end of Intake Wood, Fremington
17/11/01 KESTREL very pale individual (inc white wing feathers) around High Fremington (seems resident as seen on various occasions)
16/11/01 PEREGRINE FALCON probable Mid-Swaledale
10/11/01 TEAL x20, SPARROWHAWK, WOODCOCK, BUZZARD all seen from Low Lane (opp. Low Row)
30/10/01 BARN OWL Heard over Reeth
25/10/01 GOSHAWK (probable) with 5 BUZZARDS Lower Swaledale
24/10/01 FIELDFARE 1500+ along with a few REDWING Fremington
23/10/01 LAPWING 20+ Hard Stiles Top nr Marske
23/10/01 FIELDFARE 100+ twixt Marske & Reels Head
23/10/01 LITTLE GREBE single on pond nr Marske
16/10/01 FIELDFARE many in Downholme area
02/10/01 GREY PARTRIDGE covey of 15 High Fremington
02/10/01 HEN HARRIER pair juv. Swaledale area
02/10/01 (Red-breasted Goose at Marfield Pits & American Wigeon at Nosterfield Pit both nr Masham)
28/09/01 BUZZARD Fremington area
27/09/01 (Fieldfare+Redwing on N.E.Coast)
26/09/01 SWALLOW Last seen (probably)
13/09/01 BUZZARD Intake Wood, Fremington
13/09/01 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Adult + juv. Fremington
13/09/01 SWALLOWS Still in Reeth area
07/09/01 TEAL x4 Pond nr Marske
07/09/01 BUZZARD Applegarth, Richmond
01/09/01 GOLDFINCH c20 Muker
01/09/01 SWALLOW/HOUSEMARTINS Many hawking in meadows near Muker
30/08/01 BUZZARD 2 miles west of Richmond
27/08/01 WHEATEAR c.8 (inc juv) below White House, Fremington Edge
27/08/01 SWALLOW odd ones remaining in Reeth area
27/08/01 MISTLE THRUSH joining to form flocks inc young, Fremington
27/08/01 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER x3 inc juv Low Fremington
26/08/01 BUZZARD x2 moving south very high over Fremington
25/08/01 SWALLOW various parties moving south in Lower Swaledale
25/08/01 ROOK completely WHITE individual in fields twixt Stapleton & Darlo.
24/08/01 TEAL (f+imm) on pond near Marske
23/08/01 BUZZARD over Dales Beck twixt Marske & Reels Head
21/08/01 GREY PARTRIDGE x7/8 adj. Feldom Range
18/08/01 GREY PARTRIDGE x6 Above Castle Farm, Arkengarthdale
18/08/01 SWALLOW Many hawking on moors above Frem. Edge
18/08/01 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 inc. young High Fremington
18/08/01 REDSTART (f) Low Common, Fremington
16/08/01 KESTREL x4 Hunting together, below Fremington Edge
15/08/01 SWIFT Odd ones remaining in Reeth
11/08/01 BARN OWL Downholme Green
11/08/01 BLACKCAP Imm. in Fremington
0?/08/01 HEN HARRIER Downholme area
09/08/01 WHEATEAR Reels Head nr Fremington (1st seen this summer!)
05/08/01 RED KITE x3 Downholme area
04/08/01 HEN HARRIER Marske area
28/07/01 SAND MARTIN c50 nest holes in sandbank adj. Isles Bridge
28/07/01 GOOSANDER x13 Isles Bridge
28/07/01 COMMON SANDPIPER x3 Isles Bridge Low Row
27/07/01 Leveret (young hare) Twixt Hurst xroads & Marske
18/07/01 JACKDAW c1000 Reeth Showfield (after cutting)
17/07/01 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER x3 Intake Wood (almost certainly bred)
16/07/01 ?? HARRIER Flying high and east over Reeth
15/07/01 (Avocet x2 with young. Leighton Moss. 1st breeding record for North West)
08/07/01 SISKIN Male Lower Reeth Garden
??/07/01 TAWNY OWL Found dead nr Insque Wood (RTA)
01/07/01 RED KITE x3 Downholme area
23/06/01 PEREGRINE FALCON over Reeth
16/06/01 MERLIN Grinton Moor
12/06/01 REDSHANK With young at Punchard Gill
11/06/01 RED KITE x2 around Downholme (not sure as to whether tagged or not)
04/06/01 TUFTED DUCK pair + 7 young Pond nr Marske
04/06/01 MERLIN Southern Swaledale Moors
03/06/01 SPARROWHAWK adj. Downholme Quarry
03/06/01 DIPPER Marske Bridge
02/06/01 SPARROWHAWK in garden at Fremington
02/06/01 LONG-EARED OWL close to Insque Wood
02/06/01 BLACK CAP Intake Wood
31/05/01 BLACK CAP Bottom Shop area Reeth
31/05/01 RED KITE over Gallowfields, Richmond(11.30am)no wing tag seen
31/05/01 PARTRIDGE (GREY?) Nr Marske
31/05/01 BUZZARD East of Downholme Quarry
30/05/01 OSPREY probable heading East over Reeth
29/05/01 TUFTED DUCK 3 pairs on pond nr Marske (no sign of young)
29/05/01 BUZZARD 2 still in Reeth area to mid-may.
26/05/01 TAWNY OWL Fatally injured Nr Kearton
25/05/01 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Nr Whashton turn on back road to Richmond
22/05/01 GARDEN WARBLER in Healaugh garden
20/05/01 PIED FLYCATCHER West end of Intake Wood
19/05/01 PEREGRINE FALCON Downholme Village
17/05/01 HOUSE MARTIN Reeth
13/05/01 *GOLDEN EAGLE* Reported sighting in Upper Swaledale (Date is approx.)
07/05/01 *CUCKOO* Heard from Healaugh (One reported heard from Fremington for at least 1 week!)
07/05/01 SPARROWHAWK East of Low Fremington
06/05/01 SWIFTS Seen around Reeth.
05/05/01 CANADA GEESE 5 flying nr. Grinton
02/05/01 WILLOW WARBLER High Fremington
01/05/01 BUZZARD x3 Swaledale area
01/05/01 (Various *warblers* & both *flycatchers* reported from Yorkshire in last day or two. Bg)
28/04/01 (Ring Ouzel reported in E.Yorks.Bg)
27/04/01 (Cuckoo. Various reports from southern UK. Bg)
26/04/01 SHORT-EARED OWL Hunting over Barden Moor (5 PM)
25/04/01 (Swifts reported in N.Yorks & Whitley Bay.Bg)
23/04/01 SISKIN Pair on feeder at Downholme
21/04/01 WILLOW WARBLER Reeth (nr Bottom Shop)
21/04/01 SWALLOWS Seen over Reeth
08/04/01 BUZZARD 2 over High Fremington
02/04/01 OYSTERCATCHERS Flying updale past Grinton
02/04/01 (House Martin reported in Yorkshire. Bg)
01/04/01 *SWALLOW* 2 reported at water treatment works, Richmond.(3rd hand report)
01/04/01 OYSTERCATCHER A few Isles Bridge area