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2004
Swaledale Birds
2004 Sightings
JANUARY

30th. SISKIN c70 nr Castle Farm Arkendale
30th. BULLFINCH f x3 Orchard opp. Bottom Shop Reeth
25th. GOOSANDER pair R Swale nr Grinton
24th. JAY Oxque Wood (ref.103989)
23rd. (HAWFINCH up to 14 @ Lakeside car park Studley Royal nr Ripon. Have been present on & off for a week)
23rd. BUZZARD x3 over Intake Wood
23rd. (BRAMBLING c80 in fields nr Binsoe, Masham)
20th. PINK FOOTED GEESE over Reeth c10pm
16th. GLAUCOUS GULL Nosterfield GP
16th. BUZZARD x2 Stang Forest
16th. GREY WAGTAIL R Swale nr Richmond Castle
16th. SHELDUCK x3 + MUTE SWAN  x4 + LAPWING x20 + CORMORANT x3 Smallways Pond
15th. FIELDFARE lots Richmond Outmoor
14th. CURLEW 200+ adj Leyburn Quarry
11th. BULLFINCH 2m + 2f Orchard opp. Bottom Shop Reeth
10th. PINK FOOTED GOOSE x250 heading W toward Reeth before turning S toward Wensleydale
3rd.   GLAUCOUS GULL Nosterfield GP
DECEMBER
29th. MARSH TIT x2 still visiting Fremington garden + c20 BLACKBIRD regularly
27th. BULLFINCH f of northern race Fremington area
20th. MARSH TIT x2 regularly visiting feeders in Fremington
18th. PINK FOOTED GOOSE 1 among 400 GREYLAG & CANADA Bolton GP
13th. BULLFINCH x5 of northern race Fremington area

NOVEMBER 2004
29th. HEN HARRIER ringtail Mid-Dale
25th. WAXWING Back Lane Reeth breifly c10am
24th. BARN OWL c4m SE of Leyburn
23rd. STONECHAT x2 nr Great Red Gill NY9307
20th. LONG-EARED OWL x3 Nosterfield NR Also PEREGRINE FALCON
20th. SHORT EARED OWL seen recently N of Helwith x-roads
15th. SNOW BUNTING x11 Hawes/Kettlewell Rd SD861839
15th. SNOW BUNTING x2 Keld Road
14th. GREY PARTRIDGE x5 Sleightholme Moor
14th. HEN HARRIER f Tan Hill area
12th. JACK SNIPE Stang Lane NZ002045
12th. SNOW BUNTING m on rd nr Hug Gill NZ972118 + SPARROWHAWK f
12th. SNOW BUNTING f Sleightholme Moor NY934078
12th. GREY PARTRIDGE x6 Sleightholme Moor
12th. BLACK GROUSE m x 3 Shaw Farm (See note)
10th. SNOW BUNTING 1w/f West Stonesdale
10th. OSPREY?? reports of one Low Row area for 2-3 months??
9th.  FIELDFARE/REDWING c2000 Muker/Askrigg rd
7th.  WAXWING x9 Low Row Garden
4th.  BRAMBLING Intake Wood

OCTOBER 2004
31st. HEN HARRIER ringtail locally
30th. BRAMBLING nr CB
30th. STONECHAT x3 Harkerside
30th. RAVEN x2 Windegg
24th. TWITE single above High Fremington
22nd. MERLIN Below Fremington Edge
??th.  FIELDFARE/REDWING massive flocks in 2 Dales by mid-month
??th.  OSPREY x2 area around Marske Bridge (early oct & stayed a few days)
14th.  REDWING large flock over Reeth 3.00am (flight calls)
4th.   OSPREY Low Row /Swale area
  
SEPTEMBER 2004
28th. HOUSE MARTIN many over Fremington (inc odd SWALLOW)
24th. CHIFFCHAFF 2 singing within last few days nr Richmond
23rd. SISKIN F + juv Pennine Way nr Keld
12th. KINGFISHER R Swale Marrick

AUGUST 2004
11th. RING OUZEL 4+ also LITTLE OWL Kisdon Side Muker
11th. GREY PARTRIDGE c10 below Fremington Edge
9th.   RAVEN x2 twixt Muker & Askrigg
8th.   GREY PARTRIDGE c10 juvs in 3 coveys + SNIPE x2. Downholme Moor
6th.   TURTLE DOVE x2 + BUZZARD + BULLFINCH (m) Stang Forest. Also COMMA
butterflies
6th.   REDSTARTs + WILLOW WARBLERs + RING OUZELs Kisdon Side
5th.   BARN OWL (dusk observation after earlier report) Kisdon Side
FEBRUARY
27th. HEN HARRIER Stang area (RBA)
27th. Of interest. Golden Plover & Black Headed Gulls now appearing in full summer plumage
27th  PINK FOOTED GOOSE 6+ in GREYLAG flock with BARNACLE GOOSE in fields nr River Ure, Spennithorne.  Also c50 GOLDEN PLOVER
27th  LINNET x22, GOLDENEYE f x2 etc, Nosterfield GP  
25th. LITTLE OWL nr Leyburn Quarry
23rd. BUZZARD x5 (+ poss. 2 PEREGRINE FALCON) lower Swaledale
21st. BUZZARD x3  lower Swaledale
21st  CURLEW x250 Leyburn Moor Road Crossroads
20th. PINK FOOTED GEESE heard over Reeth (late evening)
18th. GREY PARTRIDGE x2 nr Ewelop Hill (Grinton)
17th. BLACK GROUSE x6 Arkendale (RBA)
15th. GOLDEN PLOVER heard nr Tan Hill Inn
15th. SISKIN x3 on feeders, Reeth
14th. GOLDEN PLOVER twixt Leyburn & Reeth
14th(ish) Hawthorn in leaf nr Fremington corner
1?.    LITTLE OWL more than one heard twixt Healaugh & Reeth
14th. Of interest. Large nos of pink footed geese moving in Yorks
9th.  LAPWING x9 nr Hurst X-roads (+ other small flocks around the 2 Dales)
9th.  SMEW Bolton GPs
8th.  ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD nr disused mines Grinton (RBA)
4th.  Of interest. House martins reported south coast.
MARCH
31st. CHIFFCHAFF in woods opp. Low Oxque Farm nr Downholme
30th. CUCKOO heard mid-Dale (prob refers to WOOD Pidgeon???)
29th. FIELDFARE flock mid-Arkendale
29th. FIELDFARE c100+ Richmond Out-Moor
28th. WHITE STORK over Nosterfield then later Cleasby GP (prob free flying bird from Harewood, Leeds)
26th. BLACK GROUSE 9m + 6f Shaw Farm + 30 GOLDEN PLOVER (NOTE)
26th. MERLIN + PEREGRINE FALCON + BUZZARD x3 + c70 CURLEW Stang Forest area
26th. PINK FOOTED GOOSE x9 + SNIPE Smallways Pond
21st. WHEATEAR x4 on Harkerside nr Ivy House
21st. JACK SNIPE probable reported Sleightholme Moor
20th. WHEATEAR single nr Ivy House Harkerside
19th. GREY WAGTAIL x2 on Arkle c1.5 miles up of Reeth Bridge
19th. GREY WAGTAIL nr confluence Swale & Arkle. Also pair GOOSANDER
19th. PHYLLOSCOPUS warbler Reeth Bridge
18th. OYSTERCATCHER c50 nr Swing Bridge
16th. Of interest. Large nos of wheatear arriving in UK. Also many chats
13th. BUZZARD x5 over Army Land mid-dale
12th. GOLDEN PLOVER c10 Shaw Farm land
11th. ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD Stang Lane + RAVEN x2
11th. RING OUZEL x3 Gunnerside Gill + 1 Tottergill Wood
11th. SHORT EARED OWL pair West Stonesdale
11th. BLACK GROUSE x6m Upper Swaledale
10th. GREY PARTRIDGE fields nr Fremington
8th.   GOOSANDER x2 upstream Richmond Falls
8th.   GREY PARTRIDGE x2 Low Common Lane. Also WOODCOCK x2
7th.   ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD possible seen @ dusk nr Ellerton Lodge
7th.   GREY PARTRIDGE x2 nr Ellerton Lodge
7th.   BLACK GROUSE x5 West Stonesdale (note)
6th.   Of interest. 1st Wheatear reported in UK
5th.   LAPWING & GOLDEN PLOVER many at Smallways Pool. Also RUFF
5th.   BLACK GROUSE 5+ Shaw Farm (note)
3rd.   OYSTERCATCHER x2 R Swale Low Row
2nd.  GOOSANDER pair R Swale nr Marske Bridge
JUNE
25th. TURTLE DOVE pair confirmed breeding Stang Forest
25th. HEN HARRIER ringtail, moors twixt Swale/Wensleydale
25th. MARSH HARRIER f moors twixt Swale/Wensleydale + MERLIN
19th. REDSTART pair + 1 juv Low Common Lane
18th. GARDEN WARBLER in orchard opp. Bottom Shop Reeth + BLACKCAP m
17th. LONG TAILED TIT x c45 + BULLFINCH pair + BLACKCAP pair. Private Woodland nr Marske
17th. PIED FLYCATCHER f+3 juv Fremington
17th. GRASSHOPPER WARBLER x2 'reeling' at dusk. Private site 1ml N Richmond
14th. Of interest. MACAW x2 Blue & Yellow Heading down dale from Fremington @ 6.25pm
13th. NIGHTJAR m + WOODCOCK x4 roding Stang Forest
13th. BLACKCAPS cheesed off after 3-0 series defeat by England
12th. PIED FLYCATCHER f feeding young High Fremington
12th. BLACKCAP m+f & 2+ young Intake Wood
12th. NIGHTJAR m still Stang Forest
11th. KINGFISHER R Swale nr Healaugh
11th. REDSTART imm + WHEATEAR, m+f+4young.  Telfit Bank area.
11th. BLACK GROUSE m x 10 (unpaired) + REDSHANK pair. Shaw Farm
10th. KINGFISHER R Swale nr Insque Woods
9th.   TREE PIPIT single singing in lower car park ('helicopter pad'), Stang Forest.
7th.   NIGHTJAR m churring late evening, Stang Forest + WOODCOCK x4.
?th.   DUNLIN x2 pairs breeding, Birkdale Tarn.
?th.   TREE PIPIT x3 singing in Tottergill Plantation.
APRIL
28th. SWIFTS in Reeth
27th. HOUSE MARTIN small party over Fremington
24th. PIED FLYCATCHER m investigating nest box Fremington
23rd. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Shingle Beds Reeth. Also OYSTERCATCHER x14
23rd. RING OUZEL m Cogden Gill + WHEATEAR + f STONECHAT + GBBGull
23rd. RING OUZEL x2 Cringley Hill (nr Langthwaite NY998006) Also SNIPE drumming & GOLDEN PLOVER x21
21st. KINGFISHER R Swale adj. Caravan Site in Reeth
20th. WILLOW WARBLERS many in Fremington area
17th. Of interest. SWIFTS reported in Yorkshire
17th. COMMON SANDPIPER Bolton GP Also BLACK TAILED GODWIT + LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
16th. RING OUZEL  1+1m + f Slei Gill Also STONECHAT + WHEATEAR
15th. SWALLOW twixt Fremington & Marrick
13th. HEN HARRIER m mid-Swaledale
13th. SAND MARTIN 30+ nr Shingle Beds R Swale Reeth
12th. RING OUZEL twixt Muker & Keld
12th. WILLOW WARBLER Fremington
12th. GREEN WOODPECKER tot 5+ (Inc 2 mating) Low Common Lane
9th.   SWALLOW x2 nr Wensley (also SAND MARTIN 20+)
?th.   BEE HAWK MOTH in Downholme garden
3rd.   SHORT EARED OWL nr Tan Hill
3rd.   RING OUZEL m Booze Moor + GOLDEN PLOVER 3 pairs
3rd.   BLACK GROUSE 3m + 3f Shaw Farm (note)
3rd.   HEN HARRIER x2 (probable) Upper Swaledale
2nd.  SISKIN up to 14 on feeders Back Lane Reeth
2nd.  GOSHAWK  over Reeth then Frem Edge c4pm
1st.   SAND MARTIN x3 twixt Middleham & Wensley

JULY 2004
23rd. KESTREL x14 Windegg
23rd. KESTREL x17+ (seventeen) inc juvs hunting edge of Gayles Moor (NZ0805)
23rd. BUZZARD x3 Marske area
23rd. RUFF x1 + DUNLIN x6 + GADWALL Smallways Pond
22nd. TURTLE DOVE x2 nr Heli Pad Stang Forest
18th.  SHORT EARED OWL nr Pepper Hall Arkendale
17th. REDSTART juv + GARDEN WARBLER 2+ Low Lane nr Low Row
17th. LITTLE OWL found dead Kearton Pasture. Probable RTA
17th. SPARROWHAWK pair nr Low Row
16th. LITTLE OWL East end Richmond Racecourse
16th. GRASSHOPPER WARBLER reeling at private site 1m N Richmond
16th. TURTLE DOVE 1+ pair Stang Forest.
16th. MERLIN nr Tan Hill
15th. LITTLE OWL Raw Bank Arken'dale
15th. Of interest. BLUE & YELLOW MACAW Stang Forest + JAY x3
12th. MERLIN Apedale
10th. OSPREY over Nosterfield GP mid-day
10th. SHORT EARED OWL nr Langthwaite
9th.  COMMON TERN breifly Nosterfield GP
?th.  BULLFINCH pair bottom of Reels Head
9th.  JAY Skelton Lane Marske
9th.  STONECHAT + WHEATEAR Family groups nr Telfit Bank Marske
8th.  KINGFISHER found injured Grinton
8th.  HOBBY Nosterfield GP
7th.  NIGHTINGALE report of one singing recently N of Richmond
MAY 2004
29th. RED SQUIRREL f twixt Muker & Keld
22nd.TURTLE DOVE Between East & West Hope Stang Forest + PIED FLY
14th. MERLIN m Skelton area, Marske
13th. BLACKCAP m singing in Back Lane Orchard, Reeth
9th.   CUCKOO x2 calling Langthwaite/CB area
9th.   RING OUZEL x3 Tottergill Wood
7th.   KINGFISHER on Arkle downstream of Castell Farm
7th.   PIED FLYCATCHER m x2 Johnsons Wood
6th.   JAY Stainton Low/Middle Woods
3rd.   BLACKCOCK + 2 GREYHEN Moors above Marske
3rd.   ARCTIC TERN x1, Smallways, + RUFF, DUNLIN, SKYLARK, GADWALL etc
3rd.   BLACKCOCK x7 Shaw Farm + BUZZARD + PEREGRINE
2nd.  PIED FLYCATCHER x2 pairs twixt Fremington & Langthwaite
2nd.  CROSSBILL pair Tottergill Wood + REDSTART 3m 1f
1st.   CUCKOO m visual, Herontree Allotment, Leyburn Xroads
1st.   CUCKOO Gunnerside & Healaugh

 

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