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            Last update:   10November200510.10/pm
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OCTOBER 2005
28th  GOOSANDER, LAPWING, REDSHANK,
        DUNLIN x2, WIGEON in number, SHELDUCK, GOLDEN PLOVER x 250                    Smallways pond
28th  BLACK GROUSE 5 + 6 young or Greyhen, Shaw Farm
28th  BLACK GROUSE single juv m Sleightholme area
28th  FIELDFARE/REDWING 300+ in mixed flock, Sleighthome.  Mostly Fieldfare
28th  CROSSBILL single, Stang Forest
28th  GOLDCREST several groups, Stang Forest
        JAY Stang Forest
27th  GREEN WOODPECKER heard, N side Arkengarthdale
27th  GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Arkengarhtdale
        BUZZARD Arkendale
26th  GREEN WOODPECKER below Gunnerside Lodge
        BUZZARD Gunnerside area
26th  WINTER THRUSHES - FIELDFARE/REDWING 100+ twixt Reeth and Grinton
26th  LAPWING 20+ valley bottom below Low Row
24th  FIELDFARE/REDWING  mixed flock over Reeth School
        BUZZARD over Reeth
23rd  FIELDFARE 20 near Swing Bridge
18th  JAY Hagsfell Farm area
12th  TAWNY OWL x2 Insque Wood
3rd    BADGER Reeth-Richmond road
1st    JAY near waterworks, Richmond

SEPTEMBER 2005
30th  BUZZARD over Reeth
18th  GOSHAWK Whitfell area
18th  GREEN SANDPIPER, Nosterfield GP
        HOBBY, showing well, spending much time on ground, Nosterfield
        RINGED PLOVER x2, RUFF x6 Nosterfield GP

AUGUST2005
3oth  WRYNECK Back Lane orchard.  Heard again 31st early am.
21st.  SPARROWHAWK m Marske Bridge area
15th.  OSPREY juv Ivelet area (for a few days)
15th.  BUZZARD  above Low Row
9th.   TAWNY OWL Hard Stiles
9th.   PEREGRINE f above Fremington
9th.   KINGFISHER  R Swale nr Marske Bridge
8th.   SWIFTS still in Reeth
7th.   PEREGRINE f West Stonesdale
7th.   SHORT EARED OWL + RAVEN x2 Old Gang area
5th.   MERLIN twixt Fremington & Marrick
4th.   MERLIN f Keld area
4th.   BUZZARD x5 Downholme Moor
4th.   TURTLE DOVE heard Richmond Out-Moor

JULY2005
31st.  OSPREY over Keld
29th.  HOBBY  nr Keld
25th.  REDSTART family in High Fremington
24th.  KINGFISHER Arkle nr Reeth Bridge
15th.  NIGHTJAR news of 2 pairs Stang Forest
8th.   RED KITE  probable Buttertubs area
8th.   WOODCOCK ad + 3 juv  nr Rhubarb Bend

JUNE 2005
20th.  JAY Insque Woods
17th.  CUCKOO x2 Cuckoo Hill area
17th.  RED KITE 3 local sightings
11th.  BUZZARD twixt Fremington Marske
10th.  BUZZARD wing damaged bird twixt Fremington & Marske
10th   PEREGRINE over Reeth
7th    BULLFINCH m Rowleth
7th    BUZZARD x2 Spring End
6th    COMMON SANDPIPER and KINGFISHER twixt Healaugh and Swing Bridge
5th    SPOTTED FLYCATCHER x3, Scabba Wath
5th    LESSER REDPOLL x2 Junipers, Scabba Wath
4th    CUCKOO m Back Lane, Reeth
2nd   BARN OWL Skelton Moor


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