Last update: 10November200510.10/pm
SWALEDALE BIRDS WILL BE MOVING SOON.
NEW WEBSITE AND CONTACT DETAILS
WILL FOLLOW.
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