Monday, 1 April 2013

Foot list

Thought i would go on foot again today because the chance of any migrants was slim, todays route was: winlaton mill - derwent cp - nine arches viaduct - whickham golf course - fellside road - skyline walk gibside - gibside nt - rowlands gill - derwent walk - far pastures - derwent walk - derwent cp - winlaton mill, total distance 5.9m. 61 species of bird seen today and 6 species of mammal. Birds in red were new for foot list.

Highlights
Jay - 3 winlaton mill, 5 gibside nt
Nuthatch - several sites
Gs woodpecker - several sites
Green woodpecker - coopers wood, derwent cp
Dipper - derwent river goodshields bridge
Red kite - several sites
Redwing - several sites
Skylark - hollinside
Linnet - 300+ Whickham golf course
Woodcock - x3 whickham golf course
Siskin - gibside
Golden plover - 100+ gibside skyline walk
Fieldfare - 10+ gibside skyline walk
Curlew - 2 gibside skyline walk
Sparrowhawk - 2 gibside
Common buzzard - 4 gibside nt
Little grebe - gibside nt
Kestrel - far pastures
Chiffchaff - x4 far pastures
Willow tit - far pastures
Goldcrest - far pastures

Mammal highlights
Bank vole - gibside nt
Grey squirrel - common
Rabbit - hollinside - gibside
Stoat - cutthorpe farm/skyline walk
Fox - far pastures
Roe deer x 3

Now if i were keeping a vertebrate foot list, which im not ;) lol. i would be on 86 in 40 days :0 are you watching centurion! :) lol.
Little grebe at gibside nt
Roe deer
                                       
                                                                  Chiffchaff at far pastures
Siskin on my garden feeders
Poor little lambs at gibside with body warmers on 



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