tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792258155634282162024-03-05T21:26:47.438+00:00Wild up Northa diary living with nature in East Holywell and beyondTim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-12856136320839920722016-05-26T17:06:00.000+01:002016-05-26T17:06:20.444+01:00Red-backed Shrike at St Marys.A male Red-backed Shrike made a brief appearance at St Marys, Whitley Bay today.<br />
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-11779634872755329942016-04-17T10:02:00.000+01:002016-04-17T10:42:19.893+01:00Blackcap giving it what for......Recording made this morning from my garden of a Blackcap. It's been singing very intensely since arriving back from it's wintering quarters.
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-42019813464193242392015-11-07T18:11:00.001+00:002015-11-07T18:11:21.054+00:00Short-eared Owl at St Mary's Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Up to three Short-eared owls were seen quartering the fields between St Mary's Island and the caravan park today. Winter cometh.<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-35140687883213036062015-11-03T15:23:00.001+00:002015-11-03T16:42:22.361+00:00What a grey day....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A stonechat was the highlight of an early morning stroll through the fog at St Mary's Island. No short-eared owls this early and no other birders (maybe they new something I didn't?).<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-24892000336892707792015-10-28T17:03:00.001+00:002015-10-28T18:42:16.943+00:00Out of the Fog came the Scandinavians....Hundreds of migrating Redwings dropped onto the North East coast today. Quite a spectacular sight as I checked the coast from Seaton Sluice to Tynemouth. And a stunning Brambling too.<br>
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</tbody></table><br><div>Bet there are a few interesting migrants grounded along the coast tonight. Let's see what can be found tomorrow!</div>Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-87092664520146739272015-10-13T17:05:00.001+01:002015-10-13T17:06:27.247+01:00Shore Lark at Blyth<br />
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An enjoyable hour was spent chasing a Shore Lark around Blyth Harbour today........</div>
Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-7301882132583226182015-09-20T14:28:00.001+01:002015-09-20T14:28:05.652+01:00Red-veined Darter in TynemouthJust sorted through some photos I took in August at Tynemouth and BOOM - Red-veined Darter, a scarce migrant to the North East.<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-69760925057637172542015-09-10T15:03:00.001+01:002015-09-10T15:13:36.640+01:00Red-footed Falcon Northumberland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The red-footed falcon found yesterday, was relocated about 9am this morning. Which was nice, especially as I missed it yesterday. It mostly spent it's time perched at distance, dropping into the field to take insects, before taking to the air and landing nearby on the overhead wire. Then it headed North and out of sight........<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-71492203210568372972015-09-05T11:47:00.001+01:002015-09-05T11:47:23.124+01:00Less is moreWorking through the warblers that 'fell' into the garden yesterday, I failed to find any rarities, but did manage to find a cracking Lesser Whitethroat. I say found, but it was more the case it presented itself!<br />
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Anyone who has tried of getting a decent view of a Lesser Whitethroat will undoubtedly have struggled as it's very elusive at the best of times. Not so this bird....<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-63641034169805307172015-09-04T11:18:00.000+01:002015-09-04T11:19:18.060+01:00It's Raining Birds..Our garden was drenched in chiffchaffs this morning, loads of them. Just hoping one of them turns into a greenish or barred warbler. No luck so far.<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-27574670730788646392015-09-02T19:12:00.001+01:002015-09-02T19:13:09.582+01:00On the rocks...I went to Tynemouth looking for some migrant action today. There were a few chiffchaffs, and a single blackcap but nothing 'exciting', so I headed to the rocks at the base of Tynemouth Pier. There I sat watching pied wagtails and rock pipits feeding along the strand-line. Then a linnet came down to drink from water dripping down the cliff face. Wonderful!<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-43310504669935328742015-09-01T15:04:00.001+01:002015-09-01T15:06:09.732+01:00Pretty AmazingIt's astonishing what a few billion years can fashion out of nature, and what a sunny day can tempt into the garden.....<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-79800248522391013582015-08-04T18:07:00.002+01:002015-08-04T18:07:51.497+01:00Best till Last..Wren production has been noticeably high this year, and it's not slowing down. This nest has been brought into operation despite having been built back in March. Best till last perhaps?<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-73479261948107749842015-05-31T12:42:00.000+01:002015-05-31T12:42:16.787+01:00Black-winged Pratincole - 2nd Northumberland RecordManaged a quick twitch to Bothal Pond this morning. The Black-winged Pratincole was showing well on the western shore, and came as close as it was ever likely too, allowing some record shots on a dull rainy morning.<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-37681448833881596132015-04-05T14:38:00.000+01:002015-04-05T19:48:24.965+01:00The 'Mother' of Record Shots!Two new records for the patch at East Holywell yesterday and today.<br />
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Yesterday I heard a song I wasn't familiar with - sounded just <a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/234081">like this</a>. I was heading out on a bike ride towards Holywell Dene, and just past the cattery the mystery song had me slam on the breaks. I reached for my binoculars and there it was, a Marsh Tit!<br />
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And today, a walk down to Holywell Dene was rewarded with two Brambling landing high in the beech trees before flying North. Managed to get the 'mother' of all record shots :)<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-62947842696713039932015-03-30T13:12:00.000+01:002015-03-30T13:23:36.729+01:00Not long now.....The hedges have been layed, planted up, and watered ........<br />
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The first bumblebee, wasp, and hoverfly have been seen................................. <br />
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And in just two or three weeks the swallows will return, and there's a new home ready in the shed........<br />
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-26962250046043578872015-03-17T09:40:00.000+00:002015-03-29T18:09:41.305+01:00Chainsaw Massacre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A gappy, old and dying hawthorn hedge on one side, and a field maple hedge becoming a row of trees on the other, meant one thing - chainsaw massacre.<br />
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After checking out the <a href="http://www.hedgelink.org.uk/">Hedgelink Website</a> (all about hedges and how to care for them) it was clear that the way forward was to lay the hedges. Hedgelaying is the traditional method of restoring a hedge - and it's great for increasing wildlife value.<br />
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I did consider doing the job myself but the scale, 70 metres, really needed a professional, so I called in the services of <a href="http://www.northumbria-landman.weebly.com/">Paul Owen</a> who is an accredited hedgelayer based in Northumberland. A list of accredited hedgelayers can be found on the <a href="http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/contract.htm">National Hedgelaying Society website</a>.<br />
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Paul did a great job, and I can recommend him without hesitation............<br />
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-92132440282531248402014-09-13T16:47:00.000+01:002014-09-13T16:47:22.122+01:00On yer bike!Did a bit of birding by bike today, heading down to Holywell Dene, then onwards to Seaton Delaval Hall for an expensive bowl of national trust soup.<br />
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A couple of roe deer ran across the track in the dene, nearly resulting in a fatality - the bike rider not the deer! <br />
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A kingfisher flashed blue on it's way down the dene, and two dippers were in full song.<br />
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Overhead two jays were seen, an unusual record this near the coast.<br />
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In the fields towards the obelisk a single wheatear was spotted on a fence post.<br />
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But the highlight of the day had to be the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth that returned to the garden again.<br />
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-33656353472638274462014-08-17T11:18:00.000+01:002014-08-17T11:18:16.593+01:00The Wildlife GardenI find it quite astonishing what will come and live in a garden that is focused on being wildlife friendly. Here's a few of the residents in my garden seen yesterday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree Sparrow - another 3rd clutcher!</td></tr>
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-47256965125511842142014-07-31T19:50:00.000+01:002014-07-31T19:52:43.789+01:00Tittivating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My wife Gail reckons I spend too much time 'tittivating the garden'. She's probably right (she normally is) but the local wildlife seems pleased.<br />
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The colony of Tree Sparrows in my garden, which was just one pair in a hole in the house wall two years ago, is now, with the addition of a few nest boxes, seven pairs producing at least sixty young!<br />
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Another 10 boxes have gone up on my neighbour's stable wall, and another 10 will go here and there ready for next spring. Maybe 20 :)<br />
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The right plants in the right places have also brought an abundance of invertebrates, especially in my 'untidy' garden. Gives the Tree Sparrows plenty of food for their young.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow Plume moth, likes the Yarrow :)</td></tr>
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And the butterflies are loving the nectar bar in the front garden.<br />
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Time for some more gardening....Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-35134990427907601822014-06-24T09:18:00.000+01:002014-06-24T09:19:44.060+01:00Unbridled Terns<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A trip to the Farne Islands is great with or without rarities, and the fact that a Bridled Tern was reported on Inner Farne was coincidental to our trip. Just as well as it had 'gone fishing' when we were there.<br />
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Still, plenty of fine feathered friends to provide one of natures great shows.....<br />
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Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-45206467043917399892014-04-28T22:42:00.000+01:002014-04-29T14:53:48.193+01:00Monumental AnteaterA Wryneck at Whitley Bay Cemetery today showed well, hunting for ants amongst the gravestones.<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-14066044878547151002014-04-15T21:08:00.001+01:002014-04-15T21:08:38.849+01:00Willow Warbler - Snapped!Outside our holiday cottage in Pembrokeshire was a large Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum). This North American shrub was literally buzzing with bees, and flies, the latter proving rather palatable for a Willow Warbler.<br />
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Blue skies, sunshine, a light breeze, and the sound of a Willow Warbler snapping at flies - now that's spring!<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-72214059103875080172014-03-14T16:23:00.000+00:002014-03-14T16:23:00.581+00:00Hopping along...According to the national news, frogs have been in a spawning frenzy for the last week, everywhere, except here!<br />
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Not a single sighting of a frog or toad in mine or my neighbours pond.<br />
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Conspiracy theories began to be concocted; a mystery disease, maybe some nasty spray used by the farmer....but then today, while doing a spot of gardening........<br />
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Meanwhile, the Blue Tits have some competition for their nest box...<br />
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And in the moth trap, a new species for the garden....<br />
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<br />Tim Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398788451703854667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79225815563428216.post-42369892623603151032014-03-02T17:29:00.001+00:002014-03-02T17:29:52.260+00:00Sprung!Last week saw some spring arrivals to the garden, and some preparations for those to come.<br />
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First off was a very aptly named Spring Usher, a new moth for the garden, and for me.<br />
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Next was a March Moth, right on cue.<br />
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And the crocuses provided a welcome source of nectar for a queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee.<br />
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A queen Common Wasp was out sunning herself, demonised by most, but a great garden pest controller for those who understand these valuable, voracious predators.<br />
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In preparation for the Swallows arriving back in April, I've completed building a log store for them to nest in. Hope they appreciated it!<br />
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