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All records shown
are collated in good faith and their inclusion is in no way an indication
of acceptance of validity. Records of species scarce in Co.
Durham should be submitted to the Durham Bird Club.
Click here for a list of
species for which the DBC has requested supporting notes. Records of
national rarities should be submitted to
British Birds Rarities
Committee, preferably via the DBC.
8 January
South Shields: imm Peregrine over Littlehaven beach, 3 Snow Buntings,
c120 Oystercatcher,
2 Stonechats and adult Mediterranean
Gull on the Leas, 2 Red-throated Divers by fish quay, 12 Eider in
Frenchman's Bay, Little Owl and 2 Redwing in Trow Quarry,
80 Turnstone, 60
Oystercatcher, 40 Sanderling on beach.
Boldon Flats: 2 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 1 Woodcock.
7 January
Adult Iceland Gull at Sunderland harbour.
53 Greylag Geese, 2
Canada Geese, 1 Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, c200
Redshank, 1 Woodcock. at
Boldon Flats.
6 January
2nd winter Glaucous Gull at Sunderland harbour, also 1 Red-throated Diver
and 6 Eider.
Boldon Flats: 45 Greylag Geese, 2 Canada Geese,
1 Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye, c225 Redshank, 1 Woodcock, 7 Tree
Sparrow.
5 January
Whitburn Steel: 2 Eider, 50+ Oystercatcher,
c200 Lapwing, 26 Sanderling,
2 Purple Sandpiper,
c80 Dunlin, 62 Curlew,
c150 Redshank.
Adult Mediterranean Gulls on South Shields Leas,
at South Shields harbour and Whitburn Steel. 12 Eider
in South Shields harbour.
Boldon Flats: 50
Greylag Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 1 Pintail, c160
Redshank.
4 January
Adult Iceland Gull in Sunderland harbour. Adult Mediterranean Gulls at
Littlehaven beach and fish quay, South Shields. 2 Lapland and 1 Snow Buntings still on South Shields Leas.
Boldon
Flats: 17 Greylag Geese, 2 Canada
Geese, 1 Pintail, 8 Goldeneye over, 1 Water Rail
by Flats Bridge, 10 Tree Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch.
3 January
South Shields: 2 Lapland Buntings, 15 Snow Buntings and 1 Jack Snipe on
the Leas, adult Yellow-legged Gull roosting off Trow Rocks. Adult
Mediterranean Gull and 26 Sanderling at Whitburn Steel. Water Rail at
Boldon Flats.
2 January
Seawatching: 11 Eider, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Goldeneye.
Woodlark at Whitburn, flew south-west over
west of Whitburn village at 09.30. 12 Eider in Frenchman's Bay.
South
Shields: 1 Lapland Bunting, 13 Snow Buntings,
adult Mediterranean
Gull and 4 Stonechats on Leas,
1st winter Yellow-legged Gull
at Fish Quay, adult
Mediterranean Gull on
Littlehaven Beach. Adult Yellow-legged
Gull,1 Red-throated Diver and
2 Kittiwake in Sunderland harbour.
1
January
Sunderland Harbour: 2 Red-throated
Diver, 1 Kittiwake, 2
adult Iceland Gull (late pm).
Whitburn Steel: adult
Mediterranean Gull, 1
Snipe, 2 Purple Sandpiper,
2 Rock Pipit, 2
Pied Wagtail. Adult Mediterranean
Gull on South Shields Leas, also Lapland Bunting.
Boldon Flats: 12 Tree Sparrow, 1
Woodcock, c750 Golden Plover, c550 Lapwing, 51 Curlew, 1 Pintail, 16
Greylag Geese, 25 Snipe, 20 Redwing.
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