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Name:
Peter Collins
Date:
03 January 2006

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Downhill Farm, West Boldon; 2 Fox

Name:
Peter Collins
Date:
01 January 2006

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West Pastures; 1 Brown Hare.

Name: Peter Colins
Date: 18 December 2005

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West Pastures; 1 Brown Hare

Name: Ian Hamilton
Date: 15 December 2005

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Harbour Porpoise swimming north past roker pier

Name: mick watson
Date: 04 December 2005

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river don brockley whins - 1 water vole. 0nly second sighting in over 8 years

Name: ALFIE TEMPLE
Date: 22 November 2005

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15 WAXWINGS FLYING OVER WASHINGTON

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 20 November 2005

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Boldon Flats; Bat, probably Pip, feeding along Moor Lane, 1655. Water Vole reported by Simon, 9-11-05, in ditch to south of Moor Lane.

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 15 November 2005

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last nights mothing 3 Angle Shade,

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 14 November 2005

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last nights mothing 2 Silver Y, 1 December moth.

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 02 November 2005

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1st November nights mothing 1 Angle Shade,

Name: Ian Hamilton
Date: 19 October 2005

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Grey Seal feeding on a huge trout just west of the wear lime kilns at noon

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 11 October 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 1 Satellite, 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot. Mothing here 09-10-05; 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot. 08-10-05; 1 Pearly Underwing, 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot. 07-10-05; 1 Turnip Moth, 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot. 06-10-05; 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 1 Common Marbled Carpet. 05-10-05; 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 4 Angle Shades, 1 Silver Y.

Name: ian hamilton
Date: 05 October 2005

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marine walk roker 5am adult fox

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 05 October 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights moths; 8 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Silver Y, 1 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Feathered Thorn.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 03 October 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 5 Angle Shades, 2 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Blairs Shoulder-knot, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Brown-spot Pinion.

Name: Dougie Holden
Date: 26 September 2005

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The Leas 5.30am.. Adult fox at top of the concrete steps which lead down into Marsden bay.

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 25 September 2005

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last nights mothing 2 Angle Shade, 1 Lunar Underwing, 6 Square-spot Rustic,

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 24 September 2005

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last nights mothing 6 Angle Shade, 3 Lunar Underwing, 7 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Northern Deep-Brown Dart, 2 Blairs Shoulder-Knot, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, (Last recorded in County Durham in 1897)

Name: Water Moss, Peter Hogg,( Souter Moth Group)
Date: 22 September 2005

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Souter Moths,last nights mothing 64 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Mouse Moth,3 Lunar Underwing,2 Garden Carpet,1 Large Yellow Underwing,1 Angle Shade, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Copper Underwing/Svenssons Copper Underwing (To be confirmed)

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 22 September 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 10 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Mouse Moth, 2 Northern Deep-brown Dart, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Common Marbled Carpet.

Name: Souter Moth Group
Date: 22 September 2005

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Souter Moths 17 September 2005 13 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Mouse Moth, 25 Angle Shades, 2 Lunar Underwing, 1 Lunar Yellow underwing, 2 Northern Deep-Brown Dart, 1 Turnip Moth, Souter Moths 16 September 2005 11 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Angle Shades, 2 Lunar Underwing, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Small Wainsct, 1 Turnip Moth, Souter Moths 15 September 2005 1 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Mouse Moth, 3 Lunar Underwing, Souter Moths 13 September 2005 21 Square-spot Rustic, 13 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 9 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Mouse Moth, 12 Angle Shades, 14 Lunar Underwing, 3 Lunar Yellow underwing, 1 Dark Sword-Grass 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Brown-spot Pinion, 5 Mottled Rustic, 4 Northern Deep-Brown Dart,

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 21 September 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 9 Square-spot Rustic, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Mouse Moth, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Brown-spot Pinion. Previous nights mothing here; 11 Square-spot Rustic, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Mouse Moth.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 19 September 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 12 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Angle Shades.

Name: John Chapman
Date: 19 September 2005

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Souter Moths 19/9/05 11 Light brown apple moth 39 Square spot rustic 6 Large yellow underwing 1 lesser yuw 1 Setaceous HC 1 Angle Shades 1 Mouse 3 Northern deep brown dart 1 Rosy rustic 1 Brown-spot pinion

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 18 September 2005

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Dead Badger, result of roadkill, Lizard Lane, opposite Lizard Farm, am 18-09-05.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 13 September 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Brown-spot Pinion, 1 Beaded Chesnut.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 12 September 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Angle Shades, 1 Brown -spot Pinion, 1 Silver Y, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Common Marbled Carpet. 1 Garden Warbler. Mothing here, 07-09-05; 63 Square-spot Rustic, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 5 Mouse Moth, 4 Angle Shades, 2 Brown-spot Pinion, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Northern Deep-brown Dart.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 07 September 2005

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Last nights mothing, Whitburn Lodge; 27 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Flounced Rustic, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 lesser Yellow Underwing, 9 Mouse Moth, 6 Angle Shades, 2 Brown-spot Pinion, 2 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Lunar Underwing. Mothing here, Common Marbled Carpet. 05-09-05; 21 Square-spot Rustic, 10 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Mouse Moth, 3 Angle Shades, 1 Silver Y, 1 Brown-spot Pinion, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 05 September 2005

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Last nights mothing, Whitburn Lodge; 7 Mouse Moth, 6 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Gold Spot, 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Lime-spec Pug, 1 Riband Wave. PREVIOUS mothing here, 30-08-05; 9 Large Yellow Underwing, 8 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 6 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Mouse Moth, 1 Cabbbage Moth, 1 Common Rustic, 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Garden Carpet. 27-08-05; 19 Square-spot Rustic, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 6 Common Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, 4 Mouse Moth, 4 Angle Shades, 4 Gold Spot, 2 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Gothic, 1 Willow Beauty. 26-08-05; 15 Square-spot Rustic, 9 Common Rustic, 2 Six-stripped Rustic, 1 Flounced Rustic, 1 Small Square-spot, 14 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Gold Spot, 3 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 2 Mouse Moth, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Silver Y, 1 Sallow, 1 Treble-bar, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Common Marbled Carpet.

Name: Dougie Holden
Date: 23 August 2005

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1 Weasel crossing coastal path above Trow Quarry 6.10pm

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 23 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 9 Square-spot Rustic, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Common Rustic, 2 Gold Spot, 2 Lempke's Gold Spot, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Small Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Flounced Rustic, 1 Angle Shades. Mothing here from 19/08/05; 8 Common Rustic, 8 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Garden Carpet, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Cabbage Moth, 1 Flounced Rustic, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Orange Swift, 1 Grey Chi, 1 Common Marbled Carpet. Mothing here 18/08/05: 17 Common Rustic, 13 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 7 Square-spot Rustic, 5 Willow Beauty, 5 Flounced Rustic, 3 Mouse Moth, 3 Dark Arches, 7 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 5 Riband Wave, 2 Bordered Pug, 1 Current Pug, 1 Tawny Speckled Pug, 2 Six-striped Rustic, 2 Swallow Prominent, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Marbled Beauty, 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Angle Shades. MOTHING HERE 17/08/05; 24 Common Rustic, 15 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 11 Square-spot Rustic, 3 Dark Arches, 2 Flounced Rustic, 2 Common Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 2 Mouse Moth, 1 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Sallow, 1 Cabbage Moth, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Six-striped Rustic, 1 Tawny Speckled Pug, 1 Riband Wave.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 22 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 8 Square-spot Rustic, 8 Common Rustic, 8 Mouse Moth, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Goldspot, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Flounced Rustic, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Antler Moth, 1 Six-striped Rustic, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Cabbage, 1 Hedge Rustic, 1 Rosy Minor, 1 Toadflax Pug, 1 Bordered Pug, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Garden Carpet.

Name: Andy Tait
Date: 22 August 2005

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Bottlenose Dolphin bow riding "Jupiter" out of Tyne- Sunday 21-08-05

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 16 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 25 Large Yellow Underwing, 15 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Least Yellow Underwing, 43 Common Rustic, 1 Flounced Rustic, 4 Dark Arches, 2 Cabbage Moth, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Rosy Minor, 1 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Mouse, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Bordered Pug.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 14 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 19 Common Rustic, 13 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 6 Dark Arches, 3 Cabbage Moth, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Mouse, 1 Dotted Clay, 1 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Dark/Grey Dagger. Mothing here 12/08/05; 35 Common Rustic, 18 Large yellow Underwing, 6 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Dark Arches, 2 Smoky wainscot, 2 Garden Carpet, 2 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Scalloped Oak, 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Straw Underwing, 1 Brown-line Bright-eye, 1 Bordered Pug. Mothing here 07/08/05; 28 Common Rustic, 5 Straw Underwing, 4 Dark Arches, 3 Dotted Clay, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Currant Pug. Mothing here 05/08/05; 20 Common Rustic, 19 Dark Arches, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Cabbage Moth, 1 Antler Moth, 1 Silver Y, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Dotted Clay, 1 Grey/Dark Dagger, 1 Cloaked Minor.

Name: Dougie Holden
Date: 09 August 2005

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Hemsley road / Grosvenor road junction...........Adult Fox examining the contents of a rubbish skip 10.50pm

Name: Nick Antcliff
Date: 06 August 2005

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6.8.05 Minke Whale seen from the Observatory. Breached the surface 4 times @ 17.30 then twice later @ 18.20 when much closer in c1km offshore

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 06 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 20 Common Rustic, 19 Dark Arches, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Cabbage Moth, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Antler Moth, 1 Siver Y, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Grey Dagger, 1 Dotted Clay. Mothing from 3-8-05: 8 Common Rustic, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 4 Dotted Clay, 1 Clay, 3 Dark Arches, 3 Light Arches, 2 Straw Underwing, 1 Scalloped Oak, 1 Dusky Sallow.

Name: Peter Collins
Date: 02 August 2005

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Whitburn Lodge, last nights mothing; 22 Common Rustic, 10 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lunar Yellow Underwing, 7 Dark Arches, 2 Light Arches, 5 Straw Underwing, 3 Dotted Clay, 3 Cabbage Moth , 2 Bordered Sallow, 2 Clay, 1 Scalloped Oak, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Snout, 1 Brown-line Bright-eye. Comma butterfly, late afternoon, 1 Rock Pipit.