Gosforth park

This morning i went to gosforth park nature reserve with steve and tom lowe it was a great morning. I saw my very first bittern finally, it was only for 5 secounds flying but i still saw it. There was also 6 bullfinch, 2 cormerant, 4 grey heron, 5 mute swans, 1 sparrow hauk, 1 moorhen, 3 reed bunting, 2 canada geese, 4 mallard, 7 wigeon, 8 teal, 2 jay, 1 fox, 1 king fisher, 1 tufted duck, 1 gs woodpecker, 3 nuthach, 1 tree creeper, 1 mistle thrush, 3 long tailed tits, 2 magpie, 1 jackdaw, we also saw some fresh badger poo. so it was a sucessful morning.

The unkown birds???

Theese brown ones???

Theese white ones with brown spotts on???

\sorry theese were took through a window cause if i went out they flew away

Some cool pics

Kestrel

Tufted ducks

Canada goose

RSPB big garden bird watch and other things...

ON the 29th i did the garden watch at my grandmas home there i saw, 2 carrion crow, 2 black bird, 1 great tit, 3 woodpigeon, 1 starling, 7 house sparrows, 4 feral pigeons, 2 herring gull, 1 wrn, 8 of the unknown dove i dont no what theese birds are i will get pics up of them and i would like you to comment and tell me what they could be??? Then today i did it in my own garden i saw, 2 blue tit, 3 black bird, 3 dunnock, 2 woodpigeon, 2 collard dove, 3 house sparrows, 1 robin, 2 great tit, 1 wren. So it has bin a good weekend. Today i also went to redhouse farm pond i couldnt see the tree sparrows but i shall keep lookings, there was also 1 grey heron, 11 mallard, 2 moorhen. I also went up to hauxley today i saw 3 mute swans, 2 pink footed geese, 25 mallard, 24 wigeon, 1 canada goose, 2 tufted duck and again the lovely sight of the wonderfull barn owl, it was evan better sights than it was the last time. Was truely amazing.

Best day of wildlife in 2011

Well my day startedup at durage with steve lowe and tom lowe. There was 8 mute swans, 42 canadian geese, 19 tufted duck, 7 coot, 16 mallard, 3 red breasted merganser, 3 goldeneye, 2 gadwall, 75 lapwing flying over, 1 meesil, 1 stote, 1 kestrel, 400 greylag geese and 5 pied wagtail. Then we went to hauxley to see the barn owl there we were successfull but apart from the barn owl there was, bar tailed godwit, 20 wigeon, 81 redshank, 26 curlew, 2 grey heron, 7 long tailed tits, 1 rat, 1 hare, 2 phesent, 9 goldfinch, 4 coal tit, 5 blue tit, 2 dunnock, and the barn owl. Then since i have never seen a bittern we wernt to cresswell pond to try and see one. We were unsuccessfull, i didnt count all the species there cause it was getting dark but i shall tell you the species lapwing, knot, grey heron, golden plover, wigeon,  i had me eyes pealed for the merlin but again unsuccessfull. Then i went home for some tea then i went out at night with cain and honnor to try and loisten for tawny owls in the holywell dene. We didnt hear any like but was a canny walk. So today i have loved today nackered now like, and shall bird again tommorrow.

Tree sparrows still present

Tonight when i was walking my dog i couldnt see the tree sparrows but i could here there call that i have heard and seen them call before so i new it was them. So tree sparrows are still at red house farm pond.

My first nature pictures any good?

Cormarant

Cormarants and shags flying

Common gull

Carrion crow

Cormarant flying

Purple sandpiper

Sanderling

Please comment on how you think i did ???