AWG’ is always more than interested to hear of your recent observations. Even information about common species is of interest and relevance - particularly if it has some unusual aspect. e.g "45 House Sparrows were in our back garden" or "the smell from the pineapple weed on the farm track beside our house has been almost overpowering this month".
A 'Sightings 'form can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat- form or create your own, but make sure you include the following:
DATE SPECIES SEEN NUMBERS LOCATION ANY COMMENTS
And your own name(s)!
FEBRUARY 2012
11th February
Holy Island
1 Water Rail on the Lough,
Photo Mike Thurner©
1 Short-eared Owl in the Dunes and 200 Brent Geese on the Rocket Field. Ian& Keith Davison
8th February
150 Linnets at Branton
6th February
5 Short-eared Owls at the Black Lough
5 Bramblings at Branton Ian & Keith Davison
3rd February
Barnacle Goose 650+ - Budle Bay
Photo Laurie Campbell ©
4th February
Dipper 4 – Ingram Valley (upstream of Baulby Wood)
6th February
Marsh Tit 1+ Angler’s Arms 
south side of the river Coquet
along the St Oswald’s Way George Dodds.
Marsh Tit Photo Laurie Campbell ©
08/01/12 Winter Aconites starting to flower in Denwick Church Yard, many in bloom by first week of February
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22/01/12 Two Stoats seen at Branton East Pit, 1 Kingfisher on Branton West Pit, 6 Russian White-fronted Geese in field south of Branton Pits. Pair of Dippers displaying on R. Breamish, Hedgely.
22/01/12 A stone wall at Alnwick Summer Seats was covered in mosses lichens and ferns inc Black Spleenwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort and Harts Tongue Ferns.29/01/12
Budle Bay - 1 Greenshank, 
1 Hooded Crow, 2 Peregrines sat together on sands, 300+ Barnacle Geese.
29/01/12 Stag Rocks, Bamburgh – 1 Great Northern Diver, 6 Slavonian Grebe, 6 Long tailed Duck and 91+ Razorbills.
08/01/12 The only moths recorded at Howick this month were 2 Dark Chestnut and 1 Winter Moth. Stewart Sexton.
Send all sightings to:
Ian & Keith Davison, The Bungalow, Branton, Powburn, NE66 4LW
Or by email to redsquirrel@alnwickwildlifegroup.co.uk
If you have wildlife queries you can email them to redsquirrel@alnwickwildlife group.co.uk - and they will be forwarded to an appropriate member who will try to answer them. No promises, mind - none of us are great experts!