Scarce and rare birds at Newton

This is not a definitive list, but just some records of previous scarce migrants and rarities occuring at Newton.

Rare and scarce birds at Newton

Cory’s Shearwater Newton Point, 15^th July 2001

Balearic Shearwater Newton Point, 20th Aug 2001

Newton Point, 4^th Sept 2001

Newton Point, 16^th Aug 2003

Newton Point, 11^th Sept 2005

Bittern Newton Pool, 13^th Jan 1996

Little Egret Long Nanny, 7^th June 1997

Long Nanny, 10^th May 2003

Long Nanny, 16^th June 2003

Long Nanny, 30^th May – 3^rd June 2007

Purple Heron Newton Pool, 22^nd Sept 1980

White Stork A historic record from Low Newton, March1843

Spoonbill Long Nanny, 7^th June 1991

Long Nanny, 20^th June 1991

Long Nanny, 8^th – 9^th June 1997

(Taiga) Bean Goose Newton Pool, 28^th Oct 1981

Newton Pool, 30^th Oct 2004

Newton Pool, 11^th Dec 2004

Newton Pool, 30^th Oct – 12^th Dec 2005

Snow Goose (5) Long Nanny, May 1990

Ruddy Shelduck (3) Newton Pool & Long Nanny, 14^th July 1987

Green-winged Teal Newton Pool, Sept 1996

Blue-winged Teal Newton Pool, 30^th May 1970

Ring-necked Duck Newton Pool, May 1978

Surf Scoter Low Newton, 16^th Oct 2003

Smew Newton Pool, Jan 1985

Newton Pool, Feb 1996

Montagu’s Harrier Long Nanny, May 1987

Long Nanny, May 1995, a ringtail harrier seen flying south was

probably this species.The following day a ringtail was seen at

Druridge Pools.

Rough-legged Buzzard Newton Pool, 29^th – 30^th Oct 1985

Newton Pool, 27^th Oct 1988

Honey Buzzard Newton Pool, 5^th May 1981

Quail Long Nanny, at least 2 summer records from 1990's

Long Nanny, June 2006

Corncrake Low Newton, 14^th May 1988

Spotted Crake Newton Pool, 6^th– 19^th Oct 1984

Newton Pool, 30^th July – 1^st Sept 1989

Common Crane Long Nanny, 23^rd June – 3^rd July 1999

Stone Curlew Long Nanny, July 1991

Avocet Newton Pool, 30^th March – 3^rd April 1992

Temmincks Stint Low Newton, Sept 1970

Long Nanny, 15^th May 1983

Pectoral Sandpiper Newton Pool, 20^th Sept 1983

Newton Pool, 4^th Sept 1994

Low Newton, 15th - 16th Sept 2007

Pec Sand - Low Newton, 16th Sept 2007

Terek Sandpiper Long Nanny, 24^th –25^th June 2001

Wilson’s Phalarope Newton Pool 12^th – 16^th Sept 1983

Grey Phalarope Newton Pool, 14^th – 26^th Sept 1983

Newton Pool, 6^th Oct 1991

Football Hole, 31^st Oct 2006

Newton Pool, 9^th Nov 2005

Long-tailed Skua Low Newton, 30^th Sept 1982

Long Nanny, 4^th Aug 1989

(3) Long Nanny, 11^th Aug 1995

(17) Newton Point, 11^th Aug 1995

Newton Point, 10^th Sept 2001

Newton Point, 27^th May 2004

(3) Newton Point, 28^th Oct 2004

Newton Point, 14^th Aug 2005

Sabine’s Gull (Adult summer) Long Nanny, 10^th Sept 2002

Glaucous Gull Long Nanny, March 1984

(3) Long Nanny, June & July 1987

Long Nanny, May 1988

Long Nanny, 4^th Jan 2004

Iceland Gull Newton Pool, 21^st March 2001

Gull-billed Tern Long Nanny, 30^th July 1973

Lesser Crested Tern Long Nanny, 19^th May 1992

Long Nanny, 13^th July 1995

Sooty Tern Long Nanny, 10^th – 11^th July 1988

White-winged Black Tern Newton Pool, 6^th August 1978

Newton Pool & Long Nanny 26^th June 1996

Black Guillemot Low Newton, 1^st Jan 1990

Beadnell Bay, 30^th Jan – 12^th May 1997

Hoopoe Newton Pool, 27^th Oct 2003

Wryneck Newton Point, 9^th Sept 2005

Newton Pool, 12^th May 2007

Wryneck - Newton Pool,12th May 2007

Short-toed Lark Long Nanny, 24th Nov 2007 - 2nd Jan 2008 (at least)

Short-toed Lark - Long Nanny, 23rd December 2007

Shorelark (4) Long Nanny, 6^th – 10^th May 1997

Long Nanny, 12^th -17^th May 1999

(10) Long Nanny, 4^th Jan – 6^th April 2003

(11) Long Nanny, 7^th Nov 2003

(5) Long Nanny, Jan – March 2004

Red-rumped Swallow Low Newton, 19^th Nov 1994

Richards Pipit Long Nanny, Oct 1993

Waxwing Recorded at Embleton on a few occasions

Bluethroat (2) Low Newton, 26^th May 1987

Newton Pool, 6^th Sept 1991

Long Nanny, May 1994

Football Hole, May 1994

Football Hole, 29^th April 2004

Icterine Warbler Newton Pool, 8^th – 10^th Sept 1995

Newton Pool, 7^th – 8^th Sept 1996

Long Nanny, 24^th Oct 2002

Subalpine Warbler Newton Pool, 7^th May 1984

Football Hole, 11^th Oct 1993

Barred Warbler Newton Point, 27^th Sept 1992

Tin Church, 19^th Aug 2001

Low Newton, 22^nd Sept 2001

Tin Church, 16^th Oct 2005

Greenish Warbler Newton Pool, Sept 8^th – 12^th 1995

Pallas’s Warbler Low Newton 11^th Oct 1982

Tin Church, 28^th Oct 1997

Newton Pool, 22^nd Oct 1999

Low Newton, 14^th Oct 2003

Low Newton, 12^th 15^th Oct 2004

High Newton, 30^th Oct 2004

Newton Pool 16^th – 17^th Oct 2005

Yellow-browed Warbler High Newton, 22^nd Oct 1994

Tin Church, 14^th Oct 1995

Tin Church, 11^th – 17^th Oct 1997

Tin Church, 17^th – 24^th Oct 1999

Tin Church, 19^th – 21^st Sept 2001

Newton Pool, 26^th Sept 2001

Tin Church, 11^th – 12^th Sept 2003

Tin Church, 14^th – 18^th Oct 2003

Low Newton,16^th Sept 2004

High Newton, 29^th – 30^th Oct 2004

Tin Church, 16^th Oct 2005

(5) Newton Pool, 16^th - 17^th Oct 2005

Tin Church, 22^nd Oct 2005

Newton Pool, 26^th Sept 2006

(2) Tin Church, 11^th Oct 2006

Firecrest Newton Pool, 22^nd Nov 1994

Newton Pool, 25^th – 28^th May 1995

Tin Church, 1^st Oct 2002

Low Newton, 12^th -17^th Oct 2004

Red-breasted Flycatcher Newton Pool, 15^th Oct 1996

Newton Pool, 25^th Oct 1997

Newton Pool, 21^st – 25^th Oct 1999

Newton Pool, 16^th Oct 2005

Bearded Tit Newton Pool, 2^nd – 17^th Aug 1997

Newton Pool, 3^rd - 4^th Oct 1998

Newton Pool, 6^th Nov 2004

Golden Oriole Newton Pool, 29^th – 31^st May 1996

Red-backed Shrike Low Newton, 17^th – 20^th Sept 1981

Newton Pool, 28^th Aug 1989

Newton Pool, 5^th June 1992

Newton Point, 14^th May 1998

Newton Pool, 30^th Sept – 1^st Oct 1999

Newton Pool, 19^th –20^th Aug 2001

Great Grey Shrike Low Newton, 28^th Oct 1991

Tin Church, 17^th Oct 1999

Newton Pool, 23^rd Oct 2004

Rose-coloured Starling Low Newton 9^th - 10^th Sept 2005

Rose-coloured Starling - Low Newton, 10th Sept 2005

Picture taken by Alan Gilbertson, but i couldn't get in touch with Alan to ask his permission to use this...

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Common Rosefinch Newton Pool, 30^th May 1998

Lapland Bunting (14) Long Nanny, 11^th Jan 1982

(4) Low Newton, 16^th Jan 1984

Long Nanny, Nov 1990

(12) Long Nanny, 29^th Dec 2003

(3) Long Nanny, 3^rd Jan 2004

(5) Long Nanny, 27^th March 2004

(13) Long Nanny 1^st Nov – 4^th Dec 2004

Little Bunting Newton Pool, 13^th Oct, 2002

Regular Scarce Birds

Black-throated Diver Regularly occurring, every year or two.

Great Northern Diver Annual (small numbers - 1 or 2 per year), most records from

Newton Point and Beadnell Bay in late autumn and winter.

Red-necked Grebe Annual in small numbers, occurs mainly in autumn and winter.

Slavonian Grebe Annual, winters in small numbers, Beadnell Bay is a favoured site.

Black-necked Grebe Regularly occurring every year or two.

Sooty Shearwater Annual, variable in numbers. Occurs mainly in late July, Aug and

Sept.

Storm Petrel Regular, occurring every year or two.

Garganey Regular and almost annual at Newton Pool.

Velvet Scoter Annual in small numbers.

Long-tailed Duck Winters in small numbers, Football Hole is a favoured site.

Osprey Regularly occurring every year or two, mainly on spring passage.

Jack Snipe Annual in autumn at Newton Pool and Football Hole.

Wood Sandpiper Regularly occurring every year or two.

Pomarine Skua Regularly occurring every year or two.

Mediterranean Gull Annual in small numbers.

Little Gull Annual, often visits Long Nanny tern site during the summer.

Roseate Tern Annual, small numbers occur each year at Long Nanny tern site.

Black Tern Annual, most often in Aug/Sept, Long Nanny and Newton Pool

are favoured sites.

Little Auk Regularly occurring every year or two often in November.

Turtle Dove Rare migrant, has occurred just a few times.

Short-eared Owl Annual in small numbers.

Long-eared Owl Little known, has occurred as a migrant in autumn.

Kingfisher Coastal migrant has occurred a few times.

Black Redstart Regularly occurring every year or two often at Newton Point.

Ring Ouzel Almost annual migrant occurring in both spring and autumn.

Twite Wintering species, small flocks of up to 100 birds can often be seen

wintering at the Long Nanny.

Crossbill Has occurred as a migrant a few times.

Snow Bunting Annual in small numbers, Long Nanny is a favoured site.

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Birding around Newton by the Sea, Northumberland

Scarce and rare birds at Newton

Regular Scarce Birds