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| Spindlestone Farm, Belford, Northumberland, UK |
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If you are staying in the Bamburgh area, you would be welcome to use our bird watching cabins on Spindlestone Farm, which is 2 miles inland from Bamburgh. These were built in the mid '80s beside ponds, and have been very successful. They are managed with the help of the North Northumberland Bird Club. Find us by MultiMap Please contact us for directions & other enquiries using our contact details below. |
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| A list of the birds and wildlife that have
been seen on the farms over the last 20 years is below: (See also our Links of Interest for more area wildlife information) |
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| WILD BIRDS | |||
| Species | Comments | ||
| Great Tit | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Blue Tit | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Willow Tit* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Marsh Tit* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Coal Tit | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Longtailed Tit | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Chaffinch | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Goldfinch | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Greenfinch | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Bullfinch* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Crossbill | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Siskin | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Linnet* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Chiff-chaff | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Whinchat | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Yellowhammer* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Willow Warbler* | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Blackcap | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Whitethroat | Seen at Spindlestone & elsewhere | ||
| Robin | Frequent breeders | ||
| Wren | Frequent breeders | ||
| Dunnock* | Frequent breeders | ||
| House Sparrow* | Frequent breeders | ||
| Tree Sparrow* | Flocks at Bamburgh | ||
| Blackbird* | Frequent | ||
| Brambling | Seasonal | ||
| Fieldfare | Seasonal | ||
| Redwing | Seasonal | ||
| Redstart | Seasonal | ||
| Mistlethrush* | Common | ||
| Song Thrush* | Common | ||
| Ring Ouzel | Occasional - Bamburgh | ||
| Sparrowhawk | |||
| Kestrel* | |||
| Goshawk | |||
| Tawny Owl | Breeds Spindlestone. Bamburgh, Newlands | ||
| Barn Owl | Breeds Spindlestone | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Occasional - Bamburgh | ||
| Short Eared Owl | Bamburgh - especially dunes | ||
| Little Owl | Bamburgh & Newlands | ||
| Common Buzzard | Very unusual 5 years ago - now often seen particularly at west side. | ||
| Hen Harrier | |||
| Merlin | Heard by Phil Davey at Warenton Far Moor. Also occasionally Spindlestone. | ||
| Lapwing* | Very numerous, particularly at Bamburgh. | ||
| Golden Plover | Autumn, esp Bamburgh | ||
| Wood Pigeon | |||
| Collared Dove | |||
| Feral Pigeon | |||
| Stock Dove* | |||
| Rook | |||
| Magpie | |||
| Jackdaw | |||
| Jay | |||
| Grey Headed Crow | Autumn - Bamburgh | ||
| Carrion Crow | Over supply | ||
| Starling* | Frequent breeder | ||
| Spotted Flycatcher* | Frequent breeder | ||
| Skylark* | Bamburgh especially | ||
| Wheatear | Bamburgh especially - frequent | ||
| SEABIRDS & WILDFOWL | TOP | ||
| Species | Comments | ||
| Greater Black Backed Gull | |||
| Lesser Black Backed Gull | |||
| Herring Gull | |||
| Common Gull | |||
| Fulmar Petrel | Nest at Bamburgh Castle & Brada Quarry. | ||
| Black Headed Gull | |||
| Greylag Goose | Grazing - winter - Newlands & Spindlestone | ||
| Pinkfoot Goose | Grazing - winter - Newlands & Spindlestone | ||
| Whimbrel | Rare | ||
| Redshank | Grazed fields at Bamburgh | ||
| Curlew | Flock of up to 50 at Bamburgh - seasonal. | ||
| Oyster Catcher | Successfully reared on setaside at Newlands in 2000. | ||
| Mallard | Winter - up to 120 on Spindlestone ponds | ||
| Wigeon | |||
| Tufted Duck | Occasional breeders - Newlands & Spindlestone | ||
| Moorhen | |||
| Teal | |||
| Shellduck | Currently nesting at Newlands | ||
| Goldeneye | Sometimes resident on Spindlestone ponds. | ||
| Shoveller | |||
| Coot | Breeds Newlands, visits Spindlestone | ||
| Grey Heron | Frequent - Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
| Dipper | Spindlestone | ||
| Cormorant | Newlands pond | ||
| Little Grebe* | Spindlestone | ||
| Kingfisher | Spindlestone | ||
| OTHER BIRDS | TOP | ||
| Tree Creeper | Frequent | ||
| Grey Wagtail* | |||
| Nuthatch | Occasional - Spindlestone | ||
| Pied Wagtail* | |||
| Swift | Breeds Newlands | ||
| Swallow | Frequent breeders | ||
| Cuckoo* | Frequent breeders | ||
| Martin | Frequent breeders | ||
| Pheasant | |||
| Woodcock* | Esp. Spindlestone | ||
| Common Snipe | Bamburgh/Warenton | ||
| Red Legged Partridge | |||
| Grey Partridge | Quite strong population at Bamburgh. | ||
| Jack Snipe | Warenton | ||
| Quail | Passage migrant | ||
| Green Woodpecker | Spindlestone | ||
| Greater Spotted Woodpecker* | Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
| Golden Eagle | Passage Migrant - Spindlestone | ||
| Rough Legged Buzzard | Passage Migrant - Bamburgh | ||
| European Crane | Passage Migrant - Bamburgh | ||
| Corncrake | Passage Migrant - Bamburgh | ||
| Red Grouse | Not seen but immediately adjacent to Warenton | ||
| Black Grouse | Not seen but immediately adjacent to Warenton | ||
| WILDLIFE | TOP | ||
| Species | Comments | ||
| AMPHIBIANS | |||
| Smooth Newt | Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
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Great Crested Newt |
Significant colony at Spindlestone. | ||
| Toad | Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
| Palmate Newt | Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
| Frog | Spindlestone/Newlands | ||
| MAMMALS | |||
| Roe Deer | Usually 10-15 at Newlands/Warenton & at least 5 each at Bamburgh & Spindlestone | ||
| Fallow Deer | Occasional escapers from Chillingham at Newlands & Warenton.. | ||
| Red Fox | |||
| Otter | Frequent signsNewlands & Spindlestone | ||
| Stoat | |||
| Red Squirrel | Seen occasionally at Spindlestone and at Newlands - usually towards west side. | ||
| Rat | |||
| Hedgehog | |||
| Hare | Frequent on all farms | ||
| Rabbit | Not numerous except on small areas | ||
| Mink | Diminishing | ||
| Weasel | |||
| Mole | |||
| Badger | Very frequent & becoming more so | ||
| Mice | |||
| Pippistrelle | Spindlestone - Waren Burn. | ||
| Whiskered | Spindlestone - Waren Burn | ||
| Daubenton's | Spindlestone - Waren Burn | ||
| Noctule's | Spindlestone - Waren Burn | ||
| REPTILES | |||
| Adder | Esp. Spindlestone | ||
| Grass Snake | Rare | ||
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