Hi all this Saturday (25 October) I have about 3 hours free in the late afternoon before between dropping one of my kids off at an event and fetching them. I’m thinking of visiting Ash Island and/or the wader roost at Stockton Bridge (although I note that low tide is at 4:15pm so the roost site may be sparsely populated). A third option might be Hexham Swamp (which I have read about but have no idea how to access it or where to start looking if I do go there). Any other suggestions or particularly interesting birds around any of those (or other) sites? Cheers Tom Wilson
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Tom, I understand there is repair work scheduled today for the bridge onto Ash Island so you might not be able to get out there. A week or so ago there were approx 100 Whiskered Terns on the main ponds plus many Red-necked Avocets and Black-winged Stilts plus some Marsh Sandpipers. Access to Hexham Swamp is via Woodlands Close, which is only reachable from traveling westwards on New England Highway. There is a construction site at first, which you need to be escorted through but the security staff are very friendly and sometimes can give tips about what birds people have been seeing. No one local has reported going out there for a week or so and therefore I’m not sure what’s around. There were good numbers of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers a while ago and probably Whiskered Terns will be there too. For other potential sites to visit, go to HBOC’s website and download some birding routes (see under Publications). Alan Stuart Sent from my phone
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