© Ian Fisher - Hauxley NR, 18 April 2017
1). 1952 Monks' House Pool, Seahouses, male, 10th to 19th April.
(E. A. R. Ennion, British Birds 46: 426; G. W. Temperley, Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 10: 113; Galloway & Meek, 1978-83; Kerr, 2001).
2). 1983 Holywell Pond, male, 6th March.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 77: 514).
3). 1985 Holywell Pond, male, intermittently, 24th February to 20th April; presumed same as Co. Durham individual.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 79: 535).
4). 1989 Grindon Lough, male, 27th March to 1st May.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 83: 449).
5). 1989 Castle Island, River Wansbeck, male, 17th December.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 461).
6). 1990 Holywell Pond, male, 8th to 22nd May.
(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 84: 460).
7). 1992 Holy Island: The Lough, male, 1st February.
(D. Jardine, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr, D. McKeown & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1992: 20; Kerr, 2001; Kerr, 2003).
8.0). 1992 Wallsend Swallow Pond, male, 24th October to 1st December; probably same, Holywell Pond, November.
(D. Jardine, A. J. Johnston, I. Kerr, D. McKeown & N. Rossiter, Birds in Northumbria 1992: 20; Kerr, 2001).
8.1). 1993 Holywell Pond, male, 16th April.
(I. Kerr, Birds in Northumbria 1993: 19).
9.0). 1994 Holy Island: The Lough, male, May.
(I. Kerr & A. J. Johnston, Birds in Northumbria 1994: 20; Kerr, 2001).
9.1). 1995 Holy Island: The Lough, male, 21st March.
(I. Kerr & A. J. Johnston, Birds in Northumbria 1995: 23).
10.0). 1996 Newton Pool, male, 29th September to 5th October; presumed same, Preston Marsh, 29th October to 3rd November, again, 8th November.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1996: 24; G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1997: 119).
10.1). 1997 Newton Pool, male, 23rd March.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1997: 25).
11). 1997 Grindon Lough, male, 24th May to 19th June.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1997: 25).
12.00). 1998 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 8th to 11th January; same Druridge Pools, 27th January to 1st February; same, Cresswell Pond, 1st to 15th March.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1998: 31).
12.01). 1998 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 1st October to 14th February 1999; presumed returning individual.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1998: 31).
13). 1999 Linton Pond, male, 13th March.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1999: 37).
14). 1999 Budle Bay, male, 26th April.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1999: 37).
12.02). 1999 Cresswell Pond, male, 21st October to 30th December; presumed same as 1998.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 1999: 38).
12.03). 2000 Cresswell Pond, male, 2nd January to 19th March; presumed returning individual.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 2000: 38).
12.04). 2000 Cresswell Pond, male, 28th September to 26th December; presumed returning individual.
(G. Bowman & M. S. Hodgson, Birds in Northumbria 2000: 38).
12.05). 2001 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 2nd January to 21st February; same, Druridge Pools, 13th February; presumed returning individual.
(G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2001: 42).
12.06). 2001 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 13th October to 29th December; presumed returning individual.
(G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2001: 42).
12.07). 2002 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 1st January to 16th February; presumed returning 1998 individual.
(G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2002: 53).
15). 2002 Grindon Lough, male, 15th May to 3rd July.
(G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2002: 53).
12.08). 2002 Cresswell Pond, male, 30th to 31st October; same, 19th, 26th and 29th November, 1st December; presumed returning 1998 individual.
(G. Bowman & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2002: 53).
12.09). 2003 Cresswell Pond, adult male, 2nd, 5th, 18th to 19th January, 8th and 12th February; presumed returning individual.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2003: 37).
16.00). 2003 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 6th December to 6th March, photo.
(Birding World 17 (3): 92, photo; M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2003: 37; M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 40).
17). 2004 West Hartford, Cramlington, male, 12th to 21st March.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 40).
18). 2004 East Chevington, male, 1st May to 16th June.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 40).
19). 2004 East Chevington, two, 5th November, one, 22nd November.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 40-41).
21). 2004 Hauxley NR, male, 5th to 6th November.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 40).
22). 2004 Big Waters NR, male, 21st November.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 41).
16.01). 2004 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 15th to 30th December, photo; same, Linton Pond, 1st to 26th January 2005; same, Linton Pond, 31st December, 4th February 2005; presumed same, St Mary's Wetland, 25th to 26th February and 4th to 6th March; same, East Chevington, 15th March and 1st April 2005; presumed returning 2003 individual.
(M. Frankis, M. Kitching & J. Malloy, Birds in Northumbria 2004: 41, photo; I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2005: 41).
23.0). 2005 Budle Bay, male, 23rd March.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2005: 41).
16.02). 2005 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 20th December; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2005: 41).
16.03). 2006 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 1st to 15th January; same, 19th to 25th March; same, 22nd to 23rd April; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 43).
23.1). 2006 Budle Bay, male, 18th to 19th February; same, 4th to 5th March.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 43).
24). 2006 River Tyne, Newcastle Business Park, male, 1st to 7th March.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 43).
25). 2006 Derwent Reservoir, male, 30th June; presumed same, 19th October.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 43).
16.04). 2006 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 22nd October to 31st December; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2006: 43).
16.05). 2007 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 7th to 24th February; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2007: 42).
16.06). 2007 Woodhorn Flashes, male, 4th November to 8th December, photo; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2007: 42, photo).
16.07). 2008 Woodhorn Flash, male, 5th January to 14th March; presumed same, Druridge Pools and Hauxley, 11th to 23rd April; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2008: 41).
16.08). 2008 Cresswell Pond, male, 30th October to 1st November; presumed returning individual.
(I. Fisher & S. T. Holliday, Birds in Northumbria 2008: 45).
16.09). 2009 Bothal Pond, male, 14th February to 15th March; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2009: 33).
16.10 2009 East Chevington, male, 1st November; presumed same, Holywell Pond, 1st to 4th November; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2009: 33; Dean et al, 2015).
16.11). 2010 Druridge Pools, male, 26th February to 1st March.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2010: 32).
16.12). 2010 Cresswell Pond, male, 7th to 16th November; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2010: 32).
16.13). 2011 Cresswell Pond, male, 19th March, again, 1st to 2nd April; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2011: 33; M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2012: 192, corr.).
16.14). 2011 East Chevington, male, 13th November to 1st March 2012; same, Druridge Pools, 18th to 20th December; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2011: 33; M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2012: 28).
26.0). 2012 Holy Island: The Lough, male, 15th January to 22nd February.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2012: 28; Kerr, 2015).
27). 2013 Castle Island, male, 6th May.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2013: 29).
26.1). 2014 Holy Island: Rocket Field, male, 12th January to 8th March; presumed returning individual.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2014: 36; Kerr, 2015).
28.0). 2014 Druridge Pools, male, 15th January to 2nd February; same, East Chevington, 20th January; presumed same, Big Waters, 5th February to 2nd March; same, Howdon Wetland, 7th to 11th March.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2014: 36).
29). 2014 East Stobswood Pool, male, 12th to 16th April.
(M. Richardson, Birds in Northumbria 2014: 36).
28.1). 2015 Druridge Pools, male, 1st to 10th January.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2015: 29)
28.2). 2015 Howdon, male, 28th to 29th December, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2015: 29).
30). 2016 Backworth Pond, male, 7th to 13th January; presumed same, Swallow Pond, 14th January.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2016: 28).
31). 2016 Alnmouth, male, 8th January.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2016: 28).
32.0). 2017 Hauxley, male, 14th to 22nd April, photo; same, Druridge Pools, 23rd to 30th April, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2017: 38, photo).
33). 2018 East Chevington, male, 26th July; also in Cleveland.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2018: 34).
32.1). 2019 Druridge Pools, male, 12th February to 19th March, photo; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2019: 45, photo).
34). 2019 Budle Bay, male, 6th April to 1st May; presumed same, Holywell Flash, male, 3rd to 5th May.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2019: 45).
35). 2019 Big Waters NR, male, 7th to 15th December.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2019: 45).
36). 2020 Druridge Pools, male, 19th to 20th February, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2020: 50).
37). 2020 Budle Bay, male, 22nd October to 28th November, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2020: 50).
38.0). 2021 Colt Crag Reservoir, male, 20th October to 13th March 2022; same, Hallington Reservoir, male, 26th October to 17th December.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2021: 41; A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 34).
38.1). 2022 Grindon Lough, male, 16th to 18th March; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 34).
39). 2022 Druridge Pools, male, 6th to 20th April, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 34).
40). 2022 Grindon Lough, male, 2nd May.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 34).
38.2). 2022 Colt Crag Reservoir, male, 4th November to 15th March 2023; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 34; A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2023: 40).
38.3). 2023 Grindon Lough, 12th to 31st January; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2023: 40).
38.3). 2023 Colt Crag Reservoir, adult male, 23rd October to 11th January 2024; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2023: 40; A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
41.0). 2024 Howdon Wetland NR, male, 21st January to 9th February, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
42). 2024 Caistron, male, 11th February, photo.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
43). 2024 Mount Gilbert (Raylees Estate), male, 13th May.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
38.4). 2024 Colt Crag Reservoir, male, 25th October to 20th November; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
44). 2024 Coanwood Pond, male, 18th November.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
41.1). 2024 Howdon Wetland NR, male, 18th to 31st December, photo; presumed returning individual.
(A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2024: 39).
P). 2025 The Lough, Holy Island, male, 26th January.
(birding information services).
P). 2025 Colt Crag Reservoir, male, 29th October, 5th and 7th November, photo; presumed returning individual.
(birding information services).