A member of the public has lost their Harris Hawk and requests that any sightings could be reported via their email account: wyrmat1@btconnect.com "MISSING! HELP!!! Much loved male Harris Hawk. Blanchland area. Blew away across moorland towards Stanhope but is likely to seek out a wooded valley. Possible sightings in Blanchland valley. This is on the Northumberland/County Durham border. He has bells on, leather straps on his legs and a radio transmitter aerial on his tail. Un

Dear Member Our January Indoor Meeting appears to have been well received by all those who were able to attend despite the snowy weather. We are now able to announce further indoor meetings, as follows Thursday 15 February 7.30 p.m. Souter Lighthouse, Whitburn SR6 7NH Martin Collinson CSI: Birding Forensic DNA technology has allowed us to identify birds from tiny samples of feathers or faeces. How does it affect everyday birding? Professor Martin Collinson is from the Univers

Superb Hawfinch image - feeding on Hornbeam at Bishop Middleham (JHo) Selected List of Sightings in January (sourced from DBC Whats Ap, DBC Members Facebook Group & Twitter- apologies for any errors / omissions ) 1/1 Lapland Bunting - Newburn (long staying bird coming to feed) 2/1 Glaucous Gull - x1 Shields Pier (DH) 2/1 Water Rail - x1 Silksworth Lake (JT) 3/1 Blackcap - x1 Washington (NF) 3/1 Green Sandpiper - x2 Billingham Beck (IF) 5/1 Hawfinch - x1 Wingate (CWe) 6/1 Whit