SIGHTINGS OF WILD LIFE OBSERVED BY GUESTS & PATRONS 
  
 
27/03/12   4 March Hares
27/03/12   6 Lesser redpolls
Seen at High Moralee

27/03/12   Buzzard
27/03/12   Stock Dove
27/03/12   3 Rose Deer
27/03/12   4 greater spotted woodpecker
Seen at Low Moralee

27/03/12   2 grey wagtails
Seen in the Battlesteads garden

26/03/12  3 tawny owls (at night)
In Simonburn

21/03/12   1 Siskin
21/03/12   1 Goldfinch
21/03/12   1 Chaffinch
21/03/12    2 Starlings
21/03/12   Multiple Sparrows
Seen in the garden during breakfast

20/03/12  3 Goosanders
20/03/12  1 Goldeneye
20/03/12  1 Leucistic Oystercatcher
Seen at Wark Bridge

12/02/12 Jackdaw, Tree Sparrows, Siskins, Green Finch, Chaffinch, Green Tit, Blue Tit and Sparrow Hawk

16/01/11 8 plus tree sparrows on the feeder
16/01/11 Stock dove on the feeder
16/01/11 20 plus siskins
16/01/11 1 nuthatch
16/01/11 1 female sparrow hawk
16/01/11 1 male sparrow hawk catching a chaffinch
16/01/11 2 Redpoll’s

24/07/10 Gaint emerald moth sighted in the reception area

23/07/10 Spotted a flycatcher in the cottage garden

23/07/10 Nuthatch in the garden in the tree and on the feeders

18/07/10 Yellow wagtail by the polytunnels

10/07/10 Small skipper and Lulworth skipper butterflies in the garden amongst the calendulas and nastirtiums

01/07/10 Redstart singing along the riverbank in Wark

20/06/10 Great spotted woodpecker spotted on the bird feeders while enjoying breakfast

14/06/10 Robin spotted in the battlesteads walled garden

12/06/10 Watching swallows feeding on insects above the fields next to the vegetable garden
12/06/10 Cuckoo can be heard in vegetable garden
10/06/10 Common whitethroat singing at the top of the garden

23/05/10 Deer seen at sawmill crossing the road

16/05/10 Fox spotted in Kielder Water

13/05/10 Hedgehog seen in the Battlesteads
12/05/10 Stoat playing near the river in Wark Village
11/05/10 Lapwings seen in Vindolanda Roman Museum

10/05/10 Both a Hare and dipper spotted in Barrasford
09/05/10 3 buzzards sighted over head at the Battlesteads

During April 10 - 2 Grey and 4 Red squirrel sightings were reported to SOS
26/04/10 Greater Spotted Woodpecker sighted near Kielder Water
25/04/10 2 Red squirrels spotted in Wark village
22/04/10 Swallows back for 2010 at their Battlesteads residence
21/04/10 Sparrowhawk in the battlesteads garden
20/04/10 Family of Gooseanders spotted on the way to Kielder
20/04/10 Sandmartins and swallows seen in our walled garden
17/04/10 Heron flying over our vegetable garden

15/04/10 Mountain Hare seen at the edge of Kielder Forest
15/04/10 Woodpecker spotted over breakfast in the Battlesteads walled garden

12/04/10 Red Kite over woods - North of Wark village
09/04/10 Bats seen around the Battlesteads and Forge Cottage
08/04/10 2 ravens in the garden at breakfast
07/04/10 bumble bees in the Battlesteads garden and polytunnels

31/03/10 osprey seen at the fringe in Kielder
28/03/10 oystercatcher seen by the river in the village
24/03/10 2 dippers spotted at Allenbanks

22/03/10 badger spotted running alongside the road in Wark
21/03/10 stoat spotted crossing the road near the river in Wark
21/03/10 Roe Deer seen near Wallington Hall
19/03/10 Kestrel and Lapwings spotted near the Battlesteads polytunnels

10/03/10 Bullfinch in the stream opposite the Battlesteads

10/03/10 Buzzard sited up near the polytunnels

10/03/10 Whopper swan spotted north of Hadrian ’s Wall
10/03/10 Red Squirrel in Wark village
10/03/10 White fox sighted twice across the road from Battlesteads

10/03/10 Starlings nesting in the biomass boiler house eves

28/12/09 2 Goosanders and a buzzard seen on a walk down the river bank in Wark

28/12/09 8 Bullfinches spotted on a visit to the Calvert Trust

29/11/09 Redwings, Kestrel, Tawny Owl and Grey Heron at Hesleyside
22/11/09 Goosander perched in tree upstream of the bridge in Wark
19/11/09 Female fox seen at the sawmill in Wark
17/11/09 Stoat spotted outside the Battlesteads
09/11/09 Falcon in Kielder Woods

07/11/09 Deer in Simonburn Woods
06/11/09 Large Roe Deer - Gunnerton

05/11/09 Buzzard – Kielder Water
04/11/09 Osprey at Kielder dam

27/10/09 Grey Squirrel – Wark Village
27/10/09 2 Roe Deer and 1 Red squirrel – Kielder Water
26/10/09 Red squirrel – Warkswood

24/10/09 Heron – River Tyne, Bellingham

24/10/09 Red squirrel – Hareshaw Woods

20/10/09 Dipper and Heron – Allen Banks
13/10/09 Kestrel - Battlesteads garden
07/10/09 red squirrel – Kielder Forest

25/09/09 – owl and heron by the river in Wark
23/09/09 – Red Squirrel seen near Once Brewed

22/09/09 – 4 herons and 1 heron seen in Kielder

20/09/09 – Golden ring dragon fly, buzzard and swallows, spotted in the area
20/09/09 – Kingfisher at Houghton Castle
19/09/09 – Heron by the lake in Kielder

16/09/09 – Bats flying around the conservatory/terrace area (early evening)
14/09/09 – 2 Hedgehogs, Stoat and one painted lady butterfly, seen in the Battlesteads garden

10/09/09 – Red admiral, peacock and small tortoise shell butterflies in garden
10 & 11/09/09 – Our swallows are checking out – Repeat booking for 18th April
2010

07/09/09 – 2 Buzzards, Jay and Kestrel spotted in Kielder

04/09/09 – Lane to Maften Brewery, red squirrel spotted
01/09/09 – Red squirrel crossing the road outside the hotel

22/08/09 – Heron by river in Wark
22/08/09 – Peacock and painted lady butterflies up by our polytunnels 

20/08/09 – Kite sighting between Wark and Wall
18/08/09 – Family of rabbits and a small deer in a near by field. A flying heron and pheasants also spotted. 

18/08/09 – Large adult heron at Wark bridge
18/08/09 – 2 stoats playing “dare” in front of me @ 60mph 

10/08/09 – rabbit enjoying the rain 

07/08/09 – a rabbit family (6) having fun
06/08/09 – fox with dead rabbit, north of Wark
06/08/09 – water vole, at Kielder water
05/08/09 – Hare, in the fields near the river
05/08/09 – Red squirrel, at the side of the kitchen

25/07/09 – Hare in field next to Old School House
21/07/09 – Bat asleep on wood raised bed next to the herb garden
20/07/09 – Kingfisher seen in the bridge in Wark Village
18/07/09 – Sparrow Hawk attacking baby woodpecker at Forge Cottage
18/07/09 – gs woodpecker seen in the hotel grounds
16/07/09 – Red Squirrel in Hynhurst woods

16/07/09 – gs woodpecker, in walled garden at breakfast
14/07/09 – Grouse on hill above Woodley shield
14/07/09 – b-tailed godwit seen at Lindisfarne with a heron, oyster catcher and redshank

12/07/09 – Red Admiral in the herb garden

07/07/09 – Red Squirrel at Chipchase Castle
06/07/09 – Buzzard sighted on the road approaching the Battlesteads
04/07/09 – 2 lulworth kipper butterflies seen in the Battlesteads garden
02/07/09 – Stoat on the road approaching the bonsai farm

26/06/09 – Sparrow hawk in the Battlesteads garden at breakfast time
22/06/09 – A red squirrel sighting in the Battlesteads car park
18/06/09 – Siskin at the birdfeeder in the garden
17/06/09 – Kestrel and jackdaws sighted in the Battlesteads garden over breakfast 
16/06/09 – Deer at dusk in Hadrian’s Wall country
13/06/09 – Yellow wagtail sighting in the village
12/06/09 – Great spotted woodpecker and goldfinch in the Battlesteads walled garden
06/06/09 – Grebe and 11 chicks, plus a deer at the south tyne river bank
05/06/09 – In the Kielder area – Red squirrels, deer, grebes and a Heron sighted
02/06/09 – Kingfisher at the bridge in the village

10/05/09 – Field Mouse – in the garden at Battlesteads
07/05/09 – Sparrowhawk – in the garden at Battlesteads
02/05/09 – Fox – approx 400 yards from Battlesteads
02/05/09 – approx 20 sandmartins – at sandy cliff along the riverbank
01/05/09 – Gooseander – at the bridge over the Tyne in the village
01/05/09 – Siskins – at the birdfeeder in the Battlesteads garden

26/04/09 – 2 herons – at Chesters Fort
23/04/09 – 1 deer in woods at Haleshaw linn
18/04/09 – The swallows have arrived at Battlesteads 2009
17/04/09 – Bats over Forge Cottage
17/04/09 – The 1st swallows at Mote Hill
14/04/09 – 1 deer on road to Simonburn
14/04/09 – 2 deer on road to Wark
03/04/09 - Red Squirrel – parkend
03/04/09 – Goose and gander – flying down river

25/03/09 – Owl – 6pm at parkend, sat on fence post observing the traffic
24/03/09 – Fox – Haydon Bridge truning

10/02/09 – golden eye birds – 6 seen in and around the Battlesteads
10/02/09 – female otter and cubs – Sawmill river bank

26/01/09 – ska deer – Ramshaws Mill
22/01/09 – fox (dog) – at cross roads between Battlesteads and surgery

21/01/09 – tawny owl – near Donkleywood turning

14/01/09 – fox – between lead gate and linnacres

29/12/08 – fox – outside of Wark
10/11/08 – fox – outside Forge Cottage