Our premium bird information service, Bird News Extra, has full details of all these birds (including exact locations, directions and additional detail) in Northumberland, and also covers the rest of the British Isles. A free national service is also available. Click here to take a free tour of Bird News Extra, or here for more information.
The following species have occurred in Northumberland and are listed in the Online Guide to Rarer British Birds. Bird News Extra subscribers can click on each species for details of past Northumberland records.
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Three years after they were successfully reintroduced to the North East, the region's Red Kite population is set to soar with the arrival of a few new faces. read on
Reality wildlife TV is coming to north east England this summer with the launch of 'Bird Brother', to be beamed live every day from the RSPB's Coquet Island nature reserve in Northumberland. read on
In the northeast of England, Red Kites have not bred for over 170 years. Now they are back! A pair have successfully hatched at least two chicks in a nest less than two miles from the Gateshead Metrocentre and a Kite Watchpoint has been set up to allow the public to see these brilliant birds. read on
One of the UK's rarest and most spectacular birds returned to the skies over north-east England for the first time in more than 150 years today. read on
Plans to reintroduce Red Kites to North East England have received a huge boost with the announcement that the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of more than £300,000 to the North East Red Kite Project. read on
At least 67 pairs of Roseate Terns have set up home in special man-made love nests provided by the RSPB on its 14-acre Coquet Island, situated off the Northumberland coast. read on
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