Hawfinch

[Wood Chat]

Having now ticked Nightjar off the still to be seen list.
Can anyone offer advice on connecting with Hawfinch?

[Jamie]

Hi,

until recently the best place to see them in our area was around the start of Hutton Village but even then it could take a few visits to see one. This year I think they have been even harder so see there (unless anyone knows differently) so you may need to travel outside the county to see them but I am not aware of any site details but hopefully someone else can help as I think there are some in County Durham still

Regards
Jamie

[gsmithsummerhill]

I think Sunderland Bridge has had numbers of Hawfinch in the past. Sunderland Bridge is about 3 miles south of Durham City, and is a good place for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Little Owl, so if you don't see your Hawfinch, there are other good birds there.
Hope this helps.

[Wood Chat]

Thanks for the advice guys.
Sunderland Bridge sounds like the place for me as Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is one of the other 2 'glaring' gaps on my list.
I guess Black Guillemot will need a trip over to Cumbria!

[mark.cooper]

Havent covered Castle Eden dene much since I moved to Hartlepool 8 years ago, I used to get Hawfinch around jacobs ladder in the dene. I spent a good 25 years birding the dene as I lived just on the outskirts in Peterlee. You might want to give that a go.