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Another rare species visits ‘The Lady’

Northumberlandia aka The Lady of the North is proving to be quite a draw for species on The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

Over the course of the past year, ten species of birds on the red list have been spotted on the Cramlington site including: tree sparrows, lapwings, linnets, sky larks, curlew, grey partridge, scaup, song thrush and red wings.

So, imagine the delight of Trust staff and other visitors when a juvenile cuckoo, also on the red list, touched down, taking the total to ten.

Luckily, Annette Duff and her husband, visiting the site from their home in Scotland, were able to capture the moment and share the image with Northumberland Wildlife Trust and volunteers via its social media sites.

Made of 1.5 million tonnes of rock, clay and soil, Northumberlandia is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile long. Built by the Banks, on land donated by Blagdon Estates, Northumberland Wildlife Trust is the managing agent, working on behalf of The Land Trust.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sue Bishop .