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June Atkinson · Apr 1, 2010

Grebe Display

Thanks for posting these lovely images............. this courtship display is one of the nicest bird rituals one can see. We saw a pair a few years ago on whittle Dene Reservoir. So far, they haven't returned.

Scuzz said:
Couple of hours at Hetton Lyons today, after hearing that there was a possible 4 GC Grebes on the pond.
Well, there was 3 present amongst the usual ducks and BH gulls.
Thought they were going to give a full display a couple of times, but they were constantly disturbed by the gulls and coots. Each time they were comming up with weed the gulls would attack, thinking It was a fish.
Did manage to see part of the display, and they even managed to pass a bit weed between themselves a couple of times, but that was It :C.

Maybe next time.

Boy Wonder · Apr 3, 2010

I'm sure everyone saw the one in Yorkshire but just in case you didn't or want to have another look at a cracking bird, there's a female Black-throated Thrush in the Croft on Hartlepool Headland as of 08:20

Boy Wonder · Apr 3, 2010

Has been seen to sing so not a female at all. It's a 1st winter male making it a different bird to the long stayer at Newholm

IanF · Apr 3, 2010

Black-throated Thrush showing well this afternoon in the Putting Green, Hartlepool Headland.

The Liverbirder · Apr 3, 2010

Putting Green

Gents - please assist an almost-Scot with where the putting green is on the headland.

Many thanks in anticipation.

FoghornKinghorn · Apr 3, 2010

mILLYg said:
Gents - please assist an almost-Scot with where the putting green is on the headland.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Hi Gordon,

Click on this hyperlink: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=hartlepool%2C+county+Durham&countryCode=GB#map=54.69523,-1.18241|18|32&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:54.6947:-1.1839:14|NZ527336|NZ527336

If you look on the map you should see two grassy areas behind the red circle. The one on the left with the houses in front on the grass is where the Black-throated Thrush is.

If you get there and cannot find where I am talking about find "Verrills" fish shop and opposite it is a grassy/park area. The grassy area next to this is where the Black-thraoted Thrush is.

I hope this helps,
Andrew K:t:

Fantastic bird and a county tick for me.

IanF · Apr 3, 2010

mILLYg said:
Gents - please assist an almost-Scot with where the putting green is on the headland.

Many thanks in anticipation.

It's the narrow strip of grass opposite the Town Hall square - under the point of the arrow on the link below.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=452697&Y=533663&A=Y&Z=110

dannyboy · Apr 3, 2010

mILLYg said:
Gents - please assist an almost-Scot with where the putting green is on the headland.

Many thanks in anticipation.

An almost Scot and a Scouser :eek!::eek!: As a currently depressed and avid United (there's only one) fan I'll look forward to meeting you one day.

PS I don't mind Jocks

Ray.Scott · Apr 3, 2010

Few from Hartlepool today:
Nice to meet IanF, Glen and a few others today:t:.

The Liverbirder · Apr 4, 2010

Quiet? Too Quiet?

Nothing (yet) on Birdguides re Bt T. No sign, or simply no reports?

deansmith · Apr 4, 2010

mILLYg said:
Nothing (yet) on Birdguides re Bt T. No sign, or simply no reports?

i was at the croft from 7 too just after 9 with no sign, more and more people turned up and covered all the likely spots on the headland with no luck, the general talk was that the bird had moved on with the clear night we had last night.

FoghornKinghorn · Apr 4, 2010

deansmith said:
the general talk was that the bird had moved on with the clear night we had last night.

Yeah seems that way. If a few people were searching I would have thought it would be rediscovered. It seems to be a recurring event with migrants at Hatlepool Headland. The Bluethroat last year only stayed a day as well. Mind you I can remember reading the Dusky Thrush all them years ago stuck around for a few months:-O

mattwhite · Apr 4, 2010

The Black Throated Thrush was there at about 2pm this afternoon when I arrived. It flew off towards the Town Hall after a couple of minutes then returned for a short time then flew off in the same direction.

This was my first proper 'twitch' and I think I was lucky to see it!

Matt

Ray.Scott · Apr 4, 2010

A few from Hardwick Park today.

2 Pair GC Grebes still present also 2 Tree Creeper near the new visitors centre.

malcolm hobbs · Apr 4, 2010

Black-Throated Thrush

mattwhite said:
The Black Throated Thrush was there at about 2pm this afternoon when I arrived. It flew off towards the Town Hall after a couple of minutes then returned for a short time then flew off in the same direction.

This was my first proper 'twitch' and I think I was lucky to see it!

Matt

If you saw it today Matt, you should put your siting on the Teesmouth Bird Club Sightings page ... http://www.teesmouthbc.com/main.aspx

Malcolm

dannyboy · Apr 4, 2010

Down at Croxdale today: 15 Mallard, Assortment of Blue Tit Long Tailed Tit,Great Tit and a single Coal Tit, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Mute swan 4 Heron, 5 Greylag Geese 1 Kestrel. 2 Chiffchaff, Pair Buzzard, 3 Treecreepers 3 Song thrush, 2 Wrens and while I was looking at one of the Chiff chaffs a swallow flew across my view, when I looked up there were 12 flying around above me as if they had appeared from nowhere.

Paul

IanF · Apr 4, 2010

Seaton Common - am - Swallow - first of the year for me - flying north over the golf course/dunes. Peregrine x1 on NE corner of power station. Lots of Curlew, Meadow Pipit and Skylark on the Common and a Little Egret. RB Merganser and Cormorant off end of North Gare Pier.

Dormans Pool - Cetti's Warbler seen and heard several times below top car park. Sand Martin x2, Sparrowhawk x1, Little Egret x2, Pintail x6.

Stonechat x2 by level crossing.

RSPB Saltholme - BT Godwit x23 on Bottom Tank and another two at Wildlife Watchpoint, Linnet flock c.20, Sand Martin x1.

Ray.Scott · Apr 5, 2010

A few from Far Pastures over the weekend.

Not much different from last week with grey heron which seemed to catch and devour a great crested newt, little grebe, 5 common snipe, reed buntings, canada geese, mute swan, mallard, coot etc infront of the hide. Also a glimps of the kingfisher as it flew accross the pond.

Car Park area.
blue, great, willow, coal & LT tits, dunock, chaffinch, robin, chiffchaff with a couple of distant buzzards and red kites, sand martin and a swallow overhead.
Also bank vole in car park.

Ray.Scott · Apr 5, 2010

Few more from Far Pastures.

Shaggy2070 · Apr 5, 2010

A few from Good Friday visit to Washington WWT.

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