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Durham Birding
Little Owl x4 were showing well at Wingate Quarry on Thursday. -
Durham Birding
A couple of photos of the newest first for Cleveland/Durham. Squacco Heron at RSPB Saltholme today. -
Durham Birding
Seaton Common - am - Dotterel x2 now and still present this evening. Wryneck relocated this evening as well. Whinchat x3 seen from Zinc Works Road and a Golden Plover calling as is circled overhead. Hartlepool Headland - managed to catch up with the Wood Warbler this morning. Lots of... -
Durham Birding
A pretty good week so far around the north side of the estuary. RSPB Saltholme the last few days has had Arctic Tern x3, Black Tern, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear & Avocet all from Saltholme Hide. A Scaup was at the Phil Stead Hide but has now moved onto the... -
Durham Birding
Dormans Pool - am - Grasshopper Warbler x2, Sedge Warbler 8-9, Willow Warbler, Linnet, lots of Wrens singing. Yesterday Reed Warblers were singing in the reeds just past the hide but not heard today. Typically just before I arrived a Red Kite passed over head, seen by others. RSPB Saltholme... -
Durham Birding
Tilery Wood yesterday morning - very quiet for birds. Still a few Siskins and Redpolls but most of the birds seem to have moved on over the last few days. It was nice to get better albeit brief views still of the Crossbills when eight Common Crossbill landed in the tops of th tallest trees. A... -
Durham Birding
Tilery Wood/A689 - am - Siskin c.100, Crossbill x3, Lesser Redpoll x3, Marsh Tit x3, Long-tailed Tit x5, Jay x2, Great Spotted Woodpecker x2, Marsh Tit x3, Bullfinch x6. Lots of Chaffinches about today as well with 20+ in one group. For information a birders car had two tyres slashed when... -
Durham Birding
Could well be. Birds ears are often located below and slightly behind the eye. Couldn't say for certain though. -
Durham Birding
The Green-winged Teal was giving better views from Saltholme Hide yesterday. Video clip - http://t.co/7sN260FznI Two Long-tailed Ducks still on the east pond. -
Durham Birding
Lol! Here's another photo of it flying past. The flock was still around this morning though hugging the ground more in the strong winds. The Waxwing and a Long-eared Owl were still around as well. -
Durham Birding
RSPB Saltholme yesterday - Haverton Scrub area - LEO x1. Pink-footed Goose still on the wet grassland by Paddy's Pool Hide though a little more distant. Large winter finch flock c.90 birds along the Kestrel Walk/start of Haverton Hole Trail. Mostly Goldfinch but also Twite c.20, Greenfinch and... -
Durham Birding
Seaton Snook yesterday - Peregrine x2 displaying around the power station and landing on it. They flew off together over the river towards Redcar. Black-throated Diver x2, Red-throated Diver x5, Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck. Bar-tailed Godwit x4, Great Crested Grebe x2, Guillemot x6... -
Durham Birding
RSPB Saltholme - am - east pond - Long-tailed Duck x2 feeding side by side. Goldeneye x7 with one pair seen mating. Phil Stead Hide - Lesser Redpoll x3 coming to feeders every now and again, Sparrowhawk, Little Egret, Shoveler x10. Lake Walk - three Waxwing reported early morning feeding on... -
Durham Birding
A nice sunny morning for a wander down Greenabella Marsh even if the winds were a little on the cold side. A good number of birds around which included - Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Grey Plover x2, Black-tailed Godwit x5, Bar-tailed Godwit c.10, Whimbrel, Velvet Scoter, Red-throated Diver... -
Durham Birding
Greenabella Marsh - am - Velvet Scoter, RB Merganser x10, Bar-tailed Godwit x23, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Grey Plover x2. Velvet Scoter video - http://t.co/w5vdKYqp9J -
Durham Birding
RSPB Saltholme - am - east pond - Goldeneye x5, Long-tailed Duck. Only one seen this morning though two present still yesterday. Phil Stead Hide - Redpoll x2 coming to the feeders along with Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch. Robin and Wren in... -
Durham Birding
Despite the poor weather we had twelve species during the count though nothing spectacular. Pretty much what we see every day - Blackbird x8, Starling x3, Great Tit, Blue Tit x3, Greenfinch x2, Goldfinch x4, Chaffinch x6, Wren, Robin, Dunnock x2, House Sparrow x4, Magpie. Bird numbers in the... -
Durham Birding
Castle Eden Dene - west end by A19 - Dipper x2 present around lunchtime, both appeared to be UK birds with chestnut brown bellies though one appeared darker than other especially in poor light. Seemed to be a pair the way they were frequently together. Also of note Trecreeper, Jay, LTT... -
Durham Birding
Four Bewick Swans reported at Sadberge this morning north side of the Dogs Trust. Very distant to view. They look to be three Whopper Swans (1ad,2juv) and maybe a Bewick (2nd photo). Tilery Wood was quite good for birds today. Mostly it's been pretty quiet the last few weeks. No sign of any... -
Durham Birding
Four Med. Gulls seen this morning - one on the Headland, two at Newburn Bridge and one at Seaton Carew in the car park behind The Almighty Cod. A 1st winter Iceland Gull was still on the Headland mostly hanging around the fish quay though readily coming to bread - almost taking it out of the... -
Durham Birding
Good meeting up with you again Derek. My attempts with the juvenile Little Grebe weren't great either. Certainly lots of Sparrowhawks around today with two sightings from Phil Stead Hide and three from Saltholme Hide. Sightings from this morning - Saltholme east pond - am - Long-tailed Duck... -
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North Gare area pm - Snow Bunting c50. One was on it's own north side of the pier. Also present on the beach was a Shorelark. Last two photos and video taken with Canon SX50 HS Shorelark video - http://t.co/qT6Rt5qHcm Shorelark feeding - http://t.co/n3tzDTcCfb -
Durham Birding
It's been on the waste ground behind the Premier Inn on the A689 at Tindale Crescent. It disappeared at around 12.45 though I think it was relocated around 3.00pm tho. I'm not sure where exactly. -
Durham Birding
Pretty much the same again on the Headland today though this afternoon a Pallid Swift was a fine addition. Bonelli's Warbler video - http://t.co/ewMwZiegrL Great Spotted Woodpecker video - http://youtu.be/vy2NMXiC2to -
Durham Birding
Quite a lot of migrants around this week. Best of the bunch local to me is the Western Bonelli's Warbler in the Borough Hall Gardens area at Hartlepool Headland - a first for County Durham. Other birds there include Brambling x3, Chiffchaff, 3-4, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodepcker juv...