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Durham Birding (4 Viewers)
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IanF
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Tidal Pool - am - Whimbrel, Avocet x6, Curlew Sandpiper, Greenshank, Ruff x3, Little Gull, Dunlin c.30, Black-tailed Godwit x5.
Seaton Snook this evening - Arctic Skua x2, Bonxie landed on the end of the Snook being mobbed by GBB Gulls x5, Peregrine feeding on prey on beach, Knot x4, Sanderling x3, Little Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit x2,Whimbrel x2 flew over heading up Seal Sands, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern. Dunlin c.30, Turnstone.
Seaton Snook this evening - Arctic Skua x2, Bonxie landed on the end of the Snook being mobbed by GBB Gulls x5, Peregrine feeding on prey on beach, Knot x4, Sanderling x3, Little Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit x2,Whimbrel x2 flew over heading up Seal Sands, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern. Dunlin c.30, Turnstone.
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IanF
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Tidal Pool - Curlew Sandpiper, Wheatear moving along the fence line beside the Creek, Greenshank x1, Whimbrel x1, Ruff x4, Avocet x5 - four unringed juv and adult, Black-tailed Godwit x21, Bar-tailed Godwit x1, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover x3, Little Ringed Plover x1, Sparrowhawk, Dunlin c.40.
Seaton Common - Green Sandpiper
Newburn Bridge - pm - Turnstone x21, Sanderling x12, Ringed Plover x4, Oystercatcher x2.
Curlew Sandpiper video - http://t.co/XtnyD8F5aS
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Seaton Common - Green Sandpiper
Newburn Bridge - pm - Turnstone x21, Sanderling x12, Ringed Plover x4, Oystercatcher x2.
Curlew Sandpiper video - http://t.co/XtnyD8F5aS
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IanF
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Greatham Creek - pm - Whimbrel x32 flew over heading south. Bar-tailed Godwit with a missing foot feeding along the muddy banks.
On Tidal Pool - Curlew Sandpiper x3, Ruff x4, Black-tailed Godwit x5, Avocet x5, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin c.30, Ringed Plover x3, Kestrel.
Video Curlew Sandpiper - http://youtu.be/koQTmAQqwOQ
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On Tidal Pool - Curlew Sandpiper x3, Ruff x4, Black-tailed Godwit x5, Avocet x5, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin c.30, Ringed Plover x3, Kestrel.
Video Curlew Sandpiper - http://youtu.be/koQTmAQqwOQ
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Ray.Scott
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Ray.Scott
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Hartlepool & Greatham Creekk
The headland: common, sandwich & possible roseate tern, rock pipit, turnstone, med, gull, dunlin & the usual gulls, cormorants.
Newburn Bridge: med gull, sanderling, common terns, oyster catchers, ringed plover, rock pipit, dunlin and cormorant.
Greatham Creek: dunlin, at least 2 curlew sand, 5 avocet, ruff, black tailed godwit, shell duck, and sanderling. Also house martin, greenshank curlew and teal overhead.
The headland: common, sandwich & possible roseate tern, rock pipit, turnstone, med, gull, dunlin & the usual gulls, cormorants.
Newburn Bridge: med gull, sanderling, common terns, oyster catchers, ringed plover, rock pipit, dunlin and cormorant.
Greatham Creek: dunlin, at least 2 curlew sand, 5 avocet, ruff, black tailed godwit, shell duck, and sanderling. Also house martin, greenshank curlew and teal overhead.
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IanF
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RSPB Saltholme - pm - Phil Stead Hide - still pretty quiet. Little Grebe x5, Great Crested Grebe juv, Ruff, Garganey fem.
Quite a spectacle as I was leaving. A Merlin was hunting over the entrance. It caught what looked to be a Dunnock and landed in a tree opposite to eat it. It remained there until spooked by a passing wagon and moved to the fence beside the cycleway/fire station to finish it's meal.
Tidal Pool - Curlew Sndpiper x2 juv., Ruff x6, Black-tailed Godwit x42, Dunlin c.30.
Seaton Snook beach - Artic Skua x2 - one pale morph one dark juvenile, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel x5, Knot x15, Sanderling x1. A few more Terns around this evening. c.100 present - only Common and Sandwich seen.
Quite a spectacle as I was leaving. A Merlin was hunting over the entrance. It caught what looked to be a Dunnock and landed in a tree opposite to eat it. It remained there until spooked by a passing wagon and moved to the fence beside the cycleway/fire station to finish it's meal.
Tidal Pool - Curlew Sndpiper x2 juv., Ruff x6, Black-tailed Godwit x42, Dunlin c.30.
Seaton Snook beach - Artic Skua x2 - one pale morph one dark juvenile, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel x5, Knot x15, Sanderling x1. A few more Terns around this evening. c.100 present - only Common and Sandwich seen.
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Mark Newsome
Born to seawatch...
Nice photos Ian.
The dark Arctic Skua is a dark morph adult, not a juvenile. You can see the tail projection and a juv would also show a more contrasting head and barred underwing. I've not seen any juv. skuas yet, in fact not many skuas at all recently.
Mark
IanF
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Thanks Mark. They were still around this morning though way out in the bay.
avianactionUK
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Hi Ian
Looks like a (juv) Linnet to me - head colour, strongly forked tail & pale fringes to the dark primaries!
Great image BTW.
Cheers: Wayne
degsy_safc
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Canny couple of hours at Saltholme today..
Phil Stead Hide - Ruff, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, GC Grebe (jug) Little Grebe, Black Tailed Godwit, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Common Hawker, Common Darter & a brief view of Water Rail..
Saltholme Pools Hide - Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Ruff, Great Crested Grebe, Little Stint x 3, Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew, Common & Migrant Hawker
Couple of pics from today's outing..
Phil Stead Hide - Ruff, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, GC Grebe (jug) Little Grebe, Black Tailed Godwit, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Common Hawker, Common Darter & a brief view of Water Rail..
Saltholme Pools Hide - Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Ruff, Great Crested Grebe, Little Stint x 3, Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew, Common & Migrant Hawker
Couple of pics from today's outing..
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Adam W
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It was in the area near the pond behind the obs, Not that I saw it like.
IanF
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Things certainly seem to be picking up a little the last few days.
Pec. Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper x6, Black Tern x2, Whinchat all at RSPB Saltholme today.
Whinchat x3 & Pied Flycatcher x2 in Zinc Works Road bushes.
Seaton Snook - am - Arctic Skua x4, Great Skua x2, Knot x35, Sanderling x30.
Water Rail have been showing at RSPB Saltholme at both Phil Stead Hide and Wildlife Watchpoint which also attracted a Bittern yesterday - not that I saw it.
Sparrowhawk, Merlin and Peregrine have been around almost daily.
Black Tern Video - http://youtu.be/_hYtkKdcVwQ
Green Sandpiper video taken at Bishop Middleham - http://youtu.be/Vdf1bQH2ezs
Black-tailed Godwit - colour ringed in Feb 2008 in Tagus Estuary, Portugal - still on Tidal Pool - http://t.co/Mmgf7qwx1S
Pec. Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper x6, Black Tern x2, Whinchat all at RSPB Saltholme today.
Whinchat x3 & Pied Flycatcher x2 in Zinc Works Road bushes.
Seaton Snook - am - Arctic Skua x4, Great Skua x2, Knot x35, Sanderling x30.
Water Rail have been showing at RSPB Saltholme at both Phil Stead Hide and Wildlife Watchpoint which also attracted a Bittern yesterday - not that I saw it.
Sparrowhawk, Merlin and Peregrine have been around almost daily.
Black Tern Video - http://youtu.be/_hYtkKdcVwQ
Green Sandpiper video taken at Bishop Middleham - http://youtu.be/Vdf1bQH2ezs
Black-tailed Godwit - colour ringed in Feb 2008 in Tagus Estuary, Portugal - still on Tidal Pool - http://t.co/Mmgf7qwx1S
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ColinSev
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Red Backed Shrike - Whitburn Coastal Park
Thanks to the guys at the Whitburn Coastal Park observatory for putting me onto the Red Backed Shrike - I would not have found it otherwise.
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks to the guys at the Whitburn Coastal Park observatory for putting me onto the Red Backed Shrike - I would not have found it otherwise.
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.co.uk/
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IanF
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RSPB Saltholme - am - Black Tern x2 possibly three as two juveniles seen first thing but what looked to be an adult present towards lunchtime. Along path to Saltholme Hide - Merlin, Whinchat x2. Peregrine juv. on west pond causeway.
Tidal Pool this evening - Little Stint, Golden Plover, Little Gull, Black-tailed Godwit x45.
Seaton Common - Wheatear.
Saltholme west - Golden Plover, Black Tern.
Dormans Pool - Black Tern x2.
Missed the Wryneck reported between North Gare and Seaton Carew in the afternoon.
Tidal Pool this evening - Little Stint, Golden Plover, Little Gull, Black-tailed Godwit x45.
Seaton Common - Wheatear.
Saltholme west - Golden Plover, Black Tern.
Dormans Pool - Black Tern x2.
Missed the Wryneck reported between North Gare and Seaton Carew in the afternoon.
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ColinSev
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Red Backed Shrike - Whitburn Coastal Park
I paid another visit to the Shrike at Whitburn today, though it kept mainly quite distant when I was there, it did come really close a couple of times being only 15 feet away but the hedge and the awkward viewing slots (for a scope) at the screen made it difficult to get good photos. Great bird on a great day.
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.co.uk/
I paid another visit to the Shrike at Whitburn today, though it kept mainly quite distant when I was there, it did come really close a couple of times being only 15 feet away but the hedge and the awkward viewing slots (for a scope) at the screen made it difficult to get good photos. Great bird on a great day.
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.co.uk/
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Mark Harper
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A couple of shots from yesterday.
The Greenish Warbler in Marsden Quarry, which I was lucky to get any sort of digiscoped shot of.
Also a Red-backed Shrike taken mid-afternoon close to north mound at Whitburn, which I suspect was a different bird to the one in the wildlife field, as that bird seemed to remain there all afternoon, unless anyone knows it vanished for a time. This bird seems to have less markings on the crown, compared to Colin's photos of the bird in the wildlife field. It did not stick around long though, as I got 2 photos then it flew over the top of the bush it was in and I never saw it again.
The Greenish Warbler in Marsden Quarry, which I was lucky to get any sort of digiscoped shot of.
Also a Red-backed Shrike taken mid-afternoon close to north mound at Whitburn, which I suspect was a different bird to the one in the wildlife field, as that bird seemed to remain there all afternoon, unless anyone knows it vanished for a time. This bird seems to have less markings on the crown, compared to Colin's photos of the bird in the wildlife field. It did not stick around long though, as I got 2 photos then it flew over the top of the bush it was in and I never saw it again.
