Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff and Orange Tip butterfly male this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Black-tailed Godwit x2 this morning from the fire station screen at RSPB Saltholme.
Marsh Harrier male.
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Mediterranean Gull x2 & Pintail this morning at Paddy's Pool at RSPB Saltholme.
One of three Ruff beteween Paddy's Pooland Haverton Gate.
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Drake Pintail at Paddy's Pool at RSPB Saltholme.
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Mediterranean Gull x2 at Paddy's Pool at RSPB Saltholme.
Ruff x3 between Paddy's Pool and Haverton Gate.
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Little Tern x7 on beach this morning at Seaton Carew.
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Grasshopper Warbler this morning by Saltholme substation, Seal Sands Road.
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Barn Owl this morning hunting alongside Huntsman Drive.
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Wheatear this morning on Seaton Common.
Little Ringed Plover x2 & Egyptian Geese pair with chick on Cowpen Marsh.
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Mediterranean Gull x3 this morning from Paddy's Pool hide at RSPB Saltholme.
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Buzzard x2 and Marsh Harrier this morning at RSPB Saltholme. They were over the car park being harassed by a pair of Crows.
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Blackcap pair mating this morning at RSPB Saltholme. At least six Blackcaps in the car park area.
Black-tailed Godwits x19 on fire station field and another 14 between Paddy's Pool and Haverton Gate. Also Little Ringed Plover and Ruff.
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Yellow Wagtail x5 this morning on Cowpen Marsh beside Holme Fleet. Still present at lunchtime.
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Common Whitethroat & Wheatear c.50 this morning on Seaton Common. (c.40 by North Gare car park and 12 along Zinc Works Road.
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A few more Reed Warblers back in the reedbeds this morning at RSPB Saltholme. Still playing hard to get though. Easy to hear but hard to see.
Great Crested Grebe and Mediterranean Gull from Paddy's Pool hide.
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Egyptian Geese pair with chick on Cowpen Marsh this morning.
Two of the three Pink-footed Geese also present.
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Grey Partridge pair in Seaton Common this morning.
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Little Tern x9 this morning on Seaton Carew beach. First ones I've seen this year. Great to see them back.
Two marked colour rings -
Blue DI locally ringed 2017
Blue GU locally ringed 2023.
Also an older bird with a plain blue ring and one with just a metal ring.
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Egyptian Geese pair with one tiny chick on Cowpen Marsh.
Also Pink-footed Geese x3.
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Little Tern x9 on Seaton Carew beach this morning including cr birds blue GU and DI.
Also Sandwich Tern over sea.
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Tawny Owls this evening at Hartlepool.
The adult was out hunting early evening and came in with what appears to be a Blackbird. It tore up and fed it to the Owlets.
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Sedge Warbler and Black-tailed Godwit this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Wheatear 100+ this morning on Seaton Common and the power station field.
Lapwing with two fluffy chicks.
Also distant Whimbrel.
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Spoonbill and Little Egret this evening at Hartlepool.
Sandwich Tern x4 at Seaton Carew.
Grey Partridge x2 on Seaton Common.
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Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Black-tailed Godwit & Mediterranean Gull this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Marsh Harrier, Sand Martin & Ruff this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Barn Owl hunting over the meadow this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Sedge Warblers, Blackcap and Mediterranean Gull x4 this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Redstart, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler in Haverton Scrub this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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Great White Egret x3, Marsh Harrier x3, Mediterranean Gull x3 and Black-tailed Godwit x10 this morning at RSPB Saltholme.
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