North Gare 07.30 to 08.00 after yesterday’s showing (191 Mipits in 2 hours) hoped for repeat/improvement not materialised. Nil vismig today but 24 Wheatears on golf course, 20 Sand Martins at colony and 2 Sandwich Terns of interest
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NGare vismig 07:45-10.00
Light passage.
191 Mipit
21 Linnet
19 Goldfinch
7 Swallow
3 Alba Wag
1 Whimbrel (S)
3 Carrion crow
1 db Brent
Plus 10 Wheatear (GCourse), 6 Sandwich Tern, 3 Guillemot, 4 GCGrebe and a RTDiver.
Osprey over Dormans pool heading towards Saltholme. 11.30
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DB Brent Goose just gone NW passed the North Gare before landing on Seaton foreshore.8.45
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North Gare quiet just 2 Wheatears, 10 Sand Martins and 7 Sandwich Terns feeding between North Gare and Seaton Outfall. 07.30
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Hi Damian
Details:-
08-09.00 80 Slow start.
09-10.00 123 Steady.
10-11.00. 104 Tailing off.
So there may well have been only a few birds passing the NGare too, pre-08:00.
On your 4000plus-day, I had only 6 Mipits 08:00- 09:00 —starting too late/ending too early or simply not passing?
Return to half-decent vismig at NGare 08.00-11.00
307 Mipit
28 Linnet
17 Goldfinch
1 Siskin
6 Alba Wag
1 White Wag
26 Swallow
3 SMartin (Locals hanging around)
2 HMartin
3 Whimbrel (1st here)
5 Sandwich Tern (Loitering)
Plus 22 Wheatear early on, RTDiver
and GCGrebe.
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Modest vismig underway at North Gare including so far 5 loitering Sandwich Terns and 3 Whimbrel north. 08.55.
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North Gare 08.00 22 Wheatears on north side of golf course. just 1 Swallow over.
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3 Yellow Wagtails on Cowpen Marsh south of Holme Fleet. Seen from the Holme Fleet south exit. 11.55
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Holme Fleet 10.45 4 Swallows a House Martin and 2 Wheatears briefly.
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North Gare 07.00 to 08.00 just 17 Sand Martins and 3 Sandwich Terns (N) of note. Otherwise no vismig here again.
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7 Pinkfeet, 2 Egyptian Geese and a Ruddy Shelduck on Cowpen Marsh just south of Holme Fleet.
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2 Wheatears at Seaton Common from the Zinc Works Road. 09.00
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Cowpen Marsh am
This Peregrine had to defend its kill from Crows & MHarriers.
2 Harriers involved both seen in past weeks, both dark cream- crowned birds. One distinguishable by missing lwing primary, the other by notch in lwing and a new grey central tail feather—so prob m.
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Cowpen Marsh am
Large imm Peregrine (prob f) killed a Gadwall on the marsh north of Holme Fleet.
Harassed throughout by Crows and 2 MHarriers.
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Another day with no vismig early am at NGare. Just a Sand Martin and 6 Siskin of note.
At Holme Fleet mid-am:- Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, ad. m MHarrier and 30-odd Whoopers—latter circled low calling before heading south towards Saltholme.
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c40 Whoopers just circled over Cowpen Marsh heading south now low over Cowpen Tip towards Saltholme. 10.10
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No vismig at NGare early am, but first SMartins (3) were present briefly.
At Holme Fleet am:- Barn Owl (Tip), Buzzard, usual MHarrier, 2 Egyptian Geese, 27 Pinkfeet, Blackwit and Cetti’s Wblr, plus Fox and Roe Deer.
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First local Sand Martins (2) back at North Gare. 07.20
Little vismig at NGare this am but 1st Wheatear and a small, prob m, imm Merlin belted through NW.
Whooper, 2 Avocet, 2 Egyptian Geese and MHarrier at Holme Fleet—-Harrier familiar dark cream -crowned bird with missing primary in left wing.
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May be hard to remember but there was a fine, warm, still spring day last week when everything could be seen on a flat calm sea with 8 RTD’s and 8 GCGrebes close in to the NGare.
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Whooper Swan at Cowpen Marsh just north of Holme Fleet.
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1st Wheatear at the North Gare. (North side golf course) 7.30
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Hi Ian
Your MHarrier is one of at least 5 individuals seen at Cowpen Marsh on the 10th. One of several all dark cream-crowned birds but readily identifiable by the missing 7th primary on the left wing.
Good pic.
Alex
Holme Fleet/ Cowpen Marsh am.
3 MHarrier
Sparrowhawk
2 Little Egret
2 Egyptian Geese
Cetti’s Wblr
Little Grebe
Blackwit
Plus very odd-looking leucistic Curlew on SubSta Pool, Tees Dock Rd.
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Distinctive ad-f Marsh Harrier this am on NTees marshes.
Complete white face, head and neck with just a vestige of mask. White on the nape extending onto the back, and solid white wedges on upper leading edge of forewing.
Interacted briefly with ad-m but no display noted.
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Dunlin, Golden Plover (120) and Fieldfares (40) added interest to yesterday’s WeBS at Seaton Common. The large Twite flock from the Snook appear to have relocated to the Common, seen in the weed-covered old marshy area at the end of the Zinc Works Rd.
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A blue full adult Merlin just shot through south over Cowpen Marsh.
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Housebound (bad weather/head cold) so chance to look at MHarrier pics from 10th at Cowpen
Marsh. Lot of activity.Looks like 6 birds involved— identifiable from plumage, tags, feather wear/moult , and not including near adult m there on 9th.
Pics of juv-type/2CY attached.
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