Black Vulture’s taken at the Belen plain’s Extremadura #ukbirding

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Black Necked Grebe at Welney WWT today #ukbirding

Storm Eowyn blew these two beautie's onto my Rainton Meadow's patch today my first record for the site since two first summer bird's on the 6th May 2016 #NEBirding #ukbirding

One of two Jack Snipe's at Chilton Moor this afternoon #NEBirding #ukbirding

Is this one of your birds @andyrickeard.bsky.social at Joe's Pond this morning.

A few Short Eared Owl shot's taken earlier this year locally #NEBirding #ukbirding

A decent bird of prey day around the patch,Hen Harrier,Marsh Harrier mobbed by a crow,Peregrine mobbing Buzzard,7 Buzzards,6 Kes,2 Spughawk,singles of Little and SEO and two LEO mobbing a Buzzard as the light faded.87 sp for the year now #NEbirding #ukbirding

A cracking New Year's day around the local patch saw me record my first record of Cetti's Warbler for Rainton Meadow's. Also noted single Whitefront,4 Pink's,4 Crossbill's,3 RNP,3 W Rail,3sp of Owl's etc #NEbirding #ukbirding

You Gateshead lads have a cracking little grapevine going well done and keep up the good work 👏👏👍

An early christmas present on my Elba Park patch today came in the form of this cracking male Hawfinch #NEBirding #ukbirding

A few decent bird’s around Rainton Meadows today Inc-8 Whoopers,80 Pinks,ad Peregrine,2 Woodcock,4 L E Owls,62 Gadwall,4 Gooseander’s,130 Curlew,93 Lapwing,2 Redshank,4 Buzzards,3 Spughawk one took a Teal,6 Dabchick etc #NEBirding #ukbirding

A Dipper doing what they do near Lumley Castle yesterday morning #NEBirding # unb

Sedgeletch/Elba Park 14/12/24-10 Teal,6 G Partridges,W Rail,150 Lapwing,J Snipe,4Snipe,2 Cormorant,2 G Heron,5 Spughawk,3Buzzards,2 Kes,RNP,3 Rook,4 Treecreeper,8 Song Thrush,4 T Spug,3 G Wags and 5 Siskins. Also 4 Roe Deer and Grey Squirrel #NEbirding

Grey Plover, flashing its black oxters, at Alnmouth, Northumberland. #nebirding #ukbirding #birds #birding #waders

Rainton Meadows 30/11/24-1,000+Greylag,single Pink,92 Canada Geese,Shelduck,2pr Shoveler,50 Gadwall,118 Wigeon,109 Teal,drk Pochard,35 Tufty,Gooseander,W Rail,104 Coot,Woodcock,5 Dabchick,L Egret,3 Spughawk,3 Buzz,L Owl,Barn Owl,6 Jay,5 W Tit,2 Treecreeper,2 Kes #NEbirding

Hetton Bog's 31/10/24-4 Water Rail's,Grey Heron,2 Sparrowhawks,2 Buzzard's,G S Woodpecker,Kestrel,4 Jays,2 Willow Tits,18 Long T Tit's,Nuthatch,3 Treecreeper,2 Grey Wagtail's,Lesser Redpoll,8 Siskin,2 Yellowhammer and 5 Reed Bunting's #Birding NorthEast #ukbirding

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A trip to the coast today yielded my first YBW of the autumn at Ryhope(Scop's)dene my 203rd County Durham yeartick. Didnt manage a pic of the YBW but this Spot Fly was more than happy to pose for me. Also noted 6 Stonechat's and single's of Whinchat and Wheatear #ukbirding

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Seaham area 07/09/24(11.50-17.00)-Juv Peregrine,2 LB Brent Geese,24 Eider,14 C Scoter,2 Stock Dove,Whimbrel,3 Sanderling,5 Arctic Skua,2 Bonxie,9 RTD,6 Manxy,Buzzard,3 Kes,100 Swallow,2 Chiffy,Blackcap,2 Wheatear,Grey Wag,25 Turnstone,Dunlin etc #ukbirding #durhambirding

My first self found Caspian Gull today at Seaham Harbour takes my self found list to 262sp and my Durham yearlist to 197sp #ukbirding

Rainton Meadows 31/08/24-F/juv Redstart 196 for Durhamyearlist also Peregrine flew west,G W Egret,Garden Warbler,5 Reed Warbler,300 Lapwing,54 Curlew,Snipe,6 W Tit,6 Buzzards,618 Greylag,5 G c G(2 juvs),6Dabchick,2 Spughawk,2 GSW etc #ukbirding

Teeside today,2 juv Pergs,3 Brents,4 A Skua,2 Y Wags,6Grey Plover,4 Knot,2 Greenshank,14 Whimbrel,Spotshank,single Bar and Blkwit etc 195 for Durham yearlist now #ukbirding

Rainton Meadows today-GW Egret,11 Blkwits,Whinchat,10 Shovelers,5 G C Grebes(2juvs)11 Dabchick,686 Greylags,L Egret,3 Willow Tits,2 Buzzards,269 Lapwing,11 LBBGull,7 Reed Warbler etc #ukbirding