Fabulous few hours on Nland coast - big skies & superb scenery. Decent birds too - 1,000s of Brent, Barnacle & Wigeon, good selection of waders inc Grey Plov & Bar Tail, Scoter, Auks, RB Merg & Perg & best of all breeding plumage GN Diver.

Decent at Crimdon Dene - 2, pos 3 Yellow B Warbler, Brambling, 30 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffs, small nos of incoming Fieldfare, Redwing & Blackbird, 12 Partridge, 6 Marsh Tit, Buzzard, Redpoll & good nos of common species. Finished with Cattle Egret & Green Sand at Seal Sands Rd @teesbirds.bsky.social

Crimdon Dene - Yellow B Warbler, Brambling, 4 Marsh Tit @teesbirds.bsky.social

Holme Fleet - Glossy Ibis flew over road 1330 into sheep grazed brinefields. Unable to relocate @teesbirds.bsky.social

Castle Lake - eclipse m American Wigeon still showing in front of hide (thanks to finder Stephen) @teesbirds.bsky.social @fishburnian.bsky.social

This avenue of trees thru Teesside Uni in central Boro has held up to 4 calling Chiffs since early Aug & also Willow Warbler & Blackcap. Must be passage birds & prob dozens have passed thru over the last few months @teesbirds.bsky.social

Wildlife Watchpoint - Common Swift @teesbirds.bsky.social

Saltholme West - 25 Curlew Sand, 3 L Stint (thanks to finder) @teesbirds.bsky.social

Castle Lake - GW Egret, Peregrine, 7 Curlew Sand, 7 Ruff, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 24 Blackwit, Common Sand, 300 Hirundine, 30 Siskin, 8 Yellow Wag, 30 Chiff/Willow Warb @teesbirds.bsky.social

Castle Lake - Spotted Redshank still present - opp hide far E bank (thanks Rob) 3 Curlew Sand, 5 Ruff, 1 Green Sand, Common Sand, 2 Ring Plover & Hobby over hide. Beautiful sunrise over Stoneybeck @teesbirds.bsky.social

The doorstep milk thief, 1966 Artist: Ronald Lampitt

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Castle Lake 10am - 2 Curlew Sand (N end of lake), 2 Wood Sand, 14 Ruff, Common Sand, 2 Ringed Plover @teesbirds.bsky.social

Holme Fleet - no sign of Cattle Egret but Hobby, SE Owl, Marsh Harrier, 2 Water Rail, Wood Sand, 9 Ruff, Yellow Wags @teesbirds.bsky.social

Harvesting my veg this aftie - phenomenal growing year - just a tiny fraction of my produce so far with a load more spuds, beans, spring onions & parsnips still to come…got 10 jars of plum jam made too 🤤

Castle Lake (1930) - 1 Little Stint, 15 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 Common Sand; Stoneybeck - Green Sand, LR Plover @teesbirds.bsky.social

Juvenile Shelduck twice on roofs of @teessideuni.bsky.social this afternoon & chased off by gulls @teesbirds.bsky.social First I’ve seen on campus!

Willow Warbler, Chiff & Blackcap all singing in trees on campus opp @teesstudentlife.bsky.social

Castle Lake - Common Sand, 2 LR Plover, 140 Curlew, 88 Lapwing, 12 GC Grebe inc yng, 8 Teal, 14 L Egret, Willow Tit. Looks good when/if wader passage starts @teesbirds.bsky.social

Explored Thornborough Henges at Nosterfield. Incredible how they’ve survived - 4,000 yrs old!

Brilliant day exploring @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social quiet birds-wise apart from Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Green Wood, LRP, L Egret, Red Kite, Y Wag. Superb nos of butterfly on the wing - 12 species inc Brimstone. Very dry tho.

A potter around the byways of Cockermouth. I do love an old bridge - this one built on 1899 & strangely one the notable names, a JP, scratched out. Some wonderful stonework & sandstone gateposts.

Last night’s view from our holiday hobbit house in the Lakes - stunning. Lovely comma & some scary chickens.

🌼 Botany Walk 🗓Sat 28 June 10am 🌳Skerne Woods Netpark Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social