Class day yesterday over the moffat hills to try for golden eagle got really lucky and got good scope views within half an hour of being there also my first swallow of the year

Tree spuggy terrace made hopefully get it up tomorrow

One of two oak beautys and a emmelina monodactyla from the trap over the weekend

Humpback Whale currently off Whitburn CP. About 1.5km out, not moving very far. Occasional blows & fluking. #CetaceansUK #NEbirding

First sining chiffchaff of the year,willington sewage works #northeast

First moth of the year in the trap last night dotted border

Drake smew and pinky's from castle lake today and perg from stoneybeck

Iceland gull and green sandpiper from Hartlepool today

Brambling, siskin and redpoll new for the year today

Mottled umber and December moth from last night and a Blair's shoulder knot from last week

Two velvet scoter off spion kop today

Merveille du jour a first for my garden what a stunning moth

Nice surprise in the trap last night with two red underwing and a dusky lemon sallow which is a first record in the county this year and both new for the garden

Caspian gull phone scope record shot from Hartlepool the other day

Great views of the great grey shrike over Hartlepool yesterday

Great moth day yesterday when out birding a convolvulus hawk moth flew into Joe then when got home had 3 lifers in the garden trap with pink barred sallow, green brindle crescent and platyptilia gonodactyla (triangle plume)

Whinchat and Pinky's from blackhall rocks today

Phone scoped record shot of the adult YL gull at stoneybeck today

Nice to finally catch up with the garganey at castle lake also good numbers of waders with 5 ruff, 3 ringed plover, 2 greenshank, 2 redshank, 2 curlew sandpiper, dunlin and a little stint

A good tern day with 5 species seen over Hartlepool today