Bullfinch x3 (2m,1f), Long-tailed Tit x8, Coal Tit this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Also Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Treecreeper and a Jay. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Whooper Swan still at Holme Fleet this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Cattle Egret this morning on Cowpen Marsh. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Cattle Egret on Cowpen Marsh by Seal Sands Road. Whooper Swan Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier at Holme Fleet. Greenshank on Tial Pool. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Guillemot, Great Crested Grebe pair, Eider pair this morning on Hartlepool Headland. Also Rock Pipit x6 & a distant Red-throated Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Yellow-browed Warbler & Brambling this morning Borough Hall Gardens, Hartlepool. Thanks to finder @carolynfarry.bsky.social Also Chiffchaff x3 and Woodcock circling the gardens and Croft. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Spoonbill and Merlin x2 (rather than Hobby) this morning at Greatham Creek. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Spoonbill, Merlin and what look to be Hobby juv x2 play fighting at Greatham Creek 10.05 am from road bridge. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Purple Sandpiper x12 this morning at Hartlepool Headland. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Rock Pipit x8, Coromant & Shag, Common Scoter this morning at Hartlepool Headland. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Goldeneye, Avocet, Great White Egret, Greenshank this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Cattle Egret this morning on Allotment Pool at RSPB Saltholme. Thanks to finder @imaddy.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Barnacle Geese x196 9.30 am on Back Saltholme from Navigator. Great White Egret x2 & Greenshank on Calor Gas Pool. Great White Egret, Pintail x2 on east pond. Avocet & Black-tailed Godwit x21 on west pond at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Bullfinch pair, Treecreeper & Tree Sparrow this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Ruff, Spoonbill, Pintail & White-fronted Goose this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Wren, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Bullfinch x3 (2m,1f) this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Several Chiffchaff still this morning in car park at RSPB Saltholme. Chasing each other around. Willow Warbler still singing. Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker & Bullfinch male seen. Cetti's Wabler in car park and four bet. vc & Wildlife Wtchpoint. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Stonechat, Goldfinch & Tree Sparrow x3 this morning at Holme Fleet, Cowpen Marsh. Also Marsh Harrier x2. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Nice to see Tree Sparrow and female Bullfinch back at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park feeders this morning. Also Goldfinch and Long-tailed Tits coming in regularly. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Ring-necked Parakeet opposite garden in trees at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Treecreeper, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Also Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Long-tailed Tit. Lots of Coal Tit still. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Barn Owl x3 showing on one of the main lake boxes this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Buzzard this morning on west pond at RSPB Saltholme. Whinchat by Jubilee Mound. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Chaffinch with poorly feet & Coal Tit this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Tawny Owl heard again just before lunchtime. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Whooper Swan x27 just flown south over west pond at RSPB Saltholme. Avocet x19 on west pond. Great White Egret on east. Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit x9 from Phil Stead Hide. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Barnacle Geese x114 in front of Saltholme Hide this morning. More on Back Saltholme. I read 20 leg rings/30 collars. One yellow P49 (on right of photo). Ringed at Roxton Bedfordshire 01/07/2004. It's the first one I've seen locally that was ringed at another UK site. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Siskin, White-fronted Goose, Barn Owl and Ruff this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Bittern seen this morning from Haverton Viewpoint at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Bittern 10.15 am Haverton Viewpoint at RSPB Saltholme. Flew into south east corner. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Siskin x12 in alders by fire station screen at RSPB Saltholme @teesbirds.bsky.social

Buzzard this morning Belasis Avenue, Billingham. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Merlin, Snipe, Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit this morning from Phil Stead Hide at RSPB Salthome. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Merlin, Ruff x2, Black-tailed Godwit x12, Snipe this morning in front of Phil Stead Hide. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Coal Tit, Treecreeper, Long-tailed Tit and Chiffchaff this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. A Goldcrest popped in a couple of times but was too active for photos. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Greenshank x2 this morning on the main lake at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Feeders filled this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park prior to the bad weather over the next few days. Quite a few birds were coming in over the hour or so I was there this morning. Dull conditions for photos but - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Coal Tit & Treecreeper. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Greenshank x2 & Marsh Harrier at Holme Fleet. Black-tailed Godwit x14, Ruff, Avocet x3, Golden Plover c.20 on west pond at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Jay & Coal Tit this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. It's the first Jay I've seen near the feeding station since the Spring. Same with a Great Spotted Woodpecker though that didn't pose for photos. The Coal Tit came down for a quick bath. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great White Egret, Barnacle Geese c.150, Northern Pintail x3, Ruff this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Two colour ringed Avocets on RSPB Saltholme west pond this morning amongst a flock of 20. Both ringed locally. Yellow flag F4 from 2019. Yellow flag 1K from 2021. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Avocet x20 this morning on RSPB Saltholme west pond including 2 locally ringed cr birds. Also Black-tailed Godwit x11, Dunlin x5, Golden Plover x23 & Great White Egret. Pintail on east pond. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Common Buzzard on it's regular perch this morning on Belasis Avenue, Billingham. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Pink-footed Geese, Black-tailed Godwit, Great White Egret & Barn Owl this morning at RSPB Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Goosander fem. on Holme Fleet 9.00am. Great White Egret, Black-tailed Godwit x11, Dunlin x3, Redshank x2, Golden Plover x2, Ruff on RSPB Saltholme west pond. Pink-footed Goose c.30 over flying south. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Ruff, Great White Egret & Golden Plover this morning at RSPB Saltholme. Also Buzzard, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Treecreeper, Long-tailed Tit & Wren this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great White Egret, Black-tailed Godwit x12, Ruff, Golden Plover c.30 this morning on RSPB Saltholme west pond. Also Dunlin x8 & White-fronted Goose. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Lesser Whitethroat this morning in the Croft, Hartlepool Headland. Guillemot on the rocks. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Common Buzzard and Great Whote Egret this mornong on the west pond at RSPB Saltholme. The Buzzard was feeding along the fence line when I arrived and still there when I left two hours later. As was the Egret. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Goldcrest x2 in the Croft this morning on Hartlepool Headland. @teesbirds.bsky.social