A few self founds on the Durham coast this year. RN Grebe at Horden, Iceland Gull and YBW at Blackhall and 1 of the 8 Snow Buntings on Crimdon beach 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

60+Golden Plovers dropped into Cassop Moor flash also 7 Pinks and a few Grey Partridges at Hesleden in the afternoon sunshine 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Drake Smew at Hurworth Burn this morning before nearby shooting started also at least 10 Whitefronts with Greylags flew east and a GWE 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Glaucous Gull at Hartlepool also 2 flyover Egyptian Geese and Goldeneye on Crookfoot Res this morning 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

RT Diver, Fulmar, Curlews and a hunting Kestrel in the sunshine at Blackhall Rocks this afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

A surprise Barnacle Goose on a local roadside pool at Cassop Moor also Rock Pipit and RT Diver on the coast yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few of the 5 Waxwing’s in Teeside this afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Marsh Harrier hunting west of Hurworth Burn Reservoir also 2 GWE and a Cetti’s Warbler heard and seen briefly was a site first for me at the weekend 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Sanderling feeding on Crimdon beach yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Brambling in a large mixed flock feeding on farmland in East Durham and great to see a Marsh Tit near cycle route at Wingate yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

Great watching a Peregrine Falcon hunting a Woodcock coming in off the sea at Blackhall Rocks a first for me. Also a few of the 8 Snow Buntings at Crimdon on Saturday morning 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Finally a few Snow Buntings on the Durham coast 8 at Crimdon and 3 at Blackhall Rocks after plenty failed attempts locally 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

Snow Bunting in the rocks at South Gare and only a brief view of the elusive OBP in the windy conditions this afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Little Gull , 2 Grey Plovers and a Knot at Troon beach from Saturday morning on the Ayrshire coast 👍 #BirdingScotland #UKbirds

Great to see LEO, Goldcrest and Stonechat also plenty winter Thrushes flying into the Co Durham coast this morning 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Rock Pipit, Reed Bunting and Meadow Pipit feeding along Crimdon shoreline yesterday morning 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Pallas’s Warbler at South Shields yesterday afternoon a great local bird and find 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

YB Warbler near railway embankment at Blackhall Rocks this morning and 1 of 6 Swallows near fishpond yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

My first Barnacle Geese of the Autumn around 80 flying low south at Blackhall Rocks late afternoon yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

American Wigeon at Stoneybeck yesterday afternoon and 3 Grey Partridge feeding by the roadside in a Peterlee Industrial Estate a first for me here 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social

Grey Plover at Blackhall Rocks a scarce bird here this afternoon and 2 Wheatears at Horden enjoying the sunshine ☀️ 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

3 Green Sandpipers at Hurworth Burn outflow yesterday afternoon and plenty Goldcrests and Pinks on the move on the coast 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

The recent Isabelline Wheatear feeding on Seaburn beach another great bird to see locally 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

After 5 hrs on a coastal migrant search on Saturday morning counting Chiffchaffs , I popped up to Hawthorn to see the Siberian Stonechat 👍 #NEbirds #UKbird @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great views of Isabelline Wheatear on Seaburn beach a welcome UK tick for me yesterday afternoon also RB Flycatcher at South Shields 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few more of the Pechora Pipit on Sunday afternoon a bird I thought I would never see locally 👍 #NEburds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Pechora Pipit finally showed on the ground after a few hours of brief flight views a great bird and find for the area and lifer for me 😎👍 #NEburds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great to see a Spotted Flycatcher on passage at Blackhall Rocks last night and my first Little Grebe dropping into a local pool 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Little Stint feeding along shoreline at a windy North Gare with Curlew Sandpipers, Dunlin, Sanderling and Turnstones 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

Great to see 8 Whinchats at Blackhall Rocks last night and Common Sandpiper dropped into a local pool #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great views of Icterine Warbler last night at Whitburn 👍 #Nebirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great close views of Curlew Sandpipers at North Gare yesterday afternoon nice size comparison with the Dunlin feeding along shoreline 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

Little Stint, Roseate Tern and a beautiful Grey Plover at Seaton Snook yesterday and a Spotted Redshank at Castle Lake this morning 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

2 Wheatears also 2 elusive Whinchats and a young Grasshopper Warbler at Blackhall Rocks, Adult Med Gull at Hurworth Burn last night 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

3 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Wood sands from Castle Lake hide yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Wood Sandpiper gave great views in Teeside yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

A few local Little Owls out hunting after the rain showers last night 🦉👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

4 Wheatears on Blackhall beach yesterday and a Sanderling in with the Ringed Plovers 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Found my first Tree Pipit locally at Gore Burn Wheatley Hill this morning 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A nice surprise of a Golden Plover on a local pool in East Durham yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

4 Green Sands, LRP , Dunlin and 4 Grey Wags on Hurworth Burn outflow and a Greenshank on a local pool in East Durham in the afternoon sunshine yesterday 😎👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great to find my first Autumn Whinchat on the coast at Blackhall Rocks last night also 18 Whimbrel south 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Pale Arctic Skua hunting Blackhall Rocks last night also 3 Sanderling and Dunlin with the Ringed Plovers on shoreline, Little Egret on beach pool 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

2 Adult Med Gulls and a juvenile Kittiwake on Horden beach with my Grandson Issac this morning 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great to see this Ruff drop into a local roadside pool in East Durham 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Cory’s and Manx Shearwaters from a recent trip to Hartlepool Headland 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Cory’s Shearwater as it past Hartlepool Headland at 17.37 yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

Great to see 3 local Peregrine chicks safe and on the wing in East Durham #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Male Redstart still around the village and a young Robin on same fence #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few young Little Owls locally around the village 🦉👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social