Barn Owl away from the crowd this afternoon. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 🪶

After seeing the reported shorelark at Overdale Wyke between Goldsborough and Sandsend we went to Scaling Dam for Slav Grebe, Scaup, 7 Whitefronts, 6 Pochards, 2 Shovelers and 10+ Goosanders @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Siskins this morning around the car park at RSPB Saltholme. 32 was the max count I saw. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Rook doing a territorial bowing, cawing & fanning display on my chimney this afternoon. Fabulous to watch at close range. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Nice to see six barnacle geese at Margrove this afternoon, not a common bird there at all so all the more special. Female pochard still on site in with a decent number of tufties, plus three shovelers present. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Great to be out in the sun this afternoon and catchup with one of the Bowesfield Scaup. Also good to bump into @carolynfarry.bsky.social for a chat. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @teesriverstrust.bsky.social

Grey Herons of Locke Park, Redcar (1/2) @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Saltholme PM: Barnacle, White-fronted & Tundra Bean geese, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Cetti's Warbler @teesbirds.bsky.social

Grey Partridge x2 this morning on Cowpen Marsh by Holme Fleet. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Egyptian Geese x2 again this morning by Seal Sands Road opposite entrance to Cowpen Tip. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Distant Fieldfare early afternoon on Seaton Common from Zinc Works Road. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Jay x3, Bullfinch x5 (4m,1f), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Tundra Bean Goose at Cattersty Pond this morning,thanks to @birchjay.bsky.social for finding it y'day. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

2 Tundra Bean Geese and 3 White fronts from Saltholme Pools hide. @teesbirds.bsky.social

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Skylark at Saltholme this morning, lots of Meadow Pipits also

6 Barnacle Geese at Margrove Ponds @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Water rail making a racket at Coatham Marsh (requires sound, obviously) @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social

Purple Sandpiper, Redcar this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

Marsh tit, resident at Lockwood Beck this lunchtime. An opportunity for me to acclimatise back to UK temperature and snow on the moors. 🥶 @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding

Another bitterly cold day though doesn’t bother the red grouse much. Slavonian grebe still showing at Scaling though distant and a couple of Scaup @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A few pics from Archers Ponds at Bowesfield this am. 1 of the 3 Scaup, M and F Goldeneye, and Otter. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @teesriverstrust.bsky.social

Jay x3 this morning coming down to feed together at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. It's quite while since I last saw any Jays on the feeders. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Goosanders, Scaling Dam @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds

Siskin male still in the garden this morning. Billingham. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Teal, Buzzard & Greenfinch this morning in the car park area at RSPB Saltholme. Also Siskin 100+ scattered when the Buzzard flew over. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Water Pipit & Roseberry Topping this morning from Saltholme Hide. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Sleepy slavonian, Scaling @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #ukbirds

Scaup, Scaling Dam, this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #ukbirds

3 x Scaup, 2 x Goldeneye, 2 x Cetti, 1 x Otter Archers pond Bowesfield, 11.30am @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social

Slavonian grebe, still at Scaling. [Do not adjust your set] @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

@teesbirds.bsky.social Black throated Diver still at Jackson's Landing this morning.

Female pochard with an Orion's belt of raindrops at Margrove today. Lapwing also back on breeding ground - 1st of the season & nice to see. Nuthatch at Kildale, & a very unexpected moorhen in my mother's garden at Guisborough. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Tundra bean goose(patch tick) on coastal field Marske, also 5 white fronts, 11 barnacle and 3 pink-footed geese. Thanks for heads-up @paul-hinley.bsky.social . @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

The male Siskin was back in the garden this morning. Billingham. It's spent most of the morning either on the feeders or resting in the viburnum. @teesbirds.bsky.social

@teesbirds.bsky.social. Great Northern Diver in fish quay this morning.

Otter at home in Middlesbrough recently. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 🪶

Reports of a first winter scaup at Scaling today, but I couldn't find it. I did see this bird, but I'm pretty sure it's a female tufted duck? @teesbirds.bsky.social

A soggy Siskin on the garden feeders this afternoon. Billingham. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Common Buzzard this morning sheltering from the rain at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Great White Egret alongside Seal Sands Road by Saltholme substation. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Bean Geese x2 & White-fronted Geese x56 at 9.10 am this morning opposite Macklin Avenue, Cowpen Bewley. No sign of them when I passed by again at 11.00 am. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Slavonian grebe, Scaling Dam @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds

Slavonian grebe still at Scaling this morning, though very distant from hide. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds

Bean Geese x2 & White-fronted Geese x56 opposite Macklin Avenue, Cowpen Bewley. @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few from the Durham Dales at the weekend. Black Grouse at sunrise, Golden Plover back on the moors and still a few Bramblings around Blackton beck 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Black Throated Diver from Hartlepool, the other week. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 🪶

Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Great White Egret, Water Pipit: Saltholme area 14.00 @teesbirds.bsky.social

Pale brindled beauty, Botton @teesbirds.bsky.social

Bullfinch female feeding on new buds this morning in the car park at RSPB Saltholme. Also Siskin flock still and singing Blackcap and Cetti's Warbler despite the dreary weather. Black-tailed Godwit from Phil Stead Hide. Great White Egret at the Wildlife Watchpoint. @teesbirds.bsky.social