Britton@Marske
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Birder mostly covering South Gare to Saltburn, Scaling Dam Reservoir and North Tees Marshes. Occasional trips to Shetland, Speyside, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cornwall.
The Shetland Oriental Turtle Doves this week and Scannerman Bob's Turtle Dove sp. at South Gare on 19th November 22. Food for thought! @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Shetland Oriental Turtle Doves this week and Scannerman Bob's Turtle Dove sp. at South Gare on 19th November 22. Food for thought! @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Around Redcar a bird counting morning: 400+ Eider off Zetland roundabout, 336 Golden Plover on Marske coastal field, 120 Pinkfeet south over South Gare & 500+ Golden Plover flying above Seaton Common (seen from South Gare). Only 3 R T Diver today. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Around Redcar a bird counting morning: 400+ Eider off Zetland roundabout, 336 Golden Plover on Marske coastal field, 120 Pinkfeet south over South Gare & 500+ Golden Plover flying above Seaton Common (seen from South Gare). Only 3 R T Diver today. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Redcar off Zetland slipway: Adult Slavonian Grebe still there 5pm, looking smarter nearly in winter plumage. Also, 325+ Eider, 10 Common Scoter & summer adult Red-throated Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Redcar off Zetland slipway: Adult Slavonian Grebe still there 5pm, looking smarter nearly in winter plumage. Also, 325+ Eider, 10 Common Scoter & summer adult Red-throated Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Redcar (Zetland slipway) 3pm to 4.30: Slavonian Grebe, 375 Eider, 20 Common Scoter, adult & juv Sandwich Tern on beach, adult Med Gull, juv Little Gull, 2 R T Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Redcar (Zetland slipway) 3pm to 4.30: Slavonian Grebe, 375 Eider, 20 Common Scoter, adult & juv Sandwich Tern on beach, adult Med Gull, juv Little Gull, 2 R T Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Redcar yesterday: moulting adult Slavonian Grebe still off Zetland slipway at 6pm and about 600 Eider (no time for an exact count but old record is 570 on 25th November 23). Harvest moon at 11pm. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Redcar yesterday: moulting adult Slavonian Grebe still off Zetland slipway at 6pm and about 600 Eider (no time for an exact count but old record is 570 on 25th November 23). Harvest moon at 11pm. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Off Redcar (Green Lane Car Park) 3pm to 4.30 pm: 50+ Little Gulls (mostly adult) feeding this side of the large yellow buoy, 5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Arctic Skua flew south, 35 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 100+ Guillemot, 10 Gannet & 2 Bottlenose Dolphin @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Off Redcar (Green Lane Car Park) 3pm to 4.30 pm: 50+ Little Gulls (mostly adult) feeding this side of the large yellow buoy, 5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Arctic Skua flew south, 35 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 100+ Guillemot, 10 Gannet & 2 Bottlenose Dolphin @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Redcar (off Zetland roundabout): Adult Little Gull feeding 4pm. On sea: 325 Eider, 6 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 2 Wigeon, a few Guillemot but no divers. Also 1 Sandwich Tern & 1 Gannet.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Redcar (off Zetland roundabout): Adult Little Gull feeding 4pm. On sea: 325 Eider, 6 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 2 Wigeon, a few Guillemot but no divers. Also 1 Sandwich Tern & 1 Gannet.
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Redcar: Now 305+ Eider off Redcar (only 210 a week ago). Most of them feed around the rocks close off town centre at low tide but gather in a large flock off Zetland Roundabout at High Tide. Mostly adult drakes. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Redcar: Now 305+ Eider off Redcar (only 210 a week ago). Most of them feed around the rocks close off town centre at low tide but gather in a large flock off Zetland Roundabout at High Tide. Mostly adult drakes. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
South Gare: midday on Bran Sands at low tide, huge area of mud, difficult to get near the waders. 4 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Dunlin, 50+ Ringed Plover, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, colour ringed Curlew, 20 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern & 1 Little Egret. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
South Gare: midday on Bran Sands at low tide, huge area of mud, difficult to get near the waders. 4 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Dunlin, 50+ Ringed Plover, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, colour ringed Curlew, 20 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern & 1 Little Egret. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
South Gare: very elusive Wryneck in Sueda bushes on Cabin Rocks. On Bran Sands: 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, juvenile Pintail (unusual here) with 1 Shoveler & 10 Wigeon, 150+ Teal, 2 Little Egret, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 adult Grey Plover. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
South Gare: very elusive Wryneck in Sueda bushes on Cabin Rocks. On Bran Sands: 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, juvenile Pintail (unusual here) with 1 Shoveler & 10 Wigeon, 150+ Teal, 2 Little Egret, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 adult Grey Plover. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Sleddale area: 2 immature White-tailed Eagles 1715 to 1740 when they possibly landed in a distant forest. Also, 5 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 5 Kestrel & 15+ Common Buzzard.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sleddale area: 2 immature White-tailed Eagles 1715 to 1740 when they possibly landed in a distant forest. Also, 5 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 5 Kestrel & 15+ Common Buzzard.
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Sleddale area: immature White-tailed Eagle flew in at 1730 and possibly settled in large forest at 1740. Also, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 6+ Red Kite, 6+ Common Buzzard & 3 Kestrel (& juvenile Wheatear). Yesterday: Peregrine & Merlin in same area. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sleddale area: immature White-tailed Eagle flew in at 1730 and possibly settled in large forest at 1740. Also, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 6+ Red Kite, 6+ Common Buzzard & 3 Kestrel (& juvenile Wheatear). Yesterday: Peregrine & Merlin in same area. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Family walk on beach from Marske to Saltburn today produced this beauty with large numbers of Black-headed Gulls. I never tire of straying upon a Med Gull. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Family walk on beach from Marske to Saltburn today produced this beauty with large numbers of Black-headed Gulls. I never tire of straying upon a Med Gull. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
South Gare (Tees): juv Caspian Gull, 14 Arctic Skua, 500+ auks (mostly Guillemot but many Razorbill), 125 Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 juv), 1 knot, 30 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 1 Eider @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
South Gare (Tees): juv Caspian Gull, 14 Arctic Skua, 500+ auks (mostly Guillemot but many Razorbill), 125 Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 juv), 1 knot, 30 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 1 Eider @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Item on TV recently deploring a recent spate of catapult attacks on birds by yobs in Kent. RSPCA chap said they are going out killing birds just for fun. Spot the difference.
12 August marks the start of the Snipe shooting season in GB (not NI).
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
August 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Item on TV recently deploring a recent spate of catapult attacks on birds by yobs in Kent. RSPCA chap said they are going out killing birds just for fun. Spot the difference.
South Gare Cormorant yesterday ringed as a non flying juvenile only 53 days earlier on 16th June in a small colony in dunes near Bloemandaal, Nord Holland. They would be keen to hear of any further sightings. Thanks to Ian Forrest & Chris Batty at RBA. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
South Gare Cormorant yesterday ringed as a non flying juvenile only 53 days earlier on 16th June in a small colony in dunes near Bloemandaal, Nord Holland. They would be keen to hear of any further sightings. Thanks to Ian Forrest & Chris Batty at RBA. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Margrove Ponds Pectoral Sandpiper with its constant companion (Ruff) yesterday evening. Both species occasionally get confused with Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. I posted a video on Twitter but cannot do this on Blue Sky. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Margrove Ponds Pectoral Sandpiper with its constant companion (Ruff) yesterday evening. Both species occasionally get confused with Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. I posted a video on Twitter but cannot do this on Blue Sky. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
South Gare: Cormorant with red colour ring '9K' on jetty once favoured by that Brown Booby. Cannot find the ringing scheme. Masses of birds feeding on river including 4 Roseate Terns (2 ads, 2 juvs), c. 500 Guillemot, a few Razorbill & 7 Arctic Skua. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
South Gare: Cormorant with red colour ring '9K' on jetty once favoured by that Brown Booby. Cannot find the ringing scheme. Masses of birds feeding on river including 4 Roseate Terns (2 ads, 2 juvs), c. 500 Guillemot, a few Razorbill & 7 Arctic Skua. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Marske: close feeding flock of Kittiwakes & Common Terns held adult Roseate Tern, adult + 2 juv Arctic Tern & 3 1st summer Little Gulls. Also, 2 Bottlenose Dolphin, 1 Puffin, 10+ Razorbill, 300+ Guillemot, 20+ Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 10+ Sandwich Tern @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Marske: close feeding flock of Kittiwakes & Common Terns held adult Roseate Tern, adult + 2 juv Arctic Tern & 3 1st summer Little Gulls. Also, 2 Bottlenose Dolphin, 1 Puffin, 10+ Razorbill, 300+ Guillemot, 20+ Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 10+ Sandwich Tern @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Marske beach: This adult Med Gull daily feeding on beach at low tide. Flew to join the B H Gulls being fed on the car park today. Another adult on Bydales school playing field today @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Marske beach: This adult Med Gull daily feeding on beach at low tide. Flew to join the B H Gulls being fed on the car park today. Another adult on Bydales school playing field today @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Bydales, Marske: 3 adult Med Gulls on playing field at 5pm, 1 pristine summer & 2 in some moult. No juveniles yet but 2 were seen at South Gare on 14th July. 100+ Common Scoter on sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bydales, Marske: 3 adult Med Gulls on playing field at 5pm, 1 pristine summer & 2 in some moult. No juveniles yet but 2 were seen at South Gare on 14th July. 100+ Common Scoter on sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
South Gare: 6 Manx Shearwater loafing with 15 Common Scoter 1.5 miles towards Redcar. Another 65 Common Scoter close off Bydales, Marske. Adult Med Gull on field near Bydales. A few Red-throated Diver back & more Guillemots than recently. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
South Gare: 6 Manx Shearwater loafing with 15 Common Scoter 1.5 miles towards Redcar. Another 65 Common Scoter close off Bydales, Marske. Adult Med Gull on field near Bydales. A few Red-throated Diver back & more Guillemots than recently. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Bydales, Marske: gulls back on the playing field today including 2 first summer Med Gulls. Sea very still, summer adult Red-throated Diver, drake Common Scoter, 20 Gannet, 20 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 4 Guillemot, 1 Shag. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Bydales, Marske: gulls back on the playing field today including 2 first summer Med Gulls. Sea very still, summer adult Red-throated Diver, drake Common Scoter, 20 Gannet, 20 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 4 Guillemot, 1 Shag. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Missed the South Gare Hump-backed Whale but second-summer Med Gull feeding off Gare End & 2 Puffins with all the Guillemots. Hummingbird Hawk Moth in my Marske garden, first for many years. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Missed the South Gare Hump-backed Whale but second-summer Med Gull feeding off Gare End & 2 Puffins with all the Guillemots. Hummingbird Hawk Moth in my Marske garden, first for many years. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Blackhall Rocks: 250+ Common Scoter at low tide, far too far out to spot anything with them. Local said they come much closer at high tide. 30 drake Eider, 10 G C Grebe, 40 Sandwich Terns, 20 Gannet etc.
PS: today is the 11th anniversary of the Redcar Black Scoter.
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PS: today is the 11th anniversary of the Redcar Black Scoter.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Blackhall Rocks: 250+ Common Scoter at low tide, far too far out to spot anything with them. Local said they come much closer at high tide. 30 drake Eider, 10 G C Grebe, 40 Sandwich Terns, 20 Gannet etc.
PS: today is the 11th anniversary of the Redcar Black Scoter.
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PS: today is the 11th anniversary of the Redcar Black Scoter.
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