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.
Scaling Dam : 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 5 Russian White-fronted Geese, immature drake Scaup and Slavonian Grebe this morning From hide. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Scaling Dam : 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 5 Russian White-fronted Geese, immature drake Scaup and Slavonian Grebe this morning From hide. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
My best 2 birds today were on a local moor very close to Cleveland: 2 Ravens being mobbed by a Kestrel & a ringtail Hen Harrier. Also 10 Common Buzzard & hundreds of Fieldfare. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
My best 2 birds today were on a local moor very close to Cleveland: 2 Ravens being mobbed by a Kestrel & a ringtail Hen Harrier. Also 10 Common Buzzard & hundreds of Fieldfare. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
40 years ago today I had the good fortune to find this juvenile Ivory Gull on Saltburn Beach, before work and in a blizzard. Not the rarest bird I have found but perhaps the most dramatic. It stayed for a week and was widely twitched. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
40 years ago today I had the good fortune to find this juvenile Ivory Gull on Saltburn Beach, before work and in a blizzard. Not the rarest bird I have found but perhaps the most dramatic. It stayed for a week and was widely twitched. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
South Gare: Cryptic Woodcock in Shrike bushes today (found by Scannerman with thermal bins). Orange Buckthorn berries by golf course held many feeding birds including male Blackcap, Redwings, Fieldfares & Long-tailed Tit. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
South Gare: Cryptic Woodcock in Shrike bushes today (found by Scannerman with thermal bins). Orange Buckthorn berries by golf course held many feeding birds including male Blackcap, Redwings, Fieldfares & Long-tailed Tit. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Marske coastal field: at least 800 Golden Plover feeding, my highest number here for over 10 years. Seas too rough to fully count Eider at Redcar but well over 100. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Marske coastal field: at least 800 Golden Plover feeding, my highest number here for over 10 years. Seas too rough to fully count Eider at Redcar but well over 100. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Redcar: 350+ Eider of Zetland slipway, 1 Drake R B Merganser, 3 Common Scoter & 6 Shag. On the coastal field an adult male Merlin & 9 B H Gulls using the flood pool trying to clean off some kind of rusty brown pollution on their underparts. Oil spill? @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Redcar: 350+ Eider of Zetland slipway, 1 Drake R B Merganser, 3 Common Scoter & 6 Shag. On the coastal field an adult male Merlin & 9 B H Gulls using the flood pool trying to clean off some kind of rusty brown pollution on their underparts. Oil spill? @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Off Green Lane car park, Redcar: Long-tailed Duck flew south at 11am, 8 Common Scoter, 6 Eider, 6 Shag & 1 R T Diver on sea. Adult Russian White-fronted Goose still on Marske coastal field at 1245. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Off Green Lane car park, Redcar: Long-tailed Duck flew south at 11am, 8 Common Scoter, 6 Eider, 6 Shag & 1 R T Diver on sea. Adult Russian White-fronted Goose still on Marske coastal field at 1245. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Redcar: first-winter Little Gull with the BHGull gathering on the sea off Green Lane car park this afternoon, possibly wintering here. At least 250 Eider, mostly very distant, 3 Red-throated Divers & 2 Razorbill on sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Redcar: first-winter Little Gull with the BHGull gathering on the sea off Green Lane car park this afternoon, possibly wintering here. At least 250 Eider, mostly very distant, 3 Red-throated Divers & 2 Razorbill on sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Redcar/Marske: adult Med Gull on beach, 85 Pinkfeet south at 1140. On sea: 200+ Eider (low tide so low count), 32 Common Scoter, 6 R T Diver, 20 Shag on one rock, 3 drake R B Merganser, Razorbill, 5 Guillemot,2 Grey Heron
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December 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Redcar/Marske: adult Med Gull on beach, 85 Pinkfeet south at 1140. On sea: 200+ Eider (low tide so low count), 32 Common Scoter, 6 R T Diver, 20 Shag on one rock, 3 drake R B Merganser, Razorbill, 5 Guillemot,2 Grey Heron
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Redcar from Zetland slipway: 2 first-winter Little Gulls feeding at midday.
Also 340+Eider & 7 Red-throated Diver. Very few auks around now, just 1 Guillemot. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Also 340+Eider & 7 Red-throated Diver. Very few auks around now, just 1 Guillemot. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Redcar from Zetland slipway: 2 first-winter Little Gulls feeding at midday.
Also 340+Eider & 7 Red-throated Diver. Very few auks around now, just 1 Guillemot. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
Also 340+Eider & 7 Red-throated Diver. Very few auks around now, just 1 Guillemot. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
South Gare Olive-backed Pipit cropped. A typical view in the long grass. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
South Gare Olive-backed Pipit cropped. A typical view in the long grass. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
South Gare Olive-backed Pipit. mostly in long grass and not bothered by people. Marske birds easier: 2 Great Northern Dive & 1 Slavonian Grebe on sea, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese & 5 Grey Partridge on field. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
South Gare Olive-backed Pipit. mostly in long grass and not bothered by people. Marske birds easier: 2 Great Northern Dive & 1 Slavonian Grebe on sea, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese & 5 Grey Partridge on field. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
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