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

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

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

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

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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

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 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

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 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

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

On 30th June parliament will debate the 'Ban Grouse Shooting' petition (100,000 signatures). Such debates are normally poorly attended & dominated by Conservative MP's sponsored by the Grouse shooting lot but my excellent MP understands the situation @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Sleddale: Juv White-tailed Eagle G639 (fledged IOW in 2024) spent 15 mins in Cleveland this afternoon, c. 500 metres east of Sleddale Farm. Cleveland boundary is 1km east of the farm. Landed twice. Viewed from Brown Hill, high point on Percy Rigg Road @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Screen grab of the Buston Links apparent female Cinnamon Teal. RBA have started broadcasting this as a hybrid Shoveler for some reason. Does anyone know if Bird Guides are doing the same? OK, it's with a drake Shoveler but calling it a hybrid is a bit of a stretch.
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Apparent female Cinnamon Teal paired with drake Shoveler at Buston Links, Northumberland, on 10th May. I have uploaded videos to Twitter but BSky cannot handle my videos (acknowledged problem). On the south pool about 500 metres from the much publicised barn.

My first BlueSky post. Xmas present from daughters. Great book but photos are less impressive than in ‘Europe’s Birds’ by Hugh Harrop et al though text per species is more comprehensive. It probably covers fewer species. Eg. Grey-headed Lapwing omitted. Impending taxonomic changes not covered.