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4:24pm 26-11-2023
Lockhart
Brambling in the back garden today, NW Billingham, 14:30-14:50.
6:15pm 19-11-2023
Lockhart
This afternoon's highlights from Saltholme included 36 species seen from or close to Saltholme Pools Hide. Notable examples included 2 red-breasted mergansers, 7 pintail, 35 black-tailed godwits, 33 dunlin, 5 snipe and a ridiculous number of golden plover. Two stonechats and a short-eared owl were seen from the dragonfly path.

The sunset starling walk included a fairly small, but lengthy murmuration; it its busiest, about 700 starlings were visible. They stayed up for a long time because two marsh harriers were making them nervous. A barn owl and a short-eared owl also put in appearances, a hare was spotted on the meadow and some visitors spotted a roe deer. A cetti's warbler was also calling regularly from the top tank reedbed.
6:09pm 12-11-2023
Lockhart
This afternoon's highlights from Saltholme included a count of more than 1000 golden plover by those doing the WEBS survey. Other highlights from about 35 species seen from Saltholme Hide included half a dozen pintail, several snipe, a little grebe, several dunlin and black-tailed godwits and at least two kestrels.

Cetti's warblers were heard near the staff car park and at the northern side of the Allotment Pool.

Later, the starling walk included views of three great egrets joining the little egret roost. A short-eared owl was seen near Haverton Gate, two marsh harriers were hunting over Haverton Hole, and a barn owl was seen hunting to the west of Haverton Hole.
3:48pm 11-11-2023
Lockhart
Thanks to those involved in reviving this sightings system. An assortment of highlights from today:

11:50 A sizeable gaggle (was driving so couldn't count properly) of pink-footed geese were feeding a field by the A689, between Newton Bewley and the nearby roundabout.

12:15 Male stonechat at Spion Kop cemetary. Several sanderling ont eh beach below.

12:30 - 13:45 Two slavonian grebes and a long-tailed duck in Hartlepool harbour. Great northern diver seen by others.

Razorbill, red-throated diver and red-breasted merganser in the marina.

15:00 Three cattle egrets feeding together near Holme Fleet.

15:15 At least three short-eared owls hunting over the mounds and rough ground behind the sub-station flash.
5:31pm 18-10-2023
Marie
A brambling in my Saltburn garden very close to coast edge
4:06am 13-03-2023
Cana Daie
Not from Cleveland but I do enjoy myself some good birds, wish everyone luck on seeing some fascinating different birds! ^_^
1:07pm 15-01-2023
Tony Barnes
Two Whooper Swans in field between Holme Lane & Hilton Road Seamer.
12:27am 10-10-2021
Michael durkin
First Raven I’ve seen over sleddale 11.30
1:37pm 06-08-2021
Chris Corbett
This morning, enjoyed the spectacle of a huge group of gannets fishing just off the beach between Saltburn and Marske, at least 100 and quite possibly more. There were also plenty of kittiwakes, herring and black headed gulls, adults and juveniles, sandwich and common terms, a few pairs of guillemot, small raft of scoter and some sanderling along the tide edge. And a seal!
8:59am 02-08-2021
Lockhart
Haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere, so I'll post it here. On Sunday afternoon (ca. 14:00), a green sandpiper was spotted on the small pool beyond Haverton Gate (i.e. the flash to the left after you go through the gate, if you continue stright on instead of turning right towards the Haverton viewpoint) at RSPB Saltholme.
9:19pm 04-07-2021
Chris Corbett
Raft of approx 50 common scoter on the sea between Marske and Saltburn this morning, actively foraging.
5:14pm 04-07-2021
Lockhart
Haven't seen them in the twitter feed so here are a couple of highlights from this afternoon at Salthome:

Great white egret from Haverton viewpoint, ca. 13:15; flew off around 13:45 and appeared to land in the pool to the west which is hidden behind the trees. Also, adult mediterranean gull, bathing at Paddy's, 28 black-tialed godwaits on Back Saltholme, and a single little ringed plover.
4:38pm 21-06-2021
Andrew Rackstraw
I have not heard or seen a Cuckoo in the Hartlepool area this year.
Has anyone else been more fortunate ?
4:54pm 18-06-2021
Jerry lee
Grasshopper & sledge warbler back at ormesby beck & lackenby water works respectively yesterday & today
12:45pm 14-06-2021
Chris Corbett
Pair of stonechat feeding fledgling at Agar's Gap this morning too.
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