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12:27am 10-10-2021Michael durkin
- First Raven I’ve seen over sleddale 11.30
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1:37pm 06-08-2021Chris 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!
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8:59am 02-08-2021Lockhart
- 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.
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9:19pm 04-07-2021Chris Corbett
- Raft of approx 50 common scoter on the sea between Marske and Saltburn this morning, actively foraging.
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5:14pm 04-07-2021Lockhart
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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.
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4:38pm 21-06-2021Andrew Rackstraw
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I have not heard or seen a Cuckoo in the Hartlepool area this year.
Has anyone else been more fortunate ?
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4:54pm 18-06-2021Jerry lee
- Grasshopper & sledge warbler back at ormesby beck & lackenby water works respectively yesterday & today
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12:45pm 14-06-2021Chris Corbett
- Pair of stonechat feeding fledgling at Agar's Gap this morning too.
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12:42pm 14-06-2021Chris Corbett
- Little tern spotted on beach between Redcar and Marske this morning, dwarfed by sandwich terms nearby! Plenty of the latter resting and foraging. Couple of ringed plover in same general area, one attempting to eat a small fish. Couple of eider out on the sea off Redcar.
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8:52pm 07-06-2021Lockhart
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Purple heron at Dormans flew for a few seconds around 18:15 today, landing again in the central reedbed.
Other sightings included marsh harrier, 2 kestrels, sparrowhawk, great crested and little grebes.
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5:39pm 03-06-2021Jerry lee
- Grasshopper warbler back at lackenby water works after a weeks absence 0730
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9:21am 03-06-2021Lockhart
- Belated non-bird sighting: at least two brown argus butterflies found in overflow car park at RSPB Saltholme on Sunday, 30/5/21.
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3:49pm 01-06-2021Andrew Rackstraw
- Tree Sparrows inspected nest box in my suburban garden (fens estate Hartlepool). Unfortunately decided against it but they do seem to be increasingly moving into towns .
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3:45pm 01-06-2021Andrew Rackstraw
- Tree Sparrow
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3:27pm 31-05-2021Mike Tucker
- Brimstone at Errington Woods today.