On Friday (29th) evening the family and I went to stay up with my gran in Hartlepool. On Saturday we went to Tynemouth where we unexpectedly saw an
Osprey fly south. We then walked around Tynemouth and saw some
Herring gulls. We then went to the metro centre in Newcastle so saw no more birds that day.
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(Record shot) Osprey
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On the 1st of May (after visiting some furniture shops for my gran) we went to Saltholme. On the way we drove up the road at North Gare and saw a some
Wheatears. We then called at Dorman's pool (over the road from Saltholme) where we saw some
Whitethroats,
Sedge warblers and
Swifts. At Saltholme there were lots of
Swifts and
Hirundines (
swallow family) moving through. There were also more
Wheatears, some great
White wagtails and a
Marsh harrier. Just as we were about to leave I walked along to Fire station field where there were 2
Whimbrel, we then saw another
Whimbrel at Seal sands. We then set off home. Driving along the A171 just west of Guisborough we saw a large bird flying north we stopped in a lay-by and it was a
Crane, a great last bird for the trip.
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| Swift |
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| White wagtail |
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| Whimbrel |
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| Sedge warbler |
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| Whitethroat |
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Wheatear
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On the 1st April Dad and I went to do some ringing at Tophill low nature reserve as part of the BTO's constant effort site (CES) scheme - link
here. We captured 30 birds and a considerable number of retrap
Willow warblers meaning they had successfully made the migration to Africa and back. Also present were 2
Grasshopper warblers, a
Cuckoo, an
Egyptian goose and 2
Little ringed plovers.
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| Lesser Whitethroat |
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| Egyptian goose |
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| Egyptian goose |
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| Little ringed plover |
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