Teesmouth Bird Club

We were just commenting at the weekend how many Starlings are around this year (Seamer). We have had the usual first brood (fledged 20th May 2016) and now for the first time, we have a second brood that are just about to leave. They are going through mealworms like nobodies business. Plus we have had at least 2 pairs of Tree Sparrows that are on second broods. The Blue/Great/Coal tits didn't appear to have very successful years at least around here!

Hi there

Visited South Gare for the first time in a while due to working away etc. I couldn't believe what a dump the place has become. Litter, glass and dog mess bags all over the place. It was never 'pristine' but it seems to have got worse. Also scramblers were going over the rough ground opposite the steel works. Very sad.

Am I too late to clean out my nest boxes out.

I am lucky enough to have Tree Sparrows nesting here in Seamer and have a few sparrow terraces and boxes around the garden. I have already seen the Tree Sparrows inspecting the boxes. I usually clean them out during a mild spell during late January/February but have been working away so never got around to it. Can I still get rid of last years nests and clean them now or is it best to just leave them in case I disturb the prospective breeding birds.

Cheers

Craig

Does any one know if North Yorkshire has a similiar web resource such as this where sightings etc can be posted?

I live in Seamer near Stokesley so just outside the area. We have had skeins of Pink Feet over every morning and evening for the past month or so. I have watched them feeding in fields around the general area. A few years ago they fed in a field between Stokesley and Hutton Rudby, near Skutterskelfe and one morning whilst videoing them, an immature female Peregrine made some unsuccessful, clumsy dives at them and they didnt come back to that field. Incidently the Peregrine wintered in the area.

Does anyone know where the Pink Feet go at night? I assume they find a body of water (Scaling Dam, Lockwood, Saltholme?)

Tree Sparrow all the way.  Probably stems from struggling to see them groing up (in the Midlands) and now having them breeding in my garden in Seamer.  Other close ones are Krupers Nuthatch (spelling), Wallcreeper and Hawfinch.   

Hello there.  New to the forum so bare with me.  Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if it is worth visiting Weary Bank in search of LS Woodpeckers as I havent heard any news apart from a few years ago.  I cant recall any news last year and I have visited Weary Bank on several occasions without luck.  Are there any other well publicised areas in or around the general area?  My email address is csvalidationltd@msn.com if anyone has any non-sensitive information that can be shared.

Thanks

Craig Williams