Teesmouth Bird Club

I agree.  Same with the Great-grey Shrike here last month.
And the Shorelark I watched early on Saturday was never going to return with "clowns" spread evenly throughout the area. I heard the word " zombies" used on Saturday to describe the random and clueless wanderings of SOME of the people there.  A fair assessment I believed. 
Can almost understand those who choose to withhold news of good birds on their patch.
It's nearly bonfire night, never a better time to light a touch paper!   ;-)
Cheers
Richard

Did Rich happen get any more photos of it?

Steve
This is not the bird I was looking at, it shows too many green fringes to the wing and tail as well as not having dark enough legs and it was the plaintive call that first attracted me to the bird.
However the bird in the photographs certainly looks interesting, it looks horribly like a Bonelli's Warbler to me....

Obviously having a white rump is no bar to it being a Stilt Sand!

Glad you have restarted this thread.
Doesn't seem to have generated as much interest as Curlew Sands on the Tidal Pool. Perhaps if one was a bit leggier and lacked a white rump.........
Still my top guess, and as the first flush of Transatlantic waders is just arriving, maybe soon.
Cant really look too far beyond Two-barred Crossbill at the moment due to one of the biggest influxes ever. If every bird club member spent the bank holiday weekend in larch woodland playing Two-barred Crossbill calls we'd be in!!!!
Personally I would prefer some terrifying skulking thing from way, way east on a misty October morning. Last years Pale Legged Leaf Warbler in Dorset pushed back the range of vagrants we can expect on our shores, and why not Cleveland? Still time for a hatrick from Browny!
And on the subject of second records, we must be due another Aquatic Warbler. SE wind this weekend.....

Damian
Thanks for flagging this up. Have read through it and commented.
Cheers

Ouch indeed!
Just what we were talking about at the weekend.
Could have been worse...........

Adam
Great idea, well sited feeders there could attract lots of birds and  would also raise the profile of the club if a feeding station was there benefitting all of the visitors who use the site.

Dave
Great to see this getting some air time.
How about on Seaton Common, just N of North Gare car park. Might have to be an autumn-spring thing but would surely attract lots birds and could pull in some rarities also.
Cheers
Richard

I have to say I agree with Col, I think the waste of such an amount of money deserves a less flippant response here. May be chicken feed to some but to me it seems a lot of money
Have read the previous blog entries, and excuse my poor quoting skills but I am sure you can see where I am going.......

Quote from: A McLee on May 17, 2011, 04:50:50 PM
Hi Jamie,
Best to start with a bit of the history. The creation of an obs. was an item on the club's management plan several years ago and agreed as such. The whole idea was only possible as a result of PD Ports offering us a form of lease on their land below the lighthouse,
From reply #8
The human and fnancial resources TBC put into the original Feasibility Study were essential.   Anybody involved in developing and managing a project knows that the starting point is always to assess the feasibility of your project in terms of viability, cost, location and constraints to development.  Our Feasibility Study included a professional topographical survey of the site, information on underground services, DETAILS OF LAND OWNERSHIP
From reply #11
Once some budget prices have been firmed up for the trustees, the next step is to have an artists impression drawn and presented for approval to PD Ports
From reply #12
We await word from the site owners P D Ports on those aspects of the project which lie within their domain
From reply #18
the club was discussing a lease agreement with the site owners H M Coastguards

The silence concerning this matter is deafening.
Perhaps you are mistaken Jamie?

Just got my copy of this new book today and it is absolutely fantastic. Get your copy now, it must be the best value book ever, it is massive and packed with information, even up to 2011. Glad the birding is quiet at the moment as there is a lot to read.
Congratulations to all involved!!

Quote from: Jamie on April 11, 2012, 05:20:15 PM
Must admit this payment also rather surprised me. I guess anyone helping to further the enjoyment/conservation/recording of birds is therefore welcome to apply for a grant. I would guess as a precedent has now been set all the ringing groups that contribute data will be entitled to a grant to buy their nets. It will be interesting to see if more requests also come in for grants for nestboxes, bins for groups etc.

While I am thinking about it can I apply for a grant for some new bins if I submit what I see with them as this will also fulfil the objectives above

I agree, I was not aware this happened and am equally surprised. I would personally prefer my subs to benefit birds in some way (winter feeding, habitat creation etc) or even all birders (hides etc). Also why just ringers, what about all of the birders who have for decades submitted literally thousands of records. And what about the many people who have devoted vast amounts of time (and a fair bit of their own money at times) to the production of our flagship report. Not a dig at anyone in particular, just an observation that lots of us would like donations to what is in essence our chosen hobby!
Cheers
Richard 

Mark et al
Seemingly the fact that the primary coverts are as dark, or even darker than the primary markings seems to rule out Kumliens (apparently??).
Strangely no one seems to know where these brown winged Iceland types, that make up a reasonable proportion of this influx, come from.
There is a lot to learn I think.
Cheers
Richard

Cross? It looks livid to me.......