165 entries.
Hooded Crow, Virginia Gardens Middlesbrough for about the last month.
I have videos, but not letting me up load.
Hi Paul. A Glaucous Gull was seen there briefly at the weekend. It was also between the piers on the Headland.
Friday 12th Dec. Gull roost, Ferry Road, ports land. Sitting on the ground among other gulls, so complete view not possible, was a larger-than-herring gull with a classic glaucous-shape head and bill, long pink and with a distinct black tip. Could not see the primaries or most. of the body. The plumage I could see was a little darker than I expect, but some glaucous can be like this apparently until January. Have seen two recent reports now of glaucous gull in Cleveland. Do these relate to Hartlepool please?
Jack snipe viewed from Paddy's Pool Hide, ca. 14:30 today.
4 Snow bunting on Redcar beach 22 nd November at 3pm near Stray cafe.
Saw small bird on the NE coast, between Seaton Carew and Hartlepool Marina which I think was a American Robin. Is that possible. 1pm Wednesday 12.11.25
Visiting my father who lives in Acklam Road in Middlesbrough, we were awoken yesterday by a large bang on our upstairs bedroom window. Looking out we saw a Goshawk on the patio below, grappling with a large pigeon. The hawk proceeded (over the following half hour) to eat the pigeon. Magpies arrived, hoping for a share, but the hawk was not in a generous mood! It retreated with what was left of the carcass to a flower bed. I later cleaned up - little remained of the pigeon.
Yesterday (Monday) 3pm, Runswick Bay: on the beach about 2/3rds along to the east, with two Dunlins, a Baird's Sandpiper.
Smaller and more rakish than the Ds, shortish slender straight bill. Overall brownish with very scaly mantle. Dark rump. Wingtips well beyond tailtip! Dark legs.
I got poor photos but showing the features, which I can send... to whom?
Have seen this species in America, but been birding for 65 years... so very familiar with it from photos, etc.!
Three mornings in a row at 0650, Sept 8,9 & 10 Spoonbill feeding close to road Saltholme pool opposite Dormans
Went on a coach trip to Torquay last week. Took the opportunity to visit Labrador Bay RSPB. Saw a bunch of Cirl Buntings. Apparrently only about 80 breeding pairs in Britain and all of them in Devon.
Australian wood duck, Tees Barrage in front of the cafe 8.00am 7th August
Pair of Shelduck with 8 young on pond, Greenabella Marsh, Seal Sands, this morning, 3rd July.
Pair of shelduck with 8 young, on pond Greenabella Marsh this morning, 3rd July.
4 Northern Gannets diving and feeding off the Heugh, Hartlepool 3pm, Friday 27 June 2025...
Glossy ibis still on main pond at Bowesfield Marsh this lunchtime
There are at least 5 Dotterel obliging well at on the Fairway at Seaton Carew Golf Club.
Just cross the Golf Course, keeping left, and join the twitchers !!
Hi, I was on some land just outside of Dilston yesterday with a friend of mine, and there was an buzzard size bird flow passed us. I pointed out to my friend to see the bird that the bird had a white head. I can only guess it was a sea eagle.
Saltholme highlights from this afternoon. 2 Med gulls at Paddy's (one of them elusive); at least half a dozen ruff from SH pool hide. Single black-tailed godwit, single dunlin, several each of ringed and little ringed plovers. At least 8 lapwing chicks of various sizes. 4 great white egrets together at WWP for a few minutes. GC grebes at WWP, Paddys and Saltholme. Small numbers of swifts and house martins.
Otter reported by others at Haverton. Smooth newt seen in small pool closest to predator gate.
Hi just walked from stokesley to g&t on the outskirts of great Ayton and saw what looked like a black kite flying over the fields has anyone else spotted this never seen it before in the 19years we have lived here
Kildale (not the village) at lunchtime today: at least 2 ring ouzel, 3 wheatear, mistle thrush, kestrel.