Shots from Saltholme today Saturday 14th March Pochard & Avocets from Pools Hide and Great White Egret at Phil Stead @teesbirds.bsky.social

First sunny day for me at Saltholme this year- nothing rare one thing of note is the Feral white Mallard that is paired up with a Drake Mallard @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great Crested Grebe at Pools Hide at Saltholme this morning (Sat 7th March). Redshank showed well &Avocet numbers building up @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great Crested Grebe pair at Nosterfield this morning also Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit x2 and Goldcrest in the car park @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Dipped in the Saltholme Smew, so far but as compensation Goldeneye showing well at the Pools Hide @teesbirds.bsky.social

Snaps of the Spoonbill this afternoon (7th Feb) at Phil Stead hide at Saltholme before it went to sleep @teesbirds.bsky.social

Nosterfield Tuesday 3rd Feb in the morning had pair of Goldeneye, plenty of Oystercatchers, Curlews and x1 Ringed Plover @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social

Distant Great Egret from Phil Stead at Saltholme RSPB on Saturday afternoon and from the morning a closer Goldeneye. Not quick enough to grab a photo of the Water Pipit as got flushed by a Crow by the time my camera was ready @teesbirds.bsky.social

Red-breasted Mergansers at Jackson’s Landing, Hartlepool Monday 19th January -dipped on the Black-throated Diver. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Marsh Harrier and Buzzard at Phil Stead at Saltholme late morning on Thursday 15th. Also a confiding Shoveler @teesbirds.bsky.social

Nosterfield frozen over this morning

Great White Egret from the Phil Stead hide on Saturday Afternoon @teesbirds.bsky.social

Snipe from Phil Stead hide on Monday morning @teesbirds.bsky.social

Photo of the obliging Whooper Swan at Saltholme Visitor Centre this lunchtime @teesbirds.bsky.social

Very poor record shot of the Water Pipit at Phil Stead and a slightly better attempt of a Redshank at Saltholme today @teesbirds.bsky.social

Plenty of Pied Wagtails and others at Saltholme Pools on Wednsday morning such as Stonechat. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Turned out a nice afternoon at Saltholme, x2 Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit on Phil Stead (as per photos), elsewhere (not photographed) on Back Saltholme x7 Whooper Swans and Barn Owl around its nestbox @teesbirds.bsky.social

The Red-necked Phalarope was showing well at Nosterfield this morning @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social

Day at Saltholme until 2PM Meadow Pipits showing well at Pools hide, loads of Lapwing there also. Bit quiet for scarce birds but got shots around the reserve

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AAT was ringed at Ham Wall, Somerset in April 2021, the ring had been noted as worn when seen at Saltholme in 2023

Video of the Great Egret this afternoon at Phil Stead hide @teesbirds.bsky.social

Photos from Phil Stead hide at Saltholme early afternoon on Saturday Great White Egret with red left leg ring, Black-tailed Godwit & Buzzard @teesbirds.bsky.social

A shot of the gang of eight Spoonbills still around Saltholme this morning & nice to see Snipe showing well at Phil Stead @teesbirds.bsky.social

Blustery day at Saltholme today with x2 Snipe at Saltholme Pools, Green Sandpiper at the Visitor Centre and Great Egret on Phil Stead @teesbirds.bsky.social

Green and Common Sandpiper at Saltholme Pools Hide with the Green Sandpiper showing well also pic of Sparrowhawk which turned up in the morning @teesbirds.bsky.social

X4 Spoonbills, White-fronted Goose & c100 Black-tailed Godwits at Saltholme Pools Hide this morning. Bit quieter at Phil Stead in the afternoon but Marsh Harrier came around & one Little Egret @teesbirds.bsky.social

Trip to Bempton Cliffs today (Tuesday) usual suspects lots of Puffin still on show only got two decent pics of Razorbill and Gannet

Avocet yellow tag at Saltholme today is I think IA not 1A and ringed by East Dales Ringing Group details sent on their FB page @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Hare this afternoon at Saltholme Pools Hide & Avocet with yellow tags 1A @teesbirds.bsky.social

Couple of pics of a Male Kingfisher at High Batts this morning @nybirdnews.bsky.social