@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Long Eared Owl, from platform Haverton scrub, Saltholme this morning

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Ruddy Shellduck opposite Saltholme sub station this morning, east of water, with Egyptian Geese x2

@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Snow Buntings x8 still at South Gare this morning, no sign of Red-necked Grebe while I was there although it had been seen by others earlier

@teesbirds.bsky.social Ring Necked Parakeets x6,Ropner Park this morning

@ntbirdclub.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social the White-billed Diver in Blith harbour this morning, still showing at 11.30hrs when I left

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social White Tailed Eagle on Cowpen marshes, opposite the sub station on seal sands road this afternoon

@teesbirds.bsky.social Great Northern Diver in Seaton channel, from the Snook

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social a Leucistic Blackbird that has been frequenting my garden recently

@durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Slav Grebe still present at Hurworth burn this morning

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Skylark at Saltholme this morning, lots of Meadow Pipits also

Gamekeeper convicted in landmark Hen Harrier persecution case On 29 January at York Magistrates' Court, Racster Dingwall pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a Hen Harrier on Grassington Moor in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A head gamekeeper has been convicted for attempting to kill a Hen Harrier, marking a rare legal success in tackling wildlife crime:

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Egyptian Geese x2 and Pink-footed Geese x10 opposite tip entrance on Seal sands road this morning

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social 1 of the 3 Scaup, and 1 of the 3 Waxings at Bowesfield this afternoon

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Black-throated Diver Hartlepool Marina this morning

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social the Tundra Bean Geese x4 from Cowpen Bewley rd. this morning, found by Ian Foster yesterday

@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social I thought I had posted this picture earlier, the Hooded Crow at Aclam cemetery this morning

@durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social Willow Tit on feeders at Hurworth burn, also 35 distant White fronted Geese this morning Jan 1st

@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Hooded crow still at Aclam cemetery 09.00hrs new years day

Woodcock decline on Scottish island linked to shooting activity A new paper in Scottish Birds charts the decline, almost to extirpation, of Eurasian Woodcock on Colonsay.

The decline of breeding Eurasian Woodcock on a Scottish island has been linked to shooting pressures:

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Kingfisher from Wildlife watchpoint, Saltholme this morning

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Glaucous Gull still at ferry road, Hartlepool 10.20hrs

Disappearance of white-tailed eagle in Newtown suspicious - police Dyfed-Powys Police and the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit say the bird's satellite tag was cut off.

BBC News - Missing white-tailed eagle had tag cut off, police say
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@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Red-Throated Diver Hartlepool Headland this morning, no sign of Glaucous Gull

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Waxings x5 still at Port Clarence 10.15hrs

Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire I’ve blogged recently about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have not been publicised by the authorities (Hen Harrier ‘Susie’ who was found dead with gunshot…

Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.

Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!

#RaptorResearch

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@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social 1 of the 8 unringed Barnicles, and a hovering Buzzard at Saltholme this morning

Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire – Police Scotland appeals for information Press release from Police Scotland (1 December 2025): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER BIRD OF PREY SHOT IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was shot in Aberdee…

Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire - Police Scotland appeals for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/g...

@teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social Caspian Gull at Portrack/Haverton hill Gull roost this morning, thanks to Martyn Sidwell for help with id

@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social Bluethoat still on cabin rocks, South Gare this morning, still showing when I left at 11.00hrs

@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social the long staying Olive-Backed Pipit at South Gare this morning