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Chris S

@macrodactyla.bsky.social

Patch birder at Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea. (3.5km²) Occasional Plants, Insects, Astronomy and very rarely Planes. Patch Total: 204 Patch Year: 90

199 Followers  |  88 Following  |  173 Posts  |  Joined: 02.02.2024
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Linnet at Marske this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

05.03.2026 11:58 — 👍 19    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Velvet scoter still at Redcar. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

04.03.2026 09:30 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Chiffchaff and Stonechat at Marske this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKbirding #NEbirding

03.03.2026 11:08 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Velvet scoter still on sea at Redcar, opposite park hotel. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

03.03.2026 09:01 — 👍 19    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Purple Sandpiper, Redcar this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

14.02.2026 10:44 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Tundra bean goose(patch tick) on coastal field Marske, also 5 white fronts, 11 barnacle and 3 pink-footed geese. Thanks for heads-up @paul-hinley.bsky.social . @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

12.02.2026 14:05 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Meant to post this instead of one of the others on the last post. White-Fronts, Marske. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEBirding #UKBirding

05.02.2026 12:47 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Was a little unsure on the middle bird with smaller looking beak on the first photo, but i think it's something to do with the angle/photo.

05.02.2026 12:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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White fronts from Marske this morning. Single Barnacle Goose too, couldn't find anything else though. I've counted 100 a few times, so i'm going with 99 White-Fronts and 1 Barnacle. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #NEBirding #UKBirding

05.02.2026 11:50 — 👍 31    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

c.100 white-fronted geese with one barnacle goose on coastal field Marske, though had a fly about and now gone east over bydales. Also grey Plover on field with golden plovers. Moorhen on Bydales field. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

05.02.2026 10:35 — 👍 21    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Redcar cinema 8.40-9.30am - 4 Little Gulls, 5 Bar-tailed godwits, 2 RB Mergansers and a peregrine. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

03.02.2026 09:35 — 👍 21    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The kids were out when I went to look, I was surprised it was still there then after being seen by @mikesmallthatsa.bsky.social some time before 12.30

30.01.2026 17:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dark bellied brent goose on Bydales school field, close to fence near road. 12.40. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

30.01.2026 12:50 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Redshank, Redcar this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

28.01.2026 10:24 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Herring Gull with Crab

Herring Gull with Crab

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Dreadful light today so tried upping iso to 2000 and shutter 1000. Not too bad overall after heavy editing. Redcar cinema. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

23.01.2026 15:18 — 👍 18    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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17 white-fronted geese came in and landed on Marske coastal field, still there now 10:37. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

21.01.2026 10:37 — 👍 33    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Turnstones in Redcar Stray car park today. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEBirding #UKBirding

14.01.2026 14:50 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Merlin on Marske coastal field @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

08.01.2026 10:08 — 👍 30    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Woodcock coming in, caught by juv peregrine, then harassed by gulls, peregrine left and Woodcock unfortunately left for dead on the sea from Redcar cinema. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

07.01.2026 08:54 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Grey Partridges from Marske yesterday. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

07.01.2026 08:13 — 👍 32    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

6 grey partridges on coastal field, west edge of fox covert, Marske. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

06.01.2026 10:56 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Decided to add in Waxwing (a174 bypass pre-2016), Icterine Warbler (Garden 2015) and Black Scoter (Redcar 2014) to the overall list as i've seen them on the patch but before i started the main list. Hooded Crow removed.

Next main target is a 150 year. 148 previous high.

31.12.2025 13:21 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Final patch list total for this year was 142. 3 new birds added, Sabines Gull, Ruddy Shelduck and White-Fronted Goose. Some patch regulars missing though in Red-Legged Partridge, Snipe, Long-Tailed Duck and Snow Bunting.

31.12.2025 13:15 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I think there's possibly just something wrong with it. Just before I left got work It was still fluffed up, but sat on the grass, not moving too much, other than to pick seeds up that are near it.

29.12.2025 12:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ok, cheers. It's disappeared for now, but they are quite regular so i'll keep an eye out over the next few days for a larger looking bird and attempt some more photos.

29.12.2025 11:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Noticeably larger Bullfinch on feeders with others. Not sure if it's Northern or just a very fluffed up one. Redcar Garden. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

29.12.2025 11:02 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0
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White-fronted Goose on Marske coastal field, best viewed from South end of green Lane. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

24.12.2025 10:14 — 👍 30    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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One of 2 great northern divers from Redcar cinema. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

18.12.2025 09:30 — 👍 37    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Great Northern Diver off Zetland roundabout slipway, Redcar, around 9ish. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

16.12.2025 09:36 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Great Northern Diver off Redcar cinema. Also 6 red-breasted mergansers (slow mo video) and 2 Goldeneye past. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

11.12.2025 09:44 — 👍 22    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0