David Gaffney

One Russian white fronted goose with grey lags at Lamesley water meadows yesterday.Dipper back on the teams river last week#NEBirding

Nice male ring necked duck with the red necked grebe plenty of goldeneye still today on east chevington north pool#NEBirding

Tundra bean and Russian white fronted geese on the flash from the A1290 Washington this morning #NEbirding

Birds seen at Saltholme with med gull on Beach from Newburn bridge 👀#NEBirding

Finally connected with the wintering spotted redshank at Washington WWT this morning #NEBirding

Good day out in VC66 starting with over wintering ring ouzel smashing black throated diver with mergansers,and corn bunting.#NEBirding

Four Russian white fronted geese at Rainton meadows before the snow arrived last week, water pipit at Dormans.#NEBirding.

Hundred’s of fieldfare at Hurworth burn reservoir yesterday afternoon #NEBirding

4 Russian white fronted geese at rainton meadows today #NEbirding

White fronted goose at Barmston pond with grey lags one with neck tag HSN.#NEbirding

Visit to castle lake mute swan on river Skerne starting too burst it’s banks.
Flock of Fieldfare on the way to Bishop’s Fen.#NEBirding

Wintering green sandpiper at Lamesley, greylag with neck tag,at Barmston pond, Buzzard high up at Seaton ponds near wind turbines.#NEbirding.

Winter thrushes when out and about on Tuesday song thrush, fieldfare, reading,blackbird, also mistle thrush seen.#NEBirding.

10 whooper swan on Barmston pond last week #NEbirding

Sparrow hawk at Washington WWT and a single wigeon not often seen here #NEbirding

American wigeon on stoneybeck bit distant kept disappearing behind the daisies 👀😁

Called in at Barmston pond this morning 7 adult and 4 juvenile whooper swan spent and hour there until flying of south #NEbirding

Brilliant views of a bitten from the phil stead hide at Saltholme,with the water pipit in the foreground this afternoon 😁#NEbirding

Black-throated diver from hartlepool headland last Friday#NEbirding.

Two long tailed ducks on Druridge CP with fly over barnacle geese#NEbirds

Visit to east chevington pool yesterday for the white winged tern 5 whooper swan paid a quick visit.
Flock of geese flew in with this smaller goose with barnacles.
Lesser Canada possibly???#NEBirds

Firecrest opposite Souter lighthouse today still#NEbirds

Cattle egret on cowpen marsh last week #NEbirds

Eclipse drake American wigeon still with wigeon at castle lake this morning. #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds 5 pinkies flew into Boldon flats.

The ridiculous close Pectrol sandpiper at Mardale pond in August with a water rail out in the open too #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds

Marsh sandpiper and spotted redshank at Musselburgh last week sandpiper a lifer for me,there was no sign of the spotted redshank for about an hour #NEBIRDING#BIRDS#UKBIRDS

Distant curlew sandpiper's at Holme fleet even more distant juvenile little ringed plover,and not so distant wood sandpiper. #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds

Wader fest at Barmston pond today wood sandpiper, ruff,2 greenshank, 24 blacktailed godwit #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds

Black crowned night heron give good views yesterday at Whitley bay,ruff hanging out with the two red knot at Boldon flats #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds

Little gull on Salthome pool sedge singing on the way to viewing screen #NEbirding#birds#ukbirds