Britton@Marske

Off Redcar (Green Lane Car Park) 3pm to 4.30 pm: 50+ Little Gulls (mostly adult) feeding this side of the large yellow buoy, 5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Arctic Skua flew south, 35 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 100+ Guillemot, 10 Gannet & 2 Bottlenose Dolphin @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Redcar (off Zetland roundabout): Adult Little Gull feeding 4pm. On sea: 325 Eider, 6 Common Scoter, 30 Teal, 2 Wigeon, a few Guillemot but no divers. Also 1 Sandwich Tern & 1 Gannet.
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Redcar: Now 305+ Eider off Redcar (only 210 a week ago). Most of them feed around the rocks close off town centre at low tide but gather in a large flock off Zetland Roundabout at High Tide. Mostly adult drakes. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

South Gare: midday on Bran Sands at low tide, huge area of mud, difficult to get near the waders. 4 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Dunlin, 50+ Ringed Plover, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, colour ringed Curlew, 20 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern & 1 Little Egret. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

South Gare: very elusive Wryneck in Sueda bushes on Cabin Rocks. On Bran Sands: 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, juvenile Pintail (unusual here) with 1 Shoveler & 10 Wigeon, 150+ Teal, 2 Little Egret, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 adult Grey Plover. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Friday info is in RBA history, Steve. My pager must have a reception problem.

Thanks, Colin. Ironically RBA broke down a few days ago so no messages for about 10 hours but it was up and running yesterday. I thought it odd as Graeme and Martin Blick are very good at getting info out on Twitter. I was sitting at Holme Fleet when all the action was happening a mile away!

Thanks, Steve. Have found these now in the RBA history data but sadly they did not reach my pager for unknown reasons. I heard later yesterday that it had been seen on Friday afternoon and some people had got that news but not on RBA. I'd have been looking for it on Saturday morning had I heard.

Thanks, Gary. I thought RBA and Birdguides copied eachother so that's bad news.

First mention of the White-tailed Eagle on Blue Sky or Twitter or RBA that I have seen. Very odd that it was kept so quiet given the lack of gamekeepers on Seal Sands!

It was there this morning but very elusive, in the extreme right hand corner of the largest lake (with c. 500 Greylags) so often disappearing behind the high reeds.

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Sleddale area: 2 immature White-tailed Eagles 1715 to 1740 when they possibly landed in a distant forest. Also, 5 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 5 Kestrel & 15+ Common Buzzard.
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Sleddale area: immature White-tailed Eagle flew in at 1730 and possibly settled in large forest at 1740. Also, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 6+ Red Kite, 6+ Common Buzzard & 3 Kestrel (& juvenile Wheatear). Yesterday: Peregrine & Merlin in same area. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Family walk on beach from Marske to Saltburn today produced this beauty with large numbers of Black-headed Gulls. I never tire of straying upon a Med Gull. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Actually a juvenile Herring Gull. Juv LBBG has solid dark outer greater coverts contrasting with notched inners. This HG has evenly notched greater coverts (no contrast between inners and outers) and obviously notched tertials (unnotched in LBBG and Caspian). They can be tricky.

South Gare (Tees): juv Caspian Gull, 14 Arctic Skua, 500+ auks (mostly Guillemot but many Razorbill), 125 Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 juv), 1 knot, 30 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 1 Eider @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

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Squared off tail corners shown very nicely here, Ian. Juvenile Sparrowhawk as you thought.

Item on TV recently deploring a recent spate of catapult attacks on birds by yobs in Kent. RSPCA chap said they are going out killing birds just for fun. Spot the difference.

South Gare Cormorant yesterday ringed as a non flying juvenile only 53 days earlier on 16th June in a small colony in dunes near Bloemandaal, Nord Holland. They would be keen to hear of any further sightings. Thanks to Ian Forrest & Chris Batty at RBA. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Many thanks, Ian. Will pursue. Useful web site.

Margrove Ponds Pectoral Sandpiper with its constant companion (Ruff) yesterday evening. Both species occasionally get confused with Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. I posted a video on Twitter but cannot do this on Blue Sky. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

South Gare: Cormorant with red colour ring '9K' on jetty once favoured by that Brown Booby. Cannot find the ringing scheme. Masses of birds feeding on river including 4 Roseate Terns (2 ads, 2 juvs), c. 500 Guillemot, a few Razorbill & 7 Arctic Skua. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Not seen today between 9 am and 2.30 but someone saw one yesterday east of Farndale.

Marske: close feeding flock of Kittiwakes & Common Terns held adult Roseate Tern, adult + 2 juv Arctic Tern & 3 1st summer Little Gulls. Also, 2 Bottlenose Dolphin, 1 Puffin, 10+ Razorbill, 300+ Guillemot, 20+ Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 10+ Sandwich Tern @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Marske beach: This adult Med Gull daily feeding on beach at low tide. Flew to join the B H Gulls being fed on the car park today. Another adult on Bydales school playing field today @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Bydales, Marske: 3 adult Med Gulls on playing field at 5pm, 1 pristine summer & 2 in some moult. No juveniles yet but 2 were seen at South Gare on 14th July. 100+ Common Scoter on sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Useful info, Neil. RBA are wrongly broadcasting them as escapes.

South Gare: 6 Manx Shearwater loafing with 15 Common Scoter 1.5 miles towards Redcar. Another 65 Common Scoter close off Bydales, Marske. Adult Med Gull on field near Bydales. A few Red-throated Diver back & more Guillemots than recently. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Bydales, Marske: gulls back on the playing field today including 2 first summer Med Gulls. Sea very still, summer adult Red-throated Diver, drake Common Scoter, 20 Gannet, 20 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 4 Guillemot, 1 Shag. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social