Graham Stoker

Seaham vis.mig 06:30-09:00 inc. 2650 Mipits, 82 Skylark, 39 Siskin, 155 Swallow, 115 House Martin & 7 Swift also 3 Whinchat #NEbirding

Osprey high and north over Beacon Hill on the Durham coast 10:30 this morning #NEbirding

Lesser Whitethroat - one of five singing between Nose's Point and Beacon Hill also 2 Swift north #NEbirding

Whinchat at Nose's Point, Dawdon early afternoon #NEbirding

Osprey with 2 attempts in quick succession, the second successful #UKbirding

Ring Ouzel in off at Nose's Point mid morning - briefly on the cliff face, coastal path then north. Lesser Whitethroat at Hawthorn Hive #NEbirding

First local Wheatear of the spring with 5 feeding in a newly sown field behind the Copt Hill, H-L-S. #NEbirding

2 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail & 2 Wheatear amongst cattle south side of Beacon Hill this morning @durhambirder.bsky.social #NEbirding

Local patch Short-eared Owl earlier this year #NEbirding #UKbirding

Some more of the imm male Hen Harrier at Seaton Ponds during the January cold spell #NEbirding #UKbirding

Hen Harrier (2cy male) hunting Skylarks at Seaton Ponds early January #NEbirding #UKbirding

Marsh Harrier high and south over Seaton Ponds yesterday #NEbirding

Hooded Crow in North Yorkshire back in June, the unexpected upland find of the year #UKbirding

Hen Harrier picking up vole nests #UKbirding

Brocken Spectre today in the North Pennines #StormHour

Goshawk in the Durham Dales #NEbirding

As well as the Caspian Gull a few visits to Seaham over the weekend produced 3 Roseates, Whinchat, Kingfisher, Greenshank, 2 Ruff and an overhead flock of 28 Whimbrel #NEbirding

Caspian Gull in clifftop fields north of Seaham late afternoon #NEbirding #UKbirding

Wykeham RVP 07:30-14:30 always distant but 3 Goshawk (ad male, juv male & juv fem) 7-8 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and 5 Raven #UKbirding