Mick and Sylvia Brennan

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Isabelline Wheatear at Redcar behind Stray cafe near beach or on grassland there. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Isabelline Wheater at Redcar today. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Izzy wheatear on beach path between roundabout and stray cafe. Showing well.

6 Purple Sandpipers dodging the waves, lapping on the sand, near the Heugh pier this afternoon. Quite a few Goldcrest around with a few Eider and a Red Throated Diver out at sea. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Beautiful Kestrel in The Jewish Cemetery this lunchtime along with 2 Stonechats and some Sanderling on the beach. Large flock of small birds in the bushes along the road included lots of Long Tailed Tits and two Chiffchaffs. @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few birds from the Headland today. Black Redstart, Purple Sandpiper, Rock Pipit and Redwing. Whooper Swan on Sedgedfield Racecourse. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Single whooper Swan on Racecourse at Sedgefield seen from just out of Sedgefield village on Racecourse Rd.

Red Throated Diver on beach at The Headland today near Fishermans pier. Had moved up beach slightly to the base of the steps and was asleep on our way back along. Hope it manages to continue its journey safely!!! Also Redpoll, Woodcock, 4 Purple Sandpipers @teesbirds.bsky.social

Great to see the Jack Snipe so close to the hide today at Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

youtu.be/xFRCrfZYgDU Jack Snipe deciding to have a rest at the Phil Stead Hide this afternoon. @teesbirds.bsky.social

youtu.be/4s_0Dh6N514 Jack Snipe at the Phil Stead hide this afternoon.

A lovely Wheatear on the beach at the Headland this lunchtime. Also quite a few Turnstone having a good root about in the sand and a Rock Pipit and a Guillemot. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Yellow Browed Warbler mid morning opposite Jewish Cemetry Rd. Brambling, female Blackcap, Goldcrest, Stonechat, chiffchaffs and a YBW heard in Croft Gardens. 54 Cormorants, a Wheatear and Kingfisher between piers at Hartlepool headland. @teesbirds.bsky.social

23 Black Tailed Godwit and a Great White Egret and a Little Egret at Phil Stead Hide.

Lovely day at Nosterfield today. Watched a Red Kite chilling out in front of North Hide for about 20 mins before if flew off when crows annoyed it. @teesbirds.bsky.social

So many birds at Bolton on Swale from hide. Could hear all the geese from the parking area. Hundreds of Greylags with One Egyptian Goose. At least 350 Curlew and nearly as many Lapwing with starlings and at least 16 Pochard. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Swallows at the end of the Zinc works road near the dunes on 1st Sept. @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few from Saltholme area yesterday and today. GW Egret, WF Goose, Tree Sparrow, Water Rail, Whitethroat and Whinchat. @teesbirds.bsky.social

10 Avocet, Great White Egret. yellow Wagtail on Causeway plus lots of Black Tailed Godwits West Saltholme. 2 Whitethroat eating Elderberries, Water Rail and Common Terns plus 2 Kestrel at Holme Fleet. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Hornet Plumehorn? Firestation screen path Saltholme. @teesbirds.bsky.social

White Fronted Goose with Canada geese West Saltholme edge of water near brick building from roadside. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Whinchat Whitethroat stonchats willow warblers and Tree Sparrows on wires and shrubs opposite Saltholme entrance. Store Electric road. @teesbirds.bsky.social p

Still got Holly Blue in the garden. @teesbirds.bsky.social

A few more birds for the year list this evening. Arctic Skua just before we left Seaton Snook this evening. Lots of terns including Common, Arctic, Sandwich, Roseate and a Black Tern along with Grey Plover and lots of waders. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

A few more of the Hummingbird Hawk Moths at Smardale Gill today. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Other butterfly at Smardale Gill today.

Our annual visit to see Scotch Argus - Smardale Gill. Lots of Peacocks, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, 2 Tortoise Shell, 7 Hummingbird Hawk Moths , 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Small Heath, 3 Common Blue, Silver Y. Spotted Fly family. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Hornet feasting on bees at Kiplin Hall today and Hummungbird Hawk Moth on the Buddleia. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A Clouded Yellow with its wings open from the weekend in North Yorkshire. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Good to see numerous Clouded Yellow butterflies in North Yorkshire yesterday. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

3 Holly Blue in the garden just now. Hartburn. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Caspian Tern at Nosterfield early afternoon and so many Gatekeepers at Ripon Wetlands late afternoon. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Mission accomplished for this week. Purple Hairstreaks at Coatham Stobb between 6pm and 7.15pm this evening, at least 10 but possibly more. Some were quite tatty so maybe been on the wing for a while. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

2 Silver Washed Fritillaries this time on the road from Hawnby to Hemsley this afternoon. Then a Little Owl on the road from Sexhow to Hutton Rudby on the way home. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Spent am amazing hour with the most obliging Silver Washed Fritillary we have ever seen (only seen one before) but at the same place Thorpe Perrow. It was at its best as the sun was blocked by the clouds. It even landed on Micks head momentarily. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Red kite at Worsall out of Yarm over farmers cut field with Gulls.

Good to see quite a few White Letter Hairstreaks on the wing at Wingate Quarry today early afternoon. A few eventually came down for a closer view. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Went to Nosterfield today. When we arrived it had clouded up so didn't expect to see the White Letter Hairstreaks in flight. Within minutes we managed to see one mid-way up the tree which sat for quite a while before walking out of sight. @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Some more fron Bempton last week. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A visit to Bempton early last week. Lovely to see the seabirds around the cliffs. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

A slow mooch around Kiplin Hall until we heard the constant thunder in the distance so made a hasty retreat. So many more dragonflies around since our last visit. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Spent an hour this morning at Wingate Quarry before it got too hot. Such a lovely place full of flowers especially orchids and quite a few butterflies around. There were a few Marbled Whites on the wing but not stopping to feed much. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Lots of activity yesterday at Seaton with the Little Terns coming and going with food for the youngsters. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Small Pearl Boarded Fritillary from Arnside Knott when the sun finally appeared early last week. @teesbirds.bsky.social

Good to see a Mandarin and four ducklings chilling out at Thorpe Perrow Arborethem today. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Just had a Hobby fly over us whilst sat in the Courtyard at Kipling Cafe. Cheese scone with Wensleydale and apple chutney a treat to savour. #kiplinhall