Nice morning at Gossy; juv Water Rail, flypast Bittern, 100 Pinkfeet over S (skeins 22+6+72), Cetti's Warbler singing, Migrant Hawkers (lots), Common (lots), Black (1-2), and Ruddy (1) Darters. And a very obliging Kingfisher.
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Enjoyed a break in Craster, Northumberland back in the summer and there was lots to see incl GOOSANDER, ARCTIC SKUA, WHIMBREL & KITTIWAKES. #NEbirding #BirdsSeenin2026 #birds #UKbirds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Grey Partridge and Grey Hen up on the moors.
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Six Spotted Redshank was the biggest patch count for quite a while, but today was all about House Martin passage,
827 passed through in just 4 hours — a new record day count for the patch #NEbirding

Curious to hear what any #lovegulls folk think about the identification of this scraggy individual at Shotton (Northumberland 11 September 2026).

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Kingfisher with its eye on something then, decides to take the plunge.
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Caspian Gull on beach opposite cinema, also 2 yellow wagtails west. Redcar @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

Boulmer this afternoon - 1 Roseate Tern, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Ruff, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Wheatears. A fantastic pulse of Swallow passage around 15.45, c650 birds (and just 2 House Martins) south over the sea in 15 minutes before it suddenly stopped #NEbirding

Birding is really good for wellbeing (sometimes). A couple of hours on the patch provided Whinchat, Merlin (year ✅!), Greenshank, 2 Ruff, Common Sandpiper and a dapper Spotted Redshank (a really good bird in Cramlington). Some of these in the attached iPhone video 📽️

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Pink Footed Geese x 86 and Barnacle Geese x80+ @rspb.bsky.social Saltholme #NEbirding am.

Bittern x2 at the Haverton Viewpoint am. @rspb.bsky.social Saltholme. #NEbirding

A Sparrowhawk has graced the garden for the past couple of days.

A real mean-machine!

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Caspian Gull at Newton Pool briefly last night whilst conducting Operation Spotted Crake. The local gull roosts are at the Long Nanny (can't be arsed to walk up there !) and offshore on the Emblestones (distant/difficult to view). Caspian Gull remains a patch rarity.

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Fab evening up the reservoirs with Juv Peregrine, ♀ Merlin, Hobby (9th sighting this summer!), 3x Little Owl, Tawny Owl, 2x Barn Owl and 2nd Short-eared Owl of the year. Also a year ✔️Winchat - like London buses there was about 10 in the same field. Magic 👍 #NEBirding

I caught this lapwing just right to capture the Iridescence across it's wings.
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2026 green patch yearlist thread, 8 September; #125. Two Spotted Flycatchers in Exhibition Park; probably the most reliable site on my patch for them.

Once the commonest breeding summer visitor in the area; now a scarce passage migrant.

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Info back from the Stavanger Ringing Scheme regarding the recent Red-backed Shrike at Low Newton. Ringed 10 days earlier on Norway's south coast, it covered 657km/408 miles to reach Low Newton. It's the first ever recovery of a Norwegian ringed Red-backed Shrike in the UK !

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