Boulmer in the afternoon - Shorelark arrived onto Longhoughton Steel, Redstart, Whimbrel, Brambling, Ruff, 8 Wheatears, c20 Song Thrushes, 2 Snipe, c3200 Golden Plover #NEbirding

A morning of good birding and terrible photos around Seaton Pt, Northumberland… ringtail Hen Harrier, Yellow-browed Warbler, Ring Ouzel, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, 2 Redstarts, 8 Bramblings, 228 Song Thrushes (no Redwing!), Sooty Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skuas, c20 Little Gulls, 7 Pintail #NEbirding

Great White Egret flew south over Green Lane, Marske. Also Short-Eared Owl harrassed by crows along Marske Stray, headed towards Redcar. A few Redwings and Song Thrushes in off too. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding #NEBirding

Nice to see this Snow Bunting at Holme Dunes Norfolk on Sunday.
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Grey plover being blasted by the waves on Spanish Battery Rocks, Tynemouth this evening. Not a common bird here by any means, even if I was hoping for better given the easterlies and murk. Newly arrived brambling and wheatear late on provided some hope for tomorrow though... #nebirding #patchbirding

A few migrants trickling in today, highlights were a brief Little Bunting at Football Hole and watching newly arrived Robins feeding amongst boulders on the shore at Newton Point. 32 Little Gulls, 1 Manx Shearwater and 1 Arctic Skua off Newton Point this afternoon.

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A strangely quiet day with @yolobirder.bsky.social on Holy Island - a handful of Bramblings the highlight - was suddenly improved by being in the right place at the right time to see the Olive-backed Pipit found by Stef McElwee. A surprisingly rare bird in Northumberland #NEbirding

My morning walk on coast didn’t result in any good finds, so a bit of afternoon twitching thanks to a Corncrake found by @mickthebirder71.bsky.social in Seaham was very welcome. Everyone present got brief but good flight views after 4 pm - a nice county ✅ for me. #NEbirding @teesbirds.bsky.social

Despite good birds either side of us at Holy Isle and Newton, migrants were notably scarce. The highlight was 250 Little Gulls ,with three Bramblings + four Redpolls also recorded. With little else moving, attention turned to a close Grey Plover #BudleBay #NEbirding

The Rock Pipit at Dunston, Gateshead showed again this afternoon on the exposed seaweed off Kingfisher Court - some 12 or more miles inland #NEbirding

A few from a weekend up in Northumberland (Seahouses & Holy Island) #NEBirding

Brambling briefly in fox covert, Marske. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

2 DB Brent geese landed on Redcar beach before flying off towards south gare, also 3 little Gulls, 5 arctic skuas and hundreds of gannets from Redcar cinema. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #NEbirding #UKbirding

Duck-tastic at Seaton Pt today, with c630 Teal inc. a flock of c510 on the sea, and a patch scarcity Shoveler. Also 1 Pomarine (a cracking spoony adult), 5 Arctic & 3 Great Skuas, 1 Sooty & 3 Manx shearwaters, 1 Med & c80 Little Gulls, c50 Common & 8 Arctic Terns, 22 P-b Brents #NEbirding

A very short look on the coast yesterday produced this Wheatear at Blackhall. #NEbirding

Poor photography but good seawatching from Whitburn last weekend: Great White Egret (take my word for it!), Teal Scoters, Pintail and Wigeon. #NEbirding

Straight back into local birding after getting home and the juv Spotted Redshank at St. Mary’s Wetland was the priority. Amazing that it’s stayed for over a week and waited for me to get back from holiday… full patch tick for me, a seriously tough bird to catch up with here! ☑️ #NEBirding #UKBirding

A Cormorant with a little snack, off the pilots pier Hartlepool headland. Midday. #NEBirding

Surprisingly good seawatching at Boulmer this afternoon - in 2 hrs:
1 Sabine’s Gull, 1 Balearic, 7 Sooty & 7 Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine, 5 Long-tailed, 17 Arctic, 4 Great & 7 unidentified small Skuas, 1 Med & c400 Little Gulls, 2 Pintail, 2 Brent, c195 Teal. Curlew Sandpiperon the beach #NEbirding

Can anyone comment on the *Aythya* at Cresswell Pond today? I had it (her?) down as a Scaup due to structure, lack of any tuft, small and central 'nail' on the bill. But it seemed dark in odd places and a bit on the small side and I wasn't so certain. If Scaup, which sex and plumage? Thx
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