Julie Mason

Seaton Sands WEBS was cold and damp with a cutting wind. Red-throated Diver 3 Cormorant 5 Great-crested Grebe 12 Shag 1 Black-headed Gull 5 Herring Gull 25. The poor Rock Pipits were looking for food along the side of North Gare which made me glad I had 5 layers on 😀@teesbirds1

Cold and damp WEBS but having Seaton Snook to myself was mega😍 Birds only disturbed by the incoming tide. Dunlin 596 Grey P 84 Knot 32 Oystercatcher 187 Bar-T 12 Ringed P 6 Turnstone 6 Curlew 3 Sanderling 2 Redshank 1 Shag 4 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Red-T Diver 1 @teesbirds1

Twite bath time at Seaton Snook this morning. Enjoyed by the Teesmouth Bird Club members. @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

North Gare Sands WeBS 606 Golden P, 19 Ringed P, 120 Dunlin, 71 Redshank, 207 Oystercatcher, 5 Bar-tailed G, 2 Curlew, 26 Grey P, 8 Turnstone, 5 Sanderling, 9 Teal, 2 Knot, 1 Eider, 2 Shag plus gulls. Waders looked amazing 😍#needmorefingersandtoesforcounting😀 @teesbirds1

Busy BTO to day Winter Bird Survey at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park recorded 35 species inc Cettis, Great White Egret, Fieldfare, Redwing. Afternoon was WeBS -Seaton Sands had 4 Red-throated Diver, 1 Shag, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 4 Cormorant & 20 Herring Gull. @teesbirds1

Spoonbill on Greatham Creek, Greenshank on Tidal Pool and 55 Barnacle Geese on Seal Sands at 11:30 this morning @teesbirds1

2 dark phase Arctic Skua off North Gare @ 10:10. Large numbers of young Razorbills and Guillemots cruise past just outside Webs area. Summer plumage Sandlering & Turnstone on North Gare beach @teesbirds1

300-400 Common Scoter on sea just off Seaton Carew. Just outside my WeBS closer to Newburn. @teesbirds1

WeBS today at North Gare Sands- Bar-Tailed G 48, Dunlin 100, Oystercatcher 398, Knot 38, Redshank 27 & Ringed Plover 40. Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins seen and 6 Little Tern dropped in. Best Bar-tailed count for sometime. @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

How does the weather know it is WeBS. Sunshine yesterday fog today. Visibility 20 m. Seaton Carew and Hartlepool are out there somewhere 🙄. 2 oystercatchers spotted. Something tells me numbers are going to be low. @teesbirds1

Reminder for Next Local Outing at North Gare & Seaton Snook. Meet in the North Gare car park at 9:30 am. @teesbirds1

Foggy Seaton Sands WeBS with only 5 species recorded. Pleasing that two were waders with Oystercatcher and Turnstone. Waders are a rarity in this high disturbance sector. Seaton Carew & Hartlepool are beyond the murk in the photo @teesbirds1

North Gare Sands WeBS improved with a bit of sunshine. 15 species recorded but numbers were low as the tide was <5m. Dunlin 299, Grey P 40, Oysterc 24, Knot 41, Barwit 9, GN Diver 1, Shag 3, Purple Sand 2 & GC Grebe 6. @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

North Gare WeBS best tide of the year at 5.3m. 16 species 1697 individuals. H’lights RN Grebe 1, Oysterc 370, Grey P 124, Dunlin 154, Golden P 495, Lapwing 390, Sanderling 20, Redshank 65, T-stone 27 @teesbirds1 @nybirdnews

Red-necked Grebe off North Gare at 13:20. Estuary side close in shore @teesbirds1

@brianthebirder Wow. Great photos. Never seen one so close always in the air.

@WolfieOnTees @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @Ed_Pritchard1 Same for me. Normally zero, 6 moths - Spruce Carpet, Winter Moth, November Moth agg, Set. Hebrew Character & Blair’s Shoulder Knot. No new ones, but welcome all the same.

Moths in my Billingham Garden in November unheard of but thanks to the mild weather new species for me, Feathered Thorn, Juniper Carpet and Garden Rose Tortrix. @teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @Ed_Pritchard1

@brianthebirder It could only happen to you Brian. Great photos

@whitburnbirds Wow, have a great time.

At least 11 BN Dolphins now feeding Hartlepool Bay side of North Gare. Heading towards Hartlepool breaching high out of the water as they go. Now I had getter count the birds for WeBs 😀@teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @TeesmouthNNR @TeesmouthField