kevin stead

Lead coloured drab new the garden and a stunning pine beauty new for the year also small quaker

@brianthebirder Nightmare mate

Velvet scoter still distantly off Redcar this afternoon @Teesbirds1 @teeswildlife @nybirdnews @rspbengland @natures_voice #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

40+ moths in the lighthouse trap this morning, starting to feel like spring!

Finally getting a few moths oak beauty, early grey, small quaker and march moth

Great views of the White-billed Diver in Blyth south harbour after work yesterday afternoon 👍 @NTBirdClub @BirdGuides @Britnatureguide

Finally caught up with the WTE on Cowpen Marsh yesterday afternoon many thanks for all the updates on the bird 🦅 👍 @DurhamBirdClub @teesbirds1 @BirdGuides

@sidwemn Hope you get well soon mate

I've had a relapse of my long standing illness. Been in hospital 9 days so far & over the worst although it was another near miss. Told its going to be a very long & slow recovery this time so might not be out & about for some time. Cheers everyone

A few from Morden Carr's on Saturday morning nice to find a tundra bean goose in with 150 pf geese and 7 WF geese

Nice to see Corn Buntings more than holding on in Durham, and equally nice to see a distant Merlin. @DurhamBirdClub @teesbirds1

Phone scoped tundra bean geese and ruff from today

Black throated diver from Hartlepool marina today

Great to get my highest pre roost count of 220+ Greenfinches in Peterlee town centre yesterday afternoon 👍 @DurhamBirdClub @durhamwildlife @teesbirds1

Newburn not Newbury bloody predictive text 😂

2 Brent Seaton snook, 2 med gull at Newbury, 3 marsh tit at crimden dene and the twite from Seaton snook

The American wigeon flying with a Eurasian wigeon at Castle lake this afternoon, thanks to Carolyn for the shout when she spotted it flying, @teesbirds1

Nice to find a over wintering ring ouzel at bowburn today unfortunately no pic but got corn bunting at sherburn a nice redwing and a stunning pink BH gull at rainton meadows

My yearly quest in the hope they're hanging on and this time it was sunny! #11 on the #2026SF Corn Bunting, 4 in total 😊👍

Croxdale estate today crossbill 15-20 willow tit and not the best video but two dippers feeding and a bonus green sandpiper on the river bank behind them brilliant to watch

Not a bad start to to the year 35 WF geese and great views of a hen harrier at hurworthburn and a spoonbill from seal sands