Monday 3 January 2011

Down Teeeeesssssssiiiideeeeeee

I went down Teesside yesterday with the Kay and Finch. Got some canny birds, here are some of the main birds seen that were of note, being a bit of a lister each number indicated what number year tick for me it was.


46 - Scaup

47 - Mandarin
48 - Goosander
49 - Tufted Duck
50 - Rook
51 - Long-tailed Duck
52 - Goldeneye
53 - Redshank
54 - Mistle Thrush
55 - Great Crested Grebe
56 - Velvet Scoter
57 - Red-throated Diver
58 - Turnstone
59 - Bar-tailed Godwit
60 - Grey Plover
61 - Eider
62 - Oystercatcher
63 - Ringed Plover
64 - Purple Sandpiper
65 - Mediterranean Gull
66 - Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove
67 - Common Scoter
68 - Rock Pipit
69 - Knot
70 - Curlew
71 - Sanderling
72 - Dunlin
73 - Little Grebe
74 - Gadwall
75 - Greenfinch
76 - Water Rail
77 - Twite
78 - Black-necked Grebe
79 - Shoveler
80 - Red-breasted Merganser
81 - Twite
82 - Short-eared Owl
83 - Wigeon
84 - Stock Dove
85 - Sparrowhawk

Highlights of the day had to be the Short-eared Owl being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows, also filming the Med Gull was excellent. I always love to see this guy, I think mainly because of my interest in gulls. Biggest downer of the day was missing the Ring-necked Duck which turned up literally as we were leaving the area. So here are some more of my videos which I have started taking using my iPhone. Enjoy!



















Here are some pictures taken from yesterday:
(Bar-tailed Godwit - Andrew Kinghorn)

Purple Sandpiper - Andrew Kinghorn

(Med Gull - Andrew Kinghorn)

(Water Rail - Saltholme RSPB - Andrew Kinghorn)

Until next time, Foghorn out!

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