Julie Mason

I am interested in Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies. Tottenham supporter

[Julie Mason @JuQuacker]

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

[Teesmouth Bird Club @teesmouthbc]

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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@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.

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

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@whitburnbirds Wow, have a great time.

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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