A few from recent visits to the Durham coast, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and 3 DB Brent geese at Crimdon also a SEO at Blackhall Rocks 👍 #NEbirds #ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
November 3, 2026 at 6:20 AM
A few from recent visits to the Durham coast, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and 3 DB Brent geese at Crimdon also a SEO at Blackhall Rocks 👍 #NEbirds #ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
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Your Car Is Birding Gear at Loess Bluffs
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November 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Great to pick up a Little Stint feeding along the shoreline at Crimdon in fading light yesterday also Med Gull on the beach 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 28, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Great to pick up a Little Stint feeding along the shoreline at Crimdon in fading light yesterday also Med Gull on the beach 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Luckily I’m working on Redcar sea front so got to see the Isabelline Wheatear just before the rain yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
October 25, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Luckily I’m working on Redcar sea front so got to see the Isabelline Wheatear just before the rain yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Great views of Desert Wheatear at Whitburn yesterday afternoon also Firecrest and Black Redstart nearby 👍
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October 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Great views of Desert Wheatear at Whitburn yesterday afternoon also Firecrest and Black Redstart nearby 👍
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A few from Hartlepool Headland, Velvet Scoter, Manx Shearwater, Peregrine and Med Gull 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 19, 2026 at 5:23 AM
A few from Hartlepool Headland, Velvet Scoter, Manx Shearwater, Peregrine and Med Gull 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
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Upstream movement: Building night, Oct 18, 2026
Weather radar picked up building overnight movement upstream of Loess Bluffs on the night of Oct 18, 2026.
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October 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Record count of 51 Stock Doves feeding in the farmers field behind my house in Wheatley Hill, also a young Shoveler and 3 Widgeon at a local pool 👍 #Nebirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 16, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Record count of 51 Stock Doves feeding in the farmers field behind my house in Wheatley Hill, also a young Shoveler and 3 Widgeon at a local pool 👍 #Nebirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Adult Yellow-legged Gull in NW corner of Hurworth Burn Res kept its distance but had good scope views from picnic area 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 12, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Adult Yellow-legged Gull in NW corner of Hurworth Burn Res kept its distance but had good scope views from picnic area 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea to a Magpie welcome before dropping onto a nearby fence briefly then into cover at Blackhall Rocks a few days ago 👍 #Nebirds #ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea to a Magpie welcome before dropping onto a nearby fence briefly then into cover at Blackhall Rocks a few days ago 👍 #Nebirds #ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
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Ice Brings the Eagles: 14 Winters of Counts at Loess Bluffs
14 winters of USFWS eagle counts at Loess Bluffs, lined up with marsh ice: when eagles build, peak and leave, and what a hard freeze does.
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October 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Bar-tailed Godwit dropped onto the beach at Crimdon and a Northern Wheatear as the light faded yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
October 8, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Bar-tailed Godwit dropped onto the beach at Crimdon and a Northern Wheatear as the light faded yesterday 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Grey Plover and Sanderling on Crimdon Beach yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds
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October 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Grey Plover and Sanderling on Crimdon Beach yesterday afternoon 👍 #NEbirds
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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Costa Rica
This is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.
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Costa Rica
This is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.
📷: @nebirds
October 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Costa Rica
This is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.
📷: @nebirds
Costa Rica
This is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.
Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.
📷: @nebirds
Great views of 2 Shore Larks at South Shields yesterday and a Redstart from Easington Colliery NR a few days ago 👍. #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
October 3, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Great views of 2 Shore Larks at South Shields yesterday and a Redstart from Easington Colliery NR a few days ago 👍. #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
A few of the 2 Yellow-browed Warblers feeding around the fishpond area at Blackhall Rocks yesterday in foggy conditions 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A few of the 2 Yellow-browed Warblers feeding around the fishpond area at Blackhall Rocks yesterday in foggy conditions 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social
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Upstream movement: Strong night, Sep 27, 2026
Weather radar picked up strong overnight movement upstream of Loess Bluffs on the night of Sep 27, 2026.
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September 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Upstream movement: Strong night, Sep 18, 2026
Weather radar picked up strong overnight movement upstream of Loess Bluffs on the night of Sep 18, 2026.
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September 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Why Loess Bluffs
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September 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Upstream movement: Building night, Sep 14, 2026
Weather radar picked up building overnight movement upstream of Loess Bluffs on the night of Sep 14, 2026.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Sooty Shearwater passing Horden Beach yesterday afternoon as a Bottlenose Dolphin breached the surface 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
September 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Sooty Shearwater passing Horden Beach yesterday afternoon as a Bottlenose Dolphin breached the surface 👍 #NEbirds #UKbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
One of 3 Arctic Skua’s hunting off Horden Beach a few days ago great to watch chasing feeding terns 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
One of 3 Arctic Skua’s hunting off Horden Beach a few days ago great to watch chasing feeding terns 👍 #NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
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Upstream movement: Strong night, Sep 9, 2026
Weather radar picked up strong overnight movement upstream of Loess Bluffs on the night of Sep 9, 2026.
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September 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Arctic Skua hunting at Blackhall Rocks last week and great to see a local Whinchat and young Stonechat around the village 👍 #NEbirds #ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
September 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Arctic Skua hunting at Blackhall Rocks last week and great to see a local Whinchat and young Stonechat around the village 👍 #NEbirds #ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Great to see Spotted and Pied Flycatchers at Blackhall and Easington on the Durham coast last weekend 👍
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#NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Great to see Spotted and Pied Flycatchers at Blackhall and Easington on the Durham coast last weekend 👍
#NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
#NEbirds #Ukbirds @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social