A long day at Teeside today resulted in my first
Black-throated Diver in England, which came very close to the edge of the marina at Hartlepool before it was flushed by a boat. At Seaton Snook there was 34
Snow Buntings and 16
Twite. On the tip there was 1000s of gulls but unfortunately I couldn't find any white-winged or Caspian Gulls. I also didn't manage to see the Green-winged Teal at Saltholme. A
Barn Owl landed extremely close to the road at Greenebella, though unfortunately we were driving.
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Black-throated Diver |
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Snow Buntings |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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Kestrel |