Monday 30 October 2017

Hartlepool Area

Courtesy of DW who drove brilliantly with the one hand the other having been bitten badly when he offered me the invitation to go. Two calling Tawny Owls out back provided early am stimulus to leap out of bed in time.




2 Curlew, c36 Oystercatcher, c 200 Golden Plover, c300 Lapwing, c18 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Ringed Plover, many Turnstone.
Cormorant, 1 each Shag & Guillemot, Eider, 1 Red-breasted Merganser & GC Grebe, c50 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver.
2 Water Pipit, ditto Rock Pipit, few Meadow Pipit, 5 Skylark, pr Reed Bunting.
1 each Kestrel, Sparrowhawk & Marsh Harrier.
Fulmar, BH, Common, Herring, LBB & GBB Gulls.
Canada, Greylag & Barnacle Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail, Pochard, Teal.
Blackbird, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Tree Sparrow, Coot, Moorhen, Pheasant.


TBC... Photos, Elaborations, Bullshit & True LIes.