RSPB York Local Group Trip to Hartlepool.
First stop was the Headland. It was high tide and there were plenty of birds to see close to the shore.
Red throated divers, guillemot,, razorbill, herring gulls and lots of eiders on the sea,
On the rocks were cormorants, shags, herring and lesser black backed gulls ,a young sandwich tern, turnstones, purple sandpiper, curlew and bar tailed godwits.
On the small beach a turnstone and a ringed plover were feeding.
Near the museum we were able to add wheatear, house martin, sparrow hawk and blackbird to our list.
A short coach drive to Saltholme.
Greenfinch, goldfinch, blue and great tit and tree sparrow on the feeders.
At Saltholme Pool, we scanned the causeway in the hope of seeing a little stint. We added ruff, dunlin, curlew sandpiper, lapwing, golden plover and pied wagtail to our list, but no little stint.
A walk to Haverton Viewpoint was rewarded with views of 2 peregrines attacking a buzzard and a great white egret.
A snipe was difficult to find in the vegetation outside the Phil Stead hide, but after several ininutes we all managed to see it.
A pleasant day with 65 birds on my day list, 1 year tick and very pleasant company.
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