On Saturday and today (Sunday) spent time at various places in and around Hartlepool. While our friends went to watch their football team (Southend) play Hartlepool we spent time in Ward Jackson Park.
Lots of people feeding bread to the ducks, geese and swans. A couple of very noisy ring necked parakeets.
Newburn Bridge was our next stop, where we sat and watched gulls and waders.
Sunday morning we spent at RSPB Saltholme.
My first avocets of the year
Barnacle goose was another year tick. Pintails and goldeneye were still present, but no sign of any sand martins.
The afternoon was spent doing a sea watch off the Headland.
There were several rafts of common scoters, they were close enough for me to be able to see the yellow patch on the bill of the males. No sign of any velvet scoters.
Redshanks
purple sandpiper
A pleasant end to our weekend in Hartlepool.
55 birds on my list and 3 year ticks.
Many thanks to Bill and Ali for their hospitality.
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