The weather forecast was for milder conditions, and as today is my only free day until next week, I decided to pay my first visit of the year to the Hartlepool area, where a black-throated diver had been seen.
This is the area that the diver has been frequenting. often not getting closer than the whote buoy you can see in the photo. There was no sign of it on my first visit today, but I bumped into Graham from Nosterfield on the Headland, who told me that he had just seen the bird, so I drove back to the area.
Carolyn was still there and told me where the bird was. It eventually came close enough for one or two photos.
After seeing the black-throated diver I drove to Newburn Bridge. The tide has started to go out but several waders remained sheltering amongst the rocks.
A med gull flew in to join the black-headed gulls.
RSPB Saltholme was my last stop of the day. Teal, little egret, mallard, moorhen, gadwall, shelduck and a shoveler were on the water in front of Phil Stead hide.
A pleasant day with a list of 42 birds, including 10 year ticks.
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