Marsh Harrier, Common Snipe x5 -am- Wildlife Watchpoint RSPB Saltholme Water Rail & Cetti's Warbler heard several times but not seen. Redwing & Fieldfare x2 feeding on hawthorn berries around main lake. teesbirds

Great White Egret x3 on east pond 9.00am RSPB Saltholme Spoonbill & Northern Pintail drake x2 on west pond. teesbirds

Redwing x6 feeding with Blackbird x8 & Song Thrush in hawthorns this morning along Lake Walk RSPB Saltholme Greenshank on main lake and one calling at Paddy's Pool. teesbirds

Ruddy Shelduck with Barnacle Geese on Back Saltholme RSPB Saltholme teesbirds

Great White Egret - one of three this morning on the east pond RSPB Saltholme Spoonbill & Pintail x2 on the west pond. teesbirds

Spoonbill -am- west pond RSPB Saltholme Also Pintail x2 drake. Marsh Harrier over and Pink-footed Geese x67 flying south. Redwing c.12 around main lake. Also Bearded Tit male from vc through window. Barnacle Geese & White-fronted Goose on Back Saltholme. teesbirds

Jay x2, Reed Bunting male, Bullfinch x6 this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. Also brief visit by a Treecreeper. teesbirds

Great White Egret -am- east pond RSPB Saltholme Pintail x2 & Spoonbill on the west pond. teesbirds

Purple Sandpiper x8 this morning at Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool. Roosting with Turnstone c.30, Ringed Plover x26, Oystercatcher x32, Bar-tailed Godwit x2 & Lapwing c.10. teesbirds

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Pheasant, Tree Sparrow this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. teesbirds

Great Spotted Woodpecker (m&f), Jay x2, Bullfinch x6 (3m,3f), Reed Bunting this morning at Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. teesbirds

Woodcock in flight from garden area RSPB Saltholme . Flew by v.c. landing near Workshops. teesbirds

Spoonbill this morning on west pond RSPB Saltholme Whooper Swan x3 flew onto Back Saltholme from main lake. Barnacle Geese along the dragonfly path. teesbirds

Sparrowhawk in the garden this morning. Billingham. It caught a feral pigeon yesterday morning and returned today to finish off it's meal. We'll probably be seeing more of it as we're plagued with pigeons at present. 24 came back again once it had finished it's meal. teesbirds

Kingfisher this morning RSPB Saltholme Initially seen on Sand Martin Wall at opening time. teesbirds

Spoonbill & Pintail x3 males, Golden Plover this morning on west pond RSPB Saltholme Great Egret was in the reeds on the east pond. teesbirds

Jay, Bullfinch m & f, Reed Bunting -am- Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. teesbirds

Great White Egret x3, Spoonbill, Pintail x2 -am- Saltholme Ponds from roadside. Whooper Swan x4 on Back Saltholme. RSPB Saltholme teesbirds

Black Guillemot, Long-tailed Duck, Red-throated Diver in Hartlepool harbour from Pilot Pier. teesbirds

Black Guillemot, Long-tailed Duck & Red-throated Diver x3 this morning seen from Pilot Pier, Hartlepool Headland. The Black Guillemot flew into the harbour at 9.30 am and gradually worked it's way towards the fish quay. teesbirds