Birder usually found around Hartlepool & the North Tees Marshes. Cleveland County Recorder. Cleveland and Co. Durham lister. Not averse to taking a few photoshttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mpc2hidxvc2bRed Veined Darter & Large Red-eyed Damselfly Middleton St George today27 Jun 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc2hidxvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3ml22iu227s2eMale Ruddy Shelduck with its Egyptian companion on Cowpen Marsh Saturday04 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml22iu227s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mjyvfqk2rs2vThe White-tailed Eagle over Hartlepool on 2nd April was a male IOW scheme bird G834 fledged in Dorset 2025. The WTE over Saltholme on 7th April was also an IOW scheme bird, a female G772 fledged on the IOW in 202521 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyvfqk2rs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mjji23by322fManaged to get to the Hardwick Hall Iberian Chiffchaff for a short while yesterday afternoon.15 Apr 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjji23by322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mgdb4kwzpc2dWell, I finally got home from hospital late Tuesday evening. I'm currently still on home oxygen and will be for some time so unlikely to be spotted in the field for quite a while but its a start05 Mar 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdb4kwzpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mcz3fmjrs22rA couple of shots of the Albert Park Otters from a few days ago22 Jan 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz3fmjrs22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mcor4h4kn22m4x Egyptian Geese just flown off flash opp Cowpen Tip entrance. Looks like they dropped onto the tip pools.18 Jan 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcor4h4kn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mcki6bsbgs2tBlack-throated Diver Jacksons Landing this morning16 Jan 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcki6bsbgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mc5yvmhzn22eGlaucous Gull in Acklam this afternoon, just a few minutes walk from my home11 Jan 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5yvmhzn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mc5v3nopms2kSnow Bunting on Hartlepool Headland yesterday11 Jan 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5v3nopms2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbucvwluek2tThe cracking male Black Redstart at Skinningrove this morning07 Jan 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbucvwluek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbk26gz6ks2yHad really nice views of this Short-eared Owl this afternoon03 Jan 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbk26gz6ks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbjzp2j7a22qThe Spoonbill showed well from the Greatham Car Park screen early pm. I was more surprised when it appeared at the Haverton gull roost late pm. A fox flushed all the gulls and it flew towards the Allotment Pool03 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjzp2j7a22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbjygnj24k2rThere seems to have been a notable influx of Argentatus Scandinavian HG in the last few days. The 3rdw seemed particularly large and dark. The last photo shows an adult with a thayeri type pattern to P9 ie the tongue merges with the mirror. All photos Hartlepool Fish Quay03 Jan 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjygnj24k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbhi2izihs2g1st winter Caspian Gull again Haverton Hill Rd gull roost. Same bird as seen occasionally in Nov & Dec02 Jan 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhi2izihs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbh6ek7eck2e1stw Caspian Gull again Havertpn Hill Rd but not currently on view02 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbh6ek7eck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mbe5f2n6fs251stw LBBG on the Fish Quay roof01 Jan 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbe5f2n6fs25https://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mba2b4omss2kThe Hooded Crow was still in Acklam Cemetery this afternoon30 Dec 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mba2b4omss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mayiommrsk2g1st winter Caspian Gull Haverton Hill Rd gull roost this morning. Same bird that's been seen on & off since 29th November27 Dec 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mayiommrsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3maxgvjhz6s2l1stw Caspian Gull Haverton Hill Rd gull roost27 Dec 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxgvjhz6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3mao4vjvfhk2xThe Hooded Crow in Acklam, Middlesbrough. Usually found in the Brookfield Estate or Acklam Cemetery23 Dec 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mao4vjvfhk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3magnw57shk2iA slightly odd looking 2nd winter Herring Gull at Hartlepool Fish Quay today20 Dec 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3magnw57shk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3magngywx2c2xFollowed up a vague report of a long staying Hooded Crow in Middlesbrough this afternoon. Didn't take long to find it in Acklam Cemetery.20 Dec 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3magngywx2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3magfmzspps2oHooded Crow Acklam Cemy Middlesbrough this pm but then flew north20 Dec 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3magfmzspps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7xpacbins2pWhat I believe to be a 1stw Viking Gull at Hartlepool this morning (Glaucous x Herring Gull hybrid)14 Dec 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xpacbins2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7xmusi74s2p1stw Glaucous Gull Hartlepool this morning. The locals weren't very welcoming....14 Dec 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xmusi74s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7npxqrtrs2gGrey Wagtail in my garden this afternoon10 Dec 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7npxqrtrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7fxba5ods2eAnother 1stw Caspian Gull found today. This was on the roof of the Biffa Waste Disposal site, Tofts Farm. The Haverton bird was still present early pm on the roof of the Portrack Incinerator, opposite side of the road from the gull roost there. Photo is of the Biffa bird07 Dec 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fxba5ods2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7fbrjj6k22aYet another 1stw Caspian Gull. This one is on the roof of the Biffa Waste Plant, Tofts Farm, Hpool07 Dec 2025 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fbrjj6k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sidwemn.bsky.social/post/3m7f5pboiac2a1stw Caspian Gull again Haverton Hill Rd this morning07 Dec 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:vkdrwz4yd6cfttwko4bfvmxe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7f5pboiac2a