Teesmouth Bird Club Newsletter

August 2013 (No. 55) Reg. Charity 508850

CONTENTS MONTHLY SUMMARIES

Monthly Summaries 1 Chris Sharp reviews the highlights of an atypical spring period, involving a dearth of common migrants but a fine suite Evening Meetings programme 2013-2014 6 of scarce species which got the adrenalin flowing! Wader identification for beginners 6 MARCH 2013 Beefing it up at Saltholme 7 Reports on local outings 7 Local outings August to December 9 Club day trip to Tophill Low 10 Site Guide : North Gare bushes 11 Crookfoot announcement 13 Birdwatching but not as we know it! 13 Blast from the past 15

Profile : Geoff Myers 16 Teesmouth WeBS Spring 2013 Summary 18 Red-necked Grebe, Hartlepool Headland Ian Forrest TBC Publications 20 TBC Clothing order form 21

The TBC Newsletter is published three times a year. Production : Editor Ted Parker, layout Eric James, distribution Chris Sharp, web download Jamie Duffie

Long-tailed Duck, Seaton Snook Ian Forrest

Long staying winter visitors still present at the

Important beginning of the month included Black-throated

Diver in Hartlepool Marina, Red-necked Grebe off

Hartlepool Headland, three Smews and the drake

Green-winged Teal on Dorman’s Pool and a drake See the Scaup on Saltholme Pool. The Tundra Bean Goose

was also on Cowpen Marsh and a pair of Long- announcement tailed Ducks was on Seal Sands.

about Crookfoot Several Glaucous Gulls and the odd Caspian Gull were to be found on Seaton Common and Bitterns Reservoir continued to be seen on Dorman’s Pool, with up to four birds being recorded at this time. Many on page 13 observers were able to watch these cracking birds for sustained lengths of time as they fed out in the open around the waters edge. The regular wintering Green Sandpiper was at Portrack

1 on 30th and the first Wheatear at Hartlepool on 31st. The last day of the month also saw a Great Northern Diver off Saltburn and three Whooper Swans flying past here. APRIL 2013

Waxwing, Seaton Carew Tim Robinson

Lesser Scaup, Saltholme Martyn Sidwell The long staying Hartlepool Red-necked Grebe was in full summer plumage early in the month and showed well in the Fish Quay. Highlight of the month was a fine drake Lesser Scaup at RSPB Saltholme from 3rd. It was only the third Cleveland record and remained in the area until early May. A redhead Smew was at Crookfoot on Common Scoter, Greatham Creek Ray Scott this date, with the three Dormans Pool birds also roundabout and the long staying Buzzard on still present. The first Marsh Harrier of the spring Greenabella Marsh were accompanied by both was at Dorman’s Pool. Several Jack Snipe passed Spotted Redshank and Greenshank. Barn Owls through early in the month, with a particularly also performed well here for the ever increasing obliging bird showing well on Seaton Common for numbers of photographers. A Hawfinch was at several days. A Hooded Crow was here on 8th. Tilery Wood on 6th and four Avocets were on This is the fourth consecutive spring that this Greenabella Marsh on next day. Numbers of this species has appeared on Seaton Common. latter species increased as the month went on, Unfortunately this year it was a brief one-day peaking at 51 by the month’s end. Several small stay. flocks of Waxwings were also recorded at this time. The cold start to spring continued and the first ten days of April saw few, if any, summer visitors. Seal Sands proved particularly attractive for Wintering birds such as the rarer grebes and grebes and divers in mid-month: two Slavonian divers continued to be seen, along with a few Grebes, a Great Northern Diver and two Black- white-winged gulls. A Red Kite was at Scaling throated Divers could be seen, often giving close Dam on 9th and three more passed over Skelton views from the sea wall. The long-staying drake Castle the following day. A Black Redstart was at Common Scoter was also present here. A Hen Hartlepool on 10th and the first Swallow was at Harrier was at Scaling Dam on 16th and the first Bowesfield Marsh on 11th. Both Black Redstart Sandwich Terns passed Saltburn the following and Ring Ouzel were at South Gare on 12th and day. Six Whooper Swans were on Seaton 13th and an Arctic Tern was at RSPB Saltholme Common on 18th, with a single bird at Saltholme on 13th, along with both Yellow and White Pools on 20th. A Water Pipit was at Saltholme Wagtails. This latter species appeared in Pools but proved elusive. A single Little Gull was unusually high numbers for the rest of the month. on Seaton Common on 24th. Numbers of Dark- On most days, double figure counts could be had bellied Brent Geese increased on Seal Sands at in the Saltholme area. An Alpine Swift flying over this time, with 41 present on 26th. A fine the sea at Warsett Hill must have been a splendid summer-plumaged Black Guillemot was off South sight but, unfortunately, it did not linger. There Gare on 28th but unfortunately flew off before the were still 24 Waxwings at Billingham on 14th, crowds arrived. Spring arrived late this year, with while an Osprey over South Gare on 15th was the the first Little Ringed Plover on the Calor Gas Pool first of a good spring for this species.

2 A Shore Lark flew over Boulby on 16th. Two Black-necked Grebes on the sea off Hartlepool on this date were presumably the same birds that appeared at Saltholme Pools the following day. Two Garganeys were on Seaton Common on 18th, along with an early Common Tern at RSPB Saltholme and a Red Kite over Redcar. The first Little Terns were off South Gare on 20th, with Whitethroat at Dorman’s Pool the same day. An Iceland Gull flew past Saltburn on 21st but more spectacular were six Common Cranes which flew over Hartlepool Docks on the same day. Yellow Wagtail, Saltholme Eric James Another single bird was over the Jewish Cemetery on 22nd. Two Lapland Buntings and two Tree Pipits were at Saltburn as spring migration began to take off. A Redstart was at the Jewish Cemetery on 22nd, a Blue-headed Wagtail was at RSPB Saltholme on 24th and Cuckoo and Whinchat were at Scaling Dam on 25th. An Osprey was over Seal Sands on 26th. An obliging Ring Ouzel was at Belasis late in the month and an early Arctic Skua was off Hartlepool on 27th, along with 19 Manx Shearwaters.

MAY 2013 After a very cold start to the spring, the weather finally warmed up in May. The birding was also White Wagtail, Saltholme Ian Forrest excellent throughout the month with good numbers of scarcities seen. The month began fairly quietly with a summer plumaged Spotted Redshank on Greenabella Marsh, a female Scaup on Saltholme pools and a few Whinchats passing through. Up to four Redstarts were singing in Newton Woods, the largest count for many years, and several Tree Pipits were also singing here. A Black Redstart was at Boulby on 5th. Although common waders such as Dunlin and Ringed Plover were extremely scarce this spring, a good run of the scarcer waders commenced on 6th when a Pectoral Sandpiper was found on Seaton Common. What was presumably the same bird

reappeared here on 14th before moving to RSPB Black-necked Grebe, Saltholme Renton Charman Saltholme where it remained until 18th. A Temminck’s Stint and three Wood Sandpipers were on Saltholme Pool on 7th, with a Little Stint here on 10th and 11th. A Montagu’s Harrier was over South Gare on 8th and a Great Skua was on the beach at Redcar on the same day. A Red Kite lingered at Wynyard on 11th for over an hour allowing several birders to catch up with this species in Cleveland. Ospreys were over Greatham and Roseberry Topping on 12th. The Lesser Scaup was last seen at RSPB Saltholme on this date. A female Red-backed Shrike showed well on the Zinc works Road and Ring Ouzel, Belasis Martyn Sidwell was the first of a record number for this species in spring.

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Wood Sandpiper, Saltholme Mick and Sylvia Brennan Thrush Nightingale, Hartlepool Headland Ian Forrest

Red-backed Shrike, Zinc Works Road Martyn Sidwell

Wryneck, South Gare Ray Scott Significant May falls have been rare in recent years. Good numbers of common migrants were at the coast, however, on the 15th. The selection at Hartlepool included Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat and Sedge and Reed Warblers. South Gare performed even Bluethroat, South Gare Martyn Sidwell better, with a fine male Bluethroat, Wryneck and Marsh Warbler. Another Bluethroat was in a Marske garden and Red-backed Shrikes were at Warsett Hill and Seaton Carew. In addition, a male Pied Flycatcher was at North Gare. The following day saw a Nightingale species at South Gare but the views were too brief to clinch the identification. Much more obliging was a Thrush Nightingale at Hartlepool on 18th. The bird gave superb views in the old putting green and was present for four days. It was the first Cleveland record for 17 years. Not to be outdone, South Gare responded with a Red-breasted Flycatcher Marsh Warbler, South Gare Martyn Sidwell and three more Red-backed Shrikes. The Wryneck was still present and allowed some great

4 Initially found on Seaton Common it quickly relocated to Cowpen Marsh via the Long Drag. Remarkably, a second bird was found on Dorman’s Pool the following day. This is the first time that more than one bird of this species has been present in Cleveland at the same time. Both remained until the month’s end. An Icterine Warbler was singing at Hunley Hall Golf Course on 28th and a Curlew Sandpiper was at RSPB Saltholme from 28th to 31st. A Great Northern Diver was off Hartlepool on 30th. Two more Red-backed Shrikes were found on the last

day of the month at Hartlepool and South Gare. Turtle Dove, The Fens Martyn Sidwell The rarity of the day, however, was a Red-necked Phalarope, which was present at Scaling Dam: a cracking end to a superb month’s bird watching in Cleveland.

JUNE 2013 The record numbers of Red-backed Shrikes continued into June. New males were found on 1st at Cowpen Bewley W.P. and Hargreaves Quarry. A Bittern was at Dormans Pool on 2nd. The Nightingale continued to sing until 7th. As usual for June the pace of migration slowed Great White Egret, Seaton Common Derek Bilton considerably. The Saltholme area saw a few Little Gulls, one or two Marsh Harriers and a pair of photograph opportunities of this normally elusive Garganey. A Long-tailed Skua flew over on 5th species. A Hobby was over Long Newton on 19th and a summer-plumaged Curlew Sandpiper was and a late Brambling was at South Gare on 20th. More impressive was the White Stork, which soared over RSPB Saltholme on 21st. Another Red-backed Shrike was at Cowpen Marsh on this date. Attention moved to the sea from 23rd. Unprecedented numbers of Long-tailed Skuas had been seen in Scottish waters in mid-May and it was no surprise when a flock of eight adults flew past Hartlepool on 23rd. All four Skua species were off Hartlepool the following day. This included two more Long-tails and a single Pomarine. Given the fact that three Storm Petrels Marsh Harrier and Lapwing, Saltholme Renton Charman also were recorded, this probably represented the best ever spring sea watch in Cleveland. An Osprey over Seaton Common on 25th was presumably the bird recorded within the hour at Crookfoot Reservoir. A Black Swan was on Saltholme Pool on this date, along with five Little Gulls and a Wood Sandpiper. The male Nightingale returned to Cowpen Bewley W.P. on 25th for the third year in succession and a Turtle Dove on the Fens Estate at Hartlepool also proved popular at this time. This may have been the same bird that was reported from nearby Seaton Carew on 15th. The good run of scarcer birds continued, with a Great White Egret on 27th. Garganeys, Saltholme Eric James

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present on 8th and 11th. Wader numbers in PROGRAMME FOR EVENING MEETINGS general were depressingly low on the North Tees 2013-14 Marshes this spring, with Dunlin and Ringed Plovers being seen in much smaller numbers than Julie Mason has put together an excellent series of evening meetings for the forthcoming session and we would like to usual. Ruffs also were very scarce. A summer thank her for this often difficult task but one around which the plumaged Great Northern Diver was off Steetley social element of our Club depends. on 9th and a Red Kite was over Skelton on this Monday 2nd September 2013 date. The final Red-backed Shrike of the spring ‘RSPB Skydancer Project’ by Blanaid Denman was at Zinc Works Road on 11th and a Spoonbill paid a brief visit to Scaling Dam on 13th. Mid- Monday 7th October 2013 month was very quiet with just a few Black-tailed ‘Birds of the Gambia’ by Ray Edwards Godwits at RSPB Saltholme and Nightjars Monday 4th November 2013 performing well at Guisborough Forest. ‘Sooties, Sea-lions & Lumberjacks - birding the Five Ruddy Shelducks were briefly at Greatham Pacific North West’ by Ian Boustead Creek on 25th.The last few days of the month Monday 2nd December 2013 saw a slow increase in passage wader numbers. A ‘INCA – What is it?’ by Ken Smith Wood Sandpiper was on Back Saltholme on 26th Monday 6th January 2014 and an impressive 140 Black-tailed Godwits were ‘The Ups and Downs of Cleveland Birding’ by Chris here on 29th. Sharp Monday 3rd February 2014 ‘Land of the Pharaohs’ by Stewart Hinley Monday 3rd March 2014 'The North East Cetacean Project; Whales, dolphins and seabirds of North East England' by Martin Kitching Monday 1st April 2014 AGM Talk to be announced

Ruddy Shelduck, Greatham Creek Martyn Sidwell WADERS FOR BEGINNERS COURSE The Club has organised another one-day course for beginners on waders and their identification. It will be held at the Teesmouth Field Centre on Sunday 8th September. The course covers these subjects : • An introduction to waders • Waders in Cleveland • Identification techniques • Identification of waders regularly seen in Cleveland. The talks will be illustrated with photographs, videos and sound recordings. They will occupy the morning and early afternoon and will be Black-tailed Godwit, Saltholme Tim Robinson followed by a practical session. There will be a hand-out summarising all the information. The fee for the course is £4 per person. It is open to anyone, though if there are large numbers of applicants then priority will be given to TBC members. If you wish to book a place, then send an email with your details to [email protected] Alternatively, you can phone me on 01642 310103. A record shot of the Red-necked Phalarope at Scaling Dam Harry Murphy Eric James

6 BEEFING IT UP AT SALTHOLME REPORTS ON LOCAL OUTINGS

We are grateful for the time volunteers give up to lead local outings for the benefit of our members. We are always looking for new leaders, so if you have an area you particularly like and feel inclined to show this to others, please contact Julie Mason. Please be assured that you don’t need to be an expert to lead an outing!

HARTLEPOOL HEADLAND Saturday 19th January 2013 The weather could not have been much worse. A biting south-easterly with snow showers meant only the brave turned out for the morning. Five brave souls to be precise, including a new junior member who had come especially to pay his subs. Well done, Luke! A heavy swell on the sea meant We are using Belted Galloway cattle to graze the looking for sea duck was nigh on impossible. wet grassland and wetland fringe habitats around Common Scoter and Eider could be only glimpsed the tank pools and fire station field. At times they as they rode the waves. A walk around to the have been very visible from the Phil Stead hide. harbour was slightly more productive with two The effect they have is self evident, as they break adult Mediterranean Gulls and close views of up the mud and open up the vegetation around several species of wader, including Purple the pool edges. Being a hardy, native breed Sandpiper and, unusually, a single Golden Plover. originating in quite a wet and marshy part of the We would normally walk as far north as Parton UK, they are particularly adept at this kind of Rocks but given the inclement weather we opted habitat management task. for a visit to nearby Jackson’s Landing and were This work is particularly important for wading rewarded with good views of the long staying birds and we now have funding in place to do Black-throated Diver together with a Slavonian something similar around the south west edge of Grebe and ten Red-breasted Mergansers Dorman’s Pool. Because of the working restrictions within this protected area, the works Chris Sharp may take 12 months to fully complete. All being well, we will have cattle grazing in place in time PORTRACK MARSH for the autumn passage in 2014. Saturday 16th February 2013 Overlooking fire station field we now have an Around 25 of us gathered on a beautiful spring- excellent viewing screen put up in memory of Bob like day on 16th February for a tour of Portrack Crawford, who was one of the first to volunteer to Marsh. Temperatures soared to 10°C with clear `Hide Guide` here at Saltholme: a task that has skies and calm conditions as we undertook a been largely undertaken by Teesmouth Bird Club circuit of the marsh, following the river before members. passing around the rough ground on the east side Dave Braithwaite by the sewage works and finishing by the Saltholme Site Manager boardwalk below the ‘Talpore Inn’. The trip started well with a male Blackcap found by a couple of members of the group but it didn't linger. This wintering warbler turned out to be the highlight of the visit as most birds played hide and seek with us. The hoped for Jack Snipe, Kingfisher and Siskin failed to appear, although a total of 29 species was recorded as heard or seen. Despite the limited wildlife, it proved to be an enjoyable tour and at least gave those present an idea of what to expect in this little oasis between Portrack and Teesside Retail Parks. Many thanks to all those who participated and tried their best to locate as many birds as possible on the day. Gary Sharples

7 SLEDDALE to now no great numbers seem to be inhabiting Saturday 30th March 2013 the woods. From Soap Well, we headed through Unfortunately, this trip was cancelled due to Ted the mixed woodland where the bluebells were just starting to flower, mainly on the south-facing being in hospital and a poor weather forecast (it slopes. There is also an active Badger set in this was actually not too bad on the day!). area, which I have observed on occasions. Ted Parker and Don Page Entering the more coniferous part of the wood, FLATTS LANE Goldcrest, Treecreeper and Coal Tits were heard, Tuesday 30th April 2013 if not seen. Coal Tit being the most numerous Lack of migrants and cold windy weather didn’t member of the tit family in the area. We emerged bode well for this walk but the morning dawned from the woods above the village of New Marske sunny and warmer and thirteen members had a at the site of the winch station, the remains of the very pleasant stroll. Whilst bird numbers were long gone iron ore mines that intersect the slopes low, with the notable exception of Garden of Errington Woods, and the reason the village Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat, we saw most of was originally built. A short detour on the return the expected species. In common with most journey, took us to my personal nature reserve on previous years on this walk the Grasshopper the edge of the woods. I have planted a good Warblers remained silent. number of native trees, including 150 oak, birch, poplar and a few odd-balls, like the eucalyptus A Chiffchaff nest, recently built and probably that just keeps growing. There is also a pond, without eggs yet, was pointed out to members. A with breeding Mallard, various bird boxes and very obvious nest and within a few feet of a busy feeding stations, and also a pine marten box for path, it was wrecked by a predator within a the illusive Mustelid that several people report couple of days. We saw another Chiffchaff seeing every year. Barn Owls have bred for the carrying nest material but after watching for a few last four years but at the time of writing, the male minutes we decided we must be close to the nest is alone. The walk back took us past Peter's site and we left. I found the nest later and it Pond, (although the identity of Peter is still a went on to raise two young. We watched a pair mystery to me) and some of the wood carvings of Jays collecting nest material in a recently that are dotted about in the area. The woods cultivated field. They went off deep into the have a lot more to offer than can be seen in a wood. I watched them the following day in the couple of hours walk and stretch above Marske same place but they gave nothing away as to the and round to Upleatham, where a circular walk location of the nest. Probably the highlight of the would probably take about four hours. The bird walk for me were excellent views of calling life is quite extensive having recorded over 90 Nuthatch and a male Reed Bunting, a bird I don’t species on my patch over a long period of time. see here very often. This was a very enjoyable There is also a good population of Roe Deer and walk on a nice day during a cold, windy, wet small mammals. I hope the members enjoyed the spring. quick visit to somewhere I enjoy very much. Geoff Myers Mike Tucker

ERRINGTON WOOD COATHAM STOB COMMUNITY FOREST Sunday 12th May 2013 Sunday 7th July 2013 For a short walk around Errington Woods, I met nine members at the picnic area car park on the 12th May. The picnic area has had a recent facelift and now sports several bird boxes and a couple of feeding tables. These are normally kept topped up by regular visitors and help to keep the local finch and tit families fed and the grey squirrels well-rounded. The car park area is usually good for Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, though on this occasion, only Chiffchaff was heard. It is also a good spot for Marsh Tit, Redpoll and Siskin in the winter months. The walk took us in the direction of Soap Well, which is where we saw several warblers, including Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Chiffchaff. No Willow Warblers were seen or heard: I think they were quite late arrivals this year but even up

8 Eleven birders mustered on a wonderful summer’s LOCAL OUTINGS morning in the car park. Having earlier reccied the site and the adjacent Burn Wood, I decided that We are grateful for the time volunteers give up to lead local the woodland was not worth the effort as summer outings for the benefit of our members. We are always looking lethargy of birds and heavy leaf cover would for new leaders, so if you have an area you particularly like and feel inclined to show this to others, please contact Julie make viewing too difficult, so the effort was Mason. Please be assured that you don’t need to be an expert directed to the more open land of the community to lead an outing! forest. Like many such recent plantings, the bird population and its diversity are still evolving. Two SEAWATCHING AT HARTLEPOOL HEADLAND singing Reed Buntings were a surprise in the habitat but family parties of Linnets and Meadow Saturday 24th August 2013 Pipits were more to be expected. The brood of Join Don Page, Ted Parker, Chris Sharp for a Green Woodpeckers seen the day before morning’s seawatching session at Hartlepool remained elusive, as did the singing Grasshopper Headland where it is hoped, with the right Warbler. Call recognition ability was tested when weather conditions, a good range of seabirds will we came across, but could not see a Treecreeper be seen. Manx and Sooty Shearwaters, Bonxie, giving a single, repeated high-pitched note. Later, Arctic and Pomarine Skuas, divers, auks and a majority view decided that a second strange call grebes are all possible, along with more common was that of a juvenile Bullfinch begging for food species, such as Gannet, Kittiwake, various auks from its father, which was itself visible, but (including Puffin) and terns (there is always a unprepared to approach its young with so many chance of a Roseate). observers around (Bullfinches are regularly seen on this site, but they invariably make the usual Meet at 9.30 am at the Heugh Lighthouse on quiet single piping note). As the morning warmed Hartlepool Headland. even further, a large emergence of Small Heath Leaders: Don Page, Ted Parker, Chris Sharp Butterflies was conspicuous, along with a (Tel: Chris on 01429 865163) sprinkling of Large Skippers, Ringlets and Meadow Browns. Small Tortoiseshell and Whites and, indeed, all bumble bee species, were conspicuous GREATHAM CREEK AND SEAL SANDS by their absence. The old-fashioned trickled bed Saturday 21st September 2013 sewage works near Long Newton yielded family parties of Pied Wagtails and a single juvenile Grey Join Julie Mason for a walk along Greatham Creek Wagtail. However, one of the two highlights of to Seal Sands, where a wide range of waders the morning must be two young Kestrels sunning should be seen, including migrants. At this time, themselves on the landing stage of a nest box there is always the possibility of something more and watching the skies for a food parcel to be unusual, as Teesmouth has a tremendous track delivered. The second was the small colony of record in turning up rare waders, which in recent Ringed Plovers breeding in a fox-proof security years have included Sharp-tailed, White-rumped, fenced area of a demolished industrial site. One Terek, Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers. off-duty bird was seen and heard, but the other Regular waders that should be seen should pairs were probably sitting tight on their second include Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, Redshank, brood. I thank everyone for coming along with me Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Black-tailed and to enjoy a beautiful summer’s morning before Bar-tailed Godwits and Curlew Sandpiper. returning to grass cutting duties. Meet at the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve car park at Greatham Creek at 10.00 am. Ali McLee Leader: Julie Mason (Tel: 01642 614583)

HARGREAVES QUARRY Sunday 13th October 2013 Join the Tees Ringing Group for a session of bird ringing. It is hoped that a variety of small birds will be caught and members given an opportunity to see how these are processed and released. Meet in the TBC car park adjacent to Huntsman Drive at 8.00 am.

Leader: Eric Wood

9 GREATHAM CREEK AND SEAL SANDS CLUB DAY OUTING TO TOPHILL LOW Sunday 17th November 2013 NATURE RESERVE Join Peter Garbutt for a walk along Greatham Sunday 6th October 2013 Creek and Seal Sands, where a wide variety of wading birds, wildfowl and other birds should be seen. There is always the chance of a hunting Merlin or Peregrine over the mudflats and the new inter-tidal habitat should have been flooded by the Environment Agency by the time of this visit. Good views of Common Seal are virtually guaranteed from the RSPB’s new seal watching point. Meet in the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve Car Park off the A178 at 9.00 am. Leader: Peter Garbutt

TILERY WOOD Sunday 1st December 2013 Join Julie Mason for a walk in Tilery Wood where a wide selection of passerines should be seen. The area occasionally holds roosting Long-eared Owl, Willow and Marsh Tits, Hawfinch, Common Crossbill and other interesting species. Meet in the car park off the A689 at 9.30 am.

Leader: Julie Mason Tophill Low was formally designated a Nature (Tel: 01642 614583) Reserve in 1993 and is owned by Yorkshire Water. There are 12 hides spread across a 330 acre site that flanks the River Hull. The reserve includes two reservoirs (the ‘D’ and the ‘O’), lagoons, marshes, scrub and woodland so there is potential for birds on passage. Hopefully, members will see a good selection of ducks, waders, birds of prey and possibly Otter. The 33-seater coach will collect members at the following pickup points: Hartlepool (M&S Car Park) 08:00 Stockton High Street (ex-Swallow Hotel) 08:15 Middlesbrough (Dorman Museum) 08:35 The cost will be £14.00 plus an entrance fee of £3.30 for adults and £1.50 for concessions (16 and under/65 and over). A packed lunch will be required. Facilities are on site. TO BOOK A PLACE, PLEASE CONTACT JOHN TODD AND SEND A £5 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT: Email: [email protected] Tel: 07810 347333 Address: 1 Henry Street, Seaham, Co Durham Please make cheques payable to ‘Teesmouth Bird Club’. Willow Tit Julie Mason

10 SITE GUIDE – NORTH GARE BUSHES station at Seaton Carew; and from the south via the TNNR North Gare car park off the A178, Ted Parker describes this long established site bordering the access to which lies between Seaton Carew and Tees Estuary, which has turned up many good birds over the years. the Zinc Works Road. Park in either of these two areas and slowly walk the full length of the BACKGROUND bushes and back, avoiding trespass on to the North Gare Bushes comprise a long line of sea adjacent golf course and tripping over the hidden buckthorn scrub stretching from the pumping stubs of bushes where these have been cut down. station at the southern end of Seaton Carew, The best times to visit are during the spring adjacent to the beachfront car park, to North (April-June) and autumn (August-November) Gare breakwater, at the mouth of the River Tees. passage periods, particularly after ‘fall’ conditions Despite being unliked by some as ‘exotic’, these (easterly winds, poor visibility and overnight rain). extensive bushes separate the coastal sand dune The site has produced some excellent scarce and system and beach to the east from Seaton Carew rare species over the years and you should allow Golf Course to the west and, combined with the at least two to three hours to complete a circuit short and long turf of the latter, provide an thoroughly. excellent landfall for tired migrants. In recent As is almost always the case with any site, an years, Natural England has been attempting to early morning visit is recommended, as the remove some of the bushes, which lie within the adjacent beach, dunes and golf course are well Teesmouth National Nature Reserve (TNNR). used and there is a considerable amount of The area is littered with former war defences, human disturbance. Ensure that you cover both including tank blocks, barbed wire, concrete pill sides of the bushes: the east for the dunes and boxes and metal fencing, which make ideal the west for the golf course, with its short grass perches for certain species, such as chats and ideal for Shore Lark, Ring Ouzel and Wheatear. wheatears. The dense scrub is quite hard to work and some birds are often picked up on call. BIRDS The site is fairly species poor in summer and ACCESS, LOCATION AND STRATEGY winter and it has a relatively narrow range of North Gare Bushes are easily accessed from two breeding species, which includes Skylark, main points: from the north via the A178 and Blackbird, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, beachfront car park adjacent to the pumping Linnet and Reed Bunting.

11 Warbler (two in September 2010), Hume’s Yellow- browed Warbler (amazingly, there are two records from this site), Firecrest, Red-eyed Vireo (second record for Cleveland on 11th October 2010) and Common Rosefinch (Three singing males in May 2008). So why not give the site a try this autumn and see what you turn up – a ‘first’ Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Lesser Grey Shrike or, perhaps, another ‘American’ are all long overdue!

North Gare bushes Graeme Joynt As with any location, there are no guarantees for success even at optimum times, but regular watching should eventually produce rewards, as has proved be the case over the years. Regular visits during spring and autumn should be rewarded with Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail (and variants), Stonechat, Whinchat, Black Redstart, Redstart, Wheatear, Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Pied and Spotted Flycatchers, Siskin and Snow Bunting, while less common species such as Long-eared Owl (regular here), Wryneck, Shorelark, Reed Warbler, Yellow- browed Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Mealy Red-backed Shrike (June 2011) Brian Clasper Redpoll and Lapland Bunting may take longer to encounter. Don’t forget to check the sky for Short-eared Owl, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine and Merlin, which often hunt over the bushes, dunes and beach and there is always the chance of a fly- over Common or Honey Buzzard or Osprey in late spring, or flocks of visible migrants, including Swift, various hirundines, Skylark (121 flew south in October 2009) Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Siskin (129 flew south in October 2009), Twite, Linnet and Redpoll. In autumn, flocks of Pink-footed and Barnacle Geese occasionally fly over and are often first picked up distantly on call as they move north up the coast. Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Sept 2007) Steve Keightley During ‘fall’ conditions, North Gare Bushes can be alive with birds, particularly when there are big autumn arrivals of Robins, Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes, when other species are often mixed in with these, including Goldcrest, which can often number in their thousands! October and November are the best months for the rarer warblers, such as Radde’s and Dusky. The list of rare and scarce birds seen at North Gare Bushes in the recent past is mouth-watering and includes a Sandhill Crane (the famous fly-over in 2011), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (next to North Gare car park in September 2007), Hoopoe, Red- throated Pipit (October 2010), Shore Lark, Red- spotted Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Red-eyed Vireo (Oct 2010) Ian Forrest

12 CROOKFOOT RESERVOIR It was reported in a previous Newsletter that Hartlepool Water Company was planning to sell off its water assets in the Borough, which included Crookfoot Reservoir. The Club made an approach to the company to request continued access after any sale in view of the importance of this freshwater body in north Cleveland and the fact that it is visited for the monthly WeBS counts. The disposal of the site has now gone through and, following discussions with the new owner, he does not want birdwatchers visiting the reservoir. This is the worst possible case scenario and means that future access to Club members is no longer permitted, as our access agreement has been revoked. With immediate effect, therefore, no-one should visit Crookfoot under the auspices of being a TBC member. The loss of access to Crookfoot is a huge blow: it is the only sizable freshwater body in the north of Cleveland and much future bird data will now be lost.

BIRDWATCHING – BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT!

Sea of Galilee In September 2010, I was on holiday in Israel, visiting my elder son, so it was not a specific birdwatching break. However, in Spring and Autumn in Israel it is difficult to avoid birds, because they are the times of mass migration from Europe to Africa and back, which funnel through the Middle East. My son is based in Jerusalem. For three days during our stay it was the festival of Yom Kippur, during which the city comes to a halt – no shops, no transport, no restaurants. So we moved to a holiday village on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The “sea” is approximately 4 miles long by 2 miles wide. The River Jordan flows into the Northern end of the sea and out at the other end. I am sure there Gamla Nature Reserve would be fantastic birding opportunities at the marshy Northern shore of the sea but without

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and checkpoints reminiscent of the Berlin Wall. On our way up to Gamla it was still a surprise, though, just after passing tanks on an army firing range, to come across a dozen beehives by the roadside, apparently in the middle of nowhere, conveniently situated underneath telephone lines, which provided ideal perches for Bee-eaters. It is always a thrill to see these exotic, colourful birds. I wondered who the hives belong to, because, as I was to find later, there are terrible problems of bird persecution in Israel, through poisoning, not only of birds of prey, but also fishing birds. So somebody was seemingly most generous in providing meals for the Bee-eaters, presumably to the detriment of honey production. From the car Spur-winged Plover we saw a large eagle circling. It was very pale, hardly any dark markings showing - Short-toed Eagle, which breed in the area. One pair of Bonelli’s Eagle also breeds locally, but we were told we would have been very lucky to have seen them. On arrival at Gamla, we were greeted by a very friendly and helpful park warden and a Great Grey Shrike, which flew in front of our car and perched on a shrub close by. A quarter of a mile from the car park stood a substantial stone-built hide on the edge of a deep canyon, with views of the sheer rock wall, opposite. The square hide was Yellow-vented Bulbuls open on three sides. Against the fourth side of stone was a huge glass case containing a stuffed transport and with social commitments, they Griffon Vulture and chick. Looking out of the passed me by. Still, I managed to see Little and north facing side, about 100 yards away, near the Cattle Egret, Purple and Night herons, canyon edge, was a wire cage or aviary Sparrowhawk, Spur-winged Plover and the containing juvenile, live Griffon Vultures. My ubiquitous (in Israel), exotic sounding, Yellow- immediate reaction was one of indignation. To vented Bulbul and Palestinian Sunbird, Woodchat over simplify, you cannot tick stuffed and caged Shrike, Hoopoe and Isabelline Wheatear around birds. Calm down, calm down read the notices. our site. Next to the glass case was the explanation that in About 25 minutes drive from Ein Gev (our holiday 2007 a birder had been watching the vulture in home on Galilee), up into the Golan Heights, is the case land at its nest, pass food to its chick, the nature reserve of Gamla. This is a prime keel over and plummet to the canyon floor birdwatching site but because it also has the hundreds of feet below. Subsequently the chick highest waterfall in Israel and ancient ruins dating had died of starvation. The birds had been back to the Bronze Age and then Roman recovered and a post-mortem found that the occupation and on through the Middle Ages, it adult bird had been poisoned. A rash of was of interest to the whole family. I knew that poisonings followed. In 2008 it was decided that the site was home to various vultures and eagles, over 50% of eggs would be removed from griffon but only discovered accurate detail of the vulture nests and taken to Jerusalem to be breeding species on my visit. The Sea of Galilee is hatched in incubators. The chicks were then 680 feet below sea level (if that is not Greek) so it returned to the aviary in Gamla to be hand reared was even hotter at this depth than in Jerusalem. until ready for release into the wild. The young The cool breeze at Gamla was bliss; the birds which we could see in the aviary were fully temperature was only in the 80’s! grown juveniles, presumably almost due to be I had been in Israel for only four days; long released. Touchingly, there were a number of wild enough, however, to see great paradoxes; terrific Griffon Vultures standing on top of the aviary, natural and historical architectural beauty hopefully in friendly mode. Having got over the overlooked by military presence everywhere; to initial shock of seeming to have arrived at a travel to tourist hotspots through walls, fences museum or zoo, rather than a bird reserve, we

14 began watching the Griffon Vultures. Their wing BLAST FROM THE PAST span is up to 2.7 metres (9 feet in old money) Ted Parker describes a birding ‘twitch’ memorable for all the and they were absolutely majestic as they soared wrong reasons! around on the thermals above the canyon. All the time we were watching them we could hear the plaintiff scream of another bird of prey. We scoured the skies, assuming the bird to be in flight, but could see nothing. Eventually a systematic scan of the rock wall opposite revealed two Egyptian Vultures side by side on the narrowest of ledges, hundreds of feet from the cliff bottom. We assumed that these were this year’s chicks calling for their parents, but as they were full-grown and it was time to leave for their The Ebro delta Winter break in Africa, the parents were encouraging them to fly the nest, being cruel to be kind. By 11 o’clock the small birds, which had earlier proliferated, were disappearing (mad dogs and Englishmen, presumably). In spite of this, on the way back to the car, we saw many wheateary little jobs playing hard to get; Desert Wheatear, I think. Bulbuls abounded. We saw Syrian rock hyrax, a mammal which looks like a hamster on steroids. And, probably the birding highlight of my holiday, I saw Cream-coloured Courser. There is a problem. According to the field guide the bird should not have been there. However, two wardens at different locations assured me that in September anything goes in Israel. One should not be surprised to see penguins, such anomalies Ebro delta : Punta de la Banya occur. You have a look in a field guide. Could Friday 26th August 1988 started off badly, with anybody, even me, misidentify a Cream-coloured the planned early rise being delayed by three Courser, if you saw one? Answers on a tired young children who clearly weren’t as postcard…….. enthusiastic as I was about a day’s twitching in the hot sun. Who could blame them? The Keith Robson temperature was already steadily rising and August in the Mediterranean is no place to be. Indeed, I learned a number of valuable lessons that day: (1) Don’t leave for a day out without cash. (2) Don’t forget you have to pay for tolls to use some roads abroad. (3) Avoid Spanish bank holidays. (4) Know where you are going when you get to your destination. (5) Remember that a few inches on a map can be a long way in reality! Our family break was based on a campsite near Estartit, Catalonia, Spain. We were staying in a ‘mobile home’, which was basically a ‘sweat box’ containing a very large ant population that was hell bent on eating all our food and causing us more than a few a few itchy moments. Cream-coloured Courser We eventually got away from the campsite at about 8.00 am but were delayed by having to

15 stop off in a nearby town to cash traveller's During my visit, it was clear that the Ebro Delta cheques and we then met very heavy traffic on had been despoiled by years of reclamation for the notorious A7 coastal motorway. Unbeknown extensive rice fields and large plantations of to me, this weekend was a Spanish bank holiday exotic eucalyptus trees, which have replaced and the whole of Barcelona appeared to be marsh and reedbed. The area was relatively heading off south as the road soon became featureless and poorly signed and I wasted a lot clogged with cars. Spanish driving being what it of time trying to find my way among the myriad is, there were accidents and hold-ups and, of minor roads and tracks. The temperature consequently, I arrived at the Ebro Delta at 1.00 rising to over 30°C and no air conditioning in the pm, much later than I anticipated (the journey car made things even worse and it was with great took 5 hours), during the hottest part of the day. relief that I we eventually found the long sandy I had also not appreciated from the maps the track of Punta de la Banya and managed to huge size of the Ebro Delta, which is poorly way- connect with three of my target species: a surf- marked and I got lost on many occasions. It is feeding Slender-billed Gull, 12 roosting Audouin’s certainly not possible to do justice to this superb Gulls and over 1,000 Greater Flamingoes was a area in half a day, as I tried to do. spectacle that I will never forget and made the rather horrendous trip worthwhile – at least for me!

PROFILE – GEOFF MYERS Ted Parker talked to Geoff Myers about how he became interested in birds and what in particular drove him to take such a leading interest in bird ringing and recording and monitoring birds’ nests.

Slender-billed Gull

Geoff was born in 1942 in Slingsby, a village on the Castle Howard estate between Malton and Helmsley, but has lived in Normanby for the last Audouin’s Gulls 44 years. He was sadly widowed seven years ago and has two daughters, a son and six grandchildren who, Geoff says, “look after me now”. Geoff spent 35 years in the police force but has been retired for some years and almost forgotten work! He has been birding “only a few years shy of 70” and says: “One of my earliest memories, when little more than a toddler, is of being lifted up by dad to look into a nest he had found, probably a Yellowhammer. It led me to an early start in joining the other lads in the village in nesting every spring. I can remember drawing plans of the village and our large garden with nests marked showing the number of eggs. Like all Greater Flamingoes country lads at the time, before it was made

16 illegal, I had a small egg collection. Thereafter, of damage even when in the car boot, and a never went anywhere without binoculars round couple of times they have been left hanging on a my neck but only got seriously into birds as tree overnight, not ideal treatment for expensive retirement approached in the early 1990s”. He optics. I also have an elderly and heavy Kowa doesn’t know how many species he has seen in telescope with a 30x lens although it doesn’t see Cleveland and acknowledges that: “I am probably daylight very often nowadays.” Geoff takes very the only member of Teesmouth Bird Club who few photographs and when he does, he uses a does not keep lists. I once had a very Fuji Finepix camera. questionable life list but it long ago fell into disuse Geoff’s favourite bird book is ‘Wild Birds in Britain’ and I’ve even stopped keeping a list of ringing by Seton Gordon, published in 1943. “I got this ticks, although I can probably remember most of book for Christmas sometime in the late 40s and I these.” can remember choosing it in W H Smiths at York. Geoff’s local patch is, without question, Flatts I read it so often some parts I could recite. It Lane, Normanby, only six minutes walk from his quotes the Manchester Guardian (now The house. He states that: “This is an outstanding Guardian) at the time as saying ‘the intention of woodland and scrub area, particularly for nesting the book is to foster a love of wild birds, and in warblers in the spring and early summer. All the this it should certainly succeed’. It did”. expected Sylvia warblers and Phylloscs nest in Associated/other interests include anything to do good numbers and Grasshopper Warblers have with wildlife. Geoff did have a reasonable been present throughout my 44 years of walking knowledge of wild flowers “but, not having been there. In my early years of nest recording, I fell prompted by Doreen for seven years now, much by chance upon a pair of Long-tailed Tits nest of what he knew is forgotten”. building, which started me off searching for their Regarding the most impressive birding site he has nests each spring. I now have data on some 280 ever visited, Geoff responded: “I have not been a nests and I have enjoyed every minute of visitor to many birding sites but have occasionally searching for them. Come to think of it, not every enjoyed Majorca in the spring”. His best day’s minute, I have been out on some cold and birding in Cleveland was not for the actual miserable days, particularly this year. It is only a occasion but for the outcome during an evening short walk from here to Eston Moor where the in 1993 when watching Little Terns at Coatham habitat and bird species are entirely different and Sands I got talking to Chris Brown who introduced where I was thrilled one day to see an adult male me to Eric Wood and to ringing. “A life-changing Hen Harrier putting up Snipe over a pond and day actually”. boggy area”. Geoff has not found any outstanding birds in His favourite other Cleveland site is the Tees Cleveland but “I am simply going to say, a pair of Estuary, although other activities stop him Barn Owls. Back in 2004 Barn Owls were very spending as much time there as most members of scarce around here and I rarely ever saw them let Tees Ringing Group. Cannon netting and mist alone had any aspirations of Nest Recording netting terns and waders there is always special them. Then one day, I checked a hole in a tree for Geoff. Outside Cleveland, Geoff’s favourite near Nunthorpe for Tawny Owl and found myself place is the wooded valleys of the North York eye to eye with a pair of Barn Owls. Over the Moors: “I was taken there twenty years ago by next few years numbers started to go up and I Eric Wood to ring nestlings in nest boxes and it decided to make sure that the increasing has become something of my summer home ever population were not without nest sites by putting since. I maintain and monitor some 110 nest up nest boxes. I now monitor over 40 sites, not boxes but in particular I monitor Swallow nests all mine and some just put up speculatively, and and catch and ring the adults at 13 premises as have approaching ten nests each year”. part of the British Trust for Ornithology ‘Re- trapping Adults for Survival’ scheme. Raking “None really”, Geoff says to any big birding round the farms takes me back to my childhood in disappointments that he can remember. “I have Slingsby and I get on very well with the farmers good days and bad days and always say that it is with whom I share a common accent.” the bad days that make the good days good. Birds rarely disappoint altogether”. The optics Geoff uses area Zeiss Conquest 8 x 30 binoculars. He says that these are not top of the Perhaps the most memorable bird Geoff has seen range but give a good enough image for what he is finding an adult male Bluethroat in a mist net wants and are very lightweight: “important, as I whilst doing a net round alone, which gave him a am usually doing something physical with them lovely feeling taking it back to the others at the swinging round my neck. They are always at risk ringing site. As Geoff says: “This was followed a

17 close second by a Swallow at a farm near Hawnby WETLAND BIRD SURVEY TEESMOUTH earlier this summer which gave me my 5,000th SPRING 2013 SUMMARY Nest Record.” Geoff says he has had many embarrassing Overall coverage was perfect, with all 81 sector moments and always for the same reason: counts undertaken over the three months. “When I see a bird, I identify it and on so many This was the coldest spring for several years, occasions I speak without engaging the brain and which doubtless helps to explain some of the high get it wrong. Instantly recognising you are wrong counts recorded, especially in April, when does not ease the embarrassment when you are wintering birds were slow to depart! Hence April with non-birders who know their common birds”. brought new seasonal records for great crested Geoff can’t think of any changes he would like to grebe (52), and teal (490). More predictably, see regarding birds or birding other than people gadwall (228, April) also set a new spring record. from the various disciplines within birding For shoveler (62, April) and eider (40, June) these continuing to get on together and understand were our best seasonal WeBS totals since 2002 each other’s point of view. Regarding Teesmouth and 2007 respectively. However, the shelduck Bird Club, Geoff says: “I joined the Bird Club just peak (261, April) is our worst ever in spring. over 20 years ago to meet other birders and learn For ringed plover (57, May) this was the poorest more about birds and the club always gave me seasonal showing on record, yet golden plover this. Since the extra impetus given to the club (123, April) and knot (92, April) produced their starting some seven or eight years ago I can say best spring totals since 2006 and 2007 nothing but positives about it. It’s got to be a top respectively. Though the sanderling peak was bird club and the huge rise in the number of unremarkable (193, April), purple sandpiper (49, members is testament to this. Involvement in so April), dunlin (343, May) and redshank (519, many local issues is very impressive, people April) all posted above average seasonal maxima. giving up bird watching time to work for the environment”. Tern numbers were slow to build, but by late spring a respectable common tern population In terms of improvements to local environment, (445, June) was present. Geoff finds the modern fashion for tidiness everywhere annoying and believes that small Following this series of counts, sanderling retains areas of good habitat for insects and birds is often its nationally important status in spring. thoughtlessly destroyed. For the future, he merely hopes that: “I have strength in my legs to Mike Leakey climb the ladder for many years to come. And Local Organizer that I am surrounded by many young people doing the same”. Tees Wetland Bird Survey July 2013

Table of results on next page

Teal – new seasonal record in April

Geoff putting up an owl nest box at Scaling Dam

18 WETLAND BIRD SURVEY TEESMOUTH SPRING 2013 SUMMARY

April May June Species 7 12 23 Little Grebe 18 4 3 Great Crested Grebe 52 19 27 Cormorant 53 31 72 Mute Swan 34 44 55 Shelduck 261 227 220 Gadwall 125* 154* 228* Teal 490 10 28 Mallard 107 201 197 Shoveler 62 7 37 Pochard 72 70 60 Tufted Duck 198 134 114 Eider 10 2 40 Coot 253 194 329 Oystercatcher 399 468 144 Avocet 34 28 23 Ringed Plover 14 57 4 Golden Plover 123 2 0 Grey Plover 1 0 0 Lapwing 191 127 104 Knot 92 15 4 Sanderling 193** 67 1 Purple Sandpiper 49 0 0 Dunlin 33 343 0 Ruff 0 0 0 Snipe 17 2 1 Black-tailed Godwit 0 19 6 Bar-tailed Godwit 49 34 7 Curlew 242 30 142 Redshank 519 18 24 Turnstone 84 6 2 Sandwich Tern 6 4 63 Common Tern 0 47 445 Little Tern 0 1 1

Underlined counts indicate Spring 2013 maxima. * Denotes count of >50% of national significance for that species ** Denotes count of national significance for that species NB ‘Teesmouth’ includes Hartlepool Bay and the RSPB Saltholme Reserve

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