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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Castle Lake & surrounds - 5 BT Godwit feeding in new sown field - not seen that behaviour before - wonder because so dry?, 120 Curlew, 90 Lapwing, Pintail at CL, 45 Wigeon, 2 Chiffs, 6 Grey Wag - v quiet & desperate need of rain. Fascinating info board in Bish Mid cemetery @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Castle Lake - Pectoral Sandpiper juv in front of hide with 12 Ruff, 6 Blackwit, C Sand, Dunlin, Greenshank & 60 Curlew. Thanks to finder @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Castle Lake & surrounds - SE Owl, Marsh Harrier - v poor phone pic!, GW Egret, Curlew Sand, 4 Ringed Plover, 10 Ruff, C Sand, 3 L Egret (1 c ringed Red left), W Tit, Y Wag @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cracking day at Beamish. Been meaning to visit the 1950s village for ages & we finally had a free Saturday. Fish n’chips, electrical store with a washer my mum had until the 1980s, Formica covered houses & a decent step back in time 1910 pint in the Sun Inn.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Took dad around Burdon Moor yesterday- first time in 20 years I’ve been up there. No Whinchat & only a short walk but what superb habitat - handful of Chiffs, 300 Goldfinch, load of Hirundines S & 6 Buzzard of note.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Always had in mind to visit Usher College in Durham, but never seemed to get round to it, until yesterday. Stunning architecture, art & quite a few classic cars too.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Anglesey north Wales & Bamburgh, NE England.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Pipistrelle out & about at 2pm this afternoon.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My superb photography skills captured a Holly Blue in the garden this afternoon. Buzzard & Kestrel over - no photo!

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Manchester is definitely growing on me - 3rd time I’ve been here in last 12 months & always a decent pint with a bit of Peterloo history, along with a hearty Polish brunch. I’ll be back for the John Ryland library - queue was huge.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Portmeirion is stunning - highly recommend a visit. Traeth Llanddwyn is definitely up there with one of the best beaches in the UK - stunning scenery, history & even hot & sunny. Birdlife bit disappointing tho we’ve missed main breeding season.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

South Stack birding in howling S Westerly sadly didn’t produce huge movement but 100 Manxie, 12 Chough - inc 6 on bird table, 6 Raven, Peregrine giving superb views at plucking perch, Buzzard & a scattering of auks as most seabirds now vacated colonies.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Quirky day on Anglesey - the longest place name in Europe & 2nd longest in the world, biggest hinged door in the UK, 15C house & finished off with a walk around the not of this world landscape of a copper mine where we saw Stonechat feeding yng.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

You can take the boy out the Library, but not the Library out the… @teesstudentlife.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Current view in Anglesey - sea watching from cottage balcony sans G&T - Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake, 3 Crossbill - sunny 5 mins ago 20C so not too bad 🍹😎

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Site tick today - dropped into Margrove Ponds on travels. Gropper reeling at car park, Little Grebe & yng, Reed & Sedge Warbler singing & host of dragonflies/chasers - must improve my Anisoptera ID. Looked good for Hobby but single Buzzard only raptor I could manage @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

First time since we moved into our Sedgie house in 2010 that none of the 6 garden bird boxes have been occupied. Over years we’ve had up to 3 occupants - House Sparw, Great Tit, Blue Tit & Robin. Quite worrying esp as we manage garden for wildlife.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Stunning scenery Steely, on my bucket place, not just for its wildlife but its sad history, both for birds & people. Can recommend both of these reads - both sombre but essential reads.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A very blurry through the bins pic!

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Fascinating list of sightings reported from Albert Park in May & June 1912 - Cuckoo, Hawfinch, Redstart, Yellowhammer, Yellow Wag, Kingfisher & Woodcock not on my Park list @teesbirds.bsky.social from N. Moorsom (2002) Middlesbrough’s Albert Park

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Castle Lake 1700 - Spotted Redshank in front of hide, 7 Yellow Wag, 3 Common Sand, 3 LR Plover @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Those well-known hole nesters…Goldfinch! If you’re going to the effort of making & selling boxes, at least try to get your packaging educationally accurate 🤦‍♂️

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Skerne Woods Census no 5 - 6 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffs, Kestrel pair in box, 2 Bullfinch, Treecreeper, Mistle Thrush, 3 Coal Tit, good nos of Linnet. Rookery very active too - 24 nests. Still no Buzzard, Tree Sparrow or Wagtails. Thought might get Whitethroat but no!

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Census no 3 @ Skerne Woods & v cold 🥶 Good nos of Robins singing & territorial fights, Jackdaw in Pine Wood, Mallard at Pond, Kestrel, Bullfinch, Stock Dove in box, Rooks doing well above bike track & Blackcap & Chiffs. Nice Linnet colony developing - flock of 16 bounding about & singing.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

1st Census of the yr @ Skerne Woods. Bit foggy & cool but Chiff, Tree Sparrow, Bullfinch, f Kestrel, Reed Bunt, Goldcrest, Siskin, Redpoll, 8 Dunnock, 7 Chaffinch, Redwing, Greenfinch, 14 Robins, 14 Wren, & 25 Rook nests. V small nest found - Dunnock? Salters Lane Wood like moonscape!

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Skerne Wood in Sedgefld - a tiny linear strip N of Sedgefld adj to Netpark. There’s 100s of these patches across the county, all supporting countless nos of birds, many red listed. In 2025 Skerne held 161 pairs breeding of 34 species - 2025 census report www.sedgefieldweb.co.uk/THE%202025%2...

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Castle Lake - drake American Wigeon right of hide. May be the autumn bird? @teesbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Fabulous few hours on Nland coast - big skies & superb scenery. Decent birds too - 1,000s of Brent, Barnacle & Wigeon, good selection of waders inc Grey Plov & Bar Tail, Scoter, Auks, RB Merg & Perg & best of all breeding plumage GN Diver.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Decent at Crimdon Dene - 2, pos 3 Yellow B Warbler, Brambling, 30 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffs, small nos of incoming Fieldfare, Redwing & Blackbird, 12 Partridge, 6 Marsh Tit, Buzzard, Redpoll & good nos of common species. Finished with Cattle Egret & Green Sand at Seal Sands Rd @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Castle Lake - eclipse m American Wigeon still showing in front of hide (thanks to finder Stephen) @teesbirds.bsky.social @fishburnian.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This avenue of trees thru Teesside Uni in central Boro has held up to 4 calling Chiffs since early Aug & also Willow Warbler & Blackcap. Must be passage birds & prob dozens have passed thru over the last few months @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Castle Lake - GW Egret, Peregrine, 7 Curlew Sand, 7 Ruff, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 24 Blackwit, Common Sand, 300 Hirundine, 30 Siskin, 8 Yellow Wag, 30 Chiff/Willow Warb @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Castle Lake - Spotted Redshank still present - opp hide far E bank (thanks Rob) 3 Curlew Sand, 5 Ruff, 1 Green Sand, Common Sand, 2 Ring Plover & Hobby over hide. Beautiful sunrise over Stoneybeck @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Harvesting my veg this aftie - phenomenal growing year - just a tiny fraction of my produce so far with a load more spuds, beans, spring onions & parsnips still to come…got 10 jars of plum jam made too 🤤

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Castle Lake - Common Sand, 2 LR Plover, 140 Curlew, 88 Lapwing, 12 GC Grebe inc yng, 8 Teal, 14 L Egret, Willow Tit. Looks good when/if wader passage starts @teesbirds.bsky.social

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Explored Thornborough Henges at Nosterfield. Incredible how they’ve survived - 4,000 yrs old!

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Brilliant day exploring @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social quiet birds-wise apart from Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Green Wood, LRP, L Egret, Red Kite, Y Wag. Superb nos of butterfly on the wing - 12 species inc Brimstone. Very dry tho.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A potter around the byways of Cockermouth. I do love an old bridge - this one built on 1899 & strangely one the notable names, a JP, scratched out. Some wonderful stonework & sandstone gateposts.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Last night’s view from our holiday hobbit house in the Lakes - stunning. Lovely comma & some scary chickens.

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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

🌼 Botany Walk 🗓Sat 28 June 10am 🌳Skerne Woods Netpark Join expert ecologist Roni Howard on a flora walk of Skerne Woods. There’s also a wide range of birds inc Gropper, Whitethroat & Crossbill. See advert - pls email if you’d like to attend @teesbirds.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social

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