11th November: Hemlington Lake and Saltholme
A visit to Hemlington Lake, Middlesbrough to see if the mystery Upland goose was still around. Unringed but must have come from someone's collection, I hadn't seen one before. Pretty female bird.



Then I went to Saltholme and saw a marsh harrier from Phil Stead's hide.



Plus a distant cattle egret.


21st November: Bempton and Scarborough
Bempton was enjoying having a long-eared owl roosting in the Dell. A small group of birders were watching and I joined them. Second photo shows quality of cropped image with Canon R7 camera plus 500mm lens.


Scarborough harbour was quiet.



23rd November: Blacktoft Sands
Blacktoft was fairly quiet too. It's that time of year. But I was pleased one of the fieldfares was a bit more confiding.





Geese as the light rapidly faded.


25th November: Hartlepool and Saltholme
A bird swimming slowly out of the fish dock at Hartlepool caught my eye. I only had bins with me. I felt it wasn't an eider so I waited for it to approach. Guillemot.

Cormorant

Marsh harrier and teal at Phil Stead's.










From Saltholme car park: crab apple [Golden Hornet?] and a late dandelion looking bright and cheerful.

