• Fieldfares for Christmas
    Our summer avian visitors have long since gone but their place has been taken by birds which breed far to the North of us, taking advantage of our mild winters. Two blogs ago Dean discussed the Golden...
  • Entry Fee Changes April 2023
    Image Credit: Jim Stephenson RSPB Saltholme is a Ramsar wetland site of international importance nestled in the Tees Valley. Our status as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special...
  • Bonfire Night Special
    Image Credit: RSPB Images The old rhyme may tell us to remember ‘gunpower treason and plot’ today, but you should also remember our wildlife when you’re lighting bonfires and setting off fireworks!...
  • Berry wars
    Most birds move to find food in winter. Upland birds move to lower ground and northern birds fly south. It is a particular problem for birds that eat insects, and many insect eating birds change their...
  • Chak, chak
    That's a fieldfare making that noise in the title. Hi everyone, Look out for groups of fieldfares in the hedges around Saltholme. You might also see them flying in straggling groups too. I was mooching...