The only clue I had for the locality was the Brick Factory - well couldn't miss that!
And then, I spotted another unmissable sight - this had to be the bird! Long wings hovering Osprey fashion over the field by the road!! with a squeal of brakes, dust everywhere, I came to a halt in one of the lay-bys and hastily grabbed the camera out of the bag.....
A bit shaky I know but this was to be the moment of the day - if only I'd arrived a few minutes earlier?!
After the brief hover, it flew over to the fence around the factory waste land.....
Where it was to stay for much of the session - except it continuously further and further away! At least with every short flight I got another chance of catching the distinctive tail pattern!
Eventually after nearly three hours of waiting, it put in a brief appearance near the fence again, only to turn back and fly away - the last decent record shots of the day!
I made my way up to Yarm and some fantastic hospitality - birding was on the menu for the following day too.....
