Description
RSPB Dorman’s Pool is a rectangular lake bordered to the North and South by industry’s access roads, to the East by a high slag embankment and to the West by an abandoned railway line and a line of trees. About 50% of the pool is covered with reeds. This is attractive to good numbers of breeding Saz Kamışçını and Su kılavuzu, and to Balaban and Bıyıklı baştankara in some winters. The other half is mostly shallow water in winter and spring, but this dries up to some degree every summer, creating varying areas of mud and very shallow water. Dorman’s Pool also attracts numbers of waders, geese and ducks, as well as Saz delicesi from April to October.
Interesting and unusual birds that have been seen here include Kızılsırtlı örümcekkuşu, Boyunçeviren, Delice doğan, Perdeli Kumkuşu, Ak Sokumlu Kumkuşu, Çizgili Kumkuşu, büyük deniz düdükçünü, Deniz düdükçünü, Sibirya kazi, Benekli suyelvesi and Sarıbağlı kuyruksallayan.
Details
Access
Note that only RSPB Members and Teeside Bird Club members can visit the Dorman's Pool bird hide. Access is via the road along the Southern edge (Huntsman Drive) to a small car park in the South Western corner. Click on the P in the map for directions. From the car park a 300 metre path leads to the Jeff Youngs hide.

