Redcar

[ red-kahr ]

/ ˈrɛdˌkɑr /

a town in NE England, in Redcar and Cleveland district, on the North Sea.

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Higher up there is golf at Redcar and Seaton Carew which none need despise.
The Complete Golfer [1905]|Harry Vardon
To recruit his strength he went to Redcar, where the bracing air of the German Ocean soon counteracted the ill effect of overwork.
Yesterdays with Authors|James T. Fields
James was one of nine children, all of whom he survived, with the exception of a sister who married a fisherman at Redcar.
Captain Cook|W.H.G. Kingston
As he was leaving, Redcar spoke to him in rather a sheepish way.
Put Yourself in His Place|Charles Reade

This migration appears to have first been recorded from Redcar on the 13th of August.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires|Charles Dixon