3rd September 2026

 Highlights

Long Nab - 2 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Skua, 2 Artic Skua, 300 Common Terns 2 Caspian Gulls, 1 Little Gull, 1 Whimbrel

Cloughton - Turtle Dove

Scalby Mills - 25 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 33 Great Black Backed Gulls, 1 Curlew, 8 Oystercatchers

Crossgates - Pied Flycatcher (night recording), 1Swift

Gristhorpe Bay - 5 Wheatear, 1 Swift

Flixton Carr - 15 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warblers, 2 Whitethroat 

Throxenby Mere - 1 Kingfisher

Wykeham Raptor View Point - 1 Willow Tit, 2 Crossbills, 1 Raven

Troutsdale - 1000 plus House Martins, 1 Raven, 3 Goshawks, 1 Merlin

Brompton Ponds - 1 Little Egret

Sandwich Terns, Scalby Mills, Chris Bell

2nd September 2026

Highlights

Long Nab - 2 Gadwall, 1 Greenshank, 114 Common Terns, 5 Artic Skuas, 5 Red-Throated Divers

Marine Drive - Wheatear

South Bay - 5 Mediterranean Gulls (1 Juvenile), 70 Carrion Crows

High Farm Eastfield - Wheatear

Seamer Tip Pools - 2 Shoveler 

Gristhorpe Bay - 3 Yellow Wagtails, 15 Grey Partridge (5 at Mount Pleasant Farm, 10 at Blue Dolphin Park), 1 Merlin

Wykeham Lakes - 10 Egyptian Geese, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler

Mediterranean Gull (Juvenile) South Bay, Terry Hobson

1st September 2026

 Highlights

Long Nab - 1 Wheatear, 1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile) 25 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Red-breasted Merganser north.

Scalby Mills - 5 Common Terns, small groups of Sandwich Terns, 6 Swallows

Stepney Road - 1 Chiffchaff

Crossgates -  4 Lapwings, 1 Swift

Gristhorpe Bay - 1 CC Marsh Harrier, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 96 Curlew, 76 Oystercatchers, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Little Egrets

Wykeham Raptor View Point - 1 Turtle Dove (flew west through Troutsdale), 8 Goshawks 

Lebberston - Female Peregrine

Great White Egret, Seamer Tip Pools, Paul Malton

Monday 31st August

Potter Brompton Carr: the first-winter BARRED WARBLER still at Potter Brompton Carr. Also 12 Ruff, Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Marsh Harriers, Hobby, 2 Whinchats, 20 Yellow Wagtails.

Long Nab: 2 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, Little Owl.

Cloughton Pond: Wigeon, Little Owl.

Lebberston Cliffs: Little Egret, 3 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Wheatears, Whinchat, Garden Warbler. Golden Plover and Dunlin over.

Open Air Theatre: 2 Kingfishers.

Wykeham Lakes:  Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret.

Crossgates: Swift over.

Castle Hill: 4 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Tree Pipit, 9 Siskins.

Spotted Flycatcher Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Sunday 30th August

Ravenscar: 110 House Martins, 100 Swallows, plus a Golden Plover flew south.

Castle Hill: Caspian Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Pied Flycatchers, Redstart, 15 Siskin.

Wykeham Lakes: Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Little Egrets.

Long Nab: Merlin, 5 Wheatears, Whinchat, 4 Pied Flycatchers, Redstart,  Lesser Whitethroat.

Cloughton Wyke: 2 Arctic Skuas and a Manx Shearwater south. Raven, 3 Whinchats, 2 Stonechats.

Crossgates: 10 Curlews flew south. 

Scalby Mills: 3 juvenile Caspian Gulls (including a ringed Dutch, and a new Polish ringed bird).

Potter Brompton Carr: Hobby, Merlin (female), 2 Marsh Harriers, Greenshank.

Scalby Beck: 2 Swifts south.

Harwood Dale Lake: Kingfisher.

Gristhorpe Bay area: 64 Curlews, 111 Oystercatchers, 6 Dunlin, 2 Turnstones, 3 Little Egrets. Also Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Garden Warbler, 2 Whinchats, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail.

Caspian Gull Scalby Mills - Chris Bell

Saturday 29th August

At sea: A CORNCRAKE on Spirit of Discovery, 7 miles east of Scarborough, flew off westward at 07.20 hrs.

Potter Brompton Carr: A BARRED WARBLER was seen by two observers. Also 12 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby

Lebberston Cliffs / Gristhorpe Bay area: A first-winter/female RED-BACKED SHRIKE, Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Whinchats, 8 Wheatears, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Jay, Little Egret, Whimbrel. 

Langdale End: 8 Ravens.

Castle Cliffs: Juvenile Peregrine.

Cayton Bay: 2 Whinchats.

Long Nab: Short-eared Owl, Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Pied Flycatchers, Whinchat, 3 Wheatears. Moving south were 2 Swifts, 310 House Martins, 210 Swallows, 20 Meadow Pipits.

Castle Hill: 2 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Wheatears, 3 Willow Warblers.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret.

Gristhorpe village: Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher.

South Cliff: 2 Wood Sandpipers, Jay, Nuthatch flew south. Two Whinchats (one south), 2 Pied Flycatchers.

Corncrake at sea on Spirit of Discovery - Brian Clasper.

Friday 28th August

Crossgates: 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs Heron Lane.

Long Nab: 8 Pied Flycatchers, Whinchat, 4 Wheatears, 3 Lesser Whitethroats. 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier flew south. Black-tailed Godwit flew north.

Ellerburn valley: Osprey.

Seamer Road Mere: 20 Gadwall.

Lebberston Cliffs: 6 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, 5 Wheatears, 20 Siskin, "acredula" type Willow Warbler. Also Caspian Gull offshore.

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher.

Scalby Mills: Great White Egret, 3 Caspian Gulls ( ringed Dutch and Polish juveniles).

Wykeham Lakes: Wigeon, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, 20 Sand Martins.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 juv Little Stints, Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, 13 Ruff, 10 Dunlin, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Whinchat.

Marine Drive; 66 Sandwich, 5 Common Terns, 2 Turnstone, Red-throated Diver on the Scarborough Birders eve Seawatch Event.

Castle Hill: 3 Pied Flycatchers, Redstart, 5 Wheatears, 19 Siskin.

South Cliff: Greenshank.

Whinchat Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Thursday 27th August

South Cliff: 8 Pied Flycatchers. 2 Redstarts.

Cayton Bay: Wheatear and Pied Flycatcher.

Snainton: 2 adult Turtle Doves in an oil seed rape crop to north of village.

Yons Nab/Lebberston Cliffs: 2 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Redstarts, Garden Warbler, 2 Wheatears.

North Bay: Eider.

Harbour: 17 Dunlin flew south, adult Mediterranean Gull.

Jackson's Bay: 22 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Redshank, 2 Turnstone.

Ravenscar: Pied Flycatcher.

Long Nab: 7 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 4 Wheatears, Whinchat, 2 Siskins. A Wood Sandpiper flew south.

Castle Hill: Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, Marsh Tit.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 juv Little Stints, 8 Dunlin, 18 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 8 Yellow Wagtails.

Gbb Gull Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Wednesday 26th August

South Cliff: 11 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats, Wheatear, 22 Whitethroats, 11 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Willow Warblers.

Long Nab: a juvenile Long-tailed Skua flew south, also 5 Arctic Skuas past, and a juvenile Caspian Gull flew north.  Present were a Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 4 Wheatears, 2 Garden Warblers. Mediterranean Gull in fields.

Dalby Forest: Hobby over Low Staindale.

Castle Hill: 2 Swifts flew south.

Wykeham Lakes: Marsh Harrier.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Marsh Harriers.

Troutsdale: family of Spotted Flycatchers at Troutsdale Low Hall.

Scarborough: Bar-tailed Godwit north over Gordon St (later seen over Long Nab).

Bar-tailed Godwit over Scarborough town - Mark Hepples.

Tueday 25th August

Long Nab: Moving past were 214 Teal, 11 Wigeon, 3 Gadwall, Great Skua, 9 Arctic Skua, Pomarine Skua (dark morph adult flew south), Red-throated Diver, Yellow-legged Gull.

Cayton Bay: 17 Grey Partridge.

Wykeham Forest: small Crossbill flock at east end. Marsh Harrier from the Raptor Viewpoint, several juvenile Goshawks.

Cromer Point: Caspian Gull (juvenile).

Scalby Mills: Caspian Gull (juvenile).

White Nab: Long-tailed Skua (juvenile flew south), Yellow-legged & Caspian Gull (juveniles).

Scarborough: Vocal Tawney Owl Stepney area. Unconfirmed report of a Honey Buzzard over road near Peasholm Park.

Redshank Scalby Mills - Chris Bell.

Monday 24th August

Long Nab: 2 Wheatear near the Observatory. Arctic Skua, Great Skua, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Sparrowhawks on the move.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret, 4 Little Egrets.

Peasholm Park: Kingfisher in the Glen.

Wykeham Lakes: 500 Greylag Geese, 3 Herons, Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, adult Mediterranean Gull.

Broxa Forest: 2 Willow Tits, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Redstart.

Scalby Mills: 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls, 27 Common Terns, 44 Sandwich terns, 3 Turnstones.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, Knot, 14 Ruff, 9 Dunlin.

Little Egrets, and Heron Seamer tip pool - Phil Bennett.

Sunday 23rd August

Long Nab: Wheatear in the stubble. Moving past were a GREAT SHEARWATER (north @ 06.38), 5 Sooty Shearwaters, 11 Manx Shearwaters, 4 Arctic & 1 Great Skua, Whimbrel, 6 Redshank, and a Ringed Plover.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret, Little Egret, Heron.

Crossgates: 8 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin sound recorded over night.

Scalby Mills: the evening tern roost had 60 Sandwich and 4 Common Terns.

Cayton Bay: 600 corvids roosting (mostly Rooks).

Potter Brompton Carr: Black-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, 14 Ruff, 9 Dunlin, Knot.

Kestrel at Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Saturday 22nd August

Long Nab: Wheatear by the Observatory. Moving past were 10 Sooty & 24 Manx Shearwaters, 8 Arctic Skuas, 10 Great Skuas, Caspian Gull, 3 Snipe, 7 Arctic Terns.

Sea Cut: Little Egret.

Crossgates: Goshawk flew SW.  Little Ringed Plover, 4 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, Whimbrel, Ringed Plover, Golden Plover sound recorded overnight.

Broxa Forest: Goshawk, 10 Common Buzzards, 4 Crossbills, 6 Siskins, Treecreeper.

Wykeham lakes: 740 Greylag Geese, Wigeon, 7 Teal, Little Egret, Reed Warbler.

Potter Brompton Carr: Mandarin, Black-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank (juvenile), 3 Greenshank, Knot, 15 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 9 Yellow Wagtails.

Scalby Mills: Common Sandpiper.

Marine Drive: 3 Arctic Skuas past.

Wheatear Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Friday 21st August

Potter Brompton Carr: Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpipers, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Knot (juvenile),  6 Ruff, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby (juvenile), 3 Yellow Wagtails.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret.

Long Nab: Highlights past were 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua, 16 Arctic Skuas, 2 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 2 Grey Plover, 320 Common Terns, 30 Arctic Terns, Caspian Gull.

Dalby Forest: Nightjar feeding at roadside 20.45 hrs near Staindale Lake.

Marine Drive/South Cliff: 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Knot, Great Skua.

Oystercatcher Scalby Mills - Chris Bell.

Thursday 20th August

Potter Brompton Carr: 3 Wood Sandpipers, Redshank, Greenshank, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, Marsh Harrier, Grasshopper Warbler.

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Egrets, Wigeon, 7 Teal, 400 Greylag Geese.

Long Nab: Highlights past were 134 Teal, Knot, 3 Ruff, 189 Arctic Terns, 459 Sandwich Terns, 2 Roseate Terns, 3 Caspian Gulls, 19 Arctic Skuas, Long-tailed Skua (juvenile), 5 great Skuas, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Red-throated Divers.

Crossgates: 5 Whimbrel sound recorded overnight.

Egyptian Geese and Heron Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell.

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Wednesday 19th August

Scalby Mills: 5 juvenile Caspian Gulls including a Dutch ringed bird (ringed as a chick 19.06.26 near Amsterdam), an adult ringed Mediterranean Gull (ringed as a chick 2022 in Germany).

West Ayton: Little Owl.

Crossgates: 5 Whimbrel sound recorded overnight.

Wrench Green: 2 Dippers, 3 Grey Wagtails, 3 Willow Tits. 3 Stonechats near Northstile pool.

Long Nab: 3 Bar-tailed Godwits flew north.

Throxenby Mere: 50+ House Martins.

Potter Brompton Carr: Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, 4 Marsh Harriers, Merlin {juvenile male), Hobby, Willow Tit, 5 Yellow Wagtails.

Caspian Gull Scatby Mills - Dave Mansell

Tuesday 18th August

Long Nab: Caspian Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 46 Oystercatchers at high tide evening roost.  Moving past in the morning were a Caspian Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 182 Sandwich Terns, 4 Arctic Terns, 10 Common Terns, 4 Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, Dunlin.

South Bay: Wheatear near Clock Cafe.

Wykeham Lakes: 7 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egrets.

Scalby Lodge: Short-eared Owl.

Potter Brompton Carr: Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harriers

Tufted Duck Seamer Rd Mere - Phil Bennett.

Monday 17th August

 Long Nab: Redstart and Wheatear by Cliff Top House. Moving past were Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 2 Roseate Terns (adult + juvenile), 2 Arctic Terns, 17 Common Terns, 2 Caspian Gulls (juvs), and finally the first Great Skua of the year!

Harwood Dale Lake: Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Little Grebe.

Crossgates: Hobby flew east. 10+ Whimbrel (39 calls) sound recorded overnight.

Wykeham Lakes: Little Egret, 3 Egyptian Geese, Wigeon.

Wrench Green: Green Sandpiper at Northstile pool.

Potter Brompton Carr: Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 5 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, Dunlin, Marsh Harrier, 8 Yellow Wagtails.

Kestrel Long Nab - Steve Hey.

Sunday 16th August

 

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Highlights:

Staindale Lake: Family party of Spotted Flycatchers.

South Bay: 7 Mediterranean Gulls, Dunlin, Common sandpiper at Black Rocks.

Potter Brompton Carr: 5 Wood Sandpipers.

Wykeham Forest: 8 Crossbills, 17 Siskin, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, 19 Coal Tits, Blackcap.

Scalby Mills: Juvenile Caspian Gull.

Wykeham Lakes: Little Egret, Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull (2cy), 5 Gbb Gulls (1 juv), 6 Lbb Gulls.

Long Nab: Moving past were a Red-throated Diver, Turnstone, Arctic Tern, 21 Common Terns, Mediterranean Gull.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 4 Marsh Harriers.

Caspian Gull (left) Scalby Mills - Dave Mansell.

Saturday 15th August

 

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Highlights:

Long Nab: Nine Great White Egrets and a Little Egret flew north together. 

Harwood Dale Lake: Great White Egret, Snipe.

Wykeham Lakes: Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egrets.

Scarborough: Caspian Gull in the harbour.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret, 4 Little Grebes (2 juvs), 9 Gadwall, 10 Mute Swans.

Potter Brompton Carr: 35 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpipers, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 4 Greenshank, 10 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, Hobby.

Great White Egrets passing Long Nab - Nick Addey

Friday 14th August

Long Nab: Quail flushed by a combine harvester. 2 Garganey (one male) flew north. 4 Whimbrel, 8 Bar-tailed Godwits flew north.

Dalby Forest: Raven, 3 Goshawks, 7 Common Buzzards, Spotted Flycatcher from Jerry Noddle. 11 Spotted Flycatchers (3 family groups) Bridestones area.

Sea Cut: Little Egret.

Scarborough: Tawny Owl Stepney Rd.

Potter Brompton Carr: 9 Golden Plovers, Ringed Plover, 28 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 7 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 10 Ruff, 3 Dunlin. Marsh Harrier

Little Egret (juvenile) Sea Cut - Martin Moseley.

Thursday 13th August

Long Nab: A Pied Flycatcher at Crook Ness. 4 Whimbrel in the bay. Highlights past included a Great White Egret, Little Egret, 240 Common Scoters, 3 Golden Plovers, 2 Ringed Plover, Caspian Gull (juvenile), Marsh Harrier, 339 Swallows.

Scalby Mills: Little Egret.

Scarborough: 6 Swifts over Cross Lane.

Potter Brompton Carr: Three Wood Sandpipers.

Charm Park: 9 Grey Partridge.

Honey Buzzard Wykeham Raptor Viewpoint (June) - Harry O'Neill

Wednesday 12th August

Long Nab: 2 Peregrines, Marsh Harrier, 2 Lesser Whitethroats present. Moving past were Knot, 2 Ruff, Golden Plover, 7 Whimbrel, 4 Common Terns, 4 Yellow Wagtails.

Burniston village: 8 Tree Sparrows at a garden feeder., 2 Swifts south.

Broxa Forest: Red Kite.

Potter Brompton Carr: 7 Ruff, 4 Wood Sandpipers, Little Stint, Hobby.

Sparrowhawk Allerston - Graham Sigsworth

Tueday 11th August

White Nab: Moving past were 4 Roseate Terns (2 juveniles), 5 Arctic & 35 Common Terns, 16 Whimbrel, 18 Knot, 21 Sanderling, 113 Oystercatchers, Mediterranean Gull.

Seamer Tip pool: Great White Egret.

Long Nab: Moving past were a Tufted Duck, Greenshank, 7 Whimbrel, Ringed Plover, 48 Common & 5 Arctic Terns. 

Wykeham Lakes: Wigeon, Pochard, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls, Mediterranean Gull, 2 Greenshank, Curlew, 2 Little Egrets, Hobby.

Wykeham Forest: Hobby, Raven, 2 Redstarts, 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

Potter Brompton Carr: Little Stint, 4 Wood Sandpipers, Grey Plover over.

Great White Egret Seamer tip pool - Phil Bennett.

Monday 10th August

Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 2 Honey Buzzards, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Ravens.

Dalby Forest: Hobby Crosscliff viewpoint. 8 Golden Plover flew north.

Harwood Dale Lake: 3 Quail, Greenshank.

Long Nab: Black Tern (adult) flew south, also past: Bar-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover, 3 Manx Shearwaters, Mediterranean Gull.

Wykeham Lakes: Wigeon, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, juvenile Caspian Gull.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebes feeding 2 juvs.

Potter Brompton Carr: Garganey, 31 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpipers, 4 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 6 Ruff,  Little Stint, 2 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler.

Caspian Gull Wykeham Lakes - Nick Addey

Sunday 9th August

Cloughton: Quail near Station Lane (seen).

Sawdon Beck Woods: Family party of Spotted Flycatchers.

Wykeham Lakes: 4 Egyptian Geese, 250 Greylag Geese, Wigeon, 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 110 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Lbb Gulls, Little Egret.

South Bay: Mediterranean Gull near The Spa.

Long Nab: Highlights moving past were 2 Arctic Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull (juvenile), Marsh Harrier, Whimbrel, Ringed Plover, Red-throated Diver, 50 Teal, Raven (flew south), 660 Swallows.

Scalby Beck: Dipper.

Potter Brompton Carr: Juvenile Little Stint, 3 Wood Sandpipers.

Harwood Dale Lake: Mandarin, 4 Little Grebes, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank.

Stock Dove Wykeham nursery - Roy Barker.

Saturday 8th August

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Wigeon, Shoveler, 7 Green Sandpipers, 4 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, Little Stint (juvenile), 3 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Willow Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler.

Cloughton: Juvenile Little Owl. Marsh Harrier over.

Crossgates: 2 Little Egrets flew south. Golden Plover sound recorded at night.

Long Nab: Moving past were 2 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, Golden Plover, 3 Arctic Terns, 5 Common Terns. 2 Little Owls, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail present.

Yedingham: Little Owl.

Harwood Dale Lake: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, Little Grebe.

Throxenby mere: 50 House Martins.

Scarborough Hospital: 100 House Martins at A & E.

Scarborough: Osprey flew SW over Hovingham Drive at 19.00 hrs.

Scalby Lodge: 2 Marsh Harriers flew in off the sea.

Little Grebe Seamer Road Mere - Paul Malton

Friday 7th August

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Wigeon, Juvenile Little Stint, 5 Wood Sandpipers, 24 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Ruff, Dunlin, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler.

Wykeham Lakes: Juvenile Little Gull on East Lake, 2 Wigeon, 2 Reed Warblers.

Long Nab: Moving past: 3 Roseate Terns (2 ads + 1 juv south) , Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Terns, 14 Common Terns, 106 Sandwich Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls.

Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: Honey Buzzard.

Crossgates: Hobby flew NW.

Cayton Bay: Juvenile Cuckoo, 30 Curlews arrived from the east.

Scalby Mills: Eider, 2 Curlews, 12 Sandwich Terns.

Forge Valley: Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher.

Spotted Flycatcher Forge Valley - Martin Moseley.

Thursday 6th August

Yedingham: Marsh Harrier.

Marine Drive: Eider.

Long Nab: Red-throated Diver feeding offshore. Juvenile Caspian Gull attending crab boat "Optimistic".

Harwood Dale Lake: Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Grebes.

Wrench Green: Family of Spotted Flycatchers. Snipe at Northstile pool.

Dalby Forest: Green Woodpecker, Crossbill CrossCliff. 2 Stonechats at Bridestones.

Wykeham Lakes: 4 Egyptian Geese, 5 Reed Warblers.

Scalby Lodge area: Quail.

Coot Seamer Road Mere - Phil Bennett.

Wednesday 5th August

Harwood Dale Lake: Wood Sandpiper,  Greenshank, Little Grebe.

Wykeham Lakes: Little Egret.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Wood Sandpipers, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpipers, 3 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Egrets, 

Long Nab: Moving past were Little Egret, Whimbrel, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Common Terns.

Forge Valley: Kingfisher.

Seamer Tip Pool: Great White Egret.

Scarborough South Cliff: Moving past were a Whimbrel, Dunlin, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, Common Tern, 2 Marsh Harriers.

Little Gull Wykeham Lakes (4/8/26) - Steve Hey