Thursday 21st August

 The Spotted Redshank still at Potter Brompton Carr, also 5 Green Sandpipers and 8 Marsh Harriers (9+ individuals over last two days). A Marsh Tit in a Stepney garden. Highlights past Long Nab: 2 Wigeon, Balearic Shearwater, 26 Sooty Shearwaters, 63 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Arctic Skuas, adult pale Pomarine Skua, 5 Great Skuas, 14 Arctic Terns. A Great White Egret, 2 Shelducks at Wykeham East Lake. A Marsh Tit on Lightfoot's Lane. An Osprey again in the Ellerburn valley.

Marsh Tit Forge Valley feeders - Steve Challis

Wednesday 20th August

 The Spotted Redshank was still at Potter Brompton Carr, also there eight Marsh Harriers, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 16 Ruff, 2 Dunlin and a Red Kite. Six Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, 12 Coot Wykeham East Lake. A Greenshank at Ellerburn trout farm. A Little Egret, Common Sandpiper at Brompton Ponds. A Yellow Wagtail at South Moor farm, Dalby. Past Long Nab in the morning were 4 Sooty & 21 Manx Shearwaters, 5 Arctic Skuas, a Great Skua, Shoveler and 4 Arctic Terns. 

Ruff at Wykeham East Lake - Chris Bell

Tuesday 19th August

 A juvenile Spotted Redshank was a new arrival at Potter Brompton Carr. Also there were 16 Ruff, Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Great White Egret, and 2 Marsh Harriers. Single Turtle Doves near Silpho and The Mill Inn, Harwood Dale. Highlights past Long Nab included a drake Scaup, Wigeon, 6 Arctic Skuas, 4 Great Skuas, 2 Caspian Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull, and a Mediterranean Gull. Two Snipe, 15 Teal at Harwood Dale Lake. 18 Gadwall at Seamer Road Mere. The Osprey was seen again at Ellerburn trout farm late afternoon. Three Dunlin at Scalby Mills. At least 4 Willow Tits (2 different areas) and 4 Marsh Tits at Wrench Green, plus a Hobby over. 25+ Mistle Thrushes in a field at Hackness. 

Little Egret and Grey Heron Wykeham East Lake - Terry Hobson

Monday 18th August

 At Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Water Rails (ad + juv), Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, 8 Ruff, Dunlin, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 Willow Tits, Cetti's Warbler. Seven Bar-tailed Godwits in Jackson's Bay. In the Cromer Point/Stile Scrub area: 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls, and a Grasshopper Warbler in the cliff top scrub. A Greenshank over Wykeham East Lake, also Little Egret and 2 Kingfishers. Highlights past Long Nab included 244 Teal, 713 Common Scoter, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, Knot, 4 Arctic Terns, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Arctic Skuas, 4 Great Skuas, 3230 Gannets. 

Caspian Gull Cromer Point - Nick Addey

Sunday 17th August

 Kingfisher and Dipper on cage at Staindale Lake, Dalby. 44 House Sparrows in a Burniston garden, 3 Swifts flew south. Three Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Great & 2 Arctic Skuas past Long Nab. A Willow Tit in an Allerston garden. Common Sandpiper at Throxenby Mere. 11 Greenfinch in a Cayton garden. A Mediterranean Gull at Scalby Mills. Four Ravens over Troutsdale.

Sparrowhawk in a Scarborough garden - Mike Michael

Saturday 16th August

 In Jackson's Bay: 5 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 5 Ringed Plover, plus a Greenshank flew south. At Ellerburn: 2 Kingfishers, Little Grebe (+ 2 chicks), Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, 39 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, and a Woodcock flushed by a Sparrowhawk. Highlights past Long Nab included 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gull (juv), 2 Caspian Gulls, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Arctic and 2 Great Skuas, 112 Common Terns. At Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 2 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, Marsh harrier, Red Kite. Aa adult Roseate Tern flew north past Marine Drive with Common Terns.

Yellow-legged Gulls Long Nab - Chris Bell

Friday 15th August

 Three Wheatears at Long Nab, Three Yellow-legged Gulls, Caspian Gull and a Great Skua moving past. 620 Greylag Geese, 2 Gadwall, 25 Coot, 6 Herons, Kingfisher at Wykeham East Lake. At Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite. A Corn Bunting at Crook Ness. 15 Swifts over Scalby Beck. 

Great Skua past Long Nab - Chris Bell

Thursday 14th August

 A Hobby was chasing Linnets at Harwood Dale Lake. Single Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls moved south past Long Nab, 3 Whimbrel flew north. A Common Sandpiper in Jackson's Bay. 76 Swallows on wires at Burniston. Five Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank at Throxenby Mere in the evening.

Common Sandpipers at Throxenby Mere - Martin Moseley

Wednesday 13th August

 The Scarborough Birders event at the Mill Inn failed to score any Turtle Doves but the beer was good!

A Great White Egret and Little Egret at Wykeham East Lake. 25 Common Scoter settled in North Bay. A Little Egret at Scalby Mills. Common Sandpiper and 2 Mandarins at Harwood Dale Lake. A Corn Bunting at Jackson's Bay. A Willow Tit in Cornelian Bay. Highlights past Long Nab were 7 Shelducks, 69 Teal, 517 Common Scoters, 54 Whimbrel, 200 Common Terns and 10 Shags.

Long-tailed Tit in a Scarborough garden - Jan & Gary Powell

Tuesday 12th August

 A Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Kingfishers and a Willow Tit at Wrench Green. 620 Common Terns, Whimbrel north past Long Nab, a single Black-tailed Godwit south. A Little Egret at Brompton Ponds. Two Mandarins at Causeway Lake, Wykeham Lakes. At Potter Brompton Carr: Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpipers, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 11 Snipe, 3 Marsh Harriers, Great White Egret, 2 juvenile Willow Tits, and 2 Crossbills flew north. Three Goshawks and a family party of 4 Ravens from the Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint. In Jackson's bay: 2 Ringed Plovers, 12 Redshank, Knot, 3 Dunlin, 40 Common Terns, 25 Sandwich Terns, Little Egret.

Guillemot off the harbour - David Caulfield

Monday 11th August

 At Potter Brompton Carr: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plovers, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, 5 Ruff, Dunlin, Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers. A juvenile Mediterranean Gull flycatching with 200 Black-headed Gulls over Scalby Ness, also 5 Common Terns. Two Little Egrets and a Common Sandpiper at Scalby Mills. Highlights past Long Nab: 2 Shelduck, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 2 Knot, Mediterranean Gull, Red-throated Diver, 238 Swallows, 7 Rock Pipits, and a Willow Tit moving south along the cliffs. Two Whimbrels on the rocks below the Observatory. In Jackson's Bay: 2 Knot, 2 Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plovers, 50 Common Terns, and Kingfisher. 31 Swifts south over Burniston. A Raven over Troutsdale. 

Meadow Pipit Jugger Howe Moor - Phil Bennett

Sunday 10th August

 A Garganey at Potter Brompton Carr, also 2 Water Rails, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 26 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 4 Ruff, 2 Great hite Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 Red Kites, 4 Stonechats. Highlights past Long Nab included the years first Balearic Shearwater, 22 Arctic Terns, 752 Common Terns, and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. Ten Yellow Wagtails were feeding in the fields. A cream crown Marsh Harrier flew south over Gristhorpe village. A Little Egret at Wykeham East Lake. Spotted Flycatchers at the Raptor Viewpoint car park and Silpho, plus two juvenile Goshawks over Wykeham Forest. 40+ Common Terns in North Bay. 

Kingfisher at Pexton Pond, Dalby Forest - David Hutchinson

Saturday 9th August

 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, Dunlin, 30 Common Terns, 40 Sandwich Terns, Yellow Wagtail (south) at Jackson's Bay. The Osprey was again in the Ellerburn valley. A Little Egret at Seamer Road Mere. A Caspian Gull by the harbour mouth. Two Little Egrets and Kingfisher at Brompton ponds. Flocks of House Sparrows in many areas of the district at the moment, an impressive 150 at Cayton Bay. A Crossbill flew south at South Cliff.

Great White Egret Wykeham Lakes - Terry Hobson

Friday 8th August

 A singing Quail at Long Nab, 75 Common Terns, 4 Mediterranean Gulls flew north, and 4 Yellow Wagtails with the cattle at Cliff Top House. Two Snipe, Green Sandpiper at Harwood Dale Lake, plus a juvenile Goshawk over. An Osprey was fishing at Ellerburn Trout Farm. Two Common Sandpipers at Wykeham East Lake. A Green Sandpiper at Northstile pool, 2+ Willow Tits nearby. The Grey Plover was still at Jackson's Bay, also a Common Sandpiper, Dunlin and 70 Common Terns. A juvenile Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Little Egret, 9 Herons, 61 Mallard Ellerburn.

Moorhen chick Staindale Lake, Dalby Forest

Thursday 7th August

 A Treecreeper by Valley Road ponds. A Ringed Plover and Mediterranean Gull flew north past Long Nab, single Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls moved south. A Peregrine at Wrench Green. A Common Sandpiper and Great White Egret enjoyed by Scarborough Birders Youth members on their event at Wykeham East Lake. Two Little Egrets roosting with Herons at Johnson's Marsh. A Ruff and Green Sandpiper at Harwood Dale Lake. The Grey Plover still at Jackson's Bay, also Whimbrel, 2 Sanderling, and Dunlin. A Little Egret at Scalby Beck. A Yellow-legged Gull in South Bay, 160 House Martins feeding over Oliver's Mount, and a juvenile Marsh Harrier flew north at South Cliff.

Heron at Seamer Road Mere - Mike Michael

Wednesday 6th August

 At Potter Brompton Carr: Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, 3 Marsh Harriers, and a Little Egret. A Little Egret at Scalby Beck. Grey Plover, Sanderling in Jackson's Bay. 72 Swifts south over Scholes Park Road. A Hobby over Low Staindale, Dalby Forest. Ruff, 4 Green Sandpipers 32 Lapwing Harwood Dale Lake. A Little Egret, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 19 Coot, 9 Lbb Gulls, Kingfisher at Wykeham East Lake. A Peregrine over East Ayton. 

Juvenile Herring Gull passing Long Nab - Nick Addey

Tuesday 5th August

A Ruff, Snipe and 2 Green Sandpipers at Harwood Dale Lake.  At Yons Nab: Knot, 3 Little Egrets, 62 Curlew, 41 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshank, 2 Turnstones and 52 Swallows feeding around the cliff top fields. The Little Egret still at Brompton Ponds. 22 Swifts south over Burniston village. A Shelduck and Golden Plover flew south past Long Nab. A Black-tailed Godwit flew in off the sea and flew west at Jackson's Bay, what was presumably the same bird arrived at Wykeham East Lake shortly afterwards to rest. Also at Wykeham Lakes were 2 Redshank and 3 Curlews. 

Little Egret Brompton Ponds - Chris Bell.

Monday 4th August

 Highlights past Long Nab were a Grey Plover, 15 Whimbrel, Arctic Tern, 2 Common Terns, 98 Sandwich Terns, Arctic Skua. A Little Egret at Brompton Ponds. 25 Sandwich Terns North Bay. A Grey Plover, 5 Redshank, 4 Turnstone and Little Egret in Jackson's Bay.

Swallow Harwood Dale - Mike Michael

Sunday 3rd August

 Two Little Egrets were in Jackson's Bay. Highlights past Long Nab included single Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Arctic Skuas, 159 Sandwich Terns, Turnstone, Dunlin, and 2 Golden Plovers. A Little Egret and Yellow Wagtail were at Wykeham East Lake. A Green Woodpecker near Harland Woods.

Arctic Skua Long Nab - Nick Addey

Saturday 2nd August

 Highlights past Long Nab were 3 Velvet Scoter, 3 Sooty & 50 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Arctic Skuas, single Yellow-legged & Caspian Gulls. Two Turtle Doves were at Harwood Dale Lake. 

Juvenile Common Gull Long Nab - Nick Addey

Friday 1st August

 Highlights past Long Nab in 12 hours (6 observers): Cory's Shearwater north @ 14.25, 6 Sooty & 49 Manx Shearwaters, Grey Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 165 Arctic Terns, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Arctic & 2 Great Skuas, 341 Fulmars. A Merlin flew north at Cromer Point. At Wykeham Lakes: 3 Herons, 2 Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, 2 male Mandarins (Match Lake). 

Mediterranean Gull in South Bay - Terry Hobson

Thursday 31st July

 A Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, Dunlin, Redshank and 3 Green Sandpipers at Potter Brompton Carr. Two adult Pomarine Skuas flew north at Long Nab, also 3 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls, and 3 Turnstone. At Wykeham East Lake: Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, and a Marsh Harrier. Two broods of Grey Parridge near Browns chicken farm, Cayton plus 120 House Sparrows by the surf school at Cayton Bay. A Little Egret at Brompton Ponds.

Common Scoters passing Long Nab - Andy Messenger

Wednesday 30th July

 A Greenshank over Cayton Bay. A Great Skua and Arctic Tern flew north past Long Nab, a Greenshank flew south. At Wykeham East Lake: 3 Little Egrets and a Great White Egret. A Reed Warbler and 3+ Marsh Tits on the Wykeham Water Sports lake circular footpath.

Reed Warbler Wykeham Lakes - Paul Tozer

 

Tuesday 29th July

 At Wykeham East Lake: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Herons, Little Egret and Great White Egret. A Red Kite over the A64 near Rillington.

Black-tailed Godwits Wykeham Lakes - Terry Hobson

Monday 28th July

 Two Eiders off Marine Drive. Three Lbb Gulls in South Bay. A Turtle Dove at The Mill Inn, Harwood Dale. The Wood Sandpiper was still at Harwood Dale Lake, also a Green Sandpiper, and 3 Mandarins. A Great Skua south past Long Nab, plus 102 Common Scoter, 55 Cormorants north. A Grasshopper Warbler by the Observatory. Six Ravens in Troutsdale and a Honey Buzzard at the Raptor Viewpoint. Also in Wykeham Forest were 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tits and 4 Treecreepers. Four Coot on Cloughton Pond.

Kittiwakes nesting by the harbour in ivy! - Nick Addey

Sunday 27th July

 A Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers Harwood Dale Lake. A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull feeding offshore at Long Nab, Whimbrel, Knot, Turnstone, 7 Arctic & 2 Common Terns past. A Red Kite flew high east over Seamer tip. A Quail was flushed a track side between Malton Cote and Snainton Lane, also 2 Yellow Wagtails there. A Hobby flew west over Cayton Carrs. A juvenile Common Gull at Scalby Mills.

Lesser Black-backed Gull South Bay - Phil Bennett

Saturday 26th July

 At Yons Nab/Gristhorpe Bay: Merlin (juvenile male), 2 Golden Plover (south), 57 Curlews, 5 Redshank, Turnstone, 3 Common Terns (south), 3 Little Egrets, Reed Warbler (dell nr gorse field), and a Lesser Whitethroat. Two Wood Sandpipers at Potter Brompton Carr, also 6 Green Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Little Egrets, Marsh Harrier, Grasshopper Warbler, and a Crossbill flew north. A flock of 39 Cormorants flew north over Eastfield. One fledged Kittiwake at Castle Cliffs. Moving past Long Nab were 2 Gadwall, 64 Common Scoter, 2 Dunlin, Shag, 9 Common Terns. Two Willow Tits in Wykeham Forest just west of the raptor Viewpoint car park. A Wigeon and Little Egret at Wykeham East Lake.

Willow Warbler Wykeham Forest - Nick Addey

Friday 25th July.

 Three Arctic Terns, 2 Whimbrel and a Golden Plover past Long Nab. Single Whimbrels south over Hovingham Drive and Cayton Bay. At Wykeham East Lake: 3 Teal, Little Egret, Whimbrel (south), 148 Black-headed Gulls, 10 Gbb Gulls, and 9 Lbb Gulls. 

Juvenile Kittiwake Marine Drive - Phil Bennett

Thursday 24th July

 Two Hobby and 2 juvenile Cuckoos at Fylingdales Moor near Lilla Cross, another Hobby at Sneaton Forest. A juvenile Peregrine at the Castle Cliffs Kittiwake colony. Past Long Nab were 66 Arctic Terns, Arctic Skua, 5 Whimbrel, 29 Teal, Tufted Duck. 

Heron at the Sea Cut - Martin Moseley

Wednesday 23rd July

 Two Arctic Terns and a juvenile Lbb Gull were on rocks at Scalby Mills. Nine Herons roosting at Johnson's Marsh. A Quail at Staintondale near the cattle crossing point. A Little Egret at Brompton Ponds. Little Owl at Gristhorpe Village.

Juvenile Kittiwakes Castle Cliffs - Phil Bennett

Tuesday 22nd July

 A Little Owl at Crossgates. Two Great White and a Little Egret at Wykeham East Lake. A Hobby seen circling Barmoor Lane. A Golden Plover flew in off the sea at Long Nab, 3 Whimbrel and Common Tern flew south, a Shag flew north.  At Yons Nab: 67 Oystercatchers, 3 Whimbrel, 46 Curlews, 12 Redshank, 4 Turnstone, 7 Knot, Common Tern, Shag, 10 Herons, Great Spotted Woodpecker (flew north), 2 Stonechats.

Robin by the Youth Hostel - Martin Moseley