Thornton Carrs: Little Egret
Scalby Beck: 2 Little Egrets
Long Nab: Quail, north past were 112 Common Scoters, Red-throated Diver, Manx Shearwater, Common Tern, 17 Sandwich Terns, 2 Puffins
Scalby Mills: Razorbill
Brompton Ponds: Little Egret
Ruston Carr bridge: Hobby, Little Egret
Wilton Heights: male Redstart, Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcaps
Burton Riggs: 10 Tufted Ducks, 3 Garden Warblers, 2 Whitethroat
Thornton Carrs: Red Kite, Barn Owl
Crossgates: Quail sound recorded flying over at night
Long Nab: Quail, Mediterranean Gull (2cy), 4 Shags, Red-throated Diver
Scarborough town: Occupied nest count of 1,323 urban Kittiwake nests (19.5% increase on 2025)
Wykeham East Lake: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Ringed Plovers
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret, Barn Owl
Long Nab: Quail, 5 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Red-throated Divers, Hobby, Whimbrel
Wrench Green: Female Mandarin + 3 ducklings
Fylingdales Moor (A169 to Lilla Cross): Hobby, 5 Snipe, 4+ Cuckoo (1 juv), Dipper, 4 Mistle Thrush, 7 Whinchat (4 males), 19 Stonechats, 7 Redpolls
Long Nab: MONTAGU'S HARRIER (first-summer male) flew south, Quail, female Red-backed Shrike
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret, Common Gull
Wykeham Forest: 7+ Crossbills, 4 Garden Warblers, Tree Pipit
Wrench Green: Tree Pipit
RAF Fylingdales: 4 Cuckoos, 3 pairs of Whinchats
Cloughton: Little Owl
Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egrets, 4 Little Egrets, Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harriers
Long Nab: moving past 49 Common Scoter, 3 Puffins, 14 Manx Shearwaters
Johnson's Marsh: Barn Owl
Long Nab: Quail, Eider
Potter Brompton Carr: 4 CATTLE EGRETS, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Shelducks, 2 Marsh Harriers, 3 Barn Owls
Yedingham: 2 Corn Buntings
Johnson's Marsh: 7 Herons (2 nests + chicks), Little Egret, 2 Shelduck
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Coot + 2 chicks on Water Sports Lake
Harwood Dale Forest: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Redstart, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Crossbills, Siskin feeding young
Low Marishes: 2 Grey Partridge
Cayton Bay: 100+ Starlings (many juvs)
Today's birds:
Potter Brompton Carr: 4 CATTLE EGRETS, Great White Egret, 4 Little Egrets, Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harriers, 4 Egyptian Geese,
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover
Long Nab: 143 Swifts flew south
Wykeham Forest: 9 Nightjars, 5+ Woodcock
Todays sightings:
Hutton Buscel: A first-summer female RED-FOOTED FALCON
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck, Lesser Whitethroat
Wykeham Lakes: Mute Swans + 6 cygnets, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail
Hilla Green: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Dipper
Jugger Howe Moor: four Cuckoos,2 Red Grouse, 3 Redpoll
Todays sightings:
Long Nab: Quail, 22 Swifts flew south
Cloughton: Oystercatcher Town Farm Pond
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret
Sea Cut: Barn Owl
Seamer Tip pool: 10 Swifts, Cetti's Warbler
Hutton Buscel: Barn Owl
Silpho: Barn Owl
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5 CATTLE EGRETS, 7 Little Egrets, Great White Egret
Harwood Dale: 2 Turtle Doves at the Mill Inn
Jackson's Bay: Hobby flew south
Highlights:
Long Nab: Hobby, 22 Common Scoter north. 2 Teal flew south
Highlights:
Allerston: Quail
Long Nab: Corn Bunting
Staintondale: Cuckoo at the Hulleys
Jackson's Bay: male Eider, Curlew
Johnson's Marsh: 2 Little Egrets
Crossgates: Red Kite flew west
Peasholm Glen: Family party of 4 Nuthatch
Harwood Dale Forest: 2 churring Nightjars, Redpoll
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Highlights:
Long Nab: Quail
Wykeham Forest: daytime churring bird by the Raptor Viewpoint, 3 Ravens
Cloughton: Sheluck + 7 ducklings on Town Farm pond
Hayburn Wyke: 2 Common Scoter flew south
Hilla Green: Green Woodpecker, 5 Marsh Tits (one family party), 4 Spotted Flycatchers
Broxa Forest: No sign of the Iberian Chiffchaff, Turtle Dove, 2 Redstarts
Crossgates: Red Kite flew NW
Wykeham Forest: Turtle Dove
Harwood Dale Forest: 3 Nightjars, Woodcock
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, 10 Little Egrets, 5 Marsh Harriers
Highlights:
Broxa Forest: the singing male IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF remained elusive but very vocal, also a Turtle Dove
Long Nab: South past were a Red-throated Diver, Eider, Red Kite, Hobby, 32 House Martins. 25 Common Scoter flew north
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret
Wykeham Lakes: Pochard, Wigeon, Cuckoo
High Marishes:Red Kite
Low dalby: 16 House Martins newly arrived
Dalby Forest: 2 Nightjars, 2 Woodcock, 3 Tree Pipits Housedale Rigg
Highlights:
Broxa Forest: the IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still present but often elusive in the thick forest
Marine Drive: a male Red-breasted Merganser flew south
Long Nab: Female Red-breasted Merganser, Ringed Plover north past. Curlew flew south. Corn Bunting present
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Ringed Plovers
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret, 4 Shelduck
Harland Mount: 2 Garden Warblers
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Highlights:
Broxa Forest: the IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF continued to sing throughout the day, also Redstart, Garden Warbler, 3 Crossbills in the same area
Harwood Dale: a Turtle Dove at The Mill Inn
Potter Brompton Carr: Whooper Swan, Garganey, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Cetti's Warbler
Iberian Chiffchaff Broxa Forest - Nick Addey
Highlights:
Broxa Forest: a singing male IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF was found in the afternoon
Cloughton: Shelduck + chicks on Town Farm pond
Long Nab: 3 Teal, 1 Shelduck flew north
Castle Beck Wood: 3 Dippers, 3 Cuckoos, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (feeding young)
Seamer Tip pool: Mute Swan pair + 9 cygnets, Swift, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Warblers, Sedge Warbler
Taylor Way pool: Mute Swan pair + 6 cygnets
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: Honey Buzzard (just one sighting all day @ 08.55)
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Highlights:
Scarborough: 15 Swifts over Gorden Street area
Burniston village: Hobby (left east)
Broxa Forest: Spotted Flycatcher Turkey Carpet
Low Marishes: Grey Partridge, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Corn Bunting (singing)
Low Dalby: Nightjar, 2 Woodcocks
South Cliff: Ringed Plover and Tree Pipit (flew north)
Crossgates: Hobby (over east)
Wykeham Lakes: Pink-footed Goose (East Lake), 2 Wigeon, Curlew, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Cetti's Warblers (all singing birds), 6 Garden Warblers
Long Nab: Ringed Plover flew north. Corn Bunting present
Potter Brompton Carr: Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, 12 Little Egrets, 4 Marsh harriers, 3 Hobby
Highlights:
Long Nab: Corn Bunting
Cloughton Wyke: Breeding Seabird Survey: 24 Herring Gull nests, 31 occupied Fulmar sites
Scalby Mills: Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Lbb Gulls
Wykeham Forest: Redstart, 3 Tree Pipits, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, Jay Raptor Viewpoint area
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, Garganey, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harriers, Cetti's Warbler
Harwood Dale: Turtle Dove at the Mill Inn
Highlights:
Long Nab: Moving through were 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Wheatear, Whinchat, 4 Corn Buntings, 2 Whimbrel
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: a female Honey Buzzard around 08.30am only, 2 Goshawks, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Crossbills
Wykeham Forest: Redstart, 2 Tree Pipits, 2 Garden Warblers, Sedge Warbler, 31 Willow Warblers, Marsh Tit, 14 Siskins, 2 Redpoll, 3 Crossbills
Cromer Point: 2 Grey Partridge. Spotted Flycatcher at the Water Treatment Plant
Highlights:
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: female Honey Buzzard, 2 Crossbills
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 5 Egyptian Geese (+ goslings), male Garganey, 2 Marsh Harriers, 5 Little Egrets, Great White Egret
Marine Drive: 6 Barnacle Geese (flew south), Turnstone, Wheatear
Cayton village: 5 House Martins
Long Nab: 4 Sedge Warblers. 2 Ringed Plovers, Whimbrel, Corn Bunting moving past
Burton Riggs: Lesser Whitethroat
Wykeham Lakes: 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 14 Lbb Gulls, Yellow Wagtail
Silpho: female Merlin
Troutsdale: Reed Warbler (Guthrie ponds)
Scalby Mills: 3 Sandwich Terns
Dalby Forest: Nightjars ar Givendale and Housedale, several Woodcocks roding at dusk
South Cliff: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (flew south), Tree Pipit (in off sea). 2 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Reed Warbler
Highlights:
Burton Riggs: 2 Garden Warblers, Sedge Warbler, 4 Lbb Gulls
Wykeham Lakes: 5 Little Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail
Ruston Carr bridge: 2 Little Egrets
Sneaton Forest: Nightjar churring in daytime
Harwood Dale Lake: male Mandarin, 2 Oystercatchers
Mill Inn, Harwood Dale: 2 Turtle Doves
Highlights:
Long Nab: Red-throated Diver, Turtle Dove Station Road/Cinder Track
Johnson's Marsh: Little Egret, 6 Herons, 2 Shelducks
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese + goslings, 1 Garganey, Teal, 4 Shelduck, 7 Little Egrets, 2 Grey Partridge, 27 Swifts
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Lbb Gulls, Redpoll
Scalby Beck: 2 Swifts
Low Dalby: 3 Swifts
Snainton: Little Owl
Harwood Dale Forest: 2 Nightjars
Highlights:
Long Nab: Red-throated Diver, 2 Sedge Warblers, Lesser Whitethroat.
Cloughton: 2 Shelducks Salt Pans Road flash
Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Egyptian Geese, Garganey, 4 Little Egrets, 12 Swifts, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler
Wykeham Lakes: Sanderling (East Lake), 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 2 Egyptian Geese, 8 Swifts, Cetti's Warbler (March Lake), 4 Reed Warble, Sedge Warbler, 5 Garden Warblers
Burniston: Turtle Dove in a garden
Hutton Buscel: Quail
Scalby Beck: Hobby
Jackson's Bay: 3 Sandwich Terns, Whimbrel, 36 Oystercatchers, Curlew, 4 Swifts, 50 Sand Martins
Malton Cote Farm: Grasshopper Warbler, Yellow Wagtail
Highlights:
Dalby Forest: Coot + chicks at Staindale Lake
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Wigeon, 2 Common Sandpipers, Curlew, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Oystercatchers, Lapwing
Burniston: A Turtle Dove in song Burniston Gardens
Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Garganey, 2 Egyptian Geese + 8 goslings, 2 Shelduck, Ruff (male in full breeding plumage), 3 Marsh Harriers, 3 Little Egrets
Long Nab: Moving north were a Common Tern, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel. Corn Bunting flew south
Cloughton Woods: 3 Nightjars, 2 Woodcocks
Harwood Dale Forest: Nightjar
Highlights:
Potter Brompton Carr: 2 CATTLE EGRETS, 2 Egyptian Geese + 8 goslings, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Garganey, 5 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, Red Kite, 4 Marsh Harriers, 25 Swifts
Scalby village: Hobby flew east
Long Nab: Great White Egret and Red Kite flew south
Harwood Dale: Hobby, 2 Turtle Doves at The Mill Inn.
Harwood Dale Forest: 2 Turtle Doves, 2 Nightjars
South Bay: Mediterranean Gull (2cy)
Scarborough: 5 Swifts Falsgrave
Highlights:
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Greenshank, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Lapwing, Curlew, Yellow Wagtail
Troutsdale: Osprey
Fylingdales Moor: 4 Stonechats, 2 Wheatears, Dipper Eller Beck. Hobby Jugger Howe Moor
Dalby Forest: Cuckoo Crosscliff. 2 Cuckoos, 4 Garden Warbler, 6 Crossbills, 7 Tree Pipits, 2 Stonechats Newclose Rigg/House Dale Rigg. Willow Tit also reported in Dalby Forest
Langdale Forest: Raven, Redstart, Jay Warsman Head
Long Nab: Turtle Dove singing Station Rd/Westfield Farm area
Seamer Station: Lesser Whitethroat
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Geese (+ 8 goslings), 2 Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Hobby, Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats
Highlights:
Wykeham lakes: 2 Wigeon, Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Curlew, Marsh Harrier
South Bay: Eider, Arctic Tern flew north
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, Wood Sandpiper
Scalby Nabs: Garden Warbler
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: Raven, Hobby, 3 Crossbills
Harwood Dale Lake: Teal, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher
Long Nab: Moving north were Red-breasted Merganser, 30 Turnstone, 4 Whimbrel, 48 Sandwich Terns, Great Northern Diver, 2 Manx Shearwaters. A dark morph Arctic Skua flew south
Highlights:
Peasholm Park: Coot, 4 Sand Martins
Long Nab: north past were 2 Wigeon, 3 Whimbrel, Curlew, 2200 Razorbills, 550 Guillemots, 4 Red-throated Divers (+ 1 present), 3 Manx Shearwaters
Scalby Mills: Male Eider flew north
Harwood Dale: 2 Turtle Doves at The Mill Inn
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Lapwing
Harwood Dale Forest: Turtle Dove, 6 Crossbills
Cayton Carrs: 5 Whimbrel, 20 House Martins
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, 2 Garganey, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 3 Marsh Harriers
Jackson's Bay: Wheatear
Highlights:
Gristhorpe: A female/2cy male GOLDEN ORIOLE along Station Lane in the afternoon
Crossgates: 2 Black-headed Gulls flew east
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, Red Kite,
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wigeon, Goldeneye, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler
Seamer Tip pool: Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, Garden Warbler
Dalby Forest: Cuckoo at Bridestones
Long Nab: Quail singing near the Observatory
Jackson's Bay: Whimbrel, 9 Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper
Highlights:
Potter Brompton Carr: CATTLE EGRET, Great White Egret, 3 Little Egrets, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Garganey, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Redshank, 5 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler
Sea Cut: Common Sandpiper
Ellerburn: Green Woodpecker, Dipper, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler
Peasholm Park: Coot
Long Nab: 2 Spoonbills, Golden Plover, Whimbrel flew north
