Thursday 12th November

Long Nab: Moving past were 5 Puffins, Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Little Auks, Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skuas and 4 Twite.

Langdale Forest: 2 Great Grey Shrikes (Derwent Head Rigg), 5 Crossbills, 2 Redpolls and Snow Bunting. 60 Fieldfares (flew west).

 Gristhorpe: Snow Bunting (heading north).

Langdale End: 2 Willow Tits, 4 Marsh Tits, 25 Redwings, 50 Siskins and Raven.

Holbeck: Hume's Leaf Warbler (Cleveland way path) and Mediterranean Gull (flew over).

Troutsdale: 50 Fieldfares, 6 Buzzards and 3 Goshawks.

Marine Drive: 2 Stonechats.

Harbour: 2 Eiders.

Brompton Ponds: 2 Snipe, 10 Teal and 5 Gadwall.

Seamer Road Mere: 2 Goosanders.

Scarborough: Tawny Owl (Valley Bridge).

Castle Hill: Woodcock, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff.

Great Grey Shrike Langdale Forest - Nick Addey.

Wednesday 11th November

Long Nab: Snow Bunting and Great Northern Diver (flew south).

Johnson's Marsh: 54 Teal.

Brompton Ponds: 32 Teal, 4 Gadwall and Little Egret.

Scalby Mill: 7 Great Black-backed Gulls, 4 Turnstones, 2 Curlews and 3 Redshanks.

Low North Camp: 50 Fieldfares, 17 Redwings, 4 Bullfinches, 2 Marsh Tits and 10 Siskins.

Harwood Dale Lake: Whooper Swan.

Brompton: 2 Whooper Swans.

Holbeck: Hume's Leaf Warbler (ravine area).

Castle Hill: Woodcock, Raven, Hume's Leaf Warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcap, Brambling, and Lapland Bunting (flew south).

Wykeham: Great White Egret (end of long causeway).

Open Air Theatre: Kingfisher.

East Ayton: Ring-necked Parakeet (on garden feeder).

Turnstone Scalby Mills Mike Michael

Tuesday 10th November

Ravenscar: Mealy Redpoll and 11 Lesser Redpolls (tea room area).

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Teal, Grey Wagtail and Sparrowhawk (east lake). 5 Goldeneye, 3 Herons and Cetti's Warbler (water sports lake).

Hackness: 50 Fieldfares (Silpho brow).

Holbeck: Hume's Leaf Warbler (ravine area) and Snow Bunting (Cleveland way path).

Long Nab: Twite (Crook Ness).

Brompton Ponds: 32 Teal.

Cloughton: 14 Greylag Geese and 40 Canada Geese (Station Lane), 8 Moorhens, 2 Coots and 2 Wigeon (Cloughton Pond).

Castle Hill: 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, 7 Chiffchaffs, and 2 Goldcrests. 2 Whooper Swans (flew east) and 32 Mealy Redpolls (flew north). Hume's Leaf Warbler, 2 Northern Bullfinches (north side). Hume's Leaf Warbler (in garden near 2 towers).

Northern Bullfinch Castle Hill-Dave Mansell.

 

Monday 9th November

Long Nab: 5 Grey Partridge, Chiffchaff and Brambling. Hawfinch flew south (from Cliff Top House). Hume's Leaf Warbler.

Scalby Mill: 4 Turnstones and Eider.

Marine Drive: Red-throated Diver and 2 Stonechats.

Johnson's Marsh: 2 Herons and 30 Teal.

Open Air Theatre: Kingfisher.

Peasholm Glen: Kingfisher.

Holbeck: Hume's Leaf Warbler (ravine area).

Cornelian Bay: Hume's Leaf Warbler (sewage works).

Lebberston: Hume's Leaf Warbler (Mount Pleasant Farm).

Dalby Forest: 100 Bramblings, 12 Jays, 17 Fieldfares and 2 Nuthatch.

Langdale Forest: Willow Tit, 4 Marsh Tits, 25 Crossbills and 50 Siskins.

Cockmoor Hall: 10 Brambling, 4 Crossbills, 70 Fieldfares, 5 Redwings, 40 Blackbirds and Marsh Tit (car park area).

Wykeham Lakes: 4 Goldeneye, 2 Pochard, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, 7 Water Rails (calling at dusk) and Tawny Owl. Knot (East Lake).

South Cliff: 10 Mealy Redpolls and a Red-crested Pochard (flew south).

Wykeham: Ring-necked Parakeet (village location).

Ravenscar: Swift/Pallid Swift (Blea Wyke).

Knot Wykeham East Lake - Nick Addey

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White-throated Needletail - Ashley Howe

Sunday 8th November

Potter Brompton Carr: 19 Wigeon, 52 Lapwings, 5 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harriers, Great Black-backed Gull, Cetti's Warbler and 9 Whooper Swans.

Johnson's Marsh: 4 Herons, 56 Teal, 2 Wigeon and 12 Long-tailed Tits.

Low Marishes: 5 Whooper Swans.

Broxa Forest: Redpoll, Siskin and Goldfinch.

Burton Riggs: 29 Tufted Ducks.

Scarborough: Pink-footed Geese passing over (Newby).

Castle Hill: 7 Woodcocks, 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps and Brambling. Lapland Bunting (south west). Raven and Jack Snipe (flew over). Hume's Leaf Warbler, 2 Ring Ouzels (male and 1st winter) and Mealy Redpoll (north side).

Cornelian Bay: Hume's Leaf Warbler (south of sewage works), 3 Mealy Redpolls. Twite (flew south).

Hume's Leaf Warbler Castle Hill- Dave Mansell

Saturday 7th November

Long Nab: Moving past were 2 Eiders, Ringed Plover, Great Northern Diver (South). Fulmar, Goldeneye (north). Present were Woodcock and Brambling.

Johnson's Marsh: 16 Teal and Wigeon.

Harwood Dale Lake: Whooper Swan, 64 Lapwings, 6 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 61 Common Gulls, 120 Linnets, 60 Fieldfares and 30 Redwings.

Gristhorpe Bay: 2 Great White Egrets.

Seamer: Ring-necked Parakeet.

Cloughton: Whooper Swan, Water Rail (heard), 2 Chiffchaffs and 3 Marsh Tits (Newlands Dale).

Castle Hill: Hume's Leaf Warbler (north side), also 2 Siberian Chiffchaff, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Northern Bullfinches and 14 Mealy Redpolls, 9 Redpolls, 5 Brambling. Ring Ouzel flew south west

Waxwings Dalby Forest-Graham Sigsworth

Friday 6th November

Long Nab: Woodcock and Chiffchaff. Moving past were Black-throated Diver, 37 Eiders, 16 Little Gulls, Twite ( north) and 4 Goldeneye (South).

Scalby Mills: Great White Egret and Little Egret.

Seamer Road Mere: Goosander, 2 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, Gadwall, Kingfisher and Mediterranean Gull.

Castle Cliffs: Peregrine.

Scarborough: 11 Siskins (Stepney road).

Ravenscar: Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests and 2 Redwings.

Broxa Forest: 30 Brambling, 15 Redwings, 50 Siskins and 100 Goldfinch.

North Bay: Mealy Redpoll (by playground)

Peasholm Glen: Firecrest.

Castle Hill: Northern Bullfinches (1cy male plus female) and 2 Mealy Redpolls, 4 Redpoll, 2 Snow Buntings (flew towards harbour). Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, 2 Brambling and 5 Goldcrests (north side).

Marine Drive: 16 Common Scoter (Flew south).

Harbour: Red-throated Diver.

Lesser Redpoll Crook Ness-Nick Addey

Thursday 5th November

Long Nab: 5 Mealy Redpolls and Lesser Redpoll, 7 Eiders (flew north)

Ravenscar: 2 Snow Buntings.

Thornton Carr: 68 Lapwings.

Dalby Forest: 4 Waxwings, 200 Brambling/Chaffinch (mixed flock), 3 Jays, 2 Nuthatch and 6 Crossbills (Hawdale Rigg).

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Dunlin, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pochard and 4 Snipe (East Lake).

Castle Hill: 2 Northern Bullfinch, 3 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, Yellow-browed Warbler, Blackcap,  6 Mealy Redpolls, Redpoll, Brambling (north side).

Ravenscar: 2 Ravens.

Staintondale: Jack Snipe.

Hayburn Beck area: Firecrest, 2 Northern Bullfinch (1cy male + female).

Newlands Dale: Whooper Swan (juv), Yellow-browed Warbler.

Cloughton: Mealy Redpoll, 40 Linnets near Town Farm pond. Siberian Chiffchaff by Cinder Track, Station Lane.

North Bay: 2 Mealy Redpolls North Cliff Golf Course. 2 Mealy Redpolls, 34 Greenfinches just south of Oasis cafe.

Siberian Chiffchaff Castle Hill-Nick Addey

Wednesday 4th November

Long Nab: Moving past were 21 Eider, 5 Velvet Scoters, Red-breasted Merganser, Arctic Skua and 3 Little Gulls.

Cornelian Bay: Hume's Leaf Warbler, 7 Eider, Dunlin,  Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Dunlin, 3 Little Gulls, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Mealy Redpolls, and Snow Bunting.

Marine Drive: Little Auk flew north.

Harbour: Red-throated Diver and 5 Turnstones.

Castle Cliffs: Peregrine.

Castle Hill: 3 Woodcock, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, 16 Mealy Redpoll, 2 Northern Bullfinch.

Troutdale: 11 Fieldfares, 15 Yellowhammers and 4 Marsh Tits.

Scarborough: Redwing (Falsgrave) and 65 Jackdaws (Stepney).

Ravenscar: 2 Snow Buntings.

Redwing Cornelian Bay-Stephen Hey

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Tuesday 3rd November

 Long Nab: Moving past were 6 Pintail, Long-tailed Duck, 13 Eider, 31 Little Gulls, Pomarine Skua, 2 Little Auks and a Puffin, 2 Mealy Redpolls (at Scrape).

Scalby Mills: 5 Turnstones, Eider and Curlew.

Johnson's Marsh: 48 Teal and 2 Mallard.

Castle Hill: Moving past were 4 Mealy Redpolls and Hawfinch. 3 Woodcocks, Chiffchaff present.

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Pochard, 8 Teal, 2 Wigeon, 36 Mallard, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 15 Siskins (east lake), 4 Wigeon and 3 Little Grebe (water sports lake).

Harwood Dale Forest: 24 Crossbills, 12 Mealy Redpolls, 3 Snipe and Woodcock.

Burniston: Blackcap (in garden).

White Nab: Little Auk flew north. 2 Mealy Redpolls Cornelian Ravine.

Jay Open Air Theatre-Mike Michael

Monday 2nd November

 Long Nab: Moving past were 39 Barnacle Geese, Brent Goose, 382 Common Scoter, Goldeneye, 8 Eiders, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 108 Little Gulls, 2630 Kittiwakes, 4 Arctic Skuas, 2 Pomarine Skuas, 4 Puffins, 3 Little Auks, Manx Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater and Lapland Bunting.

Scalby Mills: 50 Wigeon, Eider and Goldeneye.

Castle Hill: 2 Woodcocks, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Fieldfare, 113 Blackbirds, 39 Redwing, Brambling.

Harbour: 3 Mediterranean Gulls.

Cloughton: 2 Fieldfares.

Seamer Road Mere: 2 Shovelers, 3 Little Grebe and 4 Gadwall.

Pickering: 120 Pink-footed Geese passed over (east side of Pickering).

Wykeham Forest: 40 Chaffinch, 12 Redwings, 4 Marsh Tits and 25 Crossbills.

Barnacle Geese Long Nab-Stephen Hey

Sunday 1st November

 Long Nab: Moving past were 7 Whooper Swans, 137 Wigeon, 2 Arctic Terns, 4 Little Gulls, Mediterranean Gull, Little Auk, Snow Bunting, Manx Shearwater, Storm Petrel and Brambling.

Scalby Mills: Eider, 2 Turnstones and a Kingfisher.

North Bay: Red-breasted Merganser and Eider.

Cayton Bay: Mediterranean Gull, 4 Eider and 2 Brent Geese.

Gristhorpe Bay: Merlin, Bar-tailed Godwit and 10 Golden Plover.

Scarborough: 30 Redwings.

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Egrets, Mediterranean Gull and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (East Lake)

Burniston: 11 Redpoll.

Dalby Forest: 35 Whooper Swans passed over (east Lockton)

Drake Eider Scalby Mills-Paul Malton

Saturday 31st October

 Long Nab: Moving past were 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 291+ Pink-footed Geese, Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, 7 Goldeneye, Arctic Tern, 10 Little Gulls and 7 Fieldfare. Offshore were Puffin and Little Egret.

Scalby Mills: Red-breasted Merganser, Eider  and Little Egret.

Harbour: 7 Turnstone.

South Bay: 3 Shag.

Open Air Theatre: Kingfisher.

South Bay: 2 Firecrests.

Castle Hill: Moving past were 8 Whooper Swans and Twite. Present were Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs and 6 Brambling, 2 Northern Bullfinch.

Dalby Forest: 200+ Brambling at Adderstones and 200+ Chaffinch, 80 Linnets, 50 Yellowhammers, 35 Redwings and a Fieldfare at Nabgate.

Thornton Dale: 70 Pink-footed Geese flew over.

Throxenby: Kestrel, and 70 Pink-footed Geese flew over 

Newlands Dale Pond: Whooper Swan.

Gristhorpe Bay: 17 Stonechats, 9 Reed Buntings, 2 Grey Wagtails, Woodcock and Twite.

Tufted Duck Peasholm Park-Mark Hepples

Friday 30th October

 Long Nab: Moving past were, Arctic Tern, 11 Little Gull, Brambling, 7 Redpoll and a Merlin. A Kingfisher was seen below the Observatory.

Scalby Mills: Shore Lark  (brief views only), 5 Ringed Plover, 81 Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser, Little Egret, Eider Duck, 4 Turnstone, Redshank and 2 Curlew.

Johnson's Marsh: 28 Teal.

Burniston: Great Egret and 4 Little Egret.

Crossgates: 60 Redwing.

Wrench Green: Little Egret.

Pink-footed Geese were noted above Thornton Dale and Scarborough, but no confirmed numbers noted.

Stonechat Long Nab-Christopher Bell

Thursday 29th October

 Long Nab: Moving past were 42 Whooper Swan, 205 Pink-footed Goose, Lapland Bunting, 2 Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Little Gull, 2 Shoveler and Twite.

Castle Hill: Lapland Bunting, Swallow and 24 Twite flew south. Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaffs, Brambling present.

Johnson's Marsh: 29 Teal and Barn Owl.

Scalby Mills: 2 Red-breasted Merganser and Little Egret.

North Bay: Stonechat, 2 Eider Duck and Red-throated Diver.

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Little Egret, 54 Lapwing, 3 Wigeon and 24 Teal.

Gristhorpe Bay: High tide roost, 102 Curlew, 78 Oystercatcher, 5 Turnstone, 4 Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Grey Heron and 3 Little Egret.

Harewood Dale: 3 Jay.

Langdale Forest: 30 Brambling, 20 Chaffinch and 15 Crossbill.

Scarborough: 2 Jay.

Seamer Tip Pool: 35 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 8 Teal and Cetti's Warbler.

Newlands Dale Pond: Whooper Swan.

Dalby Forest: 5 Crossbill.

Throxenby Mere: Heron.

Little Egret Scalby Beck- Martin Moseley

Wednesday 28th October

Wykeham Lakes: Yellow-browed Warbler, 8 Whooper Swans, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Cetti's Warblers, and east of the lakes were 2 Corn Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 16 Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff.

Seamer Road Mere; 2 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Goldcrest and 2 calling Water Rail.

Hackness Lake; 21 Mandarin Duck, 20 Teal and 2 Coot.

Harwood Dale Lake: single Whooper Swan.

Harwood Dale Forest: 48 Pink-footed Geese heading south.

Cayton Bay: 7 Whooper Swans.

Jackson's Bay: Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 2 Grey Plover, 13 Ringed Plover and Redpoll.

Marine Drive: 16 Whooper Swans heading south.

Castle Hill: Woodcock, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, 5 Brambling.

Blakey Topping: 70 Pink-footed Geese heading south and Green Woodpecker.

Goosander, Seamer Road Mere- Phil Bennett.

Tuesday 27th October

 Long Nab: Moving past and  were 65 Whooper Swans , 3 Arctic Terns, 11 Little Gulls, Snow Bunting, and 3 Whooper Swans were present.

Scalby Mills: 51 Wigeon, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Kingfisher, Arctic Tern, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers.

Jackson's Bay: Sandwich Tern, 4 Grey Plovers, 8 Ringed Plovers, Bar-tailed Godwit. 

Johnson's Marsh: 30 Teal

Wykeham East Lake: 11 Whooper Swans

Harwood Dale Lake: 17 Whooper Swans

North Bay: Little Egret.

Open Air Theatre: Kingfisher

Seamer Road Mere: Goosander

Potter Brompton Carr: Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier

Cayton Bay: 5 Whoopers Swans

Castle Hill: Moving past were 21 Whooper Swans, Present were 3 Chiffchaffs, 8 Redwing and Brambling.

Snow Bunting Long Nab- Nick Addey

Monday 26th October

Long Nab: 2 Snow Buntings, Yellow-browed Warbler. Moving past were 27 Whooper Swans, 2 Gadwall, 2 Arctic Terns, 9 Little Gulls, Mediterranean Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Swallow.

Cayton Bay: 9 Whooper Swans south (also seen Long Nab).

Cloughton: 12 Whooper Swans flew west,  Jay in a garden.

Dalby Forest: 2 Marsh Tits, 25 Blackbirds, 30 Siskin Haygate.

Seamer Tip pool: 40 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler.

Yellow-browed Warbler Long Nab - Nick Addey.

 

Sunday 25th October

Castle Hill: 4 Chiffchaffs, Firecrest, 9 Goldcrests, 19 Blue Tits, 10 Great Tits, 15 Long-tailed Tits, Hawfinch (south side).

Scalby Mills: 2 Whooper Swans, 25 Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ringed Plover, Dipper.

Marine Drive: Little Gull offshore.

Wykeham Lakes: Whooper Swan, 2 Shoveler, Little Egret, 2 Great Crested Grebes.

Cloughton: 2 Jays by Town Farm Pond.

Long Nab: Moving past late afternoon: 23 Little Gulls, 3 Arctic Terns.

Whooper Swans Scalby Mills - Chris Bell.

Saturday 24th October

Castle Hill: Water Rail, Woodcock, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrests, 11 Goldcrests, 7 Fieldfare, 13 Song Thrush, 97 Blackbirds, Waxwing (arrived with Redwing and left west), 3 Tree Sparrows, 5 Brambling.

Long Nab: Swallow (south), 2 Fieldfare.

Gristhorpe Bay area: Bearded Tit (in clifftop scrub by Blue Dolphin).

Jackson's Bay: Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit.

Wrench Green: Yellow-browed Warbler near Northstile.

Wykeham Lakes: 9 Whooper Swans (over) plus one on East Lake, Wigeon, 7 Shoveler.

Cloughton Wyke: 6 Little Gulls flew south.

Salt Pans Road: 10 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechats.

Scalby Ness: Wheatear.

Scalby Mills: 3 Mediterranean Gulls, Pintail with Wigeon flock.

Wheatear Scalby Ness - Andy Messenger.

Friday 23rd October

Castle Hill: PALLAS'S WARBLER, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap.

Long Nab: Short-eared Owl. Moving past were 20 Little Gulls, 4 Arctic Terns, 2 Arctic Skuas,Great Northern Diver.

Gristhorpe Bay area: Short-eared Owl, Great White Egret (flew south), Lapland Bunting.

Cloughton Wyke: 3 Stonechats.

Throxenby Mere: 2 Kingfishers.

Short-eared Owl Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Thursday 22nd October

Castle Hill: PALLAS'S WARBLER, Blackcap, Firecrest.

Crossgates: Woodcock flew east.

Wykeham Lakes: 4 Shoveler, Teal.

Broxa Forest: Woodcock, 2 Willow Tits, 2 Marsh Tits, 9 Brambling.

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher.

Firecrest Castle Hill - Nick Addey.

 

Wednesday 21st October

Castle Hill: Woodcock, PALLAS'S WARBLER, 3 Blackcaps, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, Yellow-browed Warbler,  16 Goldcrests,  Firecrest, 39 Blackbirds, 24 Redwing, 30 Robins, 6 Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll, 4 Brambling.

Long Nab; 2 Pintail and a House Martin  flew south. Siberian Chiffchaff, plus Lapland Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler still present.

Peasholm Glen: Kingfisher.

Scarborough: Black Redstart, Wheatear Melrose Street area.

Wykeham Lakes: Cetti's Warbler.

Crossgates: White-fronted Geese sound recorded over at night.

Harbour: Redshank.

Gristhorpe Bay: Ring Ouzel.

Pallas's Warbler Castle Hill - Dave Mansell.

Tuesday 20th October

Gristhorpe Bay area: 2 Whinchats, Redstart, Jay.

Castle Hill: PALLAS'S WARBLER, 5 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat,2 Firecrests, 2 Fieldfare, Ring Ouzel, 43 Robins, Mealy Redpoll, 4 Woodcocks.

Long Nab: Moving past were 139 Russian White-fronted Geese (south/south-west), Great Crested Grebe, 25 Little Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull (1cy), 2 SHORE LARKS (south). Present were 3 Woodcocks, Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrests, 15 Goldcrests, Lapland Bunting.

Crossgates: 16 Russian White-fronted Geese flew south-west. White-fronted Geese sound recorded moving over at night.

Dicky Harpers Lane: Jay over.

Brompton Ponds: 28 Teal.

Langdale Forest: 4 Woodcock, 30 Crossbill, 20 Siskin, 8 Redwings, 4 Marsh Tits, 12 Yellowhammers.

Harbour: 2 Red-throated Divers, Guillemot.

Wykeham Lakes: 38 Teal, 41 Mallard, 10 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye, Pochard, 12 Tufted Ducks, 5 Coot, 4 Great Crested Grebes.

Russian White-fronted Geese arriving from the east at Long Nab - Nick Addey

Monday 19th October

Castle Hill: Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, Firecrest, 8 Goldcrests, 117 Redwing, Ring Ouzel, Fieldfare, Black Redstart.

Harbour: Red-throated Diver, Guillemot, Redshank.

Cromer Point: 58 Pink-footed Geese flew south.

Long Nab: Lapland Bunting. 3 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Red-breasted Merganser flew north.

Wykeham Lakes: Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, Caspian Gull (1cy), Willow Tit.

Cormorant Harbour - Chris Bell.

 

Sunday 18th October

Castle Hill: 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, 30 Redwing, Mealy Redpoll, 3 Redpoll, 4 Brambling.

Wykeham Lakes: 7 Egyptian Geese, 43 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard.

Holbeck: Arctic Skua.

Marine Drive: 7 Shags.

Harbour: 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Razorbills, Guillemot, 2 Turnstone.

Scalby Mills: Dunlin, Turnstone, 7 Ringed Plovers.

Seamer Road Mere: Goosander.

Long Nab: Highlights past included a WHITE-BILLED DIVER, 8 Dark-bellied & 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Long-tailed Duck, 8 Goldeneye, Velvet Scoter, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, Slavonian Grebe, 11 Arctic Terns,  Sabine's Gull, Little Auk, 2 Great Northern Divers, Black-throated Diver, Sooty Shearwater, 2 Little Egrets. Mealy Redpoll and Lesser Whitethroat present.

Velvet Scoter & Common Scoters Long Nab - Chris Bell.

Saturday 17th October

White Nab: A Grey Phalarope flew close north.

Castle Hill: Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, 13 Redwing, 7 Brambling.

Long Nab: Highlights moving past were a Balearic Shearwater, 7 Sooty Shearwaters, 18 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Great Skuas, 2 Purple Sandpipers, Puffin.

South Bay: 2 Red-throated Divers, 10 Turnstone.

North Bay: Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser.

Scalby Mills: Dipper, Arctic Tern.

Red-breasted Merganser Scalby Mills - Andy Messenger.

Friday 16th October

Castle Hill: Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, Firecrest, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Redpoll, 12 Siskins.

Harbour/South Bay: 4 Red-throated Divers.

Marine Drive: 4 Red-throated Divers, 15+ Razorbills.

Crossgates: Increase in Blackbirds (15 Heron Lane), also Redwing. peregrine over.

Peasholm Park: Pintail, Teal, Kingfisher.

Seamer Road Mere: 4 Gadwall, Goosander, Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest.

Cloughton Wyke: 2 Stonechats.

Wykeham Lakes: 47 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, Shoveler, 105 Lapwing.

Scalby Mills: 44 Wigeon, Little Egret, Mediterranean Gull (1cy), Caspian Gull (1cy).

Long Nab: Highlights past were a Whooper Swan, 5 Eiders, Jack Snipe, 5 Arctic Terns, 9 Common Terns, Sandwich Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Arctic Skua.

Goosander Seamer Road Mere - Paul Tozer.

Thursday 15th October

Marine Drive: 2 Little Auks reported. 9 Red-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver.

Castle Hill: 21 Pink-footed Geese ,  4 Chiffchaffs, Firecrest, 4 Goldcrests.

Wykeham Lakes: Pink-footed Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Wigeon, Teal, 7 Coot.

Long Nab: Moving past were 7 Whooper Swans, Ruddy Shelduck, Yellow-legged Gull  (1cy). Blackcap Crook Ness.

South Bay: Red-throated Diver, Twite (flew south).

Rock Pipit Scalby Mills - Mark Hepples.

 

Wednesday 14th October

Castle Headland: 2 Whooper Swans flew over. Also Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, 49 Redwing, 37 Blackbirds, Nuthatch, 12 Tree Sparrows, Brambling.

Marine Drive: A report of 3 Little Auks.

Gristhorpe village: 2 Jays flew north.

Wykeham Lakes: Male Ruddy Shelduck, 9 Egyptian Geese, 7 Pink-footed Geese, male Mandarin.

Long Nab: Blackcap. Moving past were 32 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, Goosander, 22 Golden Plover, 13 Reed Buntings.

Peasholm Glen: Dipper.

Cornelian Ravine: Yellow-browed Warbler.

Harbour: Red-throated Diver.

Langdale Forest: 20+ Brambling.

North Bay: Great Crested Grebe, Red-throated Diver, 6 Turnstone.

Gristhorpe Bay area: 2 Grey Plover, 3 Turnstone, 6 Redshank, 31 Curlew, 118 Oystercatchers, 8 Herons, 9 Stonechats, 6 Reed Buntings, 7 Grey Partridge, and Jay flew over.

Ruddy Shelduck Wykeham Lakes - Nick Addey.