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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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- Immediate bird news via our Whatsapp group.
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- cetacean news/out of area local news/ID help etc.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dalby Forest: A Wood Warbler (juvenile) caught and ringed at Staindale.
Wrench Green: 8 Green Sandpipers, juvenile Water Rail at Northstile Pool. Family of Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Willow Tits along track south from village.
Potter Brompton Carr: Grasshopper Warbler caught and ringed.
Long Nab: Highlights moving past were 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 508 Sandwich Terns, Arctic Tern, 11 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 33 Knot, 4 Whimbrel, 13 Curlews, 3 Turnstone, 2 Greenshank, Redshank, 146 Oystercatchers, 9 Manx Shearwaters.
Wykeham Lakes: second-summer Little Gull.
Harwood Dale Lake: 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Little Grebes, Teal.
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 4 Common Buzzards, Turtle Dove, 8 Crossbills.
Long Nab: Quail singing early morning. Moving past were 2 Arctic Skuas, juvenile Caspian Gull, 212 Sandwich Terns, 11 Common Terns, 3 Roseate Terns (adult with 2 juveniles flying south), Turnstone, Whimbrel. Sedge Warbler at the scrape.
White Nab: Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull flew north.
Wykeham Lakes: Great White Egret on East Lake.
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 4 Goshawks, Hobby, 2 Willow Tits.
Dalby Forest: 4 Common Buzzards, Marsh Tit, 200+ Swifts, 10 Crossbills Crosscliffe area.
Harwood Dale Lake: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, Mandarin.
Potter Brompton Carr: Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite.
Dalby Forest: Green Woodpecker at Staindale Lake. 3 Spotted Flycatchers (2 juvs), 2 Willow Tits, 2 Crossbills Haygate circuit.
Potter Brompton Carr: Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 4 Marsh Harriers.
Ravenscar: Willow Tit.
Seamer Tip pool: Great White Egret, 2 Snipe.
Harwood Dale Lake: 27 Lapwing.
Wykeham Lakes: Wigeon, Little Egret, Whimbrel (over south), Woodcock, 3 Reed Warblers.
Long Nab: Caspian Gull (juv), Mediterranean Gull, 57 Sandwich Terns, Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail. Quail still singing.
Long Nab: 3 Quails. Common Tern past.
Marine Drive: 2 Shelduck flew north.
Potter Brompton Carr: Bittern, 2 Whimbrel, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Green Sandpipers, Ruff, 6 Dunlin, Little Egret.
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Sandpipers, adult Mediterranean Gull, Hobby, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler.
Hilla Green: Spotted Flycatcher, Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtails.
Blakey Topping/Hazelhead Moor: 2 Whimbrel, Quail, Raven, juv Cuckoo, Hobby.
Dalby Forest: 4 Ravens, Willow Tit Bickley area.
Thornton Carrs: Dipper, Yellow Wagtail.
Wrench green: Green Sandpiper Northstile Pool.
Gristhorpe Bay: Wheatear.
Long Nab: 3 Quails, Arctic Skua, 7 Common Terns, 23 Mediterranean Gulls (18 juveniles), Whimbrel, 2 Turnstones. Wheatear by the Observatory.
Langdale Rigg: Turtle Dove, 10 Crosbills, sev Tree Pipits.
Broxa Forest: Short-eared Owl over.
Dalby Forest: Nightjar Ellerburn Bank.
Ravenscar: A male Garganey flew north with Common Scoters (photos).
Wykeham Lakes: 8 Teal, Wigeon, Marsh Harrier (juv), 2 Little Egrets, 3 Cormorants (1 sinensis race), Curlew (flew west), Arctic Skua.
Potter Brompton Carr: 6 Garganey, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite.
Crossgates: Peregrine flew east.
Brompton Ponds: Little Egret.
Dalby Forest: Turtle Dove from Jerry Noddle. 2 Willow Tits, 5 Crossbills, Garden Warbler, 9 Common Buzzards.
Wykeham forest Raptor Viewpoint: Hobby, 5 Common Buzzards, 2+ Ravens, 5 Crossbills.
Long Nab: Quail.
Broxa Forest: Spotted Flycatcher Reasty area.
Broxa Forest: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Willow Warblers Reasty area.
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Teal, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 6 Herons, Mediterranean Gull (juvenile), Marsh Harrier (juvenile).
Troutsdale: 5 Nightjars Cockmoor area.
Dalby Forest: 2 Willow Tits Bickley Gate.
Allerston: Quail
Long Nab: 3 Quails. Highlights past were Whimbrel, 13 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Little Egrets, Yellow Wagtail.
Burniston: 6 Swifts, 19 Swallows flew south.
Johnson's Marsh; the 4 juvenile Herons still around the nest.
Jackson's Bay-Cromer Point: Eider, 2 Quails, Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 11 Turnstone, 2 Sanderling, 8 Dunlin, Mediterranean Gull (juv), Common Tern, Little Egret.
Potter Brompton Carr: Garganey, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harriers, 4 Cetti's Warblers
Thornton le Dale: 2 Dippers by thatched cottage.
Langdale End/Troutsdale: 2 Red Kites, 3 Goshawks, 3 Ravens.
Potter Brompton Carr: 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers.
Stepney: Juvenile Green Woodpecker Box Hill.
Cloughton: Peregrine.
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Oystercatchers, Dunlin, 2 Teal, 4 Herons.
Cayton village: 6 juv Long-tailed Tits in a garden.
Long Nab: 2 Quail. 3 whimbrel, Golden Plover, Dunlin past.
Wykeham Lakes: 7 Little Egrets.
Potter Brompton Carr: Wood Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpipers, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harriers.
Long Nab: 4 singing Quails. Moving past were 6 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 3 Redshank, 5 Mediterranean Gulls.
Newby: Hobby north over Barmoor Lane.
Willerby Carr: Quail seen in flight.
Wykeham Forest: four Spotted Flycatcher territories located.
Dalby Forest: Spotted Flycatcher.
Irton Moor: Quail .
Crossgates: a Quail sound recorded over at night. Red Kite over.
Long Nab: 4 singing Quails. Mediterranean Gull, Blue Fulmar, Whimbrel, Caspian Gull (juvenile) past.
Cloughton Pond: Quail.
Cayton Bay: Red Kite.
Forests: a new female Honey Buzzard.
Burniston: 70 Swallows, 30 House Martins south of village.
Fylingdale Moor: Quail singing east of the A169
Long Nab: Quail still singing. First returning migrant Willow Warbler and Whinchat. Moving north were a Velvet Scoter, 214 Common Scoters, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Mediterranean Gulls.
White Nab: Moving past were 9 Shelduck, Velvet Scoter (same), 6 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 5 Arctic & 4 Common Terns, 8 Mediterranean Gulls, Marsh Harrier.
Wrench Green: Green Sandpiper still at Northstile Pool. 4 Marsh Tits in the village.
Scarborough: Marsh Harrier over south-east.
Brompton Ponds: Lapwing with 2 well grown chicks.
Long Nab: Quail still near car park. North past were 461 Common Scoter, 2 Whimbrel, 7 Curlew, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Arctic Terns, 108 Sandwich Terns, 10 Mediterranean Gulls, 6 Manx Shearwaters.
Cloughton: Little Owl Sat Pans Road.
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Gadwall, Mediterranean Gull, Little Egret.
