Monday 23rd January 2026

Highlights

Marine Drive - 2 Eider Duck

Harwood Dale Lake 7 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Greater White-fronted Geese

Cockmoor Hall, Snainton - Bramblings (Facebook)

Stonechat, Marine Drive, Mark Hepples 

Sunday 22nd February 2026

 Highlights

Cloughton, Salt Pans Road -  2 Shelduck, 3 Buzzard

Cloughton, Station Lane, 67 Greater White Fronted Geese, 7 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Greylag Goose

Cloughton Pond - 12 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Teal, 1pr Mandarin 

Marine Drive - Stonechat (Facebook)

Harwood Dale Forest - Red Kite (north), 3 Crossbill, 1 Goshawk, 5 Common Snipe, 6 Pink-footed Geese (north)

Seamer Road Mere - Kingfisher (Facebook)

Hopper Hill Road - 8 Tundra Bean Geese

Cayton Carrs - 7 Barnacle Geese, 40 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Greater White-fronted Geese

Hilla Green - Raven

Hackness Area - Barn Owl

Wykeham Lakes / North Yorkshire Water Park - East Lake - 10 Goldeneye, 68 Teal, 10 Pochard, 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Whooper Swans, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 pair Little Grebe (Match Lake) 

Wykeham, Long Causeway - Great White Egret, Barn Owl, Grey Heron, Grey Partridge, 2 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard

Brompton to Sherburn Road - 2 Great White Egrets

Kingfisher, Seamer Road Mere, Paul Malton

Saturday 21st February 2026

 Highlights

Harwood Dale Lake - 7 Tundra Bean Geese, 31 Greater White Fronted Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Common Snipe, 194 Lapwing, 44 Wigeon, 46 Teal, 12 Redwing, 1 Marsh Tit

Scar Wood - 1 Goshawk, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Johnsons Marsh - 3 Red Kite (West)

Harbour (and off piers) - Velvet Scoter, Great North Diver, Red-throated Diver, Great crested Grebe

Seamer Road - Lesser Black Back Gull

Seamer Road Mere - Common Pochard

Cayton Carrs - 50 Pink-footed Geese, 75 Greater White Fronted Geese, 7 Barnacle Geese

Garth End Road, Ayton - 5 Whooper Swan

Wykeham Raptor View Point - 3 Goshawks

Wykeham Lakes - Sports Lake - 2 Immature Greater Scaup, 5 Common Pochard, 15 Goldeneye, 13 Coot, 200 Lapwing, 7 Little Grebe, Stonechat

Wykeham Long Causeway - 40 Greater White-fronted Geese and 1 Barnacle Goose (West)

Ruston Carr Bridge - 3 Great White Egrets

Yedingham - 42 Barnacle Geese (West)

South West of Yedingham - Cream Crowned Marsh Harrier

South of Yedingham - 493 Greater White-fronted Geese, 600 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Barnacle Geese, 1 Tundra Bean Goose

North West Yedingham - 200 Greater White-fronted Geese

Yellowhammer, Long Causeway, Wykeham, Paul Malton

Friday 20th February 2026

Highlights

Cloughton, Salt Pans Road -2 Shelduck

Cloughton Pond - 1 Barnacle Goose

Marine Drive - 2 Eider (north)

Harwood Dale Pond - 7 Tundra Bean Geese, 70 Greater White-fronted Geese

Cayton Carrs - 7 Barnacle Geese, 1st Winter (2nd Calendar Year) Mediterranean Gull

Yedingham / Low Marishes Road - 400 Greater White-fronted Gees, 400 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Hawfinch (calling not seen), 100 Wigeon, 15 Shoveler, 1 Tundra Bean Goose

Yedingham - Great White Egret

Great White Egret, Long Causeway, Chris Bell

Thursday 19th February 2026

 Highlights

Cloughton, Salt Pans Road - 31 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose

Cromer Point - Knot

Marine Drive - Fieldfare

Harwood Dale Lake - 53 Greater White-fronted Geese

Cayton Garden - 1 Make Blackcap (Facebook)

Wykeham Lakes / NYWP - Sports Lake - 2 Immature Scaup, 5 Pochard, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 15 Siskin

Cockmoor Hall - 40 Brambling

South of Yedingham - 600 Pink-footed Gese, 200 Greater White-fronted Geese, 8 Barnacle Geese

Male Blackcap, Cayton, Paul Tozer

Wednesday 18th February 2026

 Highlights

Peasholm Glen - Goldcrest

Harbour - Great Northern Diver

South Bay - Red Throated Diver

Holbeck Car Park - 2 Mediterranean Gulls

Seamer Road Mere - Male Pochard

Potter Brompton Carr - 2 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier

Cayton Carrs - 100 Pink Footed Geese, 200 Greater White-fronted Geese

Wykeham Lake / North Yorkshire Water Park - Sports Lake - Redhead Smew

Wykeham Raptor View Point - 2 Ravens

Troutsdale - 2 Goshawks, 6 Common Buzzards, 1 Barn Owl (injured eye)

Cockmoor Hall - 12 Bramblings

Wyedale - 90 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 300 Woodpigeons

Dunnock, Seamer Road Mere, Paul Malton

Tuesday 17th January 2026

Highlights

Salt Pans Road, Cloughton - 31 Greater White-fronted Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, 2 Shelduck, 5 Meadow Pipits

Peasholm Park Lake - 2 Drake Goosanders

Harbour - Great Northern Diver

Seamer Road Mere - 4 Red-headed Goosander, 1 Drake Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe

Burton Riggs - 4 Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher

Cayton Carrs - 625 Greater White-fronted Geese, 100 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Raven

Wykeham Lake / North Yorkshire Water Park - Sports Lake 1 Redhead Smew, 2 Immature Scaup, 4 Pintail

Cockmoor Hall, Snainton - 20 Brambling 

Yedingham - Field south of Village - 600 Pink-footed Geese, 400 Greater White-fronted Geese

Scampston - 42 Greater White-fronted Geese (north)

Great Northern Diver, Harbour, Chris Bell

Monday 16th February 2026

Highlights

Long Nab - 2 Tundra Bean Geese (north), 1 Jack Snipe (Scrape), 28 Skylarks (19 south, 9 north), 188 Woodpigeon (166 north, 22 south)

Rocks Lane, Burniston - Barn Owl

Scalby Mills - Stonechat (Facebook)

Harbour -  1 Great Crested Grebe (off East Pier)

Ox Pasture - 5 Skylarks

Cayton Carrs - 730 Greater White-fronted Geese, 230 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 

Yon's Nab - High Tide Roost - 2 Grey Plovers, 220 Curlew, 53 Oystercatchers, 10 Redshank

Flower of May Pond - 110 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 5 Coot

Harwood Dale Forest - 1 Goshawk, 7 Crossbills, 2 Redpoll, 33 Fieldfare

Harwood Dale Lake - 7 Tundra Bean Geese, 68 Greater White-Fronted Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 21 Canada Geese, 290 Common Gulls, 47 Wigeon, 36 Teal, 165 Lapwing, 3 Cormorant

Wykeham Raptor View Point - 4 Goshawks (3 female and 1 male)

Wykeham Lake / North Yorkshire Water Park - Sports Lake - 1 Female / Redhead Smew, 2 Immature / Female Scaup, 16 Goldeneye, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe

Wykeham, Long Causeway - Tawny Owl calling

Ruston Carr Bridge - 1 Great White Egret, 19 Mute Swans

Sherburn to Brompton Road - 1 Great White Egret

Potter Brompton - Hay Bridge - 3 Marsh Harriers

Marishes Lane - 2 Barnacle Geese, 16 Russian Greater White-fronted Geese, 220 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 65 Fieldfare, 25 Yellowhammers

Ellerburn Trout Farm - 1 Little Egret

Sand Dale, Ellerburn - 2 Marsh Tit

Stonechat, Scalby Mills, Paul Malton

Sunday 15th February

 Highlights:

Johnson's Marsh : Goosander.

Long Nab: 4 Eiders, 4 Common Scoters flew south.

Cayton Carrs: 326 White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Goose.

Burton Riggs: 3 Gadwall, Goosander, Goldeneye.

Wykeham Lakes: 23 Wigeon, 32 Teal, 7 Gadwall, 19 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup, 4 Pochard, 9 Great Crested Grebes, Marsh Harrier, 6 Oystercatchers, Great Egret (Long Causeway).

Low Marishes: 184 White-fronted Geese, 2 Tundra Bean Geese.

Yeddingham: 131 White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Goose, 3 Barnacle Geese, 150 Pink-footed Geese.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Shelduck, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers.

North Bay: Brent Goose flew north.

Salt Pans Rd flash, Cloughton: 33 White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Goose, Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelducks.

Tundra Bean Geese Cloughton - Nick Addey.

Saturday 14th February

 A record number of Russian White-fronted Geese in the area:

Cayton Carrs: c900 White-fronted Geese, 2 Tundra Bean Goose, 5 Barnacle Geese, 800 Pink-footed Geese, Bar-tailed Godwit.

Low Marishes: 208 White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Goose, 6 Barnacle Geese, 2 Grey Partridge.

Yeddingham: 203 White-fronted Geese, 2 Tundra Bean Geese, 7 Barnacle Geese, 717 Pink-footed Geese.

Harwood Dale Lake: 52 White-fronted Geese, 5 Tundra Bean Geese.

Salt Pans Road, Cloughton: 33 White-fronted Geese, 3 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Shelducks.

Scalby Mills: 21 White-fronted Geese flew north.

Long Nab: Dark-bellied Brent Goose flew south, 81 White-fronted Geese, Great Northern Diver flew north. Present were 3 Woodcocks and 41 Curlews.

Wykeham lakes: 7 Whooper Swans, 2 Shelduck, 2 Scaup, 6 Pochard.

Harland Wood: 2 Ravens over.

Burton Riggs: 2 Goosanders, Goldeneye, Shoveler, 2 Marsh Tits.

Harwood Dale Forest: Crossbill.

White-fronted Geese Cayton Carrs - John Harwood.

Friday 13th February

 Unlucky for some!😆

Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: 5 Whooper Swans, Slavonian Grebe, "redhead" Smew, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 270 Teal, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (first-winter), 6 Pochard, Jack Snipe.

Peasholm Park: 6 Goosanders, female Pochard.

Scalby village: Blackcap.

Stepney: Blackcap.

Low Marishes: c150 White-fronted Geese, 5 Barnacle Geese.

Cayton Carr: 95+ White-fronted Geese.

Binnington Carr: 285 White-fronted Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, Great White Egret, 160 Stock Doves.

Burton Riggs: 6 Shoveler, Gadwall.

Brompton-Sherburn Road: 2 Great White Egrets.

Throxenby Mere: 24 Fieldfares.

Seamer Road Mere: Pochard.

Pochard Seamer Rd Mere - Paul Malton.

Thursday 12th February

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: "redhead" Smew, 2 Scaup (first-winter), 3 Shoveler, Slavonian Grebe.

Seamer Road Mere: Pochard, Goosander, 3 Little Grebes.

Peasholm Park: 5 Goosanders.

Long Nab: Barnacle Goose south, 6 Shelducks flew north.

Cayton Carr: 251 Russian White-fronted Geese, 113 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese.

Harbour:42 Redshank, 6 Turnstone at high tide roost. 

Seamer Tip Pool: 10 Gadwall, Shelduck.

Smew Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell.

Wednesday 11th February

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Slavonian Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 17 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 2 Scaup (first-winter).

Harwood Dale Lake: 31 White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Goose, Mandarin.

Long Nab: Great Northern Diver flew south.

Cayton Carrs: 202 White-fronted Geese, 17 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 14 Little Egrets.

Low Marishes: 182 White-fronted Geese, 6 Barnacle Geese.

Marine Drive: male Eider flew north.

Slavonian Grebe Wykeham Lakes - Steve Hey.

Tuesday 10th February

 Highlights:

Peasholm Park: Goosander.

Harwood Dale Lake: 76 Teal, 37 Wigeon, 125 Lapwing.

Wykeham Lakes: 5 Whooper Swans, 48 Teal, 11 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 2 Scaup (first-winter).

Taylor Way pool: Shoveler.

Long-tailed Tit Red Scar Lane - Martin Moseley.

Monday 9th February

 Highlights:

Barmoor Lane, Newby: Red Kite flew south.

Low Marishes: 100+ White-fronted Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, Marsh Harrier.

Burton Riggs: Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, Goosander, 10 Siskins.

Wykeham Forest: Raven.

Wykeham Lakes: 81 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 13 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (both first-winter), 6 Pochard, 10 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Oystercatchers.

Harwood Dale Lake: 12 White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Goose, 93 Teal, 44 Wigeon, Redshank, 103 Lapwing.

Cayton Carrs: 80 White-fronted Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese.

Two Scaup Wykeham Lakes - Steve Hey.

Sunday 8th February

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: 5 Whooper Swans, Slavonian Grebe (East Lake),  10 Great Crested Grebes, 18 Goldeneyes, 3 Egyptian Geese, Great White Egret (Long Causeway).

Willerby/Binnington Carr: 139 White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Goose.

Low Marishes: 139 White-fronted Geese, 550 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 230 Wigeon,  Raven.

Ellerburn: Willow Tit.

Long Nab: 167 White-fronted Geese flew south.

Castlebeck: 60 Pink-footed Geese flew north.

Scalby Nabs: Raven.

Burton Riggs: 2 Goldeneye, Goosander, Water Rail.

Folkton Water Treatment: 15 Little Egrets.

Cayton Carr: 18 White-fronted Geese, 30 Pink-footed Geese,  Marsh Harrier.

Newlands: Blackcap on feeders.

Marsh Tit Raincliffe Woods - Martin Moseley.

Saturday 7th February

 Highlights

Low Marishes: 108 White-fronted Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 400 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Shelduck, 400 Wigeon, 200 Teal, Marsh Harrier.

Burton Riggs: Firecrest, Woodcock, 6 Siskin.

Wykeham Lakes: 1w Scaup, 15 Goldeneye, 5 Pochard, 6 Pintail, 125 Wigeon, 54 Teal, Shelduck, 2 White-fronted Geese (flew west), 2 Egyptian Geese, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 25 Cormorants, 1w Shag.

Ruston Carr bridge: 2 Great White Egrets, Marsh Harrier.

Brompton - Sherburn Road: Great White Egret.

Scalby Mills: Adult Little Gull.

Wykeham Forest (southern end): Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tits.

Brompton Ponds: 4 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Grebes, Sparrowhawk.

Cockmooor Hall car park: 2 Brambling, 14 Redpoll, Marsh Tit.

Harbour: Great Northern Diver.

Cayton Carrs: 350 Pink-footed Geese, 9 White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Goose.

Scaup Wykeham Lakes - Paul Malton.

Friday 6th February

 Wykeham lakes: first-winter Scaup, 5 Whooper Swans (Garth End Rd).

Long Nab: 3 adult Little Gulls flew south, 36 Russian White-fronted Geese feeding in fields (left south), 3 Woodcocks.

Hackness Lake: 7 Mandarins.

Burton Riggs: Goldeneye, 4 Gadwall.

Wrench Green: Goshawk, Dipper, 11 Teal.

Harbour: 2 Great Northern Divers, 6 Turnstones.

Peasholm Park: Goosander.

Marine Drive: Stonechat.

Cayton Carrs: 23 Russian White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Goose.

Siskin Burton Riggs - Paul Tozer.

Thursday 5th February

 Highlights

Wykeham Lakes:  first-winter Scaup, 8 Goldeneye, 43 Teal, 10 Wigeon, Pochard, 15 Gadwall, 13 Coot, Redpoll.

Peasholm Park: Dipper in the glen.

Low Marishes: 65 Russian White-fronted Geese.

South Bay: 2 Mediterranean Gulls off The Spa.

Burton Riggs: 2 Gadwall, Goldeneye, 5 Siskins.

Scaup at Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell.

Wednesday 4th February

 Highlights:

Harbour: Great Northern Diver.

Scalby Mills: 14 Ringed Plovers, 8 Turnstone.

Garth End Rd / Ings Rd: 5 Whooper Swans, 4 Mute Swans.

Seamer Rd Mere: 3 Goosanders.

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Pintail, 6 Great White Egrets.

Jackson's Bay: Bar-tailed Godwit.

Purple Sandpipers Marine Drive - Steve Edwards.

Tuesday 3rd February

Highlights:

Marine Drive: Barnacle Goose and Eider flew south.

Burton Riggs: c20 Siskins.

Cockmoor Hall car park: 3 Brambling.

Peasholm Park: Dipper still in the glen.

Brambling Cockmoor Hall car park - Chris Bell.

Monday 2nd February 2026

Highlights

Marine Drive - 2 Shelduck flew south

Harbour - Adult and Juvenile Great Northern Diver

Peasholm Glen - Dipper

Cayton Carrs - 5 Greater White-Fronted Geese, 10 Little Egrets

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Pintail, Great White Egret, Shag at the Water Sports Lake.

Wren, Seamer Road Mere, Paul Malton

Sunday 1st February 2026

Highlights

Robin Hoods Bay / Boggle Hole - 1 Black Redstart (Bird Guides Report)

Ravenscar Cliffs - 2 Raven

Marine Drive - 2 Egyptian Geese South

Crossgates Garden - 6 Siskin

Cayton Garden - Blackcap (Male)

Cayton Carrs - 1 Red Kite

Folkton Sewage Works - 12 Little Egret, 1 Drake Pintail (briefly)

Ayton, Garth End Road - 20/30 Yellowhammers, 7 Whooper Swans

Wykeham, Long Causeway Road - 1 Barn Owl

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Shags

Male Blackcap, Cayton Garden, Paul Tozer

Saturday 31st January 2026

Busy day for Reports and Photographs, thanks to all, finally dry and some sun

Highlights

Marine Drive - 2 Purple Sandpipers 

Harbour - 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Shags North, 2 Rock Pipits

Castle Headland - Peregrine Falcon

Scalby Mills - 1 Shag

Scalby, Haybrow - 6 Common Buzzard

Seamer Road Mere - 5 Goosander (2 Male, 3 Female)

Burton Riggs - 2 Marsh Tits

Seamer Tip Pools - 17 Tundra Bean Geese (Bird Guides Report)

Seamer Grove Farm - 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 42 Greater White Fronted Geese, 40 Pink Footed Geese, plus 100 further Pink Footed Geese West

Potter Brompton Carr, Haybridge - 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Red Kites, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 200 Common Gull

East Ayton, River Derwent - Little Egret

Wykeham, Long Causeway - 1 Little Egret

Wykeham Raptor View Point Area - Goshawk, 4 Crossbills, 2 Brambling, 40 Chaffinch, 12 Redwing, 6 Yellowhammer

Ruston Carr Bridge - 2 Great White Egrets West

Hackness Lake - 2 Mandarin, 1 Coot

Brompton - Sherburn Road - 1 Great White Egret

Troutsdale - 2 Displaying Goshawk, 1 Raven

Troutsdale ( Road under Raptor View Point) - 4 Redpoll and 2 Willow Warbler

Troutsdale (Road below Cockmoor Hall) 2 Goshawk Displaying, 5 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker

Low Marishes - Selley Bridge - 2 Kestrel, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Shoveler, 150 Lapwing, 350 Pink-footed Goose, 11 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 120 Canada Geese, 57 Greylag Geese, 100 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 6 Grey Heron

Willow Warbler, Troutsdale, Christopher Bell

                                        Red Headed Goosander, Seamer Road Mere, Paul Tozer

                                                Great Norther Diver, Harbour, Mark Hepples

Friday 30th January 2026

Highlights

Harbour - Red Throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Guillemot

Burton Riggs - Firecrest (East side of the main lake)

Cayton Garden - Flock of 50 Goldfinch

Long Causeway, Wykeham - 2 Great White Egret

Ebberston (from A170) - Little Egret

Thornton Le Dale - River by Thatched Cottage - Dipper

Thornton Le Dale - Duck Pond Stream - Kingfisher

Cornelian Bay - 1 Little Auk on Sea, 1 Black Throated Diver flew south (Bird Guides Report)

Gadwall, Seamer Road Mere, Phil Bennett (29/01/2026)

Thursday 29th January 2026

Highlights

Marine Drive - 33 Redshank on Rock Armour

Stepney Garden - Male Backcap

Seamer Road Mere - 7 Goosander (2 Drake 5 Female), 3 Little Grebe, 13 Mute Swan, 17 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 25 Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck, 60 Coot, 30 moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 50 Black Headed Gulls, 10 Herring Gills

Garth End Road, Ayton - 5 Whooper Swans and 4 Mute Swans

Wykeham Lakes / North Yorkshire Water Park - East Lake - 330 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 8 Great Crested Grebe

Ox Pasture - Cover Crop - Large Flock of Bullfinch

Cayton Garden - Flock of 17 Goldfinch

Whooper Swan, Garth End Road, Ayton, Paul Stephenson

Wednesday 28th January 2026

 Highlights

Long Nab - 17 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, 1 Snipe

Harbour - 7 Turnstone, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Scoter (south) - (1 Great Northern Diver also reported outside the Harbour walls - maybe same bird)

Castle Headland - 10 Fulmar, 1 Red-Throated Diver, 1 Cormorant (south)

Scalby Mills - 20 Wigeon, 1 Greenshank, Redshanks, Oystercatchers

Garth End Road, Ayton - 5 Whooper Swans, 4 Mute Swans

Wykeham Forest (West Side) - 2 Goshawks, flock of 45 Pink-Footed Geese (south), flock of 55 Pink-Footed Geese (west), 21 Yellowhammers in one flock

Ruston Carr Bridge - 3 Great White Egret, 9 Mute Swans, 1 Kingfisher

Low Marishes - Selley Bridge - 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Cormorants, 150 Lapwing, 1000 plus mixed flocks of Teal / Wigeon, Good sized flocks of Redwing and Fieldfare, 450 Pink-Footed Geese, 110 Canada Geese, 120 Greylags, 8 Greater White-Fronted Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose

House Sparrow, Harbour, Phil Bennett

Tuesday 27th January 2026

 Weather horrendous with rain and wind - Storm Chandra

No Highlights or Bird News Recorded

Grey Heron, Seamer Road Mere, Terry Crook. 26/01/2026

Monday 26th January 2026

Highlights

Cloughton / Saltpans Road - 3 Shelduck

Marine Drive - 2 Drake Eider (South)

Seamer Road Mere - 6 Goosander

Wykeham Lakes / North Yorkshire Water Park - East Lake - 1 Caspian Gull (2nd Calendar Year), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 239 Teal, 102 Mallard, 2 Gadwall

Wykeham Lakes / North Yorkshire Water Park - Sports Lake - 10 Goldeneye, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 6 Cormorant, 1 Greylag Goose

Caspian Gull (2nd Calendar Year) , Wykeham Lakes / North Yorkshire Water Park - East Lake, Stephen Hey

Sunday 25th January 2026

Westerly Gales, Continuing Rough Seas

Highlights

Long Nab - 35 Pink-Footed Geese, 1 Common Scoter, 76 Fulmar, 70 Gannet 33 Kittiwake, 1 Woodcock(All South), 1 Fulmar, 1 Gannet 1 Kittiwake (North)

Crook Ness - 27 Curlew

Cloughton, Saltpans - 2 Shelduck

North Bay - 2 deceased Puffins

Peasholm Glen - Dipper

Redscar Lane - 30 Redwing

Cayton Carr / Carr Lane - 12 originally reported and upped to15 Greater White Fronted Geese (some of same group may be mixed with reports below), 2 Kestrel, 2 Mute Swans, 10 Redpoll, 30 Lapwings, Greylag Geese (no numbers)

Folkton Sewage Works - 4 Barnacle Geese, 14 Greater White Fronted Geese (later reports 29 Greater White Fronted Geese 15 next to the road by the river Hertford, 14 further away looking to the tip area)

Potter Brompton - Hay Bridge - 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard

Low Marishes - 1 Great White Egret, 4 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 67 Redwings, 61 Fieldfare, 235 Wigeon, 32 Teal, 4 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwings, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Otter

Ellerburn - 2 Redpoll, 2 Marsh Tits, 

Barnacle Geese, Cayton Carr, John Harwood

Greater White Fronted Geese (part of a group of 14), Cayton Carr, John Harwood

Saturday 24th January 2026

 Westerly Gales, Continuing Rough Seas

Highlights

Harbour - Red-Throated Diver, Guillemot, Rock Pipit, 8 Turnstones, Great Northern Diver

South Bay - Adjacent Harbour - Great Northern Diver (drifted into the Harbour), Kittiwake, Red-Throated Diver, 2nd Winter Mediterranean Gull

Marine Drive - 20 Gannets, 8 Fulmar, 2 Red-Throated Divers

Seamer Road Mere - 5 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 9 Gadwall

Hatterboard Drive - 20 Starling

Cayton Garden - 1 Siskin, 5 Greenfinch, 13 Goldfinch

Flixton / Folkton Carr - 12 Pink-Footed Geese, 150 Teal, 6 Little Egret, 550 Lapwings, 5 Curlew, 1 CC Marsh Harrier, 92 Starling, 19 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 7 Redpoll

Sherburn Carr - 4 Little Egrets

Low Marishes - 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Cormorant, 8 Shoveler, 6 Shelduck, 43 Wigeon, Teal (no numbers), 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Buzzard, 150, Lapwings, Redwing (no numbers), Fieldfare (no numbers), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker(no numbers), Black Headed and Herring Gulls 

Siskin , Cayton, Paul Tozer