Saturday 8th August

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.

Little Grebe Seamer Road Mere - Paul Malton

Friday 7th August

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.

Spotted Flycatcher Forge Valley - Martin Moseley.

Thursday 6th August

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.

Coot Seamer Road Mere - Phil Bennett.

Wednesday 5th August

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.

Little Gull Wykeham Lakes (4/8/26) - Steve Hey

Tuesday 4th August

 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.

Wood Warbler Dalby Forest - Bob Dicker

Monday 3rd August

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.

Common Snipe Seamer tip - Simon Temlett

Sunday 2nd August

 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.

Great White Egret Seamer Tip pool - Simon Temlett

Saturday 1st August

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.

Dipper Scalby Beck - Martin Moseley.

Friday 31st July

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.

Heron Seamer Road Mere - Mark Hunter

Thursday 30th July

 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.

Marsh Harrier Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell

Wednesday 29th July

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.

Sparrowhawk with Blackbird Burniston - Sybil Harris

Tuesday 28th July

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

Juvenile Heron Johnson's Marsh - Beverley Senturk

Monday 27th July

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.

Marsh Tit Scarborough - Jayne Downthelane

Sunday 26th July

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-tailed Tit Cayton - Paul Tozer

Saturday 25th July

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.

Spotted Flycatcher Dalby Forest -  Andy Messenger

Friday 24th July

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.

Linnet - Roy Barker

Thursday 23rd July

Potter Brompton Carr: Wood Sandpiper.

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Quail, 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Egret, 6 Herons, 5 Common Gulls, 65 Black-headed Gulls, Marsh Harrier.

Selley Bridge Lake: Hobby.

Long Nab: 2 Quail. Moving north were a Goldeneye, Eider, 2 Arctic Skuas, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, Sooty Shearwater. Southbound were 3 Shelduck, Turnstone, 103 Oystercatchers. 

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher.

Jackson's Bay: Little Egret.

Common Gull Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell

Wednesday 22nd July

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.

Juvenile Lapwing Brompton ponds - Chris Bell

Tuesday 21st July

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.

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull Wykeham Lakes - Nick Addey

Monday 20th July

Cloughton: male Hen Harrier flew north

North Bay: adult Mediterranean Gull

Robin Hood's Bay: 60 Sandwich Terns

Crossgates: Quail sound recorded overnight

Harwood Dale Lake: Quail, 4 Mandarins

Helwath Beck: Spotted Flycatcher

Dalby Forest: Spotted Flycatcher family Staindale Lake

Open Air Theatre: Fem Tufted Duck + one duckling

White Nab: Whimbrel flew south. Arctic Tern, Common Tern, 2 Mediterranean Gulls flew north

Barn Owl Harwood Dale - Nick Addey

Sunday 19th July

Long Nab: moving north were 5 Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser, Grey Plover, 15 Arctic Terns, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 38 Puffins, Red-throated Diver, Sooty Shearwater, 22 Manx Shearwaters

Wykeham Lakes: 5 Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Herons

Potter Brompton Carr: Little Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, Little Egret, marsh Harrier

Comm,on Scoters passing Long Nab - Chris Bell

Saturday 18th July

Long Nab: Quail . Moving north were 18 Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skua, 5 Mediterranean Gulls, 59 Arctic Terns, 6 Dunlin

Gristhorpe/Muston: Quail singing between villages

Ebberston: Quail near Malton Cote

White Nab: 20 Shelduck, Eider flew south. Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Arctic Terns, 2 Common Terns, Mediterranean Gull flew north

Rock Pipit Long Nab - Chris Bell

Friday 17th July

Long Nab: Quail. moving north were 231 Common Scoters, Tufted Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Arctic Skua, 2 Whimbrel

Crossgates: Bittern sound recorded at night

Irton: Quail

Arctic Skua Long Nab - Chris Bell

Thursday 16th July

Long Nab: highlights moving past were 22 Teal, 427 Common Scoter, Tufted Duck, Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull (juvenile)

Harwood Dale Forest: 2 singing Turtle Doves

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Little Egrets, 3 Herons, 6 Great Crested Grebes (3 juvs), Common Gull, 2 Lbb Gulls

Scalby village: Marsh Tit in a garden

Samer Road Mere: 9 Tufted Duck broods

Potter Brompton Carr: Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers

Common Scoters passing Long Nab - Nick Addey

Wednesday 15th July

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Little Egrets

Dalby Forest: Honey Buzzard

Wykeham Forest: 6 Nightjars, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 4 Crossbills

Long Nab: Whimbrel flew north

Peasholm: Yellow Wagtail flew north

Scarby Beck: Dipper

Bridestones Moor: Cuckoo, Turtle Dove, 5 stonechat familiy groups, 2 Redstart family groups

Potter Brompton Carr: Shoveler, 5 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Ruff (adult males), 3 Dunlin, 11 Little Egrets, 3 marsh Harriers, Yellow Wagtail

Flotmanby Carr: 30 Swifts

Sedge Warbler Seamer tip pool - Paul Tozer

Tuesday 14th July

Scalby Beck: Quail singing just to north

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Green Sandpipers, Dunlin, 7 Little Egrets

Long Nab: 9 Shelduck, Teal, 140 Common scoter, Whimbrel, 3 Manx Shearwaters, Mediterranean Gull flew north

Crossgates: Bar-tailed Godwit flew north

Dipper Scalby Beck - Martin Moseley

 

Monday 13th July

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Lapwing, 4 Herons

Long Nab: Moving north 5 Wigeon, 3 Teal, Eider, 182 Common Scoters, 2 Arctic Terns,  Arctic Skua, 9 Manx Shearwaters, Red-throated Diver (+1 present)

Wrea Head: 10 Swifts

Potter Brompton Carr: Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, Dunlin, 6 Little Egrets

Kingfisher Throxenby Mere - Martin Moseley

Sunday 12th July

Broxa: 5 Ravens

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, Wigeon, 2 Dunlin

Potter Brompton Carr: 8 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers (1+ juvenile), Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers

Fulmar Cayton Bay - Paul Tozer

 

Saturday 11th July

Long Nab: 2 Quails. 245 Common Scoter, 4 Eiders, 3 Teal, Mediterranean Gull north past. Whmbrel south 

Cloughton: 2 Turtle Doves Station Rd area

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher

Skylark Seamer tip pool - Paul Malton

Friday 10th July

Long Nab: 2 Quails. Northerly movement of a Lapwing, Golden Plover, 3 Curlews, 3 Whimbrel, Dunlin, 120 Common Scoters

Wykeham Lakes: Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, 13 Black-headed Gulls

Burniston: family party of 6 Chiffchaffs in a graden

Juvenile Blackcap Throxenby mere - Martin Moseley

Thursday 9th July

Burton Riggs: Common Sandpiper

Crossgates: Quail sound recorded overnight

Wykeham Lakes: Greenshank, Oystercatcher

Long Nab: 2 Quail

Dalby Forest: 4+ Nightjars

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 5 Little Egrets, 2 Yellow Wagtails

Sand Martin Seamer Tip pool - Paul Malton