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Scarborough Birders
Sunday, 19 April 2026
Saturday 18th April
Highlights:
Cayton village: 3 House Martins
Harwood Dale Lake: 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Teal, Whitethroat
Scalby Mills: Dunlin, Whitethroat
South Bay: 3 Wheatears Holbeck
Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 12 Wheatears
Bridestones, Dalby Forest: 2 male Green Woodpeckers, 5 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreepers
Haygate/Ellerburn Bank: Green Woodpecker, 9 Buzzards
Long Nab: moving past were 2 Ringed Plovers, Golden Plover, 10 Yellow Wagtails, Tree Pipit, Wheatear, 84 Sand Martins, 31 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 232 Goldfinches, Redpoll. 3 Whitethroats present.
Scar Wood: Raven, 3 Redstarts, 14 Willow Warblers, 7 Blackcaps, 4 Siskin, Grey Wagtail
Wykeham Lakes: Reed Warbler
Town Farm pond, Cloughton: pair of Coot + 4 chicks, 2 Shelducks, Blackcap
Jackson's Bay / Scalby Lodge area: Eider, 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Whitethroats
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Friday 17th April
Highlights:
Wykeham Lakes: Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers
Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 2 male Ring Ouzels, 14 Wheatears
Ruston Carr Bridge: 2 Little Egrets, 22 Mute Swans
Cayton Bay: several Sandwich Terns
Scalby: Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroats Cinder Track
Bridestones, Dalby Forest: Hawfinch, Willow Tit, 2 male Redstarts
Low Dalby: Woodcock roding at dusk
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruff, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harriers, Cetti's Warbler, White Wagtail
Friday, 17 April 2026
Thursday 16th April
Highlights:
Wykeham Lakes: Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Cetti's Warbler
Wrench Green: 2 Tree Pipits, 9 Willow Warblers
Long Nab: 5 Yellow Wagtails flew south
Mowthorpe: 2 Little Egrets
Harwood Dale Lake: 7 Teal, 2 Oystercatchers, 60 Sand Martins
Cayton: 3 Wheatears
Seamer Tip pool: Cetti's Warbler
Harwood Dale Forest: 2 Tree Pipits
Low North Camp: 2 male Redstarts
Crossgates: Marsh harrier flew south-west
Scalby Beck: singing Marsh Tit, 4 Tree Sparrows, 4 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 10 Swallows, 24 Sand Martins
Potter Brompton Carr: 8 Teal, 2 Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtail
South Cliff: Marsh Harrier and Tree Pipit flew north, 194 Goldfinch, 9 Yellow Wagtails (+5 north), White Wagtail, 194 Linnets flew south. Wheatear, 3 Whitethroats present.
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Wednesday 15th April
Highlights:
Long Nab: 2 male Red-breasted Mergansers flew north
Wykeham Lakes: Marsh Harrier
Jackson's Bay/Scalby Lodge: 64 Oystercatchers, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 8 Redshank, 13 Turnstone, Whitethroat
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Tuesday 14th April
Highlights:
Jackson's Bay: female Black Redstart
Crossgates: Garden Warbler Heron Lane
Cloughton Pond: 4 Shelduck
Marine Drive: 4 Eiders flew south
Gristhorpe Bay/Yons Nab: 2 male Ring Ouzels left NW, 2 Yellow Wagtails
Cromer Point: Wheatear
Long Nab: Eider, Goshawk flew north, 2 Wheatears, 6 Yellow Wagtails (moved past), 2 Whitethroats
Hackness: Common Crane flew south-east
Wykeham Lakes: Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 16 Lbb Gulls, Common Sandpiper, 2 Marsh Harriers, 30 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Reed Warblers, 60 Sand Martins
Ruston Carr bridge: 26 Mute Swans, Sedge Warbler
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Monday 13th April
Highlights:
Gristhorpe Bay/Yons Nab: 11 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat
Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Whooper Swans, 2 Green Sandpipers, Dunlin, Great White Egret, 2 Common Cranes, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Red Kites, 5 Sedge Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail
Jackson's Bay/Scalby Lodge area: 4 Wheatears, Redstart
Scar and Castlebeck Woods: 6 singing male Redstarts
Long Nab: Little Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Corn Bunting flew south. Grasshopper Warbler Cliff Top House. Wheatear, Whitethroat
Seamer tip pool: 7 Wheatears, Whitethroat on waste area to north-east
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Shoveler, Whimbrel, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 22 Willow Warblers, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 16 Blackcaps
Burton Riggs: Little Egret, Goosander, 12 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe
Wrench Green: 2 Tree Pipits, White Wagtail, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Willow Tit, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps
Scalby Mills: female Eider
Harwood Dale Lake: Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Teal, Little grebe, 9 Sand Martins
Monday, 13 April 2026
Sunday 12th April
Highlights:
Wykeham Lakes: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, male and female Common Scoters, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Garden Warbler, Blue-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 House Martins, 50 Sand Martins
Long Nab: Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Sandwich Terns flew south, Whitethroat
Potter Brompton Carr: Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Marsh Harrier
Cayton Wood: Wheatear
Burton Riggs: Goosander
Harwood Dale Forest: Raven
Haygate, Dalby Forest: 2 Green Woodpeckers, 8 Crossbills, 17 Chiffchaffs, 9 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, Marsh Tit
Mowthorpe: Raven
Mount Pleasant Farm: 2 Whimbrel
Flower of May pond: 2 Gadwall
Middle Deepdale: 5 House Martins
Sunday, 12 April 2026
Saturday 11th April
Highlights:
Yons Nab: Male Ring Ouzel flew north-west, 2 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers, Redpoll (south), 3 House Martins (south), 2 Grey Partridge
Long Nab: 3 Whimbrel, 5 Redshank past
Thornton-le-Dale: 2 Dippers
Scarborough town: Black Redstart Melrose Street area
Wykeham Lakes: Male Blue-headed Wagtail (East Lake), 4 Little Ringed Plovers, male Common Scoter, 4 Goldeneye, Water Rail, 7 Lbb Gulls, 170 Sand Martins, 32 Swallows, 3 House Martins, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 10 Willow Warblers, 21 Chiffchaff, 7 Siskin
Marine Drive: 2 Sandwich Terns
Jackson's Bay: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Wheatears
Newlands Dale, Cloughton: White Wagtail
Killerby Cliff: 5 Whimbrel
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Friday 10th April
Highlights:
Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 4 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers
Potter Bompton Carr: 2 Common Cranes, Great White Egret, Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrrier, 3 Wheatears
Long Nab: Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Burton Riggs: Goosander
Wykeham lakes: Two Commn Scoters (M+f Water Sports Lake), 2 Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, Garden Warbler, 11 Willow Warblers, 78 Sand Martins, 3 Swallows, House Martin
Jackson's Bay: Wheatear, 11 Sand Martins, 2 Stonechats
Seamer Tip Pool: Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler
Fylingdale Moor (east of A169): 5 Wheatears
Ellerburn Bank: male Redstart
Browns Caravan Site, Cayton: 2 Little Ringed Plovers on new carp pond
Cayton Bay: 450 Woodpigeons to roost
Wykeham Forest (Raptor Viewpoint car park area): 3 Crossbills, Tree Pipit
Friday, 10 April 2026
Thursday 9th April
Highlights:
Long Nab: Tree Pipit, House Martin, 4 Sandwich Terns flew north, Ring Ouzel flew north-west, 3 Yellow Wagtails flew south. Whitethroat Pipe Gully
Open Air Theatre: Blackcap
Cayton Bay: c15 Sand Martins at colony
Seamer Road Mere: 4 Gadwall, 3 Blackcaps
Potter Brompton Carr: Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Willow Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, Yellow Wagtail
Seamer Tip Pool: Whitethroat
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Wednesday 8th April
Highlights:
Long Nab: A SERIN flew south, good numbers of Sand Martins, also a Willow Warbler south along the cliffs and a Yellow Wagtail and Merlin south. Full counts: https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1074/20260408
Johnson's Marsh: Green Sandpiper
Wrench Green: 4 Willow Warblers
Seamer Tip pool: Sedge Warbler
Wykeham Lakes: Male Common Scoter, Peregrine, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler (Match Lake)
Potter Brompton Carr: Common Crane, Great White Egret, 2+ Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear, White Wagtail
Broxa Forest: 3 Crossbills
Fylingdales Moor: 2 Common Cranes flew south-west over Jugger Howe Moor
Langdale Forest: 2 Willow Warblers, 5 Stonechats, singing Crossbill
Ravenscar: 17 Wheatears, White Wagtail
Tuesday 7th April
Highlights:
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton; Barnacle Goose
Jackson's Bay: 20 Sand Martins
Ravenscar: 6 Wheatear Stoupe Brow
Long Nab: Marsh Harrier, 41 Sand Martins flew south, Wheatear
South Cliff: 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Wheatears (+ 2 present) north, Marsh Harrier, 46 Sand Martins, 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 White Wagtails(+ 1 N), and good numbers of finches all south https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/2694/20260407
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, female Common Scoter, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Blackcaps
Broxa Forest: female Hen Harrier
Gristhorpe: escaped Harris's Hawk flew south
Rillington: 2 Red Kites
Hackness: 4 House Martins
Potter Brompton: Red Kite
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Monday 6th April
Highlights:
Jugger Howe Moor: Red Kite
Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 2 Hen Harriers, 2 Goshawks
Wykeham Lakes: Female Common Scoter (East Lake), 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 9 Sand Martins, 2 Blackcaps
Long Nab: 2 Eiders & a Corn Bunting flew south. 4 Sand Martins flew north
Wilton Heights/Nab Gate/Ellerburn: Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tits, 2 Blackcaps, 29 Chiffchaffs
Ravenscar: 80 Pink-footed Geese flew north, White Wagtail
Crossgates: Crossbill flew NW
Johnson's Marsh: 2 Shelducks, Little Egret
Seamer Tip pool: Cetti's Warbler
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose, Coot
Salt Pans Road flash: 2 Shelduck
Raincliffe Woods: Green Woodpecker
Monday, 6 April 2026
Sunday 5th April
Highlights:
Thornton le Dale: White Stork flew east @ 15.40 hrs
Cockmoor Hall car park: 9 Brambling
Wykeham Lakes: 2 female Common Scoter, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Marsh Harrier (2cy), 18 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap
Burton Riggs: Blackcap
Pickering: 2 Red Kites flew east
Jackson's Bay: 9 Sand Martins
Wykeham Forest: Osprey flew towards Troutsdale 14.55 hrs
Crossgates: House Martin
Troutsdale: Willow Tit
Sand Dale, Dalby Forest: Osprey at 17.40 hrs
Potter Brompton Carr: 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Great White Egrets, Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler
Sunday, 5 April 2026
Saturday 4th April
Highlights:
Marine Drive: Red-throated Diver
Scalby Beck: Willow Warbler
Johnson's Marsh: 2 Shelducks
Wykeham lakes: 3 female Common Scoters (Water Sports Lake), Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Red Kite, 10 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Corn Buntings (East Lake)
Harwood Dale Lake: Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, 3 Sand Martins
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose, Shelduck
Scar Wood: Raven, 2 Marsh Tits
Sutherbuff & Housedale Riggs, Dalby Forest: Green Woodpecker, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Crossbills
Burniston: Little Egret Burniston Beck
South Cliff: Nuthatch south along cliffs, 612 Meadow Pipits north
Saturday, 4 April 2026
Friday 3rd April
Highlights:
Potter Brompton Carr: 30 Whooper Swans (flew north), Russian White-fronted Goose, Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, 2 Crossbills
Cloughton: Little Owl
Irton: male Hen Harrier flew across Irton-Ayton road
Seamer Road Mere: Russian White-fronted Goose
Peasholm Park: male Goosander
Friday, 3 April 2026
Thursday 2nd April
Highlights:
Staindale/Low Dalby: Hawfinch, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 8 Nuthatch, Goshawk, 13 Chiffchaffs
Ellerburn valley: Green Woodpecker, 5 Nuthatch, 11 Chiffchaffs
Seamer tip: Blackcap
Troutsdale: 2 Goshawks, 7 Buzzards, Peregrine, 2 Ravens
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Wednesday 1st April
Highlights:
Staindale, Dalby Forest: 4+ Hawfinches, Blackcap, Coot, 2 Mandarins
Adderstone, Dalby Forest: Brambling
Jackson's Bay: 2 Purple Sandpipers
Peasholm Glen: Blackcap
Potter Brompton Carr: 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Mandarins, Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Great White Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, 5 Sand Martins, Cetti's Warbler
Mowthorpe: Red Kite
Long Nab: 31 Pink-footed Geese flew NW
Wykeham Lakes: Female Common Scoter (Water Sports Lake), 7 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Sand Martins
Wykeham Forest: singing Crossbill
Marine Drive: 2 Wheatears
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose
Sea Cut (Ox Pasture Hall area): Green Woodpecker
Peasholm Park: male Goosander
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Tuesday 31st March
Highlights:
Jackson's Bay: Common Sandpiper, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 5 Sand Martins
Castle Cliffs: 200+ Kittiwakes
Spa Bridge: 20 Kittiwakes
Town: Kittiwakes on most urban colonies
Wykeham Lakes: 2 male Common Scoters (Water Sports Lake), 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Cetti's Warbler (climbing tower marsh), 31 Chiffchaffs, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Siskins
Cockmoor Farm: 12 Brambling, Green Woodpecker
Wykeham Forest: "ringtail" Hen Harrier (Troutsdale), Goshawk, 10 Crossbills
Jugger Howe Moor: Red Kite
Long Nab: Shoveler flew north
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Monday 30th March
Highlights:
Long Nab: 2 Sandwich Terns flew south
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 4 Shelduck
Potter Brompton Carr: Russian White-fronted Goose, 2 Green Sandpipers
Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, 7 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Sand Martins, Blackcap
Monday, 30 March 2026
Sunday 29th March
Highlights:
Seamer Road Mere: Great White Egret
Wykeham Lakes: Shelduck, Wigeon, 9 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins
South Cliff: 1,233 Meadow Pipits flew north
Long Nab: Bar-tailed Godwit flew south
Seamer Tip Pool: Swallow, also Shelduck flew west
Scalby Mills: male Goosander
Hackness: Red Kite
Sunday, 29 March 2026
Saturday 28th March
Highlights:
Wykeham Lakes: 3 Common Scoters (2m,1f East Lake), 24 Whooper Swans, 4 Swallows, 2 Sand Martins, 2 Corn Buntings
Long Nab: 7 Bar-tailed Godwits flew north, a Marsh Harrier flew south
Falling Foss: 5 Bramblings by the tea rooms
Peasholm Park: male Goosander, 2 Chiffchaffs
Wykeham Forest: Green Woodpecker, 11 chiffchaffs, Willow tit, 4 Marsh Tits, 29 Coal Tit, 5 Crossbills, 20 Siskins, Redpoll
Potter Brompton Carr: Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, Marsh Harrier, 2 Shoveler, 3 Sand Martins
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Friday 27th March
Highlights:
Potter Brompton Carr: 60 Wigeon, Little Egret
Peasholm Park: male Goosander
Harwood Dale Lake: Mandarin
Long Nab: 35 Pink-footed Geese flew north
Wykeham Lakes: Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Common Scoter (female Water Sports Lake, plus female East Lake), 2 Oystercatchers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 9 Chiffchaff, Blackcap (female)
Little beck Wood : Blackcap
Friday, 27 March 2026
Thursday 26th March
Highlights:
Peasholm Park: male Goosander
Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, Common Scoter (female), 9 Goldeneye, 5 Oystercatchers
Salt Pans Road, Cloughton: Scandinavian Rock Pipit
Cockmoor Hall car park, Troutsdale: 10 Brambling
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Wednesday 25th March
Highlights:
Peasholm Park: Male Goosander
Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Shelduck, 67 Wigeon, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite
Scalby Beck: 2 Dippers
Crossgates: Sand Martin flew west
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose
Burniston: 24 Yellowhammers, 7 Tree Sparrows
Seamer Tip Pool: Cetti's Warbler
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Tuesday 24th March
Highlights:
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck
Crossgates: 2 Goosanders flew west
Hilla Green: Willow Tit
Thornton Carrs: Whooper Swan
Wykeham Lakes: 2 Common Scoters (female Water Sports Lake, male East Lake)
Staindale Lake: Mandarin, Coot
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Monday 23rd March
Highlights:
Eastfield: Red Kite south
Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 17 Goldeneye, 3 Water Rails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 15 Chiffchaffs, Lesser Redpoll
Troutsdale: "Ringtail" Hen Harrier flew high east, Green Woodpecker
Long Nab: Water Rail still at Cliff Top House, Corn Bunting
Seamer Road Mere: Russian White-fronted Goose
Dalby Forest (Haygate): Green Woodpecker, 7 Crossbills, 10 Chiffchaffs, good numbers of Siskin
Cayton village: Blackcap
Monday, 23 March 2026
Sunday 22nd March
Highlights:
Silpho: Wheatear
Long Nab: Red Kite south, 16 Whooper Swans flew north. A Jack Snipe present
Staindale Lake: Coot (scarce there)
Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck, Goldeneye
Eastfield: Red Kite
Newby: Red Kite
Seamer Tip Pool: Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler
Burton Riggs: Goosander, 4 Common Buzzards
Wykeham Lakes: 11 Common Scoter (8 Water Sports Lake + 3 East Lake), 3 Egyptian Geese, Black Redstart still by cafe
Potter Brompton Carr: 70 Wigeon, 35 Teal, Red Kite, Great White Egret, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers
South Bay: 34 Kittiwakes, 2 Mediterranean Gulls
Ruston: Male Common Scoter picked up from road (currently at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary)
Sunday, 22 March 2026
Saturday 21st March
Highlights:
Long Nab: Jack Snipe, Water Rail, Shoveler flew south
Johnson's Marsh: 2 Shoveler
Stepney: 2 Blackcaps
Salt Pans Rd flash, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese
Ox Pasture (Sea Cut); Green Woodpecker
Scalby Mills: Lbb Gull, 6 Kittiwakes
Thornton Carrs: Little Egret
Saturday, 21 March 2026
Friday 20th March
Highlights:
Troutsdale: Hawfinch
Staindale Lake: 3 Mandarins
Seamer Tip area: Mandarin
Hackness Lake: 2 Mandarins
Long Nab: 17 Redwing grounded left south, Great Northern Diver, 4 Puffins & 3 Eiders south
Scalby Beck: Sand Martin
Wykeham Lakes: Black Redstart, 5 Whooper Swans, 16 Goldeneye, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Marsh Harrier, 18 Chiffchaffs, 6 Redwing, Lesser Redpoll
Cayton village: Blackcap






















