New
discoveries today included a 2cy Glaucous Gull at Scalby Mills this afternoon
and a female Pied Flycatcher near the bird boxes at Star Carr this morning.
Also on Star Carr today a Little Ringed Plover, 2 singing Corn Buntings and a
Little Egret whilst nearby on the east side of Seamer Tip there were a couple
of ‘Greenland’ Wheatears.
At
Long Nab today 555 Swallows, 35 Sand Martin, 37 House Martins, 9 Swift, 4
Yellow Wagtails and a Siskin all moving south and in Jackson’s Bay Grey Plover,
Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and a Turnstone.
This
evening about 60 Swifts passed northwest over Falsgrave.
A
bit further afield there was a Whinchat and a House Martin about a mile north
of Sawdon, 2 Turtle Doves were singing in Dalby Forest, a Mandarin Duck was in
the Forge Valley, Harwood Dale lake had a White Wagtail and a Tree Pipit and in
the Ravenscar mast field a White Wagtail and a couple of Whimbrel.
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| Sedge Warbler - Star Carr - Mick Francis |
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