Unfortunately
there was no sign of the reported Golden
Orioles at Holbeck today but there were a minimum of 7 Mediterranean Gulls
in the area, 5 adults and 2 2cy birds, and a ♂ Common Scoter was close offshore
there as well. Just along the coast in Cornelian Ravine prize of the day went
to a juvenile Green Woodpecker which
is a very rare bird in our area away from traditional sites and particularly
along the coastal strip away from Ravenscar, and in Cornelian Bay we had a
Common Scoter and a Whimbrel.
At
Wykeham Raptor View Point the Honey
Buzzards didn’t disappoint and two put on a good display with much wing
clapping for over an hour this morning. Also today a Hobby was seen a couple of
times and there were at least three Goshawks seen as well.
At
other locations we had yesterday’s summer plumaged Knot was seen on the harbour
wall at 11.00, a Cuckoo flew around the Castle Headland before disappearing off
inland (only the second record for the site in recent times) at 11.25, 2 Dunlin
and 2 Common Sandpipers were at Wykeham South Lake this morning, also this
morning a Green Sandpiper and 3 Teal at Potter Brompton Carr and at Harwood
Dale Lake a Black-tailed Godwit, 11+ Mandarins and 7 Teal.
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| Knot - Scarborough Harbour - Andy Hall |
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| Mediterranean Gulls - Holbeck - Steve Wignill |
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