Well
with winds finally in the east plus mist and drizzle the anticipation was high
today and it didn’t take long before the first discovery of the day was
reported from Crook Ness, an immature Common
Rosefinch. The bird was found by Dave Mansell but had only been seen
briefly on a couple of occasions before other observers arrived on site to help
with the search. After a while it popped up again and was seen perched briefly
by one observer and in flight by another, this was definitely a rather elusive
individual until c12.30 when it showed well for a while feeding in the open.
The bird was seen at least four times during the afternoon although the quality
of the views left a lot to be desired at times. This is the eighth record for
the Scarborough area with the last one being at Long Nab on 3rd
September 2010.
The
first Yellow-browed Warbler of the
autumn was found at a similar time to the Rosefinch on the opposite side of
town in the small copse on South Cliff to the south of Holbeck Car Park. More
of these autumn sprites were discovered soon after with three at Long Nab, two
of which were trapped and ringed, another at Trough Gully (north of Scalby
Lodge Pond) and an additional 2nd bird south of Holbeck near the
Golf Course on South Cliff.
Also
at Long Nab a Redstart and a Brambling; in the Scalby Lodge Pond area there
were a Wheatear, 2 Whinchats, 12 Curlew and a Whimbrel; a Grasshopper Warbler
was seen very well at Cloughton Wyke; 25 Wigeon graced Johnson’s Marsh and at
Wykeham South Lake just 15 Wigeon and 2 Great Crested Grebes.
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| Common Rosefinch - Crook Ness - Dave Mansell |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler - Long Nab - Chris Bradshaw |
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| Common Rosefinch - Crook Ness - Chris Bell |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler - Trough Gully - Terry Hobson |
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