Sunday 12th March

 30 plus Purple Sandpipers were on the rock armour at East Pier at high tide this morning and a Lapland Bunting flew north at Long Nab and probably the same bird was seen by two observers north over Ravenscar a short while later. At Potter Brompton Carr viewing from Heybridge there was a cream crowned Marsh Harrier, 176 Lapwing, three Oystercatcher, one Curlew, three Common Snipe, 46 Wigeon, 62 Teal, six Gadwall, two Lesser Black-backed Gull and a male Peregrine Falcon. A Red Kite, five Common Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk were at Ellerburn and two Little Egret were in the camp site field there. Three male and a female Stonechat were at Flixton Carr by the River Hertford and a Shelduck flew east over Seamer Tip. Approximately 30 Lapwing, three Mute Swan and a Kestrel were at Seamer Tip Pools area and three Ringed Plover were at Scalby Mills. The Russian White-fronted Goose was on Wykeham East Lake (North Yorkshire Water Park) along with one Pink-footed Goose, one Shoveler, 25 Goldeneye, four Oystercatcher, five Great crested Grebe and two Lesser Black backed Gull. Seven Goosander (1m, 6f) flew SE over there. The Cetti's Warbler was singing regularly by the zip wire tower by the Predator Lake. Elsewhere on the North Yorkshire Water Park complex were  a further four Goldeneye, one Goosander, 13 Gadwall, two Teal, three Little Grebe, one Water Rail, two Marsh Tit, one Nuthatch, four Siskin, one Jay, two Treecreeper and one Goldcrest. A Great Egret was also noted in the Wykeham area this morning.

Ring-necked Parakeet at Ravenscar by Steven Wignill.