Saturday, 8 February 2025

Saturday 8th February

 Two Great Northern Divers showed well in the harbour this morning. Five Redpoll, three Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch and a Siskin in a Burniston garden. 38 Curlew in a field west of Scalby Road, Burniston and c30 Oystercatcher on Northstead School playing field. A flock of in excess of 500 birds at Ellerburn Bank, Dalby, including 300+ Chaffinch, 100+ Goldfinch and Brambling, Greenfinch, Bulfinch and Crossbill. Two Shelduck, one Oystercatcher and six Teal at East Lake, North Yorkshire Water Park and two Oystercatcher on the Water Sports Lake. At Harwood Dale Lake: 15 Greater White-Fronted Geese, 11 Pink-Footed Geese, two Shelduck, three Goosander, 47 Wigeon, 10 Teal, one Redshank, one Common Snipe, eight Lapwing and approximately 80 Linnet.


Black-Headed Gull at Throxenby Mere by Martin Moseley.