Sunday, 10 May 2026

Saturday 9th May

 Highlights on a good day of wader passage:

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Egret (flew east), 2 Avocets, Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Turnstone, Cetti's Warbler

Wrea Head Hall: Cuckoo

Allerston: Hobby

Gristhorpe Bay: 2 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Whinchat, pair of Stonechats + 3 young

Castle Hill: Lesser Whitethroat

Long Nab: Moving past were a Barnacle Goose, Knot, Grey Plover, 10 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 5 Whimbrel, 980 Razorbills

Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 3 displaying Tree Pipits near Gas Works

Burniston: 2 Swifts flew north

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Garganey, Ruddy Shelduck, Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, Green Woodpecker



Avocets Wykeham East Lake - Chris Bell


Saturday, 9 May 2026

Friday 8th May

 Highlights:

Long Nab: Manx Shearwater, Eider, 2 Whimbrel, 204 Swallows (south), Grasshopper Warbler

Dalby Forest: 2 Crossbills, Tree Pipit, 3 Garden Warblers Flainsey & Sutherbuff Riggs

Seamer: 5 Swifts over village

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Garganey, Ruddy Shelduck, Wood Sandpiper

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shoveler, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail

Wykeham Forest: 2 Ravens

Maybeck: Cuckoo

Fylingdales Moor: 2 Hobby, Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzards

Throxenby Mere: Common Sandpiper

Crossgates: Red Kite flew west

Cayton Bay: Sedge Warbler


Whitethroat Long Nab - Chris Bell


Friday, 8 May 2026

Thursday 7th May

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Garganey, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret

Ravenscar: 4 Whimbrel

Wykeham Lakes: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover

Cayton Carrs: Whimbrel

Dalby Forest: Crossbill, Tree Pipit, 2 Garden Warblers Housedale Rigg. Tree Pipit, 2 Garden Warblers, Stonechat, Whitethroat Newclose Rigg. Redstart and Garden Warbler Housedale

South Bay: Whimbrel, 2 Wheatears

Flotmanby Carr: Corn Bunting, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail

Ruston Carr bridge: 3 Little Egrets


Whimbrel South Bay - Terry Hobson



Thursday, 7 May 2026

Wednesday 6th May

 Highlights:

Wrench Green: Redwing, 3 Tree Pipits, 4 Garden Warblers, 2 Mandarins

East Knapton: 3 Corn Buntings

Harwood Dale: Turtle Dove at The Mill Inn. Greenshank, Wheatear at Harwood Dale Lake.

Thornton Carrs: Curlew, Oystercatcher

Wykeham Lakes: Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatchers, 10 Reed Warblers (WS Lake), 4 Sedge Warblers, 3 Garden Warblers

Hackness Grange: Hobby

Burton Riggs: Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler

Dalby Forest: 2 roding Woodcocks, Redstart, Garden Warbler Givendale

Raincliffe Woods: 2 Green Woodpeckers


Reed Warbler Seamer tip pool - Paul Tozer




Wednesday, 6 May 2026

Tuesday 5th May

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Garganey, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Redshank, Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, 10 Yellow Wagtails

Crossgates: Peregrine flew east

Low Dalby: 3 Swifts, one Turtle Dove in the forest



Last week's Knot Jackson's Bay - Chris Bell


Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Monday 4th May

 Highlights:

Seamer Tip pool: Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler

Harwood Dale Lake: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers, Cuckoo

Wykeham Lakes: Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, Cetti's Warbler (Predator Lake), 2 Garden Warblers

Scalby Mills: 2 Eiders


Little Owl Burniston - Simon Temlett


Monday, 4 May 2026

Sunday 3rd May

 Highlights:

Cloughton: 2 Mandarins in a garden!

Jackson's Bay: Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstones

Scalby Ness: 2 Wheatears

Cromer Point: Whimbrel

Wrench Green: Mandarin, Dipper on river


Fulmar Cayton Bay - Paul Tozer


Sunday, 3 May 2026

Saturday 2nd May

 Highlights:

Scarborough South Cliff: RED-RUMPED SWALLOW flew south, 5 Whimbrel (3S, 2N), Red Kite (south), 27 Yellow Wagtails past, Twite (left south), Firecrest (south end of Holbeck car park)

Dalby Forest: Cuckoo Low Staindale

Broxa Forest: 2 Turtle Doves

Gristhorpe Bay: Grey Plover

Harwood Dale Forest: Nightjar, Woodcock, 2 Cuckoos, Turtle Dove,  10 Redpolls

Wrench Green/Northstile : 3 Tree Pipits, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Garden Warblers, 

Crossgates: 10 Swifts west in one hour

Seamer Tip pool: Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers

Gristhorpe village: Red Kite

Wykeham Lakes: Cetti's Warbler Trout Lake, Greenshank East Lake

Jackson's Bay: Bar-tailed Godwit



Bar-tailed Godwit - Chris Bell



Saturday, 2 May 2026

Friday 1st May

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: 7 Shoveler, 2 Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Golden Plover (over north), 3 Dunlin, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Hobby, 4 Marsh Harriers, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail

North Bay: 2 Eiders

Scalby Mills Road: 2 Lesser Whitethroats

Burton Riggs: 2 Common Sandpipers

Cromer Point: Grasshopper Warbler

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Oystercatchers, Cetti's Warbler (Trout Lake)

Jackson's Bay: 2 Grey Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Knot, 9 Oystercatchers

Cloughton: Coot + one chick on Town Farm pond, Little grebes + 4 chicks Newlands Dale pond

Long Nab: 100 Swallows, 6 House Martins south

Crossgates: Arctic Tern flew east


Grey Plover Jackson's Bay - Chris Bell




Friday, 1 May 2026

Thursday 30th April

 Highlights:

Scarborough town: 3 Swifts over Lyell Street

Long Nab: Greenshank (flew out east), 6 Yellow Wagtails and 69 Swallows moving past

Cayton Bay: 3 Wheatears

Marine Drive: 7 Common Sandpipers

Potter Brompton Carr: 30 Swifts, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plovers

Ruston Carr bridge: 2 Ravens, 3 Red Kites

Harwood Dale: 3 Turtle Doves at the Mill Inn

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Lapwing, 8 Lbb Gulls, 4 Gbb Gulls, 254 Herring Gulls, 4 Garden Warblers, Reed Warbler

Jackson's Bay: 2 Purple Sandpipers, Dunlin


Wheatear Cayton Bay - Paul Tozer