Monday, 17 August 2026

Sunday 16th August

 

Scarborough Birders Membership Year is 1st September. No better time to join! Subs remain at £15 yearly (free for under 25s in our YOUTH Group). 

Benefits:

- Immediate bird news via our Whatsapp group.

- support to our local conservation schemes (e.g. Tree Sparrow, Long-eared Owl, Pied Flycatcher, Turtle Dove etc)

 - field events.

- access to the Bird Observatory.

 - social events.

 - cetacean news/out of area local news/ID help etc.

It's a no brainer if you are a local birder @ 4p a day!😁. See membership page.


Highlights:

Staindale Lake: Family party of Spotted Flycatchers.

South Bay: 7 Mediterranean Gulls, Dunlin, Common sandpiper at Black Rocks.

Potter Brompton Carr: 5 Wood Sandpipers.

Wykeham Forest: 8 Crossbills, 17 Siskin, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, 19 Coal Tits, Blackcap.

Scalby Mills: Juvenile Caspian Gull.

Wykeham Lakes: Little Egret, Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull (2cy), 5 Gbb Gulls (1 juv), 6 Lbb Gulls.

Long Nab: Moving past were a Red-throated Diver, Turnstone, Arctic Tern, 21 Common Terns, Mediterranean Gull.


Caspian Gull (left) Scalby Mills - Dave Mansell.