Thursday 8th October

Long Nab: Yellow-browed Warbler Crook Ness. Moving past were 5 Barnacle Geese, 2 Brent Geese, 10 Goosanders, 7 Common Scoter, 22 Wigeon, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 7 Little Gull, 2 Common Terns, Arctic Tern.

Castle Hill: 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, Firecrest, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, Siberian Chiffchaff, 11 Redwings, 16 Blackbirds, 8 Siskins, 2 Brambling.

Wykeham Lakes: 36 Pink-footed Geese, 10 Teal, 2 Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull (1cy), Caspian Gull (1cy).

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher.

Scalby Mills: 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 36 Wigeon.

Wykeham forest: 32 Redwing, Ring Ouzel.

Newby: Yellow-browed Warbler along path to Danes Dyke Surgery from Cinder Track.

Ring Ouzel Wykeham Forest - Roy barker.

Wednesday 7th October

Marine Drive: moving past were 15 Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Sandwich Terns, 6 Red-throated Divers, Balearic Shearwater (close north).

Castle Hill: A SHORE LARK flew south mid-morning, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Goldcrests, 32 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 8 Chaffinch, Brambling.

Scalby Mills: 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 32 Wigeon, Dipper.

Wykeham Lakes: Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler (Water Sports Lake).

Peasholm Glen: Kingfisher.

Cayton Bay: 2 Stonechats.

Long Nab: Wheatear Crook Ness. Moving past: 3 Brent Geese, 188 Common Scoter, 114 Teal, 63 Wigeon,  Arctic Skua, 2 Common Tern, 9 Little Gulls, 7 Manx Shearwaters, 20 Red-throated Divers.

Dipper Scalby Mills - Phil Bennett.

Tuesday 6th October

Scalby Mills: 33 Wigeon, 15 Oystercatchers, 6 Curlews, Dipper.

Burton Riggs: Male Mandarin, Grey Wagtail.

Long Nab: Moving past were 60 Pink-footed Geese, 44 Little Gulls, Arctic Tern, 4 Common Terns, Great Skua, 13 Red-throated Divers.

Wigeon Scalby Mills - Phil Bennett.

Monday 5th October

Castle Hill: 6 Redwing, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, 20 Dunnocks, Brambling, Reed Bunting.

North Bay: 2 Red-throated Divers.

Wykeham Lakes: 10 Pink-footed Geese, Egyptian Goose, 3 Teal, Wigeon, Marsh Harrier, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (Water Sports Lake).

Scalby Mills: 20 Wigeon, 100 Pink-footed Geese flew south.

Curlew Scalby Mills - Terry Hobson.

Sunday 4th October

Castle Headland: Peregrine. 17 Goosanders flew south, Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, 31 Robins, 2 Siskins, 2 Reed Buntings.

North Bay: Red-throated Diver.

Potter Brompton Carr: Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Snipe, 70 Lapwing, 2 Curlews, 2 Marsh Harriers, Chiffchaff.

Cloughton: 2 Little Owls.

Wykeham Lakes: 6 Pink-footed Geese, 8 Egyptian Geese, 5 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 80 Black-headed Gulls, 10 Common Gulls, 7 Gbb Gulls, 2 Lbb Gulls.

Cloughton Wyke: 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 13 Common Scoter, Red-throated Diver, 7 Common Tern.

Gristhorpe Bay: 74 Pink-footed Geese (over), 3 Wigeon, 72 Oystercatchers, Grey Plover, Wheatear, 5 Stonechats, 19 Reed Buntings.

Flower of May pond: Barnacle Goose, 76 Canada Geese, Wigeon.

Scalby Mills: Wheatear, 2 Stonechats.

Kingfisher Scalby Beck - Martin Moseley.

Saturday 3rd October

Castle Cliffs: Peregrine.

Long Nab: Merlin.

Dalby Forest: 60 Pink-footed Geese south.

Yedingham: Red Kite flew SW.

Dalby/Ellerburn: 310 Pink-footed Geese flew SE, 6 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 5 Nuthatch.

Wykeham Lakes (Long Causeway): Marsh Harrier, Wheatear.

Gristhorpe Bay: Yellow-browed Warbler, Wheatear, 8 Stonechats, 5 Chiffchaffs, 22 Pied Wagtails, 45 Robins, 11 Reed Buntings, and 61 Skylarks (north).

Scalby Mills: 15 Wigeon, 2 Turnstone, 3 Redshank, 6 Common Terns.

Chiffchaff Cayton Bay - Paul Tozer.

Friday 2nd October

Ravenscar: Common Swift flew south. Also House Martin, 14 Curlews, 130 Starling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers.

Hackness: 2 Ravens, 4 Marsh Tits.

Troutsdale: 18 Pink-footed Geese flew south.

Long Nab: 14 Common Terns south in a 15 min watch.

Scalby Mills: 14 Wigeon, 10 Common Terns, 4 Ringed Plovers.

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Lapwing, Mediterranean Gull (1cy).

Crossgates: Swallow.

Gristhorpe Bay: 5 Eiders south. Wheatear, 9 Stonechats, 3 Chiffchaffs, 25 Pied Wagtails, 42 Robins, 73 Meadow Pipits, 12 Skylarks (north).

Mediterranean Gull Wykeham Lakes - Steve Hey.

 

Thursday 1st October

Castle Hill: 37 Pink-footed Geese, Sandwich Tern, 7 Common Terns,  Yellow-browed Warbler, 20 Dunnocks, 26 Robins, 3 Goldcrest. 

Burton Riggs: Mute Swan + 8 cygnets, Cormorant.

Scalby Mills: 30 Wigeon, 5 Common Terns, 6 Herons.

Wrench Green: 2 Dippers, 2 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail.

Sycarham Wood: 2 Jays, 60 Meadow Pipits, 2 Stonechats, 8 Reed Buntings.

Cloughton Wyke: 2 Little Egrets, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, Golden Plover, 14 Red-throated Divers, 26 Teal, Wigeon past. 21 Robins present.

Dalby Forest: 170+ Pink-footed Geese flew south.

Ravenscar: 30 Robins, 10 Song Thrush, Redwing, Wheatear.

Crossgates: Adult Mediterranean Gull flew south. 

Wykeham Lakes: 15 Egyptian Geese, 3 Pink-footed Geese, 14 Teal, 4 Wigeon, Little Egret.

Gristhorpe Bay: Golden Plover (flew north), 82 Oystercatchers, 6 Turnstones, 9 Herons, 5 Little Egrets, Wheatear, 9 Stonechats, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, 25 Pied Wagtails, 43 Robins, 174 Meadow Pipits, 22 Skylarks (north).

Reed Bunting Sycarham Wood - Steve Hey.

Wednesday 30th September

Rillington: A flock of 10 Herons flew high west. 

Crossgates: Whimbrel flew NW.

Cloughton Pond: Great White Egret flew south.

Scalby Mills: 9 Wigeon, 5 Ringed Plover.

Castle Hill: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers., 31 Song Thrush, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 20 Robin, 17 Long-tailed Tit.

Long Nab: 2 Little Egrets.

Gristhorpe Bay area: Grey Plover (north), 28 Golden Plover (south), 2 Ravens, Wheatear, 9 Stonechats, 66 Robins, 176 Meadow Pipits, Yellow-browed Warbler, 53 Song Thrush, 7 Redwings, Ring Ouzel, 10 Reed Buntings.

Thornton le Dale: 2 dippers, 2 Grey Wagtails.

Throxenby Mere: Kingfisher.

Wykeham lakes: Little Egret, 2 Brambling.

Burniston village: 32 Tree Sparrows.

Stonechat Long Nab - Steve Hey.

Tuesday 29th September

Lots of reports today, here are the highlights:

Long Nab: 27 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Juv Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Skua, 132 Little Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull, Merlin, Kingfisher, Short-eared Owl, Ring Ouzel, 3 Wheatears, 65 Robins, 13 Redwing, Yellow-browed Warbler, 16 Brambling.

Gristhorpe/Lebberston Cliffs: Yellow-browed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 19 Redwing, 3 Wheatears, Pied Flycatcher, 76 Robins, 12 Brambling, 11 Lesser Redpolls.

Burniston village: 2 Brambling.

Jackson's Bay: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, Dunlin.

Marine Drive: Wheatear.

Castle Hill: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 5 Brambling, 9 Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, and a Lapland Bunting flew west.

Scalby Beck: Redstart.

Scarborough: 3 Brambling Hillcrest Ave.

Seamer tip pool: Great White Egret, 4 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, Golden Plover (over).

Crossgates: Green Sandpiper sound recorded over at night.

Brambling Long Nab - Chris Bell.