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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday 29th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Garden Warblers (Match/East Lake)

Potter Brompton Carr: Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, Common Crane (feeding at west end), 4 Marsh Harriers, 5 Swifts,  Cetti's Warbler

Scarborough town: Swift over Gordon Street

cayton bay: 9 Arctic Terns flew out east

Wykeham Forest: 6+ Crossbills Raptor Viewpoint/Highwood Brow area

Sand Martin Cayton Bay - Stephen Beaver

Tuesday 28th April

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, 8 Wood Sandpipers, Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Little Egrets, Marsh Harrier

Ruston Carr bridge: Little Egret, 36 Mute Swans

Wrench Green/North Stile: Male Goosander, 2 Tree Pipits, 3 Garden Warblers

Dalby Forest: Green Woodpecker at Snever Dale

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Teal, Greenshank (over), 2 Common Sandpipers, Great White Egret, 2 singing Cetti's Warblers

Low North Camp: Osprey flew east at 3pm, 2 Ravens, 6 Mandarins, 3 Garden Warblers, Cuckoo

Scarborough town: Swift over Old Town

Jackson's Bay: 4 Purple Sandpipers

Stonechat Cayton Bay - Stephen Beaver

Monday 27th April

 Highlights:

Broxa Forest: Turtle Dove, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, 20 Willow Warblers, Marsh Tit

Long Nab: Moving past were Golden Plover, 4 Sandwich Terns, Marsh Harrier, 55 Swallows, 5 Yellow Wagtails

Burton Riggs: Common Sandpiper, 

South Cliff: Hooded Crow flew south, 2 Tree Pipits flew north

Wrench Green: Garden Warbler

Ruston Carr bridge: 29 Mute Swans, Marsh Harrier, Sedge and Garden Warbler

Harwood Dale Lake: 2 Oystercatchers, Lbb gull, Wheatear

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Garden Warblers

Potter Brompton Carr: Greenshank, 2 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, 2 Swifts, Yellow Wagtail

Meadow Pipit Jugger Howe Moor - Stephen Beaver

Sunday 26th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Egyptian Goose, Goldeneye, Black Tern (08:48-09:38, left high east), 5 Common Sandpipers, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, Hobby, 8 Swifts, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Garden Warbler

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Egyptian Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Water Rail, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, 2 Swifts, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, 

Dalby Forest: Willow Tit, 24 Willow Warblers, 9 Chiffchaffs, 20 Song Thrush, 2 Tree Pipits Broad Head Farm area. 6 Tree Pipits, 4 Crossbills, Stonechat Newclose Rigg

Scarborough town: 3 House Martins back at colony on Highfield

Long Nab: Black-throated Diver flew south (breeding plumage), Whimbrel north, Ring Ouzel flew NW

Sherburn: 2 Red Kites

Taylor Way/Seamer tip area: 2 Lesser Whitethroats

Wrench Green village: Lesser Whitethroat

Harwood Dale: Turtle Dove at the Mill Inn. Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails, Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtails at the Lake.

Maybeck: Cuckoo, Redstart, 2 Crossbills, 3 Lesser Redpolls

Johnson's Marsh: 2 Oystercatchers, Snipe

Yedingham: Goosander flew south

Langdale Forest: 2 Cuckoos

Falsgrave Park: Tawny Owl

Jackson's Bay: 7 Purple Sandpipers

Black Tern Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell

Saturday 25th April

 Highlights:

Harwood Dale: Turtle Dove at the Mill Inn

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, Common Crane (flew north), 3 Wood Sandpipers

Staindale Lake, Dalby Forest: Garden Warbler

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Common Sandpipers, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Egrets, Osprey (flew north-east), 2 Marsh Harriers, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Fieldfare (flew north), 2 Yellow Wagtails, Tree Sparrow

Ravenscar: female Black Redstart along path to beach

Gristhorpe: Marsh Harrier flew east

South Cliff: Osprey (flew south), Tree Pipit (flew north)

Castle Hill: 3 Wheatears

Little Owl Snainton - Beverley Senturk

Friday 24th April

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2  Egyptian Geese, 2 Garganey, Greenshank, Ruff, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, Raven, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Yellow Wagtails

Dalby Forest: 5 male Turtle Doves, 2 Tree Pipits, 4 Crossbills

Scarborough town: 2 Swifts over Prospect Road area

Seamer: Red Kite

Wykeham Lakes: Great White Egret, Little Egret, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier

Troutsdale: Wheatear

Seamer Tip Pool: Cetti's Warbler

Cloughton: Lesser Whitethroat Salt Pans Rd

Seamer Tip: Lesser Whitethroat motorcycle track

Johnson's Marsh: Greenshank, 2 Shelduck

Long Nab: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Sandwich Terns

Scar Wood: 3 Redstarts

Lesser Whitethroat Seamer Tip - Paul Tozer

Thursday 23rd April

 Highlights:

Bridestones Moor: Snipe, 2 Ravens, Cuckoo, 8 Wheatears, 6 male Stonechats

Wykeham lakes: Egyptian Goose, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Swift, Lesser Whitethroat (Water Sports lake), Garden Warbler

Helwath Beck: Cuckoo, 2 male Redstarts

Johnson's Marsh: Lesser Whitethroat

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Garganey, 3 Greenshank, 3 Wood Sandpipers, Ruff, 3 Swifts, Hobby

Hackness: Red Kite

Oliver's Mount: 2 Red-legged Partridges

Robin (juvenile) Seamer Rd Mere - Paul Malton

Wednesday 22nd April

 Highlights:

Mowthorpe: Swift, Little Egret

Wykeham Lakes: Swift, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Marsh Harriers, Little Egret, 150 Sand Martins, Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, Reed Warbler

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 6 Shovelers, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, Merlin, Cetti's Warbler

Low North Camp: Green Woodpecker, Redstart

Harwood Dale Lake: 4 Teal, 2 Oystercatchers, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail

Long Nab: Eider flew south. 2 Lesser Whitethroats

Scar/Castlebeck Woods: 5 Redstarts

Ravenscar: 2 Wheatears, 2 male Stonechats

Marine Drive: 740 Kittiwakes

Ruston Carr bridge: Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harriers

Cloughton: Wheatear Salt Pans Rd

Jugger Howe Moor: Cuckoo

Dipper Scalby Beck - Martin Moseley

Tuesday 21st April

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, Little Egret

Burton Riggs: Pochard, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, Whitethroat

Seamer tip: 3 Whitethroats "motorcycle track"

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Little Ringed Plovers, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtails

Saltergate, Dalby Forest: Cuckoo

Long Nab: 2 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Eiders, Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroats

Johnson's Marsh: Lesser Whitethroat

Cayton Bay: Lesser Whitethroat, Siskin

Ravenscar: 5 Wheatears

Broxa Forest: Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove Broxa Forest - Simon Ward

Monday 20th April

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr:  2 Egyptian Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Redshank, Ruff,  3 Little Egrets, Great White Egret, 4 Marsh Harriers, Common Crane, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Tree Sparrows

Johnson's Marsh: Lesser Whitethroat

Long Nab: Manx Shearwater, Whimbrel, Puffin

Ravenscar: 3 Wheatears

Helwath Beck: male Redstart

Castle Hill: Black Redstart

Fylingdales Moor: 2 drumming male Snipe in bordering rough pasture (third bird present)

Sea Cut: 2 Dippers

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin

Seamer Road Mere: Russian White-fronted Goose still

Peasholm Glen: Barn Owl 10pm

Wheatear Ravenscar - Paul Tymon

Sunday 19th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Goosanders, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper, 6 Great Crested Grebes,  Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warblers, Cetti's Warbler

Staindale Lake: Common Sandpiper

Ravenscar: Cuckoo (Green Dike), 9 Wheatears

Seamer Tip Pool: 2 Shelduck, Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Sedge Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, Marsh Tit

Cayton Bay: 5 Sandwich Terns

Eller Beck, Fylingdales: 3 female Ring Ouzels , 7 Wheatears, Stonechat, 2 Mistle Thrush

Burniston: 2 Ravens over north

North Bay: 2 Sandwich Terns, Whitethroat

A169 nr Hole of Horcum: Merlin over

Common Buzzard Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell

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Saturday 18th April

 Highlights:

Cayton village: 3 House Martins

Harwood Dale Lake: 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Teal, Whitethroat

Jugger Howe Moor: Cuckoo

Scalby Mills: Dunlin, Whitethroat

South Bay: 3 Wheatears Holbeck

Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 12 Wheatears

Bridestones, Dalby Forest: 2 male Green Woodpeckers, 5 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreepers

Haygate/Ellerburn Bank: Green Woodpecker, 9 Buzzards

Long Nab: moving past were 2 Ringed Plovers, Golden Plover, 10 Yellow Wagtails, Tree Pipit, Wheatear, 84 Sand Martins, 31 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 232 Goldfinches, Redpoll. 3 Whitethroats present.

Scar Wood: Raven, 3 Redstarts, 14 Willow Warblers, 7 Blackcaps, 4 Siskin, Grey Wagtail

Wykeham Lakes: Reed Warbler

Town Farm pond, Cloughton: pair of Coot + 4 chicks, 2 Shelducks, Blackcap

Jackson's Bay / Scalby Lodge area: Eider, 2 Grey Partridge,  3 Whitethroats

Meadow Pipit Ravenscar - Chris Bell

Friday 17th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers

Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 2 male Ring Ouzels, 14 Wheatears

Ruston Carr Bridge: 2 Little Egrets, 22 Mute Swans

Cayton Bay: several Sandwich Terns

Scalby: Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroats Cinder Track

Bridestones, Dalby Forest: Hawfinch, Willow Tit, 2 male Redstarts

Low Dalby: Woodcock roding at dusk

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruff, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harriers, Cetti's Warbler, White Wagtail

Ring Ouzel Ravenscar - Chris Bell

Thursday 16th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Cetti's Warbler

Wrench Green: 2 Tree Pipits, 9 Willow Warblers

Long Nab: 5 Yellow Wagtails flew south

Mowthorpe: 2 Little Egrets

Harwood Dale Lake: 7 Teal, 2 Oystercatchers, 60 Sand Martins

Cayton: 3 Wheatears

Seamer Tip pool: Cetti's Warbler

Harwood Dale Forest: 2 Tree Pipits

Low North Camp: 2 male Redstarts

Crossgates: Marsh harrier flew south-west

Scalby Beck: singing Marsh Tit, 4 Tree Sparrows, 4 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 10 Swallows, 24 Sand Martins

Potter Brompton Carr: 8 Teal, 2 Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtail

South Cliff: Marsh Harrier and Tree Pipit flew north, 194 Goldfinch, 9 Yellow Wagtails (+5 north), White Wagtail, 194 Linnets flew south. Wheatear, 3 Whitethroats present.

Sand Martin Jackson's Bay - Steve Hey

Wednesday 15th April

 Highlights:

Long Nab: 2 male Red-breasted Mergansers flew north

Wykeham Lakes: Marsh Harrier

Jackson's Bay/Scalby Lodge: 64 Oystercatchers, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 8 Redshank, 13 Turnstone, Whitethroat

Swallow Jugger Howe Moor - Stephen Beaver

Tuesday 14th April

 Highlights:

Jackson's Bay: female Black Redstart

Crossgates: Garden Warbler Heron Lane

Cloughton Pond: 4 Shelduck

Marine Drive: 4 Eiders flew south

Gristhorpe Bay/Yons Nab: 2 male Ring Ouzels left NW, 2 Yellow Wagtails

Cromer Point: Wheatear

Long Nab: Eider, Goshawk flew north, 2 Wheatears, 6 Yellow Wagtails (moved past), 2 Whitethroats

Hackness: Common Crane flew south-east

Wykeham Lakes: Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 16 Lbb Gulls, Common Sandpiper, 2 Marsh Harriers, 30 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Reed Warblers, 60 Sand Martins

Ruston Carr bridge: 26 Mute Swans, Sedge Warbler

Wheatear Seamer tip pool - John Harwood

Monday 13th April

Highlights:

Gristhorpe Bay/Yons Nab: 11 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat

Potter Brompton Carr: Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Whooper Swans, 2 Green Sandpipers, Dunlin, Great White Egret, 2 Common Cranes, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Red Kites, 5 Sedge Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail

Jackson's Bay/Scalby Lodge area: 4 Wheatears, Redstart

Scar and Castlebeck Woods: 6 singing male Redstarts

Long Nab: Little Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Corn Bunting flew south. Grasshopper Warbler Cliff Top House. Wheatear, Whitethroat

Seamer tip pool: 7 Wheatears, Whitethroat on waste area to north-east

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Shoveler, Whimbrel, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 22 Willow Warblers, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 16 Blackcaps 

Burton Riggs: Little Egret, Goosander, 12 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe

Wrench Green: 2 Tree Pipits, White Wagtail, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Willow Tit, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps

Scalby Mills: female Eider

Harwood Dale Lake: Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Teal, Little grebe, 9 Sand Martins

Whimbrel Wykeham Lakes - Jon Hardacre

Sunday 12th April

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, male and female Common Scoters, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Garden Warbler, Blue-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 House Martins, 50 Sand Martins

Long Nab: Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Sandwich Terns flew south, Whitethroat

Potter Brompton Carr: Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Marsh Harrier

Cayton Wood: Wheatear

Burton Riggs: Goosander

Harwood Dale Forest: Raven

Haygate, Dalby Forest: 2 Green Woodpeckers, 8 Crossbills, 17 Chiffchaffs, 9 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, Marsh Tit

Mowthorpe: Raven

Mount Pleasant Farm: 2 Whimbrel

Flower of May pond: 2 Gadwall

Middle Deepdale: 5 House Martins

Willow Warbler Ravenscar - Chris Bell

Saturday 11th April

 Highlights:

Yons Nab: Male Ring Ouzel flew north-west, 2 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers, Redpoll (south), 3 House Martins (south), 2 Grey Partridge

Long Nab: 3 Whimbrel, 5 Redshank past

Thornton-le-Dale: 2 Dippers

Scarborough town: Black Redstart Melrose Street area

Wykeham Lakes: Male Blue-headed Wagtail (East Lake), 4 Little Ringed Plovers, male Common Scoter, 4 Goldeneye, Water Rail, 7 Lbb Gulls, 170 Sand Martins, 32 Swallows, 3 House Martins, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 10 Willow Warblers, 21 Chiffchaff, 7 Siskin

Marine Drive: 2 Sandwich Terns

Jackson's Bay: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Wheatears

Newlands Dale, Cloughton: White Wagtail

Killerby Cliff: 5 Whimbrel

Crossbill Wykeham Forest - Dean Brookes

Friday 10th April

 Highlights:

Stoupe Brow, Ravenscar: 4 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers

Potter Bompton Carr: 2 Common Cranes, Great White Egret, Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrrier, 3 Wheatears

Long Nab: Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat

Burton Riggs: Goosander

Wykeham lakes: Two Commn Scoters (M+f Water Sports Lake), 2 Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, Garden Warbler, 11 Willow Warblers, 78 Sand Martins, 3 Swallows, House Martin

Jackson's Bay: Wheatear, 11 Sand Martins, 2 Stonechats

Seamer Tip Pool: Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler

Fylingdale Moor (east of A169): 5 Wheatears

Ellerburn Bank: male Redstart

Browns Caravan Site, Cayton: 2 Little Ringed Plovers on new carp pond

Cayton Bay: 450 Woodpigeons to roost

Wykeham Forest (Raptor Viewpoint car park area): 3 Crossbills, Tree Pipit

Wheatear Ravenscar - Chris Bell

Thursday 9th April

 Highlights:

Long Nab: Tree Pipit, House Martin, 4 Sandwich Terns flew north, Ring Ouzel flew north-west, 3 Yellow Wagtails flew south. Whitethroat Pipe Gully

Open Air Theatre: Blackcap

Cayton Bay: c15 Sand Martins at colony

Seamer Road Mere: 4 Gadwall, 3 Blackcaps

Potter Brompton Carr: Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers,  2 Willow Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, Yellow Wagtail

Seamer Tip Pool: Whitethroat

Goldfinch Harwood Dale - Mike Michael

Wednesday 8th April

 Highlights:

Long Nab: A SERIN flew south, good numbers of Sand Martins, also a Willow Warbler south along the cliffs and a Yellow Wagtail and Merlin south. Full counts: https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1074/20260408

Johnson's Marsh: Green Sandpiper

Wrench Green: 4 Willow Warblers

Seamer Tip pool: Sedge Warbler

Wykeham Lakes: Male Common Scoter, Peregrine, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler (Match Lake)

Potter Brompton Carr: Common Crane, Great White Egret, 2+ Marsh Harriers, Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpipers, Wheatear, White Wagtail

Broxa Forest: 3 Crossbills

Fylingdales Moor: 2 Common Cranes flew south-west over Jugger Howe Moor

Langdale Forest: 2 Willow Warblers, 5 Stonechats, singing Crossbill

Ravenscar: 17 Wheatears, White Wagtail

Common Scoter Wykeham Lakes - Mike Michael

Tuesday 7th April

 Highlights:

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton; Barnacle Goose

Jackson's Bay: 20 Sand Martins

Ravenscar: 6 Wheatear Stoupe Brow

Long Nab: Marsh Harrier, 41 Sand Martins flew south, Wheatear

South Cliff: 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Wheatears (+ 2 present) north, Marsh Harrier, 46 Sand Martins, 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 White Wagtails(+ 1 N), and good numbers of finches all south  https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/2694/20260407

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Egyptian Geese, female Common Scoter, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Blackcaps

Broxa Forest: female Hen Harrier

Gristhorpe: escaped Harris's Hawk flew south

Rillington: 2 Red Kites

Hackness: 4 House Martins

Potter Brompton: Red Kite

Red Kite Jugger Howe Moor - Stephen Beaver 

Monday 6th April

 Highlights:

Jugger Howe Moor: Red Kite

Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint: 2 Hen Harriers, 2 Goshawks

Wykeham Lakes: Female Common Scoter (East Lake), 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 9 Sand Martins, 2 Blackcaps

Long Nab: 2 Eiders & a Corn Bunting flew south. 4 Sand Martins flew north

Wilton Heights/Nab Gate/Ellerburn: Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tits, 2 Blackcaps, 29 Chiffchaffs

Ravenscar: 80 Pink-footed Geese flew north, White Wagtail

Crossgates: Crossbill flew NW

Johnson's Marsh: 2 Shelducks, Little Egret

Seamer Tip pool: Cetti's Warbler

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose, Coot

Salt Pans Road flash: 2 Shelduck

Raincliffe Woods: Green Woodpecker

Common Sandpiper Wykeham Lakes - Chris Bell

Sunday 5th April

 Highlights:

Thornton le Dale: White Stork flew east @ 15.40 hrs

Cockmoor Hall car park: 9 Brambling

Wykeham Lakes: 2 female Common Scoter, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Marsh Harrier (2cy), 18 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap

Burton Riggs: Blackcap

Pickering: 2 Red Kites flew east

Jackson's Bay: 9 Sand Martins

Wykeham Forest: Osprey flew towards Troutsdale 14.55 hrs

Crossgates: House Martin

Troutsdale: Willow Tit

Sand Dale, Dalby Forest: Osprey at 17.40 hrs

Potter Brompton Carr: 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Great White Egrets, Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler

White Stork Thornton le Dale - Joe Fryer

Saturday 4th April

 Highlights:

Marine Drive: Red-throated Diver

Scalby Beck: Willow Warbler

Johnson's Marsh: 2 Shelducks

Wykeham lakes: 3 female Common Scoters (Water Sports Lake), Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Red Kite, 10 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Corn Buntings (East Lake)

Harwood Dale Lake: Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, 3 Sand Martins

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose, Shelduck

Scar Wood: Raven, 2 Marsh Tits

Sutherbuff & Housedale Riggs, Dalby Forest: Green Woodpecker, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Crossbills

Burniston: Little Egret Burniston Beck

South Cliff: Nuthatch south along cliffs, 612 Meadow Pipits north

Reed Bunting Seamer Tip pool - Paul Tozer

Friday 3rd April

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: 30 Whooper Swans (flew north), Russian White-fronted Goose, Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, 2 Crossbills

Cloughton: Little Owl

Irton: male Hen Harrier flew across Irton-Ayton road

Seamer Road Mere: Russian White-fronted Goose

Peasholm Park: male Goosander

Kittiwakes back at castle Cliffs - Phil Bennett

Thursday 2nd April

 Highlights:

Staindale/Low Dalby: Hawfinch,  2 Green Woodpeckers, 8 Nuthatch, Goshawk, 13 Chiffchaffs

Ellerburn valley: Green Woodpecker, 5 Nuthatch, 11 Chiffchaffs

Seamer tip: Blackcap

Troutsdale: 2 Goshawks, 7 Buzzards, Peregrine, 2 Ravens

Siskin Seamer Road Mere - Paul Malton

Wednesday 1st April

 Highlights:

Staindale, Dalby Forest: 4+ Hawfinches, Blackcap, Coot, 2 Mandarins

Adderstone, Dalby Forest: Brambling

Jackson's Bay: 2 Purple Sandpipers

Peasholm Glen: Blackcap

Potter Brompton Carr: 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Mandarins, Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Great White Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, 5 Sand Martins, Cetti's Warbler

Mowthorpe: Red Kite

Long Nab: 31 Pink-footed Geese flew NW

Wykeham Lakes: Female Common Scoter (Water Sports Lake), 7 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Sand Martins

Wykeham Forest: singing Crossbill

Marine Drive: 2 Wheatears

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: Barnacle Goose

Sea Cut (Ox Pasture Hall area): Green Woodpecker

Peasholm Park: male Goosander

Goldcrest Seamer Road Mere - Paul Tozer

Tuesday 31st March

 Highlights:

Jackson's Bay: Common Sandpiper, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 5 Sand Martins

Castle Cliffs: 200+ Kittiwakes

Spa Bridge: 20 Kittiwakes

Town: Kittiwakes on most urban colonies

Wykeham Lakes: 2 male Common Scoters (Water Sports Lake), 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Cetti's Warbler (climbing tower marsh), 31 Chiffchaffs, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Siskins

Cockmoor Farm: 12 Brambling, Green Woodpecker

Wykeham Forest: "ringtail" Hen Harrier (Troutsdale), Goshawk, 10 Crossbills

Jugger Howe Moor: Red Kite

Long Nab: Shoveler flew north

Mistle Thrush Raincliffe Woods - Amanda Shepherdson.

Monday 30th March

 Highlights:

Long Nab: 2 Sandwich Terns flew south

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 4 Shelduck

Potter Brompton Carr: Russian White-fronted Goose, 2 Green Sandpipers

Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, 7 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Sand Martins, Blackcap

Robin Raincliffe Woods - Stephen Beaver

Sunday 29th March

 Highlights:

Seamer Road Mere: Great White Egret

Wykeham Lakes: Shelduck, Wigeon, 9 Goldeneye, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins

South Cliff: 1,233 Meadow Pipits flew north

Long Nab: Bar-tailed Godwit flew south

Seamer Tip Pool: Swallow, also Shelduck flew west

Scalby Mills: male Goosander

Hackness: Red Kite

Great White Egret Seamer Road Mere - Paul Malton

Saturday 28th March

 Highlights:

Wykeham Lakes: 3 Common Scoters (2m,1f East Lake), 24 Whooper Swans, 4 Swallows, 2 Sand Martins, 2 Corn Buntings

Long Nab: 7 Bar-tailed Godwits flew north, a Marsh Harrier flew south

Falling Foss: 5 Bramblings by the tea rooms

Peasholm Park: male Goosander, 2 Chiffchaffs

Wykeham Forest: Green Woodpecker, 11 chiffchaffs, Willow tit, 4 Marsh Tits, 29 Coal Tit, 5 Crossbills, 20 Siskins, Redpoll

Potter Brompton Carr: Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, Marsh Harrier, 2 Shoveler, 3 Sand Martins

Chiffchaff Seamer Road Mere - Stephen Beaver

Friday 27th March

 Highlights:

Potter Brompton Carr: 60 Wigeon, Little Egret

Peasholm Park: male Goosander

Harwood Dale Lake: Mandarin

Long Nab: 35 Pink-footed Geese flew north

Wykeham Lakes: Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Common Scoter (female Water Sports Lake, plus female East Lake), 2 Oystercatchers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 9 Chiffchaff, Blackcap (female)

Little beck Wood : Blackcap

Common Buzzard Jugger Howe Moor - Stephen Beaver

Thursday 26th March

 Highlights:

Peasholm Park: male Goosander

Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, Common Scoter (female), 9 Goldeneye, 5 Oystercatchers

Salt Pans Road, Cloughton: Scandinavian Rock Pipit

Cockmoor Hall car park, Troutsdale: 10 Brambling

Scandinavian Rock Pipit Cloughton - Steve Hey

Wednesday 25th March

 Highlights:

Peasholm Park: Male Goosander

Potter Brompton Carr: 2 Shelduck, 67 Wigeon, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite

Scalby Beck: 2 Dippers

Crossgates: Sand Martin flew west

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose

Burniston: 24 Yellowhammers, 7 Tree Sparrows

Seamer Tip Pool: Cetti's Warbler

Grey Wagtail Scalby Beck - Martin Moseley

Tuesday 24th March

 Highlights:

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck

Crossgates: 2 Goosanders flew west

Hilla Green: Willow Tit

Thornton Carrs: Whooper Swan

Wykeham Lakes: 2 Common Scoters (female Water Sports Lake, male East Lake)

Staindale Lake: Mandarin, Coot

Yellowhammer Cayton Bay - Paul Tozer

Monday 23rd March

 Highlights:

Eastfield: Red Kite south

Wykeham Lakes: Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 17 Goldeneye, 3 Water Rails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 15 Chiffchaffs, Lesser Redpoll

Troutsdale: "Ringtail" Hen Harrier flew high east, Green Woodpecker

Long Nab: Water Rail still at Cliff Top House, Corn Bunting

Seamer Road Mere: Russian White-fronted Goose

Dalby Forest (Haygate): Green Woodpecker, 7 Crossbills, 10 Chiffchaffs, good numbers of Siskin

Cayton village: Blackcap

Blackcap Cayton - Paul Tozer

Sunday 22nd March

 Highlights:

Silpho: Wheatear

Long Nab: Red Kite south, 16 Whooper Swans flew north. A Jack Snipe present

Staindale Lake: Coot (scarce there)

Town Farm Pond, Cloughton: 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck, Goldeneye

Eastfield: Red Kite

Newby: Red Kite

Seamer Tip Pool: Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler

Burton Riggs: Goosander, 4 Common Buzzards

Wykeham Lakes: 11 Common Scoter (8 Water Sports Lake + 3 East Lake), 3 Egyptian Geese, Black Redstart still by cafe

Potter Brompton Carr: 70 Wigeon, 35 Teal, Red Kite, Great White Egret, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers

South Bay: 34 Kittiwakes, 2 Mediterranean Gulls

Ruston: Male Common Scoter picked up from road (currently at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary)

Common Scoter Ruston - Graham Bilton