A 7am start and a 10 mile circuit from home doing the Yorkshire bird race. 62 Species including Jack and Common Snipe, Barn, Little and Tawny Owls, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Golden Plover and 5 Goosander. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

48 species for our #NewYearPlantHunt around Whitby Upper Harbour, including several not seen before. Threatened snow held off till we finished. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

39 species at Scaling Dam this morning including 5 White Fronts, Pink Feet, Long Tailed Duck and Willow Tit. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Snow Bunting still on the approach road to Whitestone Point between the cattle grid and the houses. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

On Fri 2nd Jan at 10am @whitbynats.bsky.social will begin their annual @bsbibotany.bsky.social #newyearplanthunt around Whitby Upper Harbour from the Swing Bridge. Last year's top 3 species, Daisy, Dandelion & Groundsel, are definitely on the route. 31 species last year - this year? All welcome.

Great Grey Shrike still in Harwood Dale forest this morning though distant. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A nice walk around whitby Laithes and Whitestone Point first thing this morning. Several mixed finch and Bunting flocks which included a few Twite. Also 4 Grey Partridges, Barn Owl and about 150 Pink Feet flew south. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

23 Snow Buntings by the Cleveland Way, between Sandsend and Goldsborough at Overdale Wyke. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Long Tailed Duck and Common Scoter still at Scaling Dam this morning. 10 Whooper Swans flew off west at 8am. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Sat 29th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum The Harvest Mouse: Nature's Tiny Acrobat By Hillary Koll Focusing on the ecology of this endearing species with a recent reintroduction project in the area. Spoiler alert! The talk will contain many cute photographs. Members £1 Visitors £2

Sat 29th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum The Harvest Mouse: Nature's Tiny Acrobat By Hillary Koll Focusing on the ecology of this endearing species with a recent reintroduction project in the area. Spoiler alert! The talk will contain many cute photographs. Members £1 Visitors £2

Sat 22nd Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Whitby Ghost Signs By Peter Craggs Typically historic hand painted advertising signs or old shop signs preserved on buildings that have since changed use. An important part of the historic fabric on our high streets. Members £1 Visitors £2

A pair of Gadwall on the mud on the tidal stretch of the Esk this morning were only the second ever record for my Ruswarp patch. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Sat 22nd Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Whitby Ghost Signs By Peter Craggs Typically historic hand painted advertising signs or old shop signs preserved on buildings that have since changed use. An important part of the historic fabric on our high streets. Members £1 Visitors £2

Distant Long Tailed Duck in the nature reserve at Scaling Dam this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A nice days local birding with Short Eared Owl, 4 Woodcocks, Chiffchaff and a few Goldcrests at Hawsker Bottoms this am and Snow Bunting and 14 Brent Geese at Laithes farm this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Sat 15th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Svalbard Adventures-then and now By Elaine Hoyle ,Curator of Natural History She and Phil (Scoresby curator) visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard at the convergence of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Members £1 Visitors £2

Sat 15th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Svalbard Adventures-then and now By Elaine Hoyle ,Curator of Natural History She and Phil (Scoresby curator) visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard at the convergence of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Members £1 Visitors £2

A Corn Bunting near Widdy Field this morning was only my second Whitby Record. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Sat 8th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby museum Strandlines - a window into the marine life on our doorstep by Keith Clarkson Looking at marine life of our sandy shores and seas , and washed up on the strandlines of Hunmanby Gap , Filey bay Want to get involved locally? Members £2 Visitors £1

Sat 8th Nov 2025 2pm Normanby Room Whitby museum Strandlines - a window into the marine life on our doorstep by Keith Clarkson Looking at marine life of our sandy shores and seas , and washed up on the strandlines of Hunmanby Gap , Filey bay Want to get involved locally? Members £2 Visitors £1

4 Snow Buntings still on the sea wall at Whitby this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Next lecture, Sat. 25th October at 14.00, ''Why are there two Medieval Castles in Mulgrave Woods'' by Christiane Kroebel. The talk will explore what their location may tell us about power, manors, townships and settlements in the period from 1066 to c.1700. Venue @whitbymuseum.bsky.social

Next lecture, Sat. 25th October at 14.00, ''Why are there two Medieval Castles in Mulgrave Woods'' by Christiane Kroebel. The talk will explore what their location may tell us about power, manors, townships and settlements in the period from 1066 to c.1700. Venue @whitbymuseum.bsky.social

Say 18th Oct 2025 Normanby Room Whitby Museum Saving May Moss - 50 years of conservation and science By Brian Walker How the most important, intact peat bog on NYM was saved , a beacon of citizen science and climate research . Personal stories, history +science . 1974-2024 Member £1 Visitor £2

Say 18th Oct 2025 Normanby Room Whitby Museum Saving May Moss - 50 years of conservation and science By Brian Walker How the most important, intact peat bog on NYM was saved , a beacon of citizen science and climate research . Personal stories, history +science . 1974-2024 Member £1 Visitor £2

Whooper Swan and 18 Pink Feet at Harwood Dale Lake this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Sat 11th Oct 2025 2pm Normanby Room, Whitby Museum The Rarity Garden By Richard Baines This talk is the story of his decade spent observing wildlife in one small garden perched on the cliffs of Flamborough Headland leading to his recently published book Copies available Members £1 Visitors £2

5 of the 13 Whooper Swans currently on Scaling Dam. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Sat 11th Oct 2025 2pm Normanby Room, Whitby Museum The Rarity Garden By Richard Baines This talk is the story of his decade spent observing wildlife in one small garden perched on the cliffs of Flamborough Headland leading to his recently published book Copies available Members £1 Visitors £2

Sat 4th Oct 2025 at 2 pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Our first talk of 2025/26 'What is the Non-native Species Inspectorate and what do we do? Speaker Courtney Graham from the Animal and Plant Agency Current projects and information about non- native species Members £1, Visitors £2

Had an excellent 2.5 hours Whale watching with Whitby Coastal Cruises this morning. Hard to give an exact number but about 12 Minkies were seen. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

'Pebbles on the Beach at Stoupe Beck ' with Tony Kearsley Sun 21st Sept 2025 10 am, new date Meet at Boggle Hole slipway Parking on Mill Bank YO22 4UQ Steep walk down Walk along beach to Stoupe Beck Examine diverse pebbles from many different places Returning to BH YHA to review + refreshments

Sat 4th Oct 2025 at 2 pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum Our first talk of 2025/26 'What is the Non-native Species Inspectorate and what do we do? Speaker Courtney Graham from the Animal and Plant Agency Current projects and information about non- native species Members £1, Visitors £2

Pied Flycatcher in the Willows at Whitestone Point this evening. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Tonight's Lunar eclipse. @whitbynats.bsky.social

Haven't got long to get this presentation finished! How to keep it to an hour?

3 Whinchats and 4 Wheatears at Ness Point this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Curlew Sandpiper still at Scaling Dam this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Yesterday's walk with York PhD student David Stapley looking at Hollow Ways, Bronze Age barrows, (medieval?) standing crosses and (old) cross roads around Danby Beacon. 18 @whitbynats.bsky.social members, 3 couldn't make it. We saw the smoke from the Fylingdales fire.

A good morning at Scaling Dam with Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Greenshank, 2 Gadwall and Great White Egret. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

White-tailed eagle at Scaling just now @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @whitbynats.bsky.social #birds Unfortunately, it took an interest in a fish left on the bank, and one that had a length of fishing line, weight, and, presumably hook, still attached.

A surprise on a walk around Hawsker Bottoms and Ness Point this morning was a Clouded Yellow Butterfly which is only the second one that I've ever seen. Also 3 Wheatears. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

In 2024, St Hilda's Church, West Cliff, Whitby gave permission to Whitby Swifts for specially made swift boxes to be installed in the belfry. A swift call system was used to attract the birds. This year, swifts used at least 3 of the boxes. Success! @rspbengland.bsky.social

An enjoyable few hours by the Esk at Ruswarp this morning. Flyover Whimbrel, 2 Common Sands, 2 Kingfishers, 3 Little Egrets, Goosander, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker and this Heron which struggled to swallow this Dab. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

5 hours between Hawsker Bottoms and Ness Point with Mark Eldridge this morning. Arctic and Great Skua, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 102 Common Scoters, 3 Teal, 1 Ringed Plover and a Wheatear. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds.

2 Deaths head hawkmoth cattys found in Sleights today, VC62 !Absolute beasts !! @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Dolphins off Cowbar and Staithes harbour this morning. Linnet flocks building up nicely too @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social #birds

2 Great White Egrets at Scaling Dam this morning. Also Ruff and Black Tailed Godwit. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds

Excellent views of Kingfisher at Ruswarp this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds