CHL. A nice new patch record, for me, in the form of a juv Marsh Harrier, flew in quite low from W, had a look around island and boathouse reeds and off E. A single PFG in the the Grey Lags. GWE here, RCP & Grey Wag on mud behind island. Water Rail pic taken here on 08/09. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Pleasant early morning visit to Castle Howard Lake. Another new record for me here when 2 Greenshank flew through E just before 8am. 2GWE's here. No sign of yesterdays Bittern. 1 Snipe on lake margin. 50 species recorded @birdtrack.bsky.social makes it 108 year to date. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A good morning at CHL. A Great White has been here a short while, I watched another fly-in to join it this morning. Highlight was a Bittern, flushed from pathside reeds into cover adjacent boathouse. Maybe 1st record here. 2 eclipse WN. 41 species on @birdtrack.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

BC Night Heron, doing its thing this morning @northcavewet.bsky.social, motionless, secreted away in the willows on E bank of Far Lake. Others, 2 Greenshank, 1 juv f Ruff, 4 Green & 1 Common Sands, adult Spotshank & a showy adult Water Rail all on Island Lake. Nice visit.

Castle Howard Lake. First time this morning that I have seen GW and L Egret at the lake on the same visit. Others, Kingfisher is becoming a reg sighting recently and 10 Teal fresh in. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Good wader habitat on the Pool @ldvnnr.bsky.social this morning, 7 each of juv Ruff (5M 2F), 7 Green Sands, 7 Snipe feeding in view & 1 Blk T Godwit. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A moulting Curlew Sandpiper this afternoon, on the Humber, at high tide whilst I was enjoying a half at the Crown. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social Others today, Black Red op the Obs, Pied Fly in pub car park and a Hobby chasing hirundines and taking prey from a Linnet flock.

Superb seawatch this morning @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Manx's & 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 5 Bonxies, 3 Arctic and 1 LT Skua, 1 Roseate and 1 Black Tern in feeding flocks just offshore. 1 Med and 1 Caspian Gull. 300+ C Scoters.

Incredible footage of Goshawk predating Hobby chick. Will likely return 😬 - watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/MJaRwj4... #birds #ukbirds #ornithology Web cam by the amazing Wildlife Windows www.wildlifewindows.co.uk

A clip of the Pectoral Sandpiper, found by @duncbye.bsky.social this morning on the Pool @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social

Met the new residents this morning, a bit of a stir as I marched past back up the track. 8 Green Sands feeding and Water Rail showing nicely on drier margins plus close views of a moulting cream crown all on the Pool. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

GCG feeding its humbug on Main Lake @northcavewet.bsky.social this morning.

5 of the 7 Green Sands getting blown about on the Pool at Wheldrake Ings. c.50 Swallows feeding close to the surface of the recently cut meadows, no doubt influenced by Storm Florence. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social 0

A mantling Harrier today out on Wheldrake Ings this afternoon. No prey involved as the male bird appeared, and they both flew off empty-handed. Maybe sunning or anting? 6 Green Sandpipers & 4 Snipe feeding on Pool. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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On Castle Howard Lake this morning, pic a typical July plumage for a young Dabchick, with both its parents, a FOY GWE feeding along the S edge of lake and another first for me for the site (over 18 months watching) being a Yaffle. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Great naked eye views, from the lake ferry, of 2 Ospreys this morning interacting / flying above the S end of Derwentwater and special to witness one, quite close by, taking a fish from the lake. @cumbriabirdclub.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Up to 12 Crossbills, eating seeds from pine cones in Yearsley Moor this morning, calling away, above the main track. Newburgh Priory juv Shelduck, LBBG and fledgling plus Teal. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Pleasant brief visit to Blacktoft Sands this morning. Nice spread of waders, incl 5 Spotshanks, 5 Ruff, 2 Avocets, 7 Green Sands, and 195 Godwits all on Marshlands. Ruff here spooked by one of the Harriers.

This well marked young juvenile, one of three Marsh Harriers at Wheldrake Ings this morning. Good raptor day when the hay cutting began with min 6 Kites, BZ's and K. Barn Owl carrying prey to nest site on edge of ings at 7am. 60+Lapwing & Green Sand, young Curlew feeding on ings @ldvnnr.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings. 3 Marsh Harriers incl a rich ginger plumaged juvenile with pale cream shoulders. 2 Green Sands. Common Tern pair with one chick, which is the first time I have seen flying over the Pool. F Shoveler plus 6 juvs. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

CHL this morning. 3 juvenile Shelduck were a surprise, no adults with them. RCP female with no dependent today, so the hybrid may be rogue. Nice to see a Little Egret feeding on lake. ET and SU were both 2nd records for the year, and both coincidentally last seen on 26/3. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings. 25 Little and 1 GW Egret this morning on the Pool. 3 Green Sands, pair of Wigeon. 2 Shoveler broods(6 and 2) Barn Owl & male Marsh Harrier hunting the ings / meadow early on. C Tern chick flying within the raft. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A good record for June - 3 retuning Green Sandpipers, GWE feeding and showing very well in front of hide and an unseasonably pair of Wigeon all on the Pool, Wheldrake Ings. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

An early retuning Common Sandpiper this morning at Castle Howard. 1st seen flitting E just above the lake then soon after on the substructure of the café. My 100th spcs here in 2025 and 112th overall in the 18 months I have been visiting. 52 spcs on @birdtrack.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Food delivery-3 well grown Common Tern chicks, starting to exercise their wings. 1 female Cuckoo calling, from track above windmill, then Pool track. GWE on Pool with 11 Little E's. A Spotted Fly calling in poolside willows, near hide. Barn Owl hunting. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings. GW Egret feeding on the Pool. Barn Owl early morning catching a vole. F Shoveler & f Gadwall with broods of 6 & 5 respectively. F Wigeon on Pool and Marsh Harrier hunting along the canal. M Cuckoo calling. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Castle Howard Lake 16/06/25. Apparently, the second breeding bird within YOC recording area, (prev 1983) but not too sure of parentage as I have not seen any, same species, drakes on here.

CHL this morning. Mute Swan pair doing well, still with their 9 cygnets, however Red-crested Pochard now down to a single duckling. 2 Cetti's singing at either end of lake. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings. A not so elegant E Goose came in from the S to rest at Swantail this morning. 4+ male Cuckoos calling. Common Terns incubating on Pool raft. Marsh Harrier. Curlew with young and Corn Buntings on meadow. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

LRP parent protecting two chicks below it, this morning on Eastholm. @northcavewet.bsky.social

A Red-crested Pochard and her brood at Castle Howard Lake this morning. There's been no drake RCP around here that I've seen, so we will see how they progress. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A nice record for this time of year, Wheldrake Ings, this morning of a flock of 12 waders comprising 9 Ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin out from Swantail. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Stamford Bridge Flash on 24/05/2025, 08:53 - 10:44. #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... 38 species on a walk NE up the Derwent from Stamford Bridge this morning. Lovely views of both Woodpecker sp. GS clung to fence posts, G eating ants on the grazed meadow. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Temincks on Kilnsea Wetlands again this morning @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

Castle Howard Lake. A pair of Wigeon this morning, a little surprise, 6 singing Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's ditto, and a solitary GCG. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A typical Bank Holiday Monday last week- Luskentyre beach with the backdrop of the North Harris mountains. Apparently rated in the top 25 beaches in the world.

My first visit to Deepdale NR, county Durham. Nice to reacquaint with the song of Pied Flycatcher and watch them feeding too and fro from their high-level perches. Pr of Common Sands nfy further up the Tees.

This drake Garganey just dropped into Swantail at 0845 hrs. Quick preen, eyed the skies for danger, then promptly fell asleep. Maybe just arrived ? Lovely scope view earlier of Grasshopper Warbler singing in reedbed behind Cheesecake hide at Bank Island. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Lest we forget 🪦🪦 On #WorldCurlewDay, let's remember the two extinct curlews - Eskimo Curlew and Slender-billed Curlew. Learning lessons that will hopefully mean that the remaining species survive: wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l... #ornithology

My FOY, long overdue, visit to #Swinemoor was enjoyable this morning. 56 species on @birdtrack.bsky.social most notable of which were Little Ringed Plovers, Avocets, Ruff, White and Yellow Wagtails.

Stamford Bridge Flash. Spiralling Sparrowhawk & a pr of Buzzards on the thermals, Green Woodpecker yaffling, a Raven cronking, and 4 prs of Gadwall remain in a brief visit this morning.

My FOY Willow Warbler singing in the riverside willows near the bridge mid / late afternoon today as I was leaving Wheldrake Ings. Some colour coming into the Godwit flock as this v long-distance scope pic. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

CHL this afternoon. Always nice to see Pochard, quite scarce here surprisingly, 3 birds, 2 dr 1 f dropped in for a rest and preen. Goldeneye, Wigeon, Gadwall,in view, all now down to single figures. RCP (f) remains. 4 Dabchick still in a small flock, 69 Tufted Duck.

Nice to see and hear the chattering Godwits on the Pool this morning, busily feeding away. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A very nice drake Scaup this morning on CHL, been few, if any, sightings of this species this winter in the York area. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Double vision, in front of Tower, at Wheldrake Ings this morning. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Stamford Bridge Flash. Dabchick pair nest building already. 5 tail-flicking Chiffs on the Derwent here. 9 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon. 40 species in a short visit on @birdtrack.bsky.social 12 Whoopers resting on the Refuge at Wheldrake Ings earlier in the clag, along with 182 Godwits that were in view.

Nice to see FOY Little Egret back at Stamford Bridge Flash this morning. Green Woodpecker yaffling, pair of Goosanders on the Derwent adjacent, 3 Wigeon and 8 Gadwall.