Wheldrake Ings 6 Green Sandpiper 3 Snipe 18 Little Egret 1 male Marsh Harrier 26 Curlew 1 Common Tern 1 Tufted Duck 1 Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler Bank Island 2 Grey Partridge North Duffield Carrs 1 Whinchat 1 Stonechat @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings 7 Green Sandpiper 15 Little Egret 3 Marsh Harrier 9 Snipe 6 Curlew 1 Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings 4 Green Sandpiper 9 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Corn Bunting Drake Wigeon 1 Water Rail Bank Island 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Grey Partridge @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Bank Island 4 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 3 Redshank 2 Water Rail 1 Corn Bunting A leucistic Black-headed Gull Wheldrake Ings 13 Little Egret 1 Wigeon 4 Red Kite 19 Shoveler @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

Bank Island 2 Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Water Rail 10 Snipe 3 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 13 Grey Heron Wheldrake Ings 4 Marsh Harrier 5 Red Kite 13 Little Egret 14 Shoveler 19 Teal @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

News of a singing male Dartford warbler on Strensall Common, first for York! But it's in an MOD live firing range, near sensitive species, and difficult to find. Follow instructions below to be safe. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

The #LDV monthly sightings are now up to date on the NNR blog - ldvnnr.blogspot.com. Many thanks to everyone who contributed records and counts throughout the month, in particular to members of @yorkbirding.bsky.social and regular patch birder @duncbye.bsky.social

At Castle Howard this morning for my late Turtle Dove survey (zero again!) 14 Tree Sparrow 2 Nuthatch 2 Marsh Tit 1 Tawny Owl 2 Yellow Wagtail 9 Yellowhammer On the great lake: 1 Red-crested Pochard & 35 Mandarin @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Bank Island 1 Ruff 3 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Snipe Wheldrake Ings 14 Little Egret 1 Corn Bunting @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Bank Island 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 2 Yellow Wagtail 2 Corn Bunting Wheldrake Ings 1 Hobby 13 Little Egret 1 Corn Bunting 4 broods of Shoveler 2 broods of Gadwall 7 Red Kite 1 Common Tern @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A Green Sandpiper on the pool at the Wheldrake Ings today. New for #PWC2026 Also 2 juvenile Common Tern, 2 Corn Bunting, a pair of Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, a male Wigeon & 3 broods of Shoveler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Grasshopper Warbler have been scarce in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social area so far this year, so pleased to find one this morning @patchbirding.bsky.social near Tower hide at Wheldrake Ings this morning. New for #PWC2026 @ldvnnr.bsky.social

A Quail calling from the meadow at Wheldrake Ings this evening, close to Tower hide. New for #PWC2026 @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

2 Cattle Egret at Wheldrake Ings this evening. New for #PWC2026 @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Thanks to Peter Potts for further information on the Oystercatcher. Originally ringed at Southampton Water in August 2009, it has only been since at Broomhill Flash in April 2012 & at Spaldington in April 2014. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Duncan Bye@duncbye.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On my BBS between Foggathorpe & Gribthorpe this morning, my first Kingfisher here, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Egyptian Geese, a Red Kite, 3 Yellowhammer & a colour ringed Oystercatcher (details requested) @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings 3 Corn Bunting 1 Cuckoo Drake Wigeon 2 Egyptian Geese Common Tern pair with 1 young A brood of 7 Shoveler 70 Lapwing 2 Water Rail Bank Island Drake Pintail Drake Teal 3 Redshank 1 Common Tern 3 broods of Shoveler 30 Swift @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

On my BBS between Foggathorpe & Gribthorpe this morning, my first Kingfisher here, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Egyptian Geese, a Red Kite, 3 Yellowhammer & a colour ringed Oystercatcher (details requested) @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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LDV_NNR@ldvnnr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The first Corncrake chicks from Deepdale Conservation Trust in Norfolk (for the 2026 releases) have now arrived, with more to follow over the coming months, & are now settled in our pre-release pens to fix on the #LDV night sky, which will hopefully see them return next year @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Nice to see the first Hairy Dragonfly of the year on the wing in the #LDV at the weekend - thanks to local patch birder Duncan Bye for the record and photograph 📸

Wheldrake Ings 1 brood of Shoveler 1 brood of Gadwall 4 Corn Bunting 3 Egyptian Geese 3 Cuckoo 3 Common Tern 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 Barn Owl 1 Nuthatch Bank Island 1 brood of Shoveler 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cetti's Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

At Wheldrake Ings this morning, the first brood of Shoveler (9 juvs). 4 Cuckoo, 2 Corn Bunting, a male Pintail, a Great Egret, 4 Little Egret, 15 Grey Heron, a Barn Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Garden Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 2 Little Grebe & 2 Common Tern @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A Glossy Ibis at Wheldrake Ings this morning, left south east just after 8am. New for #PWC2026 & my first new bird @patchbirding.bsky.social this month Also 4 Corn Bunting, 3 Cuckoo & a Great Egret @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings 1 Crane 1 Great Egret 10 Little Egret 3 Cuckoo 1 Hobby 2 Corn Bunting 5 Snipe 7 Red Kite 9 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Cetti's Warbler 5 Reed Warbler 6 Garden Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Pocklington Canal from East Cottingwith to Canal Head 79 Sedge Warbler 66 Reed Warbler 57 Reed Bunting 49 Chiffchaff 47 Whitethroat 42 Blackcap 41 Willow Warbler 8 Garden Warbler 4 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cetti's Warbler 8 Cuckoo 1 Corn Bunting 1 Mandarin @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

The #LDV monthly sightings reports are now available online on our NNR blog - ldvnnr.blogspot.com/p/apr-26.html. Many thanks to those who contributed records and counts throughout the month, in particular to members of @yorkbirding.bsky.social and regular patch birder @duncbye.bsky.social

The Red-footed Falcon did the decent thing at North Duffield Carrs & stayed around for me coming back from Extremadura. An @ldvnnr.bsky.social tick Also 2 Hobby hunting along the river this afternoon @yorkbirding.bsky.social

4 Wood Sandpiper at Wheldrake Ings this morning, flew off towards Bank Island @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Wheldrake Ings 5 Wood Sandpiper 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Common Tern 2 Great Egret 2 Hobby Bank Island 5 Wood Sandpiper North Duffield Carrs 1 White-fronted Goose 2 Whooper Swan 4 Egyptian Geese @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

Recount! 2 Wood Sandpiper from Cheesecake Hide at Bank Island @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

A Wood Sandpiper at Bank Island from cheesecake hide, with 3 still from Tower hide at Wheldrake Ings along with a Spotted Redshank @ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social