Great Egret showing nicely at Castle Howard this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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A smart darker backed presumably “intermedius” Lesser Black-backed Gull amongst the “graellssii” south of York today @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Green Sand, Little Egret & Water Shrew from a quiet but pleasant evening at Wheldrake Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Still scarce in the York area so good to catch up with the Cattle Egret at North Duffield Carrs which had been found earlier in the day. Stayed distant along the riverbank feeding among cattle @yorkbirding.bsky.social
The removal of Larch trees to reduce the spread of Ramorum disease at Yearsley Moor seems to be benefitting Tree Pipits with a number already populating the clear felled areas @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Heavily cropped images of the Red-footed Falcon at North Duffield Carrs today @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Hobby continuing to perform well in the evening sunshine north of York @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Slooow going at Castle Howard waiting in vain for a WWB Tern to drop in so had to resort to a bit of Odonatology, Four-spotted Chaser
Great to see Corn Bunting continuing to do well at a traditional site north of York with a number of jangling males in the evening sunlight @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Good numbers of Reed Warblers at both Wheldrake Ings and Castle Howard this year with some occasionally showing well @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Crane showing rather well at Wheldrake Ings this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
They never sit exactly where you want them to sit - almost a Hobby north of York tonight @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A rather large breakfast for a Great Crested Grebe at Castle Howard this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
3 pairs of Stonechat and a Tree Pipit near York this evening but still no Woodlark, seemingly in decline in the area @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A chilly early morning at Wheldrake Ings with a crossover in seasons, lots of singing Sedge Warblers & 5 Pinkfeet @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Unthinkable even a decade ago, 4 Great Egrets feeding in the water meadow in front of Swantail Hide at Wheldrake Ings this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
White Wagtail has become annual in the York area in recent years along Moor Lane near Naburn. Good to catch up with 2 today plus 14 Wheatear @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
The Scaup was continuing to show well on the pool at Wheldrake Ings this morning, associating with Tufted Duck @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A bumper spring in the York area so far for grounded Common Scoter. This pair originally found early morning at Heslington East still present until 6pm @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
5 Shags continue to perform well at Castle Howard, here a blinged adult with a sinensis Cormorant @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Always go with your instincts but huge doubts when certainly 3 but probably 4 Shags turned up inland at Castle Howard today @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A male Green Woodpecker showed well on Skipwith Common this morning. A species seemingly on the increase again in the York area following recent declines? @yorkbirding.bsky.social
The Castle Howard Caspian Gull present since the 14th Jan just confirmed as being ringed as a pullus in Poland on 8.6.25 @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A productive morning at Ellerton Landing with 8 Tundra Bean Geese, 5 Whitefronts & the WTE on show @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Nice to see what appears to be a Polish ringed 1st winter Caspian Gull in tonight’s roost at Castle Howard - my first site record @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
heavily cropped photo of the White-tailed Eagle opposite Ellerton Landing this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Another sunny winters morning in the LDV resulting in good views of Whitefronts & Pinkfeet, also Raven cronking over Wheldrake Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A single Twite again in the flighty Linnet flock along Eastfield Lane, Dunnington this morning. Later Red Kite & Egyptian Goose in the LDV showing well in the winter sunshine @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A first-winter Caspian Gull at Newburgh Priory this morning which unsportingly jumped into the water before I could check the lettering on it’s green metallic ring @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
