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Duncan Bye
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York Area Birder, Wheldrake Ings patchworker, Walker, Rotherham United sufferer, Half Man Half Biscuit.
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The @yorkbirding.bsky.social 2024 report is now out, covering a great year locally with @wendyredrobin.bsky.social Little Gull on the cover & detailing our first Great Reed & Icterine Warblers. Free to members & also available from yorkbirding.org.uk
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November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Bank Island
510 Fieldfare SW
724 Starling NW
1 Peregrine
Pink-footed Geese 218 NW & 357 S & 1500 distantly to the East

Wheldrake Ings
3 Marsh Harrier
4 Stonechat
1 Green Sandpiper
4 Red Kite
11 Buzzard
3 Water Rail
2 Cetti's Warbler
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November 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Bank Island
5 Whooper Swan NW
1 Great Egret north
1000 Pink-footed Geese distantly heading to the wolds
3352 Woodpigeon south

Wheldrake Ings
1 Great Egret
1 Peregrine
2 Willow Tit
2 Stonechat
3 Otter
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October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
duncbye.bsky.social
Bank Island
14 Whooper Swan SE
1 Water Rail

Wheldrake Ings
Pink-footed Geese 96 south & 50 west
2 Little Egret NW
1 Pintail
250 Teal
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Stonechat
4 Chiffchaff

North Duffield Carrs
12 Whooper Swan
1 Great Egret
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October 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A Glossy Ibis at Heslington East this morning at the west end wader scrape. Nice to have time for a quick bike twitch before work. Great find by @cmbeale.bsky.social ringing group
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October 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Bank Island
3 Brambling W new for #PWC2025
355 Redwing (inc 317 S)
327 Fieldfare (inc 306 S)
1 Swallow S
52 Wigeon S
180 Pink-footed Geese N
417 Starling (inc 384 NW)
1 Tree Sparrow
1 Peregrine
550 Golden Plover

Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
2 Marsh Harrier
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Tree Sparrow Kestrel Green Sandpiper Peregrine
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Raker Lakes, Wheldrake
520 Golden Plover

Wheldrake Ings
250 Teal
3 Wigeon
2 Pintail
1 Shoveler
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Barn Owl
2 Cetti's Warbler
3 Chiffchaff

Bank Island
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Stonechat
1 Blackcap
1 Little Egret
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October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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My first 3 Redwing of the autumn, west over Hull Road Park this morning
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October 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
1 Great Egret
3 Stonechat
3 Green Sandpiper
1 Marsh Harrier
12 Swallow
8 Chiffchaff
20 Teal
1 Cetti's Warbler
73 Golden Plover W

Bank Island
8 Red Kite
7 Buzzard
159 Golden Plover W
2 Little Egret
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Green Sandpiper Raven Stonechat Swallow
October 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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15 Marsh Harrier into roost at Wheldrake Ings this evening. Also 5 Red Kite, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Rail, a Barn Owl & a Wheatear
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October 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Reposted by Duncan Bye
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Can visitors to the #LDV please be aware that our car park at Bank Island will be closed from Tuesday 7th October for a week due to carriageway works in the entranceway. Traffic lights will be in operation but with no access to the car park. Apologies for any inconvenience @yorkbirding.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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200 Redpoll & 3 Stonechat at Heslington Tillmire this morning
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September 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Wheldrake Ings
1 Great Egret
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Corn Bunting
12 Pink-footed Geese SE
1 Willow Tit
1 Blackcap
20 Lesser Redpoll
1 Kingfisher
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Stonechat
2 Cetti's Warbler
9 Goldcrest
14 Chiffchaff
Swallow pair feeding juvs under tower hide
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September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The female Scaup still at Heslington East this afternoon. Also present 2 Wigeon, a Cetti's Warbler, a juv Shelduck, 5 Shoveler & 2 Little Egret

A Peregrine at Heslington West
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September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A Water Pipit briefly at Bank Island this morning left west calling. New for #PWC2025
Also a Marsh Harrier, 2 Snipe & 22 Golden Plover

At Wheldrake Ings, 2 Stonechat, 2 Green Sandpiper & 200 Teal

30 Wigeon & 6 Stonechat at North Duffield Carrs
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September 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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324 Pink-footed Geese SE over Bank Island/Wheldrake Ings

Bank Island
250 Golden Plover
6 Egyptian Geese N
1 Great Egret NW
1 Little Egret NW
8 Red Kite

Wheldrake Ings
4 Green Sandpiper
1 Whinchat
1 Hobby
3 Water Rail
1 dead Water Shrew
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September 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Footage from Wednesday night (17/09/25) at Wheldrake Ings of some of the estimated 12000 Swallow the majority of which passed south, with 3-4000 staying to roost.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Wheldrake Ings
1 Wheatear
3 Whinchat
2 Stonechat
1 Great Egret south
3 Cetti's Warbler
3 Marsh Harrier
1 Hobby
1 Whitethroat
2 Yellow Wagtail

Bank Island
1 Whinchat
1 Whitethroat
9 Siskin south
1 Cetti's Warbler
2 Lesser Redpoll west
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September 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Bank Island
1 Whinchat
1 Marsh Harrier
6 Siskin south
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Whitethroat
4 Blackcap
11 Chiffchaff
2 Grey Partridge
139 Swallow south
66 Meadow Pipit south

Wheldrake Ings
3 Whinchat
3 Hobby
2 Marsh Harrier
3 Cetti's Warbler
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September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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At Wheldrake Ings this evening
3 Whinchat
1 Spotted Flycatcher
6 Marsh Harrier into roost
4 Green Sandpiper
3 Little Egret
2 Water Rail
1 Barn Owl

11 Red Kite at Bank Island

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September 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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At Wheldrake Ings this evening, a Whinchat, a Stonechat, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, a Curlew, 2 Snipe, a Cetti's Warbler, 200 Swallow, a Barn Owl & 4 Tawny Owl
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September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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A Spotted Flycatcher at Bank Island & 4 at Wheldrake Ings this morning, new for #PWC2025

Bank Island: 3 Lesser Whitethroat & 13 Blackcap

Wheldrake Ings: A Whinchat, a Hobby, 5 Ruff, 11 Snipe & 4 Green Sandpiper, a Garden Warbler & a Clouded Yellow
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August 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
North Duffield Carrs
1 Spotted Flycatcher
6 Whinchat
6 Stonechat

Wheldrake Ings
1 Whinchat
5 Ruff
5 Green Sandpiper
14 Snipe
3 Marsh Harrier
2 Water Rail
2 Cetti's Warbler
1 Willow Tit
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Nuthatch
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August 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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No sign of the Pectoral Sandpiper at Wheldrake Ings this morning. 5 Ruff still present on the pool. Also 7 Green Sandpiper, a Marsh Harrier, a Yellow Wagtail, 8 Snipe, a Willow Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Little Egret & a Kingfisher
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August 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Wheldrake Ings
14 Golden Plover north
5 Green Sandpiper
9 Snipe
2 Water rail
1 Marsh Harrier
1 Little Egret
1 Cetti's Warbler
17 Chiffchaff
13 Bullfinch

Bank Island
1 Lesser Whitethroat
11 Chiffchaff
7 Blackcap
9 Whitethroat
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August 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM