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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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A Great Crested Grebe at Bank Island was new for #PWC2025 but didn't quite make up for me failing to find the recent Firecrest
From the Thorganby viewing platform: 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 127 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 60 Golden Plover & a Marsh Harrier
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From the Thorganby viewing platform: 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 127 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 60 Golden Plover & a Marsh Harrier
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November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A Great Crested Grebe at Bank Island was new for #PWC2025 but didn't quite make up for me failing to find the recent Firecrest
From the Thorganby viewing platform: 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 127 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 60 Golden Plover & a Marsh Harrier
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From the Thorganby viewing platform: 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 127 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 60 Golden Plover & a Marsh Harrier
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1st winter Caspian Gull briefly near Bishopthorpe Rd, flew off towards the Ouse
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November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
1st winter Caspian Gull briefly near Bishopthorpe Rd, flew off towards the Ouse
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Tricky to count this sextet of Dabchicks (Little Grebes), this morning at Castle Howard! @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Tricky to count this sextet of Dabchicks (Little Grebes), this morning at Castle Howard! @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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3 'Howardian' GW Egrets this morning, 2 at CHL and 1 here at Oulston R. 42 Goosanders pre-sunrise at the lake and 6 at the reservoir. Full lists on @birdtrack.bsky.social
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November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
3 'Howardian' GW Egrets this morning, 2 at CHL and 1 here at Oulston R. 42 Goosanders pre-sunrise at the lake and 6 at the reservoir. Full lists on @birdtrack.bsky.social
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A male American Wigeon, perhaps/ probably the returning bird from previous Winters, at Thorganby ings today in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reserve @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A male American Wigeon, perhaps/ probably the returning bird from previous Winters, at Thorganby ings today in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reserve @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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No sign of the recent Bittern at Castle Howard, but two Great Egrets were looking pristine and elegant despite the dismal weather. 30ish Goosanders too. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
No sign of the recent Bittern at Castle Howard, but two Great Egrets were looking pristine and elegant despite the dismal weather. 30ish Goosanders too. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Wobbly footage of the Great White at Bubwith bridge today, plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Golden Plover, Redshank, Two nice Marsh Harriers, Pintail and distant Swan arrivals and yes! we still have a hosepipe ban!!! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Wobbly footage of the Great White at Bubwith bridge today, plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Golden Plover, Redshank, Two nice Marsh Harriers, Pintail and distant Swan arrivals and yes! we still have a hosepipe ban!!! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Wobbly footage of the Great White at Bubwith bridge today, plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Golden Plover, Redshank, Two nice Marsh Harriers, Pintail and distant Swan arrivals and yes! we still have a hosepipe ban!!! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Wobbly footage of the Great White at Bubwith bridge today, plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Golden Plover, Redshank, Two nice Marsh Harriers, Pintail and distant Swan arrivals and yes! we still have a hosepipe ban!!! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Pleased to see the influx of Blackbirds had finally settled down to the surplus windblown apples, and then this appeared in the garden @yorkbirding.bsky.social #UKBirds
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Pleased to see the influx of Blackbirds had finally settled down to the surplus windblown apples, and then this appeared in the garden @yorkbirding.bsky.social #UKBirds
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The ringing of Shoveler ducklings is somewhat of an #LDV speciality, so it was nice to receive a @btobirds.bsky.social recovery of one this week (ringed as a young male at Wheldrake Ings in July 2021 - recovered at Valle Morosina, Padova, Italy last week) 1,338 km SE of the reserve.
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The ringing of Shoveler ducklings is somewhat of an #LDV speciality, so it was nice to receive a @btobirds.bsky.social recovery of one this week (ringed as a young male at Wheldrake Ings in July 2021 - recovered at Valle Morosina, Padova, Italy last week) 1,338 km SE of the reserve.
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A juvenile Reed Warbler ringed at Wheldrake Ings on the 6th August 2022 (possible already on passage), was recaught by ringers 177 km south of the #LDV at Little Downham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, on the 25th August this year during autumn passage @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A juvenile Reed Warbler ringed at Wheldrake Ings on the 6th August 2022 (possible already on passage), was recaught by ringers 177 km south of the #LDV at Little Downham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, on the 25th August this year during autumn passage @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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This is only the 11th @btobirds.bsky.social ringed Shoveler to Italy, and out of the 211 Shoveler ducklings ringed on the reserve, 8 have been recovered in France and 4 have been recovered in Russia, whilst a single from Latvia has been recorded in the #LDV in Melbourne @yorkbirding.bsky.social
The ringing of Shoveler ducklings is somewhat of an #LDV speciality, so it was nice to receive a @btobirds.bsky.social recovery of one this week (ringed as a young male at Wheldrake Ings in July 2021 - recovered at Valle Morosina, Padova, Italy last week) 1,338 km SE of the reserve.
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is only the 11th @btobirds.bsky.social ringed Shoveler to Italy, and out of the 211 Shoveler ducklings ringed on the reserve, 8 have been recovered in France and 4 have been recovered in Russia, whilst a single from Latvia has been recorded in the #LDV in Melbourne @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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9 little white dots = 9 Little Egrets. The increase in the population of this elegant white heron in the UK is well known; it even breeds in Yorkshire these days. However, most birds in the York area head to the coast in winter so this flock at Bishopthorpe ings is notable. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
9 little white dots = 9 Little Egrets. The increase in the population of this elegant white heron in the UK is well known; it even breeds in Yorkshire these days. However, most birds in the York area head to the coast in winter so this flock at Bishopthorpe ings is notable. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Last week our team GPS-tagged several Woodcock in order to monitor their habitat requirements & movements around the reserve/surrounding area - after downloading the data it was surprising to see them not only feeding on the Ings after dark but also roosting there during the day 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Last week our team GPS-tagged several Woodcock in order to monitor their habitat requirements & movements around the reserve/surrounding area - after downloading the data it was surprising to see them not only feeding on the Ings after dark but also roosting there during the day 🪶
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Sightings in the #LDV today inc. a Rock/Water Pipit heard at Thorganby + 92 Dunlin still present there, with 60+ Whooper Swans viewable distantly towards Ellerton Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sightings in the #LDV today inc. a Rock/Water Pipit heard at Thorganby + 92 Dunlin still present there, with 60+ Whooper Swans viewable distantly towards Ellerton Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Can visitors to the #LDV please be aware that deep flooding at Bank Island has now cut off access to the paths and hides, whilst access to Wheldrake Ings is getting more difficult (flooding to the car park and riverside path, & wellies required to reach Tower Hide) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Can visitors to the #LDV please be aware that deep flooding at Bank Island has now cut off access to the paths and hides, whilst access to Wheldrake Ings is getting more difficult (flooding to the car park and riverside path, & wellies required to reach Tower Hide) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
30 Goosander & 2 Little Egret at Heslington West today
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November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
30 Goosander & 2 Little Egret at Heslington West today
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
Ellerton
179 Whooper Swan
2 Egyptian Geese
2 Marsh Harrier
Thorganby
4 Ruff
2 Black-tailed Godwit
42 Dunlin
4 Redshank
1 Stonechat
Bank Island
65 Pintail
East Cottingwith
1 Brambling
250 Linnet
8 Pink-footed Geese
3 Water Rail
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Ellerton
179 Whooper Swan
2 Egyptian Geese
2 Marsh Harrier
Thorganby
4 Ruff
2 Black-tailed Godwit
42 Dunlin
4 Redshank
1 Stonechat
Bank Island
65 Pintail
East Cottingwith
1 Brambling
250 Linnet
8 Pink-footed Geese
3 Water Rail
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November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
Ellerton
179 Whooper Swan
2 Egyptian Geese
2 Marsh Harrier
Thorganby
4 Ruff
2 Black-tailed Godwit
42 Dunlin
4 Redshank
1 Stonechat
Bank Island
65 Pintail
East Cottingwith
1 Brambling
250 Linnet
8 Pink-footed Geese
3 Water Rail
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Ellerton
179 Whooper Swan
2 Egyptian Geese
2 Marsh Harrier
Thorganby
4 Ruff
2 Black-tailed Godwit
42 Dunlin
4 Redshank
1 Stonechat
Bank Island
65 Pintail
East Cottingwith
1 Brambling
250 Linnet
8 Pink-footed Geese
3 Water Rail
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170+ Whooper Swans on the River Derwent at Ellerton this morning. An incredible clamor under the rainbow @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
170+ Whooper Swans on the River Derwent at Ellerton this morning. An incredible clamor under the rainbow @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Thorganby viewing platform
4 Ruff
1 Black-tailed Godwit
93 Ruff
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
4 Snipe
76 Whooper Swan
18 Shelduck
1 Marsh Harrier
Bank Island
The returning hybrid Shelduck
Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
3 Stonechat
295 Lapwing
3 Water Rail
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Thorganby viewing platform
4 Ruff
1 Black-tailed Godwit
93 Ruff
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
4 Snipe
76 Whooper Swan
18 Shelduck
1 Marsh Harrier
Bank Island
The returning hybrid Shelduck
Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
3 Stonechat
295 Lapwing
3 Water Rail
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Thorganby viewing platform
4 Ruff
1 Black-tailed Godwit
93 Ruff
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
4 Snipe
76 Whooper Swan
18 Shelduck
1 Marsh Harrier
Bank Island
The returning hybrid Shelduck
Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
3 Stonechat
295 Lapwing
3 Water Rail
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Thorganby viewing platform
4 Ruff
1 Black-tailed Godwit
93 Ruff
4 Curlew
3 Redshank
4 Snipe
76 Whooper Swan
18 Shelduck
1 Marsh Harrier
Bank Island
The returning hybrid Shelduck
Wheldrake Ings
1 Raven
3 Stonechat
295 Lapwing
3 Water Rail
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@yorkbirding.bsky.social Goldeneye on UoY campus east alongside an absolutely beautiful murmuration this evening!
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@yorkbirding.bsky.social Goldeneye on UoY campus east alongside an absolutely beautiful murmuration this evening!
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Frisky Goosanders flirting in the early morning gloom at Castle Howard. 13 in all, Red-crested Pochard also. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Frisky Goosanders flirting in the early morning gloom at Castle Howard. 13 in all, Red-crested Pochard also. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Interesting to see the Firecrest (first caught and ringed at our NNR Base at Bank Island on Monday) present again yesterday – maybe holding territory in the adjacent Water Treatment Works. Other sightings yesterday inc. two Great White Egrets on Bank Island @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Interesting to see the Firecrest (first caught and ringed at our NNR Base at Bank Island on Monday) present again yesterday – maybe holding territory in the adjacent Water Treatment Works. Other sightings yesterday inc. two Great White Egrets on Bank Island @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Crisp and lovely on the Clifton patch today. Single parakeet by the Dormouse, LTT flock, Wrens and Robins everywhere, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk and Song Thrush. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Crisp and lovely on the Clifton patch today. Single parakeet by the Dormouse, LTT flock, Wrens and Robins everywhere, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk and Song Thrush. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM