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Whitby patch birder. Local patches include the river Esk at Ruswarp, the coastal strip between Hawsker Bottoms and Robin Hoods Bay and Scaling Dam.
A nice walk around whitby Laithes and Whitestone Point first thing this morning. Several mixed finch and Bunting flocks which included a few Twite. Also 4 Grey Partridges, Barn Owl and about 150 Pink Feet flew south. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
07.12.2025 12:30 — 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 023 Snow Buntings by the Cleveland Way, between Sandsend and Goldsborough at Overdale Wyke. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
30.11.2025 15:59 — 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Long Tailed Duck and Common Scoter still at Scaling Dam this morning. 10 Whooper Swans flew off west at 8am. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
29.11.2025 11:39 — 👍 24 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0I was surprised to see them by the river Elaine when there's lots of water in the field.
19.11.2025 18:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A pair of Gadwall on the mud on the tidal stretch of the Esk this morning were only the second ever record for my Ruswarp patch. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
19.11.2025 15:11 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Distant Long Tailed Duck in the nature reserve at Scaling Dam this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
16.11.2025 13:33 — 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
A nice days local birding with Short Eared Owl, 4 Woodcocks, Chiffchaff and a few Goldcrests at Hawsker Bottoms this am and Snow Bunting and 14 Brent Geese at Laithes farm this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
15.11.2025 17:56 — 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A Corn Bunting near Widdy Field this morning was only my second Whitby Record. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social
09.11.2025 12:01 — 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
4 Snow Buntings still on the sea wall at Whitby this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
02.11.2025 10:07 — 👍 29 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
3 of the 4 distant Black Tailed Godwits on the spit at Scaling Dam this afternoon. Also 5 Whooper Swans and a few Pink Feet. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
28.10.2025 19:35 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Whooper Swan and 18 Pink Feet at Harwood Dale Lake this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
12.10.2025 16:19 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
5 of the 13 Whooper Swans currently on Scaling Dam. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
05.10.2025 15:06 — 👍 29 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Had an excellent 2.5 hours Whale watching with Whitby Coastal Cruises this morning. Hard to give an exact number but about 12 Minkies were seen. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
29.09.2025 12:20 — 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Pied Flycatcher in the Willows at Whitestone Point this evening. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
09.09.2025 18:37 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Tonight's Lunar eclipse. @whitbynats.bsky.social
07.09.2025 19:40 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
3 Whinchats and 4 Wheatears at Ness Point this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
02.09.2025 13:58 — 👍 20 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Curlew Sandpiper still at Scaling Dam this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
30.08.2025 07:41 — 👍 28 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
A good morning at Scaling Dam with Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Greenshank, 2 Gadwall and Great White Egret. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
27.08.2025 13:13 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
A surprise on a walk around Hawsker Bottoms and Ness Point this morning was a Clouded Yellow Butterfly which is only the second one that I've ever seen. Also 3 Wheatears. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
25.08.2025 11:37 — 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
An enjoyable few hours by the Esk at Ruswarp this morning. Flyover Whimbrel, 2 Common Sands, 2 Kingfishers, 3 Little Egrets, Goosander, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker and this Heron which struggled to swallow this Dab. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
24.08.2025 11:05 — 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 05 hours between Hawsker Bottoms and Ness Point with Mark Eldridge this morning. Arctic and Great Skua, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 102 Common Scoters, 3 Teal, 1 Ringed Plover and a Wheatear. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds.
19.08.2025 12:41 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
2 Great White Egrets at Scaling Dam this morning. Also Ruff and Black Tailed Godwit. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
12.08.2025 12:20 — 👍 31 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Rob.
09.08.2025 19:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excellent views of Kingfisher at Ruswarp this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
09.08.2025 10:51 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
I've had some good Waders on my Ruswarp patch over the last week. A Dunlin in the creek on the flood plain this afternoon was only my 5th patch record. No sign of last night's Greenshank. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
01.08.2025 15:05 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Greenshank by the Esk at Ruswarp this evening. Also 2 Little Egrets and Kingfisher. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
31.07.2025 19:30 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
An excellent 3 hours on my Ruswarp patch this morning with a patch first fly over Whimbrel, new for the year LBB Gull, Kingfisher, 3 Little Egrets, Jay and Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
27.07.2025 10:33 — 👍 32 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Brilliant views of White Tailed Eagle on the moors this morning. Also a Peregrine having a paddle. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
25.07.2025 11:09 — 👍 27 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 06 Whimbrel flew south at Hawsker Bottoms this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
18.07.2025 11:00 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Little Gull, Green Sandpiper, Shoveler, 2 Black Tailed Godwits and 6 Little Egrets at Scaling Dam this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
13.07.2025 10:41 — 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
