Duncan Bye

Good to meet up with some of the @sk58birders.bsky.social yesterday & show them around some the @ldvnnr.bsky.social The main highlight being the Geese & Swans at Thorganby.

Wheldrake Ings
A Chiffchaff new for #PWC2026
3 White-fronted Geese
673 Black-tailed Godwit
291 Pintail
3 Goosander
14 Goldeneye
119 Tufted Duck
1 Great Egret
4 Marsh Harrier
11 Buzzard
8 Red Kite

Bank Island
A Great Crest Grebe new for #PWC2026
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
Thorganby
12 Tundra Bean Geese
358 White-fronted Geese moved south
133 Whooper Swan
107 Tufted Duck

Skipwith Common
2 Green Woodpecker

North Duffield Carrs
2 Great Egret
2 Little Egret

Bubwith Ings
100 Pochard
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Car park & paths still flooded at Wheldrake Ings
A Nuthatch & a Green Woodpecker new for ##PWC2026
294 Black-tailed Godwit
98 Pintail
9 Curlew
640 Lapwing
3 Marsh Harrier
66 Tufted Duck
1 Pochard
1 Cetti's Warbler
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Another great gig in the Crescent this evening, with a new artist for me, the excellent Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan

A drake Common Scoter at Bank Island this afternoon
New for #PWC2026
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At North Duffield Carrs, 32 Tundra Bean Geese, 300 White-fronted Geese, 800 Pink-footed Geese & a drake Scaup.

At North Duffield Ings, south of Bubwith Bridge, a Knot, 175 Black-tailed Godwit, 304 Dunlin & 10 Ruff

2 Great Egret at Bubwith Ings

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Great @yorkbirding.bsky.social field trip in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
Ferry Lane: 30 White-fronted Geese
Thorganby: drake Smew
North Duffield Carrs: Slavonian Grebe, 20 Tundra Bean Geese, 3 Scaup
North Duffield Ings: Spotted Redshank
Aughton: 87 Black-tailed Godwit
Ellerton 102 Whooper Swan

Ash at the Crescent this evening

Pleased you get a late offer of a spare ticket to see Maximo Park the Crescent this evening. Great gig & atmosphere with support from Yorks Knitting Circle

20 White-fronted Geese in fields by Ferry Lane, Thorganby & a Barn Owl at Wheldrake Ings, both new for #PWC2026

East Cottingwith
2 Corn Bunting & 1 Egyptian Goose

Ellerton
159 Whooper Swan (41 juv)

Derwent Cottage Farm
51 (17 juv) Whooper Swan

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Happy World Wetlands day from the very wet land of Wheldrake Ings & the @ldvnnr.bsky.social

A Great Egret at Bank Island #worldwetlandsday
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social
North Duffield Carrs: 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Scaup, 4 Ruff & 600 Pink-footed Geese

Ellerton: 1 White-fronted Goose, 126 Whooper Swan

East Cottingwith: 2 Brambling, 500 Linnet & 235 Pink-footed Geese south

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Great to catch up with the 5 Shag at Castle Howard lake who were good enough to stay for the weekend.
Also present the female Red Crested Pochard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Crossbill, a female Pintail, 15 Goosander & 103 Pink-footed Geese NE
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4 Shag at Castle Howard Lake this morning
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4 Barnacle Geese from the Thorganby viewing platform

There were 3 Scaup at North Duffield Carrs

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2 Scaup (a drake & a first winter drake) at North Duffield Carrs
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19 White-fronted Geese from Ellerton church this morning along with 1000 Pink-footed Geese & 198 Whooper Swan
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Can't wait!

Terrible first half

A Peregrine over the New York Stadium in Rotherham just before kick off. Hopefully not the only highlight this afternoon!
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Wheldrake Ings #PWC2026
1 female Merlin
1 adult Mediterranean Gull roosted
1 Jack Snipe
90 Black-tailed Godwit
23 Goldeneye
5 Marsh Harrier
89 Dunlin
5 Ruff
1150 Lapwing
250 Golden Plover
104 Pintail
2 Water Rail
40 Pink-footed Geese south
1 Otter
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In @ldvnnr.bsky.social
North Duffield Carrs
3 Scaup
1 Great Egret

Ellerton
61 Whooper Swan
2 Ruff
45 Dunlin
174 Pintail

Thorganby Ings
17 Black-tailed Godwit
168 Whooper Swan
70 Dunlin

Aughton Ings
57 Dunlin
111 Pintail

Bubwith Ings
9 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Little Egret
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Wheldrake Ings
94 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Ruff
29 Dunlin
2 Curlew
1 Redshank
108 Golden Plover
600 Lapwing
2 Snipe
1 Great Egret
5 Marsh Harrier
1 Red Kite
500 Pink-footed Geese
21 Goldeneye
4 Pochard
112 Pintail
93 Tufted Duck
4 Water Rail
1 Stonechat
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The #LDV monthly sightings have now been updated on our NNR blog, including December - ldvnnr.blogspot.com/p/dec-25.html. Many thanks to everyone who contributed records & counts throughout the month, in particular to members of @yorkbirding.bsky.social & regular patch birder @duncbye.bsky.social

Enjoyable day in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social for the Mike Clegg Memorial Yorkshire Bird Race, with @duncbye.bsky.social & @ldvbirder.bsky.social. Our total of 88 will not be submitted, as we used an EV due to icy conditions. Managed to miss all the scarce stuff!
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Big thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social for the generous donation in support of our Yorkshire Bird Race team!
With @duncbye.bsky.social & @ldvbirder.bsky.social
Still time to donate:
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Bank Island
2 Jack Snipe
1 Pink-footed Goose

Wheldrake Ings
2 first winter Caspian Gull roosted
1 Great Egret
58 Black-tailed Godwit
3 Marsh Harrier
1 Peregine
1 male Goosander
1 Pochard
3 Curlew
2 Water Rail
38 Cormorant
8 Goldeneye
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Watching the Millers is currently very challenging!