York Birding

5 Crane over Bank Island & 3 south east over Seaton Ross this morning

A Tundra Bean Goose & 110 White-fronted Geese at the pond along Langrickgate Lane near East Cottingwith
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2 Avocet at North Duffield Carrs this morning
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A pair of chiffchaff, a long tailed tit and a linnet @ldvnnr.bsky.social North Duffield Carrs yesterday. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Kestrel taking flight

Chiffchaff

Whooper swans

Some of the White-fronted geese

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1 of the Chiffchaffs had quite a dark face with a small growth on the side of its beak
Kestrel and 3 Red kites at Skipwith common
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Male Goldeneye

Curlew

Little egret

Pink-footed geese in with Whooper swans

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Visit to @ldvnnr.bsky.social Thorganby/NDC/BBridge
Highlights
Pink-footed
White-fronted 18
Pintail
100s Black-tailed godwit
Goldeneye 5
Curlew
Chiffchaffs 2
Shoveler
Whooper swans
GCGreeb
L Egret
Oystercatchers
Wigeon
Teal
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Incredible numbers of Whooper Swans present in the #LDV today with 527 recorded this morning + the two Bewick’s Swans lingering from yesterday. Still 500+ White-fronted Geese and 24+ Tundra Beans also present (best looked for from the viewing platform in Thorganby) 🪶 @yorkbirding.bsky.social

527 Whooper Swan, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, 90 White-fronted Geese whitefronts from the Thorganby village hall platform this morning

200 White-fronted Geese at Ellerton & 18 at North Duffield Carrs

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This morning’s visit to @ldvnnr.bsky.social North Duffield Carrs produced Whooper swans, a skylark at the waters edge and mating mallards. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Thorganby Ings from the village hall viewing platform
2 Bewick's Swan
400 Whooper Swan
2 first winter Scaup
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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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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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View of a park with short green grass, a bare tree in the middle ground and a line of mixed evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs in the distance. The sky is mostly pale grey and white clouds with patches of bright blue.

Large queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee, a furry black bee with 2 golden stripes and a buff-coloured tail, on clusters of small pinkish white flowers (Viburnum tinus).

Pinkish white plum blossom 🌸

View showing a grassy track leading into the distance under a bright blue sky dotted with wispy white clouds. On the left are 3 tall poplar trees, their branches catching the sun. In the distance are a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees.

Beautiful day for a stroll round Homestead Park. Loads of blossom, bees and birds - Siskin, LTT, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Magpie, Stock Dove, and a Peregrine interacting with 2 Buzzards circling overhead. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

Highlight from this morning a Med Gull at Feoffe Common, a good record for @yorkbirding.bsky.social recording area.
Noticeable movement of Shoveler in last couple of days witth extraordinary numbers of 12 at Stamford Bridge Flash and 18 here at Feoffe, 2 small local patches.
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Frogspawn. Adults survived the Herons long enough to pass on genes

Sentinel Grey Heron

Two of the 'departure lounge' Redwings

Short walk on the Ings today with dog and child. Busy herons, busy frogs and around 40-50 Redwings still. Male Sparrowhawk and then 2 Red Kites over Great North Way on the way home @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Wigeon, Teal, Shelduck, Oystercatcher & (special) 4 Gadwall on flooded Ings & 10 PF Geese with the Greylags. @yorkbirding.bsky.social Acaster airfield and Ings on 28/02/2026, 12:01 - 15:00. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...

Great to be able to get back on to Wheldrake Ings now that water levels have dropped. Absolute wader fest, with 60 Black-tailed Godwits, 200 Dunlin, 9 Ruff, 500 Lapwings and 100 Golden Plovers. A male Merlin zipped through, Chiffchaff singing and two Coot back on the ings. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

24 Tundra Bean Geese & 50 White-fronted Geese from the viewing platform at Thorganby village hall
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Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York Raptor rehabilitation expert Jean Thorpe posted on social media yesterday about an injured Buzzard that was found grounded near Wigginton, York. The Buzzard was taken to Battle Flatts Veterinary Cl…

Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York. Currently in the expert care of @jeanwildlife.bsky.social

North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution.

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Unusual duck. Hybrid Wigeon/Shoveler

Hybrid duck and Gadwall

2 Peregrines on the tower in the rain

Somewhere there are 3 Grey Wagtails on the lock wall

Another good few days on patch, With
2 Shelduck ✅️ NFY
2 Goldeneye
3 Grey Wagtails
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2 Curlew on the ground rather than a fly-by.

5 miles down the road at Hes East an unusual duck!
Also 2 Peregrine and 30+ Siskins
Pochard
Gadwall
Oystercatchers
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Interesting hybrid duck, probably Euro Wigeon x Shoveler. What a cracker! At Heslington East, York earlier. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Please respect these new signs by keeping to public footpaths and not entering sensitive wildlife areas - all clearly signposted 'no public access beyond this point' ⛔️ Thank you for helping to protect and conserve the wildlife that have chosen to make the #LDV their 'home' 🐦🦆

This week new signs have been installed around the #LDV by our Responsible Recreation Officer, & with large numbers of wintering birds present & many breeding birds returning, keeping to the Public Rights of Way, controlling dogs & respecting sensitive areas is very important 🦆

Interesting to hear several overwintering Blackcaps are still present around the #LDV and surrounding area, but these will no doubt be moving off soon as we get ready to see the first returning summer migrants arrive next month. Thanks to @stuartmash.bsky.social for the fantastic image 📸

It's also been a good winter for both Siskin and Redpoll in the local area, especially the lowland heath and birch woodland of #SkipwithCommon NNR and the canal side alders along the Pocklington Canal. Thanks to Andrew Woodcock for these lovely images taken last week in his Wheldrake garden 📸

Treecreepers have been showing well around the hedgerows at North Duffield Carrs (between the hides and around the car park area) recently, and whilst the wintering waterfowl will always be the key attraction, it's also nice to enjoy the antics of this species and others from the bird hides 📸

We're pleased to say that our new #LDV NNR Volunteer, Community & Nature Recovery Science Hub is coming along nicely now, ahead of completion (June all being well), & the view from the new viewing area on the roof is simply fantastic (& includes a wet weather covered area 😎) @yorkbirding.bsky.social

I’m starting to wonder if this could be a breeding year for redpolls in York. Our winter flock is very persistent, males are moving into breeding plumage, and obviously they used to be a more widespread breeding bird, including in York. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Chiffchaff at North Duffield Carrs today

Over the last couple of days we’ve seen the start of the annual spring return migration of Whoopers Swans commence in the #LDV - no doubt in response to the milder temperatures, with three herds (totalling 127 birds) passing over the NNR Base on Tuesday @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Several skeins of Pink-footed Geese then followed on Wednesday morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social