Always go with your instincts but huge doubts when certainly 3 but probably 4 Shags turned up inland at Castle Howard today @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

28.01.2026 21:09 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

A male Green Woodpecker showed well on Skipwith Common this morning. A species seemingly on the increase again in the York area following recent declines? @yorkbirding.bsky.social

23.01.2026 12:20 — 👍 27    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

The Castle Howard Caspian Gull present since the 14th Jan just confirmed as being ringed as a pullus in Poland on 8.6.25 @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

21.01.2026 16:29 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

A productive morning at Ellerton Landing with 8 Tundra Bean Geese, 5 Whitefronts & the WTE on show @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

21.01.2026 12:22 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Nice to see what appears to be a Polish ringed 1st winter Caspian Gull in tonight’s roost at Castle Howard - my first site record @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

14.01.2026 17:24 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

heavily cropped photo of the White-tailed Eagle opposite Ellerton Landing this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

09.01.2026 11:29 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Another sunny winters morning in the LDV resulting in good views of Whitefronts & Pinkfeet, also Raven cronking over Wheldrake Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

07.01.2026 14:27 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

A single Twite again in the flighty Linnet flock along Eastfield Lane, Dunnington this morning. Later Red Kite & Egyptian Goose in the LDV showing well in the winter sunshine @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

05.01.2026 12:52 — 👍 22    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

A first-winter Caspian Gull at Newburgh Priory this morning which unsportingly jumped into the water before I could check the lettering on it’s green metallic ring @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

01.01.2026 16:01 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

2 drake Pochard during the week at CHL the only addition to your sightings - waiting for you to find me a R T Diver!

27.09.2025 12:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

8 Green Sand & 8 Ruff on the pool (puddle) at Wheldrake Ings first thing this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social

22.08.2025 08:20 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A slow evening on Strensall Common was finally rewarded with a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher, also 9 Mistle Thrush, 3 Swift and a photogenic but tatty Linnet @yorkbirding.bsky.social

17.08.2025 19:58 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Single PF Goose at the American Wigeon pond at East Cottingwith today.

06.05.2025 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Heavily cropped photo of an adult White-fronted Goose with Pinkfeet on The Refuge at Wheldrake Ings from East Cottingwith, the best of a morning trip along the east side of the LDV@yorkbirding.bsky.social

23.01.2025 12:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0