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Heading out to where the pavement turns to sand!

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Relocated to main lake by 11.50

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2 Black Tern over the lake in front of the Visitor Centre at St Aidans, 11.15 @BirdGuides @RSPBAireValley

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Cuckoo calling too

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2 Black Tern over the lake in front of the Visitor Centre at St Aidans, 11.15 @BirdGuides @RSPBAireValley

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A lovely few hours at St Aidans @RSPBAireValley - year first Swifts (large group over the causeway), Bar-tailed Godwit & 2 LRP on Astley. Also Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warblers & the sun came out @BirdGuides

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A nice, early patch Common Whitethroat, several Willow Warbler & 6 Grey Partridge at Sherburn Willows this afternoon @YWT_North @nybirdnews @BirdGuides

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A nice Yellow Wagtail over the fields by Newthorpe, near Sherburn In Elmet, today. An early record for me @nybirdnews @BirdGuides

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Very high water levels & at least 100 White-fronted Goose at North Duffield Carrs this morning, plus the usual flocks of Golden Plover, Pintail & some Whoopers @nybirdnews @BirdGuides

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Managed to catch-up with the Roundhay Park, Iceland Gull, near the Canoe Club building at 15.15 @BirdGuides

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Slavonian Grebe at North Duffield Carrs @nybirdnews @BirdGuides

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5 calling Hawfinch did two loops of All Saints Churchyard, Harewood without landing, 14.30 @BirdGuides

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A bit late to the party, but decent views of the Knotford Nook Drake Smew this morning 😊 @BirdGuides @nybirdnews

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A fine start to 2026 this morning with the White-tailed Eagle from North Duffield Carrs hide at approximately 10 am! 🥳

A good supporting cast of Whoopers, Pintail, Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier.... among others

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Whinchat still, with Stonechats at St Aidans @RSPBbirders @BirdGuides

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Yellow Wagtails back on the fields by Sherburn Willows @YWT_North

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And now a few more stragglers! Audible-migration, not as catchy as vis-mig but cool 😎

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A decent Common Scoter flock, on call, over my garden, Sherburn In Elmet 😊
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A couple of reasonably early Sand Martin over the river at York Motor Yacht Club this afternoon 😀

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@Dawson58Dawson Likewise, it had been too long! 😊

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A couple of Ruff in front of the Lin Dyke hide this morning, plus 2 Dunlin & a Common Sandpiper @RSPBAireValley @FairburnBirders

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Ruddy Shelduck showing well this morning at St Aidans, still in the Spoonbill area @BirdGuides @RSPBAireValley