Ebor Birder

York Area birder for over 40 years with regular visits to the rainforests of southeast Asia

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Heavily cropped photo of the Slav Grebe at Hemingbrough today @YorkBirding

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Whoopers again at Castle Howard today this time 6 adults. The Great Egret also posing nicely in the sunshine @YorkBirding

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Great to see and hear a family of 4 Whooper at Castle Howard today prior to their departure before dusk @YorkBirding

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Crossbills showing well at Yearsley Moor this morning @YorkBirding

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Today’s Scaup at Heslington East @YorkBirding

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33 Calling Pinkfeet over Castle Howard this evening was a surprise given the paucity of records elsewhere. The first Pintail also back plus Great Egret still @YorkBirding

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A “fall” of 6 Common Sandpipers at Castle Howard this evening, Great Egret still, an immature Shelduck and a Water Rail. Earlier in the week 2 Juvenile Spotted Flycatchers and probably my last Swift on the 4th @YorkBirding

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The Great Egret still at Castle Howard this evening, 2 Swift & 6 Yellow Wags going to roost with the Pied. Waders conspicuous by their continued absence @YorkBirding

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Probably one of my best nights for Nightjar in the York area. 4 churring males, 2 chasing each other for about half an hour constantly wing clapping and cooicking, then 2 birds checking me out down to a few feet on the walk back to the car @YorkBirding

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Passing NDC this evening so rude not to pop in and have a look at the 2 Cranes that were found earlier in the day @YorkBirding

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Good numbers of Reed Warblers at Castle Howard this morning, also 2 Cetti’s and a Common Sand feeding & resting on an algae mat. Elsewhere a singing male Redstart at Galtres car park, Strensall Common @YorkBirding

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Hagg Lane never fails to deliver a spring Wheatear with a male on the manure heaps here this morning also 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 singing Corn Buntings and a pair of Grey Partridge. Nearby 5 Ruff at NDC @YorkBirding

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A good morning in the north of the area, around the top pond at Yearsley a stunning male Redstart and a pair of Siskin with the female collecting nesting material. Elsewhere amazed to stumble across a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, not seen one for years! @YorkBirding

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At Wheldrake Ings drake Garganey again briefly early morning, reeling Gropper showing well behind Swantail and 2 Hobby @YorkBirding

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2 Lesser Whitethroat on Lilling Common this morning, also nice to see a displaying LRP at a site in the north of the area @YorkBirding

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Now 2 White Wagtails this afternoon along Moor Lane, Naburn together with at least 6 Yellow Wags. Images of one of these birds. @YorkBirding

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Single Greenshank over Wheldrake Ings this evening @YorkBirding

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This 1st winter Med Gull in the relatively small roost at Castle Howard this evening, female Red-crested Pochard also still present @YorkBirding

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A bit of a raptor fest in the north of the Area this morning in excellent viewing conditions with the highlight being a 10 minute fly around by a male Goshawk showing off his baggy white shorts @YorkBirding