View and report bird sightings in our area and other items that may be of interest to local birders. Guests are welcome to add sightings. Messages will only appear after editors approval.
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17:00 03-11-2020Gareth W
- Long-billed Dowitcher and Ruddy Shelduck at Scorton lake,3pm.
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17:43 01-11-2020John G
- The Starling murmuration was substantial and spectacular this evening 4.15 - 4.30pm. From the A1M junction 52 at Catterick take the relief road about 500 metres south until you are about 100 metres before the sign for Catterick and for Tunstall. You can pull off the road safely into a substantial but unused gateway. The birds are going into roost beside the pond between the relief road and the A1M.
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18:18 30-10-2020Ted
- Long-billed Dowitcher on Scorton lake this afternoon with Lapwing flock, also Ruddy Shelduck
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21:39 27-10-2020Ted
- Large starling roost in drainage pond next to A1 near Pallet hill, estimate 10-15 thousand birds gave a brief murmeration before dropping in at 16:30
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16:59 25-10-2020David Miller
- Five male black grouse and three male stonechat up on Feldom Ranges, other than that little of note.
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17:28 23-10-2020Tony Burn
- 18 Whoopers south over Bagby at 15.20 today.
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17:17 22-10-2020Nick Morgan
- 18 Whoopers just flown over Morton on Swale
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17:23 21-10-2020Ted
- Nosterfield LNR, 2 Little Stint, 2 Ruff and Lesser Yellow legs on main lake this afternoon
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16:58 21-10-2020Peter Ramsden
- Lovely male brambling on feeders in garden few minutes ago. First for us in Warlaby.
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17:37 18-10-2020Gareth W
- Smallways Lake, Pintail and Marsh harrier.
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13:00 18-10-2020Lucy Woodward
- two Little Egrets near Carlton on Friday - maybe the same location as the group spotted by Mike, north west of Aldbrough - near the beck near Carlton
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08:28 15-10-2020Chris Knight
- 3 juvenile Swallows feeding in Thrintoft still this morning. Winter thrushes over in steady numbers, albeit in ones and twos mainly.
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17:06 11-10-2020Peter Ramsden
- Just had a “V” of about 15 Bewick’s Swans overhead while in garden in Warlaby . They were heading due south.
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10:58 11-10-2020Nick Morgan
- Hi John, similar along the river at Morton but it was mainly Redwings here, a few Fieldfare and at least 50 Blackbirds
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10:35 11-10-2020John G
- Exciting large passage of winter thrushes through Sandbeck valley, Richmond, from first light this morning. Most heavy between 0800 - 0900 when c1500 birds moved through, mainly in flocks of 30-40 though two flocks were 100+. Most were Fieldfares though small numbers of Redwings and, unusually, one flock of c20 Blackbirds. The movement had dried up by 0930. Autumn is really here now!