Filey Dams YWT

Black Tailed Godwit

Common Sandpiper

Snipe

Little Grebe

A quick visit to Filey Dams YWT produced some good waders with 2 Black Tailed Godwits, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin and 8 Lapwing.

Tophill Low NR

Kingfisher

Reed Warbler

Marsh Harrier

Common Sandpiper

Little Gull

Great Crested Grebe

What a fantastic place Tophill Low NR is for birds. Finally got close views of a Kingfisher, but it was sat under some trees so the light conditions were not ideal (you carn't have everything). At present "D" Reservoir is being drained creating a haven for wading birds. The list of the day is as follows: Greenshank, Dunlin, Bar Tailed Godwit, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Kingfisher, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Ruddy Duck, Little Gull, Reed Warbler, Cormorant and Great Crested Grebe.

Gannets

Bempton Cliffs - The Gannet, what an amazing bird to look at and watch. A very windy grey day, which in fact was fantastic for flight shots as the Gannets were almost motionless in flight. All other seabirds have now left the cliffs with only a scattering of Kittiwakes left and a few Fulmars soaring along the ledges.

Muston Scrape

Greenshank

Ruff

Wood Sandpiper

A small pool of water and soft mud which has appeared in a field just east of Muston which is now known as "Muston Scrape" has produced some excellent waders over the last few days. Present on most days have been: Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Greenshank, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Redshank.

Little Egret

Little Egret at Tophill Low NR, East Yorkshire. With the current draining of D Reservoir the water level is very low which has produced a couple of Little Egrets, 12 Grey Herons, 46 Greenshank, 15 Dunlin, 6 Bar Tailed Godwits and 2 Ringed Plovers.
(above images are digiscoped images)

Dunlin

A trip to Hornsea Mere for a Ferruginous Duck and Little Gulls produced a young Dunlin giving very close views feeding in the mud on the side of the lake. Dipped with the Ferruginous, but several Little Gulls feeding on the mere.

Kestrel

After chasing this bird from telegraph post to telegraph post it finally landed on a small bush and gave me the above opportunity to capture its picture.

Marsh Tit

Just a quick stop at the local feeding station in Forge Valley NR produced this Marsh Tit jumping from table to table. Also seen were: Nuthatch, Long Tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit and Spotted Flycatcher.

Swallows

A few lazy Swallows sitting on the telephone wires in East Ayton, Scarborough.

House Martin

Juvenile House Martin mixed in with 20+ swallows resting on some telephone wires in East Ayton, Scarborough.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper present on a scrape between Muston and Primrose Valley. Also showing where Ruff, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Redshank.

More Filey Brigg

Turnstone


Redshank

Fulmar

Eider

Juvenile Black Tern

Another trip to Filey resulted in finding the juvenile Black Tern. Plenty of waders present with Oystercatcher, Knot, Turnstone, Dunlin, Redshank and Sanderling. Not many terns present on the brigg, however a couple of Rosette Terns were present, but I still could not get a shot.

Filey Brigg

Knot


Curlew

Terns

Juvenile Sandwich Tern

Common Tern

Juvenile Common Terns

Arctic Tern

A late evening trip to Filey Brigg to try and catch up with the Rosette Terns which have been present over the last few days. Eight birds were seen as well as a juvenile Black Tern earlier in the day. There were masses of terns on the Brigg this evening which made conditions hard to pick out the Rosette's. I managed to find one distant adult bird but unfortunately could not get close enough for a descent photography.