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Male Marsh harrier |
Sites Visited:
- Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve.
- Flamborough Head
- Filey Dams Yorkshire Wildlife Reserve
- Filey Brigg
- Wykeham Forest Raptor Watchpoint
- Rosedale, North York Moors.
- Tophill Low, Yorkshire Wildlife Reserve
- Burton Riggs, Yorkshire Wildlife Reserve
- North Cave Wetland, Yorkshire Wildlife Reserve.
- Blacktoft Sands, RSPB Reserve
Distance driven: 720 miles
Distance walked: 33.6 miles
Based in a guest house in Bridlington. £128 for the 3 nights.
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Garden Warbler (North Cave) |
Species list:
- Mute swan
- Greylag Goose
- Canada goose
- Shelduck (Filey Dams)
- Mallard
- Gadwall
- Shoveler
- Wigeon (Tophill Low)
- Teal (Tophill Low)
- Pochard (North Cave)
- Tufted duck
- Red Grouse (Rosedale)
- Red legged partridge (Bempton)
- Grey Partridge (Bempton)
- Red throated diver (Flamborough Head)
- Little grebe (Blacktoft Sands)
- Great crested grebe (Tophill Low)
- Fulmar (Bempton)
- Gannet (Bempton)
- Cormorant (Tophill Low)
- Shag (Flamborough Head)
- Bittern (heard, Blacktoft Sands)
- Little egret (Tophill Low)
- Grey heron
- Spoonbill (Blacktoft Sands)
- Red kite (A1)
- Marsh Harrier (Blacktoft Sands)
- Common buzzard
- Kestrel
- Hobby (North Cave)
- Moorhen
- Coot
- Oystercatcher
- Avocet (North Cave)
- Little ringed plover (Tophill Low)
- Lapwing (Rosedale)
- Turnstone (Bridlington beach)
- Redshank (Rosedale)
- Curlew (Rosedale)
- Black headed gull
- Herring gull
- Common gull (Filey Brigg)
- Lesser black backed gull (Filey Dams)
- Greater black backed gull (Filey Dams)
- Kittiwake (Bempton)
- Common tern (Tophill Low)
- White winged black tern (North Cave)
- Puffin (Bempton)
- Guillemot (Bempton)
- Razorbill (Bempton)
- Stock dove (Bempton)
- Wood pigeon
- Collared dove
- Feral Rock doves (Bempton)
- Cuckoo (heard, (Tophill Low)
- Short eared owl (Bempton)
- Tawny Owl (Bridlington)
- Barn Owl (Bempton)
- Swift (Filey Brigg)
- Green woodpecker (Wykeham Forest)
- Great spotted woodpecker (Tophill Low)
- Skylark
- Sand martin (Filey Brigg)
- Swallow
- House martin
- Meadow pipit
- Pied wagtail
- Dunnock
- Robin
- Wheatear (Rosedale)
- Stonechat (Filey Brigg)
- Song thrush
- Mistle thrush
- Blackbird
- Garden warbler (North Cave)
- Blackcap
- Whitethroat
- Sedge warbler
- Cetti's warbler
- Reed warbler
- Willow warbler
- Chiffchaff
- Goldcrest (Tophill Low)
- Firecrest (Bempton)
- Wren
- Great tit
- Blue tit
- Willow Tit (Wykeham Forest)
- Coal tit (Wykeham Forest)
- Long tailed tit
- Magpie
- Jay
- Jackdaw
- Carrion crow
- Rook
- Starling
- House sparrow
- Tree sparrow (Bempton)
- Chaffinch
- Linnet
- Goldfinch
- Greenfinch
- Bullfinch (Wykeham Forest)
- Reed bunting
- Corn Bunting (heard, Bempton, seen in lanes around Tophill Low)
- Yellowhammer
Photos:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4HAHYpZtR7hedERJXoPkdSuXvi1igDJb15ANcrw7VFeo9gv11d4mKyHOly_GENLAtSIJkZI-rQlZfXCvhSnxY8eULQlLccoHK3VcKlv80D6atl6dfpErk3mLTODh7biFe2J1xFgaQvDG_vOiSBs5X9po5QfbPH_xU1LMpz3TwJEMWDa3k2Ef-zdGk58/w400-h394/DSC_4008_01.JPG) |
Willow warbler |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqxMl90wGRyhSl-JU5NXhhCief_8TJ0kDxa5ewjR-bCJHCn461-EW7sxEl8wSBpmHDPIMu_B86Uv4OJ1RWvCXEN7wfQNk26zBMg-TP2qXL-wbf1mp3FpeGLM_bQlPiVOFe1mtZIjssKmiE4rkB1D5iuVv4qmNEtgALlKsrqH96Xrld658Y885NZZrwbQ/w400-h323/DSC_4018_01.JPG) |
Common terns and a wigeon |
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Little ringed plover |
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Dreadful record shot of the rare White-winged Black Tern |
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Little egret |
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Grey heron |
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male Blackbird |
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Jackdaw suffering from feather mites around the eye. |
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Razorbill |
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Guillemot |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIQP6u_cVdd7Wo-Uwq8yYD2PW2nAABHQNMpf_L2Vxcp9RSUyf5l76dMkxYrLsTa4zD1F4wHfcbqSg1NDn-BpWiUwttnxw75Jl4I_WEzAo_FdUQmUys77k9fKLfsNl4TJjrRx2r7Taeqg7lPGrgXHMmOCpi3Jultn8P3ndbgaCcgWuxlRBZ4zFnoZVOA0/w400-h350/DSC_3278_01_01.JPG) |
Puffin |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOBL_BSclWrDkiSqm6SBlcVw8VGGquhZGrxgMzjEsLF8fRqoXKHsxcLlo-IkaUSlF0RP_I_CYq4CHw3ZVerXoO39m_1dHQpVQhuhvtWbNmQUy4WralpxXYsfmxZ7cGrHq0OKDo_WvcdP-ute9VV3tQIjiGMP-eNsUtINegDZVVNKvB4O1pbKdOAXlyyw/w400-h286/DSC_3380_01.JPG) |
Barn owl |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMvNjhAasNvqLY_a7-mQpKq_Wm29Cf8VVAbvc963Z6S6AxKJ2UYzKiCCYGmsTRnsFo6kVltKca-M6qPLbIUmP4UPB8i2ZcST54QhAkYk4nzeNRjeCoWgKoIYXLN_LbNS4sSqyXyekKzfnJZYl1YWpaB3XY9NEsuCMWifPkafwMP9u83GdA_D1KoXj__w/w400-h263/DSC_3265_01_01.JPG) |
Fulmar |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRf3hAy7uOdntAzoqqAzKS1W6DOTE2auVwDn6c-7HnkCQJkwZk35ypzY7GrU_46zchYPtA4j4k55YklDq8oqkntMUwBviHU3xX6ppKKOppKe9V7g_s0a7dweUH5f18h_8oQORPuSh9TjrdYx5qeu0OTHzh8SE3oik3Vty8IOr-qUWsvWJI8R3uhAq57c/w400-h268/DSC_3529_01.JPG) |
Flamborough Head |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lFm8Dh8_oMQiiVMbxrqFPiPClVvmMzqg7DqvJJfMZ_6IhL5YSY8YUu84CHJDEHcicDSDWOJRbTqA3IE5rnS7z_D-OGrfB9c2BoA0fG5K1qmQLfQ8ijk1hLDu47L10_gDfasYMieAZOQiXY3iCwN04EJ16yNztj3jXGyb22m3u3gl4ppIC_aQe4nS0RM/w400-h330/DSC_3539_01.JPG) |
Shag |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFdQDThewm99lN24sn6yNTTGgRU5KGAXzZSeypRNiOCE7cN_lQe2rdD2wyfN62eLYG_lMz8g4x4Jv-HSghFZmmpBa3rx7MnvZdgOke3fWg2Up-qcUZB2Hh05juvyx6tBrxHV7hjkuduhFkB3nhyKn2kGW20Y-lAMXBnYnFknZr4kcTKRfwjhyphenhyphen-35-PxY/w338-h400/DSC_3622_01.JPG) |
Gannet |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZ-81YN06CkrZyt_ocL-2qrd-cik7_lEjLXIqhd-wVhsDF274rAtwTojQ6ZPiikprxYORNjsV_lFDPp2sYvANEnoXQKO14FZLccubkviEdtsZqYKhqvHuBZKCN0DPyO7HzshwHJzJG8MCbWQ1rEk2tsVQj74s6xPi5CJe6PAyZNZhY7Ih7iu3aq7s5k4/w400-h238/DSC_3655_02.JPG) |
Gannet |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxTdeFmHppMzl3nVircw5y0SrN9eh9hoSpIFEB9U7fLPaSYP9cJXQ_hg9wNh1IjP-po4q_D8lyuNodz362EE5a8RwaEO10AYlgxyT6kjI52zLHVyjEUqixSOx_WNien6prBSjhY3PWCSZNpgT_39MG0Cc84NJluBy_dD_EFFyi6yewFKj4npznqmTExc/w400-h279/DSC_3746_01.JPG) |
Sand martins |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoZs0lzT_d59Rt73-ZqADv8yR9m6ExKosqMzkEES0PgYvrCiIF1tg-py1Eby72WycdnPnAqyuNNy61ISkyUJDRdyAVFtW2ZcSDej-1dCR72fM2oH3zYnWnD9knLv6_dNzlMg6WETmPdHJtktBIcgyrCbcwYhD5uA7skTclsYeXwGXW1d98JwA97iP-co/w400-h376/DSC_3934_01.JPG) |
Tree sparrow |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsk_RxYgoRPvxJejpLnMwu9FT2rnuyHyASpP9Ampb7NJXhq8w83pKHp1AZdwUxyno5DphIuZfbPEpNjIqXgJScT37h-Dopycn3IOSgQsExVhhVMkpGEh37lGBHSdU9qh0JS2sk2axAv8jnRQD5lk-KR-INkxq0XrGoIlaUwtWPrwfTiclCMvhhTqZtR8/w268-h400/DSC_3975_01.JPG) |
Bempton Cliffs |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHWD_KKs2KGp6P4tTS4kfMiVi3dVulNMAhkmLQZuJIav15qYBdMPDih1GyLG5SloAlsU54z7sF1xBSFx0siQ680dDM3Pp-doir3MBbnhMHJ303j-2rGZ33mqAxGe9T4XzJ9Zf0WV6dM9TraanG8_09XQ-azTix4HORb_EZSWxhmFED1r6iMUweLpf5o/w344-h400/DSC_3974_01.JPG) |
Fulmar |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURYyxLSO8TpEvcgZy9Iah8GizuDk6wbXUD_ye2b3RTpc4yvhoGaoq1xecjkFfzhsSzGMI5XywWg0AgUPlsxK2EQJYQ7FntyqfIzxzcBgovnRnaOmEWCrnYHckyUV1_qXvZTthNlxQPvUJivd0Qt1LnisInMWJcbTcFgVqjSqA-2ZIu_YUOuqC_xnce24/w400-h368/DSC_3884_01.JPG) |
two Canada goose ganders, territorial dispute. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAY2UzMQmlI421alBC_xQAU5QXQdPlCb1gB62FTycM8X31sbKBslJEc8ot_rHacJb2wovNucBIcU_NMawnb-xZTupaV9Y62GMNaCSdqfWeFB1lv2KT1LaajO2hnb7BN1vpdDtne1zis5HKJY3YxSl1PWviEHwjdN_danzMJ9ErfmOCURs9BTbR4m7RAM/w400-h281/DSC_3893_01.JPG) |
The vanquished...... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2oIhftBV6IHNm30mlPV58Am2C-86gj2ab5ejyOZy_z3rOYB7GHGlRi87aQPSvNn_Z-G8HsaS4s9dAT2Y3qfjcQi-OLMp2U6R-2bHijXM-lJ2QQObrbdR4w8NYEwptswic0lZiJpGmc1sd5VKUW-beTVmMKAP_BH9QOLZSXaea0MtmjUm9kx8TYA5scQ/w400-h290/DSC_3894_01.JPG) |
.......and the victor |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2bPkSJ-BzeX4HJPpeGZ1R64QA9Iy4f2UgC3PIHATY1xAu1x6C50kiKCr-yEqX_qYBGXm_bebv9RJtUNVRqH58Nak5Gj__EdVuKrBdVLn1trCKRx7XVtfBOcQW6ueqV7dDpbXMem-p3gPOifDeJgIAT8f1QPk529x8a4XfC-Zo2eXFn3L49Z-rYp2nfc/w400-h268/DSC_3818_01.JPG) |
Filey beachfront from the top of Filey Brigg |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqlrL6CCuLY6PWIGBeemDVio6Q43kICKPZFb6hLyXx6SETMmdi_QHY9QsK8SCCxP9M_MCHswL7-iDN44ZwDkyHs9c6bZHmO4b3mlilL2VNyzw8Zvz6WAVuZN-TIDyvfavG5EAeVXT1Zh5KOObONzcB98l7GdQxZl_DgXKd0N9qEkHssDRyzCshDWdV50/w400-h330/DSC_3824_01.JPG) |
Skylark |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0pe6u4qWsot1JGnEteCu99AOHe_y58YnOAupMsucNsBphCKHFJwuC_MH0lo_-8OPnYAYou3QC8UvoM4imJDAqN13406MTsrsBnYxfxt7xmhaU3epbNVWnoq8yQIMIPtiRpui0vA2vUDR-Qee4LOYPxrmEUTanoKol-i1-41_S0PjoB8zrlFXI5He-ps/w400-h390/DSC_3849_01.JPG) |
Linnet, male |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2hyphenhyphenrr9K33z_uBP6dgGyITgmFSLf1srf1vuudqnus9P6C9_N833AdCJ6SZMBMXAL4tXpJRph3ImmYTM80fba7zn8Ni_ZSe7lZ3dre1GLHnEdYalZEzR5f5cStCZ9CORKFQOgKHz6BZonqlLSTMhPY1v92u3AMe1R3GHlA6crHtJUNg9gDYq6ip2X91_U/w400-h388/DSC_3851_01.JPG) |
Linnet, female |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m0gkQeDV_UiKowOCJn2yp1298YtHmiQ_jWsAdtxWvmMBS1j55hk04brKELQaynB47BAmSAKL6itrC4OrxEtdGVg4qp1toPk-UID9DsDp6Wvx6O0KSNDrJh-UNcIHj8a6ywLdQyVQ6ulD6fl2N8LObJUukE6Rb0Q31S5ny7cLJsZhZWvHbk5m2izwEDk/w400-h324/DSC_3856_01.JPG) |
Canada goslings |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgBcLFsT9RwmcEBg5lxIph4EzJ6CZG0LkPjkn-6VM62y2XE20hmYF0PxQgsqnLti62gbsqsIMa5aRcPINj69M20U_EBjxJvH14DHgE5XJ9kv-O2PwfVKIInsHQXWepUcJ4jdbAGP3EEQoVIW1yfKUVmMjADsuvL5-crKh2z27AdgCxSOj6vHO2g-RDDE/w400-h366/DSC_3755_01.JPG) |
Meadow pipit |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7GR6aWPuczs3K7udIqF5KcMZGU6NWaO6uzldvFyddDRLvdhE7x2wZXNdIbOM6oehDD84Mg-3Xe9MFyQBfORdItt77QJoTbTHuBeKXlay6KQlBQdbWnbC6Pt__2H91yjRSkri9ZEuZdA4QWFl1y98edo8XL26L4czlu81OloBswMEH7JWaOOxjTVVcso/w400-h393/DSC_3795_01.JPG) |
Sand martin |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkilY1hlu1KRmRcujtRu31AjsYVmF40BwPeP2FqsUoakhTu91uk1eggxw1VMGt-Zk8xmt4uBNJUliBC-OyJ3atSERUA8jdv2keBzcpsgqfd63UrdDecFu2_NIMZjRIR6MCH1uBM6tA4Vnd1brwkJV5QzzGNv7DXirXrD8J6H3Ry8nzY2YUI3f8mTlr3OA/w359-h400/DSC_3100_01_01.JPG) |
Gannet |