Yorkshire trip 7- 10th May 2024

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. 

Garden Warbler (North Cave)

 Species list:

1. Mute swan
2. Greylag Goose
3. Canada goose
4. Shelduck (Filey Dams)
5. Mallard
6. Gadwall
7. Shoveler
8. Wigeon (Tophill Low)
9. Teal (Tophill Low)
10. Pochard (North Cave)
11. Tufted duck
12. Red Grouse (Rosedale)
13. Red legged partridge (Bempton)
14. Grey Partridge (Bempton)
15. Red throated diver (Flamborough Head)
16. Little grebe (Blacktoft Sands)
17. Great crested grebe (Tophill Low)
18. Fulmar (Bempton)
19. Gannet (Bempton)
20. Cormorant (Tophill Low)
21. Shag (Flamborough Head)
22. Bittern (heard, Blacktoft Sands)
23. Little egret (Tophill Low)
24. Grey heron
25. Spoonbill (Blacktoft Sands)
26. Red kite (A1)
27. Marsh Harrier (Blacktoft Sands)
28. Common buzzard
29. Kestrel
30. Hobby (North Cave)
31. Moorhen
32. Coot
33. Oystercatcher
34. Avocet (North Cave)
35. Little ringed plover (Tophill Low)
36. Lapwing (Rosedale)
37. Turnstone (Bridlington beach)
38. Redshank (Rosedale)
39. Curlew (Rosedale)
40. Black headed gull
41. Herring gull
42. Common gull (Filey Brigg)
43. Lesser black backed gull (Filey Dams)
44. Greater black backed gull (Filey Dams)
45. Kittiwake (Bempton)
46. Common tern (Tophill Low)
47. White winged black tern (North Cave)
48. Puffin (Bempton)
49. Guillemot (Bempton)
50. Razorbill (Bempton)
51. Stock dove (Bempton)
52. Wood pigeon
53. Collared dove
54. Feral Rock doves (Bempton)
55. Cuckoo (heard, (Tophill Low)
56. Short eared owl (Bempton)
57. Tawny Owl (Bridlington)
58. Barn Owl (Bempton)
59. Swift (Filey Brigg)
60. Green woodpecker (Wykeham Forest)
61. Great spotted woodpecker (Tophill Low)
62. Skylark
63. Sand martin (Filey Brigg)
64. Swallow
65. House martin
66. Meadow pipit
67. Pied wagtail
68. Dunnock
69. Robin
70. Wheatear (Rosedale)
71. Stonechat (Filey Brigg)
72. Song thrush
73. Mistle thrush
74. Blackbird
75. Garden warbler (North Cave)
76. Blackcap
77. Whitethroat
78. Sedge warbler
79. Cetti's warbler
80. Reed warbler
81. Willow warbler
82. Chiffchaff
83. Goldcrest (Tophill Low)
84. Firecrest (Bempton)
85. Wren
86. Great tit
87. Blue tit
88. Willow Tit (Wykeham Forest)
89. Coal tit (Wykeham Forest)
90. Long tailed tit
91. Magpie
92. Jay
93. Jackdaw
94. Carrion crow
95. Rook
96. Starling
97. House sparrow
98. Tree sparrow (Bempton)
99. Chaffinch
100. Linnet
101. Goldfinch
102. Greenfinch
103. Bullfinch (Wykeham Forest)
104. Reed bunting
105. Corn Bunting (heard, Bempton, seen in lanes around Tophill Low)
106. Yellowhammer

Photos:

Willow warbler

Common terns and a wigeon

Little ringed plover

Dreadful record shot of the rare White-winged Black Tern

Little egret

Grey heron

male Blackbird

Jackdaw suffering from feather mites around the eye.

Razorbill

Guillemot

Puffin

Barn owl

Fulmar

Flamborough Head

Shag

Gannet

Gannet

Sand martins

Tree sparrow

Bempton Cliffs

Fulmar

two Canada goose ganders, territorial dispute.

The vanquished......

.......and the victor

Filey beachfront from the top of Filey Brigg

Skylark

Linnet, male

Linnet, female

Canada goslings

Meadow pipit

Sand martin

Gannet

Species list: Norfolk 27.03.24

 Sites visited:

Kelling Heath

Cley East Bank

Cley Reserve hides

Warham Greens

Choseley Barns

Titchwell reserve.

1. Mute swan
2. Greylag goose
3. Canada goose
4. Brent goose
5. Shelduck
6. Egyptian goose
7. Mallard
8. Gadwall
9. Pintail
10. Shoveler
11. Wigeon
12. Teal
13. Pochard
14. Common scoter (Titchwell beach)
15. Red breasted merganser (Titchwell)
16. Pheasant
17. Red-legged partridge
18. Great crested grebe
19. Cormorant
20. Little egret
21. Great white egret (Titchwell)
22. Grey heron
23. Red kite
24. Marsh harrier
25. Common buzzard
26. Kestrel
27. Moorhen
28. Coot
29. Oystercatcher
30. Avocet
31. Little ringed plover (Cley)
32. Ringed plover
33. Grey plover
34. Lapwing
35. Sanderling
36. Turnstone
37. Dunlin
38. Ruff
39. Redshank
40. Greenshank
41. Black tailed godwit
42. Curlew
43. Snipe
44. Long-billed dowitcher (Cley)
45. Black headed gull
46. Common gull
47. Mediterranean gull (Titchwell)
48. Herring gull
49. Lesser black backed gull
50. Wood pigeon
51. Collared dove
52. Skylark
53. Wood lark (Kelling Heath)
54. Meadow pipit
55. Pied wagtail
56. Dunnock
57. Robin
58. Wheatear (Kelling)
59. Stonechat (Kelling Heath)
60. Blackbird
61. Blackcap (heard)
62. Dartford warbler (Kelling Heath)
63. Cetti's warbler (heard)
64. Chiffchaff
65. Wren
66. Great tit
67. Blue tit
68. Long tailed tit
69. Bearded reedling (heard) Cley
70. Magpie
71. Jay
72. Jackdaw
73. Carrion crow
74. Rook
75. Starling
76. House sparrow
77. Chaffinch
78. Linnet
79. Goldfinch
80. Greenfinch
81. Reed bunting

Long-billed dowitcher with Black tailed godwit

Species List: Norfolk 13th - 14th Feb

 Places visited:

Lynford Aboretum

Snettisham RSPB

Titchwell RSPB

Choseley Drying Barns

Brancaster Harbour

Kelling Heath

Cley East Bank

Cley Beach

Holkham, Lady Anne's Drive.

North Point Pools, Wells Next the Sea

Welney WWT

The Fens.

Species seen and heard. More unusual species, site noted.

1. Mute Swan
2. Bewick's Swan (Welney)
3. Whooper Swan (The Fens)
4. Pink Footed Goose
5. Greylag goose
6. Canada Goose
7. Brent goose
8. Shelduck
9. Egyptian Goose
10. Mallard
11. Gadwall
12. Pintail (Titchwell and Cley)
13. Shoveler
14. Wigeon
15. Teal
16. Pochard
17. Scaup (Welney)
18. Tufted Duck
19. Common scoter (Titchwell)
20. Long Tailed duck (Snettisham)
21. Goldeneye (Snettisham)
22. Red breasted merganser (Titchwell beach)
23. Pheasant
24. Red Legged partridge
25. Grey Partridge (Choseley)
26. Great crested grebe
27. Cormorant
28. Cattle egret (Welney)
29. Little egret
30. Grey heron
31. Red Kite
32. Marsh Harrier
33. Hen Harrier (Titchwell)
34. Common buzzard
35. Kestrel
36. Water Rail (Titchwell)
37. Moorhen
38. Coot
39. Oystercatcher
40. Avocet
41. Ringed Plover
42. Golden Plover
43. Lapwing
44. Knot (Snettisham)
45. Sanderling (Titchwell)
46. Turnstone
47. Dunlin
48. Redshank
49. Spotted Redshank (Titchwell)
50. Black tailed godwit
51. Bar tailed godwit
52. Curlew
53. Black headed gull
54. Common gull
55. Mediterranean Gull (Titchwell)
56. Herring gull
57. Lesser black backed gull
58. Great black backed gull
59. Stock Dove (Welney)
60. Wood pigeon
61. Collared dove
62. Green woodpecker (Holkham)
63. Skylark
64. Woodlark (Kelling Heath)
65. Meadow pipit
66. Water Pipit (North Point Pools)
67. Dunnock
68. Robin
69. Wren
70. Song Thrush
71. Fieldfare
72. Blackbird
73. Cettis Warbler (heard)
74. Goldcrest
75. Great tit
76. Blue tit
77. Coal tit
78. Long tailed tit
79. Marsh Tit (heard, Lynford Arboretum)
80. Treecreeper (Lynford Arboretum)
81. Magpie
82. Jackdaw
83. Carrion Crow
84. Rook
85. Starling
86. House Sparrow
87. Tree Sparrow (Welney)
88. Chaffinch
89. Brambling (Lynford and Titchwell)
90. Linnet
91. Goldfinch
92. Siskin (Lynford)
93. Bullfinch (Kelling Heath)
94. Reed Bunting
95. Yellowhammer (Lynford Arboretum)