Wheldrake Ings
178 Whooper Swan with 45 landing & the rest NW)
12 White-fronted Geese
780 Pink-footed Geese (inc 383 NW)
4 Great Egret
21 Little Egret
531 Black-tailed Godwit
238 Golden Plover
275 Pintail
161 Tufted Duck
17 Goldeneye
6 Chiffchaff
1 Otter
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42 whooper Swans on Swan day at wheldrake ings tower hide @yorkbirding.bsky.social #swan
A very grey morning at Wheldrake Ings, made photography difficult, but I was pleased with this long-distance shot taken right across the floodplain.
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Singing chiffchaff on Maple Ave, Bishopthorpe @yorkbirding.bsky.social @birdingdad.bsky.social
2 Sand Martin at Bank Island this morning. New for ##PWC2026
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Bank Island
2 Tundra Bean Geese south new for #PWC2026
2 Great Crested Grebe
120 Pink-footed Geese NW
3 Chiffchaff
Wheldrake Ings
1 Meadow Pipit new for #PWC2026
3 Great Egret
3 Marsh Harrier
6 Chiffchaff
87 Shoveler
206 Pintail
152 Tufted Duck
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Drake Common Scoter still present this afternoon at Castle Howard @yorkbirding.bsky.social
At the pond along Langrickgate Lane near east Cottingwith, 78 White-fronted Geese with 700 Pink-footed Geese
A male Merlin flew across the road near Sutton on Derwent church
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Nice to see a drake Scoter on CHL this morning, stopped of on its overland migration.
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whenever you leave your camera you'll see gold, roosting barnowl at north Duffield and 5 grey partridge lecking @yorkbirding.bsky.social
My earliest ever Sand Martins (2) today at North Duffield Carrs. Also, 6 Russian White-fronted Geese, Egyptian Goose, Goldeneye pr, c200 Black-tailed Godwits, Willow Tit and Chiffchaff.
A Firecrest in a private garden in Nether Poppleton this morning
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Male and female bullfinch outside the Geoff Smith hide @ldvnnr.bsky.social North Duffield Carrs this week @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Chiffchaff singing in the garden this morning! Beckfield Ln @yorkbirding.bsky.social
The first two Avocets of the year were present at North Duffield Carrs on Tuesday, bringing the total number of bird species recorded around the #LDV to a rather impressive 141 since the turn of the year - thank you as always to everyone who sends in records and counts 🐦 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
A large departure of Whooper Swans then took place in the evening on Tuesday and after dark, which resulted in over 270 birds heading north-west out of or over the #LDV @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Amazing movement or concentration of White-fronted Geese in the #LDV yesterday afternoon, with 1,310 in or over the East Cottingwith area (840 on the deck and 470 over) at 17:00, whilst 500+ (a conservative count) were present at the same time at North Duffield Carrs @yorkbirding.bsky.social
5 Crane over Bank Island & 3 south east over Seaton Ross this morning
A Tundra Bean Goose & 110 White-fronted Geese at the pond along Langrickgate Lane near East Cottingwith
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2 Avocet at North Duffield Carrs this morning
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A pair of chiffchaff, a long tailed tit and a linnet @ldvnnr.bsky.social North Duffield Carrs yesterday. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Kestrel taking flight
Chiffchaff
Whooper swans
Some of the White-fronted geese
2 of 2
1 of the Chiffchaffs had quite a dark face with a small growth on the side of its beak
Kestrel and 3 Red kites at Skipwith common
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Male Goldeneye
Curlew
Little egret
Pink-footed geese in with Whooper swans
1 of 2
Visit to @ldvnnr.bsky.social Thorganby/NDC/BBridge
Highlights
Pink-footed
White-fronted 18
Pintail
100s Black-tailed godwit
Goldeneye 5
Curlew
Chiffchaffs 2
Shoveler
Whooper swans
GCGreeb
L Egret
Oystercatchers
Wigeon
Teal
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Incredible numbers of Whooper Swans present in the #LDV today with 527 recorded this morning + the two Bewick’s Swans lingering from yesterday. Still 500+ White-fronted Geese and 24+ Tundra Beans also present (best looked for from the viewing platform in Thorganby) 🪶 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
527 Whooper Swan, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, 90 White-fronted Geese whitefronts from the Thorganby village hall platform this morning
200 White-fronted Geese at Ellerton & 18 at North Duffield Carrs
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This morning’s visit to @ldvnnr.bsky.social North Duffield Carrs produced Whooper swans, a skylark at the waters edge and mating mallards. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Thorganby Ings from the village hall viewing platform
2 Bewick's Swan
400 Whooper Swan
2 first winter Scaup
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In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today
Thorganby
12 Tundra Bean Geese
358 White-fronted Geese moved south
133 Whooper Swan
107 Tufted Duck
Skipwith Common
2 Green Woodpecker
North Duffield Carrs
2 Great Egret
2 Little Egret
Bubwith Ings
100 Pochard
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Wheldrake Ings
A Chiffchaff new for #PWC2026
3 White-fronted Geese
673 Black-tailed Godwit
291 Pintail
3 Goosander
14 Goldeneye
119 Tufted Duck
1 Great Egret
4 Marsh Harrier
11 Buzzard
8 Red Kite
Bank Island
A Great Crest Grebe new for #PWC2026
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View of a park with short green grass, a bare tree in the middle ground and a line of mixed evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs in the distance. The sky is mostly pale grey and white clouds with patches of bright blue.
Large queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee, a furry black bee with 2 golden stripes and a buff-coloured tail, on clusters of small pinkish white flowers (Viburnum tinus).
Pinkish white plum blossom 🌸
View showing a grassy track leading into the distance under a bright blue sky dotted with wispy white clouds. On the left are 3 tall poplar trees, their branches catching the sun. In the distance are a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees.
Beautiful day for a stroll round Homestead Park. Loads of blossom, bees and birds - Siskin, LTT, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Magpie, Stock Dove, and a Peregrine interacting with 2 Buzzards circling overhead. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Highlight from this morning a Med Gull at Feoffe Common, a good record for @yorkbirding.bsky.social recording area.
Noticeable movement of Shoveler in last couple of days witth extraordinary numbers of 12 at Stamford Bridge Flash and 18 here at Feoffe, 2 small local patches.
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