As you were locally with long-staying Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck and Great Northern Divers off the south side of the Brigg, up to six Great Crested Grebes in the northern bay, up to 50 Purple Sandpipers and up to 30 Ringed Plovers on the Brigg, and up to 50 Red-throated Divers offshore in the same
It remains quiet locally with little new of note to report in recent days. Up to two Great Northern Divers are still off the southern side of the Brigg / in the north of the bay, the Velvet Scoter is in the same area, and two Snow Buntings were on Carr Naze this morning. On
A very quiet start to the month was enlivened a little by the brief appearance of a Great Egret at the Dams this morning (for c15 mins only), with 47 Wigeon, two Shoveler, 32 Teal and a single Coot among other species appreciating the thaw there. The Velvet Scoter and Great Northern Diver are still
More of the same of late, with the Velvet Scoter, the Long-tailed Duck, at least one Great Northern Diver and three Common Scoters on the Brigg area (as well as large numbers of auks and gulls), whiles waders there have included up to 45 Purple Sandpipers, two Grey Plovers, the Knot and up to 25
A Chiffchaff was the Gap today, while long-stayers include the Velvet Scoter, the Long-tailed Duck, up to two Great Northern Divers, and good numbers of Red-throated Divers in the Brigg / bay area. On 26th, 110 Pink-footed Geese went north up the coast, while a total of three Grey Wagtails were in the town area
Two very accommodating Waxwings were on the Wharfedale estate yesterday (23rd); otherwise, most notable records in recent days again refer to long-stayers, with the Velvet Scoter, two Common Scoters and up to two Great Northern Divers off the Brigg, the Mandarin at Primrose Valley, and pairs of Mute Swan and Shoveler (plus similar numbers of
Mainly as you were locally over recent days, with most of the notable activity in the northern bay – up to three Great Northern Divers, the Long-tailed Duck, up to four Great Crested Grebes, up to 25 Red-throated Divers, a Velvet Scoter, three Common Scoters and good numbers of auks are present, with an immature
A Kingfisher and the Mandarin are at Primrose Valley, two Shelducks and the Australasian x common hybrid, plus 36 Wigeon, are at the Dams, at least three Snow Buntings are still on Carr Naze, 22 Ringed Plovers are among waders on the Brigg, and the Long-tailed Duck and a scattering of Razorbills and Red-throated Divers
Most of the notable sightings from the last few days concern long-stayers, with three Great Northern Divers and the Long-tailed Duck in the northern bay and up to four Snow Buntings on Carr Naze, with the drake Mandarin still at Primrose Valley. On the sea, a White-fronted Goose went south on 7th and a Med
Mostly as you were over recent days, with two Long-tailed Ducks (the long-stayer off the Brigg and a first-year male off Gristhorpe Bay), the Snow Buntings still on Carr Naze (up to five), 40 Pink-feet south and three Great Northern Divers still in the north of the bay today. A Blue Fulmar went south yesterday,