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2024 off to a great start with Waxwings at Crossgates & a Glossy Ibis at St Aidan's on 1 January
Plus nice views of Buzzard, Greenfinch & Stonechat
Kestrel, Brambling & a Tree Sparrow at North Cave Wetlands on 3 Jan
A Drake Smew at Thorganby nr York on 4 Jan
Sleeping Owl in N Yorks, Golden Plovers put to flight by a Sparrowhawk at Nosterfield & Goldeneyes at Staveley on 6 Jan
Cattle Egrets at Fairburn, Water Pipit at Lemonroyd STW, Long-tailed Duck at Pugney's CP and Water Rail at Staveley on 8 & 9 Jan
Mandarin Ducks at Golden Acre Park, Leeds & Short-eared Owls at York on 11 Jan
Red-throated Diver & a Snow Bunting at South Gare on 12 Jan
Bewick's & Whooper Swans (for comparison at Brunton nr Doncaster on 15 Jan
Four different types of Thrush in the same field at YWT Staveley on 17 Jan:-
Song, Mistle, Redwing & Fieldfare
Goldcrest & Stonechat at YWT Staveley on 18 Jan
Lovely views of a couple of Barn Owls at YWT Staveley on 26 Jan
Male & female Bullfinches at Rodney Nature Reserve on 27 Jan
Crossbills at Wykeham Raptor Viewpoint on 30 Jan
Grey Partridge & a Little Owl at Rodley Nature Reserve on 31 Jan
Waxwing, Great White Egret, Willow Tit & Grey Heron at Leeds/RSPB Fairburn on 2 Feb
Jack Snipe (with a Common Snipe just visible behind it!) at Rodley Nature Reserve on 10 Feb
Black Grouse at Arkengarthdale nr Reeth on 18 Feb - one of three males seen together.
Great White Egret "nearly" managing to dine on a Pike at RSPB Fairburn on 20 Feb !
Little Owl & a Cormorant (in breeding plumage) at Rodley Nature Reserve on 3 March
Whooper Swans at RSPB Fairburn Ings on 7 March
First ever visit to High Batts Nature Reserve nr Ripon on 8 March & some colourful bird sightings!
Red-necked Grebe & White-fronted Geese at Burton Riggs nr Scarborough on 14 March
Green-winged Teal (took 3 visits to see it!), Siskin, Chifchaff & Buzzard at Nosterfield on 18 March
Black-necked Grebe & Little Owl at RSPB St Aidan's on 19 March
Egyptian Goose, Spoonbill & Snipe at RSPB Fairburn on 19 March
Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Treecreeper & Red Kite near home at Kirk Deighton on 21 March
Another trip to High Batts NR on 22 March - Goosander, Brambling, Marsh Tit & Yellowhammer
A selection of the birds at Collingham & RSPB St Aidan's from 23-26 March
Yellowhammers at Kirk Deighton on 2 April & a male Blackcap singing away at RSPB Fairburn on 3 April
Distant views of Ring Ouzels at a wet & windy Scar House Reservoir on 5 April
Red-legged Partridges & a Bittern at RSPB St Aidan's + a Green Sandpiper at Woodlesford on 6 April
Mediterranean Gull, distant Garganey and a Willow Warbler at RSPB St Aidan's on 8 April
Corn Bunting on the Ridgeway, Oxfordshire on 11 April & a Firecrest in the garden at Poole on 12 April
A rare Forster's Tern at Brownsea Island, Poole on 14 April - with the Sandwich Terns for company
Linnet, Blackcap, Bittern in flight and my first Swallow of the year at St Aidan's on 20 April
Arctic Terns at North Cave Wetlands on 22 Apr & a distant Slavonian Grebe at Wheldrake Ings on 23 April
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