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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
Song Thrush & Curlew at Nosterfield on 25 Apr and Whinchat & Sedge Warbler at St Aidan's on 26 April
Black Terns and a Black-tailed Godwit at RSPB St Aidan's at the end of April
Osprey pair & Willow Warbler in N Yorks and Barnacle Geese & Garden Warbler at Nosterfield on 1 May
Sand Martin & Hobby at Nosterfield and close up Yellow Wagtails at Shadwell at the start of May
Siskin, Gt Spotted Woodpecker & Tree Pipit at Stainburn Forest + a Grey Wagtail at Roundhay Park on 7 May
Garganey, Lesser Scaup, Whimbrel & Whinchat at St Aidan's on 9 May
Fulmar, Guillemot, Puffin & Gannet at RSPB Bempton Cliffs on 10 May
Lovely views of one of my favourite birds the Wood Warbler in N Yorks on 12 May
(see "VIDEOS PAGE" to see/hear it singing & calling)
Wheatear, Spotted & Pied Flycatchers + Common Sandpiper at Barden & Strid Wood on 17 May
A "Springwatch" Peregrine by its nest at Corfe Castle, Dorset today + two of the many Lulworth Skipper butterflies in the car park at the start of June
Shag, Raven, Little Gull & the star of the show - a WHITE-TAILED EAGLE at Poole Harbour on 4 June
Lovely views of a Yellow Wagtail at Kirk Deighton on 16 June
A Skylark at Nosterfield + Little Ringed Plover, Redshank & Avocet at Fairburn during June
Osprey fishing at Nosterfield on 24 June
Turtle Dove at the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre on 26 June
Kingfisher at Roundhay Park, Leeds on 27 June
A rare Black-winged Pratincole at Finningley, South Yorks on 13 July
Osprey & Red Kite at Eccup Reservoir on 16 July plus Grey & Pied Wagtails
Red Knot, Common Tern & Ruddy Shelduck at RSPB St Aidan's on 17 July
Great Black-backed Gull & a Raven at Poole, Dorset on 23 July 2024
Lovely to see 4 Ospreys flying around the Flask Lake at Nosterfield on 28 July
Little Owl at Nosterfield & a Stone Curlew (late on!) at Fairburn on 28 July
Marsh Harrier & Hobby at Nosterfield on 2 August
Yellowhammer taken with a Sony RX10 Mk4 bridge camera at Kirk Deighton on 8 August
Osprey, Snow Goose & Garganey at Nosterfield on 10 August
Dunlin & Osprey at Eccup Reservoir on 13 August
Lovely views of a Caspian Tern at Eccup Reservoir on 13 August
Osprey at Nosterfield on 16 August
Sandwich & Roseate Terns + a Sanderling at South Gare on 19 August
Record shots of a distant juvenile Dotterel at South Anston nr Rotherham on 25 August
My Yorkshire Bird total for the year reaches "200" with Curlew Sandpipers & Spotted Redshank at RSPB Blacktoft Sands on 26 August! A few shandies later to celebrate
Collage of a few of those 200 birds
Bittern "nearly" coming out of the reeds at Nosterfield on 28 August
Common Buzzards at Eccup Reservoir on 15 Sept
I "finally" manage to photograph a Green Woodpecker at Nosterfield on 11 Sept !
Red Knot & Common Snipe at RSPB St Aidan's on 12 Sept
Pectoral Sandpiper & Marsh Harrier at RSPB Blacktoft Sands on 17 Sept
Little Stint, Stonechats & Whinchat at RSPB St Aidan's on weekend of 21/22 Sept
Nice views of a Hoopoe on the front lawn of a house in Stamford Bridge on 23 Sept
(see "VIDEOS PAGE" for short film footage)
Close views of a male Kestrel at RSPB St Aidan's on 29 Sept
Olive-backed Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler & Isabelline Shrike
at Flamborough + RSPB Bempton Cliffs on 3-4 Oct
Red-necked Grebe & Grey Heron at Roundhay Park, Leeds on 5 Oct
Pectoral Sandpiper & Peregrine Falcon at Nosterfield Nature Reserve on 6 Oct
Grey Phalarope, Purple Sandpiper & Turnstone at Bridlington Harbour on 7 Oct
A Jay flypast on the afternoon dog walk at Kirk Deighton on 13 Oct
Black Redstart at Flamborough on 17 Oct
Golden Plovers at Nosterfield on 18 Oct
Short-eared Owl in North Yorks on 1 Nov
Trying (unsuccessfully!) to spot the Scarlet Tanager nr Halifax on 12 Nov. Pics from BBC & ITV News
Taiga Bean Goose at Knaresborough on 13 Nov
The regular Kingfisher showing well & attracting quite a crowd at St Aidan's on 21 Nov
Little Grebe, Stonechat, Redwing (thanks to the lady + 2 girls for spotting it) & Kestrel at St Aidan's on 22 Nov
Hawfinch in the morning at Fountain's Abbey & Slavonian Grebe in the afternoon at RSPB St Aidan's on 27 Nov
Hawfinches still showing well at Fountains Abbey on 30 Nov
Red Kite watching me at Harewood House Churchyard as I looked for Hawfinch on 5 Dec
Kingfisher and Sparrowhawk at Cowthorpe on 6 Dec
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