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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Bank Island 3 Tree Sparrow new for #PWC2026 1 Great Egret NW Redwing 35 NW Siskin 7 N 495 Pink-footed Geese (inc 118 SW & 350 N) 3 Mistle Thrush 1 Little Egret Wheldrake Ings 3 Stonechat North Duffield Carrs 1 Great Egret 11 Clouded Yellow @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

At Bank Island this morning 1 Peregrine 6 Red Kite 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Sparrowhawk 2 Kestrel 4 Buzzard 54 Redwing NW 20 Pink-footed Geese 330 Golden Plover inc 200 near Sutton on Derwent 2 Chiffchaff 5 Jay 9 Fallow Deer A Barn Owl by Raker Lakes @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

5 Stonechat at Bank Island this morning, as well as 9 Grey Partridge, 3 Yellowhammer & 3 Blackcap @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bank Island 87 Pink-footed Geese (54 SE, 27 SW, 6 NW) 2 Marsh Harrier S 2 House Martin S 7 Swallow S 129 Meadow Pipit S 2 Blackcap 10 Jay Wheldrake Ings 21 Pink-footed Geese S 15 Curlew 6 Red Kite 8 Chiffchaff Raker Lakes, Wheldrake 297 Golden Plover @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bank Island 1 Raven W 1 Egyptian Goose W 280 Pink-footed Geese N 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Cetti's Warbler 12 Curlew Wheldrake Ings 3 Cetti's Warbler 1 Marsh Harrier 12 Chiffchaff North Duffield Carrs 4 Stonechat 1 Clouded Yellow Storwood 1 Little Grebe @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bank Island 1 Hobby 9 Chiffchaff 8 Blackcap 1 Whitethroat 11 Jay Pink-footed Geese - skein heard Wheldrake Ings 1 Stonechat 12 Curlew 2 Marsh Harrier 1 Cetti's Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In the @ldvnnr.bsky.social Bank Island 30 Pink-footed Geese NW 5 Red Kite Wheldrake Ings 1 Great Egret 11 Curlew 4 Marsh Harrier 2 Cetti's Warbler 23 Chiffchaff North Duffield Carrs 2 Whinchat 7 Stonechat 250 Meadow Pipit 1 Little Egret Ellerton Landing 2 Egyptian Geese @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

At Wheldrake Ings this evening, 61 Pink-footed Geese south east, 2 Stonechat, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Red Kite & 5 Marsh Harrier roosted @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

4 Stonechat at Heslington Tillmire this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bank Island 510 Swallow south 92 Meadow Pipit south 33 House Martin south 18 Sand Martin south 10 Jay (inc 5 south) 1 Great Egret south 4 Teal SW 1 Peregrine 5 Marsh Harrier 2 Red Kite 8 Chiffchaff 4 Blackcap 2 Whitethroat 1 Kingfisher @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A Little Owl & 6 Grey Partridge at Heslington Tillmire this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

3 Common Sandpiper at Heslington East this evening @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Wheldrake Ings 1 Dunlin 3 Green Sandpiper 8 Snipe 2 Curlew 5 Marsh Harrier 1 Hobby Bank Island 2 Lesser Whitethroat 14 Blackcap North Duffield Carrs 1 Whinchat 1 Stonechat @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wheldrake Ings A Tree Pipit south, new for #PWC2026 2 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Curlew 1 Barn Owl 10 Blackcap Bank Island 1 Lesser Whitethroat 9 Blackcap 8 Whitethroat 1 Marsh Harrier 4 Grey Partridge 1 Swift @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Spotted Redshank still at Heslington East this morning, at the East end of the lake @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

At Wheldrake Ings this evening, 4 Green Sandpiper, a Water Rail, a Hobby & 5 Marsh Harrier roosted @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A Whinchat at Bank Island & 2 more at Wheldrake Ings with a juv Spotted Flycatcher, both new for #PWC2026 & my first additions since late June. All standing water has now dried up. 2 Lesser Whitethroat at Bank Island & a Wheatear at Wheldrake Ings @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Wheldrake Ings A Whimbrel & Golden Plover feeding in the meadow with a flock of 20 Curlew & 79 Lapwing. 2 Green Sandpiper 1 juv Water Rail 1 Snipe 1 Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 3 Red Kite Bank Island 1 Clouded Yellow 2 Grey Partridge 1 Garden Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The pool at Wheldrake Ings, not looking much like a pool, but did have a juv Water Rail and 3 Green Sandpiper present, with another 4 Green Sandpiper & an adult Water Rail from Swantail. Also present were 2 Marsh Harrier & a Hobby here & at Bank Island @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wheldrake Ings 6 Green Sandpiper 3 Snipe 18 Little Egret 1 male Marsh Harrier 26 Curlew 1 Common Tern 1 Tufted Duck 1 Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler Bank Island 2 Grey Partridge North Duffield Carrs 1 Whinchat 1 Stonechat @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wheldrake Ings 7 Green Sandpiper 15 Little Egret 3 Marsh Harrier 9 Snipe 6 Curlew 1 Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wheldrake Ings 4 Green Sandpiper 9 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Corn Bunting Drake Wigeon 1 Water Rail Bank Island 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Grey Partridge @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Bank Island 4 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 3 Redshank 2 Water Rail 1 Corn Bunting A leucistic Black-headed Gull Wheldrake Ings 13 Little Egret 1 Wigeon 4 Red Kite 19 Shoveler @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Bank Island 2 Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Water Rail 10 Snipe 3 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 13 Grey Heron Wheldrake Ings 4 Marsh Harrier 5 Red Kite 13 Little Egret 14 Shoveler 19 Teal @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

At Castle Howard this morning for my late Turtle Dove survey (zero again!) 14 Tree Sparrow 2 Nuthatch 2 Marsh Tit 1 Tawny Owl 2 Yellow Wagtail 9 Yellowhammer On the great lake: 1 Red-crested Pochard & 35 Mandarin @nybirdnews.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Bank Island 1 Ruff 3 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Snipe Wheldrake Ings 14 Little Egret 1 Corn Bunting @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Bank Island 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Little Ringed Plover 2 Yellow Wagtail 2 Corn Bunting Wheldrake Ings 1 Hobby 13 Little Egret 1 Corn Bunting 4 broods of Shoveler 2 broods of Gadwall 7 Red Kite 1 Common Tern @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A Green Sandpiper on the pool at the Wheldrake Ings today. New for #PWC2026 Also 2 juvenile Common Tern, 2 Corn Bunting, a pair of Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, a male Wigeon & 3 broods of Shoveler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Grasshopper Warbler have been scarce in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social area so far this year, so pleased to find one this morning @patchbirding.bsky.social near Tower hide at Wheldrake Ings this morning. New for #PWC2026 @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A Quail calling from the meadow at Wheldrake Ings this evening, close to Tower hide. New for #PWC2026 @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Wheldrake Ings 3 Corn Bunting 1 Cuckoo Drake Wigeon 2 Egyptian Geese Common Tern pair with 1 young A brood of 7 Shoveler 70 Lapwing 2 Water Rail Bank Island Drake Pintail Drake Teal 3 Redshank 1 Common Tern 3 broods of Shoveler 30 Swift @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

On my BBS between Foggathorpe & Gribthorpe this morning, my first Kingfisher here, a Cuckoo, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Egyptian Geese, a Red Kite, 3 Yellowhammer & a colour ringed Oystercatcher (details requested) @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Wheldrake Ings 1 brood of Shoveler 1 brood of Gadwall 4 Corn Bunting 3 Egyptian Geese 3 Cuckoo 3 Common Tern 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 Barn Owl 1 Nuthatch Bank Island 1 brood of Shoveler 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cetti's Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

At Wheldrake Ings this morning, the first brood of Shoveler (9 juvs). 4 Cuckoo, 2 Corn Bunting, a male Pintail, a Great Egret, 4 Little Egret, 15 Grey Heron, a Barn Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Garden Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 2 Little Grebe & 2 Common Tern @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A Glossy Ibis at Wheldrake Ings this morning, left south east just after 8am. New for #PWC2026 & my first new bird @patchbirding.bsky.social this month Also 4 Corn Bunting, 3 Cuckoo & a Great Egret @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Wheldrake Ings 1 Crane 1 Great Egret 10 Little Egret 3 Cuckoo 1 Hobby 2 Corn Bunting 5 Snipe 7 Red Kite 9 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Cetti's Warbler 5 Reed Warbler 6 Garden Warbler @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Pocklington Canal from East Cottingwith to Canal Head 79 Sedge Warbler 66 Reed Warbler 57 Reed Bunting 49 Chiffchaff 47 Whitethroat 42 Blackcap 41 Willow Warbler 8 Garden Warbler 4 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cetti's Warbler 8 Cuckoo 1 Corn Bunting 1 Mandarin @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Red-footed Falcon did the decent thing at North Duffield Carrs & stayed around for me coming back from Extremadura. An @ldvnnr.bsky.social tick Also 2 Hobby hunting along the river this afternoon @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wheldrake Ings 5 Wood Sandpiper 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Common Tern 2 Great Egret 2 Hobby Bank Island 5 Wood Sandpiper North Duffield Carrs 1 White-fronted Goose 2 Whooper Swan 4 Egyptian Geese @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Great day of wader passage at Wheldrake Ings with 2 Spotted Redshank & 3 Wood Sandpiper new for #PWC2026 5 Dunlin 1 Crane 3 Hobby 2 Common Tern 2 Corn Bunting 2 Cuckoo 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Great Egret 2 Pintail 1 Whooper Swan 16 Swift 1 Yellow Wagtail @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Wheldrake Ings Drake Mandarin, a Common Tern & a Yellow Wagtail new for #PWC2026 4 Hobby 6 Swift 2 Cuckoo 1 Corn Bunting 2 Pintail 1 Great Egret 1 Peregrine 1 Whooper Swan 1 Pink-footed Goose 30 House Martin Bank Island 1 Great Egret 2 Lesser Whitethroat @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

On my BBS between Foggathorpe & Gribthorpe this morning, 3 Egyptian Geese, a Cuckoo, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler & a Red Kite @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Wheldrake Ings 7 Whimbrel, a Hobby, a Raven, a Swift & 4 Garden Warbler all new for #PWC2026 As well as the Crane, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, a Corn Bunting, 2 Barn Owl, a Peregrine & a Great Egret Bank Island A Hobby A Great Egret A Lesser Whitethroat @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Wheldrake Ings 2 Cuckoo new for #PWC2026 1 Corn Bunting 2 Ruff 3 Whooper Swan 1 Great Egret 4 Pintail female Goldeneye 1 Great Crested Grebe 2 Reed Warbler 3 Cetti's Warbler @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Wheldrake Ings drake Green-winged Teal 2 Great Egret 62 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Whooper Swan 2 Pintail 2 Reed Warbler 12 Sedge Warbler 2 Whitethroat 25 Willow Warbler 8 Blackcap 500 Sand Martin Bank Island 1 Lesser Whitethroat 3 Whitethroat 2 Pintail @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Wheldrake Ings A Whitethroat new for #2026 female Scaup 2 female Common Scoter 2 Great Egret 2 Great Crested Grebe 78 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Whooper Swan 500 Sand Martin 5 Sedge Warbler 23 Willow Warbler 1 Peregrine 4 Marsh Harrier 33 Pintail 2 Water Rail @yorkbirding.bsky.social @ldvnnr.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

2 Sedge Warbler at Wheldrake Ings this evening, new for #PWC2026 600 Sand Martin 50 Swallow 10 House Martin 84 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Ruff 5 Whooper Swan 2 female Common Scoter 151 Shoveler female Scaup male Goosander 5 Great Crested Grebe 1 Peregrine @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A female Ring Ouzel briefly at the top of Langwith Stray at the junction where it meets Long Lane No Wheatear at Heslington Tillmire this morning although a pair of Mandarin was a surprise @ldvnnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

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