Stamford Bridge Flash.
Nicely filling up these last few days.
Fieldfare on berries and Redwings in the meadow on invertebrates below them.
An early yaffling Green Woodpecker for November.
Kingfisher fishing at Corn Mill shallows.
47 Teal & few Gadwall already.
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It was lovely to see the R-t Diver at Castle Howard Lake this morning, in good light. A rare visitor here, plus a Whooper for the record.
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CHL. Bittern on its raptor watch.
Saw one here in flight on 4th Sept & wondered if it was a one-off.
Imagine my delight walking onto the bank at sunrise this morning to find it feeding on frogs on the far bank.
c.700 Starlings leaving roost, now 6 Goldeneye / 10 Goosanders.
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Oulston Res, almost Springlike.
My 1st Marshie here in the v short time I have been watching.
Another 1st was hearing the GWE's call as it moved up the lake and my earliest Stormcock in song this morning.
Goldeneye up to 4, all ad females at CHL.
Green Sand at Newburgh Pr.
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Wheldrake Ings. A raptor filled morning, notably 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 Peregrines, Kites, Buzzards, and Kestrels, all pretty active.
A flock each of Golden Plover and Pinks moving over the reserve this morning.
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Oulston Res, headwater of the R Foss. A GWE was a new record for me here, in the v short time I've been watching, a drake Goosander similarly.
At CHL, I rarely seem to record Starlings at the lake, so was nice to see c.60 leaving their roost at sunrise from W end reedbed.
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A feeding Buzzard, in the willows at the edge of the lake this morning at Castle Howard.
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CHL. Always great to see the Whoopers here, in transit, especially a successful family with 5 juvs on their first migration. Arrived at 0940 in a bugling fanfare. 55 sp. on @birdtrack.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Others 1 f Goldeneye, 3 RCP incl a hybrid, 3 Pintail & a GWE.

Castle Howard Lake.
First Goldeneye back this morning, 9 days earlier than last year.
GWE returned after a short spell away, 4 Crossbills on lakeside trees, 2 Cetti's singing at either end, 2 f RCP's and 3 Pintail today, 62 Tufted, 56 each of Wigeon & Teal, 100+ Gadwall
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CHL. Pintail, an uncommon visitor, I have seen 3x from 158 visits to this site over the last 24 months (2%). Single records previously, so nice to see an eclipse pair today
Also, the first record for the season of Goosanders today, 5 Redheads.
55 sp. @birdtrack.bsky.social
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Lovely surprise on our first Winter Bird Survey visit to one of our @btobirds.bsky.social tetrads at Seaton Ross today. Turned a field corner to find 11 Whoopers feeding in stubble. Managed to walk around without disturbing which was pleasing.
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A flock of 16 Greenshank on the Welwick pool at high tide this morning, single Glossy Ibis, 5 Ruff, Tree Sparrows, and Redpolls of note.
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Slavonian Grebe is still on Hemingbrough, late morning today.
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Three of the Glossy Ibis on a pool at Welwick,on the Humber,this morning. A notable flock of 11 Greenshanks was also here at the high tide.

Jack Snipe showing well on Canal Scrape 1120 hours this morning.
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CHL. A nice new patch record, for me, in the form of a juv Marsh Harrier, flew in quite low from W, had a look around island and boathouse reeds and off E.
A single PFG in the the Grey Lags.
GWE here, RCP & Grey Wag on mud behind island.
Water Rail pic taken here on 08/09.
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A good morning at CHL.
A Great White has been here a short while, I watched another fly-in to join it this morning.
Highlight was a Bittern, flushed from pathside reeds into cover adjacent boathouse. Maybe 1st record here.
2 eclipse WN.
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