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
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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
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A drake Green-winged Teal at Wheldrake Ings with the Teal flock. Also 2 Reed Warbler. A Lesser Whitethroat at Bank Island. All new #PWC2026
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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
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2 female Common Scoter still on the refuge at Wheldrake Ings & 1500 Sand Martin
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2 Wheatear in a bare field on the eastern edge of Heslington Tillmire
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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
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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
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A great Easter Monday at Wheldrake Ings
2 Common Crane, a Little Ringed Plover, a Wheatear & a Mistle Thrush, new for #PWC2026
Great views of Osprey & another NW from Bank Island.
A Great Egret, female Scaup, 23 Whooper Swan & 86 Black-tailed Godwit
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2 Common Crane North over Wheldrake Ings. They looked to come down somewhere around Elvington/Sutton upon Derwent
Thanks to @timsbirding.bsky.social for the heads up.
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An Osprey on the fence from the bridge at Wheldrake Ings & then left NW at 0850. Great find by @fewst.bsky.social
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An Osprey NW distantly from Bank Island heading NW at 0735
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Wheldrake Ings
1 Osprey NW
7 Greenshank
1 female Scaup
7 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Great Egret
5 Whooper Swan
310 Pink-footed Geese
20 Sand Martin
12 Swallow
4 Goldeneye
23 Pintail
2 Cetti's Warbler
4 Water Rail
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An Osprey NW through Wheldrake Ings at 1000h & 4 Greenshank. Both new for #PWC2026
The female Scaup still on the pool
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Wheldrake Ings
1 drake Common Scoter
1 female Scaup
283 Pink-footed Geese & 160 NW
1 Great Egret
1 Corn Bunting
1 Willow Warbler
8 Swallow
4 Sand Martin
4 Blackcap
2 Great Crested Grebe
6 Water Rail
Bank Island
1 Peregrine
11 Red Kite
21 Fieldfare NW
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A drake Common Scoter at Wheldrake Ings this morning & the female Scaup still on pool. A Willow Warbler singing behind tower, new for #PWC2026
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62 Whooper Swan North over central York at 0820
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3 Swallow at Wheldrake Ings this evening new for #PWC2026
5 Whooper Swan left NW at dusk
1 female Scaup
206 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Ruff
1 Peregrine
200 Pink-footed Geese
47 Pintail
8 Sand Martin
1 Barn Owl
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2 female Common Scoter still at Heslington East this evening. Also 4 Oystercatcher
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North Duffield Carrs
2 female Common Scoter
31 Whooper Swan
106 Shoveler
5 Redshank
11 Curlew
5 Goldeneye
43 Pintail
1 Marsh Harrier
3 Red Kite
3 Oystercatcher
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Bank Island
1 House Martin new for #PWC2026
1 female Common Scoter
17 Golden Plover south
10 Red Kite
1 Sand Martin south
Wheldrake Ings
1 Blackcap new for #PWC2026
1 female Scaup
250 Pink-footed Geese
374 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Great Egret
13 Chiffchaff
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The female Scaup still on the pool at Wheldrake Ings this mornin. Also a Blackcap singing in the car park new for #PWC2026
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Female Scaup still present on the pool at Wheldrake Ings this evening.
New for ##PWC2026
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Wheldrake Ings this evening
484 Black-tailed Godwit inc a @ldvnnr.bsky.social colour ringed bird
1 Peregrine
5 Red Kite
6 Marsh Harrier
4 Sand Martin
60 Pintail
5 Little Egret
11 Curlew
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First seen on Friday
Bank Island
female Common Scoter
1 Otter
Wheldrake Ings
9 White-fronted Geese
576 Black-tailed Godwit
236 Pink-footed Geese
7 Lesser Canada x Barnacle Geese hybrids
2 Great Egret
1 Peregrine
1 Sand Martin
2 Great Crested Grebe
2 Goosander
91 Pintail
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The brilliant John Bramwell at the Crescent tonight.
The round-up February of #PWC2026 is now out! Head over to the blog to see the latest updates in the mini-leagues as well as all the best birds that have been seen across the competition! To take a look, click this link: patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/febr...
The #LDV February sightings are now available to read online on our NNR blog - ldvnnr.blogspot.com/p/feb-26.html. Many thanks to everyone who contributed records and counts throughout the month, in particular to members of @yorkbirding.bsky.social and regular patch birder @duncbye.bsky.social
North Duffield Carrs
23 White-fronted Geese
512 Pintail
300 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Peregrine
4 Ruff
40 Whooper Swan & 56 NW
East Cottingwith
70 White-fronted Geese
11 Corn Bunting
Thorganby
150 Pink-footed Geese
Derwent Cottage Farm
117 Whooper Swan
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