A nice Yellow Wagtail at Saltwick Bay last night and about 12 Dolphins slowly headed south. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Explore the shore at Boggle Hole
Mon 20th April 2026
Dr Jane Pottas leader
11am car park Mill Lane
11.15 bottom of slipway
Bring a bucket, hand lens, camera, wellies, knee pads.
Unusual geology, low shore species in the gullies and high shore species on the ridges.
Your own or cafe drink/food.

A brilliant morning on my Ruswarp patch despite there been no sign of yesterday's White Stork, seen by others. Both Green and Common Sands, Little Egret, 4 Goosanders, 2 Red Legged Partridges, scarce here and Grey Wagtail @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

40 species between Hawsker Bottoms and Robin Hoods Bay this morning including 9 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers, 15+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Swallows, 1 Sand Martin and a Fieldfare. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Black Redstart at Brook House Farm near Saltwick Bay this morning. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A nice circular walk around Falling Foss this morning. 5 Brambling, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Stock Dove and 2 Mandarin Ducks. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

2 Little Ringed and 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Scaup, 1 LBB Gull and 2 Barnacle Geese at Scaling Dam this afternoon. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Sat 21st Mar 26
2pm Normanby room
Whitby Museum

Last talk of 25/26

Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve
Craig Ralston, Senior Reserve Manager

National and International site.

Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley-a historical, conservation and migration review.

Members £1
Visitors £2

Sat 14th Mar 26
2pm Normanby Room
Whitby Museum

The Mystery of the Whitby Garlic Stones

Liam Herringshaw

Trace fossils burrows borings tracks represent the fossilized behaviour of living things
Maybe new insight into the affects of rapid climate change on sea floor life
Member £1
Visitors £2

Sat 14th Mar 26
2pm Normanby Room
Whitby Museum

The Mystery of the Whitby Garlic Stones

Liam Herringshaw

Trace fossils burrows borings tracks represent the fossilized behaviour of living things
Maybe new insight into the affects of rapid climate change on sea floor life
Member £1
Visitors £2

Louven Moor, North York Moors, Fylingdales. Foggy day in March. Showing disturbed Bronze Age barrow and modern boundary stone.

Louven Howe, North York Moors, Fylingdales. Disturbed Bronze Age barrow and modern boundary stone. Delisted from Heritage list but still cared for by Forestry England. Not bulldozed to create a fire break last year. Archaeological remains are being recorded and assessed.

Sorry should say fossilized

Very sad

Slavonian Grebe Scaling Dam picked up dead this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social

A cracking drake Red Breasted Merganser on the Esk above the New Bridge this afternoon and just inside my Ruswarp patch Boundry. Thanks to Eddie Clarke for the heads up. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

52 Species on a walk around Scaling Dam with Mark E. No sign of Slav Grebe but 15 Whoopers flew NW, displaying Snipe, Dunlin, 2 Chiffchaffs, Barnacle Goose, several Goldeneye and Goosanders. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Sat 7th March 26
2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum
Changed from published talk

Moors and Seas

1 Wendy English to talk on measures to monitor restoration and recovery after extensive moorland fire

2 A film by Open Seas Scotland about scallop fisheries, sustainable fishing.

Members £1
Visitors £2

Sat 7th March 26
2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum
Changed from published talk

Moors and Seas

1 Wendy English to talk on measures to monitor restoration and recovery after extensive moorland fire

2 A film by Open Seas Scotland about scallop fisheries, sustainable fishing.

Members £1
Visitors £2

Sat 28th Feb 2026
2pm Normanby Room Whitby Museum

The influence of last glaciation (Devensian) of the landscape of NE Yorkshire
By Tim Burnhill

Tim will illustrate the North York Moors landscape using high res DEM images focusing on Eskdale ice front in Devensian times

Members £1
Visitors £2

Hawks & Doves my new blog on Yorkshire Coast Nature. Personal reflections on two of the most charismatic species in the North York Moors National Park. Link for blog below: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/451/haw...

Sat 21st Feb 2026
2pm Normanby Room
Whitby Museum

How can bringing art and science together create new ways of looking at nature?

By Alice Sharp Director of Invisible Dust

Are we going ever faster with our digital lifestyles and disregarding the seasons?

Members £1 Visitors £2
All welcome

Results of the 2025 Whitby Naturalists Photography competition

1st 'The unseen world'
Slime mould Physarum sp.
Graham Featherstone

2nd 'Do I need a shave'
Weevil
Graham Featherstone

3rd 'Wait for me Mum'
Bottlenose Dolphins Mothers and calves
Elaine Tranter

Geese numbers have increased at Ruswarp this morning with 2 Bean and 14 Whitefronts. Also 6 Teal, 3 Wigeon, female Blackcap and Woodcock. 2 drake Eiders and a Shag from Whitby east pier. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A brilliant couple of hours on my Ruswarp patch with Bryan Jobling this morning. 14 Whitefronts, 1 Bean Gooose, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 3 Wigeon and a calling Water Rail. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Sat 21st Feb 2026
2pm Normanby Room
Whitby Museum

How can bringing art and science together create new ways of looking at nature?

By Alice Sharp Director of Invisible Dust

Are we going ever faster with our digital lifestyles and disregarding the seasons?

Members £1 Visitors £2
All welcome

After seeing the reported shorelark at Overdale Wyke between Goldsborough and Sandsend we went to Scaling Dam for Slav Grebe, Scaup, 7 Whitefronts, 6 Pochards, 2 Shovelers and 10+ Goosanders @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social

Snowdrop walk at Sandsend to Old Mulgrave Castle with Marian Brockway is rescheduled from 15th February to 22nd February 10am due to the weather and ground conditions.
All welcome .
Council car park bottom of Lythe Bank

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
Rescheduled to Sun 22nd February

Slav Grebe still at Scaling this morning, no sign of yesterday's Red Breasted Merganser on the Esk and then failed to find the Black Redstart in the rain at Robin Hoods Bay this afternoon. A Bar Tailed Godwit on the beach. @whitbynats.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

All welcome