The 4 Common Cranes showed well on Singleton Lagoon at Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve yesterday afternoon. (Tuesday 26th July).

Greater Sand Plover, Redcar. Bird gave excellent views feeding on the tide line with mixed wader flock this morning. This bird being the 4th Yorkshire record, with the 3 previous records all being in the Spurn area 1981, 2004 and 2018.

Spotted Crake, North Cave Wetlands. Only the 4th reserve record but my first self found for my local patch, present for 2 weeks now bird has been mostly distant but on recent mornings has ventured a little closer.

Excellent views of the 1st winter Eastern Yellow Wagtail that showed very well in front of the hide at Kilnsea Wetlands this morning, the first record for Yorkshire of this species.

Thought finding a December Common Sandpiper on the patch North Cave Wetlands would be the highlight of the day until this Glossy Ibis got up from fields to north of the reserve before then flying over the reserve. Photo courtesy of @SGriffiths1302

A trip up to Redcar today for the Drake King Eider, bird showed fairly well but was tricky to video due to choppy sea conditions with quite a bit of swell.

Didn't expect to be heading up to Scarborough Harbour to see a Walrus when I got up this morning. Wow, what a privilege to see one of these magnificent creatures so well and so close to home.

Black-throated Thrush, Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire. 20th February 2023. Bird eventually showed well feeding in field by Wykeham Nurseries, after spending a lot of time resting in trees often out of view. NorthYorksBirdNews

Grey-headed Lapwing, Long Nanny, Northumberland. After initially only getting some very distant views, the landowner then very generously granted access to allow birders much better views and myself to obtain this video footage.

After setting off from the Car Park this morning with the intention of finding a Black Tern, I drew a blank on Village Lake, Main Lake, and Crosslands Lake but struck lucky with this beauty on Cell 2a North Cave Wetlands unfortunately always a bit distant at back of the lake.

Excellent views of the Squacco Heron at North Duffield Carrs, North Yorkshire, this evening as it fed along a ditch in front of the Garganey Hide. LDV NNR York Birding NorthYorksBirdNews

Caspian Tern, Slaynes Lane North, Idle Washlands, Nottinghamshire 17/7/23. A trip over the border into Nottinghamshire to see this bird was rewarded with excellent views as it rested and preened. Just over a year since my last sighting of this species and at the very same site!

Not one of my better videos, but it is a Brown Booby sat on the sea on the Yorkshire coast off Hunmanby Gap this morning. It was a relief to connect with the bird today after dipping it at Flamborough Head yesterday. Also shown is a group of very happy Booby twitchers.

A second visit to see the Brown Booby, this time at South Gare, Redcar resulted in excellent views as it sat and preened on the Pilot's Pier at close range. (22nd September)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Long Nab, Scarborough today (27th September) with the bird showing very at times.

Grey Phalarope showed well this morning at Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire.

This Rough-legged Buzzard showed very well at times as it hunted over some rough set-a-side fields in East Yorkshire and appeared to make several successful kills during the time it was watched.

The Glossy Ibis showed exceptionally well at Welton Waters, East Yorkshire, this morning.

Slavonian Grebe, Welton Waters. 15th April 2024. This summer plumaged bird showed well from the riverbank on the south side of the Watersports Lake but was tricky to video in extremely gusty winds and choppy water conditions on the lake.

Olive-backed Pipit showed well at times feeding in the leaf litter near the Activity Barn at Thornwick Camp, Flamborough Head, this morning. Flamborough Bird Observatory