Seems to be cranes everywhere - one over skipwith as well.

Don't be far from your bins! Just seen a big raptor way up heading north towards Leeds. Would lean towards osprey if anything but too high to have any confidence.

Chuff! Just checked on Birdguides, possible White tailed eagle in Derbyshire two hours earlier.

Very gratifying this morning to find 2 Redstarts holding territory & a parachuting Tree Pipit in East Yorkshire - both species are very thin on the ground round here in the breeding season!

Anyone know if the crane is still viewable at fairburn? no update on birdguides. Cheers

Just seen it says 'over West'. numpty!

Lawts on his way to Norfolk? Must be worth the brownie points saved up?

Digiscoping Mr Whiskers when I left him...

Pat Haven

Went to Pat haven with high hopes of some wader action this morning.
very disappointing as there has been a big clear out.
Stil there were some grey plovers,little egret,bar tailed godwit, ringed plovers, avocet and a smattering of dunlin.
Distant marsh harrier and a few yellow wag.
Corn bunting on wires on the way home.

Swinemoor & Bransholme SW Friday evening
 

Curlew: 2
Gadwall: 3
Shoveler: 2
Shelduck: 5
Canada goose: 18 N.
Kingfisher: 2
Stock dove: 5
Grey Heron

Bransholme Sewage Works:
Little grebe: 1
Pochard: 2

I need to build more up! The trouble is the Jan - March period of being at home is soon forgotten when April/May come along and I'm going off all the time and there are jobs to be done etc.

Just done Kent twice this month so I'm using them up!

Anyhow, I've decided to wait for news, probably go Sunday or early tomorrow if it comes through - Any one interested in sharing?

Reason for delay - a) Understand pattern - especially if tidal - I can't cope with another Great Dot, b) Some doubts being expressed over id - but I think it will be positively identified. It's just that views tonight were distant.

I've dipped two of these plus observed a distant dot which I refused to tick.

Mr Whiskers showing well tonight - thanks Marcus - Sunday??

May go early hours tomorrow if body clock wakes me - set for about 4:00am - ..............can't decide!

Trying to keep powder dry for Westerns Sand. as well.

Could do with this being re-i'd as a Knot.

The peep is western sand, the wader will prove to be great knot and i hope you are aware of the secondary debate on the sussex prat. Dilemmas, dilemmas. Just how dry is your powder??:t::t:

Swinemoor: Garganey, 3 Little egrets.
A singing Chiffchaff was a welcome diversion during a game of football with my daughter at Queen Elizabeth playing fields, Hull.

A mouses view
 

Jim got himself a new toy....

That's a nice kite Jim, how long's the string;)

Flamborough
 

male montagu's harrier on the head at dinner time today between sykes and old fall plantation's

At the moment the Great Knot is looking less than certain. I decided not to go. The peep didn't show. I don't need Oriental. It's cool.

Just got in, god knows why I'm I'm on here but persuaded girlfriend to go to Bolton Abbey 2m for a 'picnic'! haha! I really need a wood warbler. where is the best place to get onto them around the Abbey?

At that point, about 15'

You'd need to head into the woods North of the Abbey, i.e. Strid Wood. They show from wherever there is dense deciduous cover, usually best on the Eastern side by the strange stone hut where people feed birds, about half way up the wood.

The Strid wood - although there havent been so many sightings this year.

Flamborough
 

Heard a Quail calling from a field near north marsh this morning, otherwise very quiet indeed on the head for migrants

Yeah I have had between 1 and 4 wood warbler on all visits and workshops this year. :t:

Good views of the two black tern at Old Moor earlier... it's not like me turn up just as something good arrives!

Flamborough
 

Marsh Warbler on the cliff side off syke plantation hedgeline