Decided to go to the coast today to try to add to my year list.
First stop was Scarborough
I walked around the harbour
a few turnstones about, then I saw a great northern diver, then a second and then a third.
Scalby Mills was my next stop.
plenty of gulls but no white winged
Scarboro Mere was my next port of call
Lots of swans which people were feeding with bread. I added goosander to my year list.
I then used my sat nav to get to Filey Dams. I expected it to take through part of Scarborough so that I could call at Holbeck and try for med gull. It took me along country lanes so I missed the chance to look gulls.
It was very windy at Filey Brigg
I added great crested grebe to my list but once again I could not find any snow buntings.
Filey Dams was where I ate my lunch.
very few birds about so after lunch I headed for Bempton.
very windy on the cliff tops. Lots of fulmars, a few herring gulls, no auks but a peregrine was stooping along the top.
this kestrel was having more luck at remaining still than I was trying to hold my camera steady!
No sign of any short eared owls, the wardens thought that the wind was too strong for them.
7 more birds on my year list.
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