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The tour once again was with Ebro Delta Birding with a few days around the Delta area then moving up into the Mountains and Plains. Target species being Bearded (Lammergier) Vulture, Dupont’s Lark, Great Bustard, and Wallcreeper being on my hit list. The dates of the tour were February 21st to the 28th

Details of the trip can be seen at 3 Spain Feb 2026 | Huddsbirder with the Bird List seen at Spain Bird List 2026 | Huddsbirder

Video of the trip can be seen on You Tube HERE

A cold but sunny day at Old Moor, most of the action was around the bird feeders in the Tree Sparrow Farm with Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Reed Bunting, Robin and Woodpigeon

Down at the reedbed hide were mainly Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, Mute Swan, Pochard and some close in Little Grebes.

Whilst walking down to the Wader Scrape hide a Buzzard went over and approximately about 30 Pink-footed Geese.

At wader scrape Wigeon, Mallard, Magpie, Coot, Cormorant, Canada Geese, Black-headed Gulls along with Common Gulls

A pair of Oystercatchers were seen on the East Pool, from Wath Ings a pair of Goldeneye

Video of the Day can be seen HERE

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pheasant, Pink-footed Goose, Pochard, Reed Bunting, Robin, Shoveler, Stock Dove, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Woodpigeon (37),

Little Grebe

Reed Bunting ♀

Blue Tit

Robin

More time down at Old Moor, once again the starting point was in the bird garden at the feeders were there was the usual birds around, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, |Coal Tit, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit.

Around at the Bittern hide a distant Marsh Harrier, fly thru distant Bittern. Down at the Reedbed hide the highlight was a Stonechat. Wader Scrape Hide again had Peregrine, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Great Black-backed Gull, Goldeneye. Birds at Wath Ings were Lapwing, Black-headed Gulls, Common Gull

Birds Seen : Bittern, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Common Gull, Coot, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh Harrier, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Peregrine, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Pochard, Shoveler, Stock Dove, Stonechat, Teal, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon (41)

Blue Tit

Chaffinch

Goldfinch

Greenfinch

Long-tailed Tit

Pied Wagtail

Pochard

Reed Bunting

A cold day at Old Moor and my first visit of the year, the feeders were my first call, to get into using the camera again, after a couple of months away from it, at the feeders were Blue Tit, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Reed Bunting. Next call was down at the reedbed hide, where there was very little Gadwall, Little Grebe, Pochard, and Tufted Duck. At the Reedbed Hide I eventually caught up with a Stonechat and a distant Marsh Harrier The walk down to the Wader Scrape hide I came across Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, heard a Cettis’s Warbler, a Great Black-backed Gull flew over.

Viewing from the wader scrape hide I had great views of a pair of Peregrines, bathing, unfortunately at a distant

After Old Moor I nipped around to Wombwell Ings and saw the first winter White-fronted Goose (a first for the area = 142)

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, |Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Goosander, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh Harrier, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Pochard, Redwing, Reed Bunting, Robin, Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Stonechat, Teal, Tufted Duck, White-fronted Goose, Wigeon, Woodpigeon (43)

Oystercatcher

Long-tailed Tit

Goldfinch

Great Tit

Robin

Tufted Duck

A cold day with most of the pools frozen, with small pockets of unfrozen areas, this is were the Ducks and Swans were located main species were Teal, Gadwall, Mallard and Mute Swan. Around at the woodland feeders were Treecreeper, Wren, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Blue Tit.

Looking around the reserve we found a small flock of Goldfinch, Linnet and Redpoll

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Coot, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Gadwall, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Jay, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Pheasant, Reed Bunting, Robin, Snipe, Teal, Treecreeper, Woodpigeon, Wren (32)

Grey Heron

Carrion Crow

The day after Filey I had a few hours at Bempton, were there had been reports of a Pallas’s Warbler, it took a while before it showed itself and it was all so brief. Other highlights today were a couple of Fieldfare, Gannet and Tree Sparrow

I then moved on to South Landing, due to the reports of a Dusky Warbler, I never saw it, missed out on a few of these this year

Birds Seen : Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Fieldfare, Gannet, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Pallas’s Warbler, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Tree Sparrow, Wren (12)

A couple of days out on the coast with my first stop at Filey, hoping to see the Snow Buntings that had been seen here for a few days, but it wasn’t to be. The highlights today for me were Great Northern Diver, Kestrel, Oystercatcher, Shag, Sparrowhawk and Turnstone

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Great Northern Diver, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Magpie, Kestrel, Magpie, Meadow Pipit, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Redshank, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Shag, Sparrowhawk, Turnstone (14)

Kestrel

Pied Wagtail

A major day at Old Moor today, but all so brief, with a first on site of a Yellow-browed Warbler, located in the children’s playground the day before, still on site when I got there. With a wait of about 20 minutes before it finally showed, lasting all but a couple of minutes, and views that didn’t give a photo opportunity, before it decided to fly, wasn’t seen again that day.

Other highlights that day were Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, and Redwing,

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, Common Gull, Coot, Dunnock, Gadwall, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Kingfisher, Lesser Black-backed |Gull, Little Grebe, Mallard, Mute Swan, Pheasant, Redwing, Robin, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Yellow-browed Warbler (27)

A quiet day at Old Moor today with very few highlights with Great White Egret and Redshank on the bird front and a Small Copper on the Butterflies, with a Ruby Tiger Catapillar

Birds Seen : Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Gadwall, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mute Swan, Pheasant, Pochard, Redshank, Robin, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Woodpigeon (31)

Butterflies Seen : Small Copper

Small Copper

Ruby Tiger

Here we are again not only birds seen today but plenty of fungi too. Bird highlights were Black-tailed Godwits, Goldcrest, Little Egret and a Redpoll (Lesser).

Birds seen : Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldcrest, Great Crested Grebe. Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Pheasant, Pochard, Robin, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Woodpigeon (38)

Dunnock

Redpoll

Redpoll