Birds to See in East Riding of Yorkshire in July
150 species matching this filter.
The East Riding of Yorkshire offers a rich diversity of birdlife in July, with around 150 species recorded across its varied habitats, from the dramatic chalk cliffs of Bempton to the expansive wetlands of the Humber Estuary. Summer visitors such as Common Reed-warbler and House Martin are in full breeding activity, while wading birds like Common Sandpiper and Greenshank begin to appear on return passage. The region's farmland, coastal marshes and reedbeds also support resident favourites including Barn Owl, Linnet and Great Tit.
Resident
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Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
An uncommon but regular sight offshore from summer through autumn, harassing terns and gulls. Best seen from Flamborough and Spurn.
Jun–Nov
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Breeds on the Flamborough and Bempton cliffs from spring, with birds visible offshore into autumn. A much-loved sight at the colony.
Mar–Dec
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
An uncommon but iconic resident, breeding at key Humber estuary sites. Elegant black-and-white waders that sweep their upturned bills through shallow water.
Jan–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
An uncommon wader of the Humber estuary and Spurn, most numerous in winter and on passage. Feeds on mudflats with its distinctive upturned bill.
Year-round
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
An uncommon year-round resident of open farmland, often hunting along field margins and roadside verges at dusk.
Year-round
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
A rare but resident species, favouring extensive reedbeds at sites like Blacktoft Sands where its distinctive pinging call carries far.
Mar–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Present year-round, with the Humber wetlands hosting important numbers. Breeds at select sites and gathers in flocks during autumn and winter.
Year-round
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
An abundant year-round resident of gardens, parks and woodland. Continental migrants boost numbers in autumn along the East Riding coast.
Year-round
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
An uncommon resident present all year; summer breeders are bolstered by wintering continental birds visiting garden feeders in the colder months.
Year-round
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
A common and familiar resident throughout the East Riding, readily visiting garden feeders and nesting in boxes year-round.
Year-round
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
An uncommon resident found in hedgerows, orchards and woodland edges year-round. Its soft piping call often betrays its presence.
Year-round
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
A common year-round resident, frequently seen soaring over the Wolds and farmland. Has increased markedly in recent decades.
Year-round
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
An established but uncommon resident found on lakes, gravel pits, and parkland throughout the year.
Year-round
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
An abundant and adaptable resident found across all habitats from farmland to urban centres. Present throughout the year.
Year-round
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
An uncommon but increasing resident, establishing itself in reedbeds and dense waterside vegetation. More often heard than seen.
Year-round
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
A common and familiar resident of woodland, hedgerows, and gardens. Continental migrants boost numbers along the coast in autumn.
Year-round
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
A common resident heard year-round, with numbers boosted by continental migrants in autumn. Increasingly overwinters in the region.
Year-round
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
An uncommon resident of coniferous and mixed woodland. Less numerous here than in western Yorkshire but present year-round at suitable sites.
Year-round
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Present year-round on farmland, estuaries, and playing fields. Numbers swell in winter with arrivals from Scandinavia and the continent.
Year-round
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
A scarce resident along the region's rivers and drainage channels. Most often glimpsed as a flash of electric blue darting low over the water.
Year-round
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
An abundant resident across farmland, woodland edges and hedgerows. Numbers are sustained by regular releases for shooting across the region.
Year-round
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Uncommon but present year-round offshore, with flocks regularly seen passing Flamborough Head. Numbers peak during spring and autumn passage.
Year-round
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
A common resident of the Humber Estuary and coastal marshes, nesting in rabbit burrows and banks.
Year-round
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
An uncommon year-round resident of wet grassland and marshes. Breeds in damp meadows and is more visible in winter when flushed from ditches.
Year-round
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
A common resident forming spectacular winter murmurations, notably over reedbeds and piers. Breeds widely in towns, farms and open countryside.
Year-round
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Common year-round on lakes, gravel pits and reservoirs. Winter flocks can be large at sites like Hornsea Mere and Tophill Low.
Year-round
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
An uncommon but year-round resident of open arable farmland on the Wolds and plains. A declining species of conservation concern.
Year-round
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
A common year-round resident, breeding on farmland and moorland edges, wintering on the Humber mudflats. Its evocative call is iconic of the region.
Year-round
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
A common resident of the Humber Estuary and coastal mudflats, forming large winter flocks. Breeds sparingly on nearby moorland.
Year-round
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common and widespread resident of hedgerows, gardens, and woodland edges. Its shuffling, mouse-like foraging is a familiar sight year-round.
Year-round
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
A rare but increasing feral resident, found year-round on lakes and gravel pits across the region.
Year-round
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
A rare resident along the coast, most reliably seen off Flamborough Head and Bridlington. Small numbers are present year-round on nearshore waters.
Year-round
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
A rare and secretive resident of extensive reedbeds. Most likely encountered at reserves like Tophill Low, with booming males in spring.
Apr–Jan
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A common resident found year-round in towns, villages and farmyards across the East Riding, often heard giving its persistent three-note cooing call.
Year-round
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
A rare resident, largely confined to mature woodland on the western Wolds. The East Riding lies at the edge of its range in Yorkshire.
Year-round
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
A common resident along the Humber estuary and coast, also breeding inland on farmland. Its loud piping call is a familiar sound year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
An uncommon resident most visible in winter when flocks visit alder trees and garden feeders. Breeds sparingly in conifer woodland.
Year-round
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
A common resident of the Wolds' arable fields and coastal grasslands, delivering its song flight year-round but especially in spring.
Year-round
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
A common year-round resident, more widespread here than in most of England. Favours farmland hedgerows and rural gardens across the region.
Year-round
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Common year-round, with large winter flocks gathering on the Humber Estuary and flooded fields. Whistling calls are a characteristic sound of the lowlands.
Year-round
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
A common and vocal resident found in gardens, hedgerows and woodland throughout the year. Its loud song belies its tiny size.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A common and familiar resident, often seen in colourful flocks feeding on teasels and thistles across farmland and gardens year-round.
Year-round
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
A rare resident, thinly spread in parkland and woodland edges. Its loud laughing call is more often heard than the bird is seen.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Abundant year-round along the coast and inland. Breeds on cliffs at Flamborough and on rooftops in towns like Bridlington.
Year-round
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
A common and confiding year-round resident of gardens, parks and woodland, often the last bird singing at dusk across the region.
Year-round
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelisLC
Uncommon resident favouring the rocky chalk cliffs around Flamborough Head, where small numbers breed alongside larger seabird colonies.
Year-round
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Breeds on the dramatic chalk cliffs at Bempton and Flamborough, present year-round. Often seen gliding stiff-winged over the North Sea.
Year-round
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
A common resident on lakes, gravel pits and marshes across the region. Often overlooked among Mallards but breeds readily at sites like Tophill Low.
Year-round
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
An uncommon resident found year-round in coniferous and mixed woodland. Numbers increase in autumn with continental migrants arriving at the coast.
Year-round
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Present year-round but most conspicuous in winter when large flocks gather on ploughed fields and lowland farmland across the East Riding.
Year-round
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
The largest resident gull, common along the coast and Humber Estuary year-round. Often dominates other gulls at feeding sites.
Year-round
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Common resident found along rivers, lakes, and the Humber Estuary. Often seen perched with wings outstretched to dry.
Year-round
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
An elegant resident of larger lakes and reservoirs such as Hornsea Mere, performing elaborate courtship displays in spring.
Year-round
Great Skua
Catharacta skuaLC
A rare but powerful seabird seen offshore from spring through winter, often harassing gannets. Best spotted from Flamborough and Spurn.
Apr–Dec
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Present year-round in mature woodland and parks across the region. Its loud drumming is a familiar sound in spring on the wooded western Wolds.
Year-round
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Abundant resident found in gardens, parks, and woodland across the region. Its bold 'teacher-teacher' song is heard from late winter.
Year-round
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
A rare but increasingly recorded resident at wetlands and marshes. Seen in most months, reflecting its recent national expansion.
Jul–May
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
A rare diving duck, mainly seen in winter on the Humber Estuary and coastal waters. Occasionally lingers into spring at favoured sites.
Oct–Jul
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
An uncommon but year-round visitor to ditches, watercress beds, and marshy pools, often flushed from cover with a distinctive white rump.
Mar–Dec
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
A common resident in gardens, hedgerows and farmland throughout the region, though numbers have declined due to trichomonosis disease.
Year-round
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
An uncommon but year-round presence on estuarine mudflats and inland pools, most frequently seen during autumn passage.
Year-round
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
A common and familiar resident of waterways, farmland ponds, and estuarine margins throughout the East Riding year-round.
Year-round
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
A declining resident of arable farmland and field margins. Once widespread across the Wolds and lowlands, now increasingly hard to find.
Year-round
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
An uncommon wader found mainly on the Humber mudflats and Spurn, most numerous in winter. Identified by its black 'armpit' patches in flight.
Year-round
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
An uncommon resident found along streams and waterways year-round. Often bobs its long tail while perched on rocks in flowing water.
Year-round
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
A common year-round resident found on lakes, rivers, and farmland. Feral and wild populations mix in winter.
Year-round
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
A common resident closely associated with farms, villages, and urban areas. Numbers have declined nationally but remain relatively stable here.
Year-round
Jackdaw
Corvus monedulaLC
A common and sociable resident, nesting in church towers, old buildings and tree cavities. Often seen in noisy flocks with Rooks over farmland.
Year-round
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
A familiar sight hovering over roadside verges and farmland across the region year-round. One of the most commonly seen raptors in the East Riding.
Year-round
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Breeds in large colonies on the dramatic chalk cliffs at Bempton and Flamborough Head, a spectacular sight from spring through summer.
Year-round
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Common throughout the year, frequenting farmland, landfill sites, and the Humber Estuary. Peak numbers occur during summer breeding season.
Year-round
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
A common resident of farmland, gorse scrub and weedy fields. Flocks gather on stubble and coastal margins outside the breeding season.
Year-round
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Now a common resident at estuarine and wetland sites after a dramatic range expansion. Readily seen at Tophill Low and along the Humber.
Year-round
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
A shy resident of ponds, lakes, and slow-moving waterways. Often heard before seen, with a distinctive whinnying trill.
Year-round
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
An uncommon but regular visitor to the Humber Estuary and coastal waters, most often seen on passage from spring through autumn.
Mar–Dec
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
A rare but resident owl of farmland and parkland, sometimes seen perched on posts during daylight hours.
Year-round
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
A common resident found year-round in hedgerows, woodlands and gardens, often seen in lively, acrobatic flocks moving through trees and shrubs.
Year-round
Magpie
Pica picaLC
A bold and conspicuous resident, common in gardens, hedgerows and farmland throughout the region year-round.
Year-round
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
An abundant resident found on virtually any waterbody, from farm ponds to the Humber. Breeds widely across the region's wetlands and urban parks.
Year-round
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
A common resident of open grassland, moorland edges, and coastal fields. Large numbers move through in autumn, often calling overhead.
Year-round
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
An uncommon resident, breeding on upland moorland edges and wintering on lowland marshes and the coast. Often seen dashing low after small birds.
Jul–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
An uncommon resident of parkland and open woodland, often seen on playing fields. Sings its far-carrying song from treetops even in winter.
Year-round
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
A common resident of ponds, lakes and waterways throughout the East Riding. Easily spotted by its red frontal shield and jerky swimming style.
Year-round
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
A familiar common resident on rivers, lakes, and ponds across the region, breeding widely each spring.
Year-round
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
A familiar sight off the Yorkshire coast year-round, with the huge Bempton colony being one of mainland England's only gannetries.
Year-round
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
A common but declining resident, breeding on farmland and gathering in large winter flocks. Its tumbling display flight is a classic spring sight.
Year-round
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
A common resident on shallow lakes and wetlands, with numbers boosted by continental birds in winter.
Year-round
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
An uncommon but year-round resident, seen around coastal cliffs and increasingly in urban areas. Regularly hunts waders and pigeons at Spurn.
Year-round
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
A declining resident found on lakes and gravel pits year-round. Winter numbers are boosted by continental arrivals at sites like Hornsea Mere.
Year-round
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
A year-round resident breeding on the Bempton and Flamborough chalk cliffs, rafting offshore in winter. Numbers have been declining.
Year-round
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
A rare and irruptive resident, appearing in conifer plantations mainly from summer into autumn. Numbers vary greatly between years.
Jun–Nov
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
A rare but increasing resident, now seen year-round soaring over farmland and the Yorkshire Wolds.
Year-round
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Present year-round on the Humber Estuary mudflats, with large winter flocks. Numbers peak from autumn through spring.
Year-round
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
An uncommon introduced resident found on arable farmland, particularly on the Yorkshire Wolds. Often seen in small coveys along field edges.
Year-round
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Uncommon but regular offshore, especially in winter. Often seen flying low over the sea past Flamborough Head and Spurn Point.
Year-round
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
A common resident found year-round on the Humber Estuary mudflats, coastal marshes, and wet grasslands, with numbers boosted by winter arrivals.
Year-round
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
A common resident breeding in reedbeds, ditches and damp scrub. Winter flocks form on farmland and at wetland roost sites.
Year-round
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
A common resident breeding on shingle beaches and estuarine shores. Found year-round along the Holderness coast and Humber estuary.
Year-round
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Common in towns and along coastal cliffs. Feral populations thrive in Hull and Bridlington, while wilder birds inhabit the Flamborough chalk cliffs.
Year-round
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
An uncommon year-round resident of rocky shorelines and chalk cliffs. Regularly seen along the Flamborough and Bempton coast.
Year-round
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
A common resident of the agricultural lowlands, nesting colonially in tall trees. Large rookeries are a characteristic feature of East Riding villages.
Year-round
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
An uncommon resident along rocky shores and harbour walls, particularly at Flamborough Head and Bridlington, flipping stones to find invertebrates.
Year-round
Ruff
Philomachus pugnaxLC
An uncommon year-round visitor to freshwater marshes and wet grasslands, most conspicuous during autumn passage at inland wetland reserves.
Year-round
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
An uncommon resident of sandy beaches along the Holderness coast and Spurn, running along the tideline in small flocks year-round.
Year-round
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Hunts low over the Wolds and coastal marshes year-round. Numbers increase in winter when continental birds arrive at sites like Spurn and Blacktoft Sands.
Year-round
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
A common year-round resident of gardens, hedgerows and woodland. One of the earliest songsters, often heard singing from late winter onwards.
Year-round
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
A common year-round resident, hunting small birds in woodland, hedgerows, and gardens across the region.
Year-round
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
A common resident of farmland and parkland, nesting in tree holes across the Wolds and lowlands. Often seen feeding on stubble fields in winter.
Year-round
Stonechat
Saxicola torquatusLC
Present year-round on coastal scrub and gorse-covered clifftops. Numbers bolstered in winter by birds from the continent.
Year-round
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
A rare and nocturnal resident of mature woodland, more often heard hooting at night than seen in the East Riding.
Year-round
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
A rare but year-round resident, creeping up tree trunks in mature woodland. Easily overlooked due to its quiet habits and cryptic plumage.
Year-round
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
An uncommon but widespread resident, breeding on lakes and reservoirs. Numbers increase in winter with arrivals from northern Europe.
Year-round
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
A secretive year-round resident of reedbeds and marshy ditches, more often heard squealing than seen. Wetlands around the Humber are key sites.
Year-round
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
An uncommon resident of lowland marshes and reedbeds, often quartering over wetlands at sites like Blacktoft Sands and Tophill Low.
Year-round
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
An uncommon passage and coastal wader, most evident in spring and autumn. Its distinctive rippling call separates it from the larger Curlew.
Jan–Oct
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
A scarce and declining resident, found in damp woodland with dead birch and willow where it excavates its own nest holes.
Nov–Aug
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
An abundant resident found in woodlands, parks, gardens and farmland throughout the region. Large flocks gather on arable fields in winter.
Year-round
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Scarce but increasingly recorded, mainly in late summer and autumn. Look among Herring Gull flocks at the Humber Estuary and coastal tips.
Year-round
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
A common resident of hedgerows and farmland across the Wolds and lowlands. Males sing their distinctive song from exposed perches.
Year-round
Breeding
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Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Breeds in small numbers at coastal colonies from April. Passage birds are seen offshore at Flamborough and Spurn into autumn.
Apr–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
A familiar summer breeder around farmsteads and villages, arriving in April and lingering into November before its African migration.
Apr–Nov
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
An uncommon summer breeder found in reedbeds at sites like Tophill Low and the Humber wetlands from April to October.
Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
An uncommon breeder along streams and reservoir edges, bobbing characteristically on rocks. Present from April to October.
Apr–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
A common summer visitor screaming over towns and villages from late April to September. Breeds in older buildings across the region.
Apr–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
An uncommon summer breeder, nesting at gravel pits and the Humber Estuary. Present from April to October on passage and breeding.
Apr–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
An uncommon breeding visitor from April to August, heard more often than seen in hedgerows and woodland edges. Numbers have declined significantly.
Apr–Aug
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
An uncommon visitor from May to October, favouring coastal scrapes and estuarine margins, often mixing with Dunlin flocks on passage.
May–Oct
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
An uncommon but increasing breeder, present from April to September at wetland reserves such as Tophill Low and the Humber area.
Apr–Sep
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
A rare and declining summer visitor, arriving in May. One of Britain's fastest-declining birds, now barely clinging on in parts of the region.
May–Aug
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
A rare breeding visitor arriving in April, favouring dense scrub and woodland edges. Easily overlooked due to its plain plumage and skulking habits.
Apr–Oct
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
A rare and secretive breeding visitor, best detected by its insect-like reeling song from dense grassland and scrub in spring.
Apr–Jul
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
A graceful summer visitor from May to September, hunting dragonflies over wetlands and farmland. Scarce but increasing as a breeding bird.
May–Sep
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
A common breeding visitor nesting under eaves in towns and villages, gathering mud for its distinctive enclosed nests from April.
Apr–Oct
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
An uncommon summer breeder arriving from April, favouring tall hedgerows and scrubby thickets across the region's farmland and woodland edges.
Apr–Oct
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubiusLC
An uncommon summer breeder from March to September, favouring gravel pits and reservoir margins. Distinguished from Ringed Plover by its yellow eye-ring.
Mar–Sep
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
A rare visitor from May to October, most often seen in autumn at coastal scrapes and freshwater pools alongside other small waders.
May–Oct
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
A scarce summer breeder on shingle beaches along the Holderness coast. Vulnerable to disturbance and habitat loss from coastal erosion.
Apr–Sep
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Uncommon offshore, mainly seen from Flamborough Head and Spurn during passage from late spring through autumn.
May–Nov
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
A common summer visitor breeding in colonies along river banks and sand quarries, often seen hawking insects over waterways.
Mar–Oct
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
The commonest breeding tern in the region, nesting at Spurn and along the coast. Noisy flocks plunge-dive offshore from spring to autumn.
Apr–Oct
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
A common summer breeder arriving in April, singing its rapid chattering song from reedbeds and waterside vegetation across the region.
Apr–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
An uncommon and declining summer breeder arriving in May, favouring woodland clearings and mature gardens where it sallies for insects.
May–Oct
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
A rare visitor from spring through autumn, occasionally lingering into November at estuarine pools and coastal scrapes on the Humber.
Apr–Nov
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
An uncommon breeder on open ground along the chalk cliffs and Wolds. Passage birds are widespread along the coast from March to October.
Mar–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
A common summer breeder found in hedgerows and scrubby field margins from April to October, delivering its scratchy song across the Wolds.
Apr–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
An uncommon summer breeder favouring scrubby woodland and hedgerows, with numbers declining in the region in recent decades.
Mar–Nov
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
A rare visitor from May to September, favouring freshwater marshes and flooded scrapes at sites like Tophill Low and the Humber wetlands.
May–Sep
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
A summer breeder on arable farmland and wet meadows, arriving in April. A declining species nationally; the lowlands here remain a stronghold.
Apr–Oct
Passage
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibisLC
A rare summer visitor, part of a recent northward range expansion. Occasionally seen near livestock in lowland pastures during June and July.
Jun–Jul
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougalliiLC
A rare passage visitor in July and August, occasionally seen among other tern flocks at Spurn Point and along the Holderness coast.
Jul–Aug