Swillington Ings Bird Group

Drake Ring necked Duck from Warren per VAL, 10.26am @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides

Juvenile Iceland Gull - Swilly Ings in the mist this am.

2cy Iceland gull on Astley lake. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides

Cattle egret on Astley lake 12.30pm @BirdGuides

Grey plover on the lagoon islands main lake 11.30am. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides #Swillyings #SIBG38

Two Black Necked Grebes main lake. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides

@Ben_c_m_18 6 seen at 11.40am

A very mobile group of 5 Crossbill were my first non vis-mig birds for the #patch today, but very tricky to photograph! Best I could manage… @SwillyIngsBG

Lovely day at Swilly today. 1 Rock pipit, 13 Whooper swan, 317 Pink-footed goose, 1 Common scoter, 6 Pintail, 150+Redpoll, 9 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 3 Water rail, 3 Great egret, 1 Marsh harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bearded tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 RL partridge, 40 Curlew @SwillyIngsBG

Not the hoped for Glossy Ibis that didn’t hang around site long enough for me to get there, but this Scaup showed superbly on Bowers Lake in the late afternoon drizzle! 5th record for 2025 @SwillyIngsBG @PatchBirding

An evening owl watch at Swilly tonight took a turn when this juv Gannet went through!!! Picked up at Fairburn 10 mins later as well per Birdguides! 160sp on patch this year! Huge #patchlifer @PatchBirding @SwillyIngsBG

Mad dash to Swilly for the 1st Grey phalarope in 15 years. Swilly life ✅️ 202. Also 1 Osprey, 3 Spoonbill, 6 Great egret, 4 Ruff, 1 Green sandpiper, 1 Water rail, 6 Stonechat. @SwillyIngsBG

Grey Phalarope on WRB viewed from the central path.@SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides #Swillyings #SIBG37 #STAIDANS

A bit of rain dropped in this gem this afternoon at Swilly, Curlew Sandpiper! My 2nd for site. Black Tern also nfy @PatchBirding @SwillyIngsBG #PWC2025

Two Pectoral sandpipers one on the WRB and one on the ERB, @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides #Swillyings #SIBG37 #StAidans

Pectoral sand still WRB but distant, Little Stint still on Astley lake. @SwillyIngsBG #SIBG37 #StAidans @BirdGuides

A decent morning with the Pectoral sandpiper still present on the WRB and then late morning a Little Stint was found on Astley lake. @SwillyIngsBG #Swillyings #SIBG37 #StAidans

Wood Sandpiper & Turnstone on cattle gate pond, report of Pec Sand was erroneous. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides #Swillyings #SIBG37 #StAidans

Pectoral sandpiper cattle gate pond. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides #Swillyings #SIBG37 #StAidans

Brilliant day at Swilly with @EuraKestrel 6 Spoonbill, 1 Greenshank, 6 Ringed plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green sand, 1 Common sand, 3 Avocet, 4 Snipe, 1 Garganey, 1 Bittern, 2 Marsh harrier, 2 Green woodpecker, 1 Little owl. 1 Silver-washed fritillary, 1 Dingy skipper. @SwillyIngsBG

Good few hours at Swilly today. 2 Spoonbill, 1 Great egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 9 Ringed plover, 4 Little-ringed plover, 4 Avocet, 3 Common sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 7 Bearded tit, 1 Bittern, 2 Water rail. Also a Painted lady. @SwillyIngsBG