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North Cave Wetlands YWT NR
186 species and 41,857 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and August–October, with up to 112 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Eurasian CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common RedshankTringa totanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve11 km205 species
- University of York – Heslington East Campus30 km157 species
- Fairburn Ings RSPB Reserve44 km206 species
- Potteric Carr YWT NR44 km190 species
- St Aidan's RSPB Reserve49 km206 species
- Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve52 km237 species
All 186 species recorded here
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at North Cave Wetlands YWT NR?
April–May and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 112 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at North Cave Wetlands YWT NR?
186 species, from 41,857 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at North Cave Wetlands YWT NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Teal, Greylag Goose, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.