Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix

Local status: Rare passage migrant and winter visitor

Formerly a winter visitor in small numbers to England, this species is now much rarer to the south of its range, owing to a seemingly changed migration pattern. Small numbers are seen mainly on spring migration along the east coast, but sightings are now very rare in the York area. The large number of unsubstantiated records are due to them not appearing in the relevant YNU report. It is likely that many of these records were correct, just never submitted

Records:
2019: between Melbourne and Thornton, 8th March. one
2018: Full Sutton, 29th October. one

2015: Hessay, 3rd February. Found dead.
2012: East Cottingwith, 10th May.
1997: North Duffield Carrs, 7th March
1987: Wheldrake Ings, 23rd November.
1987: Wheldrake Ings, 24th and 25th January.
1984: Lower Derwent Valley, 4th January to 28th March.
1980: Ulleskelf, 4th November.
1977: Lower Derwent Valley, 16th January to 2nd April. Up to four.
1975: Sand Hutton, 7th November.
1975: Heworth, 24th October.
1975: Lower Derwent Valley, 16th February.
1972: Askham Bog. Date unknown.
1971: Bubwith, 30th November.
1971: Askham Bog, 29th October.

Unsubstantiated Records:
2012: East Cottingwith, 10th May. Hybrid not ruled out due to flight views only.
1994: Rufforth Tip, 7th March.
1992: Bishopthorpe, 24th October.
1991: Wheldrake Ings, 7th December.
1989: East Cottingwith, 22nd to 28th February.
1983: Ellerton, 15th November to the year-end.
1982: Wheldrake Ings, 8th April.
1979: Strensall Common, 10th February.
1978: Strensall Common, 15th to 16th April.
1977; Castle Howard, 3rd January.
1976: Heslington Tillmire, 7th November.
1976: Lower Derwent Valley, 6th and 14th November. One, with three from late November to year-end.
1975 Riccall, 16th November.
1974 Wheldrake Ings, 13th January to 16th February. Two.
1968 Recorded in the area but no details given.