Editing Askham Bog (section)

===Birds===
Over 90 bird species have been recorded at Askham Bog, attracting both winter and summer visitors. Despite the proximity of potential sources of human disturbance, the bog provides suitable refuge for wildlife within a relatively unfavourable agricultural landscape and offers a rich supply of fruit and seed supply in winter and invertebrates in summer.<ref name = "FitterSmith"/> Known resident species include [[marsh tit]], [[willow tit]], [[Eurasian treecreeper|treecreeper]], [[common kingfisher|kingfisher]], [[goldcrest]], [[Eurasian bullfinch|bullfinch]], [[tawny owl]], [[common buzzard|buzzard]], [[Eurasian sparrowhawk|sparrowhawk]] and sometimes [[Eurasian green woodpecker|green woodpecker]]<ref name = "yorkbirding">{{cite web |url=http://yorkbirding.org.uk/sites/askham-bog/ |title=Askham Bog YWT |publisher=York Ornithological Club |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> Winter visitors include [[fieldfare]], [[redwing]], [[brambling]], [[Eurasian siskin|siskin]], [[lesser redpoll]], [[European goldfinch|goldfinch]], [[common snipe|snipe]], [[jack snipe]], [[Eurasian woodcock|woodcock]], [[Eurasian coot|coot]] and sometimes [[common grasshopper warbler|grasshopper warbler]].<ref name = "yorkbirding"/> All migrant warblers have been found at the bog in spring and summer,<ref name = "yorkbirding"/> with the reed beds in the northeast part in Near Wood comprising an important colony for [[Eurasian reed warbler|reed warblers]].<ref name = "FitterSmith"/>