@tomhines.bsky.social
Media Services Director, Photographer, Ornithologist, Wildlife Nut, Sheffield Utd, London & Yorkshire
Star bird in Shetland this week, the magnificent but elusive Siberian Thrush at Loch of Asta.
05.10.2025 23:20 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The juvenile Eurasian Dotterel on Houndkirk Moor #Sheffeild has been typically confiding @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
14.09.2025 18:19 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Garden mega! Hummingbird hawk-moth on my Buddleja this week. Grow it and they will come!
22.07.2025 20:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The last days of the #Sheffield Leadmill☹️ Tragic outcome for this legendary venue. Went to see the man who's played there for many years - Richard Hawley. Magic!
17.06.2025 20:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Highlights from today's @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social meet-up at Padley Gorge.
03.05.2025 21:22 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A nice wander around Orgreave lakes this morning with @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
Highlights were a Great White Egret, brief Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtails, loads of singing Whitethroats, Common Sandpipers and Redshank, plus a Grey Partridge.
Superb views of the summer plumage Slavonian Grebe at St. Aidens @rspb.bsky.social Great site!
14.04.2025 19:43 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A slow start at Carsington Water last Saturday but the distant ducks finally showed, Lesser and Greater Scaup, plus a nice Willow Tit @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
25.02.2025 22:13 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Goldeneyes doing their thing last weekend at Carsington Water @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
25.02.2025 21:10 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Last weekends 'day trip' to Shetland. Big relief that the American Coot was still present, plus nice supporting cast - Bufflehead at Hillwell, Ross's Goose at Scatsta (well spotted Trudy!). Thanks to the locals for updates. Great day!
13.02.2025 22:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Moore Street Substation, Sheffield
26.01.2025 10:21 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Relieved to have finally connected with the Booted Eagle at Marazion in Cornwall recently 🦅 Great views for 30 minutes after it rose from the pines before drifting off. We found it north of Crowlas shortly after, where it briefly came a little closer😎
26.01.2025 10:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🥶Two freezing hours at South Shields pier this morning before the magnificent Ross's Gull was refound nearby on the Tyne. A bit of a gullfest with Iceland, Glauc and Med gulls also present (plus LT Duck). Thanks to the locals for getting the news out.
10.01.2025 22:44 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Point taken Terry. Least Sandpiper is the bird on the right. Slightly smaller, overall uppers darker (not particularly noticeable in this shot) and yellow/green legs.
06.01.2025 17:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks Marc, good to meet you.
04.01.2025 18:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My first new bird of 2025 - the Least Sandpiper (with Little Stint) at Steart Marshes on Friday @andy-1963.bsky.social @somersetbirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
04.01.2025 17:56 — 👍 63 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
So my birding 12 months finished with the Yellow Warbler taking me to a best ever 275 for the year.
16 new lifers was more than I expected at the start, with some great highlights. Thanks to everyone who found stuff, put out news and helped along the way
Happy New Year. UTB
Worth the wait in Kent on Friday - eventually got cracking views of the hyperactive American Yellow Warbler, plus bonus Firecrest
29.12.2024 19:51 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Christmas everyone. 🌲🌲
(Goldfinch in my garden last winter)
This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
A December Hoopoe brightening up the rainy day at Rossington, very mobile but got lucky early morning @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social 🪶
01.12.2024 15:00 — 👍 49 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Swift bricks are in! Thanks to Jan for installation from Sheffield Swift Network sheffieldswiftnetwork.org Also got a caller up and running. Roll on spring! @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
29.11.2024 19:06 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Cracking shots.
28.11.2024 20:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Woohoo. Going to see The Pulps next summer 😎 @tramlines.bsky.social
28.11.2024 19:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good afternoon.
We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
Please sign & share!
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Five Ring-necked Ducks this afternoon at Anglers Country Park, West Yorkshire. There could be more! Is this a Yorks record? @birdguides.bsky.social
16.11.2024 21:31 — 👍 35 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The two Snow Geese at Swine Moor on Friday morning. They were flying around in the dark when I got there, before settling down for an hour and finally leaving around 8am 🪶 #swinemoor #eastyorkshirebirding
16.11.2024 21:09 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yes please.
16.11.2024 10:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Despite the long wait on Monday it looks like that was the best day for sightings of the erratic Scarlet Tanager in West Yorkshire @birdguides.bsky.social #scarlettanager
15.11.2024 20:17 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
