Tophill Low Nature Reserve

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Opportunity for all the birders visiting @flamboroughbird.bsky.social and @tophilllow.bsky.social #migweek to highlight their photos. heylnp.co.uk/local-nature...

Tophill today. The BNG was finally kind enough to come a little closer!
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Many thanks to Mandy Gregory for sending on these images of the white throated needletail over @tophilllow.bsky.social yesterday. Perhaps it remembers where East Yorkshire’s premier insect diner is…

Oh lawdy...!!!
White-throated Needletail showing a bit well here at Bempton RSPB reserve @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Pic by Paul Reed

Having had a quiet 5 days birding in the Spurn area, news broke of a White- Throated Needletail further North. We dashed to Hornsea Mere hoping to find it there when it was then reported further North at Bempton cliffs. 35 minutes late and Bingo. What a cracking bird. A borrowed pic attached.

Our group refound the East Yorkshire White-throated Needletail at Bempton Cliffs this afternoon. Unbelievable moment when it shot through as we were watching a Barn Owl! Raced down to cliffs to relocate and initially no sign, but it then reappeared and we had it flying over our heads 🤯🤯

Well that wasn't on my bingo card for today, even when news broke at Tophill. My kids missed the train home due to a slow bus, and so I was in Bridlington when the White-throated Needletail was refound at Bempton #birding #yorkshirebirding

The Needletail was showing rather nicely.

Great find by visitors Mandy Gregory and R Maddison today @tophilllow.bsky.social white throated needletail over O reservoir. Great to hear it was refound later at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social

Crazy afternoon! Dashed to the patch @tophilllow.bsky.social for the needletail. No sign. Then the news came out from @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social so a mad dash. Made it with about 10 min to spare

String northerlies brought early winter arrivals to @tophilllow.bsky.social in the form of 15 whooper swans, and several hundred pink footed geese over and around the reserve. Little stint, 4 ruff and Dunlin on south marsh @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Early September 2025-Tophill Low NR Henge hide 2/9/25 Went to Tophill Low NR on Tuesday morning. Started in the D Res Centre hide, looking for the Black-necked Grebe I’d failed to see last time. There was no sign, so I moved to Middle Hid…

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Chance find of a rather battered clifden nonpareil moth @tophilllow.bsky.social this week @ynuorg.bsky.social @savebutrflies.bsky.social. Little stint still present today (image Graham Bentley) @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Fantastic views from the new Henge hide at Tophill, Humber Bridge for example! S Hawker, Ruff & Dunlin pictured.
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Snipe showing well at Tophill yesterday
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Black necked grebe at Tophill yesterday. I’m amazed how long these birds can stay under water & how far they can move! Grabbed this rubbish video when it finally decided to stay visible for a few moments 😂
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3 Curlew Sand @tophilllow.bsky.social flew south from South Marsh East at 11.20 and not relocated by 1pm. No sign of Little Stint @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Great day at @tophilllow.bsky.social and Hornsea mere on the way to @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social. RC pochard, curlew sand, little stint, black tern, little gull, hobby & 5x marsh harrier the highlights. Great start to the weekend #migfest25

Little stint today with 3 curlew sandpiper amongst the highlights @tophilllow.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Tophill today
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Little Stint @tophilllow.bsky.social on South Marsh East at 1.30pm. 2 Red-crested Pochard on D res this morning. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #eastyorkshire

Return of the King...
Wasn't looking promising to see the blue wonder yesterday but then two popped up just before we left! So great to see them flying in formation!
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Much better than mine!

Not exactly prize winning 😂
but a record of the black terns today at Tophill
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Two black tern currently showing at the north end of D reservoir @tophilllow.bsky.social - found by Gordon Beck. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

August 2025-East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire It’s been a while since I’ve blogged due to some degree to lack of enthusiasm as well as maybe the good weather limiting time but today’s dull weather has given me the prompt to g…

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The Goldcrest - tiny, fast, insanely difficult to photograph!
Nailed it even though it was a tough spot at Tophill Low over the weekend 😁
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Black necked grebe on D reservoir for 5th day. Ruff, snipe, green and common sandpiper on south marshes. Great white egret on river Hull @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social

With so little water in the surrounding area conditions are looking good on south marsh east for some good waders to refuel @birdguides.bsky.social If you are heading to the reserve this weekend please note a diversion is in place from Watton