Tim Godson

Walk along Pocklington Canal then to Allerthorpe Common - highlights Green woodpecker, 22 Corn Bunting, 55 Linnet, 75 Redpoll - multiple Buzzards @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Amazing to see 60 cranes from train just outside Manea near Ouse Washes

Heard a flock when walking back home on Taddy Rd from the York Beer Festival last evening (unless it was the beer calling)

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Definitely the case in our garden

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Thanks for a great day out

@yorkbirding.bsky.social Short-eared owl at North Duffield Carrs - in close proximity to a Marsh Harrier, plus Stonechat and steady movement of hirundines

Great photo

Disappointing- thought “edgy” stuff - anti establishment was what they did

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Robin singing beautifully inside Asda Cambridge- much better than Muzak - but not sure it will find a mate

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Pre-dawn chorus of Blackbird, Robin and Wren as I catch bus for first leg on way to @btobirds.bsky.social conference in Manchester

Flight of greylags low in the dawn from local lake

York Bird Club went there in November and had a great day - hope yours goes as well!

Dead Black-headed Gull alongside the wording: please report sightings of dead birds.

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The train from March to Ely makes a great mobile hide - crossing the fens have seen Whooper Swan and Cranes - then crossed the Ouse Washes
With several ducks in view

It was ironic that they quoted the reasons why a ban is needed - wildlife and peat restoration etc, as part of reason to ignore the call for a ban. No real evidence why it shouldn’t be considered other than bland statements as to its ‘value’ - can only keep up the fight

Woken at 4.30 by the Tawny Owls calling outside the window

Early morning wolf moon in York - accompanied by singing robins

Welcome - about time!

12 blackbirds after the fallen apples - soon joined by 3 aggressive fieldfares

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A bit whiter today

Blackbird in the snow in York - looking for the last fallen apples

Can they add it to the list by looking at your photo? Good spot

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Male) at its nest in the Quantocks, photo by Ewan Flynn

Sadly 2024 was one of the poorest breeding seasons for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers since we started in 2015. Only 11 nests were found/monitored & on average only just over one young fledged per nest. This is probably not enough to sustain the population, www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/news

Birds flooding into garden ahead of bad weather - blackbirds, Woodpidge, and magpie feeding on windfall apples, charm of Goldfinches on teasel, tits etc on feeders -!then sparrowhawk barrels through - 12 species in total @yorkbirding.bsky.social