LeedsBirder

YouTube video by WildlifeWindows Filming Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus) 2025, Wildlife Windows Ltd.

More incredible work from Wildlife Windows - not content with Hobby nestcams, here’s a Honey Buzzard webcam! youtu.be/lQcB_rInoR8

The most unsettling sign I’ve come across in Asia. I did not like the prospect of being hit from a great height with a heavy, spiky and extremely potent smelling culturally iconic fruit

A final and beautifully written reminder that you can still sponsor my team’s bird racing efforts and support putting Swift boxes on Fire Station towers (cool idea, and it works) by donating here: gofund.me/81fedb827

Awesome, thanks man! Yes I did miss it - apologies

On this years Yorkshire Bird Race we managed 84 species in icy conditions. That’s our second best tally in 5 attempts at Swilly Ings, despite misses including Barnie, Glossy Ibis, Peregrine and Feral Pigeon 😑. If you fancy sponsoring us in aid of Leeds Swifts, go here: gofund.me/81fedb827

Donate to Yorkshire Bird Race for Yorkshire Swifts, organized by Leeds Swifts Leeds Swifts and Sheffield Swift Network are excited to announce a new event to… Leeds Swifts needs your support for Yorkshire Bird Race for Yorkshire Swifts

The Leeds group is using the funds raised to install Swift nestboxes on Fire Station training towers. Help save this magnificent bird and donate a few notes if you can, right here: gofund.me/81fedb827 2/2

Tomorrow it’s the Yorkshire Bird Race, with teams across the county competing to see the most bird species in one day while raising money for bird conservation. My team, the LEOdiens are bird racing round Swilly Ings. This year we are raising money for Leeds and Sheffield Swifts 1/2

Average Joe #ashes #ausveng #averagejournalism

It’s going to be a long series but now is undoubtedly a good day to check in with your best Aussie mates 😄

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

Bird crime in the #YorkshireDales persists – after over 70 years of legal protection.
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social

Tomorrow I’m giving my “Peregrines cause some right issues when fledging” presentation for Richmondshire and Hambleton RSPB. Hadn’t noticed this little gem before in my video archive. No, it’s not an outtake from Aliens, it’s a rescued Peregrine taking a swat at my mate Les #reactionspeed

Every bird is interesting if you look closely enough

Don’t miss the back of my head on Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles on BBC1 tonight! 😂#15MilliSecondsOfFame

Lovely thread mate!

1/6 The Year of the Chiffchaff - escape from this gloomy rainy day to the promise of spring.
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!

Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job

A mandatory swift brick for every new home won't be supported by Housing Secretary Steve Reed. That's quite a u-turn from the former Environment Secretary. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Country diary: Racing peregrines among the rusting mills | Richard Smyth Manningham, Bradford: Twenty-six years after this great industrial hub closed down, it still has resonances with the community via its thrilling wildlife

Bulletin from Bradford, once again putting the Country Diary at risk of prosecution under the Trades Descriptions Act. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Look out for Hamza visiting Leeds Swifts on BBC2 tonight, or watch now on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #swifts #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #swifts

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

Astonishing active hunting and arial predation of small migrating birds! #ornithology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London

More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵

Everyone visiting or living in the @yorkshiredales.org.uk needs to be made aware of this. It's disgraceful and it needs to be stopped.
@friendsofthedales.bsky.social

We’re waiting with great excitement to see the results of last year’s filming at the Leeds Swifts colony by superstar wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin. Look out for Leeds Swifts on “Hamzas Hidden Wild Isles” in the summer episode on 19th October at 6:15pm. t.co/ta3Y69pMXR #swifts #yorkshirebirding

Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…

Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?

No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/t...

Winner of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s bird of the year competition: the #Kārearea or NZ Falcon. What a bird! Here’s some slowmo shots of several different adults and juveniles I filmed around Wellington last year #nz #nzbirds #birds #phonescoping #aotearoa vimeo.com/1052496368 @forestandbird.bsky.social

Peregrine on City hall Bradford yesterday, there have been up to 3 different birds recently including a new bird with a BTO ring on right leg

New consultation on Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs): your opportunity to tell the HSE how damaging these are to raptors & other wildlife In November last year, conservation campaign group Wild Justice published a report (Collateral Damage) highlighting shockingly high levels of rodenticides (rat poisons) found in Buzzards and Red Ki…

This consultation is an opportunity to put pressure on the HSE to restrict the use of these dangerous toxins. Consultation closes Tues 30 Sept 2025 - please take part!

#RaptorResearch #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/28/n...

Does it get any better? 😁

Scuse me buddy, can you top that up / flake in that? #seriousbusiness

‘A proper gent‘: people share memories of cricket umpire Dickie Bird The proud Yorkshireman is remembered as someone who knew how to hold a crowd – and a cricket match

Memories of one of my favourite birds www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...