Have finally calmed down enough to edit this short digiscoped video of the White-throated Needletail above Scarborough Castle on Friday. For obvious reasons it is a little bit shaky #YorkshireBirding
Seen my first ivy bee of the season today up on the Humber at whitton plus 7 species of raptor including Osprey + 2 Whinchat, Wheatear, Goosander, and first of the season 80+Pink-feet #lincsbirding
Quite a surprise today while watching the Cattle Egrets at Nebraska Farm, N. Lincs and this Black-winged Pratincole flew past. #ukbirding #lincsbirding
Interesting. I was hoping to use one to locate some ground sculkers such as Pittas but looks like that might be asking too much.
Hi Daniel - which thermal did you get ? Does it work during the day in rainforest or does the heat from the surrounding vegetation mask the birds ?
It’s my annual bat counting time where I count all the bats passing through the garden west to east through into Normanby Park between 9.20 & 9.45 amazingly this years total was exactly the same as last years!
28/5/25 -224
27/5/24 - 224
2023 - 203
2024 - 206
2025 - 231
@batconservation.bsky.social
Singing behind our room a beautiful Black-headed bunting
Very lucky to find this Black-veined White newly emerged from its chrysalis today at Ruppels Gorge
#lakekerkini
Found just one Ilex Hairstreak today but had five new bird species taking us to 175 only one day left will be very sad to leave #lakekerkini
Not really seen too many orchids but added to the list today with Pyramidal and Horned Bee Orchid #lakelerkini
What a day reached 170 bird species and a Wild Cat #lakekerkini
Decided on another trip to see the Eagle Owl this afternoon and was so pleased to see three chicks with her
Can anyone help id this snake take this afternoon in Neo Petritsi, NGreece - it has just eaten a family of Blue Tits 🥲 approx 20-30 metres up the tree
Fabulous day again today around lake kerkini with 160 species of birds hit and this beautiful lesser spotted fritillary
Bird of the day - phonescoped Levant Sparrowhawk about to devour a carpenter bee
Sinuated Spoonwing - Lake Kerkini area - amazing
I’ve just found an eagle owl!
I’m at Lake Kerkini northern Greece it’s bliss - Golden Orioles, Nightingales and Bee-eaters in seemingly every bush - 112 species and it’s only day 2 😁 -sound up for full effect
One of the benefits of the cool overcast conditions was that I could get close to this resting Orangetip in the garden this morning. #ukbutterflies
A short digiscoped video of the American Wigeon at Alkborough Flats on the 9th April 25 #lincsbirding #UKbirding
Grey Partridge creating yet more potholes in N Lincs 😜 #lincsbirding
A kestrel joining a pair of Grey Partridge for a dust bath just before dark. Not seen kestrel do this before #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKbirding
Will do, thank you for the info.
Thank you for your reply, I will take a look. I did think about a headlamp as that would leave me hands free and allow me to digiscope but wasn't sure if they would be powerful enough.
Can anybody recommend a good quality torch for owling abroad ? Needs to have a good reach and preferably needs to be small and light weight. #BirdingGear #TravelBirding
A nice Barn Owl this evening, one of three seen along with a Short-eared Owl. We then waited for the planet parade and managed to see 5 out of 7. @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Went back for another view of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail this morning and managed to get some better digiscoped video. Also captured the call this time, at the end of the video. #ukbirding #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Digiscoped video of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in North Lincs, 19th Feb. #UKbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social #lincsbirding
Still a few Hawfinches about in North Lincs with 3 in Normanby this week.
So sad not to see more Redpolls these days but 60-70 yesterday was wonderful
