Gerry Gray

Crane in a field

White fronted geese in flight

Turnstone

Purple sandpiper

Crane and plenty of white fronted geese today at Flamborough as well as turnstones and purple sandpipers at Bridlington harbour. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdguides.bsky.social

Guillemot on rock ledge. One has a spectacled shape round its eye and is known as a bridled guillemot

Gannets on a rock ledge

2 guillemot on a rock ledge

Fly pass of some Russian white fronted geese

Good to see the guillemots arriving on the cliffs at RSPB Bempton including a bridled guillemot. The gannets are beginning to pair up. 20 Russian white fronted geese flew past, they are everywhere ! #BirdsSeenIn2026 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Great grey shrike in flight

Great grey shrike in a tree with a bug

Great grey shrike in flight

Great grey shrike and a Reed bunting

Managed to see the great grey shrike at Fillingham, Lincs today. #BirdsSeenIn2026 @lincsbirding.bsky.social

A great northern diver

Great northern diver

2 fulmars interacting on a rocky ledge

A peregrine falcon

A visit to Scarborough harbour today with great views of 2great northern divers.The fulmars were pairing up on the cliffs and the peregrine was showing well. #BirdsSeenIn2026 @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Barn owl in flight

Short eared owl on fence post

Short eared owl in flight

Barn owl in flight

An owl fest at the Outstrays on the Humber today with at least 3 SEO and numerous barn owls #BirdsSeenIn2026 @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Barnacle goose

Stonechat with a bug

Wren

Fieldfare in flight

Flamborough Head today. The barnacle goose and stonechat were a first for 2026 for us and the wren and fieldfare were nice to see @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026

Looks like these goosander are ready for action today, Spring is in the air. #BirdsSeenIn2026 over 15 spotted at Kilnwick Percy

White tailed eagle on river bank

Didn’t expect to have a white tailed eagle as the last one on year’s British bird list (208) and in East Yorkshire! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025

Woodcock hidden in some brambles

Short eared owl on a fence post

After several efforts to see the woodcock at RSPB Bempton , managed to spot it in the undergrowth with some help. Two SEO’s also made an appearance. @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025

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A flock of yellow hammers in a tree

Christmas Greetings to all with some yellow hammers to brighten the day #christmasbirds

Redpoll

Redwing

Red kite perched in a tree

Corn bunting

A red day out at North Cave Wetlands, redpolls, redwing and red kite with a bonus cornbunting. @northcavewet.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birds @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdsseenin2025

North Cave Wetlands starlings performing this evening @northcavewet.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdmurmurations

Flycatchers are on the move at the moment. Pied flycatchers at Thornwick Bay today and spotted flycatchers at Skerne Wetlands yesterday @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #migratingbirds #flycatchers

For anyone interested I have added some photos of our holiday to Brazil to flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqHSs here are some jaguars for a taster #brazilholiday #jaguars

Pied flycatcher

2 Whinchat on a fence

Willow warbler

Lesser whitethroat

Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today with a few birds getting ready for their travels! Numerous pied flycatchers, whinchat and willow warblers as well as a lesser whitethroat . @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorkscire

Today’s visit to Tophill Low NR juvenile cuckoo, kingfisher, snipe and ruff to name just a few! @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdsofYorkshire

Red-billed scythebill

Hyacinth macaw

Helmeted manakin

Guira cuckoo

Red-billed scythebill, hyacinth macaw, helmeted manakin, guira cuckoo

Great potoo

Red-legged seriema

Jabiru

Toco toucan

Amazing holiday in Brazil a couple of weeks ago. Here are just some of the over 250 birds we saw #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan

Garden warbler

Willow warbler

Reed warbler

Warblers at Tophill Low NR today @tophilllow.bsky.social #birds #warblers

Good to find a family of spotted flycatchers on a walk at Wheeldale, North Yorkshire today @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds

Ruff(top left) 5 black- tailed godwits and 2 spotted redshank (black birds at front left and right)

Great white egret between 2 little egrets

Bearded tit

Two shovelers

Trip to Alkborough Flats today with great views of black tailed godwits with 2 Spotted redshank and 2 ruff. The bearded tits also appeared as well as great white egrets. @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #birds

Avocet

Green sandpiper

Black tailed godwits

Redshank

A wader day at Tophill Low NR today with at least 20 black tailed godwits @tophilllow.bsky.social
@rspb.bsky.social
#waderbirds

Puffin with puffling

Puffin with puffling

Three puffins

Two puffins

Our puffin walk at Flamborough this evening certainly lived up to its name including our first ever views of an obliging puffling!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher

Corn bunting

Grey partridge

Ringed plover and dunlin

5 sandwich terns

A good selection of birds on the East Yorkshire coast at Barmston today including lots of singing corn buntings, a startled grey partridge, a small wader duet and a few sandwich terns @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #eastyorkbirds

#Happyflyday @rspb.bsky.social #birds

Female redstart

Mistle thrush

Marsh tit

Treecreeper

Some woodland birds today at May Beck, North Yorkshire. Lovely to see the female redstart in full breeding colours @rspb.bsky.social @forestrycommission.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #woodlandbirds

Song sparrow in the nettles

Reed warbler in the nettles

Baby stonechat demanding to be fed from adult

Skylark in the grass

Popped to Flamborough to see the song sparrow! Also noticed some other birds including this reed warbler, stonechat family and an obliging skylark!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #rarebirds

Two puffins on a cliff edge

Barn owl flying

Two gannets flying

A whitethroat

A trip to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today. Got to see a lovely barn owl before the rain appeared! @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorks

Bittern flying

White throat singing on rose bush

Peregrine flying

Avocet chick

Over 60 species of birds seen at North Cave Wetlands today including bittern, white throat, peregrine and avocet @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social #birds #30daysWild