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Husband, Dad and Grandad. Birder for most of my life mostly at Swillington Ings. Leeds United and the Rhinos

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Closer views of the Pectoral Sandpiper at Swillington Ings(RSPB St Aidans). Also 2 Cattle Egrets, 8 Green Sandpipers and Redstart.

20.08.2025 17:22 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pectoral Sandpiper at Swillington Ings(RSPB St Aidans)
Other waders included Ruff, Greenshank, Black tailed Godwits and Dunlins.

09.08.2025 08:45 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I realise it was because of the conditions they had to endured.Seven of my ancestors died in Oaks mine in Barnsley in 1866. These included an eleven year old and his two teenage bothers. Profit was always put before the safety of workers. Thank god for the labour movement

02.07.2025 16:02 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Life expectancy of the working class in Leeds was 19 by 1840 and was similar in Bradford. Less than African American slaves. No surprise then that the workers were so young

02.07.2025 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As we say in Yorkshire don’t go to Hell, Hull ( press gang ) or Halifax ( the gibbet )

24.06.2025 09:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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My last day at Cape Kolka, Latvia with Roger Barnes, Andy Butler, Paul Doherty, Dave Hunton and Richard Hart. Great company and fantastic birding. Several Bluethroats and hundreds of Grey headed Wagtails were among the thousands of migrants recorded on Trektellen.

27.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Slavonian Grebe at Swillington Ings (St Aidans RSPB) which has been present since November. Nearly in full summer plumage.

28.03.2025 16:16 — 👍 17    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A flock of 24 Whooper Swans were on the main lake at Swillington Ings(RSPB St Aidans) this morning with 2 Black necked Grebes.
The first Little ringed Plovers were seen with 4 seen in the recording area.

16.03.2025 13:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The first spring migrants back today, 2 Sand Martins on Bowers Lake, Swillington Ings(RSPB St Aidans)

26.02.2025 09:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kingfisher at Swillington Ings (RSPB St Aidans). On its favourite perch at the crossroads.

09.01.2025 16:26 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Slavonian Grebe still present on the Balance Reservoir at Swillington Ings(RSPB St Aidans).

29.11.2024 15:32 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An interesting thread with some good stats around the farmer’s inheritance tax ‘issue’

19.11.2024 09:25 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

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