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Jeremy Pierson

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York Keen Birder and Walker usually at the same time. Wainwrights Coast to Coaster Dales Way Herriot Way Cumbria Way West Highland Way Cleveland Way Nikon P950 #Patch 2023 100 up 2 #Patch 2024 down 1 to 99 #Patch 2025 74 Sand Martins

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Corn buntings
Gannets
Guillemot
Turnstone
MPipits
Rock Doves
Pink-footed Geese
Tree Sparrows
Dolphins
@rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs

10.10.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fab pic πŸ‘

10.10.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

3 seconds is better than none! If only we hadn't stopped for a pint of Theakston's Old Perculier.
Hay ho

10.10.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's the sunset we were watching while everyone else was watching the White-throated needletail
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10.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

FILEY

09.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Cormorant

Cormorant

Rock pipit

Rock pipit

Snow bunting at the top of Fiely brigg

Snow bunting at the top of Fiely brigg

09.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Very distant Red throated diver.
Camera to its max, no awards, but happy to even get a pic

Very distant Red throated diver. Camera to its max, no awards, but happy to even get a pic

A few of the Curlews at Fiely Dams

A few of the Curlews at Fiely Dams

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

View over Fiely bay, with the RNLI practising manovers

View over Fiely bay, with the RNLI practising manovers

A good couple of days at Fiely with flat seas and sunshine
GCGreebs
Red throated divers
Grey Wagtail
Teal
Shoveler
Curlew c30 at Fiely Dams
Snow bunting NFY
Cormrants
Shag
100+ Linnets
Herons
Redshank
Oystercatchers
Rock pipits
Herring BH Gulls
Painted lady butterflies
Ruby tiger moth caterpillar

09.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sad to see a female Sparrow hawk dead at the side of the road today, probably flew into a car!
A male Stonechat, first of the year for the ings.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

06.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hare

Hare

Nice flock of at least 160 of Linnets

Nice flock of at least 160 of Linnets

Fallow deer

Fallow deer

A ditch full of windfall apples

A ditch full of windfall apples

Approx 160 Linnets on today's walk from Naburn to Tillmire
3 Little egrets
6 Buzzards
15+ Chaffinchs
B+G+LTTits
Chiffchaffs
Kestrels
BHGulls
GSWoodpecker
10 Yellowhammers
Hares and Fallow deer
And a ditch full of windfall apples
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

01.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
,Female Scaup

,Female Scaup

Female Scaup

Female Scaup

Peregrine

Peregrine

Female Scaup was still at Hes East today. Giving good views and constantly diving for food.
Gadwall Tufted Teal Cetti's Mallard Mute Swans
Moorhen Greylags
Also, Peregrine up on the chimney
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

29.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Red Admiral

Red Admiral

Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Black Rustic

Black Rustic

A fiesty Devil's coach-hourse beetle

A fiesty Devil's coach-hourse beetle

A few non birds from the weekend

28.09.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Grey heron waited patiently for its pic

Grey heron waited patiently for its pic

Stonechats like to keep their distance!

Stonechats like to keep their distance!

5 Little egrets didn't want to wait for a pic

5 Little egrets didn't want to wait for a pic

Naburn
Nuthatchs are very vocal at the moment, as we're the Tawnys last night!
Herons showed well, and 5 Little egrets didn't like me getting the camera out
Stonechats were also still around this morning.
Corn bunting singing from its usual Oak tree
Linnets
Yellowhammers
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

26.09.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stonechats

Stonechats

Female Reed bunting

Female Reed bunting

Autumn is starting to produce some nice birds on patch. It feels like it's been quite for too long.
Last few days
Siskins
Flocks of Pink-footed
White wagtail
Yellowhammers
Reed buntings
20+ Meadow pipits mixed with 20+ Skylarks and this morning 5 possibly 6 Stonechats.😁
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

25.09.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Whinchat

Whinchat

1 of the 4 Green Sandpipers

1 of the 4 Green Sandpipers

Red kites over one of the fields that was being cut

Red kites over one of the fields that was being cut

A couple of hours @ldvnnr.bsky.social Wheldrake ings
Highlights of the 26 species
Buzzard
3-4 Red kites
Sparrow hawk
2 Kestrels
Whinchat
Kingfisher
Nuthatch (heard)
4 Green Sandpipers
2 Reed buntings
Little egret
2 Bullfinchs
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

24.09.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Shelduck

Shelduck

3 of 6 Ringed plover

3 of 6 Ringed plover

Cattle egret on the back of a cow

Cattle egret on the back of a cow

Ruff

Ruff

22.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 of the 5 Great White Egrets

3 of the 5 Great White Egrets

Distant Marsh Harrier

Distant Marsh Harrier

Ruff

Ruff

Stonechat on a fence post

Stonechat on a fence post

Great day @rspb.bsky.social St Aidans
50 species
Highlights
3 Lesser Redpoll
5 Great White Egrets
Green Sandpiper
2 Black-tailed Godwit
4 Ruff
3 Snipe
3 Kingfisher
4 Stonechat
3 Red kite
4 Buzzard
Marsh harrier
SpHawk
Little Owl
Fairburn Lin dike
6 Cattle egrets
C Sandpiper
6 R Plovers
Shelduck

22.09.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Naburn
Lots of Chiffchaffs a few chiff chaffing
C30 swallows passing through
The usual Blue, Great, Coal, and LTTits Treecreeper
The best for today was a small copper butterfly.

16.09.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stonechat

Stonechat

A few of the many Greylags

A few of the many Greylags

You can just make out a Green Sandpiper behind the rain

You can just make out a Green Sandpiper behind the rain

3 Green Sandpipers after the rain with a Pied wagtail looking on

3 Green Sandpipers after the rain with a Pied wagtail looking on

Wheldrake ings @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Stonechat from Tower
6 Green Sandpipers 2 from Swantail and 4 from Pool during a heavy downpour
4 Buzzards
Sparrowhawk
Pied wagtails
2 Reed buntings
2 Kestrels
Lots of Chiffchaffs
Good numbers of Greylags over.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

16.09.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Masses of acorns

Masses of acorns

Loads of acorns this year near us. Make sure you grab a handful and plant them. Oak trees help support over 2,300 Spieces.
Even had a Greater Spotted Woodpecker stashing them in an old telegraphpole. (Never seen that before!)
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

15.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Whinchat

Whinchat

Whinchat

Whinchat

Chinook C-47 helicopter

Chinook C-47 helicopter

Female common darter

Female common darter

A couple of hrs round @ldvnnr.bsky.social Wheldrake ings
Highlights
3 Whinchats
Jay
Red kite
2 Buzzards
Green Sandpiper
2 Little egrets
3 Reed buntings
Mallard
Good No, of Gold Finches
2 Moorhen
Swallows+H Martins
Female common darter
and a very low chinook C-47
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

13.09.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, a great day. It's always a good day when we go with the York birding group. More eyes and great knowledge!πŸ‘

12.09.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Resting Wheatear

Resting Wheatear

Pied flycatcher

Pied flycatcher

Redstart

Redstart

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Great day at a windy Flamborough with @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Highlights
Peregrine
4 Wheatears
Arctic skewers
Pied Flycatchers
Redstart
Whitethroat+lesser
Sandwich Terns
C Scoters
Dolphins seals and a Porpoise
Flocks Goldfinch+Linnet
S.Landing
Treecreeper
Ringed plover
Kestrels
Pied wagtails 25+

07.09.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fulmar soaring

Fulmar soaring

Distant Stonechat

Distant Stonechat

Gannet feeding young 
The young saying, "Don't eat me, I'm just getting my lunch"

Gannet feeding young The young saying, "Don't eat me, I'm just getting my lunch"

One of the many Tree Sparrows

One of the many Tree Sparrows

East coast @rspb.bsky.social Bempton and Thornwick Bay
Highlights
Pied+Spotted Flycatchers
Lots of Tree Sparrows
Goldcrest
Fabulous Gannets
Fulmars
Kittiwakes
GBBGulls
MPipits
Stonechat
HMartins+Swallows
Teal
Cormrants
3 Common Scoter

06.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.09.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ‘

27.08.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In amongst the other Greylags @northcavewet.bsky.social was this Greylag with a orange neck collar HUZ any ideas where it's from?
@northyorksbirds.bsky.social

26.08.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Red-crested Pochard with mallards

Red-crested Pochard with mallards

Black-crowned night heron hiding in the trees

Black-crowned night heron hiding in the trees

Peregrine

Peregrine

Hobby hunting Dragonflies

Hobby hunting Dragonflies

Just my luck, a weekend away from patch and a Guillemot turns up at the locks, with no sign this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
But on better note, a lifer for me @northcavewet.bsky.social with the Black-crowned night heronβœ…οΈ
Also
Red-crested Pochard
Peregrine
Hobby
C+G Sandpiper
Gshank
LRP

26.08.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It took a while. Comma?

21.08.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Buzzard

Buzzard

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Snipe and Green Sandpiper

Snipe and Green Sandpiper

Swallows on the top of a bush

Swallows on the top of a bush

@ldvnnr.bsky.social
Wheldrake ings+bank island.
Kingfisher
11 Snipe
7 Green Sandpiper
1 Black-tailed Godwit
Buzzard
F Marsh Harrier
Swallows
Swift
H Martins
Whitethroats
Lesser Whitethroat
Blackcaps
Sedge+willow+chifs
Little egrets
2 Grey Heron
Pied Wagtails
@yorkbirding.bsky.social

18.08.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for that.
I thought it might have been having a second brood!

17.08.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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