Jeremy Pierson

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Trip to @rspb.bsky.social St Aidans/Fairburn
52 Species
2 Med Gulls one with white leg ring
GW+L Egret
Treecreepers
FFY Sand martin
Chiffchaffs
Little Owl
Cetti's
2 Bitterns Booming
Goldeneye
Shovelers
Pochard
Shelduck
Oystercatchers
Buzzard
Reed buntings
Gadwall
B H, H, LBB Gulls

Hayburn Wyke!!!

A trip out to Wykeham Raptor view point didn't disappoint.
Stonechat
Marsh tit
At least 6 Buzzards
2 Ravens
And last but not least a Goshawk 😀😀😀
All camped up at Haburn Wyke Inn, ready for tomorrow's East coast bird trip with @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Thanks Damian, every day is a school day😉

2 of 2
1 of the Chiffchaffs had quite a dark face with a small growth on the side of its beak
Kestrel and 3 Red kites at Skipwith common
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1 of 2
Visit to @ldvnnr.bsky.social Thorganby/NDC/BBridge
Highlights
Pink-footed
White-fronted 18
Pintail
100s Black-tailed godwit
Goldeneye 5
Curlew
Chiffchaffs 2
Shoveler
Whooper swans
GCGreeb
L Egret
Oystercatchers
Wigeon
Teal
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Another good few days on patch, With
2 Shelduck ✅️ NFY
2 Goldeneye
3 Grey Wagtails
GSWoodpecker
2 Curlew on the ground rather than a fly-by.

5 miles down the road at Hes East an unusual duck!
Also 2 Peregrine and 30+ Siskins
Pochard
Gadwall
Oystercatchers
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A fab few days on patch
Highlights
6 GSWoodpecker
4 Nuthatch
Mistle Thrushs
2 Shoveler ✅️ patch NFY
5 Wigeon✅️ patch NFY
26 Goosander
3 Goldeneye
7 Teal
Tufted
Redpolls
Grey Wagtails
Treecreepers
Reed buntings
Buzzards
Red kites
M Sparrow hawk
And 2 Pintails ✅️ New for Patch
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Patch today
24 Goosander
5 Teal
Little owl
Marsh tits
Cormorant
Buzzard
GSWoodpecker
Kestrel
Sparrow hawk
Jay
3 Mistle, 2 Song thrush
Plus the usual tits and finches
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Fab day with @yorkbirding.bsky.social yesterday @ldvnnr.bsky.social With out camera!! 58 species including
Spotted Redshank
Black-tailed godwit
Slavonian Grebe
White-fronted,
Pink-footed, Tundra bean, Egyptian geese
Ruff
1000s of Lapwing
Marsh harrier
Scaup
Whooper swan
Goldeneye
Golden plover

Good choice 😀

No1 for me. Good luck in choosing, it's a difficult decision.😉

Another very grey day with an icy wind. But we still headed to Castle Howard for an hour.
1 Shag
Lots of Cormorants and Goldeneye
Tufted
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Wigeon
Canada geese
Buzzard
Then to @ldvnnr.bsky.social Ferry Lane to catch up with the White-fronted geese
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Hi Richard
If I can find out who put the seed there I will try to discourage them. Cheers

A good year patch tick with a pr of Marsh tits.
We didn't see any on patch last year.
They were very fast, blink and they had gone, lucky to even get this shot!
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Afternoon @northcavewet.bsky.social
50 Species
Always feel privileged to see a Bittern
Other highlights
3 Stonechats 1M 2F
Black-tailed godwit
SpHawk
Buzzards
Siskins
Reed buntings
Goldeneye
Song thrush
Pochard
Shelduck
Redshank
Pr Bullfinchs
100s Lapwings

A great few days around Morecambe Bay, Leighton Moss and Warton about 40 miles walked and a few pints at the Old School Brewery (highly recommend)
Highlights
Otters
Bearded tits
Raven
Spotted Redshanks
Marsh Harriers
Marsh tit
1000s Oystercatchers
100s Pintails
Eider ducks
A cracking 60 species

Across the border to Lancashire, and got to see some great birds.
First Oystercatcher of the year followed by a few thousand!!!
Bearded tits
Marsh tit
Marsh harriers
Red-breasted mergansers
Eider ducks
Knot
Bar-tailed godwits
100s Curlew
Pintail
Great+Little egrets
Dunlin
Curlews

Snap! 2 from over the back garden on Friday morning.

Thanks Tim
Just a bit more than the normal milage but worth every step.😉 Now drying out the waterproofs!

Good to be able to catch-up with the Waxwing at Acaster Malbis today, despite it being wet and grey.
We could walk to see it too! (12 miles 6 each way)
Unfortunately not a patch tick!
Also 4 Hares chasing around and a pr of foxes
5 M Goosander
Nuthatch
100s Fieldfare
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42 species @rspb.bsky.social St Aidans
Highlights
Hearing lots of Water Rail and actually seeing 2
Red-crested Pochard hiding in the reeds
Marsh Harriers
Red kite
Reed bunting
Buzzards
Kestrels
Peregrine
Goldeneye
2 Little owls
Stonechats.
Little and 3 Great white egrets at Lin Dike Fairburn

Thanks Al, we were so lucky it showed really well for about 20 minutes. I think it gets seen on quite a regular basis. If you're there at the right time😁

A fabulous afternoon @northcavewet.bsky.social With our best ever views of a Bittern from the Turret hide. A big thanks to the 2 local birders for the heads up.👍
Also M+F Goldeneye
6 Redshank
Buzzard
Red kite
GSWoodpecker
C200 Linnets
42
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Brief views of Hawfinchs✅️ in poor light at Harewood today and an unusual goose in with Pink-footed+Canada at Eccup reservoir

It certainly is Paul.
Merlin was missing on last year's list so that's good start too!! Hoping to hit 200 this year 🙏
Hope you have a great 2026

It was good to be able to catchup with the White-tailed eagle from Elerton church( in -5)
Whoopers, 2 Peregrines together at Aughton
Spotted Redshank, Dunlin, Ruff from Bubwith Bridge
WTE, White-fronted geese ,
Merlin from North Duffield Carrs
WTE from Thorganby platform
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