@mikepilsworth.bsky.social
Birder and naturalist based in East Yorkshire
Apotomis Betuletana
Small ranunculus
Bordered straw
Highlight of last nights mothing was first Bordered straw for our Swinefleet garden also Birch marble Apotomis betuletana NFG and first Small Ranunculus of year
13.08.2025 21:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wood sandpiper over Swinefleet this morning was a very welcome addition to the garden list
12.08.2025 05:58 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looks like Clouded yellow influx is the biggest for quite some time 30+ in a single field of clover near Crowle, Lincs this afternoon @savebutterflies.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
10.08.2025 21:20 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Common scoter flock
Shelduck
Wildfowl on the move this evening over Swinefleet 194 shelduck heading to west coast estuaries in several flocks and a flock of 462 common scoters north west #vismig
10.08.2025 21:14 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Locally Wall Browns are having their best second brood for a very long time 9 along a short stretch of river bank at Whitgift today @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @celastrina59.bsky.social
22.07.2025 17:40 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 03 avocets west along Ouse at Swinefleet- a new species for the garden -despite them nesting a few miles away at Blacktoft sands and only my second record for this stretch of river in last 15 years
17.07.2025 06:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great WeBS count at Pyewipe on Humber this am moulting shelduck flock up to 5400. Lots of returning waders including 397 curlew roosting in estuary side fields. 683 black-tailed godwits, 329 redshank and 264 on Novatis Ings @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @humbernature.bsky.social
13.07.2025 18:04 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Amazingly, this remarkable individual has returned to the very colony in which it hatched 12 years ago! Tate was fortunate enough to spot it and digiscope these images. Great work, Tate!
Welcome home, weary traveller!
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@btobirds.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
A small, light grey and white bird with a black head, a yellow beak, and orange legs. It is sitting on a sandy beach with water in the background.
A small, light grey and white bird with a black head, a yellow beak, and orange legs. It is sitting on a sandy beach with water in the background. The bird has turned its head to preen its back.
A close-up photo of a white bird with orange legs. Only a small part of the tail, the belly, and the legs are visible. On the right leg is a metal ring. On the left leg is a green ring with the letters HKL written on it. The bird is standing on sand.
Wow! A very exciting discovery by one of our wardens, Tate, during his afternoon shift today.
This Little Tern was first ringed as a chick at the Beacon Ponds colony back in 2013.
It was recaptured in Senegal last April and fitted with a green colour ring - HKL.
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The glorious weather has allowed us to carry out our first colony walkthrough of the season. An astonishing 91 Little Tern nests were counted, which is the highest count for the protection scheme (previous highest count of 70 in 1996). We're keeping everything crossed for a record-breaking season!
16.06.2025 19:27 — 👍 38 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Flock of 10 noisy Mediterranean gulls (at least 4 full adults ) just gone west along Ouse at Swinefleet. Still quite scarce in this part of Yorks and first multiple record from garden.
31.05.2025 16:06 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The best migration weekend of the year is back! 🐦
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Drake green-winged teal wet grassland at Patrington haven this pm look north from track approx 1/4 mile to east of Outstray Farm @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
23.04.2025 15:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Only two moths in my Swinefleet, East Yorks trap this morning but found my earliest ever dark sword-grass by the side of trap this evening @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
16.04.2025 19:34 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great evening for Common scoter migration across northern England at least 19 flocks east over Swinefleet between 20.55 & 21.25
24.03.2025 21:38 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
youtu.be/NlyMc3_4M78
www.grahamcatley.com/blog-1/easte... you need the volume up to hear calls at the end to the video
