@bencm24.bsky.social
West Yorkshire, Birder
Probable Siberian Chiffchaff found yesterday at Lemonroyd Sewage Works on the Filter Beds with around 8 other Chiffchaff. Not heard to call, but the first bit of local excitement for 2026. 1 Glossy Ibis and Red-crested Pochard lingering into the new year at Swillington Ings for #PWC2026
04.01.2026 17:36 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Finally saw all 3 Glossy Ibis all at the same time today at St Aidans, still no scarce Geese yet. Water Pipit and the very showy Red-crested Pochard best of the rest!
28.12.2025 18:24 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Starling murmuration at @rspbminsmere.bsky.social tonight!
23.12.2025 18:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Back on the Suffolk coast today - Starling murmuration stole the show at Minsmere, but Shorelark, Snow Buntings, Temmincks Stint, Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank and Caspian Gulls made for a nice day!
23.12.2025 18:28 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Not the hoped for Glossy Ibis that didn’t hang around St Aidans long enough for me to get there, but this Scaup showed superbly on Bowers Lake in the late afternoon drizzle! 5th record for 2025 @patchbirding.bsky.social
21.10.2025 17:15 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
One of 2 Long-eared Owls and one of 5 Yellow-browed Warblers amongst a brilliant day of migration action at Flamborough head today!
18.10.2025 19:21 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Big shock when this juv Gannet came through Swillington Ings this evening - huge patch lifer!!!
16.10.2025 20:00 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On way back from Suffolk, rude not to call into the Baird’s Sandpiper at Rutland Water. Showing well a slight understatement!
12.10.2025 15:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Patch lifer Grey Phalarope this morning from Swillington Ings, right place right time for once! Luckily hung around all day for people to connect. 5th site record, 1st in 15 years!
14.09.2025 19:46 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My 2nd patch Curlew Sandpiper dropped in this afternoon after some rain! Nice addition to @patchbirding.bsky.social #PWC2025 after Black Tern present most of today on site!
07.09.2025 18:14 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0class find Sean well done
05.09.2025 19:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pied Flycatcher a nice surprise in a random woodland in Yorkshire Dales today!
27.04.2025 19:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stonking Ring Ouzel still hanging around in Haughley, Suffolk this evening!
17.04.2025 16:41 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stonking views of Blue-winged Teal at Brough this afternoon!
23.03.2025 17:45 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black-necked Grebes back on patch today!
08.03.2025 19:56 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0couple of megas there!
02.03.2025 15:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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4 Cranes over Swillington Ings this afternoon! Buzzing with these, my first for patch! Distant screengrab from video below…
24.02.2025 19:53 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cracking Firecrest on patch today at Methley!
08.02.2025 18:01 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Buzzing to find this drk Scaup on Lemonroyd Lake, Swilly Ings this afternoon! Patch Lifer! Slavonian Grebe back on Western Reedbed too. Caspian Gull in roost. Willow Tit & 3 Cattle Egret at Fairburn Lin Dike.
25.01.2025 20:27 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Unreal up in the NE, White-billed Diver & bonus RNDuck (both my 2nd ever), American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, 2 Iceland Gull, Velvet Scoter, BN Dolphins, Purple Sandpipers, Hen Harrier and Smew to name a few! Nice to see some familiar faces about too!
11.01.2025 21:00 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Quality day around St Aidans today before the weather arrives tomorrow
30.12.2024 19:28 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Around 6 Hawfinch still at Fountain’s Abbey, Ripon this afternoon, but these stags were much more obliging!
01.12.2024 18:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Slavonian Grebe in the last minutes of light at Swilly this evening, patch tick!
28.11.2024 20:55 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great Northern Diver from Pugney’s Country Park today - unreal views!
24.11.2024 17:28 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
