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Yorkshireman in Almeria, Spain. Birder. Boozer. LUFC. Woke lefty.Garry.
The mood of an unsettled morning captured perfectly by Miguel, a photographer who lives in the village.
27.01.2026 12:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photos of the Rio Genil at Huétor Tajar, GR taken on the 22nd, 25th and 26th of January from the same spot, what a difference a few days and lots of rain can make.
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It's late again, you'll all be in bed by now, but here's my summary of the #lufc game tonight while I sup my bedtime malt. Another couple of points we've tossed away, I'd say - first half fantastic, 2nd half meh! Read on the link. What did you make of it?
www.davidwatkinslufc.com/everton-away...
El Playazo de Rodalquilar, con el castillo de San Ramón. En el horizonte, la Rellana de San Pedro y Mesa Roldán. Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata - Níjar, Almería.
26.01.2026 09:44 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0One of the village House Sparrows making a very un-sparrowlike chirp. Had me fooled for a while
26.01.2026 11:32 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Foto estupenda.
26.01.2026 11:09 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0A bit late but one of the finest Xmas songs ever imho.
23.01.2026 09:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ojalá hablara yo suficiente español para ayudar. Debe haber alguien en bluesky.
23.01.2026 09:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Morning, and happy Friday! If you're spending time in the National Park this weekend, please:
🌧 Be weather prepared
🚮 Take all your litter home
🤝 Respect the land. Respect the community. Respect each other
🙂 And have a great weekend
📸 Ingleborough summit by Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales
Many a month since I went to my birding spot near Fiñana so great to get back there on a sunny morn. Not heaving with birds but there was quality in the form of my first Hawfinch and Cirl Buntings of the year plus a flock of 30+ Siskins,the largest I've ever seen in Spain .
21.01.2026 12:11 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beverley, east Yorkshire, photo by Jennifer Cunningham.
20.01.2026 08:28 — 👍 66 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0On and on it goes.
20.01.2026 02:43 — 👍 25 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
We're delighted to announce our collaboration with the wonderful rural hotel, El Sueño de Andalucía.
We'll be leading guided walks in some of Almería's most stunning landscapes, including coastal, desert and mountain areas, for their April Hiking Week.
www.elsuenodeandalucia.es/page/hiking-...
4 White Storks emerging silently from the morning mist.
15.01.2026 15:36 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A misty start near Benalup, Cádiz but what a morning. 200+ Common Cranes,Great, Little and Cattle Egrets, Gallinule, Buzzard,Red Kite,Bluethroat, Spanish Sparrow and more.
15.01.2026 14:55 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A flock of 12 Spoonbills enjoying the morning rain in a rice field.
14.01.2026 12:10 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An excellent morning at La Janda, Cádiz. Sadly it rained non stop so I had to bird from the car but that didn't stop me from seeing some great birds; Black Winged Kite,Osprey,Common Crane,White Stork,Spoonbill, hundreds of Golden Plovers and Lapwings and more.
14.01.2026 11:43 — 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I spent Monday afternoon at Cabo salinas. Astounded not to find a single Trumpeter Finch after the numbers counted on Saturday. It was very quiet in general with high water levels meaning very few waders. Highlight at the end was a flyby from the wintering Pallid Harrier.
13.01.2026 02:31 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Here's my brief summary of the #lufc FAC R3 victory at Derby today on the link below. A rare foray into round 4! It took us a while to get going, but once we did, this scratch selection did a fine job. What did you make of it?
www.davidwatkinslufc.com/derby-away-f...
A tiny Chiffchaff hunting for insects amongst dead wood on a sunny but cold morning.
11.01.2026 10:25 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just WOW!! A total of 426 Trumpeter Finches counted. That's almost four times the last count a couple of years ago. Obviously the cold snap has pushed many birds down to the coast. Wonderful work by volunteers from Birding Almeria.
11.01.2026 03:20 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0John get in touch and we'll have a trip to find them.
10.01.2026 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wonderful morning taking part in a survey of Trumpeter Finches in Almeria between Retamar and north of San Jose. In my stretch of coast(Cabo village to Rambla Morales) I found 10 Trumpeters and 4 Dotterel. When the full results are in I'll post them here but it's looking like a record count.
10.01.2026 11:35 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Almeria rare bird news......4 Dotterel between Cabo village and Rambla Morales from the beach track opposite the big black greenhouse.
10.01.2026 11:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Anyone know the name? I lived in Westlock Avenue for several years,could be that.
09.01.2026 11:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It's a hard life here in the Alpujarra almeriense😘
09.01.2026 11:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0By 'eck David. This one fits. I can read it all,no left hand side cut off.
09.01.2026 01:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
My next course starts at the end of March, only a couple of places left! A brilliant way to learn more about #birds #birdwatching #birding . Book via @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social
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