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Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Larus glaucoides glaucoides

The usual gull entry for #SuperSeabirdSunday.

Yesterday the Iceland Gull at Roundhay Park showed like a champ! Stunning views both on the deck and in the air.

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Yep!

Larus argentatus argenteus A33:M

It's #SuperSeabirdSunday!

A ringed Herring Gull at Ravensthorpe last weekend ringed as a chick on 5/7/25 on the Calf of Man.

Reported from:
Millquarter Bay, Northern Ireland. 27/9/25
Ardglass Harbour, Northern Ireland. 10/10/25
Peel Harbour, Isle of Man. 22/10/25

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Netta rufina

Netta rufina

The long staying Red-Crested Pochard at @rspb.bsky.social St Aidan's showed very well in the afternoon sun shortly after New Years.

By far our best view of one!

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus montanus)

Eurasian Chaffinch & Great Spotted Woodpecker (Fringilla coelebs gengleri & Dendrocopos major major)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella caliginosa)

Willow Tit (Poecile montanus kleinschmidti)

We started the new year with a trip to Big Waters, Northumberland. Sadly, we dipped the Icleand Gull as this was the day it decided to turn up very late. We did see some quality birds though.

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Chroicocephalus ridibundus ridibundus

Larus canus canus

Larus argentatus argenteus

Larus fuscus graellsii

Another gull filled #SuperSeabirdSunday!

A mid-week visit to Redcar Tarn, Yorkshire to see what was about.

A good selection of gulls; Black-Headed, Common, Herring and Lesser Black-Backed.

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Lanius excubitor

Last weekend @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I went to see the Great Grey Shrike at Fillingham, only our second one.

It was singing every so often which was a huge bonus!

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Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

It's been a while since I've posted so why not come back with a #SuperSeabirdSunday post.

On Boxing Day we went to see the Newburn bridge Mediterranean Gull. At this point there was 2 but this has increased to 3!

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Funnily enough, I was talking to @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social a few hours ago about going up to see it next month!

Larus dominicanus vetula

Larus dominicanus vetula

Larus dominicanus vetula

Finishing off our South African #GullsoftheWorld for #SuperSeabirdSunday with the Cape Gull.

Not a lifer for us as we got the Grafham bird but still great to see them in their natural range.

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Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus

Contuining our #GullsoftheWorld from South Africa with Grey-Headed Gull.

A surprisingly hard gull to find and get good views of around Cape Town.

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Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

It's #SuperSeabirdSunday!

@unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I went to Cape Town last month continuing our #GullsoftheWorld tour.

The first gull ticked off was the very common Hartlaub's Gull.

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Larus cachinnans cachinnans

Larus cachinnans cachinnans

Larus cachinnans cachinnans

Larus cachinnans cachinnans

Last Sunday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I were in Scarborough for comic con so we had to go see the 1cy Caspian Gull in the harbour.

Very vocal and only interested in the catch of the day!

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Larus michahellis michahellis

Larus michahellis michahellis

Larus michahellis michahellis

A Saturday trip to Queen's Park, Blackburn to see the long staying 1cy Yellow-Legged Gull with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social.

Thanks to @billaspin.bsky.social for the info!

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That appears to be a Phylloscopus sp. Possibly a young Chiffchaff?

Anthus gustavi

After six hours, and some peer pressure to stay, the Pechora Pipit eventually gave good but brief views early evening. An insane record.

Whoever tells you to say "no" to peer pressure, must be someone happy with mediocre views!

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H. trivittatus I believe. Migratory hover here in the UK.

Colias croceus croceus

A post work trip yesterday to see some local Clouded Yellows at Ledstone, Yorkshire.

3 in flight together with a possible 4th racing around in the early evening sunshine.

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Might need to consider this now.

Morus bassanus

Morus bassanus

Morus bassanus

Morus bassanus

A #SuperSeabirdSunday from the North Sea off @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social.

Yesterday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had an incredible experience with diving Northern Gannets.

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Favonius quercus quercus

Favonius quercus quercus

It's been a while since @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I have targeted butterflies.

On Saturday we got Sarah's lifer Purple Hairstreaks at Roundhay Park in Leeds.

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Full credit must go to @tim-hodge.bsky.social for finding them!

We just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see them.

My full apologies for not tagging you Tim. I didn't know your full name or if you were on this platform.

Lejops vittatus

Last week @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had 5 days in Norfolk and the unexpected happened.

Thought to be extinct in the county, at Great Yarmouth we saw 3+ Lejops vitattus hoverflies including a pair in cop!

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Ischnura pumilio

Ischnura pumilio

More new odonata hunting last month, this time for Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselflies in Cheshire.

Several dotted around with a lovely diagnostic orange immature female being the first I found.

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Satyrium pruni

It's been a relentless summer for butterflies as they emerge earlier than expected.

No more so than Black Hairstreaks. A mad dash for them at Brampton Woods with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social at the start of the month.

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Incredible photos! I'll be visiting Norfolk later in the week and hoping to try for these. Is there a spot to look for them and Lessers there?

Fratercula arctica

An amazing visit to the Farne Islands yesterday with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social.

Loads of cute chicks and finally got pecked by Arctic Terns!

Plenty of photos to go through but for now, here is an Atlantic Puffin with Sand Eels.

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Emberiza hortulana

🚨 Lifer Alert! 🚨

Very gusty this morning but the long staying female Ortolan Bunting showed on and off at Wykham Forest.

2 Honey Buzzards soared over us as well as fly over Crossbills.

A great day out with @joerffalcon.bsky.social.

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Sympetrum fonscolombii male

Sympetrum fonscolombii female

After having to wait all week until today, I've been incredibly lucky to see and photograph Red-Veined Darters in Yorkshire.

Up to 3 males and a female on the south bank at Anglers County Park this morning.

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Cordulia aenea

Another new dragonfly for me this year was Downy Emeralds in Cheshire.

A great experience having several flying aroud my legs on a flooded path but a nightmare to photograph!

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