2026 Kingfisher Photography Experience Come and join us in March and April next year to photograph one of our iconic British birds the Kingfisher. #blueflash #kingoffishers #kingfisher For more information and availability please click the link below; www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/67...

Our 2026 Yorkshire Goshawk Safaris are now up on our website! Book a trip or buy a Gift Voucher. All the details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/categ... @birdingdad.bsky.social @mboyd7.bsky.social @markthebirder.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

The science behind how butterflies hibernate is very cool. To find out what's the difference between a quiescence and a diapause read my new blog here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/413/sle...

Feeling so proud my new book The Rarity Garden has a long list of great reviews. I am donating 5% from all the sales to The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project so your purchase really helps wildlife. Read more and buy using this link: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/products/139...

Dunlin and one Knot in the flock on the wonderful Humber Estuary this week at dusk

2026 Diving Gannet Photography Boat Trips All our 2026 dates are now 'live' on our website for our 4hr and 6hr photography boat trips. Come and join us next Spring/Summer to experience and photograph a true wildlife spectacle off the Yorkshire Coast. www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/ca...

October was a busy month guiding with many highlights for me and my birding team at Yorkshire Coast Nature. Here is my new blog describing many of our fabulous encounters: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/551/ycn...

Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin & Red Knot over the Humber looking towards Spurn lighthouse yesterday @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

Last week we struck migration gold at Spurn @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social with our one day Spurn Migration Birding Discovery Days led by @markthebirder.bsky.social. Read all about it in his new blog hot off the press here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/550/spu...

A new blog on our website by Birding & Wildlife Guide @markthebirder.bsky.social 'Check your Blackbirds!' A lovely story of migration in full swing @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social earlier this month. Read all about it here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/549/che...

I spent all last week guiding many lovely clients at the mighty Spurn Bird Observatory, and it was as thrillingly migration-fuelled as ever. More here: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/10/guid... @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social (Pic - Yellow-browed Warbler in flight)

A lovely migration-soaked session at Filey yesterday: northernrustic.blogspot.com/2025/10/file... @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social

Another great day guiding @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social on the #Humber estuary. 2 glossy ibis on the #Outstrays but hundreds of thrushes flocking in, 2 merlins chasing pipits and close up of SE owl equally as exciting #migration @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

Our Estuary Birding Days have got off to a great start this week with fantastic guests and great birds. Lots of Short-eared Owl action, Glossy Ibis, Harriers galore, Peregrines, Merlin and thousands of waders! All the details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/143/b...

Only four months to go before we will be back in Berlin leading our three day Goshawk Birding trips. We are almost fully booked but we have one space on two trips and three spaces on our last trip. All the details and booking here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/157/g...

Birds of Prey Photography Experience We still have a few places available on our Birds of Prey Photography Experience this coming Tuesday 14th October at the National Centre for Birds of Prey in Helmsley, North Yorkshire from 10.00am - 1.00pm #raptors www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/10...

Great to join Richard Baines from @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social & boat skipper Swan Baxter today for their final Seabird & Whale trip of the season. Finally broke my Minke Whale duck with 7 feeding offshore just off Whitby, providing some great photo opportunities. Seven porpoises too

Final day of the season guiding @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social on our Seabird and Cetacean trips today. Finished with blue skies, minke whales and lovely clients, had a great day #whales

Guided my last two @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Seabird and Whale pelagics of the season today. Seven Minke Whales off Robin Hood's Bay, plus 10 Little Gulls, 5 Caspian Gulls, a Redwing heading in 2 miles off, Merlin, Barnacle Geese etc. Cracking end to the season!

A review of another wonderful Yorkshire pelagic season with @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social: birdingdad.blogspot.com/2025/09/end-... And a Sooty Shearwater, one of the stars this season, for #SuperSeabirdSunday @markthebirder.bsky.social @mboyd7.bsky.social

On the 6 Sept leading one of our pelagic boat trips approx. 2.5m N of Staithes this amazing petrel appeared only 50m from the boat. It was fairly rough at the time my guests were sat sheltering from the splash zone. I shouted Pterodroma everyone thought I had gone mad! A moment I will never forget.

Fantastic views of a juvenile Eurasian Hobby yesterday @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

A long and eventful day guiding out on the somewhat choppy but beautiful North Sea again today - two trips out off Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast for @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social blessed with Bottlenose Dolphins (top pic) and Minke Whales (lower), many too close to photograph!

@yorkscoastnature.bsky.social A successful trip out of Staithes this morning with 8+ Minke whales and some great BN Dolphins activity off Runswick Bay.

Due to late cancellation we have 3 places available on our Seabird & Whale trip tomorrow, meet 0730 Staithes. A great time for seabirds & whales big numbers of Minke Whales during he last few days. I took this photo yesterday. Link for booking: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/140/s...

Come and join us on our last Owl Photography Experience of 2025 at the National Centre for Birds of Prey on Tuesday 9th September from 10.00am to 1.00pm. For more details and availability please click on the below link www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/90...

2 spaces just become available due to cancellation on our Seabird & Whale trip Monday 8 Sept led by YCN guide @markthebirder.bsky.social for booking & details use this link: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/140/s...

Amazing views of Bottlenose Dolphins & Minke Whales today on our Seabird & Whale trip

A lovely review of my book published in @btoengland.bsky.social BTO news this month. Read more and buy the book here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/products/139... @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @markthebirder.bsky.social @birdingdad.bsky.social @mboyd7.bsky.social

Seabird & Whale boat trips update! Due to high demand we have new dates for our Seabird Adventure Trips. 10 September, 23 September and 30 September. Plus we have a space on tomorrow afternoon trip due to cancellation. All the booking details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/140/s...

Looking forward to leading our Estuary Birding Days with @mboyd7.bsky.social We still have a small number of places available for booking all the details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/143/b...

The Nightingale of the North is my new blog. A story of amazing sounds and how we could use the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Merlin app to unlock the secrets of Song Thrush migration link here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/545/the...

What a great trip today for our Seabird & Whale Pelagic out of Staithes! Great Shearwater, 80 Sooty Shearwaters & 12 Minke Whales! We have two species left on our Tuesday trip here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/140/s... @teesmouthbirdclub.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

Great spotted Flycatcher news here

I have just added new Seabird & Whale boat trips to our schedule for next week! Both on Tuesday 26 August. Five hour sails at 0930. The three hour sails at 4pm. There are 5 spaces left on each trips! Selling fast. Join me for a great trip. Details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/categ...

Friday 15th August - 2 places now become available... Come along and join us this coming Friday on our 4hr Diving Gannet Photography Experience along the Yorkshire Coast. For more information and to grab a place(s) click on the link below. www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/93...

Last week our Seabird & Whale boat was surrounded by Razorbills. I will never forget the beautiful sounds of the grunting adults and high pitched begging calls of the juveniles. More in my new Razorbills on the Rise blog here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/544/raz...

Looking forward to my Estuary Waders & Raptor tours again this autumn. Its such a thrill to introduce guests to our fantastic Yorkshire birding sites. I am leading tours on four dates: Sept 18, Sept 25, Oct 9 and Oct 17. More details and booking here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/143/b...

August Photography Events... We still have a few places available for this month on the following: Diving Gannet Photography Spectacular www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/92... Seabird Photography Experience www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/81... #yorkshirecoast #seabirds

A fabulous morning on the spectacular N Yorks coast. Guiding again on my Seabird & Whale trip today all fingers 🤞 for ceteceans in these ideal sea conditions

Adventures with Bottlenose Dolphins. Two great boat trips this week with seabirds & dolphins galore! Two spaces left on our Friday 25 July afternoon trip here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/102/s...

*****2026 Northumberland Wildlife Spectacular***** Join us on the 17th, 18th, 19th June or 1st, 2nd, 3rd July on an incredible #wildlife watching and #photography trip to the Northumberland coast... For more information click on the link below; www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/83...

In the next 7 days I will be leading 4 pelagic boat trips from Staithes. I still have four places left on the 25 July trip and a few more with places after that. All details here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/events/140/s... @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A lovely review of my new book in Birdwatch magazine this month! @birdingdad.bsky.social @markthebirder.bsky.social @mboyd7.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Good numbers of Guillemot and Razorbill chicks with their Dads, off Staithes on our @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Seabird & Whale pelagics Friday-Saturday. Cute! #SuperSeabirdSunday

Small numbers of Manx Shearwaters feeding with Kittiwake and auk flocks off the North Yorkshire coast on our Seabird & Whale pelagics this weekend @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social #SuperSeabirdSunday

2025 Wildlife Photographer Experience... There are still places available for our Wildlife Photographer Experience Day at Sewerby Hall and Gardens and RSPB Bempton Cliffs on Monday 7th July from 9.30am to 4.00pm. For more information click the link below; www.sewerbyhall.co.uk/book/details...

On the 19 June three days ago we were very fortunate to witness the full jumpling experience on The Farnes. We watched a Guillemot father lead his tiny chick down the rocks into the sea. Read the full story in my new The Story of a Jumpling blog here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/543/the...

During May & early June I led six one day Firetail Safaris. Read all about our wonderful days here: www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/blog/542/fir... @nybirdnews.bsky.social @nymnptrust.bsky.social

Diving Gannet Photography Experience’s Look at this cool film from our recent Diving Gannet trip created by Craig Denford. We still have places available for this season. Info and availability on link below; www.yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk/workshops/93... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-2...