Birding on Saturday & Sunday inc visits to Buckton, Bempton and North Cave. First views of C. Tern, Sedge warbler and Housemartin. The wheatear’s are eluding me thus far. #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Wait for me!! #SuperSeabirdSunday

Good afternoon walk around Swinemoor. Spotted reds, Yellow wags and hordes of S'martins and Swallows. #yorksbirding

Black throated diver at Flamborough this morning #ukbirding #yorksbirding

Sunday morn work related trip to Manchester for my wife meant a little birding on the way home for us. First visit to Fairburn ings inc flight views of spoonbill and a pair of Cattle egrets mingling amongst the cattle. Little ringed plover always nice to see. #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Ever increasing winds didn’t dampen a good day at Spurn yesterday. Wheatear and Firecrest were nice additions to the year list. The Firecrest at Pancho’s pond showing well for all comers #yorksbirders #ukbirding

Friday Trips to Troutsdale and Fen bog produced some interesting weather and a few Red grouse surrounded by sounds of curlew, Skylark and Lapwing.

Early finish Friday gave time to take a train/bus & walk to St Aidan’s and have a look at the beautiful Black-necked grebes assembling there. 7 of them having a right old scuffle at one point. #yorksbirding #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Highlights of a good weekend’s birding. Bempton - Kittiwake nesting, singing corn bunting and skylark. Buckton pond - 1st Sand Martin & Willow warbler. Filey dams - Garganey pair, Barnacle Goose and Pintail. North Cave - Common scoter, godwits and great views of bearded tit #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Didn’t think I’d be getting the chance to see these this year. The pair of Waxwing feeding on the Hawthorn be Goole this afternoon #yorksbirding #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Thornton-le-dale was was the destination, Dipper was the bird atop the list of hopefuls, Nuthatch always appreciated due the seemingly distinct lack of them in East Yorkshire #ukbirding #yorksbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Yesterday saw the 1st chiffchaff of the year at North cave wetlands. An Avocet and a pair of Mediterranean gulls amongst the other more notable sightings of the day #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Temptation got the better of me yesterday and i took a tour of the Northern train companies whilst visit Blyth and Leeds to see there amongst others #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Weekend trips to Filey, Bempton and North cave wetlands. Got my Purple sandpiper fix, a pair of grey partridge at exactly the same place i saw some two years ago and a solitary raven on Bempton farmland #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Another trip to the North Yorkshire coast saw me finally break my Sanderling (wader) duck for the year. Plus i got to enjoy the Purple sands again. Never gets tiring #yorksbirding #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Great days birding yesterday at The Outstrays. Six species of geese, endless waders, harriers and short-eared. Topped of with a lovely Scaup pair.

Wasn’t expecting a group of Barnacle geese to turn up on “my local patch” yesterday afternoon but fantastic to see them a 20min walk away. Worth the mud bath any day #yorksbirding #ukbirding *not sure i can really class it as my local patch if i only visit once or twice a week.

Spent yesterday morning at Flamborough South beach yesterday enjoying the flybys and the beautiful barwit mingling with the oystercatcher clan #yorksbirding #ukbirding

Spent a little too much time looking for Tundra geese this weekend, to no avail. In between the wild goose chase I paid a visit to Filey Brigg, Figham common and Seamer tip pool.

Contrasting weather at Filey yesterday. Golden and Ringed plover, Dunlin, Purple Sand amongst those on the rocks and common scoters, GN and RN divers and mallards amongst the seafarers. Oh and a legless Herring gull #yorksbirding #ukbirding

This morning’s birding by bus has started with sunrise views over the Humber. #yorksbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Purple Sandpiper’s and a crack sunrise on Bridlington beach this morning

New Year’s Day birding means no buses running and a reliance on Northern Rail. 🤞 Wishing everybody a good start to the year #ukbirding #yorksbirding #lowcarbonbirding

2025 UK total was 211, 2 up on the previous year. Bluethroat would have to be my best self find of the year. Looking forward to another year and whatever it may turn up.

An important read for anyone who cares about nature in the UK!

A final few photos captured at Filey beach over the weekend

Third time lucky with the Eastern Black redstart. After two days in the Scarborough rain the sun shone and the bird showed better than I could have hoped. What a beauty #rarebirdsUK #yorksbirding

Scenic but soggy morning in Scarborough. Where else would you rather be than a wet cemetery looking for birds (and not doing it very well).

Post work train to Scarborough and a visit to St Mary’s church wasn’t so productive. No eastern black redstart for me today but such a wonderful bird should surely warrant a return trip. #northyorksbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Great days birding at North cave wetlands yesterday was finished with a starling extravaganza The final throes are below. #yorkshirebirding #yorksbirding #ukbirding @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Final trip of the year to Spurn turned up a few little crackers. Shore larks being one of the first birds of the day was definitely a good sign #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding #yorksbirding

Sat on the last Spurn bus of the year. Hoping for a good days birding to tide me over until next spring/summer, when hopefully they start up again 🤞🏻 #yorkshirebirding #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirding

Belated pics of an enjoyable (but tiring) days birding at Spurn and Welwick saltmarsh. Finally came across some glossy ibis. I was starting to think I might be the only birder who'd not seen any of the influx

CO2 emissions rose by a record amount in 2024. Terrible news. Warming is already affecting birdlife on the planet negatively & the damage is accelerating. To slow it we can stop flying, drive less, eat plant-based & consume less. Spread the word, be an example, keep talking & vote Green #ukbirding

Took the trains down to Oakham yesterday to see the Baird's Sandpiper at Rutland water. Met some nice fellow birder and had a cracking brownie at the cafe. Good day off. #rarebirds #ukbirding

Showing my appreciation for the cracking little Red-necked Phalarope that has been kind enough to hang around until the weekend bus to Spurn. Fantastic bird. #yorkshirebirding #yorkshirebirds

An enjoyable days birding along the East coast. The walk from Bempton to Flamborough brought a number of Pied Fly's, Wheatear & Whinchat with a variety of hungry warblers. Nicely topped off with a smattering of Swifts overhead.

@scarpermac.bsky.social Hope you're well Mac & enjoying the weekend. I'm guessing you've visited Flam Seawatch Festival before? I'm currently scopeless but would love to go. Just wondering if it'd still be a worthwhile trip for me as I'm clueless about Seawatching.

Maybe a little bit of a niche subject but... Any recommendations on audiobooks on birding, bird related matter? Sometimes work and/or travel offer the perfect opportunity for listening. #birding #Yorkshirebirding #seabirds

I do believe it's #waderwednesday This wonderful Wood Sandpiper deserves a bit of centre stage action

Treated to some fantastic views of the Wood Sandpipers and a few other waders yesterday at Tophill #yorkshirebirding

A misty morning on Filey Brigg yesterday. Gannets, Razorbill, Guillemot, Common, Arctic & Sandwich Tern, Fulmar, Kittiwake and a variety of Gulls all feeding in the bay #superseabirdsunday #yorkshirebirding

I found this box tree moth in our conservatory this morning and after reading up a little more it seems it's not too popular. Beautiful all the same

Finally had the chance to visit Wykeham forest this morning to join a small group in waiting for the Ortolan bunting. Half decent views after a few hours along with a lovely Female Crossbill was quite enough to make it a good morning. #Yorkshirebirding #rarebirdsuk

Bit of a late one but a post work train ride meant I got to see the visiting Song sparrow at Flamborough in all it's lovely LBJ glory

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Great morning on Filey Cliff top with the Eastern subalpine warbler. Eventually showed well and managed to get more than half bird/half stick in the end. #yorkshirebirding #rarebirdsuk #ukbirding

This weekend I got to enjoy the infamous weed dance of the Great crested grebe at North Cave. Bonkers yet beautiful at the same time.

Some of the highlights from last weeks Southern Cyprus trip (4)

Some of the highlights from last weeks Southern Cyprus trip (3)