@ashley-howe1990.bsky.social Hi Ashley myself and Tim Isherwood are revamping the Yorkshire Birding/lister league and wondered if you be willing to let us use one of your Needletail pics as the main header on the blog and the pic for social media, cheers Garry.

There’s an incredible 18 Wood Sand at Swinemoor, Beverley today. I’m guessing this must be one of the highest counts in Yorkshire but I don’t have all the old Yorkshire bird reports to check. I’d be very interested if anyone has any details of high counts for Yorkshire. #UKbirding

This Shore Lark was showing exceptionally well on the cliff top at Skipsea yesterday, a chance to finally put the new Sony 400-800 through its paces, certainly seems sharp.

My best efforts of the Spurn Black-faced Bunting. A long wait after the injustice of 25 years ago. #RareBirdsUK

Selling my Sony G FE 200-600mm F5.6-F6.6 lens it’s in great condition with no marks on the lenses, it’s boxed and has the hood, strap, case, instructions. It has a vinyl skin applied. Looking for £950 Collection only or can meet at Spurn/Flamborough etc.

#birdinggear For Sale. Swarovski ATX 65. Ace Optics and Swaro case, both caps. Purchased (as separates) May and June '24. Optically perfect, no marks on glass. Small scuff on side of eyepiece. £2100.00. Message me if you want it...

Cracked, presume the rise in average temperature means the powers that be will now be happy that winter isn't the problem it was in 99/2000 for these things #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding

Successful little twitch to the Netherlands

My PUC has been set up for almost a week and has had some pretty unlikely species recorded. Considering It’s in East Yorkshire by far the wildest claim has to be Crested Tit. I’m tempted to start a new PUC only garden list! #BWPUC

I’ve never seen as many Dragonflies as in Oman, thousands of Globe Skimmers almost everywhere we went but I’d appreciate ID input on the others if anyone has a clue

Yemen Serin in Oman recently, fortunately a pair of fantastic Bonelli’s Eagles were constantly on view to distract me!

Snow stopped play at Hornsea this morning when vis was reduced to pretty much zero! 3 Grey Phal, 4 (of 7) Little Auk, 3 Great Northern Diver, Long tailed Duck and Velvet Scoter amongst decent numbers of duck moving. Would have been more but a horrible shimmer was challenging #UKbirding

With the strong SE winds yesterday I decided to see if any seabirds had been blown up to the Humber Bridge, first bird I saw was this Long tailed Skua. I hadn’t even got my scope out of the car so bins views and had to take pics and ID from those in the evening. #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Fantastic birding on the Yorks coast this weekend. My Photography skills were no match for the Pale legged Leaf Warbler, fortunately the Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier were more cooperative. Nice solitary river watch this morning the perfect antidote to the weekends crowds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Great seawatch off Hornsea this morning- Leach’s, 2 Sabs, 1 Long tail (+1 before I arrived), 2 Poms, 5 Sooty, c50 Manx, G N Diver and Black Tern. #UKbirding

Finally managed to upload 4k video of the South Polar Skua past Porthgwarra on 25th Best viewed on a large screen and make sure 4k resolution selected. #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVtA...

My first post on here so let’s see how the photo compression is compared to that other place. Adult Semipalmated Sandpiper on Marazion beach tonight my second in the last week here in Cornwall with a Juvenile nearby on the Hayle estuary.