Nick Addey
@longnabbirder.bsky.social
Local patch Long Nab, North Yorkshire. Chair of Scarborough Birders. Kittiwake studies. Bird guide. Vismigger/seawatcher. Generally grumpy. Sheffield United⚔️
The first autumn Short-eared Owl for the patch this morning. #longnab #Scarborough #YorkshireBirding @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A distant juv Caspian Gull at Scaling Dam Reservoir this afternoon. Very sleepy, here's my attempt at phoescoping. Showed a classic tail when it flew. @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Record shot of the Caspian Tern fishing at Flask Lake this eve. @nybirdnews.bsky.social #YorkshireBirding #nosterfield
Falkland Steamer Duck, January 2026. "Por favor, váyanse, gringos. Estas son las Malvinas!". 🇦🇷 #birding
South Atlantic, c600km north of the Falklands, January 2026, a gadfly petrel with a white tail! Proved to be a Soft-plumaged Petrel! #sapphireprincess #antarctica #birding
The American Black Tern hasn't been visiting the tern colony at Long Nanny too often since its chicks died. I got lucky as it did a close pass of the warden's hut today. #northumberland #birding
Variation in breast bands/underwings of pale morph Soft-plumaged Petrels photographed 500km north of the Falklands Jan 2026. Most had thick complete breast bands but one was incomplete with paler underwings. #birds #birding #ornithology
Scarborough 2025 Stonechat Breeding Survey located 62 territories. Summary here: www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk/p/stonechat-... @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
The annual count of apparent occupied urban #Kittiwake nests in #Scarborough completed! An increase of 19.5% on 2025 with a grand total of 1,323. Let's hope the @northyorksc Gull Strategy gives these beautiful urban gulls a positive future @nybirdnews.bsky.social @bbclooknorth.bsky.social
One of the highlights of our 2026 Argentina trip was observing large numbers of wintering Swainson's Hawks feeding high over the Pampas. Locusts a likely prey. A few were low enough to get photos... #Argentina #Birding
One of the better days at #longnab ! There's been so many dire days this spring. The excitement of a small harrier approaching from the north....no time wasted getting lots of photos (Montys)! then a slow walk back and I noticed a female Red-backed Shrike on a distant hedge @nybirdnews.bsky.social
For anyone coming #Scarborough way over the next few days The Mill Inn, Harwood Dale serving refreshments/food/🍺 has daily Turtle Doves visiting the feeders. Open from noon Weds - Sun. #Scarborough @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Iberian Chiffchaff at Broxa Forest for its second day. Nice find by local birder Rob Stark. #Scarborough #YorkshireBirding @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
First returning Honey Buzzard seen from Wykeham Forest Raptor Viewpoint c08.30 this morning. BOC shot from a visiting birder. #scarbrough @nybirdnews.bsky.social
A nice tour of #Yorkshire today. The morning spent birding with an old mate Andy Marshall searching the gravel pits of Finningley, 2 Temminck's Stints the stars. Family visits then a slight detour on the way home to Nosterfield for two stunning White-winged Black Terns #YorkshireBirding
@angbirdnews.bsky.social singing Cetti's Warbler Penmon Point this morning.
926 Sandwich Terns north past Penmon Point in last 3 hours #vismig #Anglesey @angbirdnews.bsky.social
Great morning put up nest boxes in the first instalment of our Tree Sparrow project. Landowner at the Mill Inn kindly allowed us to use his land. With fellow Scarborough Birders officers @longnabbirder.bsky.social and Chris Bell, plus some local Yellowhammers for company. @nybirdnews.bsky.social
SERIN flew south at Long Nab 10.45 #Scarborough @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
One of my most wanted birds on my recent Antarctica/South America trip was Magellanic Woodpecker, having dipped this species 22 years ago in Chile. A wonderful treat to bump into a family party at Tierra Del Fuego National Park in January. #chile #birds ##ornithology
Ten male Black Grouse showed well in Arkengarthdale today late morning, 30 mins later I returned to the same area and there were none! @nybirdnews.bsky.social #northyorksbirds
