Long-tailed shrike, Gloucestershire 22nd July. Showed well despite the heat haze.
Not been getting to the patch @tophilllow.bsky.social much lately, but a trip this morning was rewarding with this female RN Duck on D res
Finally managed to get out to see the Filey Eastern Black Redstart on 27th
Managed to get down to @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social late Tuesday afternoon for the Black-faced Bunting. Showed well in the grass along the road
Crazy afternoon! Dashed to the patch @tophilllow.bsky.social for the needletail. No sign. Then the news came out from @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social so a mad dash. Made it with about 10 min to spare
Very glad the Song Sparrow reappeared this morning @flamboroughbird.bsky.social after no sign yesterday
Honey Buzzards were showing well at Wykeham yesterday morning with 3 present
Gardening yesterday afternoon suddenly got exciting when some Herring Gulls alerted me to an Osprey circling above
Been a good run of Nearctic birds locally over the past month or so. This Lesser Yellowlegs at Filey this morning showed especially well
I was in Cyprus a few weeks ago. Luckily the trip coincided with news breaking of the Lesser Moorhen. Also, great supporting cast including 2 Caspian Plover, 6 BC Bee-eaters & Baillon's crake
Had to wait a while, but the Filey Eastern Subalp eventually showed well this am
This rather early Bee-eater shot past me at Old fall this morning. Nice start to the spring @flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Managed to catch up with the Lesser Scaup at Hornsea last weekend. A long overdue Yorkshire tick
And again! .....I have come to the conclusion that I spend far too much time staring at teal
Whilst picking the kids up from school last Friday, I had 2 Hawfinch in the churchyard opposite. Still present at the weekend, today was my next chance to check & at least 1 bird remains
A few days working in NE Scotland at the beginning of the week produced my 1st Golden Eagles for 8 years & some increasingly scarce Gulls - Glauc & Iceland
Trip to Fountains Abbey yesterday. At least 8 Hawfinch showed well eventually, after being very elusive for much of the day.
The Kent Yellow warb showed well briefly on the morning of 2nd, before it headed off to feed in the water treatment works
Another day, another Green-winged Teal. This time a pristine drake, as opposed to yesterday's moulting drake. 2 scaup, 6 bearded tit & the 2 snow geese again distantly to the south with 2500 pinkfeet
Decent morning on patch @tophilllow.bsky.social my 8th self found GW teal & a Raven. Then checking geese coming north from Swinemoor direction & picked up the 2 snow geese as they dropped down in fields to south
Isabelline shrike at Bempton @flamboroughbird.bsky.social yesterday & Grey Phal in Brid on the way home
Finally got good views of the Bempton @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Pale-legged Leaf Warbler. Always too many branches for a clear pic though
Another good day @flamboroughbird.bsky.social yesterday. Scattering of common migrants, convolvulus hawkmoth & found an RB Fly
A good day @flamboroughbird.bsky.social yesterday. 22km walked. Plenty of Pied fly, Redstart, Whinchat, RN Grebe, Roseate Tern. Topped off by a Greenish appearing in the last bit of hedge before heading home #UKBirding
