Two year first at RSPB Bempton Cliffs today, puffin on the cliffs and a snow bunting in the fields @rsph.bsky.social @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026
Tundra bean goose in field
Spoonbill
Grass snake in a stream
RSPB Blacktoft sands visit today. Tundra bean goose and spoonbill first of the year but biggest thrill was a grass snake, not a bird but still great to see! @rspb.bsky.social @rspbblacktoftsands.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026
Plenty of barn owl action at Paull Holme Strays today @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @barnowltrust.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 #barnowls
Crossbill in a fir tree
A brambling on the ground
A long tailed tit with nesting material in its beak
A great spotted woodpecker on a branch
Spring is in the air at Tophill Low NR with an appearance of a crossbill as well as a brambling! Long tailed tits were already nest building and a GSWooodie was hammering @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
Crane in a field
White fronted geese in flight
Turnstone
Purple sandpiper
Crane and plenty of white fronted geese today at Flamborough as well as turnstones and purple sandpipers at Bridlington harbour. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdguides.bsky.social
Guillemot on rock ledge. One has a spectacled shape round its eye and is known as a bridled guillemot
Gannets on a rock ledge
2 guillemot on a rock ledge
Fly pass of some Russian white fronted geese
Good to see the guillemots arriving on the cliffs at RSPB Bempton including a bridled guillemot. The gannets are beginning to pair up. 20 Russian white fronted geese flew past, they are everywhere ! #BirdsSeenIn2026 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Great grey shrike in flight
Great grey shrike in a tree with a bug
Great grey shrike in flight
Great grey shrike and a Reed bunting
Managed to see the great grey shrike at Fillingham, Lincs today. #BirdsSeenIn2026 @lincsbirding.bsky.social
A great northern diver
Great northern diver
2 fulmars interacting on a rocky ledge
A peregrine falcon
A visit to Scarborough harbour today with great views of 2great northern divers.The fulmars were pairing up on the cliffs and the peregrine was showing well. #BirdsSeenIn2026 @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Barn owl in flight
Short eared owl on fence post
Short eared owl in flight
Barn owl in flight
An owl fest at the Outstrays on the Humber today with at least 3 SEO and numerous barn owls #BirdsSeenIn2026 @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Barnacle goose
Stonechat with a bug
Wren
Fieldfare in flight
Flamborough Head today. The barnacle goose and stonechat were a first for 2026 for us and the wren and fieldfare were nice to see @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026
Looks like these goosander are ready for action today, Spring is in the air. #BirdsSeenIn2026 over 15 spotted at Kilnwick Percy
White tailed eagle on river bank
Didn’t expect to have a white tailed eagle as the last one on year’s British bird list (208) and in East Yorkshire! @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025
Woodcock hidden in some brambles
Short eared owl on a fence post
After several efforts to see the woodcock at RSPB Bempton , managed to spot it in the undergrowth with some help. Two SEO’s also made an appearance. @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025
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A flock of yellow hammers in a tree
Christmas Greetings to all with some yellow hammers to brighten the day #christmasbirds
Redpoll
Redwing
Red kite perched in a tree
Corn bunting
A red day out at North Cave Wetlands, redpolls, redwing and red kite with a bonus cornbunting. @northcavewet.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birds @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdsseenin2025
North Cave Wetlands starlings performing this evening @northcavewet.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdmurmurations
Flycatchers are on the move at the moment. Pied flycatchers at Thornwick Bay today and spotted flycatchers at Skerne Wetlands yesterday @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #migratingbirds #flycatchers
For anyone interested I have added some photos of our holiday to Brazil to flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqHSs here are some jaguars for a taster #brazilholiday #jaguars
Pied flycatcher
2 Whinchat on a fence
Willow warbler
Lesser whitethroat
Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today with a few birds getting ready for their travels! Numerous pied flycatchers, whinchat and willow warblers as well as a lesser whitethroat . @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorkscire
Today’s visit to Tophill Low NR juvenile cuckoo, kingfisher, snipe and ruff to name just a few! @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdsofYorkshire
Red-billed scythebill
Hyacinth macaw
Helmeted manakin
Guira cuckoo
Red-billed scythebill, hyacinth macaw, helmeted manakin, guira cuckoo
Great potoo
Red-legged seriema
Jabiru
Toco toucan
Amazing holiday in Brazil a couple of weeks ago. Here are just some of the over 250 birds we saw #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan
Garden warbler
Willow warbler
Reed warbler
Warblers at Tophill Low NR today @tophilllow.bsky.social #birds #warblers
Good to find a family of spotted flycatchers on a walk at Wheeldale, North Yorkshire today @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
Ruff(top left) 5 black- tailed godwits and 2 spotted redshank (black birds at front left and right)
Great white egret between 2 little egrets
Bearded tit
Two shovelers
Trip to Alkborough Flats today with great views of black tailed godwits with 2 Spotted redshank and 2 ruff. The bearded tits also appeared as well as great white egrets. @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #birds
Avocet
Green sandpiper
Black tailed godwits
Redshank
A wader day at Tophill Low NR today with at least 20 black tailed godwits @tophilllow.bsky.social
@rspb.bsky.social
#waderbirds
Puffin with puffling
Puffin with puffling
Three puffins
Two puffins
Our puffin walk at Flamborough this evening certainly lived up to its name including our first ever views of an obliging puffling!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher
Corn bunting
Grey partridge
Ringed plover and dunlin
5 sandwich terns
A good selection of birds on the East Yorkshire coast at Barmston today including lots of singing corn buntings, a startled grey partridge, a small wader duet and a few sandwich terns @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #eastyorkbirds
#Happyflyday @rspb.bsky.social #birds
