Male Ruddy Shelduck at Tophill today.
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RSPB St Aidans

RSPB St Aidans Friday

The Chiffchaffs were back at Tophill & the Tawny showed a bit better.
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In case you haven’t seen it, this may interest you Owen 😊

Someone flicked the Chiffchaff switch at Tophill today 😊

Sledmere deer walk, Sewerby Hall & Kilnwick Percy are the best places for nuthatches I know locally.

Or google plankton pundit

Thank you. Yes I know about it.
If you’re still on X too I’d recommend looking at @planktonpundit for some wonderful but scary videos of the marine environment. 😊

I’m trying to bring home & recycle at least one bit of litter every day out. A can, a bottle, a plastic wrapper. Rinse & recycle. Anyone else up for joining in please? ♻️🚯

I enjoy watching snow buntings, this one from Buckton cliffs yesterday
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It’s always good to see the Puffins return. Especially when they put on a show 😂
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Nature never ceases to amaze me

Well it’s all go in Amphibian circles

It’s a magical country!

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

I’ve ordered a copy Owen 😊

Spoonbill at RSPB Blacktoft sands today
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A Coot’s feet are pretty impressive!

Our first grass snake of 2026 at RSPB Blacktoft Sands today.
Always a fascinating treat to see.
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Love the Siskin pic! I think I know where the woodcock was 😂

A photo of a booklet being held out with a landscape in the background and watercolour birds around. The text on the front cover reads 'Figham Common' Bird Report 2025’

Five pages of the report layered on top of each other. Featuring text, illustrations and photographs on a dark green background.

The bird report that I’ve been writing about my #patchbirding is now out!

It includes many months of research, writing, illustrations, and photographs from the local community too. It is free to look through and I hope a nice read even for those not local 🐦

Here's a link: figham.neocities.org

Wow! I’ve had an initial speed read & will return to it properly. Excellently done, you should be very proud of it. Thank you for sharing.

Some Feb favourites, looking forward to March adventures!

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YWT Paull Holme Strays.
Great to see & hear an abundance of life, the sizeable flocks of Curlew & huge skeins of Pink footed geese pictured.
Plenty of barn owls & a couple of Short Eared.

✅😊