19 y/o Yorkshire birder/photographer/twitcher Life list 386 (sooty tern)
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2025 was an odd year but got some great birding in nonetheless. Migfest as always was a highlight especially with @GeorgieWightman @Northern_Birder @OscarPuls @NatureDan2007 and many more. 16 lifers takes me to 380 for Britain and 308 for Yorkshire after the lumps.
Nice morning birding around Paphos, highlights were Cyprus warbler + wheatear, bonellis eagles, osprey, and chukar at mavrokolympus. And long legged buzzard, water rail, and spotted flycatcher at Agia Varvara. @birdsaroundcy
Cyprus day 4, 💥 White-throated kingfisher 💥✅. My most wanted bird of the trip, seen from Akrotiri marsh tower hide. Also 2 bonellis eagles, a late European roller, red footed falcon, 2 eleonoras falcon, 4 squacco heron, and a hen harrier. @birdsaroundcy
Cyprus day 2, Ménétries’ warbler! My 450th WP ✅. Yet again, a big thanks to @AndersG2211 for finding it. Also had greater sandplover show nicely on the headland.
Day 1 in Cyprus, 2 new birds for me today were griffon vulture and whiskered tern. Eleonoras falcon, bonellis eagle, desert finch, heard only white throated kingfisher, water pipit, tree frog, and hen harrier best of the rest. Big thanks to @AndersG2211 for the guiding.
UK life ✅ 390 Yorkshire ✅ 314 rufous tailed Robin!!! Big thanks to finder, Zak. Well worth the early start. Was worried it might have disappeared last night but you’ve got to be in it to win it. Nicked this photo from somewhere as it’s similar to the view I got this morning.
Yorkshire ✅ 313, spotted sandpiper at Nostell priory! Quick dash during my break at Uni. Forgot my optics so thanks to those who let me use their scopes.
Brilliant afternoon @spurnbirdobs starting with UK ✅ 389/ Yorkshire ✅ 312 Isabelline wheatear, then found firecrest and rouzel. Got a brief view of Humes warbler, then shorelarks, and bluethroat. Great to see so much migration in action! @Northern_Birder @GeorgieWightman
Uk ✅ 388 Ross’ goose this afternoon, unfortunately had to venture into the dark side for this one @Northern_Birder
Bonellis warbler sp from flamborough this afternoon. Hopefully it calls tomorrow as I need both sp for UK life list. Would be UK ✅ 388 and Yorkshire ✅ 312. Suppose it was nice to see @Norther_Birder too
Baird’s sandpiper at fairburn ings this afternoon, gave a lot of us the run around but glad to finally catch up with one. UK ✅ 387 and Yorkshire ✅ 311
Nice afternoon out around st aidens RSPB. 2 osprey, 3 glossy ibis, 4 spoonbill, 3 cattle egret, 1 great white egret, and little owl the highlights.
✅ 386, sooty tern at Coquet island today! Amazing to connect after dipping last week. BIG thanks to @WayneGlossop2 for organising the charter (and turning it round when I was a few minutes late 😬). Great to see all the other Birdlife on the island especially the roseate terns
Long-tailed shrike uk ✅ 385! Glad I managed to catch up with this one after being busy for the Fife bird. Showed very nicely for an hour or so
Nice couple of days birding around North Yorkshire this week with both Caspian tern and gull at Nosterfield, and a couple of turtle doves a bit higher up. @nybirdnews
Dartford warbler on Strensall common! Incredible @YorkBirding + Yorkshire ✅! Anyone planning to visit please follow the guidance.
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Highlights from the last week in Scotland. 2/3 surf scoter from Musselburgh, and White-tailed eagle the birding highlights
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There has also been a large arrival of Quail over the last couple of nights with 10 ‘new’ birds reported around the #LDV during the last 48 hours - bringing this years total to over 20, with another individual caught and ringed as part of our long-term study into the species 🐦
Great weekend starting with black-winged kite ✅ quail, cranes, bearded tits and spoonbills in Norfolk on Saturday then the western reef heron ✅ in Caernarfon and choughs at south stack today.
Red-footed falcon at north duffield carrs this afternoon (08/05/25), incredible find by @chrisgomersall1
