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Hawfinch in the morning at Fountain's Abbey & Slavonian Grebe in the afternoon at RSPB St Aidan's on 27/11/24

Hawfinch

Slavonian Grebe

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Hawfinches still showing well at Fountains Abbey on 30/11/24

Hawfinch

Hawfinch

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Red Kite watching me at Harewood House Churchyard as I looked for Hawfinch on 5/12/24

Red Kite

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Kingfisher and Sparrowhawk at Cowthorpe on 6/11/24

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

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Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

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CHRISTMAS GOOSE: One of the many Brent Geese in Parkstone Bay, Poole on Christmas Day

Brent Goose

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Female Kingfisher getting to grips with a male Smooth Newt at Cowthorpe on 1 Jan

(see "VIDEOS PAGE" for short film footage)

Kingfisher

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Ring-necked Ducks (distant!) at Gouthwaite Reservoir on 3 Jan

Ring necked Duck

Ring necked Ducks

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A few of the "Regulars" at Rodley Nature Reserve on 4 Jan

Jay

Goldeneye

Common Gull

Peregrine

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A stunning looking Fox at Rodley Nature Reserve on 4 Jan - nice to see other aspects of nature!

Fox

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A Redpoll close up at Cowthorpe on 7 Jan

Redpoll

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A couple of Goosander on the River Ure at Ripon City Wetlands on 8 Jan

Goosanders

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Slavonian Grebe, Gt White Egret, Kestrel & Kingfisher at RSPB St Aidan's on 9 Jan

Slavonian Grebe

Great White Egret

Kestrel

Kingfisher

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Marsh Tit & Siskin at Ripon on 10 Jan

Marsh Tit

Siskin

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Red-Crested Pochard (male) at St Aidan's, Red-Legged Partridge + Bittern at Fairburn

& Brambling at North Cave Wetlands on 15 Jan

Red Crested Pochard

Red legged Partridge

Bittern

Brambling

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Hawfinches at Fountains Abbey & a Mistle Thrush at Studley Roger on 16 Jan

Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Mistle Thrush

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Water Pipit at RSPB St Aidan's on 18 Jan

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

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Mandarin Ducks looking colourful at YWT Adel Dam on 21 Jan

Mandarin Duck (male)

Mandarin Duck (female)

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Whooper & Bewick's Swans at Branton, Little Egret at Fairburn + White-fronted Goose at Nosterfield on 24 Jan

Whooper Swans

Bewick's Swan

Little Egret

White fronted Goose

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Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail & Reed Bunting at Rodley Nature Reserve on 25 Jan

Bullfinch

Grey Wagtail

Reed Bunting

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Barn Owl near Nosterfield, N Yorks on 29 Jan

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

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Turnstone & Purple Sandpiper at Bridlington Harbour on 30 Jan

Turnstone

Purple Sandpiper

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Short-eared Owl at Filey on 30 Jan

Short-eared Owl

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Bar-tailed Godwit at South Gare near Redcar on 31 Jan

Bar-tailed Godwit

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Treecreeper at Lockwood Beck on 5 Feb

Treecreeper

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Snow Buntings, Ringed Plover & Sanderling at South Gare on 5 Feb

Snow Bunting

Snow Buntings

Ringed Plover

Sanderling

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Firecrest at RSPB St Aidan's on 17 Feb

Firecrest

Firecrest

Firecrest

Firecrest

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Siskin & Redwing at Cowthorpe on 18 Feb

Siskin

Redwing

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Greater Scaups:- male & 3 females at Cromwell Bottom NR near Brighouse on 22 Feb

Greater Scaup (male)

Greater Scaups

Greater Scaup (female)

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Red-necked Grebe at Leeshaw Reservoir near Haworth on 25 Feb

Red-necked Grebe

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Kestrel and a partially obscured Crossbill at Stainburn Forest on 28 Feb

Kestrel

Crossbill

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Black-necked Grebes at RSPB St Aidan's on 6 Mar

Black necked Grebes

Black necked Grebes

Black necked Grebe

Black necked Grebes

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Red Kite near a Wetherby Garden Centre on 9 Mar

Red Kite

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American Wigeon at East Cottingwith nr York on 11 Mar

American Wigeon

American Wigeon

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A small flock of Twite at North Cave Wetlands on 15 Mar

Twite

Twite

Twite

Twite

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Song Thrush & Chiffchaff at Collingham on 16 Mar

Song Thrush

Chiffchaff

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Nice views of a Bittern at RSPB St Aidan's on 19 Mar

Bittern

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Black-necked Grebes, Buzzard, Little Gull & Little Ringed Plover at RSPB St Aidan's on 21 Mar

Black-necked Grebes

Buzzard

Little Gull4

Little-ringed Plover

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Corn Bunting on the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire on 22 Mar

Corn Bunting

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Dartford Warbler at RSPB Arne on 23 Mar

Dartford Warbler

Dartford Warbler

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A rare Forster's Tern at RSPB Arne on 25 Mar

Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

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A distant White-tailed Eagle at Poole Harbour on 26 Mar

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

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Green-winged Teal at RSPB St Aidan's on 30 Mar

Green-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

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Wheatear (male & female) at Scar House Reservoir on 3 Apr

Wheatear (male)

Wheatear (female)

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Great Egret at Nosterfield & Osprey in North Yorks on 9 Apr + Willow Warbler at Staveley on 8 Apr

Great Egret

Osprey

Willow Warbler

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Osprey in N Yorks & Meadow Pipit at RSPB St Aidan's between 12-14 Apr

Osprey

Meadow Pipit

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A few of the birds at Nosterfield Nature Reserve on 17 Apr

Collage

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Common Redstart & Pied Flycatcher at Bolton Abbey on 18 Apr

Common Redstart

Pied Flycatcher

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Whinchats at RSPB St Aidan';s on 19 Apr

Whinchat

Whinchat

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Red Kite circling over me on the morning dog walk at Kirk Deighton on 22 Apr

Red Kite

Red Kite

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A few of the birds at Nosterfield Nature Reserve on 24 Apr

Collage

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Whinchat at RSPB St Aidan's on 26 Apr

Whinchat

Whinchat

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Dippers (adult feeding juveniles) & a Common Sandpiper at Bolton Abbey on 29 Apr

Dipper (adult)

Dipper (juv)

Dippers (juv)

Dippers

Dippers

Common Sandpiper

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Tree Pipits at Stainburn Forest & a Cuckoo at Barden Moor on 30 Apr

Tree Pipit

Tree Pipit

Cuckoo

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Sedge Warbler, Garganey & Greenshank at Nosterfield + Whitethroat at Kirk Deighton at the start of May

Sedge Warbler

Garganey

Greenshank

Whitethroat

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Lesser Yellowlegs at Nosterfield on 2 May

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

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Yellow Wagtail & Common Whitethroat at Kirk Deighton on 6 May

Yellow Wagtaiul

Yellow Wagtail

Common Whitethroat

Common Whitethroat

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Honey Buzzards at Wykeham Raptor Viewpoint on 22 May

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (female)

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Nightjars at Stainburn Forest on 2 Jun about 10.00 pm

Nightjars

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Jay & Great Spotted Woodpecker at Cowthorpe + Turtle Dove at Sutton Bank Visitor Centre on 4 Jun

Jay

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove

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Collage of an Osprey at Nosterfield on 10 Jun

Osprey Collage

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Distant Raptors at Staveley on 11 Jun....Marsh Harrier, Hobby & Barn Owl

Collage

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Recently fledged Swallow at Cowthorpe - start of June

Swallow

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Peregrine T4H at Leeds University on 13 Jun

Collage

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Ortolan Bunting, Nightjar, Yellowhammer & Linnet at Wykeham on 16 Jun

Ortolan Bunting

Nightjar

Yellowhammer

Linnet

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A second trip to see the Ortolan Bunting at Wykeham on 18 Jun

Ortolan Bunting

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RSPB Bempton Cliffs on 19 Jun - these six birds give me "200" UK birds for 2025 !!!

Collage

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A distant Pacific Golden Plover at Greatham Creek on 20 Jun

Pacific Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover

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Common Buzzard flying low above us on the 26 Jun dog walk!

Buzzard

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Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay & Wren at Cowthorpe on 27 Jun

Sparrowhawk

GSW

Jay

Wren

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Spotted Redshank at RSPB Blacktoft Sands on 28 Jun

Spotted Redshank

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