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Jeremy Pierson
@jempierson.bsky.social
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York Keen Birder and Walker usually at the same time. Wainwrights Coast to Coaster Dales Way Herriot Way Cumbria Way West Highland Way Cleveland Way Nikon P950 #Patch 2023 100 up 2 #Patch 2024 down 1 to 99 #Patch 2025 74 Sand Martins
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 3h
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Oystercatcher Cormorant Rock pipit Snow bunting at the top of Fiely brigg
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 3h
A good couple of days at Fiely with flat seas and sunshine
GCGreebs
Red throated divers
Grey Wagtail
Teal
Shoveler
Curlew c30 at Fiely Dams
Snow bunting NFY
Cormrants
Shag
100+ Linnets
Herons
Redshank
Oystercatchers
Rock pipits
Herring BH Gulls
Painted lady butterflies
Ruby tiger moth caterpillar
Very distant Red throated diver. Camera to its max, no awards, but happy to even get a pic A few of the Curlews at Fiely Dams Grey Wagtail View over Fiely bay, with the RNLI practising manovers
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 2d
Sad to see a female Sparrow hawk dead at the side of the road today, probably flew into a car!
A male Stonechat, first of the year for the ings.
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 8d
Approx 160 Linnets on today's walk from Naburn to Tillmire
3 Little egrets
6 Buzzards
15+ Chaffinchs
B+G+LTTits
Chiffchaffs
Kestrels
BHGulls
GSWoodpecker
10 Yellowhammers
Hares and Fallow deer
And a ditch full of windfall apples
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Hare Nice flock of at least 160 of Linnets Fallow deer A ditch full of windfall apples
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 10d
Female Scaup was still at Hes East today. Giving good views and constantly diving for food.
Gadwall Tufted Teal Cetti's Mallard Mute Swans
Moorhen Greylags
Also, Peregrine up on the chimney
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,Female Scaup Female Scaup Peregrine
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 10d
A few non birds from the weekend
Red Admiral Painted Lady Black Rustic A fiesty Devil's coach-hourse beetle
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 12d
Naburn
Nuthatchs are very vocal at the moment, as we're the Tawnys last night!
Herons showed well, and 5 Little egrets didn't like me getting the camera out
Stonechats were also still around this morning.
Corn bunting singing from its usual Oak tree
Linnets
Yellowhammers
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Grey heron waited patiently for its pic Stonechats like to keep their distance! 5 Little egrets didn't want to wait for a pic
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 14d
Autumn is starting to produce some nice birds on patch. It feels like it's been quite for too long.
Last few days
Siskins
Flocks of Pink-footed
White wagtail
Yellowhammers
Reed buntings
20+ Meadow pipits mixed with 20+ Skylarks and this morning 5 possibly 6 Stonechats.😁
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Stonechats Female Reed bunting
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 15d
A couple of hours @ldvnnr.bsky.social Wheldrake ings
Highlights of the 26 species
Buzzard
3-4 Red kites
Sparrow hawk
2 Kestrels
Whinchat
Kingfisher
Nuthatch (heard)
4 Green Sandpipers
2 Reed buntings
Little egret
2 Bullfinchs
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Whinchat 1 of the 4 Green Sandpipers Red kites over one of the fields that was being cut
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 16d
Shelduck 3 of 6 Ringed plover Cattle egret on the back of a cow Ruff
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 16d
Great day @rspb.bsky.social St Aidans
50 species
Highlights
3 Lesser Redpoll
5 Great White Egrets
Green Sandpiper
2 Black-tailed Godwit
4 Ruff
3 Snipe
3 Kingfisher
4 Stonechat
3 Red kite
4 Buzzard
Marsh harrier
SpHawk
Little Owl
Fairburn Lin dike
6 Cattle egrets
C Sandpiper
6 R Plovers
Shelduck
3 of the 5 Great White Egrets Distant Marsh Harrier Ruff Stonechat on a fence post
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 22d
Naburn
Lots of Chiffchaffs a few chiff chaffing
C30 swallows passing through
The usual Blue, Great, Coal, and LTTits Treecreeper
The best for today was a small copper butterfly.
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 22d
Wheldrake ings @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Stonechat from Tower
6 Green Sandpipers 2 from Swantail and 4 from Pool during a heavy downpour
4 Buzzards
Sparrowhawk
Pied wagtails
2 Reed buntings
2 Kestrels
Lots of Chiffchaffs
Good numbers of Greylags over.
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Stonechat A few of the many Greylags You can just make out a Green Sandpiper behind the rain 3 Green Sandpipers after the rain with a Pied wagtail looking on
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 24d
Loads of acorns this year near us. Make sure you grab a handful and plant them. Oak trees help support over 2,300 Spieces.
Even had a Greater Spotted Woodpecker stashing them in an old telegraphpole. (Never seen that before!)
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Masses of acorns
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 25d
A couple of hrs round @ldvnnr.bsky.social Wheldrake ings
Highlights
3 Whinchats
Jay
Red kite
2 Buzzards
Green Sandpiper
2 Little egrets
3 Reed buntings
Mallard
Good No, of Gold Finches
2 Moorhen
Swallows+H Martins
Female common darter
and a very low chinook C-47
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Whinchat Whinchat Chinook C-47 helicopter Female common darter
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · 26d
Yes, a great day. It's always a good day when we go with the York birding group. More eyes and great knowledge!👍
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Sep 7
Great day at a windy Flamborough with @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Highlights
Peregrine
4 Wheatears
Arctic skewers
Pied Flycatchers
Redstart
Whitethroat+lesser
Sandwich Terns
C Scoters
Dolphins seals and a Porpoise
Flocks Goldfinch+Linnet
S.Landing
Treecreeper
Ringed plover
Kestrels
Pied wagtails 25+
Resting Wheatear Pied flycatcher Redstart Sandwich Tern
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Sep 6
East coast @rspb.bsky.social Bempton and Thornwick Bay
Highlights
Pied+Spotted Flycatchers
Lots of Tree Sparrows
Goldcrest
Fabulous Gannets
Fulmars
Kittiwakes
GBBGulls
MPipits
Stonechat
HMartins+Swallows
Teal
Cormrants
3 Common Scoter
Fulmar soaring Distant Stonechat Gannet feeding young The young saying, "Don't eat me, I'm just getting my lunch" One of the many Tree Sparrows
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Sep 5
😂🤣
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Aug 27
Thank you 👍
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Aug 26
In amongst the other Greylags @northcavewet.bsky.social was this Greylag with a orange neck collar HUZ any ideas where it's from?
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Aug 26
Just my luck, a weekend away from patch and a Guillemot turns up at the locks, with no sign this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
But on better note, a lifer for me @northcavewet.bsky.social with the Black-crowned night heron✅️
Also
Red-crested Pochard
Peregrine
Hobby
C+G Sandpiper
Gshank
LRP
Red-crested Pochard with mallards Black-crowned night heron hiding in the trees Peregrine Hobby hunting Dragonflies
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Aug 21
It took a while. Comma?
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Jeremy Pierson @jempierson.bsky.social · Aug 18
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Wheldrake ings+bank island.
Kingfisher
11 Snipe
7 Green Sandpiper
1 Black-tailed Godwit
Buzzard
F Marsh Harrier
Swallows
Swift
H Martins
Whitethroats
Lesser Whitethroat
Blackcaps
Sedge+willow+chifs
Little egrets
2 Grey Heron
Pied Wagtails
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Buzzard Black-tailed Godwit Snipe and Green Sandpiper Swallows on the top of a bush
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