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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · 12h

Some more pics of the Needletail @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social

Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · 14h

Crazy afternoon! Dashed to the patch @tophilllow.bsky.social for the needletail. No sign. Then the news came out from @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social so a mad dash. Made it with about 10 min to spare

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Jun 10

Very glad the Song Sparrow reappeared this morning @flamboroughbird.bsky.social after no sign yesterday

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · May 24

Honey Buzzards were showing well at Wykeham yesterday morning with 3 present

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · May 12

Temminck's Stint @tophilllow.bsky.social this afternoon

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · May 12

Gardening yesterday afternoon suddenly got exciting when some Herring Gulls alerted me to an Osprey circling above

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · May 3

Been a good run of Nearctic birds locally over the past month or so. This Lesser Yellowlegs at Filey this morning showed especially well

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 25

I was in Cyprus a few weeks ago. Luckily the trip coincided with news breaking of the Lesser Moorhen. Also, great supporting cast including 2 Caspian Plover, 6 BC Bee-eaters & Baillon's crake

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 21

Had to wait a while, but the Filey Eastern Subalp eventually showed well this am

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 18

This rather early Bee-eater shot past me at Old fall this morning. Nice start to the spring @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 17

Managed to catch up with the Lesser Scaup at Hornsea last weekend. A long overdue Yorkshire tick

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 11

And again! .....I have come to the conclusion that I spend far too much time staring at teal

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Apr 10

Black Redstart in an East yorks garden a few weeks ago

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Mar 7

Whilst picking the kids up from school last Friday, I had 2 Hawfinch in the churchyard opposite. Still present at the weekend, today was my next chance to check & at least 1 bird remains

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Feb 15

A few days working in NE Scotland at the beginning of the week produced my 1st Golden Eagles for 8 years & some increasingly scarce Gulls - Glauc & Iceland

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Jan 26

Trip to Fountains Abbey yesterday. At least 8 Hawfinch showed well eventually, after being very elusive for much of the day.

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Jan 8

Hornsea aythya numbers have been low recently. Im not sure on exact counts. There is a lot of duck movement between Hornsea & Tophill, partly explaining the fluctuating counts at both sites. Interesting how the reports don't appear to show a decrease despite the general perception

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Jan 7

Pochard are down this winter to approx 100. Last winter saw higher numbers than recent years peaking at around 220. Last year aside, they are decreasing. About 80% are males.

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Jan 5

The Kent Yellow warb showed well briefly on the morning of 2nd, before it headed off to feed in the water treatment works

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Nov 17

The snow geese were still near Aike this morning with 2500 pinkfeet. They seemed to fly in low this morning with group of 500 pinkfeet, so wonder if they roosted elsewhere...maybe Leven carrs

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Nov 17

@tophilllow.bsky.social

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Nov 17

Another day, another Green-winged Teal. This time a pristine drake, as opposed to yesterday's moulting drake. 2 scaup, 6 bearded tit & the 2 snow geese again distantly to the south with 2500 pinkfeet

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Nov 16

Decent morning on patch @tophilllow.bsky.social my 8th self found GW teal & a Raven. Then checking geese coming north from Swinemoor direction & picked up the 2 snow geese as they dropped down in fields to south

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Oct 6

Isabelline shrike at Bempton @flamboroughbird.bsky.social yesterday & Grey Phal in Brid on the way home

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Lee J @leelj337.bsky.social · Oct 4

Some great birds @flamboroughbird.bsky.social this past 7 days. PL leaf warb, OBP & GG Shrike

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