Yorkshire Trip - 18-23/09/2014

POTTERIC CARR YWT RESERVE

 

 

Two insects for the price of one 

Second inland Knot in a month 





Highland beast helping maintain the reserve

 

Grey Squirrel taking advantage of the bird feeders

 

Coal Tit 





Kiss me! 



NORTH SEA CRUISE ON THE YORKSHIRE BELLE FROM BRIDLINGTON HARBOUR

 

 



About to go! 



A motley selection of birders

 

 

Seabirds following the trail of chum behind the boat

 

 

FLAMBOROUGH HEAD

 

 

Redstart

 

 

 

Wheatear

 



North Norfolk 21/08/2014

Spotted Redshank

Black-tailed Godwit



Black-tailed Godwit

Little Egret

Juvenile Ruff

Deer in Holkham Park

And a remarkably Deer-reminiscent tree stump!

Woburn Safari Park 12/08/2014

Tempsford birds - 26/06/2014

Tempsford Airfield

Distant view of Little Owl on the roof of the memorial barn

Tempsford Churchyard

Fledgling Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher feeding its young

Adult Spotted Flycatcher on a typical perch

Adult Spotted Flycatcher on a typical perch

Adult Spotted Flycatcher on a typical perch

Trip to East Yorkshire - June 2014

North Cave Wetlands

Little Grebe

Mediterranean Gull (in foreground) with Black-headed Gull

 

Black Swan

Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve

Tree Sparrows on a feeder

Razorbill

Kittiwake with chick

Group of Gannets

Resting Puffin

Fulmar

Close-up of Gannet

It's boring, being photographed all the time!

Wren doing the splits

A handsome pair of Gannets

Razorbill

The only "bridled" Guillemot we saw, covered in muck from birds on the cliff above

Fulmar

Northern Marsh Orchid

Peregrine Falcon, apparently causing little concern to the nesting birds around

Group of Puffins

Bridlington Harbour

Easy pickings for the Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls

Kittiwake

Flamborough Head

Kittiwakes do nest in precarious spots

Less so for Herring Gulls

Razorbill bringing fish to its mate

"Clowns of the sea"

Group of Puffins



Group of Puffins

There were at least sixteen in this group, but only about twelve can be seen here

Puffins

More Northern Marsh Orchids

Pair of Orchids

Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve

Little Grebe chicks



Family of Oystercatchers

 

Common Spotted Orchid

Unknown Bee on unknown species of Thistle

Male Chaffinch

Female Chaffinch

Grey Squirrel taking advantage of seed put out for birds

Juvenile Robin