Bank Island this morning, 2 Dunlin, 1 Wood Sandpiper, a pair of Garganey, 4 Common Tern and a Curlew having a wash! York Birding LDV NNR

Pocklington Canal, Hagg Bridge this morning a Cattle Egret and a Hobby chasing mayflies York Birding LDV NNR

Pocklington Canal, Hagg Bridge this afternoon. Barn Owl hunting at 2.00pm ! at least 10 Hairy Dragonfly, including this female, 2 Roe Deer, and large patches of flowering Silverweed York Birding LDV NNR

Just back from 4 days in the NY Moors, Duke of Burgundy, Green Hairstreak, Pearl Bordered Fritillary and Fly Orchids Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire Wild Orchids UK & Ireland

Wheldrake Ings this morning, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Hobby. Plenty of warblers singing, with more Garden Warblers than Blackcaps, Whitethroats feeding young LDV NNR York Birding

Fen Bog this morning. Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer?, Southern Hawker, Small Pearl bordered Fritillary, Common Blue, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Ringlet Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire York. Dragonfly Grp.

Bank Island and Wheldrake Ings this morning. Buzzards, Kestrel and Red Kites enjoying the grass cutting. Plenty of butterflies and dragonflies, including Essex Skipper? and Ruddy Darter. Also 1 Green Sandpiper and Whinchat York Birding LDV NNR Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire York. Dragonfly Grp.

Wheldrake Ings this morning, ringed Sedge Warbler near the river bridge, a 'flock' of 5 Green Sandpiper on the pool and a Gatekeeper butterfly enjoying the Valerian LDV NNR York Birding Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Buddleia bush along cycle track at Naburn Wood still proving attractive this morning - Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Large White and Silver-washed Fritillary Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Wheldrake Ings this morning 3 Curlew (2 juveniles) from Tower Hide, 8 Green Sandpiper on the pool and butterflies in various condition including smart Peacock and Speckled Wood LDV NNR York Birding

A trip to Nosterfield Nature Reserve this morning to look for Small Copper and Brown Argus butterflies, did I succeed?..... also several Migrant Hawker and a Black-tailed Skimmer eating a damselfly Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire York. Dragonfly Grp.

This am RSPB Blacktoft Sands and the Humber 2 Curlew Sandpiper, c10 Greenshank, also Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Snipe, Avocet, Lapwing and this beautiful Lime Hawk-moth caterpillar, which has changed colour to pupate British Moths Butterfly Conservation 🦋

It gave me a bit of a run around this morning, but finally caught up with the Grey Phalarope in Bridlington harbour

Some photos from Beadnell on Oct 2nd. Great to talk to the wardens Space for Shorebirds Northumberland . You are doing a brilliant job!

male Black Redstart showing well in the Lighthouse gardens Flamborough Bird Observatory this morning ..... when the fog cleared !!

12 Whooper Swans dropped into Wheldrake Ings this morning, still plenty of Hornets about and 6 Jays York Birding LDV NNR

Studley Royal @fountainsabbey last week looking splendid, as were the stags - despite the mud!

A Kingfisher and a pair of Red-crested Pochard helped lift the gloom at North Cave Wetlands this morning. North Cave Wetlands NorthCaveBirders Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋

Finally caught up with the American Wigeon from Pool Hide, Wheldrake Ings York Birding LDV NNR . I'm now putting the same posts on BlueSky

From Pool Hide, Wheldrake Ings this morning 3 Marsh Harriers annoying the Teal, 2 Peregrine hunting together, 1 Red Kite,1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Goldeneye and 9 Shelduck York Birding LDV NNR . This will be my last post on X, future posts will all be on BlueSky