Lesser Whitethroat

Great views of a pair of nesting Lesser Whitethroats down in the Hackness Valley.

Common Whitethroat

Went for a walk with the family through the Esplanade Gardens on the southside of Scarborough and found this common migrant showing well.

More Redstarts

Hackness Valley

Lesser Whitethroat

Redstart (male)

Redstart (female)

Pied Wagtail (male)

Pied Wagtail (female)

Wren

Blackcap (male)

Goldfinch

Grey Heron

The Hackness Valley, full of birdlife at this time of year. Also seen was Linnet, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, Teal, Swift, Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin.

Red Backed Shrike

My second ever Red Backed Shrike. This male had been seen the evening before at Old Fall, Flamborough, so I thought I would take an early visit the next day, with a possible hope of gaining the usual distant shot that a Shrike will let you have, instead I was rewarded with these beauties.

Starling

Just a few pics of a Starling in full Summer glory taken in West Ayton.

Redstart

The Redstarts are back in the Hackness Valley. These beautiful birds nested in the valley last year and have returned lasting the very long journey all the way from Africa.

North Yorkshire Moors National Park

Curlew

Golden Plover

Red Grouse

Lapwing

Red Legged Phartridge

Pheasant

Ring Ouzel

Wheatear

Another trip up on to the magnificent North Yorkshire Moors. This time went to Rosedale & Farndale, through Bransdale and up on to Danby Beacon to try and find some Dotterel which had been seen there the evening before. Unfortunately no look finding the Dotterel, but did find a nesting Ring Ouzel and all of the above, a great day's birding

Tree Pipit

Tree Pipits are back in Wykeham Forest, found a pair displaying to each other, very distinctive call, and flight pattern display.

Baby Boom

Coot


Robin

Canada Goose

Gray-lag-Goose

It was all systems go at the baby bird nursery down at Scarborough Mere.

Lots of lazying around and eating from all the youngsters.

We Are Family

Mallard

Gray-lag-Goose

Canada Goose

Coot

A pleasure to see all the family's of birds moving around Scarborough Mere.

Scarborough Mere

Moorhen


Gray-Lag-Goose

Coot

Mute Swan

Tufted Duck

Chinese Goose

Canada Goose

Scarborough Mere is a hive of activity with lots of birds keeping a watchful eye over their young.

Red Grouse

Red Grouse - A bird I haven't seen for a few years, very camouflaged, very distinctive call, but once spotted I could just not stop watching.

Keep Away

What an amazing sight. The above Lapwing faking a broken wing to try and make the sheep move away from its nest. After several attempts the bird had to use brute force.

Lapwing

It was great to see this bird very close and to watch them display in flight.

Bransdale

Bransdale - What a wonderful place at this time of year, so much going on. The Red Grouse and Lapwings all had young. Also seen - Cuckoo, Golden Plover, Curlew, Linnet and Meadow Pipit.

Common Swift

A large party of Swifts appeared briefly above my house, so i took on the challenge of trying to capture some of these birds in flight - not easy at all!

Bee-eater

This bird has been present for the last few days at East Newton, East Yorkshire. Quite a tricky bird to photography, liked perching and feeding from telegraph wires, bad light once again (digiscoped images).

Red Necked Grebe

This bird still present on the pond at Weel, Nr Beverley, East Yorkshire. Kept its distance at the far end of the pool, poor light conditions again, above pics are digiscoped images.

Little Ringed Plover

These Little Ringed Plovers were hidden within the stones and pebbles on one of the islands looking from the Marsh Hide at Top Hill Low Nature Reserve (digiscoped images).

Barn Owl

After several sightings of the above Barn Owl at Wykeham, but no picture opportunities, I new it was only a matter of time before this beautiful bird would let me in close for a few shots.

Marsh Harrier

After sitting in several hides at Top Hill Low Nature

Reserve and seeing nothing, I was rewarded with

this female Marsh Harrier flying past.

Scarborough Castle Headland

Black Redstart

Kittiwake

Fulmar

Finally I managed a few shots of my bogus bird the Black Redstart, I always seem to dip out on this bird each year. A lot of activity on the Castle Headland, covered in Kittiwakes with a few pairs of Fulmars scattered around.