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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Super morning at Gibraltar Point BO before heading north again: Spotted Redshank, Wheatear, Redwing & better views of the Great Grey Shrike in the dunes on 30/09/2026, 08:28 - 11:56. #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Many many Knot & Godwit at high tide, Yellow browed Warbler, Wheater & 2 Jay Gibraltar Point this morning #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Very close juv. Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, 42+ Meadow Pipit & Little Owl at Acaster airfield on 13/09/2026, 11:07 - 12:36. @yorkbirding.bsky.social View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just put the bins out & heard my first autumn PF Geese overhead flying SE @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Super visit to Spurn yesterday despite wind direction: Black-necked Grebe, Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Stint, Wheater, Whinchat & bonus Red-backed Shrike thanks to friendly folk. Small donation for my first Yellow-legged Gull @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/support-us/v...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Back to the airfield after a break in Fife and super visit to Flamborough yesterday. Late Hobby, c45 high swallows, 2 Whinchat (!) & Redstart under gathering clouds. Acaster airfield on 30/08/2026, 12:29 - 14:12. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My first August SE Owl riding thermals above Red Kite before drifting high NW @ Acaster airfield yesterday on 21/08/2026, 15:03 - 16:40. @yorkbirding.bsky.social View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Male Redstart & 4 Yellow Wagtail at Acaster Airfield this afternoon & mixed flock gulls in the cut fields @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Spotted Flycatcher , Lesser Whitethroat & flycatching Redstart & a Mole crossing the road @ Acaster airfield on 09/08/2026, 16:10 - 17:51. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
From Acaster side, Hobby over Naburn Lock today, Sand Martin feeding young in burrows & Kingfisher @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
WT Eagle flying N from Bank Island now @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Good afternoon to visit RSPB Blacktoft Sands on 25/05/2026, 15:23 - 17:44. Super views Bittern, Bearded Tit, Cuckoo, Spoonbill, Avocet, GW Egret and 2 bonus White Stork circling before heading north. View my #yorkshirebirding #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Agitated Swallows & Sand Martin found my 1st Hobby of the year, also Sedge & Reed warbler (!) this afternoon Acaster South Ings on 02/05/2026, 14:35 - 16:03. @yorkbirding.bsky.social View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
All change @Acaster Airfield & South Ings today: Willow warbler (3), Blackcap (4), Chiffchaff (18), no Fieldfare & my first Swallow high over the river @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Last morning at Gibraltar Point BO this visit; good views of my 1st Willow warbler of the year, extra Pintail (2) & squealing Water rail before the rain on 05/04/2026, 08:26 - 11:31. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Visit to blustery Gibraltar Point inc. RB Merganser (2), Crane south offshore from Mill Hill & long-staying Scaup on 03/04/2026, 11:05 - 15:29. #Lincsbirding View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Defra opened a consultation on shooting season for Snipe & Woodcock consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-cri...
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Protecting wild birds: Consultation on Amending the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which allows certain species of wild birds to be killed or taken outside of their close seasons ...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Little Ringed Plover!both Partridge, Red Kite flushed Snipe (4) Acaster airfield and Ings on 30/03/2026, 14:34 - 17:02. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Common Scoter over the house now Acaster @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Wigeon, Teal, Shelduck, Oystercatcher & (special) 4 Gadwall on flooded Ings & 10 PF Geese with the Greylags. @yorkbirding.bsky.social Acaster airfield and Ings on 28/02/2026, 12:01 - 15:00. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
My 2025 BirdTrack summary included 92 species @Acaster Airfield & South Ings @btobirds.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Quick visit to North Gare: Twite(17), RB Merganser(4)& extraordinary two offshore rafts GC Grebe (c50!). Bonus RN Parakeets @ Hartlepool 6F College where son played Basketball. @teesbirds.bsky.social NNR - North Gare Sands 31/01/2026, View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Lots of water, a Raven south overhead & my first drumming GSWoodpecker Church Ings Acaster @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Bare tree branch frames flooded Ings next to the river Ouse.
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Gavin Thomas @gtalstonwader.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Little Tern colony @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social is one of the most productive in the UK. A funding shortfall means eggs & chicks could be lost to disturbance & predation in 2026. Please donate and spread the word to keep our #LittleTerns safe. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds gofund.me/45a4b0054
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Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
10 Blackbird & c.120 Fieldfare eating windfall apples this morning, c.110 Lapwing low overhead Acaster @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Tyninghame on 30/11/2025, 10:16 - 12:58. Back in old haunts for a few days. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @birdinglothian.bsky.social
Waves at rocky shore in bright winter sunshine
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Black Redstart on Whitby Abbey on 08/11/2025, 13:39 - 16:23. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Super visit to Flamborough: tricky view Firecrest, very close Snow Bunting (thank you to friendly folk), my first November Swallow & my 2000th Blackbird record on BirdTrack. Magic @flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Flamborough lighthouse and motorway hedge in glorious sunshine!
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Single Grey Plover over windy Airfield & first garden Fieldfare (19) Acaster @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Working weekend but Fieldfare (14), Goosander & Swallow over the garden late afternoon Acaster @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Super to be back in Lincolnshire visiting family. Glossy Ibis south over Lill’s hut 2:30! Merlin, Whooper swan & skeins of PF Geese at Gibraltar Point BO on 10/10/2025, 14:16 - 18:15. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Red-necked Phalarope, Marsh Harrier & Whooper @ Staveley YWT on 08/10/2025, 11:41 - 13:31. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Low flying Whooper (7), high PF Geese (33) and Wheatear (middle runway) lunchtime Acaster airfield and Ings on 29/09/2025, 11:25 - 12:39. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Juv. Merlin hunting then chased off by Kestrel @Acaster airfield @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
1st Golden Plover of autumn & bonus Whinchat in the drizzle at Acaster airfield and Ings on 20/09/2025, 09:54 - 11:03. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Very dry @ Wheldrake Ings on 07/09/2025, 12:04 - 14:26. Close views Hobby, Marsh Harrier (2), Red Kite (3) & c80 Swallow. Single Green Sandpiper & Snipe only waders. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu... @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Back to Ruddons Point, ShellBay on 27/08/2025, 18:08 - 19:39. Good range of close waders & amazing skies. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Super afternoon at Ruddons Point, ShellBay on 24/08/2025, 16:03 - 18:51. Distant Great & Arctic Skua, good range of close waders #birdingFife View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Super week on #islay Highlights include WT Eagle hunting & plucking Greylag, Spotted Flycatchers in the garden, Hen Harrier over lunch, Chough, Twite & Golden Eagle mobbed by Buzzards. #birds
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
c. 50 Swallow, c. 20 Sand martin & Hobby Acaster South Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
1st Acaster Swift whilst we ate tea in the garden @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Lovely summary @birdtrack.bsky.social for 2024.
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Lovely day. First Acaster small tortoiseshell & singing Chiffchaff @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Afternoon at Gibraltar Point with bonus (cold) sunshine: DB Brent & PF Goose, Pintail, Marsh harrier, Peregrine, Corn bunting (16) Gibraltar Point BO on 14/02/2025, 14:29 - 17:28. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Couldn’t get to work so walked from South Ings to Acaster airfield on 05/01/2025, 09:25 - 11:42. 41 inc. Gadwall, Teal, Snipe, Lapwing (c135), Golden Plover (30), Brambling (5) & my first Treecreeper of the year. @yorkbirding.bsky.social View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu...
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Working this weekend but good to see York birders out raising funds for Spurn: gofund.me/06c18f8a @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
2 Brambling in mixed finch flock feeding on old sunflowers Acaster Ings @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year. Robin.
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Christy R @eider1172.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Another super day in Lincolnshire: my Frampton highlights many many Wigeon & hunting Merlin. First visit to Willow Tree Fen to watch Crane (#196), Marsh Harriers & Cattle Egret in beautiful skies.
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