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Yorkshire Birder, Military History, 50’s Classic Cars & Rockabilly Music

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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lovely morning at Fairburn- caught up with Bairds, few Blackwits, Snipe and Dunlin around, couple Great Egrets and Cattle Egrets and Reedlings pinging around top lagoon with a skien of circa 40 Pinkfeet over
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bairds was still spoonbillflash @ Fairburn @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Nice morning @ Swillington Ings 4 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, Black Tern, 7 Cattle Egrets, 6 Spoonbills, 2 Great Egrets, Hobby hunting over Reedbeds + 2 Hobby perched & giving lovely scope views @ Astley. Ruff with 8 @ Astley. Barnacle Goose, Bearded Tits & M Harrier #swillyings @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Redstart in hedge on Towton track from monument - after third notice board @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fairburn Ings 7.15am New Flash 3 Curlew Sandpipers 1 Wood Sandpiper 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Snipe 9 Ringed Plovers Least 12 Ruff 5 Blacktailed Godwits 1 Great White Egret 1 Cattle Egret stood on far cattle Dunlins @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
2 Spot Shanks, plenty of Ruff, 5 Blackwits, Snipe, Water Rail + Marsh Harrier best of blacktoft this morning + Hummingbird Hawkmoth in York garden once home @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
3 Glossy Ibis, 2 on moat + 1 new flash, Spoonbills - least 15, 3 Cattle Egrets and Hobby hunting Hirundines giving good views @ fairburn this morning @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
8.15am Kingfisher lendal bridge @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Nice morning @ South Gare. Least 10 dolphins breaching, Sandwich and Common Terns, Couple of Little Terns on the beach, Sanderlings, Dunlins + plenty of auks on the sea @teesbirds.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Nice morning @ blacktoft, highlights; 8 Spoonbills, 4 Spotshanks, 1 Greenshank, least 6 Green Sand, Barn Owl, Snipe, Ruffs, Godwits, LRP, Yellow Wags, Harrier + lots of Reedling activity
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Barden Bridge/Strid plenty Pied Flycatchers, 1 Spot Fly, Dipper, Grey Wags, Common Sands, Mandarin, Gooseanders, Kingfisher, Garden Warbler etc. on the Moors Wheatear, Ring Ouzel, Grouse made for a good few hours @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Wheldrake this morning- Cuckoo, Warblers incl. least 3 Garden, plenty of Sedge and also Reed warblers near Swantail. Corn Bunting. Swits in abundance with Hirundines. Water Rail, Great White Egret, Common Tern. North Duffield caught up with Redfooted Falcon + 3 Hobbies @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
2 Common Sandpipers flying round the river @ Lendal Bridge York Centre @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Swallow over ainsty pub boroughbridge road @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Nice few hours @ Swillington- 7 Blacknecked Grebes, Sand Martins + my first Swallow of year, 2 Little Owls, Bittern, Redpolls #swillyings
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
North cave this morning, 3 Common Scoter, Redcrested Pochard, LRP, Siskin, Great White Egret, plenty of singing Chiff Chaffs being the highlights #yorkshirebirding
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
2 Med Gulls from Warren & 22 Whooper Swans middle Ings - also from Warren at around 5.30om #swillyings
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
5/6 Goshawks from Wykeham Viewpoint late morning @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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RobD @robdaw.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Least 16 Snow Bunting @ South Gare this morning + small group of 5 Redthroated Divers on the sea. Also this weekend new garden tick of Little Egret over Beckfield Lane @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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