Recently returned from a family trip to Ireland which gave the opportunity to visit the remarkable #Skelligs
Apart from the very obvious Puffins, delighted to hear Storm Petrels singing from the walls of the beehive cells in the monastery complex.

White-tailed Eagle from Ellerton Church at 1045hr. Flew west when disturbed by a shooting party. #yorkshirebirding @birdguides.bsky.social

Because there aren't enough photos on the internet of the Straw's Bridge Ring-necked Duck. Here are four more. Close enough to see the grey flanks are actually made up of vermiculations. Very nice. #UKBirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Quite a morning by RVCP standards....3 Glossy Ibis, 2 Ruff, with Green and Common Sandpipers.
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Female Black Redstart near The Warren gate. #spurnbirds

A classic bird in habitat shot of the Hoopoe at Sutton Scarsdale today. 😂
It did show better later! #ukbirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

A thoroughly enjoyable week on Scilly. Highlights were Radde's Warbler, Serin, Common Rosefinch, Hoopoe, and L Yellowlegs. No lifers, and the pound to year tick ratio is quite high, but in those surroundings, who cares! No photos of Serin or Hoope due to operator error..🤦🏻‍♂️ #UKBirding

This Red-b-Flycatcher was the only decent bird to present itself without a fight today. The Pale-legged Leaf Warbler was a tricky blighter, taking 5 hrs to get what I deemed to be acceptable views. Nice to finish with Red-flanked Bluetail and a presumed Sibe Lesser Whitethroat, though! #ukrarebirds

Award winning photograph of the 2 juv Sabine's Gull at Redmires, Sheffield this morning. A terrific find by Richard Hill. Very well earned. #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

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A local Dotterel at South Anston, Rotherham was great find by Mick Clay in the #sk58birders area. Followed up with a Garganey and Red-c-pochard at Catcliffe Flash made for a useful morning. #ukbirds

28 years since my last big shearwaters in the UK. So gambled on a day trip to Scilly. Required an overnight drive down and a 9.5 hour return drive the next day. 15 Great, 30 Cory's Shearwaters and 12 Storm Petrels made the effort well worthwhile. All tricky to catch up with in Sheffield! #ukbirding

The 6 #jacksnipe on site last week had dropped to 3 today, as would be expected. All thermalled with #pulsar, and photo taken using #phoneskope #ukbirding 🪶

Finally made the effort to add #blackgrouse to my Yorks list. These males were photographed from the car. A total of 17 seen in Arkengarthdale. Stunning, even in the drizzle! #ukbirding

Two Jack Snipe photographed a few minutes apart, one with the sun actually out! Minimum of 12 on site. At a site nearby, a Woodcock at dusk gave more typical views. One of a pair that seem to favour roosting under the same tree. #ukbirding 🪶

A couple of hours on the moorland fringe above Sheffield at dusk. Bitterly cold 4c with a nithering NE wind. The Shore Lark was still at Peat Pits with 440 Goldies and a Barn Owl. Elsewhere, another Barn Owl, and 2 Woodcock already roding and several drumming/chipping Snipe. #ukbirding

2024 so far. #ukbirding