Swiiiiiiiiiift!!! A frustratingly brief glimpse over Vicar's Lane around 7pm, then thankfully managed to relocate it about 45 mins later feeding around the church in the fading light. #YearTick

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Pair of Tawny Owls roosting at GFB again today, looking thoroughly cheesed off at this windy weather.

An absolute privilege to have these birds within view of my desk, but it does distract from work somewhat...

Wonder where they will choose to nest?? 🦉

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Bravely ventured into the lawless village of Kilnsea this afternoon and was rewarded with two Woodcock! One was in slightly better shape than the other, it has to be said.....

About 5 minutes before I found this I said "I'd love to find an Echinoid today". And then - boom! #Manifested

🚨 We’re recruiting!

Spurn Bird Observatory is looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect one of the UK’s most successful Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds.

Seasonal roles | NLW | Accommodation available

👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news

So ummmm some Little terns need a babysitter and that costs 10k. Good news- a load of v kind humans have chipped in almost 8k so the babes just need 2k more for their babysitter! Here is the go fund me link: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/urgent-... ♥️♥️♥️

Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs 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

If you can support the appeal, or help by sharing it more widely, we would be incredibly grateful.

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Please help us give Little Terns at Beacon Ponds the protection they need in 2026.

Just been to collect my two Club biscuits (one mint, one orange). Oh - and give some blood in exchange.
It's been a few years now, due to holidays, tattoos, surgery and illness, so it's good to finally partake in a little bit of blood letting once again!

#GiveBloodNHS #Donate #Biscuits

🎨📷 Creativity at #MigFest

From birds to butterflies, we loved seeing MigFest through young eyes in our under-25 ‘Capturing a Moment’ competition.

Winner: Lucas Burfield 🏆

Huge thanks to @ZEISSBirding for supporting young creatives.

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I mean... you're taking it entirely the wrong way.

Go on then! It's Nathan's fault - he made me do it! 🍻

I've had two glasses of wine and a Pizza Hut pizza! Debating whether or not to have a cheeky whisky.... 🤔

a man in a red sweater is dancing in a living room with the words `` happy dance '' . ALT: a man in a red sweater is dancing in a living room with the words `` happy dance '' .

What a smashing day. Kicked off by finding a Firecrest and Woodcock in the garden.
Then had a Goldcrest land on my head in Easington Churchyard.
Then found a Dusky Warbler.
And then a Hume's Warbler.

I never find anything! 🙃

It’s the final weekend of the season at Spurn Bird Observatory 🍂
Easterlies at last – and a few spaces still available in the Obs'!

Join us for great birding, good company and cosy evenings by the log burner.

Book your spot here 👇
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🌿 Love wildlife and winter landscapes?
We’re looking for two Winter Volunteers to help care for Spurn Bird Observatory and its beautiful surroundings this season.

Be part of something wild. 🕊️

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I adore this aquarium. There's always something going on, wherever you look. 🥰

There's another one!!

There's a big ass plane doing crazy things! We've just been watching it from the window. It's coming up as a 'military or government' aircraft, and it's come from Brize Norton. But it looks like a normal passenger plane.
Bizarre!

Crikey! It's been a long time since I had a temperature this high.
9.45pm and I'm eating an ice lolly in an attempt to cool down. Absolutely sweltering!! 😷🔥🔥🔥

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Today I have been mostly feeling sorry for myself. That awful feeling at the start of a cold where EVERYTHING hurts........ 😷🙃

Thoroughly enjoying having these squeaky little tykes back in the garden.

#CoalTit #Spurnbirds

I think the real question is - why does your face NOT have a full Tom Selleck 'tach?

And for anybody who might be a bit concerned about how close Paul was to the bird, here's where it started.....

Pectoral Sandpiper showed reasonably well at Easington Lagoons this afternoon. @nomadbirder.bsky.social

No, yeah. Totally.

Look at this big, bumbling dude. 🥰🐝