People and places...

A few shots from this week's trip to East Yorkshire... (Spot the Corn Bunting on top of the concrete pillar!)

Gentle reminder!

Up on the Moors and in the Forest: six more year ticks!

A visit to Wykeham Forest, Hille Green Bridge and the moors above Kirkbymoorside gave us Crossbill, Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail, Dipper and Red Grouse, as well as flight views of Merlin! A great way to finish our northern expedition ...

Three more year ticks!

The weather forecast was not particularly promising, so we started the day at  Flamborough: a brief seawatch by the 'foghorn' produced a single Manx Shearwater heading north. A patch of blue sky sent us back to Bempton (via a jacket purchase for Linda at the RNLI shop at South Landing!) This was a great move: while drinking a cup of coffee we enjoyed super-close views of a hunting Barn Owl - finally!

Walking along the cliffs in both directions produced excellent shots of the usual Auks, as well a bridled form of Guillemot. Best of all: a Shag at the base of the cliffs, viewable only by hanging over the railings!

A couple of days in Yorkshire

Time for the Summer Wine Crew plus Linda to make our annual trip to Flamborough & Bempton. For once the 'usual suspects' of the cliffs and chalk grassland surrendered to the camera with little fuss- the only missing species was Shag.

Great night at the Copper Beech!

A terrific evening at this new venue: great atmosphere, great crowd.... We'll be back!