Paul Marfell
@ampluralelf.bsky.social
A West Yorkshire birder and photographer. I have a blog - marfell.me.uk - where I post quite a few of my photos.
Fungi at St James & Buck Wood. 17 & 21 Nov. www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/fu...
Fungi at St James & Buck Wood. 17 & 21 Nov.
Yet more photos of Fungi, and in the gallery you can see what ID I have given them but I am sure I have got some of them wrong. If you think the photos show enough detail for a different ID please …
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Fungi at St James & Buck Wood. 17 & 21 Nov. www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/fu...
Sunday's walk along Gill Beck. Click on the image or link to see/read more. #Fungi Along Gill Beck. 2 Nov. #GillBeckValley www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/fu...
Fungi Along Gill Beck. 2 Nov.
I’ve managed to go through the photos I took on Sunday, I have many from other days still waiting to be reviewed/deleted. Hopefully there will be more blog posts to come when I have been thro…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sunday's walk along Gill Beck. Click on the image or link to see/read more. #Fungi Along Gill Beck. 2 Nov. #GillBeckValley www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/fu...
Riverside Wildflower Meadow. July 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ri... I still have loads of photos from the Summer wildlife that I want to get on my website.
Riverside Wildflower Meadow. July 2025
Catching up with photos of July Butterflies, Common Blue and Small Copper, on the Wildflower Meadow next to Denso Marston Nature Reserve
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October 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Riverside Wildflower Meadow. July 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ri... I still have loads of photos from the Summer wildlife that I want to get on my website.
Autumn Walk at DMNR, Sept 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/au...
Autumn Walk at DMNR, Sept 2025
Today was an Autumn Walk by the river Aire at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve led by Steve, the warden. The title was simply Autumn Walk leaving it open to be about anything that was found and for…
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September 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Autumn Walk at DMNR, Sept 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/au...
River, Canal & Meadow. August 17 & 21, 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ri... #yorkshirewildlife
River, Canal & Meadow. August 17 & 21, 2025
These photos are from a couple of walks along the river at Denso Marston Nature Reserve, along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and a look at the Wildlife Meadow next to DMNR. I particularly like the phot…
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September 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
River, Canal & Meadow. August 17 & 21, 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ri... #yorkshirewildlife
Bracken Hall Green 11 Aug - only a handful of photos. #butterfly #yorkshirewildlife #galls www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br...
Bracken Hall Green 11 Aug
I quite like the Small Copper butterfly so thought these from Bracken Hall Green worth sharing. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gal…
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September 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Bracken Hall Green 11 Aug - only a handful of photos. #butterfly #yorkshirewildlife #galls www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br...
Denso + Scrape 2 Aug '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... #YorkshireWildlife #CommonBlue #Butterfly
Denso + Scrape 2 Aug ’25
I am playing catch-up with going through my photos. I still have lots to look through from July but this lot are from early August, taken on a visit to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, the Scrape betw…
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August 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Denso + Scrape 2 Aug '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... #YorkshireWildlife #CommonBlue #Butterfly
Bracken Hall Green Walk. 8 Aug '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br... #PurpleHairstreak #Butterfly on Bracken Hall Green.
Bracken Hall Green Walk. 8 Aug ’25
On Friday I joined the Bracken Hall Countryside Centre’s Family Walk Exploring Shipley Glen. The plan was to have a leisurely walk along Shipley Glen and then back along Bracken Hall Green bu…
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August 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bracken Hall Green Walk. 8 Aug '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br... #PurpleHairstreak #Butterfly on Bracken Hall Green.
BRGP & DMNR 25/8/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br... #BenRhyddingGravelPits #DensoMarstonNR #OakGalls #Bumblebees
BRGP & DMNR 25/8/2025
These are a few photos from a visit to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve and down by the river near Denso Marston Nature Reserve on 25 August. I had been wondering about how to post pho…
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August 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BRGP & DMNR 25/8/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br... #BenRhyddingGravelPits #DensoMarstonNR #OakGalls #Bumblebees
Darley St Market www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/da... The Darley Street Market opened last month. I went to have a look. #bradfordmarkets
Darley St Market
My previous post was about a visit to Bradford with members of the Bingley Camera Club. The 6 of 5 Go group 7. Since then the Darley Street Market has opened to the public, so on Wednesday, 30 July…
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August 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Darley St Market www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/da... The Darley Street Market opened last month. I went to have a look. #bradfordmarkets
Ben Rhydding GPLNR 5 Jul '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be... #yorkshirebirds #yorkshirenature #BenRhydding
Ben Rhydding GPLNR 5 Jul ’25
A wander around Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve with my camera. The river is higher than it had been on some of my recent visits. The rocks that had been uncovered on previous visits …
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July 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ben Rhydding GPLNR 5 Jul '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be... #yorkshirebirds #yorkshirenature #BenRhydding
Denso, Scrape & Canal 5 Jul '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... Nice views of a singing Song Thrush and a Burnet Moth on Burnet. #yorkshirebirds #yorkshirewildlife
Denso, Scrape & Canal 5 Jul ’25
A 16 Spot Ladybird peering down at a couple of Soldier Beetles. A six spot Burnet Moth on a Great Burnet flower, and A good view of a singing Song Thrush, they are often heard but getting good view…
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July 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Denso, Scrape & Canal 5 Jul '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... Nice views of a singing Song Thrush and a Burnet Moth on Burnet. #yorkshirebirds #yorkshirewildlife
Baildon Moor 21 June '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ba... #yorkshirebirds #whitethroat #dragonfly #baildonmoor
Baildon Moor 21 June ’25
A walk with camera on Baildon Moor to see birds, bugs and butterflies. Nice views of Whitethroat and a Golden-ringed Dragonfly.
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July 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Baildon Moor 21 June '25 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ba... #yorkshirebirds #whitethroat #dragonfly #baildonmoor
DMNR & up to the Canal. 20/06/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/dm... Denso Marston Nature Reseerve, the scrape & Leeds Liverpool Canal. #Ladybirds, #Butterflies, #Damselflies, #Dragonfly, Sawfly, #Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and other things. #yorkshirewildlife
DMNR & up to the Canal. 20/06/2025
Denso Marston Nature Reseerve, the scrape & Leeds Liverpool Canal. Ladybirds, Butterflies, Damselflies, Dragonfly, Sawfly, Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and other things.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
DMNR & up to the Canal. 20/06/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/dm... Denso Marston Nature Reseerve, the scrape & Leeds Liverpool Canal. #Ladybirds, #Butterflies, #Damselflies, #Dragonfly, Sawfly, #Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and other things. #yorkshirewildlife
Tong Park Dam. 14 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/to... A few from Tong Park Dam. No photos but Gill Beck looks much cleaner after volunteers of #AireRiversTrust have removed a load of rubbish. #UrbanPollutionHunter. Tap on the image or link to see/read more.
Tong Park Dam. 14 June 2025
Swans, Cygnets and House Martins at Tong Park Dam
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June 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Tong Park Dam. 14 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/to... A few from Tong Park Dam. No photos but Gill Beck looks much cleaner after volunteers of #AireRiversTrust have removed a load of rubbish. #UrbanPollutionHunter. Tap on the image or link to see/read more.
Denso Marston NR. 13 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... #Wren #WaterSoldier #WaterLily #yorkshirebirds
Denso Marston NR. 13 June 2025
On 13 June I went for a walk along the river at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. The header image is of a Wren spotted on the walk. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to se…
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June 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Denso Marston NR. 13 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/de... #Wren #WaterSoldier #WaterLily #yorkshirebirds
Stainburn Forest and Swinsty Reservoir. 12 June www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/st... Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper.
Stainburn Forest and Swinsty Reservoir. 12 June
Stainburn Forest. Swinsty Reservoir. Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper, tree climbing dolls from 12 June.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Stainburn Forest and Swinsty Reservoir. 12 June www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/st... Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper.
1 & 5 June. River, Canal & High Royds. Photos and words from the walks www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/1-... #yorkshirebirds #densomarstonnaturereserve
1 & 5 June. River, Canal & High Royds
A few photos from Denso Marston Nature Reserve, the Leeds Liverpool Canal, and High Royds Pond.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
1 & 5 June. River, Canal & High Royds. Photos and words from the walks www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/1-... #yorkshirebirds #densomarstonnaturereserve
Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 7 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be...
Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 7 June 2025
Birds, plants and insects at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Nature Reserve. Pheasant, Rabbit, Little Egret etc.
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June 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 7 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be...
Howden. 1 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ho... House Martins, Little Ringed Plover, Linnet and Lapwing at Howden at the beginning of June. #yorkshirebirds #LittleRingedPlover #HouseMartin #Linnet #Lapwing
Howden. 1 June 2025
House Martins, Little Ringed Plover, Linnet and Lapwing at Howden at the beginning of June.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Howden. 1 June 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/ho... House Martins, Little Ringed Plover, Linnet and Lapwing at Howden at the beginning of June. #yorkshirebirds #LittleRingedPlover #HouseMartin #Linnet #Lapwing
Peregrines at Dalton Mill. 31/05/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/pe... #yorkshirebirds #peregrine #peregrinefalcon #daltonmill
Peregrines at Dalton Mill. 31/05/2025
Peregrine chicks at Dalton Mill, Keighley. Viewing organised by Bradford Urban Wildlife Group.
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June 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Peregrines at Dalton Mill. 31/05/2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/pe... #yorkshirebirds #peregrine #peregrinefalcon #daltonmill
In search of evidence of Otters along the river Aire with Bradford Urban Wildlife Group www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br...
Bradford Urban Wildlife Otter Walk
Bradford Urban Wildlife Group Otter walk along the River Aire between Hirst Mill and Bingley.
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May 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In search of evidence of Otters along the river Aire with Bradford Urban Wildlife Group www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/br...
Canal & River Aire. Mid May 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/12... #yorkshirebirds #riveraire #leedsliverpoolcanal
Canal & River Aire. Mid May 2025
Walks along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and River Aire between Baildon and Shipley
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May 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Canal & River Aire. Mid May 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/12... #yorkshirebirds #riveraire #leedsliverpoolcanal
Bempton Cliffs 10 May, 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be... #Yorkshirebirds Tap/touch/click on the image or link to see/read more.
Bempton Cliffs 10 May, 2025
A day trip to see the Gannet, Puffins, Guillemot, Razorbill, Kittiwake and other birds at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bempton Cliffs 10 May, 2025 www.marfell.me.uk/wordpress/be... #Yorkshirebirds Tap/touch/click on the image or link to see/read more.