Jono Leadley
@birdingdad.bsky.social
Whale loving, bass playing, cricket watching Nature Geek. North Yorkshire, UK. https://birdingdad.blogspot.com
All opinions are my own :-)
All opinions are my own :-)
Just spotted these cool Collared Earthstars in our front garden! With a little tap, a jet of spores comes out the top like a mini volcanic eruption!
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just spotted these cool Collared Earthstars in our front garden! With a little tap, a jet of spores comes out the top like a mini volcanic eruption!
Tricky to count this sextet of Dabchicks (Little Grebes), this morning at Castle Howard! @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Tricky to count this sextet of Dabchicks (Little Grebes), this morning at Castle Howard! @yorkbirding.bsky.social
No sign of the recent Bittern at Castle Howard, but two Great Egrets were looking pristine and elegant despite the dismal weather. 30ish Goosanders too. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
No sign of the recent Bittern at Castle Howard, but two Great Egrets were looking pristine and elegant despite the dismal weather. 30ish Goosanders too. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Was there an Aesop's fable about a Fox and a swan? Here's Foxy with some Icelandic Whooper Swans at North Duffield Carrs, near York, yesterday @ldvnnr.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Was there an Aesop's fable about a Fox and a swan? Here's Foxy with some Icelandic Whooper Swans at North Duffield Carrs, near York, yesterday @ldvnnr.bsky.social
Spectacular afternoon sunshine in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social following a biblical downpour, on our @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Wetlands birding day. A smart Peregrine landed nearby, having flushed thousands of waders and ducks from the flooded ings. Friday feeling!
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Spectacular afternoon sunshine in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social following a biblical downpour, on our @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Wetlands birding day. A smart Peregrine landed nearby, having flushed thousands of waders and ducks from the flooded ings. Friday feeling!
9 little white dots = 9 Little Egrets. The increase in the population of this elegant white heron in the UK is well known; it even breeds in Yorkshire these days. However, most birds in the York area head to the coast in winter so this flock at Bishopthorpe ings is notable. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
9 little white dots = 9 Little Egrets. The increase in the population of this elegant white heron in the UK is well known; it even breeds in Yorkshire these days. However, most birds in the York area head to the coast in winter so this flock at Bishopthorpe ings is notable. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
170+ Whooper Swans on the River Derwent at Ellerton this morning. An incredible clamor under the rainbow @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
170+ Whooper Swans on the River Derwent at Ellerton this morning. An incredible clamor under the rainbow @yorkbirding.bsky.social
The Primitives at The Crescent, York, this evening...making me feel 17 again. Brilliant! With @duncbye.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Primitives at The Crescent, York, this evening...making me feel 17 again. Brilliant! With @duncbye.bsky.social
Frisky Goosanders flirting in the early morning gloom at Castle Howard. 13 in all, Red-crested Pochard also. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Frisky Goosanders flirting in the early morning gloom at Castle Howard. 13 in all, Red-crested Pochard also. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Clustered Brittlestem, like a tiny fungal city, growing at Ripon City Wetlands t'other day.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Clustered Brittlestem, like a tiny fungal city, growing at Ripon City Wetlands t'other day.
This little rabbit-shaped dot is a Mountain Hare, on moorland at RSPB Dove Stone near Oldham. They were introduced into the Peak District in the late 1800s and here at least, are doing ok.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This little rabbit-shaped dot is a Mountain Hare, on moorland at RSPB Dove Stone near Oldham. They were introduced into the Peak District in the late 1800s and here at least, are doing ok.
A write-up of York's 17th Red-throated Diver, and first since 2012 is now on my blog: birdingdad.blogspot.com
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A write-up of York's 17th Red-throated Diver, and first since 2012 is now on my blog: birdingdad.blogspot.com
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
Red-throated Diver at Castle Howard this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Red-throated Diver at Castle Howard this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Juv Red-throated Diver at Castle Howard this morning plus Otter. My first diver in the York area. With @duncbye.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Juv Red-throated Diver at Castle Howard this morning plus Otter. My first diver in the York area. With @duncbye.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Ibibio Sound Machine at the Crescent, York. Utterly awesome! With @duncbye.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ibibio Sound Machine at the Crescent, York. Utterly awesome! With @duncbye.bsky.social
The Vikings have arrived! Big numbers of Scandinavian Fieldfares plundering the berries adorning the hedgerows in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social, Yorkshire this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Vikings have arrived! Big numbers of Scandinavian Fieldfares plundering the berries adorning the hedgerows in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social, Yorkshire this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Write-up of today's birding adventure now on the blog: birdingdad.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Write-up of today's birding adventure now on the blog: birdingdad.blogspot.com
This little waif is a Dusky Warbler, all the way from Siberia to the Yorkshire coast. A very vocal and surprisingly showy bird @flamboroughbird.bsky.social South Landing this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This little waif is a Dusky Warbler, all the way from Siberia to the Yorkshire coast. A very vocal and surprisingly showy bird @flamboroughbird.bsky.social South Landing this morning.
Eight confiding Snow Buntings near the fog station @flamboroughbird.bsky.social today. I sat down on a path and they shuffled within a few metres, feeding on grass seeds. More on the blog later birdingdad.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Eight confiding Snow Buntings near the fog station @flamboroughbird.bsky.social today. I sat down on a path and they shuffled within a few metres, feeding on grass seeds. More on the blog later birdingdad.blogspot.com
Enjoyable day despite the foggy start in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social trip to Staveley and Ripon City Wetlands, two super @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserves. Four Whooper Swans dropped in for a rest at Staveley, with Otter, two Great Egrets, heard Bearded Tits and 100k Starlings into roost at RCW.
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Enjoyable day despite the foggy start in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social trip to Staveley and Ripon City Wetlands, two super @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserves. Four Whooper Swans dropped in for a rest at Staveley, with Otter, two Great Egrets, heard Bearded Tits and 100k Starlings into roost at RCW.
Castle Howard this morning, dog Otter fishing at east end of Great Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochards, 5 Pintail, Goldeneye, 10 Whoopers circled and headed north with another three dropping in. No sign of the interesting aythya. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Castle Howard this morning, dog Otter fishing at east end of Great Lake, 2 Red-crested Pochards, 5 Pintail, Goldeneye, 10 Whoopers circled and headed north with another three dropping in. No sign of the interesting aythya. @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Castle Howard this morning. 6 Whooper Swans, Red-crested Pochard, 3 Pintail, 85 Tufted Ducks, 55 Wigeon, Cettis Warbler @yorkbirding.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Castle Howard this morning. 6 Whooper Swans, Red-crested Pochard, 3 Pintail, 85 Tufted Ducks, 55 Wigeon, Cettis Warbler @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Big waves at Flamborough Head today. Quiet, buy enjoyable seawatch, with Sooty and Manx Shearwaters, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean and Little Gulls,Arctic Tern. 11 Twite flying around with several others at North Marsh. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Big waves at Flamborough Head today. Quiet, buy enjoyable seawatch, with Sooty and Manx Shearwaters, Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean and Little Gulls,Arctic Tern. 11 Twite flying around with several others at North Marsh. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social