Gerry Gray
@gerrygray.bsky.social
Grandma to Edward and Thomas, into birds, photography, all crafts and a bit of genealogy. Live in East Yorkshire.
Flycatchers are on the move at the moment. Pied flycatchers at Thornwick Bay today and spotted flycatchers at Skerne Wetlands yesterday @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #migratingbirds #flycatchers
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Flycatchers are on the move at the moment. Pied flycatchers at Thornwick Bay today and spotted flycatchers at Skerne Wetlands yesterday @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #migratingbirds #flycatchers
For anyone interested I have added some photos of our holiday to Brazil to flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqHSs here are some jaguars for a taster #brazilholiday #jaguars
August 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For anyone interested I have added some photos of our holiday to Brazil to flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqHSs here are some jaguars for a taster #brazilholiday #jaguars
Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today with a few birds getting ready for their travels! Numerous pied flycatchers, whinchat and willow warblers as well as a lesser whitethroat . @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorkscire
August 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today with a few birds getting ready for their travels! Numerous pied flycatchers, whinchat and willow warblers as well as a lesser whitethroat . @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorkscire
Today’s visit to Tophill Low NR juvenile cuckoo, kingfisher, snipe and ruff to name just a few! @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdsofYorkshire
August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Today’s visit to Tophill Low NR juvenile cuckoo, kingfisher, snipe and ruff to name just a few! @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdsofYorkshire
Amazing holiday in Brazil a couple of weeks ago. Here are just some of the over 250 birds we saw #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan
August 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Amazing holiday in Brazil a couple of weeks ago. Here are just some of the over 250 birds we saw #BirdsSeenIn2025
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan
#birdsofBrazil
Great Potoo, red-legged seriema, jabiru, toco toucan
July 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Good to find a family of spotted flycatchers on a walk at Wheeldale, North Yorkshire today @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
July 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Good to find a family of spotted flycatchers on a walk at Wheeldale, North Yorkshire today @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
Trip to Alkborough Flats today with great views of black tailed godwits with 2 Spotted redshank and 2 ruff. The bearded tits also appeared as well as great white egrets. @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #birds
July 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trip to Alkborough Flats today with great views of black tailed godwits with 2 Spotted redshank and 2 ruff. The bearded tits also appeared as well as great white egrets. @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #birds
A wader day at Tophill Low NR today with at least 20 black tailed godwits @tophilllow.bsky.social
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July 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A wader day at Tophill Low NR today with at least 20 black tailed godwits @tophilllow.bsky.social
@rspb.bsky.social
#waderbirds
@rspb.bsky.social
#waderbirds
Our puffin walk at Flamborough this evening certainly lived up to its name including our first ever views of an obliging puffling!
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Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher
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Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher
July 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our puffin walk at Flamborough this evening certainly lived up to its name including our first ever views of an obliging puffling!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
Thanks to @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social and @markthebirder.bsky.social and our son Will for the voucher
A good selection of birds on the East Yorkshire coast at Barmston today including lots of singing corn buntings, a startled grey partridge, a small wader duet and a few sandwich terns @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #eastyorkbirds
June 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A good selection of birds on the East Yorkshire coast at Barmston today including lots of singing corn buntings, a startled grey partridge, a small wader duet and a few sandwich terns @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #eastyorkbirds
June 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Some woodland birds today at May Beck, North Yorkshire. Lovely to see the female redstart in full breeding colours @rspb.bsky.social @forestrycommission.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #woodlandbirds
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Some woodland birds today at May Beck, North Yorkshire. Lovely to see the female redstart in full breeding colours @rspb.bsky.social @forestrycommission.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #woodlandbirds
Popped to Flamborough to see the song sparrow! Also noticed some other birds including this reed warbler, stonechat family and an obliging skylark!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #rarebirds
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #rarebirds
June 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Popped to Flamborough to see the song sparrow! Also noticed some other birds including this reed warbler, stonechat family and an obliging skylark!
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #rarebirds
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #rarebirds
A trip to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today. Got to see a lovely barn owl before the rain appeared! @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorks
June 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A trip to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today. Got to see a lovely barn owl before the rain appeared! @rspb.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birdsofEastYorks
Over 60 species of birds seen at North Cave Wetlands today including bittern, white throat, peregrine and avocet @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social #birds #30daysWild
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Over 60 species of birds seen at North Cave Wetlands today including bittern, white throat, peregrine and avocet @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social #birds #30daysWild
Wharram Quarry, North Yorkshire yesterday on butterfly hunt. First small heaths & small copper of the year with plenty of common blues and a dingy skipper. Good place to start 30 days wild @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social #butterfly #30DaysWild
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Wharram Quarry, North Yorkshire yesterday on butterfly hunt. First small heaths & small copper of the year with plenty of common blues and a dingy skipper. Good place to start 30 days wild @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social #butterfly #30DaysWild
Not just birds at Tophill Low NR but also butterflies! Dingy skipper, common blue, green veined and red admiral , all seen today @tophilllow.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #butterflies
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Not just birds at Tophill Low NR but also butterflies! Dingy skipper, common blue, green veined and red admiral , all seen today @tophilllow.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #butterflies
Quick trip to Tophill Low NR today. Good to see the kingfisher at its regular haunt as well as a cuckoo calling and a yellow wagtail and a sedge warbler @tophilllow.bsky.social @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social @yorkshirewater.bsky.social #birdsofEastyorks
May 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Quick trip to Tophill Low NR today. Good to see the kingfisher at its regular haunt as well as a cuckoo calling and a yellow wagtail and a sedge warbler @tophilllow.bsky.social @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social @yorkshirewater.bsky.social #birdsofEastyorks
Visited the raptor view point at Wykeham Forest North Yorkshire today and was entertained by the honey buzzards as well as a singing tree pipit and a cute coal tit. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguide.bsky.social #birdsofprey
May 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Visited the raptor view point at Wykeham Forest North Yorkshire today and was entertained by the honey buzzards as well as a singing tree pipit and a cute coal tit. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguide.bsky.social #birdsofprey
Eider ducks on the sea from Flamborough, South Landing with stonechats and yellowhammers on the cliffs. Good to see the painted lady butterfly . @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #birdsinEastYorkshire
May 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Eider ducks on the sea from Flamborough, South Landing with stonechats and yellowhammers on the cliffs. Good to see the painted lady butterfly . @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #birdsinEastYorkshire
Yesterday at Far Ings NR in North Lincs yesterday. First hobby of the year as well as a singing whitethroat @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdsoofprey
May 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yesterday at Far Ings NR in North Lincs yesterday. First hobby of the year as well as a singing whitethroat @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdsoofprey
Tophill Low NR today. Good to see some nesting birds! Some waders around including a temminck stint (another first) @tophilllow.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdsseenin2025
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Tophill Low NR today. Good to see some nesting birds! Some waders around including a temminck stint (another first) @tophilllow.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdsseenin2025
Wood sandpiper posing on the edge of a pool at Scalby North Yorkshire @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
May 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wood sandpiper posing on the edge of a pool at Scalby North Yorkshire @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social #birds
Visit to North Cave Wetlands to enter the bird count. Managed 55 species but also spotted a common lizard and a four spotted chaser (first of year) as well this cute oystercatcher with chick & grt egret @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social #birdcount @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Visit to North Cave Wetlands to enter the bird count. Managed 55 species but also spotted a common lizard and a four spotted chaser (first of year) as well this cute oystercatcher with chick & grt egret @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social #birdcount @britishdragonflies.bsky.social