LeedsBirder
@leedsbirder.bsky.social
Birder and #phonescoping fanatic. Working to conserve and share Leeds and Bradford #Peregrine Falcons and with Leeds Swifts. #kowa ambassador. Check my free guide to phonescoping: Phonescoping.org
Tomorrow I’m giving my “Peregrines cause some right issues when fledging” presentation for Richmondshire and Hambleton RSPB. Hadn’t noticed this little gem before in my video archive. No, it’s not an outtake from Aliens, it’s a rescued Peregrine taking a swat at my mate Les #reactionspeed
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tomorrow I’m giving my “Peregrines cause some right issues when fledging” presentation for Richmondshire and Hambleton RSPB. Hadn’t noticed this little gem before in my video archive. No, it’s not an outtake from Aliens, it’s a rescued Peregrine taking a swat at my mate Les #reactionspeed
Don’t miss the back of my head on Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles on BBC1 tonight! 😂#15MilliSecondsOfFame
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don’t miss the back of my head on Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles on BBC1 tonight! 😂#15MilliSecondsOfFame
Look out for Hamza visiting Leeds Swifts on BBC2 tonight, or watch now on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #swifts #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #swifts
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Look out for Hamza visiting Leeds Swifts on BBC2 tonight, or watch now on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #swifts #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #swifts
Winner of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s bird of the year competition: the #Kārearea or NZ Falcon. What a bird! Here’s some slowmo shots of several different adults and juveniles I filmed around Wellington last year #nz #nzbirds #birds #phonescoping #aotearoa vimeo.com/1052496368 @forestandbird.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Winner of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s bird of the year competition: the #Kārearea or NZ Falcon. What a bird! Here’s some slowmo shots of several different adults and juveniles I filmed around Wellington last year #nz #nzbirds #birds #phonescoping #aotearoa vimeo.com/1052496368 @forestandbird.bsky.social
Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen
Red-necked Phalarope at #migfest @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today. #phonescoping #kowa #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #birds
September 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Red-necked Phalarope at #migfest @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today. #phonescoping #kowa #ukbirds #yorkshirebirding #birds
Rainbows and heavy showers over #Leeds over the last couple of days in #timelapse. Not looking like the best weather over the weekend for camping at #migfest @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rainbows and heavy showers over #Leeds over the last couple of days in #timelapse. Not looking like the best weather over the weekend for camping at #migfest @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social
Glossy Ibis at RSPB St Aidans today after first putting in an appearance at Fairburn #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding #birds #phonescoping #kowa
September 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Glossy Ibis at RSPB St Aidans today after first putting in an appearance at Fairburn #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding #birds #phonescoping #kowa
Our last few Leeds swifts need your help now! We have an opportunity to make Swift bricks mandatory in all new buildings. Please take a moment to respond to the latest Leeds Council survey. Find all the details here: www.leedsswifts.com/post/we-need... #leeds #swifts
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our last few Leeds swifts need your help now! We have an opportunity to make Swift bricks mandatory in all new buildings. Please take a moment to respond to the latest Leeds Council survey. Find all the details here: www.leedsswifts.com/post/we-need... #leeds #swifts
Great pelagic trip with Yorkshire Coast Nature today. 10 Minke Whales, rafts of Sooty Shearwaters by the boat and the big four Skuas. Brilliant! #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great pelagic trip with Yorkshire Coast Nature today. 10 Minke Whales, rafts of Sooty Shearwaters by the boat and the big four Skuas. Brilliant! #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology
Two dragonflies are in the middle of mating and then, whoosh, a Hobby picks off and eats one of them on the wing. What a way to go. Filmed at Swilly Ings yesterday #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology vimeo.com/1112690951
August 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Two dragonflies are in the middle of mating and then, whoosh, a Hobby picks off and eats one of them on the wing. What a way to go. Filmed at Swilly Ings yesterday #birds #ukbirds #yorkshirebirds #ornithology vimeo.com/1112690951
Common Kestrel demonstrating its remarkable ability to hold its head still in windy weather while hunting #birds #ukbirds #phonescoping #ornithology vimeo.com/671708634
August 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Common Kestrel demonstrating its remarkable ability to hold its head still in windy weather while hunting #birds #ukbirds #phonescoping #ornithology vimeo.com/671708634
No it’s not an ornithological black mass, just Mistle Thrushes nesting on a traffic light! It’s an early nesting species, known as the Storm Cock, but this pair were very early with the chicks fledging mid February 2020 just after Storm Dennis hit. Orig TV clip: vimeo.com/394628791 #birds #ukbirds
August 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
No it’s not an ornithological black mass, just Mistle Thrushes nesting on a traffic light! It’s an early nesting species, known as the Storm Cock, but this pair were very early with the chicks fledging mid February 2020 just after Storm Dennis hit. Orig TV clip: vimeo.com/394628791 #birds #ukbirds
August 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Incredible footage of Goshawk predating Hobby chick. Will likely return 😬 - watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/MJaRwj4... #birds #ukbirds #ornithology Web cam by the amazing Wildlife Windows www.wildlifewindows.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Incredible footage of Goshawk predating Hobby chick. Will likely return 😬 - watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/MJaRwj4... #birds #ukbirds #ornithology Web cam by the amazing Wildlife Windows www.wildlifewindows.co.uk
Juvenile Peregrine Falcon shortly after fledging #peregrinefalcon #birds #ukbirds #ornithology #phonescoping
August 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Juvenile Peregrine Falcon shortly after fledging #peregrinefalcon #birds #ukbirds #ornithology #phonescoping
A drake Garganey, vermiculations don’t get much better. #birds #ukbirds #phonescoping vimeo.com/813700534
August 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A drake Garganey, vermiculations don’t get much better. #birds #ukbirds #phonescoping vimeo.com/813700534
August 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Common Kingfisher strikes a defensive pose to ward off a passing Sparrowhawk #birds #ukbirds #ornithology
August 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Common Kingfisher strikes a defensive pose to ward off a passing Sparrowhawk #birds #ukbirds #ornithology
Marsh Harrier hovering over a Mallard family. They did well protecting their ducklings until an opportunistic Heron saw an opportunity and snatched a duckling in the chaos @rspbblacktoftsands.bsky.social #birds #ukbirds #ornithology
August 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Marsh Harrier hovering over a Mallard family. They did well protecting their ducklings until an opportunistic Heron saw an opportunity and snatched a duckling in the chaos @rspbblacktoftsands.bsky.social #birds #ukbirds #ornithology
Little Owl reacting to a Stock Dove landing above it #birds #ukbirds #owl #ornithology vimeo.com/1061074663
August 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Little Owl reacting to a Stock Dove landing above it #birds #ukbirds #owl #ornithology vimeo.com/1061074663
One of my favourite species - the Spotted Flycatcher. This pair nested in a half coconut shell we put up behind climbing undergrowth on my friends house. #birds #ukbirds #ornithology vimeo.com/568545027
August 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
One of my favourite species - the Spotted Flycatcher. This pair nested in a half coconut shell we put up behind climbing undergrowth on my friends house. #birds #ukbirds #ornithology vimeo.com/568545027
4 juvenile Peregrines prior to fledging at Dalton Mills, Keighley. Phonescoped with iPhone15pro and Kowa TSN99. www.bradfordperegrines.com #peregrine #ornithology #birds
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
4 juvenile Peregrines prior to fledging at Dalton Mills, Keighley. Phonescoped with iPhone15pro and Kowa TSN99. www.bradfordperegrines.com #peregrine #ornithology #birds
Lots of Swift action filmed at our Swift Awareness Week Evenings. Thanks to everyone who attended and is helping spread the word on Swift conservation #Swifts #ornithology #ukbirds #leeds vimeo.com/1100902008 #phonescoping #kowa
July 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Lots of Swift action filmed at our Swift Awareness Week Evenings. Thanks to everyone who attended and is helping spread the word on Swift conservation #Swifts #ornithology #ukbirds #leeds vimeo.com/1100902008 #phonescoping #kowa