Alan

14 days away on holiday gave me withdrawal symptoms from birding, so called in RSPB Farnham Heath for 45 minutes on the long home journey North. Spotted a few stunning Dartford Warblers 😀@Natures_Voice #rspbfarnhamheath #farnhamheath #rspb #birds #birdwatching @surrey_hills_arts

@cranky1456 A nice set of photos 👌🏻

Time for the #MallardMonday theme to arise on this lovely Easter Monday Bank Holiday, here's a set of captures off the rear camera screen while we are away. Here we have a Leucistic Pochard, Goslings, Barnacle Geese & Mallard captured at various venues. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii

@488IanB Great set of photos Ian 👌🏻

The weather at @RSPBFrampton was glorious this a.m, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Avocet & Peregrine Falcon shown 😎😎

@WayneGlossop2 @eoin_jennings What a trip Wayne, Boom 💥

✅️💥DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT💥✅️ When I arrived at Lough Gill, i was hoping it would come to roost on the regular islet however it didn't but I did manage to find it around the corner roosting on the island in the trees. Life ✅️ 433 @BirdGuides #TwitchingTheUkandIreland

@WayneGlossop2 Wayne - very nice….again 👌🏻

✅️💥HARLEQUIN DUCK💥✅️ WHAT A BIRD!! 🇮🇪 Talk about save the best until last!! The long jaunt from Cuskinny to Magheraroarty via Lough Gill was well worth it in the end. May not be the rarest but imo the smartest looking bird Life ✅️ 434 @BirdGuides #TwitchingTheUkandIreland

@cranky1456 Cheers Trebor 👍🏻

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 @BradfordNature Great series of captures Alan

Unreal views of 14 Whooper Swan as close as 50 feet at Yeadon Tarn, Leeds. Continuing my fantastic run of quality birds found locally, but I will have to try very hard to better the 2 miles that I travelled to see these beauties 😃. Plus - I had them to myself 😁 @BradfordNature

A lovely Easter walk today in Upper Nidderdale with @janeburkey in glorious sunshine. Highlights were Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Snipe, Meadow Pipit and my first Wheatear of the year 😃 @nybirdnews

@WayneGlossop2 Congratulations Wayne, huge effort & you got your reward 🥳

✅️💥AMERICAN BITTERN💥✅️ My second twitch to Ireland 🇮🇪 what an endurance it was, waiting tirelessly for 14 hours for it to just pop up in the reeds took some serious patience. Chuffed to bits though! Life ✅️ 432 @BirdGuides #TwitchingTheUkandIreland

@stevengthomps62 He’s a 🤡

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Desperate to get new ticks 😂😂😂

Alexandrine Parakeets have established a breeding population in Sheffields Graves Park, a 1st for the UK. Larger than Ring-necked Parakeet, a stunning bird with formidable beak and red scapular. @BBCSpringwatch documented these in June 2025 so I took a look today with @LUFCDave_

@FarryCarolyn Other than when I have seen in Iceland, my closest UK views…..ever 💪🏻

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Terrific pictures and footage Alan. Beautiful birds. Looks like you had amazing views.

@stevengthomps62 What’s he like 😂🤔

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Dave trying to convince me they deserve a ✅😂😂😂

@PhilWoo20716401 @LUFCDave_ Yes, Graves Park, Sheffield 👍🏻

@LUFCDave_ @LEEDSTILIDIE1 Graves park?

Alexandrine Parakeet. Seen in Sheffield this morning. Four in total. They have started to breed in a few places in the UK. Maybe the next invasive species😟 With @LEEDSTILIDIE1

@tomhines10 @LUFCDave_ Hi Tom, could well be 😂. Good to have it in the bag 🤭

@LUFCDave_ @LEEDSTILIDIE1 Armchair tick 2030 !

@FarryCarolyn Thanks Carolyn. A bit sad at the lack of killer birds that I had to travel for one of these. Although it was fun picking them out from the RN Parakeets

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Terrific picture Alan. Smashing, if a bit noisy, birds.

@stevengthomps62 Hi Steve, I knew that they wouldn’t be to everyone’s taste 👅 🤭

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 @BBCSpringwatch @LUFCDave_ Alan, Living World, Armley use to sell them for £30 each 😬 nice pic though

@FarryCarolyn Thanks Carolyn. Having a good run at Roundhay Park Lake 😃

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Wow! Brilliant Alan

Continuing a theme of quality birds found locally within 10 miles, Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds comes up trumps again. After the recent Iceland Gull & White-fronted Geese, along comes a fantastic drake Common Scoter. Whatever next 🙏!

@cranky1456 Thanks Trebor 👍🏻

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 @nihilibex Great captures Alan

@488IanB Thanks Ian

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 Wow, thats excellent Alan

@LUFCDave_ Cheers Dave 💪🏻

@LEEDSTILIDIE1 What a beauty.