Andrew Wappat
@andrewwappat
Birder & photographer living on the North York Moors near Sleddale. School Improvement Partner for Excel Learning Trust, York. Retired headteacher, NLE, 4AD, gigs, travel, chartered chemist.
Great spotted woodpecker, Commondale. Soggy in the garden today. Juvenile coming back daily at the moment, but the noisy green woodpecker is refusing to show itself. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Sanderling studies, South Gare this lunchtime. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Greenshank, Scaling Dam in early morning sunshine. Lingering bird with 3 juvenile dunlin. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Dark green fritillary, Commondale Enjoying buddlea yesterday evening. @northyorkmoors.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Black guillemot, Magilligan Point, Northern Ireland. Several appeared to be nesting in the Lough Foyle Ferry jetty. Smart birds. 18.7.26 #birds #ukbirding
Song thrush, Commondale Resident bird with breakfast, feeding two young in the nest, almost ready to fledge. Briefly hassled by a jay. New spotted flycatcher location too. Flipping hot this morning already. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Common snipe, Scaling Dam A couple feeding right in front of the hide amongst the meadow flowers, last Friday. Regular spot for them currently. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Dunlin reflections, South Gare Small group present on Tuesday, numbers dwarfed in comparison to the numbers of little tern. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Osprey, North Yorkshire Completely the wrong time of day for a sighting, and baking heat yesterday, but surprised to get a flyover, having not been around for Scarborough and Nosterfield birds earlier in the year. Always a thrill. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
I only focussed on the beach birds, I didn’t scan the pebble nesting area, so I suspect even more. Beach were adults, which I attempted to count. One section here:
Ringed plover, South Gare, Redcar. Resident birds unphased by such large numbers of terns on the sands. Always beautiful. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social
Little tern and dunlin, South Gare. Incredible 107+ little tern on the beach at lunchtime today, largely undisturbed. Thank you @redcarclevelandbc.bsky.social for signage to inform and protect; a superb breeding year. @teesbirds.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Marsh tit, GSW and robin at Harwood Dale, whitethroat at Long Nab. No turtle doves for me today. Lunch at The Mill Inn consolation. Quick catch up with @longnabbirder.bsky.social too. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Roe deer in the River Esk, Ruswarp this lunchtime. Kingfisher and red-breasted merganser of note with @paulnewton61.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Wheatear studies this afternoon, Commondale to Sleddale. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Black guillemot, South Gare Has been fairly chilled over the last two hours here, despite marine traffic in the Tees. Distant in the channel. Many thanks to Bob H for putting out the news earlier this morning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Tawny owl fledglings this evening in Commondale from bedroom window. Been another good year for them, three being noisy most nights. No idea where they are during the day. ❤️ @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Gorgeous hare at Wykeham Forest, Raptor Viewpoint on Tuesday. Bonus after the Iberian chiffchaff. I was on road and it walked by. Stunning creature, always surprised by length of the forelegs. @northyorkmoors.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
Pied avocet, Cley Marshes, Norfolk. Delighted to have a parent walk past with their young on Friday, whilst I was approaching the boardwalk. Beautiful chicks, superb reserve. 12.6.26 #birds #ukbirding @waderquest.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Brown hare, Wheeldale Roman Road This beauty up close whilst I was listening for golden plover yesterday up on the moors. @northyorkmoors.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
(Very) local male redstart and wheatear this afternoon, always good to check in when returning from further afield. #birds #ukbirding @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social
Golden plover, Wheeldale, NY Moors Actually my first on moorland territory this year, as drawing a blank on my local patch spots. Also a new find dipper, and surprisingly, 2 grey partridge, in drizzle this AM @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Oystercatchers, Commondale It’s been a great year for the pairs on the village outskirts, and young are well ahead of those at Scaling Dam. @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding
Blackbird, Commondale One of our residents has a distinctive centre white tail feather stripe. Always raises a smile when I see him, including before the rains today. Please drive carefully through the village. 😊 #birds #ukbirding @nybirdnews.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social
European hare, Akasztó, Hungary 🇭🇺. Widespread numbers of these beauties right across the Great Hungarian Plain #Alföld 29.5.26
Savi’s warbler, Apajpuszta, Hungary 🇭🇺. Saw and heard a good number and several were showy. Tried a couple of spots for my first river warbler but failed. Next time. 29.5.26 #birdinghungary #birds
Cuckoo, Hortobágy, Hungary 🇭🇺 I have never seen or heard so many of these enigmatic birds in single country before. Plenty of obliging flybys, often when I was focussing on something else … 27.5.26 #birdinghungary #birds
Great bustard, nr Bugyi, Hungary 🇭🇺 After dipping in several locations over this last week, final saw this lifer today. And then 11 more in a group on the horizon… Heat haze and distant but magnificent. Have seen little bustards in Cadiz 🇪🇸 with @johncantelo.bsky.social #birdinghungary #birds
Broad-billed sandpiper, Akasztó, Hungary 🇭🇺. After 3 hours searching amongst little stint and waiting for the sun’s direction, finally identified 3 on the salt pans. Not met any birders in 7 days travelling, but eBird delivered for me. 3rd lifer of trip, #130 birds so far. #birdinghungary #birds