
What To Look Out For
Year-round wildlife alerts and top tips on common wildlife to look out for on the coast of North and East Yorkshire
Check your Blackbirds!
Such was the rallying cry last week as I guided a different team of six lovely clients every day at the mighty Spurn Bird Observatory.
The Nightingale of the North
“Do you have Nightingales in these forests Richard? Merlin has just picked one up” It was late May 2025 and I was leading one of my Nightjar Safaris in the Great Yorkshire Forest.
Razorbills on the Rise
This is my eleventh year of leading coastal Seabird and Whale boat trips from Staithes along the beautiful Jurassic coastline of the North York Moors National Park.
Getting into the Puffin Groove
As I write this our towering cliffs on the Yorkshire coast are alive with nesting seabirds.
In Search of Tawny Owls
I will never forget my first experience of showing a group a roosting tawny owl.




