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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!
Check your Blackbirds!

Mon 20th Oct, 2025

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
The Nightingale of the North

Sun 24th Aug, 2025

“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
Razorbills on the Rise

Mon 4th Aug, 2025

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
Getting into the Puffin Groove

Sun 13th Apr, 2025

As I write this our towering cliffs on the Yorkshire coast are alive with nesting seabirds.

In Search of Tawny Owls
In Search of Tawny Owls

Thu 30th Jan, 2025

I will never forget my first experience of showing a group a roosting tawny owl.