tophilllow @tophilllow
Fabulous nature reserve in East Yorkshire owned and managed by Yorkshire Water. Iconic marsh harrier, kingfisher, otter, grass snakes are resident highlights tophilllow.blogspot.com Watton East Yorkshire YO25 9RH Joined October 2012-
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In the warm sheltered areas @tophilllow Large Red Damselfly males wait for females and I think they are in luck if these very dark newly emerged ones are females . @BDSdragonflies @BDSYorkshire @Natures_Voice Orange Tip male and Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Cold wind but warm if sheltered @tophilllow today. Highlights Barn Owl to start the day, Little Egret showing off a gorgeous set of plumes, Willow Warbler serenade @_BTO @Natures_Voice @YorkshireWater @discoverHullEY #TwitterNatureCommunity
Spoonbill the highlight from last night @YorkshireWater @tophilllow but alas gone by dawn. Herons making a racket in the woods and pigs chilling out in the ☀️
Very pleasant day @tophilllow , Kingfishers elusive, Tawny Owl inscrutable, Moorhen chicks adorable, Willow Warbler doing home improvements, Tern doing yoga, invertebrates just doing their own thing (I think the large weevil is Hypera pollux) @_BTO @Natures_Voice @BC_Yorkshire
Sightings from today @YorkshireWater @tophilllow - nice to have both otter and kingfisher logged - with plenty of signs of water voles in the meadows. Garden warbler the latest spring migrant to arrive today.
Very wet morning over at Tophill Low NR although it did improve after lunch
Few Otter photos from this morning’s very wet Tophill Low
Back on North Marsh @tophilllow today and a good mix of birds although not always cooperative for the camera 🙄 Stock Dove was a nice surprise, Kingfisher pair from the south end of the reserve starting to muscle in on this territory , Sedge Warbler forgot to hide, the rest were
Walk round Tophill Low NR today with loads of woodland birds : tree creeper, great spotted woodpecker, wren and tawny owl. @tophilllow @YorksWildlife @VisitEastYorks @Natures_Voice #BirdsSeenIn2024 @BBCSpringwatch
Today’s Tophill taster 😊💚 @tophilllow @VisitEastYorks
Weather has been prohibitive to reptile surveys this season but had to start today. 6C, 80% cloud, even a hail shower. No hope. Shows what I know. @tophilllow @ARGroupsUK @ARC_Bytes
Bitterly cold and low light @tophilllow this morning, most wildlife was sensibly keeping undercover . I only managed some poor shots of GSW and Marsh Harriers(no idea what the male was carrying ) before I gave up and went home @_BTO @Natures_Voice @YorkshireWater
Walk round Tophill Low NR today. Grey wagtail, blackcap, swallow flying over water and gulls battling @tophilllow @VisitEastYorks @YorksWildlife #BirdsSeenIn2024
We are delighted to announce that we have now secured planning permission for the new #LDV ‘volunteer, community & nature recovery science hub’, thanks to the huge support we received from everyone in the local community - looking forward to seeing it develop from the autumn 🤩
A sunny wander around Tophill Low NR today
Smaller stuff @tophilllow Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood and GVwhite butterflies, Alder Beetles doing their own thing , new Greylag family and Sedge Warbler belting it out (sound on obviously 🤪)@tophilllow @BC_Yorkshire @_BTO @Natures_Voice #TwitterNatureCommunity
Another cold start @tophilllow (is it ever going to warm up?🥶) chilled out Roe buck, distant hunting Barn Owl, too brief Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier stealing the show, @_BTO @Natures_Voice @YorkshireWater #TwitterNatureCommunity
Yorkshire Dragonfly Group will be at Pickering Earth Day tomorrow. Why not pop along and say hello. @BDSYorkshire
Tomorrow (Sunday 21st) is Optics Day at Tophill Low @tophilllow @YorkshireWater with Bernie @infocusOptics and a full range of new and used optics from 10am - 4pm. Binoculars and telescopes from @opticronuk @hawkeoptics @VortexOpticsUK @SwarovskiOptik @ZEISSBirding and more!
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Be more Bill Nighy 👇
Bill Nighy standing outside my flat being still to listen to the spring birds on May Day morning is exactly what you’d want Bill Nighy to be doing right?
Very pleasant day @tophilllow , Kingfishers elusive, Tawny Owl inscrutable, Moorhen chicks adorable, Willow Warbler doing home improvements, Tern doing yoga, invertebrates just doing their own thing (I think the large weevil is Hypera pollux) @_BTO @Natures_Voice @BC_Yorkshire
Very wet morning over at Tophill Low NR although it did improve after lunch
Few Otter photos from this morning’s very wet Tophill Low
Back on North Marsh @tophilllow today and a good mix of birds although not always cooperative for the camera 🙄 Stock Dove was a nice surprise, Kingfisher pair from the south end of the reserve starting to muscle in on this territory , Sedge Warbler forgot to hide, the rest were
@tophilllow Low Nature Reserve on 26/04/2024, 09:35 - 17:51. 59 species. Highlights of Med Gull, Kingfisher, M Harriers, W Rail, CS Piper. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pubc…
@tophilllow Watton Nature Reserve on 26/04/2024, 16:13 - 16:51. View my #BirdTrack list: app.bto.org/birdtrack/pubc…
Walk round Tophill Low NR today with loads of woodland birds : tree creeper, great spotted woodpecker, wren and tawny owl. @tophilllow @YorksWildlife @VisitEastYorks @Natures_Voice #BirdsSeenIn2024 @BBCSpringwatch
Today’s Tophill taster 😊💚 @tophilllow @VisitEastYorks
Weather has been prohibitive to reptile surveys this season but had to start today. 6C, 80% cloud, even a hail shower. No hope. Shows what I know. @tophilllow @ARGroupsUK @ARC_Bytes
For world curlew day I’m sharing a couple of photos from Tophill Low nature reserve in East Yorkshire. The ice skating one is from February 2010, the other recent. @tophilllow #WorldCurlewDay @rspb @bto @CurlewAction
Bitterly cold and low light @tophilllow this morning, most wildlife was sensibly keeping undercover . I only managed some poor shots of GSW and Marsh Harriers(no idea what the male was carrying ) before I gave up and went home @_BTO @Natures_Voice @YorkshireWater
Walk round Tophill Low NR today. Grey wagtail, blackcap, swallow flying over water and gulls battling @tophilllow @VisitEastYorks @YorksWildlife #BirdsSeenIn2024
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A sunny wander around Tophill Low NR today
Smaller stuff @tophilllow Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood and GVwhite butterflies, Alder Beetles doing their own thing , new Greylag family and Sedge Warbler belting it out (sound on obviously 🤪)@tophilllow @BC_Yorkshire @_BTO @Natures_Voice #TwitterNatureCommunity
Another cold start @tophilllow (is it ever going to warm up?🥶) chilled out Roe buck, distant hunting Barn Owl, too brief Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier stealing the show, @_BTO @Natures_Voice @YorkshireWater #TwitterNatureCommunity