Birder and naturalist based in East Yorkshirehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mqbjy6c4xc2jA cracking little leaf hopper in moth trap last night in Swinefleet, VC63 - Paralimnus phragmitis from the NBN atlas looks like it could be most northern UK record and only other Yorkshire records are from Potteric Carr @jimhorsfall.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social10 Jul 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbjy6c4xc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mpcehxwdvk273 quail heard singing from cereal crops around Swinefleet today - suspect there are a lot more out there as bursts of song very intermittent27 Jun 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcehxwdvk27https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mp4qnfszkc2dLast night’s highlights from trapping at RSPB Blacktoft Sands - Oblique carpet, Marsh Lance and a very worn Striped wainscot all new for the reserve25 Jun 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4qnfszkc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3monztijeqk22A few nice coastal specialists with restricted ranges in Yorkshire caught at Spurn last night - a very beige morning @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social19 Jun 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3monztijeqk22https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mohte5sqjc2fDelighted to join the striped hawkmoth club - it’s had a tough life caught on riverbank at Swinefleet VC63 @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #yorkshiremoths17 Jun 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohte5sqjc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mnjpcdxses2pVery in moth trap this morning so delighted to find a Ni moth on first egg box at Swinefleet VC63 #Yorkshiremoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @celastrina59.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social05 Jun 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjpcdxses2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mnc5g2wxus27Eastern bordered straw trapped overnight at Swinefleet VC63 other migrants 10 silver y, white point and 2 rush veneers. Also only my second purple bar @migrantmothuk.bsky.social02 Jun 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnc5g2wxus27https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mhi5knqklc2rThe 2 Old Goole waxwings still present in trees along Swinefleet road this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social20 Mar 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi5knqklc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3mbylre6vjs2oGoose influx continues 27 tundra bean geese in fields by Westfield Lane, Goole early afternoon flew off to north, and another two with greylags in fields to north east of Hook/ Howden Dyke island @birdguides.bsky.social09 Jan 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbylre6vjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m7uqqcfyl22tBlack-throated diver at Cove lane pits near Westwoodside this afternoon @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social13 Dec 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uqqcfyl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m7fr5vf75c2r2 tundra bean geese at Blacktoft sands this afternoon in field just to west of car park with greylag flock @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social07 Dec 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fr5vf75c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m6z4c5nfac2m@birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z4c5nfac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m6z3dnmacc2l2 tundra bean geese in field north of road between Whitgift and Ousefleet near Blacktoft sands with greylag this afternoon ( see pin)02 Dec 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z3dnmacc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m6bxj6hsj22fJuvenile Glaucous gull Novatis Ings this morning from hide with other big gulls a beautiful brute!@lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social https://gullslincsbirding.bsky.social23 Nov 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6bxj6hsj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3m2wdydcf6226Lovely morning for @webs-gsmp.bsky.social at Pyewipe with over 10,000 waterbirds majority of waders roosting on Novatis Ings including at least 16 curlew sands, 6300 black-tailed godwits, 555 knot. As additional waders to returned to mudflats incl. 3000 golden plovers @lincsbirding.bsky.social11 Oct 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wdydcf6226https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3ly6xqpjqxc23Nice Evening WeBS count at Pyewipe at least 4200 black-tailed godwits, 1230 redshank and 230 avocets roosting on Novatis Ings. Shelducks down to 1200. 2 curlew sands , little stint and wood sand added a bit of spice. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @humbernature.bsky.social06 Sep 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6xqpjqxc23https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3ly467xplkc2bAdult bottle nosed dolphin just sum up River Ouse past Swinefleet05 Sep 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly467xplkc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lwcsmffns22tHighlight of last nights mothing was first Bordered straw for our Swinefleet garden also Birch marble Apotomis betuletana NFG and first Small Ranunculus of year13 Aug 2025 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcsmffns22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lw6my6wnyk2nWood sandpiper over Swinefleet this morning was a very welcome addition to the garden list12 Aug 2025 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6my6wnyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lw37ksnzxk27Looks like Clouded yellow influx is the biggest for quite some time 30+ in a single field of clover near Crowle, Lincs this afternoon @savebutterflies.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social10 Aug 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw37ksnzxk27https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lw37aafryc27Wildfowl on the move this evening over Swinefleet 194 shelduck heading to west coast estuaries in several flocks and a flock of 462 common scoters north west #vismig10 Aug 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw37aafryc27https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lul2fjxdws2eLocally Wall Browns are having their best second brood for a very long time 9 along a short stretch of river bank at Whitgift today @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @celastrina59.bsky.social22 Jul 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul2fjxdws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lu5b5xrtws2s3 avocets west along Ouse at Swinefleet- a new species for the garden -despite them nesting a few miles away at Blacktoft sands and only my second record for this stretch of river in last 15 years17 Jul 2025 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5b5xrtws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3ltuhjvozh222Great WeBS count at Pyewipe on Humber this am moulting shelduck flock up to 5400. Lots of returning waders including 397 curlew roosting in estuary side fields. 683 black-tailed godwits, 329 redshank and 264 on Novatis Ings @webs-gsmp.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @humbernature.bsky.social13 Jul 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltuhjvozh222https://bsky.app/profile/mikepilsworth.bsky.social/post/3lqi4vorbes2yFlock of 10 noisy Mediterranean gulls (at least 4 full adults ) just gone west along Ouse at Swinefleet. Still quite scarce in this part of Yorks and first multiple record from garden.31 May 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vlcoblzdzos5fpsrls2bb2rv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqi4vorbes2y