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My Favourite Yorkshire Birding Day 2025 - Richard Baines
My Favourite Yorkshire Birding Day 2025 - Richard Baines

Sat 13th Dec, 2025

Spring in an ancient Oak woodland just after dawn when the first rays of sunshine catch the vibrant colours of English Bluebells is hard to beat.

My Favourite Yorkshire Birding Day 2025 - Mark Pearson
My Favourite Yorkshire Birding Day 2025 - Mark Pearson

Tue 9th Dec, 2025

When Rich asked for my favourite Yorkshire birding day of 2025, I was immediately spoiled for choice. With so many great guiding days and personal birding days to choose from, it was always going...

Outstray Waders - 25/11/25
Outstray Waders - 25/11/25

Wed 26th Nov, 2025

A few years ago, I was introduced to the collective noun ‘an inspiration of waders’ by Rick Simpson of Wader Quest. A fabulous descriptive term for what is a real wonder of nature.  

Direct Action: The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS)
Direct Action: The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS)

Fri 21st Nov, 2025

Yorkshire Coast Nature Birding & Wildlife Trips Director Richard Baines has just made a donation of £500 from this year’s trip funds to CABS. At YCN we are passionate about making a difference for...

Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties

Fri 14th Nov, 2025

A dark evening during November in Scarborough Cricket Club’s function room was the last place I expected to see a butterfly! As I set up my projector to deliver a talk on the Wildlife of the North...