Flamborough Bird Observatory
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
FBO carries out the recording of birds at one of the U.K.’s seawatching and migration hotspots
https://flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk
https://flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk
The last day of #Migweek 2025 gets underway shortly.
Sadly no ringing demonstration today at South Landing but the FBO migration station is open for all your merchandise needs 9-12 in the Living seas centre
Sadly no ringing demonstration today at South Landing but the FBO migration station is open for all your merchandise needs 9-12 in the Living seas centre
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The last day of #Migweek 2025 gets underway shortly.
Sadly no ringing demonstration today at South Landing but the FBO migration station is open for all your merchandise needs 9-12 in the Living seas centre
Sadly no ringing demonstration today at South Landing but the FBO migration station is open for all your merchandise needs 9-12 in the Living seas centre
Now onto the moth trapping part of the evening
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Now onto the moth trapping part of the evening
If you’re dropping by the ringing demonstration at South Landing don’t forget the FBO migration station and shop is open in the Living seas centre with all sorts of FBO merchandise, treat yourself and help raise vital funds for our conservation efforts
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you’re dropping by the ringing demonstration at South Landing don’t forget the FBO migration station and shop is open in the Living seas centre with all sorts of FBO merchandise, treat yourself and help raise vital funds for our conservation efforts
The Martin Garner inspirational talk just starting with John McLoughlin on autumn migration on the Mongolia steppe
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Martin Garner inspirational talk just starting with John McLoughlin on autumn migration on the Mongolia steppe
October 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
FBO chair @craigcthomas1.bsky.social kicking off his talk for this year’s #Migweek with his talk on the headlands highlights
October 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
FBO chair @craigcthomas1.bsky.social kicking off his talk for this year’s #Migweek with his talk on the headlands highlights
Redwing already finding the nets at South Landing
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Redwing already finding the nets at South Landing
Migweek day 2!
Nets are open at South Landing and it’s another Redpoll day!
Here at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust living seas centre, South Landing until 12pm.
Nets are open at South Landing and it’s another Redpoll day!
Here at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust living seas centre, South Landing until 12pm.
October 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Migweek day 2!
Nets are open at South Landing and it’s another Redpoll day!
Here at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust living seas centre, South Landing until 12pm.
Nets are open at South Landing and it’s another Redpoll day!
Here at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust living seas centre, South Landing until 12pm.
What a way to kick off our migweek talk programme with @markthebirder.bsky.social on his beloved patch of Filey.
Despite technical difficulties he powered through, check out his blog for highlights!
Despite technical difficulties he powered through, check out his blog for highlights!
October 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
What a way to kick off our migweek talk programme with @markthebirder.bsky.social on his beloved patch of Filey.
Despite technical difficulties he powered through, check out his blog for highlights!
Despite technical difficulties he powered through, check out his blog for highlights!
Migweek day 1 is go!!!!!
Nets are open at South Landing and the first birds of migweek are Redpolls!!!
Nets are open at South Landing and the first birds of migweek are Redpolls!!!
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Migweek day 1 is go!!!!!
Nets are open at South Landing and the first birds of migweek are Redpolls!!!
Nets are open at South Landing and the first birds of migweek are Redpolls!!!
We’ve been delighted to host @joewynnbirds.bsky.social this week at FBO as part of the
Trans-Siberian
genoscape project
tracing geographic
origins of vagrant birds with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler sampled.
Trans-Siberian
genoscape project
tracing geographic
origins of vagrant birds with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler sampled.
September 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We’ve been delighted to host @joewynnbirds.bsky.social this week at FBO as part of the
Trans-Siberian
genoscape project
tracing geographic
origins of vagrant birds with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler sampled.
Trans-Siberian
genoscape project
tracing geographic
origins of vagrant birds with 3 Yellow-browed Warbler sampled.
The last session of Seawatch Festival 2025 is go!!
Already Arctic Skuas passing through with 2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater and Peregrine chasing Terns this morning, what will we see this evening!
Already Arctic Skuas passing through with 2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater and Peregrine chasing Terns this morning, what will we see this evening!
August 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The last session of Seawatch Festival 2025 is go!!
Already Arctic Skuas passing through with 2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater and Peregrine chasing Terns this morning, what will we see this evening!
Already Arctic Skuas passing through with 2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater and Peregrine chasing Terns this morning, what will we see this evening!
Seawatch Festival day 2 is go!!!!!
Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua and strong Tern passage already this morning, join us 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm today and tomorrow
Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua and strong Tern passage already this morning, join us 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm today and tomorrow
August 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Seawatch Festival day 2 is go!!!!!
Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua and strong Tern passage already this morning, join us 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm today and tomorrow
Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua and strong Tern passage already this morning, join us 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm today and tomorrow
Seawatch Festival is go!!!!
With the Garner-Richards observatory already busy with Sooty Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas and more passing!
We are here Saturday, Sunday and Monday 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm for this free event, no booking required
With the Garner-Richards observatory already busy with Sooty Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas and more passing!
We are here Saturday, Sunday and Monday 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm for this free event, no booking required
August 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Seawatch Festival is go!!!!
With the Garner-Richards observatory already busy with Sooty Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas and more passing!
We are here Saturday, Sunday and Monday 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm for this free event, no booking required
With the Garner-Richards observatory already busy with Sooty Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas and more passing!
We are here Saturday, Sunday and Monday 7am-11am and 4pm-7pm for this free event, no booking required
Only 1 week until this year’s Seawatch festival!!
Why not whet your appetite for this years Seawatch Festival with this video about the birds that could pass the headland and their identification.
youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk?...
Why not whet your appetite for this years Seawatch Festival with this video about the birds that could pass the headland and their identification.
youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk?...
August 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Only 1 week until this year’s Seawatch festival!!
Why not whet your appetite for this years Seawatch Festival with this video about the birds that could pass the headland and their identification.
youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk?...
Why not whet your appetite for this years Seawatch Festival with this video about the birds that could pass the headland and their identification.
youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk?...
Only 2 weeks to the Seawatch Festival !!!
Join FBO’s expert seawatchers to sort your Skua and Shearwater identification or the chance of rarer species flying into view.
Join this free event, no booking required!
Join FBO’s expert seawatchers to sort your Skua and Shearwater identification or the chance of rarer species flying into view.
Join this free event, no booking required!
August 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Only 2 weeks to the Seawatch Festival !!!
Join FBO’s expert seawatchers to sort your Skua and Shearwater identification or the chance of rarer species flying into view.
Join this free event, no booking required!
Join FBO’s expert seawatchers to sort your Skua and Shearwater identification or the chance of rarer species flying into view.
Join this free event, no booking required!
Seawatch Festival is back!!
Over the August bank holiday join our expert seabird guides to sort your skuas from your shearwaters, look for cetaceans or brush up on your seabird id skills.
Join us at the Garner-Richards seawatch observatory for this free event, no booking required
Over the August bank holiday join our expert seabird guides to sort your skuas from your shearwaters, look for cetaceans or brush up on your seabird id skills.
Join us at the Garner-Richards seawatch observatory for this free event, no booking required
July 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Seawatch Festival is back!!
Over the August bank holiday join our expert seabird guides to sort your skuas from your shearwaters, look for cetaceans or brush up on your seabird id skills.
Join us at the Garner-Richards seawatch observatory for this free event, no booking required
Over the August bank holiday join our expert seabird guides to sort your skuas from your shearwaters, look for cetaceans or brush up on your seabird id skills.
Join us at the Garner-Richards seawatch observatory for this free event, no booking required
No further sign of Alpine Accentor around the fog station, only seen by initial observer but is being looked for.
Photo by finder Brett Richards
Photo by finder Brett Richards
April 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
No further sign of Alpine Accentor around the fog station, only seen by initial observer but is being looked for.
Photo by finder Brett Richards
Photo by finder Brett Richards
We are highly delighted that the Flamborough headland has again been voted as “Site of the year” and the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler was “Rarity of the Year” in the Birdwatch magazine “Birders choice awards”.
Many thanks to all that voted for us and our hardworking volunteers making it a special place
Many thanks to all that voted for us and our hardworking volunteers making it a special place
January 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We are highly delighted that the Flamborough headland has again been voted as “Site of the year” and the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler was “Rarity of the Year” in the Birdwatch magazine “Birders choice awards”.
Many thanks to all that voted for us and our hardworking volunteers making it a special place
Many thanks to all that voted for us and our hardworking volunteers making it a special place
As 2024 ends we wish all our FBO friends, partners and supporters a happy new year, let’s hope it’s as magic as this one.
December 31, 2024 at 7:56 PM
As 2024 ends we wish all our FBO friends, partners and supporters a happy new year, let’s hope it’s as magic as this one.