Three Clouded Yellows at Ripon Wetlands are always great to see.Thanks to David Postlethwaite for info.@YWT_North @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats @NosterfieldLNR

Beautiful light on the reserve first thing this morning.Thirteen Little Egrets and five Ruff feeding well.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats @waderquest

The menacing sight of a hunting Peregrine over the reserve.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Curlew flushed by a Peregrine on the reserve.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats @waderquest

Juvenile Yellow-Legged Gull on Flask mud today.Thanks to Steve Clifton.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

It was hard to keep up with this pair of Velvet Scoter on the Tees estuary today.@clevelandbirds @nybirdnews

Pale phase Arctic Skua over the river Tees at Seaton snook today.@clevelandbirds @nybirdnews

Common Sandpiper at Ripon Wetlands.@YWT_North @HarrogateNats @nybirdnews @NosterfieldLNR @waderquest

A pristine Painted Lady at Ripon Wetlands.@YWT_North @HarrogateNats @nybirdnews @NosterfieldLNR

Eighteen Black-Tailed Godwits dropping onto Flask mud this afternoon. Also one brief Greenshank, Purple Hairstreak in the tree next to us and a Spitfire going over was a surprise. @NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Great White Egret on the reserve in heavy rain.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Sand Martins taking a rest.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Green Sandpipers at Ripon Wetlands today.@YWT_North @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats @NosterfieldLNR

Always fantastic to get a good close view of the secretive Bittern.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

This Buzzard looked to be enjoying the first proper rain we have had for a while.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

We have Herons on the reserve that are experts at catching Rats on the bankings and hedgerows.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Wood Sandpiper,Black-Tailed Godwits,Green Sandpiper at Ripon Wetlands today.@YWT_North @HarrogateNats @nybirdnews @NosterfieldLNR

Common Darter.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Adult Mediterranean Gull with a juvenile on Flask mud today.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats

Osprey fishing on Flask dropped this fish but was successful later with a much bigger catch.@NosterfieldLNR @HanbyAndrew @nybirdnews @HarrogateNats