2017......A Review Of The Year.

2017 was a pretty productive year with some really nice birds being seen which included such niceties as Pine Bunting,Black-throated Thrush,White-billed and Pacific Divers,male Pallid Harrier and the summering White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire,but also for the fact i have returned to my birding roots watching my old patch at Goxhill/East Halton along the banks of the Humber Estuary where it all began in April 1986.

 The following is going to be a selection of photos from 2017 of some of the fantastic wildlife/birds and places I have visited throughout this last year,enjoy.

Record Shot Of The Male Pine Bunting From Dunnington In North Yorkshire From January.

The Stunning 2nd Calendar Year White-billed Diver From The River Witham At Kirkstead Bridge In South Lincolnshire In January.

The Unseasonal Male Bluethroat From Willow Tree Fen In South Lincolnshire In February,Looking A Little Worse For Wear On My Visit.

Male Red Grouse From Upper Swaledale In February.

The Iconic Tan Hill Pub,Taken In February.

Dales Scenery Near To Reeth,Taken In February.

The Stunningly Beautiful Male Eastern-black Redstart From Skinningrove Back In March.

The Impressive Grounds Of Ripley Castle At The Gateway To The Dales In March.

The Fantastic Sandstone Shapes Of Brimham Rocks Taken In March.

What An Impressive Scene,Taken At Gordale Scar In The Dales From March.

The Beautiful Little Waterfall,Janet's Foss Near To Malham In The Dales From March.

A Fantastic Male Adder Taken In Early April At Crowle Moor.

A Record Shot Of The Cracking Male Western-Subalpine Warbler From Spurn In April.

A Lovely Female Hawfinch Taken At Kew Villa In Kilnsea,From Early May.

A Cute Juvvie Stonechat From Embleton Bay In Northumberland Taken In May.

The Fantastic Male Pallid Harrier From The Forest Of Bowland,Bird Of The Year For Me!.

A Female Common Lizard Taken At Messingham Sand Quarries Back In July.

Incredible Close Views Of This Balearic Shearwater Off Scarborough In July.

Beautiful Cave Dale At Castleton,Taken In August.

A Lovely Female Adder Taken In August At Crowle Moor.

A Cracking Male Black Grouse From Arkengarthdale In September.

A Stunning Adult Male Red-breasted Flycatcher From Spurn In September.

Male Snow Bunting Taken On The Patch At Goxhill Haven In November.

The Confiding Juvenile Red-necked Phalorope From Covenham Reservoir Taken In November.

What A Great Way To Round The Year Off,With This Brilliant Male Desert Wheatear Taken At Whitby.