Martin Standley
@9stan
Dad.wildlife photographer sea angler 80'smusic fanatic. Spurn Point-the greatest place on the planet. All views are my own.
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A brilliant day out in the snow on Sunday in east Yorkshire. The weasel was one of many highlights, full account and more photos on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog
The interactions between the hen harriers and other birds on the Humber has been interesting (photos on the blog) martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog A few photos below of a skirmish between 2 males.
I had a very nice day on the Humber last week, a close flyby from this magnificent hen harrier was the highlight. More photos and account on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog
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This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous. Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
Its been a great Autumn for raptors on The Humber. The three male hen harriers have been the undoubted highlight but the supporting cast as always has been very good. More photos and more in depth thoughts on photographing raptors on the Humber on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog
What a cracking day at Kilnsea (East Yorkshire) on friday. Pallas's and Yellow-Browed wablers along with a Firecrest (at one point they were all in the same bush!) Spurn magic! More photos on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog
It’s a double loss for wildlife. Swift bricks haven’t been mandated and where they are ( by virtue of planning conditions) developers aren’t putting them in anyway as this report published by the Royal Town Planning Institute shows rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the-r…
These are the people who blocked the swift brick amendment last night. 102 Labour Peers thanks to the rather extreme 3 line whip which just goes to show how much #Labour do NOT want to help nature let alone swifts. Normally a 3 line whip is used for fairly extreme amendments.
This is appalling. What on earth was the reason for the three-line whip to vote this down? The Labour party supported the swift brick amendment when it was tabled on Conservative government legislation in 2023. Has the government offered an explanation for blocking it now?
#birds Swifts fly thousands of miles to breed in the UK—only to find their nest sites blocked up. Their ancient forests with nest hollows now gone, they relied on cavities in buildings, but these, too, have disappeared. To stop their steep 2/3rds decline since 1995, an…
Speaking as a retired construction project manager I am appalled that this government hasn’t mandated swift bricks. They are neither technically demanding nor significantly expensive. I am even more outraged that britbuild-magazine.co.uk/behind-the-cur… is actually bragging about it! Shameful.
20,000 bricks make up the average 2 storey new house & all we ask is that 1 of them has a hole in it - to save a species and preserve an entire category of birds who live alongside us. Labour hated the idea to put a 3 line whip against it. Talk about betrayal.
HUGE HUGE NEWS PLEASE READ: We're delighted to say that for the past 6 months Protect the Wild has gone undercover into the British bird shooting industry. To our knowledge this is the largest most extensive piece of investigative work ever conducted. Dozens of cameras placed at…
I had a nice few hours on the humber bank yesterday. I saw one of the recently reported hen harriers for a grand total of 5 minutes in 8 hours, however one flight sequence allowed for some reasonable photos. More on the blog eastyorkshirewildlife.co.uk/blog
Ohh lawd!!! White-throated Needletail showing a bit well at @Bempton_Cliffs at the moment @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides
There were some nice common waders on the Humber in nice light over the weekend. More photos on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog For anyone coming to #Migfest2025 I'll be talking about how I get shots like these and more in my photographic workshops.
For anyone attending #Migfest2025 this year I will be holding mu usual photography workshops. Not just about taking pictures, there is a big focus on making the most of your trip to Spurn. More details are on the blog martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog
The highlight from a good nights moth trapping on Friday night in Kilnsea was this Tawny Wave. I’m reliably informed that this is only the third for Yorkshire.
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