Recently Spotted

Wild neighbours people have photographed and shared near Leeds lately — from iNaturalist's open records.

Wild neighbours people have photographed and shared near Leeds lately — from iNaturalist's open records, newest first. It isn't a rare-bird alert line; for that, the local groups below are still where people hear first.

149 species photographed near Leeds in the last 30 days

As of 18 June at 10:20. Most recent: European Starling, seen Thu 18 Jun.

What’s about: Plants 62 · Insects 54 · Birds 14 · Fungi 7 · Other animals 6 · Mammals 3 · Amphibians 1 · Molluscs 1 · Spiders 1

What this is — and isn’t

These are wildlife photos that people chose to share openly, with an identification the iNaturalist community has confirmed. It is a window on what’s about, not a rare-bird alert service: the fast rarity news birders chase lives in separate networks we don’t replicate — the links below are where to find it. Exact spots are approximate, and iNaturalist hides the location of sensitive species.

For rarity news and local nature

RSPB Leeds Local GroupTrips, talks and local walks for anyone keen on birds and wildlife.
RSPB St Aidan'sBittern, black-necked grebe and little owl on a reclaimed opencast site — LS26, south-east of the city.
RSPB Fairburn IngsWetland birds year-round, between Leeds, York and Wakefield.
Rodley Nature ReserveVolunteer-run wetland on the Aire in north-west Leeds, with its own recent-sightings board.
Yorkshire Wildlife TrustReserves and wildlife recording across the county.

Worth knowing

Where the records come from

Anyone can log what they see on iNaturalist; we only show research-grade records the community has confirmed, each with a photo and an open licence we're allowed to display.

Rarities live elsewhere

The pile-ups you read about — a crowd gathering for one rare bird — spread through birding alert networks we don't replicate. The groups above are how Leeds birders hear first.

Checked 18 June at 10:20. Only research-grade records — those a second iNaturalist user has confirmed the identification of — are shown. Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown under the Creative Commons licences each contributor chose.