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Wild neighbours people have photographed and shared near Leeds lately — from iNaturalist's open records.
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It isn't a rare-bird alert line; for that, the local groups below are still where people hear first.
138 species photographed near Leeds in the last 30 days
As of 26 August at 1:07. Most recent: Painted Lady, seen Tue 25 Aug.
What’s about: Insects 52 · Plants 35 · Birds 29 · Fungi 8 · Spiders 5 · Mammals 3 · Other animals 3 · Amphibians 2 · Reptiles 1
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Oxenhope, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Bodkin Farm, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Arrowhead
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Windhill and Wrose, Shipley, England, GB
(c) Cluny Macpherson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Castleford, UK
(c) Wayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Hebden Bridge Road, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Yellow Corydalis
Pseudo-fumaria lutea
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Wheldon Road, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Small White
Pieris rapae
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Queen Street, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lime Hawkmoth
Mimas tiliae
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Seacroft Hospital, Seacroft, Leeds LS14 6GS, UK
(c) diane63_tigger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Queen Street, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Queen Street, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Queen Street, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Brooklands Lane, Seacroft, Leeds LS14 6QB, UK
(c) diane63_tigger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Sloe Bug
Dolycoris baccarum
Seen Tue 25 Aug · England, GB
(c) Dave, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Senecio inaequidens
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Killingbeck Drive, Leeds, England, GB
(c) gardenerclare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Small Dusty Wave
Idaea seriata
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Hemsworth Academy, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5HT, UK
(c) Phoenyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen Tue 25 Aug · Queen Street, Castleford, England, GB
(c) John Power, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Wetherby
(c) Sue Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Mirfield, UK
(c) Dwom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Little Owl
Athene noctua
Seen Mon 24 Aug · England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Bodkin Lane, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Bodkin Lane, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Oxenhope, Keighley, England, GB
(c) Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella inanis
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Leeds, England, GB
(c) lotherton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Seen Mon 24 Aug · Lotherton Hall, Leeds, England, GB
(c) lotherton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 26 August at 1:07. 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.