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Bernie Beck
@berniebeck.bsky.social
A passion for birding with a little painting and sketching
3 Water Pipits Banc-y-Lord this morning, just a heads up wellingtons needed as water under bridge 6" or so deep
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Dipped the Eye browed Thrush first thing this morning, then went on a Pelagic Great Shearwater c2000,Sooty Shearwater c200, Bonxie 8, then back on St Mary's and connected with the Eye browed Thrush my 5th on Scilly
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Red b Shrike today hip hip oray earlier on people whom I have time for connected with a world ticks
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
St Mary's again today,windy with showers,pretty much same species as yesterday, weather same tomorrow,but will go off St Mary's and have a bash around Tresco
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Started the day on St Mary's, then back over to St Agnes 10.15 -15.00,then back birding St Mary's up to Porthellick photo,Highlights Caspian Gull (Scilly tick),American Pipit,R Ouzel,Woodcock,Firecrest,seems as if the Mourning Dove may have fell foul to a predator
October 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
St Warna's Cove, St Agnes the Spotted Sandpiper was here this afternoon, No sign of the Mourning Dove, light rain most of the afternoon will give it another go tomorrow
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Off to Scilles for a week
October 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
WWT today heard what was very probably a Yellow browed Warbler call twice at distance on walk to Steel Hide Barwit 1,Blackwit c500,Knot 18,Ruff 3,Redshank 163,Dunlin 5,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 3,Lapwing 38,Greenshank 22,Spotshank 1,Snipe 2,Wigeon 71 and 6 Brambling flew over while looking for YBW
October 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
WWT today Blackwit c500,Barwit 1,Spotshank 1,Redshank 79,Greenshank 21,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 3,Knot 12,Ruff 2,Curlew 41,Dunlin 8,Snipe 2,Wigeon 42,Pintail 2,Peregrine and Juv Marsh Harrier #birdingwales
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yesterday 14 Oct WWT Redshank 153,Greenshank 26,Blackwit 684,Barwit 1,Lapwing 45,Dunlin 12,Ruff 2,Curlew c150,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 5,Knot 8,Snipe 4,Spotshank 1 and 3 Redwing over
Kidwelly Quay Redshank 73,Curlew 21,Lapwing c250,Greenshank 18,Dunlin 64 and a Jack Snipe
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A Barred Warbler was at the Shrike site today,didn’t manage to connect with it but the Brown Shrike showed very well on and off #birdingwales
October 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
WWT today Blackwit c1000,Barwit 28,Greenshank 35,Redshank 114,Dunlin 2,Knot 1,Curlew 77,Grey Plover 15,Ruff 1,Curlew Sandpiper 1,Green Sandpiper 2,Spoonbill 8 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pembrey Harbour this morning Ringed Plover 64,Dunlin 3,Turnstone 7,Knot 1,Common Gull 21,GC Grebe 2,Common Scoter 34,Shelduck 2 and Guillemot 4 #birdingwales
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Brown Shrike near St David's,Welsh Tick #birdingwales
October 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Banc-y-Lord early morning Whooper Swan 6,Glossy Ibis 9,GW Egret 4,Lapwing 136,,Redshank 81,Blackwit 2,Green Sand 2,Snipe 6,Curlew 208,Teal 147,Pintail 23,Wigeon 32, Peregrine and juv Marsh Harrier #birdingwales
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Kidwelly Quay tonight Rock Pipit 1,Curlew Sandpiper 3,Spotted Redshank 1,Redshank 207,Greenshank 14,Dunlin 7,Curlew c50,Lapwing c75,Golden Plover c150 and Kingfisher 1 #birdingwales
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
WWT Green Sandpiper 2,Curlew Sandpiper 5,Redshank c300,Greenshank 21,Spotshank 1,Knot 9,Barwit 6,Blackwit c1000,Dunlin 1,Lapwing 32,Ruff 1 Snipe 4,Curlew 53,Spoonbill 8,Glossy Ibis 1,Kingfisher 1 and a Peregrine #birdingwales
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A big tides at Pembrey Harbour early morning Curlew 10,Ringed Plover 4,Redshank 2,Sandwich Tern 1,Gannet 1,Common Scoter c300 and a Wheatear about 500 Herring Gull but couldn't see anything in with them #birdingwales
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Kidwelly Quay late afternoon Redshank 238,Greenshank 14,Spotshank 1,Blackwit 6,Curlew Sandpiper 3,Dunlin 4,Snipe 2,Lapwing 13,Curlew 27,GC Grebe7 and a Hobby
Banc-y-Lord this evening Glossy Ibis 6,GW Egret 4,Green Sand 2,Snipe 14,Lapwing 21,Redshank 46,Curlew 78, and Wigeon 18
October 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Steel Hide this morning Curlew Sand 5,Dunlin 1,Barwit 1,Blackwit 38,Ruff 2,Knot 7,Greenshank 1,Green Sand 1,Snipe 2,Wigeon 35,Pintail 12 and Kingfisher 1 #birdingwales
October 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Pembrey Harbour this morning Curlew 1,Ringed Plover 6,Barwit 1,Sanderling 15,GC Grebe 1,Herring Gull c550, Yellow legged Gull 2 1st winters,Common Gull 117,Med Gull 1,Sandwich Tern 2 and Swallow 1 #birdingwales
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Strumble this morning my highlights Leach's 3,Long tailed Skua 1,Pom 3,Bonxie 8,Arctic c20,Sooty Shearwater 1,Arctic Tern 2,R t Diver 6, Dale Airfield Hooded Crow,The Gann Curlew Sandpiper 2 and Spotshank 1,a very good Out of County Day #birdingwales
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Pembrey Harbour Sat afternoon 4 Oct,Golden Plover 9 (2 below),Barwit 1,Knot 4,Sanderling 41,Ringed Plover 8,Arctic Tern 1 juv and GC Grebe 1
At Sandy Water Park earlier Arctic Tern 1 juv and a male Pochard #birdingwales
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Steel Hide this morning Redshank 34,Greenshank 11,Knot 1,Curlew 5,Lapwing 4,Snipe 3,Curlew Sandpiper 5,,Curlew 1,Blackwit 6,Barwit 1,Dunlin 2,Green Sandpiper 1,Wigeon 32,Pintail 2,Grey Wagtail 1 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Kidwelly early morning Greenshank 18,Redshank 48,Spotted Redshank 1,Curlew 7,Curlew Sandpiper 3 and Kingfisher 2 #birdingwales
October 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM