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🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 7 - An excellent day from the Thames estuary to Lake Taupo catching up with some excellent birds the Blue ducks showed very well
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 7 - An excellent day from the Thames estuary to Lake Taupo catching up with some excellent birds the Blue ducks showed very well
Waders of New Zealand
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Waders of New Zealand
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Vella Lavella Monarch, one of Earth's last unphotographed birds, has finally been captured on camera:
Vella Lavella Monarch photographed for first time
Birders have achieved a major milestone with the first known photographs of Vella Lavella Monarch, captured in the Solomon Islands in July 2025. Until now one of the few bird species never documented alive, the monarch was photographed on Vella Lavella and nearby Ranongga. The breakthrough strengthens conservation focus on the region's unique avifauna.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Vella Lavella Monarch, one of Earth's last unphotographed birds, has finally been captured on camera:
Images of Melaleuca, Tasmania
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Images of Melaleuca, Tasmania
Images of Australia
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Images of Australia
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Seven days to go to the Big Kent Migration Watch! To celebrate bird migration KOS and partners are organising activities on 28 September at Dungeness, Samphire Hoe and Sandwich Bay. Please join us. For details: kentos.org.uk/index.php/ev...
September 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Seven days to go to the Big Kent Migration Watch! To celebrate bird migration KOS and partners are organising activities on 28 September at Dungeness, Samphire Hoe and Sandwich Bay. Please join us. For details: kentos.org.uk/index.php/ev...
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Donations to the Alzheimer's Society in Liz's memory for my Birding Cadiz guide (via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...) have now topped £5,500. Aiming for £6,000 by the end of the year. Thanks to all. PM me your email address for a copy or visit birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com. Please share!🪶 🪶
August 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Donations to the Alzheimer's Society in Liz's memory for my Birding Cadiz guide (via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...) have now topped £5,500. Aiming for £6,000 by the end of the year. Thanks to all. PM me your email address for a copy or visit birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com. Please share!🪶 🪶
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Top film. The smartest look at this subject I've ever seen. Also funny and sweary.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
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August 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Top film. The smartest look at this subject I've ever seen. Also funny and sweary.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
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youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w.... Worth a watch! #BigYear
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w.... Worth a watch! #BigYear
A few hours at Cliffe this afternoon, Curlew Sand, Little Stint, 17 Knot, Stone Curlew, Spotshank, 2 Greenshank and Peregrine #ukbirding #kentbirding
August 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A few hours at Cliffe this afternoon, Curlew Sand, Little Stint, 17 Knot, Stone Curlew, Spotshank, 2 Greenshank and Peregrine #ukbirding #kentbirding
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A brief Sardinian Warbler, several Dotterel, Stone-curlew, Osprey, Purple Heron and several other goodies made for another very good week of birding in Kent. See kentos.org.uk for all details. #kentbirding #birdguides
August 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A brief Sardinian Warbler, several Dotterel, Stone-curlew, Osprey, Purple Heron and several other goodies made for another very good week of birding in Kent. See kentos.org.uk for all details. #kentbirding #birdguides
At first glance KBR 2023 looks good, nice quality paper from The Lavenham Press and secure packaging in post . Great job team 👌 @kentdipper.bsky.social #kentbirding kentos.org.uk superb cover as always thanks to message-wildlife-art.co.uk/index.htm
August 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
At first glance KBR 2023 looks good, nice quality paper from The Lavenham Press and secure packaging in post . Great job team 👌 @kentdipper.bsky.social #kentbirding kentos.org.uk superb cover as always thanks to message-wildlife-art.co.uk/index.htm
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It has been a while since I saw my last UK Barred Warbler - Southwold 2019 - so it was great to get such good views of the 1cy at Kessingland this afternoon #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
August 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It has been a while since I saw my last UK Barred Warbler - Southwold 2019 - so it was great to get such good views of the 1cy at Kessingland this afternoon #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
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Quite shocked by this Common Buzzard yesterday at Falsterbo - dark chocolate bib & pale underparts almost like a Swainson’s Hawk. Anybody else seen this plumage variant?
August 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Quite shocked by this Common Buzzard yesterday at Falsterbo - dark chocolate bib & pale underparts almost like a Swainson’s Hawk. Anybody else seen this plumage variant?
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Dungeness: A juvenile Hen Harrier that flew through The Desert then spiralled up and out to sea this morning. Many thanks to Jacob for the heads up.
#Kentbirding
#UKBirding
#Kentbirding
#UKBirding
August 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dungeness: A juvenile Hen Harrier that flew through The Desert then spiralled up and out to sea this morning. Many thanks to Jacob for the heads up.
#Kentbirding
#UKBirding
#Kentbirding
#UKBirding
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Young followers, and those of a nervous disposition, look away now.
On this day 40 years ago; Little Whimbrel, as it was known back then, on Blakeney Freshmarsh.
I believe that if we ever get another one, it will be called Little Curlew, but of course, what’s the chances of that…?
On this day 40 years ago; Little Whimbrel, as it was known back then, on Blakeney Freshmarsh.
I believe that if we ever get another one, it will be called Little Curlew, but of course, what’s the chances of that…?
August 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Young followers, and those of a nervous disposition, look away now.
On this day 40 years ago; Little Whimbrel, as it was known back then, on Blakeney Freshmarsh.
I believe that if we ever get another one, it will be called Little Curlew, but of course, what’s the chances of that…?
On this day 40 years ago; Little Whimbrel, as it was known back then, on Blakeney Freshmarsh.
I believe that if we ever get another one, it will be called Little Curlew, but of course, what’s the chances of that…?
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Juvenile Honey Buzzard over Dover Castle this morning 11.35, Picked up over East cliff, viewed from Fox hill down, Flew NE along the coast with a Common Buzzard. My earliest juv at the coast. #kentbirding
August 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Juvenile Honey Buzzard over Dover Castle this morning 11.35, Picked up over East cliff, viewed from Fox hill down, Flew NE along the coast with a Common Buzzard. My earliest juv at the coast. #kentbirding
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Great to catch up with some Sussex Scarce Blue- tailed Damselfly’s today.
August 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Great to catch up with some Sussex Scarce Blue- tailed Damselfly’s today.
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Whilst we welcome Zitting Cisticola as a long-predicted colonist in the wake of climate change, we must also recognise that the arrival of such northern range edge species means that we are condemned to lose the likes of Willow Warbler, Ring Ouzel and Twite from the south
ebba2.info/maps/species...
ebba2.info/maps/species...
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Whilst we welcome Zitting Cisticola as a long-predicted colonist in the wake of climate change, we must also recognise that the arrival of such northern range edge species means that we are condemned to lose the likes of Willow Warbler, Ring Ouzel and Twite from the south
ebba2.info/maps/species...
ebba2.info/maps/species...
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American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), on my garden Buddleja this morning. St. Mellion, SE Cornwall.
August 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), on my garden Buddleja this morning. St. Mellion, SE Cornwall.
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Zitting cisticola
Walberswick, Suffolk, 23/08/2025
I thought I was having a good day with an image of one of the juveniles from the 1st recorded breeding of Zitting cisticola in the UK. On review I found four juveniles and the adult female🤯
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
Walberswick, Suffolk, 23/08/2025
I thought I was having a good day with an image of one of the juveniles from the 1st recorded breeding of Zitting cisticola in the UK. On review I found four juveniles and the adult female🤯
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
August 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Zitting cisticola
Walberswick, Suffolk, 23/08/2025
I thought I was having a good day with an image of one of the juveniles from the 1st recorded breeding of Zitting cisticola in the UK. On review I found four juveniles and the adult female🤯
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
Walberswick, Suffolk, 23/08/2025
I thought I was having a good day with an image of one of the juveniles from the 1st recorded breeding of Zitting cisticola in the UK. On review I found four juveniles and the adult female🤯
@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
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An outing out of the area yesterday to Seven Sisters Country Park with Alan Martin and @birdingbodds.bsky.social found a small colony of the rare Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, including this mating pair.
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
An outing out of the area yesterday to Seven Sisters Country Park with Alan Martin and @birdingbodds.bsky.social found a small colony of the rare Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, including this mating pair.
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
A few more highlights from Dungeness today #kentbirding #ukbirding
August 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A few more highlights from Dungeness today #kentbirding #ukbirding
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Any interesting record of a male SCARCE BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY seen on the 10th August at RSPB Higham Marshes by Mark Gurney. Perhaps there are other small colonies waiting to be found. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly
August 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Any interesting record of a male SCARCE BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY seen on the 10th August at RSPB Higham Marshes by Mark Gurney. Perhaps there are other small colonies waiting to be found. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @smallshire.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly