Ed Betteridge
@edjbetteridge.bsky.social
Birder
Head ringer Lower Piddle Valley RS, Dorset
Ex AW Bardsey/Calf of Man Bird Obs
Head ringer Lower Piddle Valley RS, Dorset
Ex AW Bardsey/Calf of Man Bird Obs
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Have seen photos of a good candidate for Caspian Gull taken by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social on the Brownsea Lagoon on Oct 3rd. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Have seen photos of a good candidate for Caspian Gull taken by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social on the Brownsea Lagoon on Oct 3rd. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Still only small numbers moving/arriving currently but the first Poole Harbour Redwing of the autumn ringed this AM in Lower Piddle Valley by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Still only small numbers moving/arriving currently but the first Poole Harbour Redwing of the autumn ringed this AM in Lower Piddle Valley by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Forster’s Tern briefly from our Autumn Safari cruise this PM in the Wareham Channel, also 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 BN Grebe, 1 WT Eagle, 3 RB Merg’s (first of autumn), 113 Spoonbill, 3-4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotshank @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Forster’s Tern briefly from our Autumn Safari cruise this PM in the Wareham Channel, also 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 BN Grebe, 1 WT Eagle, 3 RB Merg’s (first of autumn), 113 Spoonbill, 3-4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotshank @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
A busy month at Carey, Dorset with 3,912 birds caught! This included 1729 Chiffchaffs, 740 Blackcaps, 50 Wilwa, 198 Sedgies, 68 Gropper, 26 Cettis, 302 House Martins, 14 Nightjar, 4 Redstart, 4 Spot Fly, 46 Stonechat, 55 Goldcrest and 13 Firecrest!! #ukbirding
September 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A busy month at Carey, Dorset with 3,912 birds caught! This included 1729 Chiffchaffs, 740 Blackcaps, 50 Wilwa, 198 Sedgies, 68 Gropper, 26 Cettis, 302 House Martins, 14 Nightjar, 4 Redstart, 4 Spot Fly, 46 Stonechat, 55 Goldcrest and 13 Firecrest!! #ukbirding
A great bird boat around Poole Harbour yesterday morning with @harbourbirds.bsky.social, highlighted with great views of WT Eagle, 7 Curlew Sand (12 species of wader), Honey Buzzard, Bearded Tit, 62 Spoonbills, Kingfisher etc with great views of more WT Eagles over Carey today #ukbirding
September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A great bird boat around Poole Harbour yesterday morning with @harbourbirds.bsky.social, highlighted with great views of WT Eagle, 7 Curlew Sand (12 species of wader), Honey Buzzard, Bearded Tit, 62 Spoonbills, Kingfisher etc with great views of more WT Eagles over Carey today #ukbirding
A productive morning at Portland Bill seeing more Balearic Shears in a morning than I ever seen (66+)! Personal totals were 2-3 Grey Phal, 2 LT Skua, Sooty Shear, 9+ Stormies and 2 Arctic Skua @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A productive morning at Portland Bill seeing more Balearic Shears in a morning than I ever seen (66+)! Personal totals were 2-3 Grey Phal, 2 LT Skua, Sooty Shear, 9+ Stormies and 2 Arctic Skua @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
AQUATIC WARBLER!!! Still can’t believe we caught this stunner at Carey this morning! Made it worthwhile giving it a go between weather fronts. The bird was interestingly a good weight of 15g! #ukbirding
September 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AQUATIC WARBLER!!! Still can’t believe we caught this stunner at Carey this morning! Made it worthwhile giving it a go between weather fronts. The bird was interestingly a good weight of 15g! #ukbirding
A WRYNECK yesterday was a great way to end a busy August at Carey. Overall, 2,847 birds trapped including 281 Gropper and 1261 Sedgies! #ukbirding
August 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A WRYNECK yesterday was a great way to end a busy August at Carey. Overall, 2,847 birds trapped including 281 Gropper and 1261 Sedgies! #ukbirding
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Wryneck ringed near Carey Secret Garden this AM. Photo by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .
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August 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wryneck ringed near Carey Secret Garden this AM. Photo by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .
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Hit 4000 birds ringed at Carey this autumn today with a monster of a 20.0g Sedge Warbler! However, the stand out highlight of the morning was this stunning HOBBY!! Not something I ever thought I would be lucky enough to catch!
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hit 4000 birds ringed at Carey this autumn today with a monster of a 20.0g Sedge Warbler! However, the stand out highlight of the morning was this stunning HOBBY!! Not something I ever thought I would be lucky enough to catch!
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Join us for a Young Birders Autumn Bird Ringing Demonstration on the 13th September 7-9:30am at Carey’s Secret Garden! Free event for 13-18 year olds.
More information here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/young-birders
(Birds ringed and handled under BTO license. Photos by Ed Betteridge.)
More information here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/young-birders
(Birds ringed and handled under BTO license. Photos by Ed Betteridge.)
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join us for a Young Birders Autumn Bird Ringing Demonstration on the 13th September 7-9:30am at Carey’s Secret Garden! Free event for 13-18 year olds.
More information here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/young-birders
(Birds ringed and handled under BTO license. Photos by Ed Betteridge.)
More information here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/young-birders
(Birds ringed and handled under BTO license. Photos by Ed Betteridge.)
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Some catches at the Piddle Valley Ringing site recently. Over 2000 birds ringed under license, contributing to long-term monitoring of Autumn migrants.
Come along to a Bird Ringing Demo this Sat. 7-9am at Careys Secret Garden!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/autumn...
📸-Ed Betteridge
Come along to a Bird Ringing Demo this Sat. 7-9am at Careys Secret Garden!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/autumn...
📸-Ed Betteridge
August 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Some catches at the Piddle Valley Ringing site recently. Over 2000 birds ringed under license, contributing to long-term monitoring of Autumn migrants.
Come along to a Bird Ringing Demo this Sat. 7-9am at Careys Secret Garden!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/autumn...
📸-Ed Betteridge
Come along to a Bird Ringing Demo this Sat. 7-9am at Careys Secret Garden!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/autumn...
📸-Ed Betteridge
A busy start to my time running Carey Ringing Station in Dorset with 1147 birds of 32 species caught in the last fortnight! Highlights have been 527 Sedgies, 157 Gropper, 69 Reed, 15 Garwa, 99 Wilwa, 3 Tree Pipit, 9 Kingfisher and 7 Nightjars!! #ukbirding
July 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A busy start to my time running Carey Ringing Station in Dorset with 1147 birds of 32 species caught in the last fortnight! Highlights have been 527 Sedgies, 157 Gropper, 69 Reed, 15 Garwa, 99 Wilwa, 3 Tree Pipit, 9 Kingfisher and 7 Nightjars!! #ukbirding
A busy morning with 162 new birds trapped at Carey. Highlight was this juvenile Nightjar alongside 93 Sedgies, 25 Gropper, 8 Willows and a Garden Warbler! #ukbirding
July 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A busy morning with 162 new birds trapped at Carey. Highlight was this juvenile Nightjar alongside 93 Sedgies, 25 Gropper, 8 Willows and a Garden Warbler! #ukbirding
Coming to the end of my first week working in Dorset. Not a bad start with over 350 birds ringed including 71 Groppers! And last night got lucky with great flight views of the Purple Heron! #ukbirding
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July 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Coming to the end of my first week working in Dorset. Not a bad start with over 350 birds ringed including 71 Groppers! And last night got lucky with great flight views of the Purple Heron! #ukbirding
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Another great morning for Grasshopper Warbler with 17 ringed in the Lower Piddle Valley this morning by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .
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July 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Another great morning for Grasshopper Warbler with 17 ringed in the Lower Piddle Valley this morning by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .
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A great start to ringing activities in the Lower Piddle Valley this AM with the first 6 Grasshopper Warbler of the autumn ringed. Last year this site produced 259…..will it be a record breaking year? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @edjbetteridge.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A great start to ringing activities in the Lower Piddle Valley this AM with the first 6 Grasshopper Warbler of the autumn ringed. Last year this site produced 259…..will it be a record breaking year? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @edjbetteridge.bsky.social
Nice to have my 1st Vagrant Emperor on the Calf of Man the other day, only the 2nd Calf record! #ukbirding
July 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Nice to have my 1st Vagrant Emperor on the Calf of Man the other day, only the 2nd Calf record! #ukbirding
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LAUGHING GULL found by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social this afternoon!
Smart summer-plumage adult, very vocal circling with other gulls for 15mins before heading towards the Isle of Man.
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Smart summer-plumage adult, very vocal circling with other gulls for 15mins before heading towards the Isle of Man.
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
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July 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
LAUGHING GULL found by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social this afternoon!
Smart summer-plumage adult, very vocal circling with other gulls for 15mins before heading towards the Isle of Man.
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Smart summer-plumage adult, very vocal circling with other gulls for 15mins before heading towards the Isle of Man.
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
@britishbirds.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Didn’t expect to have a very vocal LAUGHING GULL fly around above me whilst I went to ring gull chicks on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! The bird stayed around just long enough for others to get there and bring a camera before it headed high north! #ukbirding
July 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Didn’t expect to have a very vocal LAUGHING GULL fly around above me whilst I went to ring gull chicks on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! The bird stayed around just long enough for others to get there and bring a camera before it headed high north! #ukbirding
I did not expect to flush not 1 but 2 Quails, metres apart from the cliffs on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! Not typical Quail habitat right next to a Herring Gull colony! #ukbirding
June 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I did not expect to flush not 1 but 2 Quails, metres apart from the cliffs on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! Not typical Quail habitat right next to a Herring Gull colony! #ukbirding
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📣 NEW BLOG POST! 🦆
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
June 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📣 NEW BLOG POST! 🦆
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
With migration slowing recently on the Calf of Man, I’ve been putting effort into nest finding especially Wheatears with the 100th pulli ringed today!!! #ukbirding
May 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
With migration slowing recently on the Calf of Man, I’ve been putting effort into nest finding especially Wheatears with the 100th pulli ringed today!!! #ukbirding
Yesterday the Calf of Man was visited by this stunning white Hen Harrier!!!! The bird spent a short while hunting before gaining a lot of height a disappearing north. What a bird!!!! #ukbirding
May 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Yesterday the Calf of Man was visited by this stunning white Hen Harrier!!!! The bird spent a short while hunting before gaining a lot of height a disappearing north. What a bird!!!! #ukbirding
WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER trapped on the Calf of Man this morning!! #ukbirding @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER trapped on the Calf of Man this morning!! #ukbirding @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social