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Divers still at Covenham Reservoir this morning
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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Divers still at Covenham Reservoir this morning
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Pallid Swift gone past Nicodemus Knob - lost to sight heading south - per Nick Hopper
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Pallid Swift gone past Nicodemus Knob - lost to sight heading south - per Nick Hopper
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I have 3 spaces available for the 2026 Challenger Expedition to the continental shelf edge in British waters.
See images below for more information, dates and contact details…
#seabirds #UKbirding
See images below for more information, dates and contact details…
#seabirds #UKbirding
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I have 3 spaces available for the 2026 Challenger Expedition to the continental shelf edge in British waters.
See images below for more information, dates and contact details…
#seabirds #UKbirding
See images below for more information, dates and contact details…
#seabirds #UKbirding
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A 1st winter male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT caught on North Ronaldsay!!!
#RareBirdsUK
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#OrkneyBirding
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October 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A 1st winter male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT caught on North Ronaldsay!!!
#RareBirdsUK
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#OrkneyBirding
#RareBirdsUK
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
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Six Stone Curlews very mobile around the island - were all together went first seen at the north end but have now split up and three have just flown over the Obs
October 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Six Stone Curlews very mobile around the island - were all together went first seen at the north end but have now split up and three have just flown over the Obs
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Vagrancy in Birds is available for $10.50 (alongside many other #ornithology books) in Princeton's massive 70% off sale!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 🪶
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 🪶
Vagrancy in Birds
An exploration of the causes and patterns of avian vagrancy
press.princeton.edu
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Vagrancy in Birds is available for $10.50 (alongside many other #ornithology books) in Princeton's massive 70% off sale!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 🪶
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 🪶
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First Levant Sparrowhawk for Spain!
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macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642715...
ML642715971 - Levant Sparrowhawk - Macaulay Library
Macaulay Library ML642715971; © Yeray Seminario; Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
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October 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
First Levant Sparrowhawk for Spain!
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Yellow-browed Bunting trapped, ringed and released at the Swannery. It's flown to the hedge which runs alongside the Swannery grounds and the bird may be viewable from the permissive path heading west from Grove Lane.
September 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yellow-browed Bunting trapped, ringed and released at the Swannery. It's flown to the hedge which runs alongside the Swannery grounds and the bird may be viewable from the permissive path heading west from Grove Lane.
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South Polar Skua at Pendeen Watch on 11th Sept ‘25.
Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.
#cornwallbirding #birding
Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.
#cornwallbirding #birding
September 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
South Polar Skua at Pendeen Watch on 11th Sept ‘25.
Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.
#cornwallbirding #birding
Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.
#cornwallbirding #birding
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LESSER KESTREL on #StKilda! Retrospectively identified from Will Miles' excellent images on 16th Sept. We'd recorded a Kestrel from 12th, possibly the same bird, but sadly not relocated today.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LESSER KESTREL on #StKilda! Retrospectively identified from Will Miles' excellent images on 16th Sept. We'd recorded a Kestrel from 12th, possibly the same bird, but sadly not relocated today.
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Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
First genetically confirmed record of a wild Marsh Tit × Willow Tit hybrid (Poecile palustris × P. montanus)
Open access
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
First genetically confirmed record of a wild Marsh Tit × Willow Tit hybrid (Poecile palustris × P. montanus)
Open access
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
First genetically confirmed record of a wild Marsh Tit × Willow Tit hybrid (Poecile palustris × P. montanus) - Journal of Ornithology
Identifying inconspicuous hybrids in the wild can be challenging and might cause a low rate of detectability for phenotypically similar species. Here, we report on a record of a hybrid between Marsh T...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
First genetically confirmed record of a wild Marsh Tit × Willow Tit hybrid (Poecile palustris × P. montanus)
Open access
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
First genetically confirmed record of a wild Marsh Tit × Willow Tit hybrid (Poecile palustris × P. montanus)
Open access
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Gripping video Martin!!
September 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Gripping video Martin!!
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ID Handbook of European Birds
This must have two volume set is now half price, £45, direct from the publisher.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
This must have two volume set is now half price, £45, direct from the publisher.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
ID Handbook of European Birds
A groundbreaking two-volume illustrated reference book covering all of Europe’s birds
press.princeton.edu
May 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
ID Handbook of European Birds
This must have two volume set is now half price, £45, direct from the publisher.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
This must have two volume set is now half price, £45, direct from the publisher.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
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Here’s another #50% off offer from Princeton Nature - The Gull Guide: North America. Highly recommended.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
The Gull Guide
The definitive photographic guide to North American gulls
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May 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Here’s another #50% off offer from Princeton Nature - The Gull Guide: North America. Highly recommended.
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
#IDguide #birdbook #birdingScotland #birdingWales
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Are you a young person in Dorset with an interest in nature, wildlife, or birding, or just like being outdoors?
In June I’ll be hosting a @btobirds.bsky.social Youth relaxed meet-up at the stunning Poole Park!
Book for free: www.bto.org/community/ev...
In June I’ll be hosting a @btobirds.bsky.social Youth relaxed meet-up at the stunning Poole Park!
Book for free: www.bto.org/community/ev...
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Are you a young person in Dorset with an interest in nature, wildlife, or birding, or just like being outdoors?
In June I’ll be hosting a @btobirds.bsky.social Youth relaxed meet-up at the stunning Poole Park!
Book for free: www.bto.org/community/ev...
In June I’ll be hosting a @btobirds.bsky.social Youth relaxed meet-up at the stunning Poole Park!
Book for free: www.bto.org/community/ev...
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The inaugural Challenger Expedition to British waters on the continental shelf edge was a resounding success! We recorded 24 species of seabird inc. the discovery of 2+ Madeiran storm-petrel, 4 barolo shearwater, 1 fea’s-type petrel, & 192 Wilson’s storm-petrel #seabirds
More updates to follow…
More updates to follow…
September 25, 2024 at 7:25 AM
The inaugural Challenger Expedition to British waters on the continental shelf edge was a resounding success! We recorded 24 species of seabird inc. the discovery of 2+ Madeiran storm-petrel, 4 barolo shearwater, 1 fea’s-type petrel, & 192 Wilson’s storm-petrel #seabirds
More updates to follow…
More updates to follow…
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Our September issue is out now with papers on, The status of the UK’s seabirds, Tracking Arctic Skuas and Scopoli’s Shearwater influx plus much more
➡️ www.britishbirds.co.uk/journal/latest-issue
📸Arctic Skua by David Tipling
➡️ www.britishbirds.co.uk/journal/latest-issue
📸Arctic Skua by David Tipling
September 5, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Our September issue is out now with papers on, The status of the UK’s seabirds, Tracking Arctic Skuas and Scopoli’s Shearwater influx plus much more
➡️ www.britishbirds.co.uk/journal/latest-issue
📸Arctic Skua by David Tipling
➡️ www.britishbirds.co.uk/journal/latest-issue
📸Arctic Skua by David Tipling
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Well this is exciting. First view of advance copies of my new Poyser book: The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit, a Poyser monograph from @chiffchat.bsky.social. Production looks fantastic. Release date is 5 December: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
September 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Well this is exciting. First view of advance copies of my new Poyser book: The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit, a Poyser monograph from @chiffchat.bsky.social. Production looks fantastic. Release date is 5 December: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
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Back from the Bill tip where the Great Shears still haven't resumed in either direction. The conservative final tally was c700 east in half an hour - fantastic!
September 9, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Back from the Bill tip where the Great Shears still haven't resumed in either direction. The conservative final tally was c700 east in half an hour - fantastic!
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Huge numbers of Great Shearwaters suddenly started moving east off the Bill - in the hundreds! + 3 Sooties
September 9, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Huge numbers of Great Shearwaters suddenly started moving east off the Bill - in the hundreds! + 3 Sooties
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Ortolan calling over Blacknir at dawn per Grahame W
September 6, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Ortolan calling over Blacknir at dawn per Grahame W
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Most of you will probably have bought this? If not, buy them now. An incredible publication. The new standard. #UKBirding
September 5, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Most of you will probably have bought this? If not, buy them now. An incredible publication. The new standard. #UKBirding
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Minimum of 350 Balearics off the Bill this mrng + 3 Black Terns through. Many fewer grounded migrants than yesterday.
September 3, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Minimum of 350 Balearics off the Bill this mrng + 3 Black Terns through. Many fewer grounded migrants than yesterday.
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Does anyone fancy joining our lovely team at an ethical, employee-owned, ecological consultancy in Dorset? We're currently looking for a Senior Ecologist - please do circulate to anyone you think may be interested www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/102628-...
Senior Ecologist
An exciting opportunity to join an ethical, nature-focused and employee-owned company that provides novel ecological services to a range of non-commercial clients. Your work will help a ...
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August 27, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Does anyone fancy joining our lovely team at an ethical, employee-owned, ecological consultancy in Dorset? We're currently looking for a Senior Ecologist - please do circulate to anyone you think may be interested www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/102628-...