Chris Mills
@norfolkbirding.bsky.social
Norfolk birder, self-employed guide & bird surveyor. Love Vizmig. Pics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/182278254@N02/
Farmed Salmon is not good for you or the environment, in fact it’s a disaster for the environment. Amazing how many people eat Salmon unaware of how it’s reared and think it’s good healthy food.
Antibiotics, colourants, pesticide sprays and still so many infected and lice ridden.
Antibiotics, colourants, pesticide sprays and still so many infected and lice ridden.
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Farmed Salmon is not good for you or the environment, in fact it’s a disaster for the environment. Amazing how many people eat Salmon unaware of how it’s reared and think it’s good healthy food.
Antibiotics, colourants, pesticide sprays and still so many infected and lice ridden.
Antibiotics, colourants, pesticide sprays and still so many infected and lice ridden.
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🦢 What a swan’s 570km U-turn could tell us about water, wetlands, and a changing climate.... www.linkedin.com/posts/kane-b...
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🦢 What a swan’s 570km U-turn could tell us about water, wetlands, and a changing climate.... www.linkedin.com/posts/kane-b...
Any wildlife conservation is good! But trying to work out whether the UK’s concept of a ‘vast area for conservation’ is just that we generally have such small reserves here or that the BBC don’t have an understanding that 15 sq/miles is just 5 miles x 3 miles?!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Any wildlife conservation is good! But trying to work out whether the UK’s concept of a ‘vast area for conservation’ is just that we generally have such small reserves here or that the BBC don’t have an understanding that 15 sq/miles is just 5 miles x 3 miles?!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"After only one year, the transformation is dramatic", says a conservation manager about the growth of a colony of 2,000 sooty tern seabirds. Previously, invasive rats had destroyed their eggs, making it impossible for the native birds to persist on the islands. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/inv...
Scientists stunned by results after removing 1 harmful creature from island chain: 'The transformation is dramatic'
The successful removal of an invasive species of rat saw nature spring back to life on two islands in the Marshall Islands.
www.thecooldown.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"After only one year, the transformation is dramatic", says a conservation manager about the growth of a colony of 2,000 sooty tern seabirds. Previously, invasive rats had destroyed their eggs, making it impossible for the native birds to persist on the islands. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/inv...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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It all kicked off yesterday afternoon on North Ron with a Radde’s Warbler trapped at the obs! And then a Northern Bullfinch caught at HH
I didn’t think it could get any better until Alison and I found this Black-throated Thrush in a net during the roost catch!
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
I didn’t think it could get any better until Alison and I found this Black-throated Thrush in a net during the roost catch!
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
It all kicked off yesterday afternoon on North Ron with a Radde’s Warbler trapped at the obs! And then a Northern Bullfinch caught at HH
I didn’t think it could get any better until Alison and I found this Black-throated Thrush in a net during the roost catch!
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
I didn’t think it could get any better until Alison and I found this Black-throated Thrush in a net during the roost catch!
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
Another good day with @sconebirding.bsky.social
& @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social
started yesterday with 33,000 Starlings & over 800 finches! Followed up with a nicely picked out migrating Hen Harrier by Nick at Holme & rounded off at the end of the day with this obliging juvenile Purple Sand!
& @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social
started yesterday with 33,000 Starlings & over 800 finches! Followed up with a nicely picked out migrating Hen Harrier by Nick at Holme & rounded off at the end of the day with this obliging juvenile Purple Sand!
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Another good day with @sconebirding.bsky.social
& @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social
started yesterday with 33,000 Starlings & over 800 finches! Followed up with a nicely picked out migrating Hen Harrier by Nick at Holme & rounded off at the end of the day with this obliging juvenile Purple Sand!
& @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social
started yesterday with 33,000 Starlings & over 800 finches! Followed up with a nicely picked out migrating Hen Harrier by Nick at Holme & rounded off at the end of the day with this obliging juvenile Purple Sand!
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Some vismig at Hunstanton with @sconebirding.bsky.social and @norfolkbirding.bsky.social produced some good passage with lots of Chaffinches heading north, unusually. A walk to the beach at Holme produced a ringtail Hen Harrier over and plenty of Blackbirds and Robins for company.
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some vismig at Hunstanton with @sconebirding.bsky.social and @norfolkbirding.bsky.social produced some good passage with lots of Chaffinches heading north, unusually. A walk to the beach at Holme produced a ringtail Hen Harrier over and plenty of Blackbirds and Robins for company.
Best day so far this autumn for me. Lovely wander around Holkham & Overy with @sconebirding.bsky.social busy skies with 300+ Redwing, 40+ Brambling, 2500+ Starlings, 1-2s Fieldfare, Siskin, 20+ Blackbirds, flushed a SE Owl, Peregrine & 2 Yellow-browed Warblers.
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Best day so far this autumn for me. Lovely wander around Holkham & Overy with @sconebirding.bsky.social busy skies with 300+ Redwing, 40+ Brambling, 2500+ Starlings, 1-2s Fieldfare, Siskin, 20+ Blackbirds, flushed a SE Owl, Peregrine & 2 Yellow-browed Warblers.
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We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨👨👧👩👩👦
We are recruiting for 5 roles:
Secretary 👩🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑💻
Feel free to DM for details & email secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
We are recruiting for 5 roles:
Secretary 👩🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑💻
Feel free to DM for details & email secretary@seabirdgroup.org.uk to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement expressing their disapproval over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK:
Operation Turtle Dove issues statement over captive releases
Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK. The statement confirms that the partnership does not currently support captive releases and cites habitat creation and restoration as the most important conservation measure at present.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement expressing their disapproval over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK:
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Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn, Co Durham, in September 2025.
bit.ly
October 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:
Brilliant & hilarious!!
“A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter” — Trump implies UN tried to sabotage First Lady, while he saved millions.
September 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Brilliant & hilarious!!
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Marsh Warbler at Hillswick this afternoon was a just reward for our Shetland group after sticking out some pretty grim weather for most of the day! Very elusive but eventually showed ok - a really buttery one which at times looked more like a Garden or pale Icterine!
#UKbirding #UKbirds
#UKbirding #UKbirds
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Marsh Warbler at Hillswick this afternoon was a just reward for our Shetland group after sticking out some pretty grim weather for most of the day! Very elusive but eventually showed ok - a really buttery one which at times looked more like a Garden or pale Icterine!
#UKbirding #UKbirds
#UKbirding #UKbirds
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After the Peregrine vs LTSkua battle I went home, made a coffee and settled down to see if a heavy shower had dropped anything into the back garden. Bingo! First garden record of Redstart! #ukbirding
September 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
After the Peregrine vs LTSkua battle I went home, made a coffee and settled down to see if a heavy shower had dropped anything into the back garden. Bingo! First garden record of Redstart! #ukbirding
Watching @lfcr.bsky.social v Southampton and just
switched over from @itvsport.bsky.social to @skysportpl.bsky.social
as Stephen Warnock’s punditry is so dreadful!!
switched over from @itvsport.bsky.social to @skysportpl.bsky.social
as Stephen Warnock’s punditry is so dreadful!!
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Watching @lfcr.bsky.social v Southampton and just
switched over from @itvsport.bsky.social to @skysportpl.bsky.social
as Stephen Warnock’s punditry is so dreadful!!
switched over from @itvsport.bsky.social to @skysportpl.bsky.social
as Stephen Warnock’s punditry is so dreadful!!
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Great morning at Hunstanton with great company. Star of the show was this Cory’s Shearwater! @garyhibberd.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social @norfolkbirding.bsky.social @garyelts.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Great morning at Hunstanton with great company. Star of the show was this Cory’s Shearwater! @garyhibberd.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social @norfolkbirding.bsky.social @garyelts.bsky.social
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Well, I didn't expect to see one of these today - Pechora Pipit at South Shields this afternoon. A very tough bird to see, and showed mainly in flight, but it did show well on a couple of occasions... a proper mainland mega, and a lifer for me. #UKBirding #NEBirding
September 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Well, I didn't expect to see one of these today - Pechora Pipit at South Shields this afternoon. A very tough bird to see, and showed mainly in flight, but it did show well on a couple of occasions... a proper mainland mega, and a lifer for me. #UKBirding #NEBirding
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Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in some parts of the United States and should be considered in the diagnosis so that people can receive prompt treatment.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
‘Kissing bug’ disease is here to stay in the U.S., experts say. Here’s why it’s spreading
Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without recognition...
www.ctvnews.ca
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in some parts of the United States and should be considered in the diagnosis so that people can receive prompt treatment.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Ooooh, some actual scrutiny …. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ooooh, some actual scrutiny …. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One of the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reintroduced Corncrakes has pinged our MOTUS Tower! On 24th August at 21:32 it was picked up migrating over Spurn for 6 minutes! Amazingly, the same bird was detected just 90 minutes later at Weybourne, Norfolk! More info here www.facebook.com/share/p/1Arw...
September 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reintroduced Corncrakes has pinged our MOTUS Tower! On 24th August at 21:32 it was picked up migrating over Spurn for 6 minutes! Amazingly, the same bird was detected just 90 minutes later at Weybourne, Norfolk! More info here www.facebook.com/share/p/1Arw...
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A day behind the Pink-feet, our first Whooper Swans of the autumn touched down on Barra. This family of 3 were resting in the bay when we got home this afternoon. #BirdingScotland
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A day behind the Pink-feet, our first Whooper Swans of the autumn touched down on Barra. This family of 3 were resting in the bay when we got home this afternoon. #BirdingScotland
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We are on applecross in west Scotland All day skeins of pink-footed geese have been flying over. They are migrating from Greenland and Iceland to their wintering grounds in the U.K. - perhaps north Norfolk! Winter is coming!!!
September 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are on applecross in west Scotland All day skeins of pink-footed geese have been flying over. They are migrating from Greenland and Iceland to their wintering grounds in the U.K. - perhaps north Norfolk! Winter is coming!!!
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A last minute weekend in Tarifa,Sunday saw thousands of Raptors and took an unexpected turn when @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social and I found a Blue-cheeked bee eater.Initially heard calling,then some disbelief but picked up on wires.Thanks @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social ‘s group lending us a scope!
September 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A last minute weekend in Tarifa,Sunday saw thousands of Raptors and took an unexpected turn when @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social and I found a Blue-cheeked bee eater.Initially heard calling,then some disbelief but picked up on wires.Thanks @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social ‘s group lending us a scope!
A few pics from @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour to Andalucia last week. Amazing day 3 as 17000 Honey Buzzards passed, we personally enjoyed around 8k in an awesome morning mixed with Marsh & Montagu’s Harriers, Booted & Short-toed Eagle, White & Black Storks & hundreds of Bee-eaters! #birding
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A few pics from @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour to Andalucia last week. Amazing day 3 as 17000 Honey Buzzards passed, we personally enjoyed around 8k in an awesome morning mixed with Marsh & Montagu’s Harriers, Booted & Short-toed Eagle, White & Black Storks & hundreds of Bee-eaters! #birding