Barrie @ The Saltings
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Keen birder - Leics, Lincs, Norfolk & especially Ardnamurchan, cyclist, walker, explorer.
Good numbers of Golden Plover and Lapwing on Lag IV at Egleton reserve, Rutland Water, today. Also a good collection of wildfowl and several hundred somewhat flighty Lapwing #ukbirding #rutlandwaterbirds #lros
December 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Good numbers of Golden Plover and Lapwing on Lag IV at Egleton reserve, Rutland Water, today. Also a good collection of wildfowl and several hundred somewhat flighty Lapwing #ukbirding #rutlandwaterbirds #lros
Nice overwintering male Blackcap in my Castle Bytham garden this morning. Busy sunning itself when not feeding on the fat balls. @lincsbirding.bsky.social #lincsbirding #ukbirding
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Nice overwintering male Blackcap in my Castle Bytham garden this morning. Busy sunning itself when not feeding on the fat balls. @lincsbirding.bsky.social #lincsbirding #ukbirding
A chilly day in west Ardnamurchan. Relatively quiet on the bird front. The Greylag flock held a lone Pink-foot. Highlight was a Jackdaw - these are pretty scarce here and this will be one of only a handful I’ve seen here in 20 yrs.
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A chilly day in west Ardnamurchan. Relatively quiet on the bird front. The Greylag flock held a lone Pink-foot. Highlight was a Jackdaw - these are pretty scarce here and this will be one of only a handful I’ve seen here in 20 yrs.
Another fantastic day at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory!
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November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Another fantastic day at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory!
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Managed to catch up with this superb juv Baird’s Sandpiper at Rutland Water this morning. Very tame and not at all bothered by the fishermen walking past within 2m! A great record for Leicestershire & Rutland #ukbirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Managed to catch up with this superb juv Baird’s Sandpiper at Rutland Water this morning. Very tame and not at all bothered by the fishermen walking past within 2m! A great record for Leicestershire & Rutland #ukbirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social
After 2 days hard birding I eventually managed to see the Mourning Dove on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, this afternoon. A great bird - 7th for GB and 1st for Scilly & England
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
After 2 days hard birding I eventually managed to see the Mourning Dove on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, this afternoon. A great bird - 7th for GB and 1st for Scilly & England
Temminck’s Stint still present at Baston Langtoft south pit at 12 noon though distant - pin below - Park on Cross Road and view from bank top
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September 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Temminck’s Stint still present at Baston Langtoft south pit at 12 noon though distant - pin below - Park on Cross Road and view from bank top
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All the latest from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory where the was a nice mix of commoner migrants today.
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Both Pied and Spotted Flycatchers were seen in the dunes with 2 or more Whinchats, 10 Stonechats, a Wheatear and a Redstart also noted around the dunes and a flock of 60+ Pink-feet flying over. Two Ra...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
All the latest from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory where the was a nice mix of commoner migrants today.
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A great day sea watching in westerly gales at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory, plenty of Manx Shearwaters and skuas!
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A day of strong westerlies, and a good day for seawatching and Manx Shearwater at Holme! We seawatched from 0730-1130 and recorded 28 Manx Shearwater, 2 Eider
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September 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A great day sea watching in westerly gales at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory, plenty of Manx Shearwaters and skuas!
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Latest from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory. Osprey still about plus a productive sea watch
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On the sea today 8 Common Scoters, 2 Red-throated Divers, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Fulmars, 45 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 70 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, a
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September 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Latest from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory. Osprey still about plus a productive sea watch
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Yesterday’s news from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory included 3 ospreys in off the sea - great stuff!
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Another strong day of southwesterlies, and it’s been a triple Osprey day at Holme! The first was seen in off the sea in the morning and then flew towards
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September 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Yesterday’s news from NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory included 3 ospreys in off the sea - great stuff!
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A good day at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory with migrants trickling through.
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Finally, a break in the windy conditions meant a good morning to focus on some ringing before the wind got up late morning! It was an early start to get to
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September 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A good day at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory with migrants trickling through.
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Today’s news from the NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory, NW Norfolk - rather quiet on the bird front.
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Well, I’ve been off on annual leave for the past week and feel like I’ve returned to autumn today! It was relatively cool in the morning, with a strong
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September 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today’s news from the NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory, NW Norfolk - rather quiet on the bird front.
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Nice Grey Phal at Rutland Water this lunchtime. Showed well near the shoreline at the north end of the dam. @rarebirder.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Nice Grey Phal at Rutland Water this lunchtime. Showed well near the shoreline at the north end of the dam. @rarebirder.bsky.social
So, so dry at @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social today. Combination of drought + broken pump. Hardwork birding as a result. #lincsbirding
August 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So, so dry at @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social today. Combination of drought + broken pump. Hardwork birding as a result. #lincsbirding
LRWT’s Merry’s Meadow, just a mile from the busy A1, was a peaceful oasis (without the water!!) with wall to wall Black Knapweed this afternoon and sooo many butterflies, including Marbled Whites.
July 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
LRWT’s Merry’s Meadow, just a mile from the busy A1, was a peaceful oasis (without the water!!) with wall to wall Black Knapweed this afternoon and sooo many butterflies, including Marbled Whites.
Digiscoped record shots (at distance!!) of the very mobile White-winged Black Tern at RSPB Fen Drayton this afternoon @rspbengland.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
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June 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Digiscoped record shots (at distance!!) of the very mobile White-winged Black Tern at RSPB Fen Drayton this afternoon @rspbengland.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
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The buttercup meadows LRWT Egleton Reserve are looking super. The recent rains have really perked things up.
May 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The buttercup meadows LRWT Egleton Reserve are looking super. The recent rains have really perked things up.
Another day volunteering at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory. Few birds (due to the wind direction) meant I spent the day cleaning the 6 bird hides - spider webs duly banished! @norfolknats.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Another day volunteering at NOA’s Holme Bird Observatory. Few birds (due to the wind direction) meant I spent the day cleaning the 6 bird hides - spider webs duly banished! @norfolknats.bsky.social
The saltmarsh at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, held 5 whimbrel & 4 shelduck as well as usual curlew & oystercatchers at high tide this evening. No sign of yesterday’s small flock of ringed plover.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The saltmarsh at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, held 5 whimbrel & 4 shelduck as well as usual curlew & oystercatchers at high tide this evening. No sign of yesterday’s small flock of ringed plover.
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Another glorious day’s birding on Ardnamurchan, this time up on the north coast. Golden Eagles soaring, snipe drumming, finches galore - green-, gold-, chaff-, linnet, twite, Siskin, plus cuckoo and so many wheatears. #HighlandBirds
April 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another glorious day’s birding on Ardnamurchan, this time up on the north coast. Golden Eagles soaring, snipe drumming, finches galore - green-, gold-, chaff-, linnet, twite, Siskin, plus cuckoo and so many wheatears. #HighlandBirds
What a cracking day to be birding the hills of Ardnamurchan in search of Ring Ouzel #BirdingScotland
April 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
What a cracking day to be birding the hills of Ardnamurchan in search of Ring Ouzel #BirdingScotland
A lovely evening across Kilchoan’s salt marsh, a rare habitat on Ardnamurchan. Today’s waders included Whimbrel, Curlew, Dunlin, Red-& Greenshank, Ringed Plover & Oyks.
April 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A lovely evening across Kilchoan’s salt marsh, a rare habitat on Ardnamurchan. Today’s waders included Whimbrel, Curlew, Dunlin, Red-& Greenshank, Ringed Plover & Oyks.
We’ve at least helped the situation a little bit by removing this fully rammed carrier bag of plastic waste …but there are still tons out there needing to be collected.
April 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We’ve at least helped the situation a little bit by removing this fully rammed carrier bag of plastic waste …but there are still tons out there needing to be collected.