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Baikal Teal still present this morning out in the Swannery Embayment. Swannery closed. View only from public rights of way. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Baikal Teal still present this morning out in the Swannery Embayment. Swannery closed. View only from public rights of way. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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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 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Vella Lavella Monarch, one of Earth's last unphotographed birds, has finally been captured on camera:
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Having a brill day on patch! @joestockwell.bsky.social picked up a Yellow-browed Warbler (1st this year) & then he found a Pallas’s Warbler! First site record! Also 2 Siberian Chiffchaff & a late Garden Warbler present. Then I refound the drake Baikal Teal! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Having a brill day on patch! @joestockwell.bsky.social picked up a Yellow-browed Warbler (1st this year) & then he found a Pallas’s Warbler! First site record! Also 2 Siberian Chiffchaff & a late Garden Warbler present. Then I refound the drake Baikal Teal! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Pine Bunting seen briefly with mobile Yellowhammer flock at St Aldhelm's Head Quarry at 1030hrs & not relocated as of 1250hrs. Ltd parking available in Renscombe car park, otherwise park in Worth Mattravers village car park and walk down, staying out of private fields @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pine Bunting seen briefly with mobile Yellowhammer flock at St Aldhelm's Head Quarry at 1030hrs & not relocated as of 1250hrs. Ltd parking available in Renscombe car park, otherwise park in Worth Mattravers village car park and walk down, staying out of private fields @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Could this be the same bird that looked like a female when found on on the 14th October & still looked exactly the same a week ago on the 31st? Opinions welcome.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Could this be the same bird that looked like a female when found on on the 14th October & still looked exactly the same a week ago on the 31st? Opinions welcome.
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Drake Baikal Teal at Abbotsbury Swannery this am, I last saw ♀ last Friday so clearly not moulted in a week! Currently on Fleet/Chesil shore opposite Swannery. No access SE of tank traps. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Drake Baikal Teal at Abbotsbury Swannery this am, I last saw ♀ last Friday so clearly not moulted in a week! Currently on Fleet/Chesil shore opposite Swannery. No access SE of tank traps. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
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I was pleased to find this ♀ Lesser Scaup today at Helston boating lake. (5th Nov). A ♂ was found here yest.
Both ♂ and ♀ upper wing pics show the secondary and primary wing bar pattern.
Lesser Scaup is annual in Cornwall. A flock of 10 were found at Drift in Nov 23 by @reuben-veal.bsky.social
Both ♂ and ♀ upper wing pics show the secondary and primary wing bar pattern.
Lesser Scaup is annual in Cornwall. A flock of 10 were found at Drift in Nov 23 by @reuben-veal.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I was pleased to find this ♀ Lesser Scaup today at Helston boating lake. (5th Nov). A ♂ was found here yest.
Both ♂ and ♀ upper wing pics show the secondary and primary wing bar pattern.
Lesser Scaup is annual in Cornwall. A flock of 10 were found at Drift in Nov 23 by @reuben-veal.bsky.social
Both ♂ and ♀ upper wing pics show the secondary and primary wing bar pattern.
Lesser Scaup is annual in Cornwall. A flock of 10 were found at Drift in Nov 23 by @reuben-veal.bsky.social
Boat-tailed Grackle still Calshot, hants. Erm, showing well.
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Boat-tailed Grackle still Calshot, hants. Erm, showing well.
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Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) @ Pedngwinian Point Car Park Gunwalloe Cornwall 31st October 2025 Yesterday Morning More Images on My Blog : stevecareybirdphotography.blogspot.com thanks @wawlee.bsky.social for the Transport and company.
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) @ Pedngwinian Point Car Park Gunwalloe Cornwall 31st October 2025 Yesterday Morning More Images on My Blog : stevecareybirdphotography.blogspot.com thanks @wawlee.bsky.social for the Transport and company.
Juv Ring-necked duck still Helston Boating lake.
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Juv Ring-necked duck still Helston Boating lake.
Steppe Grey Shrike still at Gunwalloe, Cornwall.In field just south of Pedngwinian point car park.
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Steppe Grey Shrike still at Gunwalloe, Cornwall.In field just south of Pedngwinian point car park.
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Snow Bunting 200m south of Pilots Point along Studland Beach @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Snow Bunting 200m south of Pilots Point along Studland Beach @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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The popular Steppe Grey Shrike has relocated to coastal fields a few hundred m north of Gunwalloe Marsh. It gave fabulous views this morning (30th October) in the field adjacent to Pedn Gwinian lay-by. This is the second record for Cornwall and approx 30th for the UK.
#cornwallbirding #birding
#cornwallbirding #birding
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The popular Steppe Grey Shrike has relocated to coastal fields a few hundred m north of Gunwalloe Marsh. It gave fabulous views this morning (30th October) in the field adjacent to Pedn Gwinian lay-by. This is the second record for Cornwall and approx 30th for the UK.
#cornwallbirding #birding
#cornwallbirding #birding
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Baikal Teal still today but please note the Swannery Grounds are now closed for the winter (a little earlier than planned). The Swannery embayment now only viewable from usual rights of way. Probably best viewed from tank traps but note there is no access along the beach beyond the fence there…
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Baikal Teal still today but please note the Swannery Grounds are now closed for the winter (a little earlier than planned). The Swannery embayment now only viewable from usual rights of way. Probably best viewed from tank traps but note there is no access along the beach beyond the fence there…
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Welcome to the Neon Womb!
Something glowy for #fungifriday - biofluorescence.
Here, wavelengths of UV light from my torch are absorbed by the #fungi and re-emitted at a lower visible wavelength, creating this fascinating, otherworldly beauty.
Something glowy for #fungifriday - biofluorescence.
Here, wavelengths of UV light from my torch are absorbed by the #fungi and re-emitted at a lower visible wavelength, creating this fascinating, otherworldly beauty.
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Welcome to the Neon Womb!
Something glowy for #fungifriday - biofluorescence.
Here, wavelengths of UV light from my torch are absorbed by the #fungi and re-emitted at a lower visible wavelength, creating this fascinating, otherworldly beauty.
Something glowy for #fungifriday - biofluorescence.
Here, wavelengths of UV light from my torch are absorbed by the #fungi and re-emitted at a lower visible wavelength, creating this fascinating, otherworldly beauty.
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We will once again be running the winter feeding station at RSPB Lytchett Fields. Hope to open it around Nov 1st. This is volunteer run and funded. If you would like to support us with a donation please see or contact @ianballam.bsky.social or myself 🙏
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We will once again be running the winter feeding station at RSPB Lytchett Fields. Hope to open it around Nov 1st. This is volunteer run and funded. If you would like to support us with a donation please see or contact @ianballam.bsky.social or myself 🙏
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Pinkfoot/Bean flew north at 8am. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Pinkfoot/Bean flew north at 8am. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Two freshly arrived trans-Atlantic vagrant Wood Ducks this morning 😉 @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Two freshly arrived trans-Atlantic vagrant Wood Ducks this morning 😉 @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Wow – Britain’s first Great Crested Flycatcher! Photos in the BirdGuides gallery:
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Great Crested Flycatcher by Hazel Ulstad
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October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wow – Britain’s first Great Crested Flycatcher! Photos in the BirdGuides gallery:
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Its that time of year again....Calendar time....i am making 2 again this, i have one with photos taken in the UK & Iceland, and the other from my trip to Antarctica & South America. So if anyone is interested, please contact me via Messenger, WhatsApp or DM me here…enjoy
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Its that time of year again....Calendar time....i am making 2 again this, i have one with photos taken in the UK & Iceland, and the other from my trip to Antarctica & South America. So if anyone is interested, please contact me via Messenger, WhatsApp or DM me here…enjoy
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Baikal Teal still Abbotsbury Swannery this morning with 500+ Teal. Flock very mobile. Swannery open 10am. No entry before 10am. Doubtfully viewable from rights of way other than grounds. There is no right of way SE of tank traps on beach. If you walk beyond fence there everything will flush!
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Baikal Teal still Abbotsbury Swannery this morning with 500+ Teal. Flock very mobile. Swannery open 10am. No entry before 10am. Doubtfully viewable from rights of way other than grounds. There is no right of way SE of tank traps on beach. If you walk beyond fence there everything will flush!
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Baikal Teal at Abbotsbury Swannery this afternoon with 500+ Teal. Flock very mobile. Swannery open 10am tomorrow. No entry before 10am. Doubtfully viewable from rights of way other than grounds. There is no right of way SE of tank traps on beach. If you walk beyond fence there everything will flush!
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Baikal Teal at Abbotsbury Swannery this afternoon with 500+ Teal. Flock very mobile. Swannery open 10am tomorrow. No entry before 10am. Doubtfully viewable from rights of way other than grounds. There is no right of way SE of tank traps on beach. If you walk beyond fence there everything will flush!
1st winter Red-Backed Shrike still in bushes next to west side of the Pulpit Inn, Portland.
October 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
1st winter Red-Backed Shrike still in bushes next to west side of the Pulpit Inn, Portland.