Steve Stansfield
@bardseyobswarden.bsky.social
Director of Operations & Warden of @BardseyObs for 27yrs, Worked at UK Bird Observatories for 34yrs. Chair of @BirdObs_Council & Welsh Rarities Committee @wbrc
Red Kite at Kelling today.
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Red Kite at Kelling today.
Reposted by Steve Stansfield
The long overdue 2024 BOC News is now published online at
tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024
Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024
Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The long overdue 2024 BOC News is now published online at
tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024
Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024
Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
Today’s sea passage.
0700-1100
Long-tailed Skua: 1 imm
Sabine’s Gull: 4 (1ad)
Leach’s Storm-petrel: 2
Grey Phalarope: 2
Little Gull: 1
Great Skua : 3
Arctic Skua: 9
Great Northern Diver: 2
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1
Yellow-legged Gull: 1
0700-1100
Long-tailed Skua: 1 imm
Sabine’s Gull: 4 (1ad)
Leach’s Storm-petrel: 2
Grey Phalarope: 2
Little Gull: 1
Great Skua : 3
Arctic Skua: 9
Great Northern Diver: 2
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1
Yellow-legged Gull: 1
October 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today’s sea passage.
0700-1100
Long-tailed Skua: 1 imm
Sabine’s Gull: 4 (1ad)
Leach’s Storm-petrel: 2
Grey Phalarope: 2
Little Gull: 1
Great Skua : 3
Arctic Skua: 9
Great Northern Diver: 2
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1
Yellow-legged Gull: 1
0700-1100
Long-tailed Skua: 1 imm
Sabine’s Gull: 4 (1ad)
Leach’s Storm-petrel: 2
Grey Phalarope: 2
Little Gull: 1
Great Skua : 3
Arctic Skua: 9
Great Northern Diver: 2
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1
Yellow-legged Gull: 1
Yelkouan Shearwater last night past the north end of Bardsey c600m offshore. Seen well by @ewanturner.bsky.social and me as it passed with a Manxy.
September 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yelkouan Shearwater last night past the north end of Bardsey c600m offshore. Seen well by @ewanturner.bsky.social and me as it passed with a Manxy.
sea passage today 0700-1200
Razor 150
Gannet 123
Fulmar 22
Manxie 345
Balearic 1
Leach’s Petrel 2
Arctic Skua 15
Pom Skua 2
Grt Skua1
L T Skua 1 ad
Sabine’s Gull 6 (4ad)
Kitt 1031
Sandwich Tern 82
Arctic Tern 16
LBBG 6
GBBG 3
Grey Phal 12
Dunlin 23
Ringed Plov 5
Scoter 38
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Razor 150
Gannet 123
Fulmar 22
Manxie 345
Balearic 1
Leach’s Petrel 2
Arctic Skua 15
Pom Skua 2
Grt Skua1
L T Skua 1 ad
Sabine’s Gull 6 (4ad)
Kitt 1031
Sandwich Tern 82
Arctic Tern 16
LBBG 6
GBBG 3
Grey Phal 12
Dunlin 23
Ringed Plov 5
Scoter 38
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September 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
sea passage today 0700-1200
Razor 150
Gannet 123
Fulmar 22
Manxie 345
Balearic 1
Leach’s Petrel 2
Arctic Skua 15
Pom Skua 2
Grt Skua1
L T Skua 1 ad
Sabine’s Gull 6 (4ad)
Kitt 1031
Sandwich Tern 82
Arctic Tern 16
LBBG 6
GBBG 3
Grey Phal 12
Dunlin 23
Ringed Plov 5
Scoter 38
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Razor 150
Gannet 123
Fulmar 22
Manxie 345
Balearic 1
Leach’s Petrel 2
Arctic Skua 15
Pom Skua 2
Grt Skua1
L T Skua 1 ad
Sabine’s Gull 6 (4ad)
Kitt 1031
Sandwich Tern 82
Arctic Tern 16
LBBG 6
GBBG 3
Grey Phal 12
Dunlin 23
Ringed Plov 5
Scoter 38
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Wryneck this evening
Seawatch highlights
Sooty Shear this morning.
1730-1900
Arctic Skua 12
Bonxie 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 ad full tail
Sabines Gull juv
Grey Phalarope 7(2 solfach plus five south)
Balearic Shearwater 3
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Photo Bob Normand.
Seawatch highlights
Sooty Shear this morning.
1730-1900
Arctic Skua 12
Bonxie 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 ad full tail
Sabines Gull juv
Grey Phalarope 7(2 solfach plus five south)
Balearic Shearwater 3
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Photo Bob Normand.
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Wryneck this evening
Seawatch highlights
Sooty Shear this morning.
1730-1900
Arctic Skua 12
Bonxie 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 ad full tail
Sabines Gull juv
Grey Phalarope 7(2 solfach plus five south)
Balearic Shearwater 3
@rarebirder.bsky.social
Photo Bob Normand.
Seawatch highlights
Sooty Shear this morning.
1730-1900
Arctic Skua 12
Bonxie 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 ad full tail
Sabines Gull juv
Grey Phalarope 7(2 solfach plus five south)
Balearic Shearwater 3
@rarebirder.bsky.social
Photo Bob Normand.
Sea passage this morning. 0700-1015
3 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Gannets, 94 Razorbills, 3 Common Scoters, 9 Fulmars, 14 Sandwich Terns, 10 Arctic Terns, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Whimbrels, 149 Manx Shearwaters, and 100 Kittiwakes.
3 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Gannets, 94 Razorbills, 3 Common Scoters, 9 Fulmars, 14 Sandwich Terns, 10 Arctic Terns, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Whimbrels, 149 Manx Shearwaters, and 100 Kittiwakes.
September 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sea passage this morning. 0700-1015
3 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Gannets, 94 Razorbills, 3 Common Scoters, 9 Fulmars, 14 Sandwich Terns, 10 Arctic Terns, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Whimbrels, 149 Manx Shearwaters, and 100 Kittiwakes.
3 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Gannets, 94 Razorbills, 3 Common Scoters, 9 Fulmars, 14 Sandwich Terns, 10 Arctic Terns, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Whimbrels, 149 Manx Shearwaters, and 100 Kittiwakes.
Nightingale and pied fly from this morning. Also Balearic, Sabine’s Gull, Pom Skua, Grey Phal and Black Tern.
September 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nightingale and pied fly from this morning. Also Balearic, Sabine’s Gull, Pom Skua, Grey Phal and Black Tern.
Out catching Stormies last night. Forgot to photograph Stormies but the Milky Way was awesome!
July 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Out catching Stormies last night. Forgot to photograph Stormies but the Milky Way was awesome!
So proud of Connor coming away from his Computer Science course with a 1st from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Well done Connor!
Well done Connor!
July 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So proud of Connor coming away from his Computer Science course with a 1st from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Well done Connor!
Well done Connor!
This morning I was woken by Emma asking what was singing outside our bedroom window. I removed my AirPods from my ears and heard a few notes of an Acro - it’s a Blyth’s Reed I said. I got up and was just on my way out of the door when Colin, our volunteer, was heading to the door. The bird sang
June 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This morning I was woken by Emma asking what was singing outside our bedroom window. I removed my AirPods from my ears and heard a few notes of an Acro - it’s a Blyth’s Reed I said. I got up and was just on my way out of the door when Colin, our volunteer, was heading to the door. The bird sang
BLACK STORK north 1455ish. Maybe seen again over mainland heading towards Rhiw Mountain.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
BLACK STORK north 1455ish. Maybe seen again over mainland heading towards Rhiw Mountain.
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And a few flowers
May 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And a few flowers
And a few underwater images.
May 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And a few underwater images.
I’ve been taking a few night-time images.
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’ve been taking a few night-time images.
Another tough day in the office!!
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Another tough day in the office!!
BEE 🐝 EATER!!!
Flying around Obs garden briefly then bombed to Ty Pellaf/Pen Cristin then shot off south. Great find by @ewanturner.bsky.social
Flying around Obs garden briefly then bombed to Ty Pellaf/Pen Cristin then shot off south. Great find by @ewanturner.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BEE 🐝 EATER!!!
Flying around Obs garden briefly then bombed to Ty Pellaf/Pen Cristin then shot off south. Great find by @ewanturner.bsky.social
Flying around Obs garden briefly then bombed to Ty Pellaf/Pen Cristin then shot off south. Great find by @ewanturner.bsky.social
Rather splendid Hornemann’s Redpoll this evening. A real bruiser of a bird.
Only the 6th Arctic Redpoll for Wales, all previous records have been Exilipes.
Only the 6th Arctic Redpoll for Wales, all previous records have been Exilipes.
April 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Rather splendid Hornemann’s Redpoll this evening. A real bruiser of a bird.
Only the 6th Arctic Redpoll for Wales, all previous records have been Exilipes.
Only the 6th Arctic Redpoll for Wales, all previous records have been Exilipes.
Darling little Jack Snipe and a chunky chicken of a Woodcock trapped and ringed last night by @ewanturner.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Darling little Jack Snipe and a chunky chicken of a Woodcock trapped and ringed last night by @ewanturner.bsky.social
I had a Hoopoe calling and singing briefly at the Obs this morning on Bardsey but it flew north and no sign since! @rarebirder.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I had a Hoopoe calling and singing briefly at the Obs this morning on Bardsey but it flew north and no sign since! @rarebirder.bsky.social
Getting Owlwood packed up for the summer and ready to move back to Bardsey. Glorious day with Brimstone Butterfly in the garden.
March 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Getting Owlwood packed up for the summer and ready to move back to Bardsey. Glorious day with Brimstone Butterfly in the garden.
Weybourne windmill on our way home this evening
March 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Weybourne windmill on our way home this evening
Reposted by Steve Stansfield
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February 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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