Bill Aspin 🇺🇦
@billaspin.bsky.social
Birder based in east Lancashire.
As a birder from Lancs, I was blown away by the number of singing Firecrest in the New Forest during a rare trip down south this spring. Worth the journey alone!
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
As a birder from Lancs, I was blown away by the number of singing Firecrest in the New Forest during a rare trip down south this spring. Worth the journey alone!
Ha!… He said a few years ago, but yes it must be…
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ha!… He said a few years ago, but yes it must be…
Pete Marsh mentions Pete Crooks had a Camargue ringed Yellow-legged Gull on the Lune ‘a few years ago’.
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Pete Marsh mentions Pete Crooks had a Camargue ringed Yellow-legged Gull on the Lune ‘a few years ago’.
Sounds like a huge future headache for Moth recorders…
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sounds like a huge future headache for Moth recorders…
How long will Mapmate keep running for seeing as it was retired in Nov 2024? And what’s the best alternative if (when) the time comes?
October 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
How long will Mapmate keep running for seeing as it was retired in Nov 2024? And what’s the best alternative if (when) the time comes?
Excellent. Thanks.
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Excellent. Thanks.
If the Iceland is lingering in the area, it may turn up amongst the loafing Gulls at Seamill foreshore…
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If the Iceland is lingering in the area, it may turn up amongst the loafing Gulls at Seamill foreshore…
Impressive! Many thanks again.
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Impressive! Many thanks again.
Very good info. Thanks for taking the time to reply in such depth.
October 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Very good info. Thanks for taking the time to reply in such depth.
Reserve list 214… Forgot about Laughing Gull! This is what happens when you lose all your lists stored on an obsolete app! 🤦♂️
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reserve list 214… Forgot about Laughing Gull! This is what happens when you lose all your lists stored on an obsolete app! 🤦♂️
… Cattle Egret is the 7th species of Heron recorded on the reserve 1998-2025.
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
… Cattle Egret is the 7th species of Heron recorded on the reserve 1998-2025.
Never used eBird, but I’m an avid user of the BirdTrack app nowadays. The Bird Tick List app was a lot more basic but a delight to use and my go to app when on Shetland adding every individual of every species I chose to record quickly and easy with geo tag. Easy excel export at the end of the trip.
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Never used eBird, but I’m an avid user of the BirdTrack app nowadays. The Bird Tick List app was a lot more basic but a delight to use and my go to app when on Shetland adding every individual of every species I chose to record quickly and easy with geo tag. Easy excel export at the end of the trip.
I suspect every lingering bird I see will be named Adam from now on! 😉 #TheTrolling
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I suspect every lingering bird I see will be named Adam from now on! 😉 #TheTrolling
Mustn’t grumble with that pic. Better than anything I got.
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Mustn’t grumble with that pic. Better than anything I got.
It’s never far away!
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s never far away!