@birdernick.bsky.social
Birding - BOU #335 (two redpolls stolen), #120 for 2025, cycling, THFC, out of focus photography. RSPB, LACS, EBWS, EWT and BTO member. Prefer to be @ White Hart Lane or in The Cairngorms.
Pinned
Spotted Flycatcher west side of Coopersale Fields, Epping in bat box tree.
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#VisMig
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#VisMig
September 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Spotted Flycatcher west side of Coopersale Fields, Epping in bat box tree.
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#VisMig
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#VisMig
Found near the seawatch. Off the bottom of someone's tripod.
#Spurnbirds #MigFest
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#Spurnbirds #MigFest
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September 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Found near the seawatch. Off the bottom of someone's tripod.
#Spurnbirds #MigFest
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#Spurnbirds #MigFest
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I have a Nikon D500 and a Z50. I photograph mainly wildlife stuff. Would I gain anything by part-exchanging both for a Z50ii?
#Nikon #D500 #Z50 #Z50ii
#Wildlifephototgraphy
#Nikon #D500 #Z50 #Z50ii
#Wildlifephototgraphy
August 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I have a Nikon D500 and a Z50. I photograph mainly wildlife stuff. Would I gain anything by part-exchanging both for a Z50ii?
#Nikon #D500 #Z50 #Z50ii
#Wildlifephototgraphy
#Nikon #D500 #Z50 #Z50ii
#Wildlifephototgraphy
July 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hooded Crow still near RSPB South Stack. At roadside - SH219806.
Loads of Manx Shearwater off shore.
#BirdingWales
Loads of Manx Shearwater off shore.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hooded Crow still near RSPB South Stack. At roadside - SH219806.
Loads of Manx Shearwater off shore.
#BirdingWales
Loads of Manx Shearwater off shore.
#BirdingWales
Third year running, we've come to Anglesey. Last year and the year before - still hundreds of Terns at Cemlyn at this time. Today - 2 Sandwich Terns off shore. That was all. No Common or Arctic. Anyone know why?
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July 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Third year running, we've come to Anglesey. Last year and the year before - still hundreds of Terns at Cemlyn at this time. Today - 2 Sandwich Terns off shore. That was all. No Common or Arctic. Anyone know why?
#BirdingWales
#BirdingWales
Approx 6 Black Terns Abberton viewed from Wigborough hide towards Billetts.
Only 2 Yellow Wags for far. Lsr Whitethroat and Whitethroat. Calling Cuckoo.
#BirdingUK
#EssexBirds
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Only 2 Yellow Wags for far. Lsr Whitethroat and Whitethroat. Calling Cuckoo.
#BirdingUK
#EssexBirds
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April 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Approx 6 Black Terns Abberton viewed from Wigborough hide towards Billetts.
Only 2 Yellow Wags for far. Lsr Whitethroat and Whitethroat. Calling Cuckoo.
#BirdingUK
#EssexBirds
@essexbirdnews.bsky.social
Only 2 Yellow Wags for far. Lsr Whitethroat and Whitethroat. Calling Cuckoo.
#BirdingUK
#EssexBirds
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It's time to ban driven grouse shooting – help us get to 100K on @wildjustice.bsky.social Govt petition to trigger a Parliamentary debate .
govpetition.uk/700036
govpetition.uk/700036
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's time to ban driven grouse shooting – help us get to 100K on @wildjustice.bsky.social Govt petition to trigger a Parliamentary debate .
govpetition.uk/700036
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First Wheatear of the year. King George V Res, Chingford.
Also Black Redstart, Great Northern Diver and Blankc-necked Grebe so far.
#LondonBirds
#RareBirds
Also Black Redstart, Great Northern Diver and Blankc-necked Grebe so far.
#LondonBirds
#RareBirds
March 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
First Wheatear of the year. King George V Res, Chingford.
Also Black Redstart, Great Northern Diver and Blankc-necked Grebe so far.
#LondonBirds
#RareBirds
Also Black Redstart, Great Northern Diver and Blankc-necked Grebe so far.
#LondonBirds
#RareBirds
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I don't often ask people to write to their MPs. But I think they might listen to you on this, as it's so jaw-droppingly awful, and they're almost certainly unaware of it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please also write to the Environment Secretary: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk Thanks.
Please also write to the Environment Secretary: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk Thanks.
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care | George Monbiot
Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I don't often ask people to write to their MPs. But I think they might listen to you on this, as it's so jaw-droppingly awful, and they're almost certainly unaware of it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please also write to the Environment Secretary: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk Thanks.
Please also write to the Environment Secretary: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk Thanks.
Another fine trip out with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social - this time to The Brecks.
Lots of birds seen inc a few year ticks.
Thanks to Gerry, @esbr-essex.bsky.social and @swallowbirding.bsky.social
Lots of birds seen inc a few year ticks.
Thanks to Gerry, @esbr-essex.bsky.social and @swallowbirding.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another fine trip out with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social - this time to The Brecks.
Lots of birds seen inc a few year ticks.
Thanks to Gerry, @esbr-essex.bsky.social and @swallowbirding.bsky.social
Lots of birds seen inc a few year ticks.
Thanks to Gerry, @esbr-essex.bsky.social and @swallowbirding.bsky.social
3 Stone Curlew Cockley Cley a handy year tick.
March 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
3 Stone Curlew Cockley Cley a handy year tick.
Pre @essexbirdnews.bsky.social walk visit to Cockley Cley RWatchpoint.
March 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Pre @essexbirdnews.bsky.social walk visit to Cockley Cley RWatchpoint.
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This area of the Cairngorms National Park, dominated by driven grouse moors, has long been a raptor persecution hotspot. NatureScot's shiny new grouse moor licensing scheme is not up to the job.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/28/r...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/28/r...
Red kite found shot dead in Strathdon area of Cairngorms National Park – Police Scotland appeals for information
Press release from Police Scotland (28 February 2025): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER BIRD OF PREY SHOT NEAR STRATHDON Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was shot near Strath…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This area of the Cairngorms National Park, dominated by driven grouse moors, has long been a raptor persecution hotspot. NatureScot's shiny new grouse moor licensing scheme is not up to the job.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/28/r...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/28/r...
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Red-necked Grebe at Amwell this morning, through branches and mist - makes it #151 for the year.
February 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Red-necked Grebe at Amwell this morning, through branches and mist - makes it #151 for the year.
Bar-tailed Godwit (40c at Nairn Bar) today makes it #150 for the year.
February 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Bar-tailed Godwit (40c at Nairn Bar) today makes it #150 for the year.
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If you're birding deer-rich areas or doing @btobirds.bsky.social heathland surveys, you need be #LymeDeiseaseAware!
I contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite in Thetford Forest in February 1997. #LymeDisease season is already on us, its not just summer.
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I contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite in Thetford Forest in February 1997. #LymeDisease season is already on us, its not just summer.
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #UKbirding
🧐 Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the UK, but many people still don’t know the key facts.
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#LymeDisease #TickAwareness #KnowTheFacts #LymePrevention
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#LymeDisease #TickAwareness #KnowTheFacts #LymePrevention
February 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
If you're birding deer-rich areas or doing @btobirds.bsky.social heathland surveys, you need be #LymeDeiseaseAware!
I contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite in Thetford Forest in February 1997. #LymeDisease season is already on us, its not just summer.
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #UKbirding
I contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite in Thetford Forest in February 1997. #LymeDisease season is already on us, its not just summer.
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #UKbirding
(Lesser) Redpoll and Goshawk today take the year list to #149.
Nairn area tomorrow, so should add a few waders.
Nairn area tomorrow, so should add a few waders.
February 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
(Lesser) Redpoll and Goshawk today take the year list to #149.
Nairn area tomorrow, so should add a few waders.
Nairn area tomorrow, so should add a few waders.
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Worrying news about Mute Swan too. Please keep reporting to Defra/Daera and to BirdTrack. Thank you.
#UKbirding
#Ornithology
#UKbirding
#Ornithology
Starting to hear reports of Avian Influenza hitting Whooper Swans. Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing. In 🏴, 🏴 & 🏴 contact DefraGovUK, in N Ireland Daera & in Republic of Ireland Dept of agriculture. Please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social for monitoring
February 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Worrying news about Mute Swan too. Please keep reporting to Defra/Daera and to BirdTrack. Thank you.
#UKbirding
#Ornithology
#UKbirding
#Ornithology
Does anyone know if the Bealach Na Ba is open to traffic yet?
Need to try and find Ptarmigan feathers for my daughter's school project. (The year tick will come in handy as well....).
#BirdingScotland
Need to try and find Ptarmigan feathers for my daughter's school project. (The year tick will come in handy as well....).
#BirdingScotland
February 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Does anyone know if the Bealach Na Ba is open to traffic yet?
Need to try and find Ptarmigan feathers for my daughter's school project. (The year tick will come in handy as well....).
#BirdingScotland
Need to try and find Ptarmigan feathers for my daughter's school project. (The year tick will come in handy as well....).
#BirdingScotland
Spent 5 hours in the cold at Strathdearn and not seeing an eagle......then drive to Loch Insh and see 1 WT near Carrbridge and another over the hills opposite from The Lookout.
Also 3 Fallow bucks a short drive away - the first I've seen alive in Scotland, let alone the Cairngorms.
#ScottishBirds
Also 3 Fallow bucks a short drive away - the first I've seen alive in Scotland, let alone the Cairngorms.
#ScottishBirds
February 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spent 5 hours in the cold at Strathdearn and not seeing an eagle......then drive to Loch Insh and see 1 WT near Carrbridge and another over the hills opposite from The Lookout.
Also 3 Fallow bucks a short drive away - the first I've seen alive in Scotland, let alone the Cairngorms.
#ScottishBirds
Also 3 Fallow bucks a short drive away - the first I've seen alive in Scotland, let alone the Cairngorms.
#ScottishBirds
Another 18 for the (year) list. Best Iceland Gull but also some not so commons - Tree Sparrow, Purple Sandpiper and a summer plumage Black Guillemot.
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Another 18 for the (year) list. Best Iceland Gull but also some not so commons - Tree Sparrow, Purple Sandpiper and a summer plumage Black Guillemot.