Dan Webb
@danwebb.bsky.social
South Herefordshire patch birder with a particular interest in visible migration, Trektellen site at Much Marcle Ridge. Also moths and butterflies #vismig #lowcarbonbirding #patchbirding
Fantastic and atmospheric gull roost at Cley this evening in wild conditions, highlights were 9 Caspians (6 adult/nr adult), 3 1st winter), adult female Yellow-legged Gull, intermedius LBBG, several argentatus HG and 2 Med Gulls #norfolkbirding
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Fantastic and atmospheric gull roost at Cley this evening in wild conditions, highlights were 9 Caspians (6 adult/nr adult), 3 1st winter), adult female Yellow-legged Gull, intermedius LBBG, several argentatus HG and 2 Med Gulls #norfolkbirding
The Woodpigeon flood was in full flow at Marcle Ridge this morning with 58,700 SW a new site and county record, also another good movement of 1068 Starlings WSW, 4 Bramblings, 52 Chaffinches, 58 Redwings and 4 GWE (3,1) all WSW #patchbirding
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Woodpigeon flood was in full flow at Marcle Ridge this morning with 58,700 SW a new site and county record, also another good movement of 1068 Starlings WSW, 4 Bramblings, 52 Chaffinches, 58 Redwings and 4 GWE (3,1) all WSW #patchbirding
Some of the 1400 plus Starlings through Marcle Ridge this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Some of the 1400 plus Starlings through Marcle Ridge this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
The arrival of Starlings to the east coast yesterday reached Marcle Ridge this morning with 1450 WSW in tight knit flocks low passed the watchpoint, one of the best migration spectacles! Also 17,700 Woodpigeons SW, 7 Brambling, 150 Chaffinches, Crossbills and 2 tardy Red Admirals SW #patchbirding
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The arrival of Starlings to the east coast yesterday reached Marcle Ridge this morning with 1450 WSW in tight knit flocks low passed the watchpoint, one of the best migration spectacles! Also 17,700 Woodpigeons SW, 7 Brambling, 150 Chaffinches, Crossbills and 2 tardy Red Admirals SW #patchbirding
Another site record count today with 111 Greenfinches SW through Marcle Ridge (unlikely to have been a post-roost dispersal), also 227 Starlings WSW, 190 Redwings S/WSW, 48 Chaffinches WSW, 1 Brambling heard going over and a trickle of 950 Woodpigeons the highlights #patchbirding
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Another site record count today with 111 Greenfinches SW through Marcle Ridge (unlikely to have been a post-roost dispersal), also 227 Starlings WSW, 190 Redwings S/WSW, 48 Chaffinches WSW, 1 Brambling heard going over and a trickle of 950 Woodpigeons the highlights #patchbirding
A record count of 1069 Chaffinches WSW through Marcle Ridge this am, also 4400 Woodpigeons, 276 Starlings, 55 Fieldfares, 44 Redwings, 6 SongT, 3 Crossbills and 3 Redpoll the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A record count of 1069 Chaffinches WSW through Marcle Ridge this am, also 4400 Woodpigeons, 276 Starlings, 55 Fieldfares, 44 Redwings, 6 SongT, 3 Crossbills and 3 Redpoll the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding
Steady at Marcle Ridge with surprisingly few Redeings and Chaffinches, vismig highlights included 291 Fieldfares WSW/E, 57 Redwings NW, 7 Song Thrush SW/NW, 277 Starlings WSW/WNW, 26 Crossbills S/NW, 1 Brambling WNW, 3 Coal Tits S and 2 Egyptian Geese with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding
October 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Steady at Marcle Ridge with surprisingly few Redeings and Chaffinches, vismig highlights included 291 Fieldfares WSW/E, 57 Redwings NW, 7 Song Thrush SW/NW, 277 Starlings WSW/WNW, 26 Crossbills S/NW, 1 Brambling WNW, 3 Coal Tits S and 2 Egyptian Geese with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding
A patch mega with Cattle Egret NW over Marcle Ridge, otherwise quiet with 14 Crossbills SE, 55 Redwings SW/NW and a slow flow of Continental Chaffinches and Starlings #patchbirding
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A patch mega with Cattle Egret NW over Marcle Ridge, otherwise quiet with 14 Crossbills SE, 55 Redwings SW/NW and a slow flow of Continental Chaffinches and Starlings #patchbirding
Fabulous day with @williamlambourne.bsky.social on Marcle Ridge vismig with Continental migration getting flowing. Highlights included 394 Redwings, 58 Fieldfares, 219 Starlings, 6 Bramblings, 198 Chaffinches, 2 Hawfinches, 18 Redpolls, 5 Snipe and 2 Golden Plover #patchbirding
October 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Fabulous day with @williamlambourne.bsky.social on Marcle Ridge vismig with Continental migration getting flowing. Highlights included 394 Redwings, 58 Fieldfares, 219 Starlings, 6 Bramblings, 198 Chaffinches, 2 Hawfinches, 18 Redpolls, 5 Snipe and 2 Golden Plover #patchbirding
Full totals on @trektellen.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Full totals on @trektellen.bsky.social
Good morning on Marcle Ridge with @williamlambourne.bsky.social topped off with this female type Black Redstart, also 10 Crossbills (N6, N15, N11 call types from William’s recordings, 3 Golden Plover, 303 Mipits, 5 Chaffinches and 5 Yellowhammers the highlights #lowcarbonbirding
October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Good morning on Marcle Ridge with @williamlambourne.bsky.social topped off with this female type Black Redstart, also 10 Crossbills (N6, N15, N11 call types from William’s recordings, 3 Golden Plover, 303 Mipits, 5 Chaffinches and 5 Yellowhammers the highlights #lowcarbonbirding
Migration totals from Marcle Ridge, all S/WSW
Mipit 314
Alba Wag 37
Stonechat 1
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 14
Greenfinch 1
Redpoll 1
Starling 14
Skylark 5
Swallow 8
House Martin 9
Golden Plover 1
Grounded, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffs also 2 Marsh Tits calling
#patchbirding
Mipit 314
Alba Wag 37
Stonechat 1
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 14
Greenfinch 1
Redpoll 1
Starling 14
Skylark 5
Swallow 8
House Martin 9
Golden Plover 1
Grounded, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffs also 2 Marsh Tits calling
#patchbirding
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Migration totals from Marcle Ridge, all S/WSW
Mipit 314
Alba Wag 37
Stonechat 1
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 14
Greenfinch 1
Redpoll 1
Starling 14
Skylark 5
Swallow 8
House Martin 9
Golden Plover 1
Grounded, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffs also 2 Marsh Tits calling
#patchbirding
Mipit 314
Alba Wag 37
Stonechat 1
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 14
Greenfinch 1
Redpoll 1
Starling 14
Skylark 5
Swallow 8
House Martin 9
Golden Plover 1
Grounded, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffs also 2 Marsh Tits calling
#patchbirding
Marcle Ridge migration totals all SE/SW with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
House Martins 602
Swallow 27
Mipit 34
Yellowhammer 2
Skylark 27
Song Thrush 2E
Albas 8
Crossbill 6
Siskin 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 4
Golden Plover 1
Grounded 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechats, 2 Chiff
#patchbirding
House Martins 602
Swallow 27
Mipit 34
Yellowhammer 2
Skylark 27
Song Thrush 2E
Albas 8
Crossbill 6
Siskin 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 4
Golden Plover 1
Grounded 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechats, 2 Chiff
#patchbirding
September 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Marcle Ridge migration totals all SE/SW with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
House Martins 602
Swallow 27
Mipit 34
Yellowhammer 2
Skylark 27
Song Thrush 2E
Albas 8
Crossbill 6
Siskin 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 4
Golden Plover 1
Grounded 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechats, 2 Chiff
#patchbirding
House Martins 602
Swallow 27
Mipit 34
Yellowhammer 2
Skylark 27
Song Thrush 2E
Albas 8
Crossbill 6
Siskin 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 4
Golden Plover 1
Grounded 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechats, 2 Chiff
#patchbirding
Great to be back up Marcle Ridge after a week away and despite the F2 northerly some vismig with minimum of 8 Golden Plover S, 268 House Martins S, 122 Swallows S, 50 Skylarks SE/W, 94 Mipits S/SW, 3 Crossbills S the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Great to be back up Marcle Ridge after a week away and despite the F2 northerly some vismig with minimum of 8 Golden Plover S, 268 House Martins S, 122 Swallows S, 50 Skylarks SE/W, 94 Mipits S/SW, 3 Crossbills S the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social
Slow overhead at Marcle Ridge in a brisk SSE with only 42 Swallows, 3 Mipits & 3 Grey Wags SW/SE but more than made up for with 5 juvenile Whinchats strung along the wires with 3 Stonechats, a couple of Mipits and resting Swallows making a perfect September scene #patchbirding
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Slow overhead at Marcle Ridge in a brisk SSE with only 42 Swallows, 3 Mipits & 3 Grey Wags SW/SE but more than made up for with 5 juvenile Whinchats strung along the wires with 3 Stonechats, a couple of Mipits and resting Swallows making a perfect September scene #patchbirding
A fresh arrival of migrants at Marcle Ridge this morning with 3 Wheatears, 3 Redstarts, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 7 Chiff grounded, overhead 22 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 1 Tripit, 1 Yellow Wag and 1 Grey Wag SE/SW #patchbirding
August 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A fresh arrival of migrants at Marcle Ridge this morning with 3 Wheatears, 3 Redstarts, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 7 Chiff grounded, overhead 22 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 1 Tripit, 1 Yellow Wag and 1 Grey Wag SE/SW #patchbirding
North easterly and complete cloud cover provided our first juv Whinchat of the autumn (photo and find by @williamlambourne.bsky.social), also first juv Stonechat, 5 Tripits SW/W & 1N, 1 Yellow Wag W, 7 Goosanders SW, 1 Yellowhammer W, another calling and a few Swallows through #patchbirding
August 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
North easterly and complete cloud cover provided our first juv Whinchat of the autumn (photo and find by @williamlambourne.bsky.social), also first juv Stonechat, 5 Tripits SW/W & 1N, 1 Yellow Wag W, 7 Goosanders SW, 1 Yellowhammer W, another calling and a few Swallows through #patchbirding
High pressure yesterday passing through seemed to have encouraged an exodus from Marcle Ridge with fewer migrants today, still 4 Tripits SW, 3 Yellow Wags SW, 7 Spotfly, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Whitethroats and 7 Blackcaps, also 8 LBBG SW and 1 adult Common Gull SW #parchbirding
August 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
High pressure yesterday passing through seemed to have encouraged an exodus from Marcle Ridge with fewer migrants today, still 4 Tripits SW, 3 Yellow Wags SW, 7 Spotfly, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Whitethroats and 7 Blackcaps, also 8 LBBG SW and 1 adult Common Gull SW #parchbirding
Marcle Ridge totals from this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social included 4 Tripits SW/3 grounded, first Wheatear of the autumn, 12 Spotfly, 2 redstarts, 2 willow warblers, 2 whitethroats, 19 swallows SW, 4 house martins S #patchbirding
August 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Marcle Ridge totals from this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social included 4 Tripits SW/3 grounded, first Wheatear of the autumn, 12 Spotfly, 2 redstarts, 2 willow warblers, 2 whitethroats, 19 swallows SW, 4 house martins S #patchbirding
A true bit of northern magic on Walford Pools in the form of a juvenile Greenshank, only the 2nd record for the patch. Otherwise an increase in coots and tufties to 33 of each. Yesterday a Green Sand at Sellack Boat, Marsh Tit and 6 more Crossbills east #patchbirding
July 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A true bit of northern magic on Walford Pools in the form of a juvenile Greenshank, only the 2nd record for the patch. Otherwise an increase in coots and tufties to 33 of each. Yesterday a Green Sand at Sellack Boat, Marsh Tit and 6 more Crossbills east #patchbirding
A couple of flocks of crossbills ‘chipping’ south east and north over Marcle Ridge this morning and a trickle of swifts and swallows, @williamlambourne.bsky.social picked up an early tree pipit before I arrived #patchbirding #vismig
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A couple of flocks of crossbills ‘chipping’ south east and north over Marcle Ridge this morning and a trickle of swifts and swallows, @williamlambourne.bsky.social picked up an early tree pipit before I arrived #patchbirding #vismig
First bit of wader passage on the Ross on Wye patch this morning with juv and adult redshank and a common sand at Walford Pools, also juv redstart at Sellack church yesterday evening #patchbirding
July 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
First bit of wader passage on the Ross on Wye patch this morning with juv and adult redshank and a common sand at Walford Pools, also juv redstart at Sellack church yesterday evening #patchbirding
Highlights of the patch included a steady passage of 51 swifts WSW before a flurry of 22 sand martins and 2 swallows SW, minimum of 3 fresh juv spot fly, unpaired garden warbler still singing, whitethroats feeding young and 14 juv goosanders with female #patchbirding #herefordbirding
July 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Highlights of the patch included a steady passage of 51 swifts WSW before a flurry of 22 sand martins and 2 swallows SW, minimum of 3 fresh juv spot fly, unpaired garden warbler still singing, whitethroats feeding young and 14 juv goosanders with female #patchbirding #herefordbirding