Ed Keeble
@edkeeble.bsky.social
Bird artist. Colour-ring reader.
Bartail does seem to be #1 for doing this - we had a little thread on X on it a few years ago and there seemed to be a south coast one and a few more up the east coast, the Suffolk/Essex one still going last winter
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Bartail does seem to be #1 for doing this - we had a little thread on X on it a few years ago and there seemed to be a south coast one and a few more up the east coast, the Suffolk/Essex one still going last winter
Reposted by Ed Keeble
Featuring a Desertas petrel that stunned scientists by chasing a tropical storm (see their incredible chase mapped here!), tiny nightingales that cross the Sahara twice a year, and Bewick's swans that have changed their stopovers and diet
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Featuring a Desertas petrel that stunned scientists by chasing a tropical storm (see their incredible chase mapped here!), tiny nightingales that cross the Sahara twice a year, and Bewick's swans that have changed their stopovers and diet
Yes indeed- these 3 have spent a lot of time last couple of weeks happily sitting out on the field, usually 50M apart from but occasionally together. Don't know why but have done it at this site before- NE Essex arid agri-desert so not many trees, maybe also wind not so strong at ground level.
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yes indeed- these 3 have spent a lot of time last couple of weeks happily sitting out on the field, usually 50M apart from but occasionally together. Don't know why but have done it at this site before- NE Essex arid agri-desert so not many trees, maybe also wind not so strong at ground level.
smart returning godwit! have you tracked down the contact for it OK?
June 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
smart returning godwit! have you tracked down the contact for it OK?