Gary Woodburn
@gary-woodburn.bsky.social
Full time carer, a little bit of local patch birding and photography to keep things sane(ish).
The Firecrest was back in our garden again this morning, a little blaze of colour on an otherwise grey day.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Firecrest was back in our garden again this morning, a little blaze of colour on an otherwise grey day.
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Struggling to get out of the house atm due to Liv's health problems. It's been frustrating at times, but today I enjoyed a little moment with this Firecrest that was flitting around the sycamore in our garden ! 😍
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Struggling to get out of the house atm due to Liv's health problems. It's been frustrating at times, but today I enjoyed a little moment with this Firecrest that was flitting around the sycamore in our garden ! 😍
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#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
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With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Had a pale/grey Chiffchaff on the patch recently, it brought back memories of this bird from 30th October 2021. I've only ever seen a handful of clean grey birds like this here; they seem rarer than the classic brown/white/buff tristis types. Wonder where they are from... 🤔
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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Had a pale/grey Chiffchaff on the patch recently, it brought back memories of this bird from 30th October 2021. I've only ever seen a handful of clean grey birds like this here; they seem rarer than the classic brown/white/buff tristis types. Wonder where they are from... 🤔
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Nothing new at Low Newton today, a brown/white Chiffchaff at the Tin Church, still refusing to call. Otherwise, a handful of Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, a few Goldcrests, Redwings and Blackbirds. Quite a few Robins still about, some with a 'continental' look to them.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nothing new at Low Newton today, a brown/white Chiffchaff at the Tin Church, still refusing to call. Otherwise, a handful of Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, a few Goldcrests, Redwings and Blackbirds. Quite a few Robins still about, some with a 'continental' look to them.
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#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Presumed Siberian Chiffchaff ringed at the Tin Church today. It didn't call on release unfortunately.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Presumed Siberian Chiffchaff ringed at the Tin Church today. It didn't call on release unfortunately.
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#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Limited time again today but I made it back to the Tin Church for an hour. The grey/white Chiffchaff from yesterday was still present but really difficult to see in thick cover. Also a very brief brown/white/buff bird + 3x olive birds. The only call heard was 'hueet'.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Limited time again today but I made it back to the Tin Church for an hour. The grey/white Chiffchaff from yesterday was still present but really difficult to see in thick cover. Also a very brief brown/white/buff bird + 3x olive birds. The only call heard was 'hueet'.
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#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Struggling to get out of the house atm. Managed 45 minutes at the Tin Church today. Loads of Blackbirds, a few Goldcrests, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and a grey and white Chiffchaff, brief views and not calling, probably more 'eastern' in origin tho, possibly Siberian.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Struggling to get out of the house atm. Managed 45 minutes at the Tin Church today. Loads of Blackbirds, a few Goldcrests, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and a grey and white Chiffchaff, brief views and not calling, probably more 'eastern' in origin tho, possibly Siberian.
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More thrushes trickling in at Newton Pool this morning, with Redwings, Blackbirds and some grey toned Song Thrushes all in off the sea. In the bushes - 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Willow Tits and a Treecreeper.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
More thrushes trickling in at Newton Pool this morning, with Redwings, Blackbirds and some grey toned Song Thrushes all in off the sea. In the bushes - 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Willow Tits and a Treecreeper.
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Eider x Mallard hybrid in Newton Haven this morning, with a distant Eider flock. Presume this is the bird from Seahouses.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Eider x Mallard hybrid in Newton Haven this morning, with a distant Eider flock. Presume this is the bird from Seahouses.
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Only managed to get out for an hour today but there seemed to be a decent arrival of Redwings going on. Every field around the Tin Church had a scattering of them and every hawthorn bush had a few too. One field in particular had a carpet of around 200 birds.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Only managed to get out for an hour today but there seemed to be a decent arrival of Redwings going on. Every field around the Tin Church had a scattering of them and every hawthorn bush had a few too. One field in particular had a carpet of around 200 birds.
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Nice to have the scrapes back after a couple of months of being bone dry. Today there was 1 Grey Plover, 300+ Golden Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Sanderling, 4 Snipe, 11 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 89 Lapwing, 9 Oystercatchers and 2 Rock Pipits.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nice to have the scrapes back after a couple of months of being bone dry. Today there was 1 Grey Plover, 300+ Golden Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Sanderling, 4 Snipe, 11 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 89 Lapwing, 9 Oystercatchers and 2 Rock Pipits.
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A steady trickle of thrushes + a few Starlings in off the sea today. Many corners holding tired Redwings and Fieldfares feeding up after their North Sea crossing. Best of the bunch was a very elusive Yellow-browed Warbler, + a Brambling and 2 Chiffchaffs.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A steady trickle of thrushes + a few Starlings in off the sea today. Many corners holding tired Redwings and Fieldfares feeding up after their North Sea crossing. Best of the bunch was a very elusive Yellow-browed Warbler, + a Brambling and 2 Chiffchaffs.
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Nice paint job !
Diggerland: with the best of intentions we’ve drained SMI Wetland and embarked on some badly needed silt and vegetation clearance! #NEbirding
October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Nice paint job !
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A 1st winter male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT caught on North Ronaldsay!!!
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October 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A 1st winter male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT caught on North Ronaldsay!!!
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#OrkneyBirding
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Still a dribble of birds arriving off the sea at Low Newton this morning, including 2 nice grey 'continental' Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Woodcock & 20+ Starlings.
At Newton Pool a mobile tit flock held 2 Willow Tit, 2 Chiffchaff & a Blackcap.
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At Newton Pool a mobile tit flock held 2 Willow Tit, 2 Chiffchaff & a Blackcap.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Still a dribble of birds arriving off the sea at Low Newton this morning, including 2 nice grey 'continental' Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Woodcock & 20+ Starlings.
At Newton Pool a mobile tit flock held 2 Willow Tit, 2 Chiffchaff & a Blackcap.
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At Newton Pool a mobile tit flock held 2 Willow Tit, 2 Chiffchaff & a Blackcap.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This Yellow-browed Warbler was ringed at Low Newton Tin Church on 14th October, it had a weight of 5.7g and a fat score of 2. It was re-trapped on the 20th October and had a weight of 7.4g and fat score of 4. It was still present yesterday.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This Yellow-browed Warbler was ringed at Low Newton Tin Church on 14th October, it had a weight of 5.7g and a fat score of 2. It was re-trapped on the 20th October and had a weight of 7.4g and fat score of 4. It was still present yesterday.
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Still a few bits at Low Newton yesterday. 2 Yellow-browed Warblers + the most elusive Lesser Whitethroat EVER ! Crap pics taken through a thick hedge ! Much white in the tail, plain ear coverts and brown wash on the nape/crown, possible blythi. + a late Swallow south.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Still a few bits at Low Newton yesterday. 2 Yellow-browed Warblers + the most elusive Lesser Whitethroat EVER ! Crap pics taken through a thick hedge ! Much white in the tail, plain ear coverts and brown wash on the nape/crown, possible blythi. + a late Swallow south.
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Some nice floscs at Low Newton today, 1 Pallas's Warbler and 2 (possibly 3) Yellow-browed Warblers at the Tin Church. + 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 17 Redpoll, plenty of Blackbirds, Robins and Goldcrests.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Some nice floscs at Low Newton today, 1 Pallas's Warbler and 2 (possibly 3) Yellow-browed Warblers at the Tin Church. + 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 17 Redpoll, plenty of Blackbirds, Robins and Goldcrests.
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Birds definitely trickling in today. Fieldfares, Redwings, Blackbirds, Bramblings etc, all in off the sea, some thrushes were stratospheric and continued inland, others were dropping out of the sky into the Tin Church scrub. Still 3 Yellow-browed Warblers there too.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Birds definitely trickling in today. Fieldfares, Redwings, Blackbirds, Bramblings etc, all in off the sea, some thrushes were stratospheric and continued inland, others were dropping out of the sky into the Tin Church scrub. Still 3 Yellow-browed Warblers there too.
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At least 3 Yellow-browed Warblers still at Low Newton Tin Church today + 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel, 5 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 2 Brambling. Plenty of Blackbirds, Siskins and Chaffinches in the area too + a Dark-bellied Brent flew north with some Shelduck.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
At least 3 Yellow-browed Warblers still at Low Newton Tin Church today + 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel, 5 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 2 Brambling. Plenty of Blackbirds, Siskins and Chaffinches in the area too + a Dark-bellied Brent flew north with some Shelduck.
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I consider myself a top tier branch photographer. It's taken many years of practice and dedication to build these sorts of skills.
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I consider myself a top tier branch photographer. It's taken many years of practice and dedication to build these sorts of skills.
Yellow-browed Warbler still at Newton Pool this morning + 2 more at the Tin Church (1 colour ringed). Other than that, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and still a few Blackbirds arriving.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yellow-browed Warbler still at Newton Pool this morning + 2 more at the Tin Church (1 colour ringed). Other than that, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and still a few Blackbirds arriving.
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Zoe's illness grounded holiday activities today, so I spent most of the day birding on foot from the cottage.
64 sp. for the day. Highlights - Yellow-browed Warbler still, though elusive - Newton Links, 30 Twite - Long Nanny, 16x Razorbill, 6x Common Scoter, 3x RT Diver #NEBirding #LowCarbonBirding
64 sp. for the day. Highlights - Yellow-browed Warbler still, though elusive - Newton Links, 30 Twite - Long Nanny, 16x Razorbill, 6x Common Scoter, 3x RT Diver #NEBirding #LowCarbonBirding
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Zoe's illness grounded holiday activities today, so I spent most of the day birding on foot from the cottage.
64 sp. for the day. Highlights - Yellow-browed Warbler still, though elusive - Newton Links, 30 Twite - Long Nanny, 16x Razorbill, 6x Common Scoter, 3x RT Diver #NEBirding #LowCarbonBirding
64 sp. for the day. Highlights - Yellow-browed Warbler still, though elusive - Newton Links, 30 Twite - Long Nanny, 16x Razorbill, 6x Common Scoter, 3x RT Diver #NEBirding #LowCarbonBirding