Jake Gearty
@jakegearty.bsky.social
Just a boy who likes birds (and other naturey things)
Does anyone know if there's a local WhatsApp for Hanningfield Res? Had a Casp there this afternoon and a couple other bits. Be useful to contribute as will checking it more regularly! #ukbirding #essexbirding
September 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Does anyone know if there's a local WhatsApp for Hanningfield Res? Had a Casp there this afternoon and a couple other bits. Be useful to contribute as will checking it more regularly! #ukbirding #essexbirding
Will be @ @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social for Migfest this weekend and would like to giveaway my old scope and tripod. If there's any young birders looking for a used but well loved scope that's seen plenty of rare birds please either point them in my direction or come find me over the weekend! #ukbirding
September 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Will be @ @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social for Migfest this weekend and would like to giveaway my old scope and tripod. If there's any young birders looking for a used but well loved scope that's seen plenty of rare birds please either point them in my direction or come find me over the weekend! #ukbirding
Nae bad birding back in the old haunts of Suffolk birding. Red necked Phal, Barred Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, 10+ Sedge Warbler, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Wheatear. Also 2 Wood Sand, Spotshank, 4 Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sand, 4 Blackwit, 6 GWE and 3 Spoonbill #ukbirding
August 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Nae bad birding back in the old haunts of Suffolk birding. Red necked Phal, Barred Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, 10+ Sedge Warbler, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Wheatear. Also 2 Wood Sand, Spotshank, 4 Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sand, 4 Blackwit, 6 GWE and 3 Spoonbill #ukbirding
Just returned from a very successful visit to India, my first time visiting this country so lots of new birds seen! A few stand out highlights - Orange Bullfinch, Indian Courser, Kashmir Nutcracker and the critically endangered Lesser (Leaping) Florican. More pics here - ebird.org/tripreport/3...
August 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just returned from a very successful visit to India, my first time visiting this country so lots of new birds seen! A few stand out highlights - Orange Bullfinch, Indian Courser, Kashmir Nutcracker and the critically endangered Lesser (Leaping) Florican. More pics here - ebird.org/tripreport/3...
Recently returned from fieldwork in Orkney counting seabirds. My days were largely spent attempting to avoid being murdered by Great Skua. Despite their unwelcoming energy it was wonderful to see so many after everything that has happened with the population since birdflu.
June 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Recently returned from fieldwork in Orkney counting seabirds. My days were largely spent attempting to avoid being murdered by Great Skua. Despite their unwelcoming energy it was wonderful to see so many after everything that has happened with the population since birdflu.
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Going to #GlobalBirdfair?
➡️ Sat 12 July (10am) - Plover Lecture Stage - 'Scarcities & Swallowtails: Celebrating 50 years of RSPB Strumpshaw Fen'.
✅ Learn about this amazing reserve, now in its 50th year, from the perspective of its most addicted patch-birder... me! #birds #NorfolkBirding 😎
➡️ Sat 12 July (10am) - Plover Lecture Stage - 'Scarcities & Swallowtails: Celebrating 50 years of RSPB Strumpshaw Fen'.
✅ Learn about this amazing reserve, now in its 50th year, from the perspective of its most addicted patch-birder... me! #birds #NorfolkBirding 😎
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Going to #GlobalBirdfair?
➡️ Sat 12 July (10am) - Plover Lecture Stage - 'Scarcities & Swallowtails: Celebrating 50 years of RSPB Strumpshaw Fen'.
✅ Learn about this amazing reserve, now in its 50th year, from the perspective of its most addicted patch-birder... me! #birds #NorfolkBirding 😎
➡️ Sat 12 July (10am) - Plover Lecture Stage - 'Scarcities & Swallowtails: Celebrating 50 years of RSPB Strumpshaw Fen'.
✅ Learn about this amazing reserve, now in its 50th year, from the perspective of its most addicted patch-birder... me! #birds #NorfolkBirding 😎
Enjoyable morning yesterday watching this bachelor male Honey Buzzard displaying in classic butterfly-esq fashion, often right above my head. One of at least three birds in East Sussex. #UKbirding
June 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Enjoyable morning yesterday watching this bachelor male Honey Buzzard displaying in classic butterfly-esq fashion, often right above my head. One of at least three birds in East Sussex. #UKbirding
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Very pleased to find this cracking male Marsh Warbler on my Costessey patch earlier this month. A singing adult male, present for a week on private land. Some superb mimicry, and the last thing I expected on my 20+ miles inland Norfolk patch! Patch gold #norfolkbirding
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📷 @henrywynjones.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Very pleased to find this cracking male Marsh Warbler on my Costessey patch earlier this month. A singing adult male, present for a week on private land. Some superb mimicry, and the last thing I expected on my 20+ miles inland Norfolk patch! Patch gold #norfolkbirding
📷 @henrywynjones.bsky.social
📷 @henrywynjones.bsky.social
Nice views of Guillemot off Hoy this morning #ukbirding
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nice views of Guillemot off Hoy this morning #ukbirding
Another hugely successful Gearty Tours™, this time to Texas. 13 days, 303 species and a few miles cover (hire me tour companies). Will be some pictures here on bluesky as well as updating our trip report on ebird here - ebird.org/tripreport/3.... A fantastic trip and I couldn't recommend it more.
May 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Another hugely successful Gearty Tours™, this time to Texas. 13 days, 303 species and a few miles cover (hire me tour companies). Will be some pictures here on bluesky as well as updating our trip report on ebird here - ebird.org/tripreport/3.... A fantastic trip and I couldn't recommend it more.
Pretty cool to see six Red-footed falcon this morning at Carlton Marshes. Was fortunate to jam one yesterday morning with @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social at Cavenham bringing the weekends totals seven!
May 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Pretty cool to see six Red-footed falcon this morning at Carlton Marshes. Was fortunate to jam one yesterday morning with @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social at Cavenham bringing the weekends totals seven!
Drake Garganey with 4 Teal at Arlington Reservoir east of hide + Cattle Egret. #UKbirding @birdguides.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Drake Garganey with 4 Teal at Arlington Reservoir east of hide + Cattle Egret. #UKbirding @birdguides.bsky.social
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When I'm away working & get a bit bored, I'll sometimes disappear down some wormhole or other, birds mainly (or music). That happened last week as I decided to work out (some of) the rare birds I've only seen once & how many years have elapsed since that one sighting...
Long🧵1/16
#blastfromthepast
Long🧵1/16
#blastfromthepast
April 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When I'm away working & get a bit bored, I'll sometimes disappear down some wormhole or other, birds mainly (or music). That happened last week as I decided to work out (some of) the rare birds I've only seen once & how many years have elapsed since that one sighting...
Long🧵1/16
#blastfromthepast
Long🧵1/16
#blastfromthepast
A lovely male Black Redstart - one of seven seen at Southwold during a nice influx on the coast in the week. #ukbirding
March 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A lovely male Black Redstart - one of seven seen at Southwold during a nice influx on the coast in the week. #ukbirding
Ring Ouzel in scrub west of beach car park, Newhaven. Roughly here - maps.app.goo.gl/LoDcsfLumsy5... @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding
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March 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ring Ouzel in scrub west of beach car park, Newhaven. Roughly here - maps.app.goo.gl/LoDcsfLumsy5... @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding
More breckland Goshawk action from the weekend, amazing to see the size comparison with a Sparrowhawk which briefly had a go before deciding perhaps best not. At one point one of these birds was displaying directly overhead! #ukbirding
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
More breckland Goshawk action from the weekend, amazing to see the size comparison with a Sparrowhawk which briefly had a go before deciding perhaps best not. At one point one of these birds was displaying directly overhead! #ukbirding
Lastly I finished the day watching a pair of Crane displaying. At one point I had both Crane Goshawk in the same view together. Can't imagine many people have had that privilege!
Truly an incredible days birding and what is likely the best I've ever had in the brecks outside of summer.
#ukbirding
Truly an incredible days birding and what is likely the best I've ever had in the brecks outside of summer.
#ukbirding
March 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Lastly I finished the day watching a pair of Crane displaying. At one point I had both Crane Goshawk in the same view together. Can't imagine many people have had that privilege!
Truly an incredible days birding and what is likely the best I've ever had in the brecks outside of summer.
#ukbirding
Truly an incredible days birding and what is likely the best I've ever had in the brecks outside of summer.
#ukbirding
The lack of reports of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Norfolk this past couple years had me worried about their future as a breeding species in the county. Imagine my delight to stumble across at least one pair away from the Little Ouse valley this morning. Breckland birding at its finest! #ukbirding
March 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The lack of reports of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Norfolk this past couple years had me worried about their future as a breeding species in the county. Imagine my delight to stumble across at least one pair away from the Little Ouse valley this morning. Breckland birding at its finest! #ukbirding
Couple from the mid yare - lingering White-fronted Geese from Cantley and a showy Cetti's Warbler from Whitlingham CP. #ukbirding
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Couple from the mid yare - lingering White-fronted Geese from Cantley and a showy Cetti's Warbler from Whitlingham CP. #ukbirding
A pleasant weekend up in Scotland seeing all the usual characters. Absolute pleasure to spend the morning watching near full snowy Ptarmigan forage out on the limited patches of Snow. #ukbirding
March 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A pleasant weekend up in Scotland seeing all the usual characters. Absolute pleasure to spend the morning watching near full snowy Ptarmigan forage out on the limited patches of Snow. #ukbirding
Lovely encounter with this Short-eared Owl in the Norfolk broads on Saturday. #ukbirding
February 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Lovely encounter with this Short-eared Owl in the Norfolk broads on Saturday. #ukbirding
A lovely weekend in the north celebrating a good friends wedding meant only one thing... A healthy portion of filthy twitching! A very early start on Saturday produced after a longish walk the wonderful and confiding American (buff-bellied) Pipit at Ross Sands. #ukbirding
February 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A lovely weekend in the north celebrating a good friends wedding meant only one thing... A healthy portion of filthy twitching! A very early start on Saturday produced after a longish walk the wonderful and confiding American (buff-bellied) Pipit at Ross Sands. #ukbirding
Plastic fantastic in Norfolk today big start with two Rhea followed by a Black Swan amongst a herd of Whooper Swan ending up with some Swedish Lesser white-fronted geese!
January 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Plastic fantastic in Norfolk today big start with two Rhea followed by a Black Swan amongst a herd of Whooper Swan ending up with some Swedish Lesser white-fronted geese!
A lil jaunt south today to visit Abberton Res where there were simply too many birds to list but at least two Egyptian Goose where by far the standout highlight. Nearby this Great Grey Shrike performed well in the gloom!
January 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A lil jaunt south today to visit Abberton Res where there were simply too many birds to list but at least two Egyptian Goose where by far the standout highlight. Nearby this Great Grey Shrike performed well in the gloom!
The lovely Kent Yellow Warbler on a rare venture away from the alders, from Christmas eve. #UKbirding
December 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
The lovely Kent Yellow Warbler on a rare venture away from the alders, from Christmas eve. #UKbirding