Mike Alibone
@mikealibone.bsky.social
Optics Editor - Birdwatch magazine
Birds, science, logic and common sense.
Northantsbirds.com
Birds, science, logic and common sense.
Northantsbirds.com
White Stork causes a stir … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 2nd to 8th August 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/08/09/n...
August 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
White Stork causes a stir … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 2nd to 8th August 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/08/09/n...
More summer visitors and a run of Avocets … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 22nd to 28th March 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/03/29/n...
March 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
More summer visitors and a run of Avocets … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 22nd to 28th March 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/03/29/n...
Northern Treecreeper discovered in Northamptonshire - a first county record northantsbirds.com/2025/03/28/n... #Northantsbirds (images: Julie Roe
March 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Northern Treecreeper discovered in Northamptonshire - a first county record northantsbirds.com/2025/03/28/n... #Northantsbirds (images: Julie Roe
A true taste of summer … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 1st to 7th March 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/03/08/n... (image: Tyler Atkinson)
March 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A true taste of summer … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 1st to 7th March 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/03/08/n... (image: Tyler Atkinson)
Punk duck makes the grade … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 8th to 14th February 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/02/16/n...
February 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Punk duck makes the grade … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 8th to 14th February 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/02/16/n...
Fine drake Ring-necked Duck found at Titchmarsh NR on Monday by Nick Parker went AWOL on Tuesday but was back there yesterday and today #Northantsbirds
February 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fine drake Ring-necked Duck found at Titchmarsh NR on Monday by Nick Parker went AWOL on Tuesday but was back there yesterday and today #Northantsbirds
The week in black and white … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 25th to 31st January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/02/01/n...
February 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The week in black and white … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 25th to 31st January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/02/01/n...
Super Smew duo at Ravensthorpe Res yesterday (no sign today, unfortunately) @birdguides.bsky.social #Northantsbirds
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Super Smew duo at Ravensthorpe Res yesterday (no sign today, unfortunately) @birdguides.bsky.social #Northantsbirds
Dry January? … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 18th to 24th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/25/n...
January 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Dry January? … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 18th to 24th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/25/n...
Black Redstart and Smew – to name but a few … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 4th to 10th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/18/n...
January 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Black Redstart and Smew – to name but a few … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 4th to 10th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/18/n...
The geese have it … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 4th to 10th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/11/n...
January 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The geese have it … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 4th to 10th January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/11/n...
Jumping into January … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 28th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/04/n...
January 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Jumping into January … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 28th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025 northantsbirds.com/2025/01/04/n...
#Northantsbirds Newsround, 21st to 27th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/29/n...
December 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM
#Northantsbirds Newsround, 21st to 27th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/29/n...
What’s occurring in the run up to Christmas … in this week’s #Northantsbirds Newsround, 14th to 20th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/21/n...
December 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
What’s occurring in the run up to Christmas … in this week’s #Northantsbirds Newsround, 14th to 20th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/21/n...
Reservoirs top the table … in this week’s #Northantsbirds Newsround, 7th to 13th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/14/n...
December 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Reservoirs top the table … in this week’s #Northantsbirds Newsround, 7th to 13th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/14/n...
Current status of Smew, crayfish-crunching diver, German traveller and Glossy Ibis poised to set new long-stay record … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 30th November to 6th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/07/n...
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Current status of Smew, crayfish-crunching diver, German traveller and Glossy Ibis poised to set new long-stay record … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 30th November to 6th December 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/12/07/n...
Looking settled for winter, the Summer Leys Glossy Ibis was on form this afternoon #Northantsbirds
December 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Looking settled for winter, the Summer Leys Glossy Ibis was on form this afternoon #Northantsbirds
For the week’s best birds, dive into the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 23rd to 29th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/30/n...
December 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
For the week’s best birds, dive into the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 23rd to 29th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/30/n...
Juvenile Great Northern Diver feasting on crayfish - or maybe a Maccy D - at Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon #Northantsbirds
November 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Juvenile Great Northern Diver feasting on crayfish - or maybe a Maccy D - at Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon #Northantsbirds
Kittiwakes steal the show … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 16th to 22nd November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/23/n...
November 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Kittiwakes steal the show … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 16th to 22nd November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/23/n...
The week belonged to Hawfinches … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 9th to 15th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/16/n...
November 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM
The week belonged to Hawfinches … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 9th to 15th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/16/n...
One of 3 Hawfinches at Cottesbrooke today. I've now seen them on 5 out of 6 visits and it remains the most reliable site for catching up with them locally #Northantsbirds
November 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM
One of 3 Hawfinches at Cottesbrooke today. I've now seen them on 5 out of 6 visits and it remains the most reliable site for catching up with them locally #Northantsbirds
November continues to deliver … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 2nd to 8th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/10/n...
November 12, 2024 at 7:35 PM
November continues to deliver … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 2nd to 8th November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/10/n...
A very grey bird on a very grey day - this morning's Knot at Clifford Hill GP is only the third one in Northamptonshire this year #Northantsbirds
November 4, 2024 at 5:29 PM
A very grey bird on a very grey day - this morning's Knot at Clifford Hill GP is only the third one in Northamptonshire this year #Northantsbirds
The first local Red-throated Diver for 16 years surfaces at Boddington Reservoir … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 26th October to 1st November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/02/n...
November 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The first local Red-throated Diver for 16 years surfaces at Boddington Reservoir … in the #Northantsbirds Newsround, 26th October to 1st November 2024 northantsbirds.com/2024/11/02/n...