Sean Moore
@seaninpinner.bsky.social
Middlesex birder transitioning from Twitter (@seaninpinner). Also keen supporter & volunteer at Northwood FC
Good day at Spurn & The Outstrays NR with 70 species inc Garganey (year tick), Wheatear, Water Rail, Tree Sparrow & Arctic Skua (Spurn/Kilnsea). 11 (!!) Glossy Ibis, Kingfisher, 2 SEOs, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Sprawk, 3 Buzzards & Kestrel at The Outstrays.
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Good day at Spurn & The Outstrays NR with 70 species inc Garganey (year tick), Wheatear, Water Rail, Tree Sparrow & Arctic Skua (Spurn/Kilnsea). 11 (!!) Glossy Ibis, Kingfisher, 2 SEOs, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Sprawk, 3 Buzzards & Kestrel at The Outstrays.
Transitioned today from Bempton to Spurn with a stop at the excellent @tophilllow.bsky.social on the way down. Nothing rare, but some nice birds - Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Curlew, Snipe, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard with calling Tawny Owl, Water Rail & Cettis
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Transitioned today from Bempton to Spurn with a stop at the excellent @tophilllow.bsky.social on the way down. Nothing rare, but some nice birds - Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Curlew, Snipe, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard with calling Tawny Owl, Water Rail & Cettis
Stopped off at Filey Dams NR for a first ever visit on the way back to the Airbnb. What a great little reserve. A single Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plovers & a Dunlin, the highlights
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Stopped off at Filey Dams NR for a first ever visit on the way back to the Airbnb. What a great little reserve. A single Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plovers & a Dunlin, the highlights
Good numbers of birds on the @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social trip too with plenty of auks, gannets, gulls, 120 Pink Footed Geese overhead & a surprise Redpoll flew over the boat.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Good numbers of birds on the @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social trip too with plenty of auks, gannets, gulls, 120 Pink Footed Geese overhead & a surprise Redpoll flew over the boat.
Great to join Richard Baines from @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social & boat skipper Swan Baxter today for their final Seabird & Whale trip of the season. Finally broke my Minke Whale duck with 7 feeding offshore just off Whitby, providing some great photo opportunities. Seven porpoises too
September 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great to join Richard Baines from @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social & boat skipper Swan Baxter today for their final Seabird & Whale trip of the season. Finally broke my Minke Whale duck with 7 feeding offshore just off Whitby, providing some great photo opportunities. Seven porpoises too
First day of my Yorkshire week got off to a great start. Arctic Skua, Little Gull & Whinchat were all year-ticks. 2026 global total now 501. Goldcrests were seemingly everywhere & finished the day with this cracking Short Eared Owl. Wheatear too.
September 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First day of my Yorkshire week got off to a great start. Arctic Skua, Little Gull & Whinchat were all year-ticks. 2026 global total now 501. Goldcrests were seemingly everywhere & finished the day with this cracking Short Eared Owl. Wheatear too.
Birded Cambridgeshire (Fen Drayton, Ouse Fen), Norfolk (Welney) & Lincs (Deeping St James) today. Impressive total of 86 sp. Highlights: Turtle Dove, Bewick & Whooper Swan, Bittern, Crane, Cuckoo, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Avocet, GWEs, LRPs
May 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Birded Cambridgeshire (Fen Drayton, Ouse Fen), Norfolk (Welney) & Lincs (Deeping St James) today. Impressive total of 86 sp. Highlights: Turtle Dove, Bewick & Whooper Swan, Bittern, Crane, Cuckoo, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Avocet, GWEs, LRPs
Ahead of the long drive home, I had an easy day birding today around the Aviemore area. Star bird of the day was this stunning male Pied Flycatcher just back on territory. Elsewhere another four Ospreys & some flyover Crossbills.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ahead of the long drive home, I had an easy day birding today around the Aviemore area. Star bird of the day was this stunning male Pied Flycatcher just back on territory. Elsewhere another four Ospreys & some flyover Crossbills.
The light in Brora this afternoon was superb. I love how photogenic Eider Duck are, even the female
May 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The light in Brora this afternoon was superb. I love how photogenic Eider Duck are, even the female
Visited Loch Fleet, a new birding area today (thanks to Gordon Hamlett’s Birding in the Highlands book). Some great birding with Purple Sandpiper, Hooded Crow, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Long Tailed Duck being the main highlights
May 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Visited Loch Fleet, a new birding area today (thanks to Gordon Hamlett’s Birding in the Highlands book). Some great birding with Purple Sandpiper, Hooded Crow, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Long Tailed Duck being the main highlights
On my guide’s recommendation, I visited Lochan Mor. Despite the presence of noisy wild campers with an open fire on the shore (is this allowed?), I did eventually see a single swimming Beaver, my first in the UK. The Goldeneye were a bit closer!
April 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
On my guide’s recommendation, I visited Lochan Mor. Despite the presence of noisy wild campers with an open fire on the shore (is this allowed?), I did eventually see a single swimming Beaver, my first in the UK. The Goldeneye were a bit closer!
So at last year’s Global BirdFair, I won the @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social prize draw. Today was my prize, a guided day trip. Saw & heard some super birds including Crested Tit, Crossbill, Black Throated Diver, Osprey, Red Grouse, Wheatear & Golden Plover
April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So at last year’s Global BirdFair, I won the @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social prize draw. Today was my prize, a guided day trip. Saw & heard some super birds including Crested Tit, Crossbill, Black Throated Diver, Osprey, Red Grouse, Wheatear & Golden Plover
Spent the evening at the excellent @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social mammal hide watching Pine Marten, Badgers & Wood Mouse to a backdrop of callingTawny & Barn Owls
April 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Spent the evening at the excellent @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social mammal hide watching Pine Marten, Badgers & Wood Mouse to a backdrop of callingTawny & Barn Owls
Yesterday was a day for pottering around locally but still found some good birds. Heard Crested Tit, Redstart & Tree Pipit at Loch Mallachie. Ring Ouzel at the top of Cairngorm & another Golden Eagle, Osprey & Redpoll at a new raptor view point for me.
April 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Yesterday was a day for pottering around locally but still found some good birds. Heard Crested Tit, Redstart & Tree Pipit at Loch Mallachie. Ring Ouzel at the top of Cairngorm & another Golden Eagle, Osprey & Redpoll at a new raptor view point for me.
Spent the afternoon visiting the valleys south of Inverness. Three Golden Eagles gave great views in the Findhorn Vslley whilst Slavonian Grebe & Osprey seen at a nearby loch
April 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Spent the afternoon visiting the valleys south of Inverness. Three Golden Eagles gave great views in the Findhorn Vslley whilst Slavonian Grebe & Osprey seen at a nearby loch
Spent the morning on Black Isle doing the Eco Ventures boat trip. Didn’t need to go far before we found a couple of Bottlenose Dolphins. The seabird colony was impressive. Great views of Shags & Guillemots including a single Black Guillemot.
April 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spent the morning on Black Isle doing the Eco Ventures boat trip. Didn’t need to go far before we found a couple of Bottlenose Dolphins. The seabird colony was impressive. Great views of Shags & Guillemots including a single Black Guillemot.
Finished the day with some distant Black Grouse from the car at a withheld location
April 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Finished the day with some distant Black Grouse from the car at a withheld location
Spent an entertaining hour at Loch Spynie. Goosander, Marsh Harrier & Little Grebe from the new hide. Red Squirrel, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer & Treecreeper around the feeders. Earlier at Lochindorb year-ticked Red Grouse. Wheatear & RB Merganser present too
April 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Spent an entertaining hour at Loch Spynie. Goosander, Marsh Harrier & Little Grebe from the new hide. Red Squirrel, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer & Treecreeper around the feeders. Earlier at Lochindorb year-ticked Red Grouse. Wheatear & RB Merganser present too
Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
April 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
April 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers weren’t playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
Travelling day to my base in Boat of Garten. Birding was decent too with Osprey, Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin, Willow Warblers seemingly in every tree & a fly through Sparrowhawk.
April 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Travelling day to my base in Boat of Garten. Birding was decent too with Osprey, Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin, Willow Warblers seemingly in every tree & a fly through Sparrowhawk.
Kicked off my Scotland trip yesterday with my customary visit to RSPB Loch Leven. Geese were the order of the day with Pink Foot, Barnacle & Greylag who seem to have had a good breeding season. Lapwings weren’t too keen though. Pair of Great White Egret & 3 Curlew too
April 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kicked off my Scotland trip yesterday with my customary visit to RSPB Loch Leven. Geese were the order of the day with Pink Foot, Barnacle & Greylag who seem to have had a good breeding season. Lapwings weren’t too keen though. Pair of Great White Egret & 3 Curlew too
Spring at RSPB Otmoor is a magical time. Some great birds seen & heard including Grasshopper, Willow & Garden Warbler, Hobby, Marsh Harriers, booming Bitterns, Cuckoo, Cattle & Great White Egrets, drumming Snipe, displaying Curlews & Redshanks
April 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Spring at RSPB Otmoor is a magical time. Some great birds seen & heard including Grasshopper, Willow & Garden Warbler, Hobby, Marsh Harriers, booming Bitterns, Cuckoo, Cattle & Great White Egrets, drumming Snipe, displaying Curlews & Redshanks
Spent the afternoon at RSPB Pulborough where Cuckoo, Nightingale & House Martin were all firsts for 2025. Other highlights included Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Snipe & Avocets.
April 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Spent the afternoon at RSPB Pulborough where Cuckoo, Nightingale & House Martin were all firsts for 2025. Other highlights included Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Snipe & Avocets.
They’ve done a superb job at RSPB Medmerry. Felt really birdy. Yellowhammers everywhere. Good numbers of Mediterranean Gulls & my first Ringed Plovers of the year
April 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
They’ve done a superb job at RSPB Medmerry. Felt really birdy. Yellowhammers everywhere. Good numbers of Mediterranean Gulls & my first Ringed Plovers of the year