Clive Ireland
@sheringhambirder.bsky.social
Keen birder with interest in all aspects of Nat.Hist. plus music and soccer.
A few more pics from recent Morocco bird tour - Crowned and Spotted Sandgrouse, Tristram's Warbler and Northern Bald-headed Ibis #Moroccobirding
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A few more pics from recent Morocco bird tour - Crowned and Spotted Sandgrouse, Tristram's Warbler and Northern Bald-headed Ibis #Moroccobirding
Just completed an excellent birding tour to Morocco with Gayuin Birding Tours based in Marrakech. Saw all the hoped for targets. Highly recommended to anyone wishing to go birding in Morocco but not wishing to go with any of the mainstream birdtour companies.
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just completed an excellent birding tour to Morocco with Gayuin Birding Tours based in Marrakech. Saw all the hoped for targets. Highly recommended to anyone wishing to go birding in Morocco but not wishing to go with any of the mainstream birdtour companies.
After the latest IOC revisions to the #worldbirdlist (IOC version 15.1) I have lost 10 ticks. But since most are relumps of recently split 'species' and are in line with #BirdLifeInternational, I'm not an unhappy bunny and hope instead it heralds the coming soon of a sensible 'unified' list. 🤞
March 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
After the latest IOC revisions to the #worldbirdlist (IOC version 15.1) I have lost 10 ticks. But since most are relumps of recently split 'species' and are in line with #BirdLifeInternational, I'm not an unhappy bunny and hope instead it heralds the coming soon of a sensible 'unified' list. 🤞
Highlight of recent moth trapping in my Sheringham garden was my 1st Small Brindled Beauty. Also nfy were Grey Shoulder-knot, Satellites of both forms and a very unexpected gorse feeder Agonopterix umbellana. #UKmoths #mothsmatter #teammoth
March 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Highlight of recent moth trapping in my Sheringham garden was my 1st Small Brindled Beauty. Also nfy were Grey Shoulder-knot, Satellites of both forms and a very unexpected gorse feeder Agonopterix umbellana. #UKmoths #mothsmatter #teammoth
Despite missing the Grey-hd Lapwing, had a superb weekend's birding in Northumberland. Thanks to many local birders for their help and friendliness. A major highlight was seeing my 1st Willow Tit for over 10 years - a bird that has sadly almost completely disappeared from the south-east. #UKbirding
January 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Despite missing the Grey-hd Lapwing, had a superb weekend's birding in Northumberland. Thanks to many local birders for their help and friendliness. A major highlight was seeing my 1st Willow Tit for over 10 years - a bird that has sadly almost completely disappeared from the south-east. #UKbirding
Arguably the three top iconic endemic birds of #NorthPeru photographed on a recent trip, Long-whiskered Owlet, Marvelous Spatletail and Scarlet-banded Barbet. Sadly all highly vulnerable due to the normal pressures of habitat loss and climate change (and bird-watchers?).
December 27, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Arguably the three top iconic endemic birds of #NorthPeru photographed on a recent trip, Long-whiskered Owlet, Marvelous Spatletail and Scarlet-banded Barbet. Sadly all highly vulnerable due to the normal pressures of habitat loss and climate change (and bird-watchers?).
An excellent bird tour to #NorthPeru culminated with this amazing site on the very last morning - an adult male Spectacled (Andean) Bear at Chaparri Reserva Ecologica. Despite a host of spectcular endemic birds, this stole the show.
December 27, 2024 at 11:35 PM
An excellent bird tour to #NorthPeru culminated with this amazing site on the very last morning - an adult male Spectacled (Andean) Bear at Chaparri Reserva Ecologica. Despite a host of spectcular endemic birds, this stole the show.
Always wanted to photograph Cock-of-the-Rock. At last. This is the Eastern subsp of Andean CotR seen on current North Peru trip.
December 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Always wanted to photograph Cock-of-the-Rock. At last. This is the Eastern subsp of Andean CotR seen on current North Peru trip.
Just love the pic of the Black Scoter - perhaps you should enter it for Bird Photograph of the Year?
However, 4 new Norfolk ✔️s this year has been a good return: Black Scoter, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Siberian Stonechat and Asian Desert Warbler (my favourite, a great gripback) have all graced the county and my list! I wonder how many will still be on it in the future?! #norfolkbirding 2/2
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Just love the pic of the Black Scoter - perhaps you should enter it for Bird Photograph of the Year?
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
Hi there. I've just arrived on Bluesky. I'm a wildlife enthusiast based in Sheringham, Norfolk. I'll be messaging mainly about the birds and the bees but occasionally other stuff too. Here's an image I recently got on Beeston Common close to my home.
November 17, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Hi there. I've just arrived on Bluesky. I'm a wildlife enthusiast based in Sheringham, Norfolk. I'll be messaging mainly about the birds and the bees but occasionally other stuff too. Here's an image I recently got on Beeston Common close to my home.