Tom Cadwallender
@tomcadwallender.bsky.social
‘I was much older then, I’m younger than that now!’ Birding the magnificent county of Northumberland, particularly walking my home patch of the Aln Estuary and environs. Combined with a little wanderlust.
Purple-rumped Sunbird in Sinharaja, Sri Lanka #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Purple-rumped Sunbird in Sinharaja, Sri Lanka #birds #birdsoftheworld
Black Eagle in Western Province, Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Black Eagle in Western Province, Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Black-hooded Sierra Finch near the Altiplano in Northeast Chile. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Black-hooded Sierra Finch near the Altiplano in Northeast Chile. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Sri Lankan Frogmouth in Sri Lanka #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sri Lankan Frogmouth in Sri Lanka #birds #birdsoftheworld
Sri Lankan Junglefowl in Sri Lanka.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sri Lankan Junglefowl in Sri Lanka.
Looks like these Mute Swans have the orange-suited Scarecrow surrounded! Aln Estuary!
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Looks like these Mute Swans have the orange-suited Scarecrow surrounded! Aln Estuary!
Asian Green Beeeater in Sri Lanka.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Asian Green Beeeater in Sri Lanka.
White-browed Fantail in Sri Lanka.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
White-browed Fantail in Sri Lanka.
White-throated (Smyrna) Kingfisher in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
White-throated (Smyrna) Kingfisher in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Brown Shrike in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Brown Shrike in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
‘Smile a Little Smile for Me’ sundowning across Foxton Bend, Aln Estuary, Northumberland.
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
‘Smile a Little Smile for Me’ sundowning across Foxton Bend, Aln Estuary, Northumberland.
Common Buzzard sitting on the fence in Somerset. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Common Buzzard sitting on the fence in Somerset. #birds #birdsoftheworld
#SuperSeabirdSunday Red-billed Tropicbird in St Lucia @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#SuperSeabirdSunday Red-billed Tropicbird in St Lucia @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Indian Roller in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Indian Roller in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Dull-blue Flycatcher in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dull-blue Flycatcher in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Crimson-backed Flameback in Sri Lanka.
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Crimson-backed Flameback in Sri Lanka.
Blue-tailed Beeeater in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Blue-tailed Beeeater in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Reposted by Tom Cadwallender
Some good news for Friday: the new RBBP report reveals that five species of large wading bird reached record totals in 2023, including Spoonbill. See the trend since 2010 below… even the bird itself looks shocked by the increase! Read more at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #ukbirding #ornithology
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Some good news for Friday: the new RBBP report reveals that five species of large wading bird reached record totals in 2023, including Spoonbill. See the trend since 2010 below… even the bird itself looks shocked by the increase! Read more at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #ukbirding #ornithology
Reposted by Tom Cadwallender
Why track waders?
This blog has two aims – to share important scientific and conservation stories revealed through shorebird tracking work and to encourage scientists to make their data available via the Global Wader platform.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ornithology
Whimbrel tracks 👇
This blog has two aims – to share important scientific and conservation stories revealed through shorebird tracking work and to encourage scientists to make their data available via the Global Wader platform.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ornithology
Whimbrel tracks 👇
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Why track waders?
This blog has two aims – to share important scientific and conservation stories revealed through shorebird tracking work and to encourage scientists to make their data available via the Global Wader platform.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ornithology
Whimbrel tracks 👇
This blog has two aims – to share important scientific and conservation stories revealed through shorebird tracking work and to encourage scientists to make their data available via the Global Wader platform.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/m...
#ornithology
Whimbrel tracks 👇
Reposted by Tom Cadwallender
Having watched Celebrity Traitors, I'm thinking of writing a WaderTales blog about faeder Ruff (the males that hide in plain site, cloaked as females), starring a bird called Alan.
Did you know: females (reeves) migrate further than males?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w...
#UKbirding
Did you know: females (reeves) migrate further than males?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w...
#UKbirding
Which wader, when and why?
This is a quick summary of wader migration, for British and Irish birdwatchers. The maps are taken from the migration book Time to Fly by Jim Flegg, published by the British Trust for Ornithology, …
wadertales.wordpress.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Having watched Celebrity Traitors, I'm thinking of writing a WaderTales blog about faeder Ruff (the males that hide in plain site, cloaked as females), starring a bird called Alan.
Did you know: females (reeves) migrate further than males?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w...
#UKbirding
Did you know: females (reeves) migrate further than males?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w...
#UKbirding
Brown-headed Barbet in Sri Lanka.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Brown-headed Barbet in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler in Sri Lanka. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Violet-throated Starfrontlet in Central Peru demonstrating a bit of Rhynchokinesis or bill bending. #birds #birdsoftheworld
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Violet-throated Starfrontlet in Central Peru demonstrating a bit of Rhynchokinesis or bill bending. #birds #birdsoftheworld
Eurasian Wigeon on the Aln Estuary, #Northumberland
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Eurasian Wigeon on the Aln Estuary, #Northumberland