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Tom Chinnick
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Birder from South Wales
Pied Flycatcher showing well today at Glebelands, Newport in my lunch break. Still a little baffled at the date #gwentbirding #ukbirding
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Boat-tailed Grackle looking a bit sad in the gardens of Holbury this morning. Relatively easy short twitch with Dad #UKbirding #BetterthanaSparrow
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Big week of running over, Twmbarlwm terror last Sunday, Severn bridge 5 mile night race Thursday and XC Gwent league at Llandaff today. Pic from Thursday Severn bridge run- 27:49, 6th overall, first MV40/ over 40 home.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Steppe Grey Shrike showing well at
Gunwalloe, Cornwall.
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Lesser Yellowlegs still on the Truro river mouth just south of Tesco, 10+ Blackwit also #cornwallbirding
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Nice views and photos opportunity of Black-tailed Godwit on the Exe estuary yesterday.
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
American Mourning Dove gave itself up on day trip to Scilly, very lucky. WP and UK tick!
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Goldcliff pools 10:30- 12:15; Wryneck still showing well from seawall, 2 Crossbill, 4 Redpoll, 150+ Skylark, Swallow, Wheatear, 100+ Teal & Great Egret over #gwentbirding
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
September 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Despite the poor weather, I managed to take a few shots of Common Tern at Llandegfedd res today. Not a Common bird in Gwent #gwentbirding
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
St Brides over HT (only 8m-ish); Knot, 125 Blackwit, singles Dunlin & Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Wag, Peregrine and 2 Med Gull (ad & 1'w) feeding on field inland of beach #gwentbirding
September 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Cheddar res hour over lunch- 8 Ruff, 4 LRP and 41 Great Egret. Very dried out!
August 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Red-masked Parrot and Red- whiskered Bulbul both easily located in Valencia yesterday. Both now established in the city and considered self sustained.
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A few images taken yesterday at stage 19 of the Tour de France (2k to go) that finished on La Plagne. Florian, Tadej and Jonas. Simon Yates, Roglic and group with Geraint at the back #tourdeFrance25 #cycling
July 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nutcracker in a family group at Belle Plagne yesterday. Saw them in the same place in 2018!
July 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Bumper moth trap contained 3 new species, Round-winged Muslin, Common Lutestring & micro Eudemis profundana #ukmoths
July 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Small Engrailed new for trap/ garden this morning #ukmoths
June 27, 2025 at 6:37 AM
June 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Small Blood Vein new for trap/garden. Also some nice lookers, Burnished Brass, Beautiful hook-tip and Peach Blossom #moths #ukmoths
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Cochylimorpha straminea new micro moth for the garden #ukmoths
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Goldcliff pools & Boat Lane/ Pill 06:00- 09:00; Broad-billed Sand, 1000+ Dunlin, c300 Blackwit, c25 Knot, c30 Whimbrel, single Curlew, Great Egret, Drk Green-w Teal, 4 Pintail, Pink-f Goose, White Wagtail, 6+ Lesser Throat & Hirundine passage #ukbirding #gwentbirds
April 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Azores Gull still giving outrageous views in Newlyn fish factory area #Cornwallbirding #phonebin
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
64 Purple Sandpiper still adjacent to Jubilee pool, Penzance #phonebin
April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kymin Dash today, scenic 7 mile over the Kymin in Monmouth. 5+ minute improvement on 1st attempt last year, home in 45:42. Knackered....
April 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
5km PB this morning in the Monmouth parkrun. 1st time <19mins, with 18:50 on the clock #parkrun
March 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM