Paul Stephens
@dmesg.bsky.social
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Welsh Birder
Day out on the Gower, YBW, Black Redstart, Firecrest at Middleton. Showy Dartford at Mewslade. Pallid, 2 M Hen, Ringtail and Marsh Harrier at Llanrhidian.
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about 9 hours ago
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Vale Nature Partnership
3 days ago
πΌ Wildflower Seed Sowing β Sully Linear Park πΌ Join us on Fri 14 Nov at 11am to help sow native wildflower seeds and boost local biodiversity! π±π π Meeting point:
what3words.com/hook.aims.ci...
(Off Westminster & Dulverton Drive) All welcome β no tools needed! π
#ValeLNP
#NatureInTheVale
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///hook.aims.civil
This is the what3words address for a 3 metre square location near Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan.
https://what3words.com/hook.aims.civil
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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru
6 days ago
Here is our open letter to the new NRW Chair asking him what he will do to reverse the decline in nature. He says his priority is to βposition NRW as a national leader in nature recoveryβ. We want to hold him and NRW to those words. Here's our letter:
www.natureconservation.wales/news/
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A walk at Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
, more planes flying over than birds, but can't wait to try here in the Spring.
7 days ago
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Francis Morgan
7 days ago
Very breezy walk up to the trig point on Rhossili Down this morning enlivened by a confiding Snow Bunting, looking a bit out of place really. Also 2 Chough, Buzzard, Skylark and Snipe.
#birdingWales
#gowerbirds
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Breezy walk at Whiteford, c150 Brent, Rb Merg. Quick stop at Llanrhidian F And Juv Marsh Harrier.
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7 days ago
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Nice few hours at Strumble, 2 Great, 2 Sooty Shearwater, BND, RTD and GND, 2 Little Gull, Arctic Skua, missed the Little Auk. Rounded off with Pallid, M Hen Harrier at Dowrog.
#birdingWales
Couple of terrible skoped photos of the Pallid.
14 days ago
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Break in work, so managed to get to Murton to see my first Glamorgan Hooded Crow, nice.
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16 days ago
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Dylan Daunt
21 days ago
Really pleased to find a Red-throated Pipit on North Ronaldsay today. Other highlights today being Turtle Dove, Lapland Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler. Nice to see that the Easterlies are producing birds.
#BirdingScotland
#OrkneyBirding
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Local patch walk on Mynydd Gellionnen, c30 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Swallow. Highlight was a Ringtail Hen Harrier on Mynydd y Betws.
#birdingWales
22 days ago
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Nice couple of hours yesterday afternoon, Lapland Bunting found by
@markhipkin.bsky.social
on the Vile and then the Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian.
#birdingWales
22 days ago
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Nice couple of hours at Llanrhidian Marsh this afternoon with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
. Pallid, Ringtail, Male Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier and Glossy Ibis.
28 days ago
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Peninsula Birds
about 1 month ago
The Brown Shrike at St Davids today - a belter and a bit of a show off. Found it whilst driving down to Porthclais to look for Yellow-browed Warblers. First for Wales if accepted. Hope it sticks around.
#birdingWales
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Great views of the Brown Shrike found by Steve Jones.
#birdingWales
about 1 month ago
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Walk before work at Banc y lord, 9 Glossy Ibis, 6 Whooper, Marsh Harrier.
#birdingWales
. A couple of jets zipping about too.
about 1 month ago
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Norfolk Ponds Project
about 2 months ago
We have been described as "THE BEST NGO THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT" Please help by following us & reposting!!!
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
about 1 month ago
Local patch walk with
@dmesg.bsky.social
spotted quite a few 'galls' on the back of oak tree leaves that belong to the Cherry Gall Wasp, few
#butterflies
around mainly Speckled Wood and Red Admiral
#autumn
#ukwildlife
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Breezy walk out to Sker, didn't expect much and that's exactly what I got.
about 1 month ago
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Steve Preddy
about 1 month ago
Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter number 12 is now available, with news on Willow Emeralds, Scarce Chaser, Lesser Emperors, Red-veined Darters, Common Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly. DM me if youβre not on the mailing list but would like to be.
#gwentdragonflies
cc
@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
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A paddle around Eilean Donan last week with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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Glorious last day in the Highlands with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
, a walk from Shiel Bridge to Sgurr Mhic Bharraich, great views of the Five Sisters of Kintail and the Cuillins on Skye.
about 1 month ago
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
about 1 month ago
Beautiful Red Deer Stag keeping an eye on myself and
@dmesg.bsky.social
whilst on our walk today
#ukwildlife
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In the hills again, walk at Corran with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
, first roaring stags of the holiday.
about 1 month ago
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Walk in the hills with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
, nothing much of note, but nice all the same.
about 2 months ago
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Seawatch from Peterburn, Gairloch today with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
, 2 Minke, WTE, lots of RTD, Dolphins, plus all the usual.
about 2 months ago
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Si Border
about 2 months ago
Trying to reclaim the scrape 'shoreline' at the privately owned John Bennett Nature Reserve began yesterday with Luke Hall. We got off to a great start strimming the reeds but there's plenty to do! If you fancy getting involved please DM me.
#WorcsBirds
maps.app.goo.gl/nHhWFacXzhQi...
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Few hours staring at the hills yesterday, 1 Golden Eagle, 2 WTE.
about 2 months ago
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Breezy Cairngorms on Thursday, a few Pinkfoot skeins over, Crossbills, Crested Tit at Loch Garten.
about 2 months ago
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Hellish wind and rain yesterday as we walked up to the aerial on Bealach na BΓ . A couple of Wheatear still around, dried off and had food at Kishorn fish bar π
about 2 months ago
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A few hours around d the Dornoch Firth, Pom Skua and 2 Arctic Skua at Loch Fleet. A few Arctic Skua and RTD at Tarbet Ness.
about 2 months ago
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
about 2 months ago
Couple of hours
@rspbscotland.bsky.social
Udale Bay Nature Reserve and Ivy Cottage with
@dmesg.bsky.social
#BirdingScotland
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A few hours out in the rain at Udale, first Pinkfoot c200 of the Autumn and c50 Scaup at Ivy Cottage, along with all the Eider, RB Mergs.
#birdingScotland
about 2 months ago
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Rainy couple of hours on Skye, 4 Curlew Sand at Broadford Bay, Sabs Gull at Sconser.
#birdingScotland
about 2 months ago
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View from the cottage window this morning, WTE and a few Porpoise, looks like it's going to be a nice day.
about 2 months ago
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After overnight in Dumfries headed over to Maidens for the Western Sandpiper, local birder Dylan got me straight on the bird, cheers π.
#birdingScotland
about 2 months ago
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Yay back in Scotland with
@welshnaturelady.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Butterfly Conservation Europe
about 2 months ago
A warm welcome to the Pollinator Academy which is hosting all types of training materials to learn about European pollinators, including our training materials to identify and monitor European butterflies
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
2 months ago
Still getting a few
#butterflies
visiting our
#wildlifegarden
#ukbutterflies
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
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A few hours in Carmarthenshire, 5 Green Sand at Banc y lord, Grey Phal, Marsh Harrier, Spoonbill, Ruff, Pintail at Penclacwydd.
#birdingWales
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2 months ago
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
2 months ago
Nice Willow Warbler foraging in the raspberries in our
#wildlifegarden
today, first for us
#birdingwales
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Vale Nature Partnership
2 months ago
πΎ Well done to our partners
@wtsww.bsky.social
, National Resources Wales, South East Wales Rivers Trust & Restore The Thaw Project for helping bring back water voles to the Vale! Read the full article here! π BBC article:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Welsh Water vole project hoping diet change can help rodents
Trying to better simulate a water vole's diet in the wild may help those released from captivity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89dwwzgpj5o
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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group
2 months ago
Nearly 1,000 trees have already been ordered to be planted late autumn. Reserves manager Paul Thornton aims to nurture a mosaic of habitats - brilliant for biodiversity!
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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group
2 months ago
A very happy day! Huge thanks to The Gower Society for buying this land and leasing it for a peppercorn rent to WTSWW for the next 25 years to allow nature to return and thrive! π¦ππ³π¦¦π¦
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Great views of the Lesser Yellowlegs, refound by Dom, at Banc y Lord
#birdingWales
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Grey Phalarope at Sandy water park
#birdingwales
#birdphotography
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Early trip to Strumble, Balearic, Sooty Shearwater, Bonxie, Arctic Skua.
#birdingWales
2 months ago
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Nice half hour dinner break at Penclacwydd, Grey Phal, Spotshank, Cattle Egret, Green + Common Sand.
#birdingWales
2 months ago
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Worth the drive up this evening.
#birdingWales
2 months ago
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Welsh_Nature_Lady π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
3 months ago
Some shots from a trip to
@skomerisland.bsky.social
with
@dmesg.bsky.social
on Sunday
@wtsww.bsky.social
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