Paul Gibbs
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Bucks birder. Love wildlife, bird photography, music, video games, festivals.
Us inland birders have to mostly make do with the commoner species at this time of year. Little Grebe at Foxcote Reservoir this morning. 🪶
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Great views of several Garganey at St. Aidan’s yesterday. 🪶
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A great afternoon birding at St. Aidan’s yesterday, topped off with this Pectoral Sandpiper on the western reedbed. 🪶
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Sanderling, on Titchwell beach in June. 🪶
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Another Wilson’s Storm Petrel from the Penzance pelagic. 🪶
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This Cory’s Shearwater gave a very close fly-past on the Penzance pelagic. 🪶
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Wilson’s Storm Petrel, so close to the boat that we didn’t even need bins to I.D. them. From the Penzance pelagic on Sunday. 🪶
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A shout of Cory’s went out and I looked up to see it hurtling towards me! Such a memorable experience aboard the Mermaid pelagic on Sunday. 🪶
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One of the many Wilson’s Storm Petrel seen from the Penzance pelagic. Such a challenge to photograph with the boat rocking about, and the speed they whizzed above the waves at. 🪶
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Had a fantastic Mermaid pelagic trip off Penzance on Sunday. The sight of 15 Wilson’s Storm Petrel “dancing” on the water was absolutely magical.
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Not something I’ve ever seen before, Spoonbills in the nest! On the north Norfolk coast a couple of weeks ago.
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Black-eared Wheatear (Eastern), from Cyprus in April. I’ve still not finished going through the photos, I really need to stop taking more until I’ve sorted the ones I’ve got!
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Some stunning spring/summer plumage Sanderling lingering on Titchwell beach this week.
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I spent a good couple of hours sat watching Redstart at Thursley Common, where several pairs were busy collecting food.
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Working nearby this morning meant I had the chance to try for the Woolbeding Honey Buzzards, couldn’t believe my luck when one did a close fly-by after 10 minutes wait. No further sign after 2 hours.
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A Little Owl soaking up the sun at North Cave Wetlands a couple of days ago.
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Two Black Terns on the Foxcote patch today, surprisingly present all day.
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My bro has done it, birding Nirvana, a self-found patch lifer. Hang up your bins!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Wryneck, Nea Paphos, Cyprus.
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Whinchat, RSPB St. Aidan’s this afternoon.
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A pristine spring male Whinchat at St. Aidan’s RSPB earlier this afternoon.
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Yellow Wagtail (flava), Nea Paphos, Cyprus.
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This one small bush held Pied Fly, Redstart, Nightingale, Whinchat, Wryneck, Lesser Whitethroat, amongst others! The wonders of spring passage in Cyprus. Nea Paphos.
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Pleased to eventually get in on some of the Arctic Tern action when one decided to drop in to the Foxcote patch this morning.
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Black-crowned Night Heron, Nea Paphos, Cyprus.
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Collared Flycatcher, Omodos, Cyprus.
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I can’t post photos from Cyprus and leave out a Hoopoe, there were several present at Nea Paphos.
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Cretzschmar's bunting at an abandoned monastery, Church of Panagia of Sintis, Cyprus.
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Woodchat Shrike, Nea Paphos, Cyprus
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Sardinian Warbler, Asprokremmos Dam, Cyprus.
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Spanish Sparrow collecting nesting material, Paphos, Cyprus.
#cyprusbirds
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Squacco Heron, M1 pools, Cyprus
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Collared Pratincole, Akrotiri Marsh, Cyprus.
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Marsh Sandpiper, Akrotiri Marsh, Cyprus.
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One of the stunning Wheatear at Ivinghoe hills this morning
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Ortolan Bunting in Cyprus last week
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I finally saw one of my dream birds in Cyprus last week. It’s always a great feeling seeing a species you’ve only ever looked at in field guides. Collared Pratincole at Akrotiri.
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Had a fantastic week in Cyprus, which started with the WP mega Lesser Moorhen.
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Went to try and get some shots of Barn Owls in Milton Keynes this evening, this one obviously wanted its photo taken 🤩
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The Foxcote patch is getting very noisy now with the Black-headed Gulls awaiting the return of the nesting rafts.
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Had to double take after clocking this Whooper at Floodplain Forest, Milton Keynes this morning. Not quite what I was expecting to see.
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It’s that time of year when the patch goes from the gentle whistling of Wigeon and Teal, to the raucous screeching of Black-headed Gulls getting ready to nest.
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Pleased to see my first Wheatear of the year in Bucks this afternoon. Amazing to think that I could be the first person in Europe to see it this year.
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American Wigeon from East Cottingwith this afternoon. A small pond in the middle of farm fields that also held 100+ Pinks and 5 White-fronted Geese! 🪶
10 months ago
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3 of the 5 White-fronted Geese at East Cottingwith this afternoon.
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To me nothing signals the end of winter more than a field full of singing Skylark. Hail to thee, blythe spirit!
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Lesser-spotted Woodpecker with its eyes closed in mid drum
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Incredible views of a drumming male Lesser Spot in the New Forest this morning.
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A few Siskin from Linford reserve, Milton Keynes.
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The Richard’s Pipit in Newport Pagnell still today.
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