Jared Wilson
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I’d probably rather be birding I may be at Fife Ness he/him
pinned post!
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about 1 year ago
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male White-winged Scoter still at Leven 10:45 today, out from the ‘Fun Zone’ carpark
#birdingFife
#rarebirdsUK
about 18 hours ago
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Two Manx Shearwater feeding offshore and a single Little Auk south and landing on the sea the highlights of an hour at Fife Ness first thing
#bidingFife
5 days ago
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For ID purposes videos can be great for familiarising yourself with seabird flight actions, structure, etc. but it’s a pain tracking down useful clips. I’ve collated video links for various N Atlantic species here
#seabirds
#seawatching
#birding
#birdID
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Seabird Video Footage as a Learning Resource for Seawatchers
During the last few years significant progress has been made in improving our understanding of identification criteria and distribution of previously problematic seabird species. This progress has …
https://chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/seabird-video-footage-as-a-learning-resource-for-seawatchers/
5 days ago
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Rather few birds past Fife Ness this morning but 5 Little Auk, ad Little Gull and Black-throated Diver south (the latter by far the scarcest species here of the three)
#birdingFife
9 days ago
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Fantastic to spot this in today’s Guardian!
16 days ago
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Jared Wilson
The Seabird Group
20 days ago
We can now announce our panel of
#Seabird
Career experts for this Friday's online panel session 📣 👩🔬 Laura Shearer
@seabirdshearer.bsky.social
👩🔬 Helen Wade 👩🔬 Jenny Coomes
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Jared Wilson
Solaris Books
21 days ago
Welcome to
@rainewilson.bsky.social
's THE SALT ORACLE, where a diverse group of academics, engineers & boatmen are cloistered together on a giant floating college, with an uncanny girl who can channel the digital ghosts scattered throughout their post-internet world... Buy
https://geni.us/saltorac
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Ian Dunt
24 days ago
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis
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Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
https://iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-for-bluesky-a58
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2 Little Auk south, a lingering Manx Shearwater, Red-necked Grebe and a Little Gull the highlights at Fife Ness first thing. A reasonable movement of Long-tailed Duck with 40 north
#birdingFife
23 days ago
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Water Pipit still @ Cocklemill Burn midday today, plus 11 Twite
#birdingFife
24 days ago
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The five Twite at Cocklemill Burn yesterday had morphed into a flock 54 by this morning
#birdingFife
28 days ago
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Water Pipit at Cocklemill Burn this morning, by far the best views I’ve had of the species in the county
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29 days ago
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A write-up of August’s Bridled Tern at Fife Ness, which I’d totally forgotten to post
#birdingFife
#rarebirdsUK
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Bridled Tern at Fife Ness, 23/08/25
We’d selected Saturday 23rd August 2025 for the second all day Fife Ness seawatch, building on the success of the previous years’ which had seen about 40 local birders participate, and p…
https://chatterstanes.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/bridled-tern-at-fife-ness-23rd-august-2025/
about 1 month ago
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Thanks to all who voted in the Nature of Scotland Awards-the Kilminning wetland project won the Community Initiative award!
#birdingFife
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about 1 month ago
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A damp and gloomy Fife Ness this morning. Two Little Auk and 5 Manx Shearwater the highlights. So far a poor November for the former but very good for the latter
#birdingFife
about 1 month ago
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The Black Redstart at Roome Bay, Crail this morning. The sun even came out
#birdingFife
about 1 month ago
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The Black-necked Grebe was feeding just off the beach at Burntisland today. A remarkably scarce species in these parts (long gone are the days when they bred at Kilconquhar Loch)
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about 1 month ago
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The ringed Firecrest still at Upper Kilminning this morning. Doesn’t appear to be a BTO ring so wonder where it’s come from…
#birdingFife
about 1 month ago
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Jared Wilson
Runalong Womble
about 1 month ago
New Review - an excellent tale of digital ghosts, seers, scientists and ethics await in the brilliant The Salt Oracle by
@rainewilson.bsky.social
out now - very strongly recommended! Huge thanks to
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
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The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Solaris Published – Out Now Price – £18.99 hardback £7.99 Kindle ebook ...
https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11/14/the-salt-oracle-by-lorraine-wilson
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An unseasonal 9 Manx Shearwater plus Little Auk, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Great Skua & 19 Little Gull north @ Fife NESs this afternoon
#birdingFife
about 1 month ago
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Single Little Auk, Sooty Shearwater & Manx Shearwater plus my first Fulmar (3) for a couple of months north past Fife Ness in an hour first thing today
#birdingFife
about 1 month ago
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2 Little Auk, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua & 10 Little Gull the highlights of an hour at Fife Ness first thing
#birdingFife
about 2 months ago
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AGP currently in high tide roost by Stinky Pool, Fife Ness
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about 2 months ago
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Incredibly warm and still today around Fife Ness. Glad I went to see the AGP yesterday afternoon as no sign today. Black-headed Gulls throwing some shapes in the sun
#birdingFife
about 2 months ago
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Jared Wilson
Lorraine Wilson
about 2 months ago
It's publication day TOMORROW! So last chance to enter this preorder giveaway! 👇🏽
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Jared Wilson
British Fantasy Society
about 2 months ago
And the winner is Lorraine Wilson for The Last to Drown
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Purple Sandpipers through the rain and sea spray this morning
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about 2 months ago
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Hundreds of thrushes in-off at Fife Ness this morning, some really struggling in as the strong wind switched from the SE to W
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about 2 months ago
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1 Bonxie N, 75 Little Gull loitering, 1 Woodcock S and hundreds of thrushes and Starling arriving in-off at Fife NESs this morning
#birdingFife
about 2 months ago
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Yellow-browed Warbler and (briefly) Long-eared Owl at the Patch, Fife Ness this morning
#birdingFife
about 2 months ago
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1 ad Pom Skua, 1 Sooty & 6 Manx Shearwater, 70 Little Gull, a late Arctic Tern & a Great Crested Grebe this afternoon @ Fife Ness
#birdingFife
about 2 months ago
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Jared Wilson
Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab
2 months ago
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2025 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON - eBird
The 2025 eBird Taxonomy Update will begin on 28 October and big changes are already underway as we prepare the eBird database for this year's revisions. Follow this page for updates throughout the pro...
https://ebird.org/news/2025-taxonomy-update
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juv Black Tern (presumably same bird as previous 2 mornings), 2 Sooty & 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine & 1 Arctic Skua, 25 Long-tailed Duck the highlights of 3 chilly hours at Fife NESs this morning
#birdingFife
2 months ago
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Lorraine Wilson
2 months ago
LOOK WHO HATCHED! New books are in my very own paws & they're looking so damn pretty I can't! (Please admire the teensy spine orca whomst I adore) (Also have I shown you my spite dedication? I can't remember)
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
@literaryfey.bsky.social
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Juv Black Tern, 3 Pom, 2 Arctic & 1 Great Skua, 52 Little Gull and 2 Manxie the highlights of a couple of hours at Fife Ness first thing
#birdingFife
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Dougie Preston
2 months ago
3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍
#YellBirding
#Shetland
#RareBirdsUK
#Birdguides
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Hyperactive Firecrest @ Balcomie this evening
#birdingFife
2 months ago
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Highlights from a calm Kilminning today, Yellow-browed Warbler, a nice pale Willow Warbler and a steady trickle of Brambling and Redwing (plus Blackbird & Fieldfare) in-off
#birdingFife
2 months ago
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Jared Wilson
Lorraine Wilson
2 months ago
🌊20 days to go🌊 How about two very wise and brilliant authors persuade you to pre-order THE SALT ORACLE??
geni.us/saltorac
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2 Killer Whale south @ Fife Ness this pm the highlight, but 10 (nightmare to count) Pomarine Skua, 6 Arctic Skua and 300 Little Gull lingering offshore, 2 Sooty Shearwater north, 10 Harbour Porpoise north
#birdingFife
2 months ago
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Quick stop at St Andrews this evening on my way back from Norfolk for the 2nd cy White-billed Diver. It’s good to be back home.
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2 months ago
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A bit quieter today but a few Brambling etc still going overhead plus the
@kesteraw.bsky.social
bat-like hearing honed in on a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers
#Norfolkbirding
3 months ago
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Always notable when they are doing something other than sleeping, a Spoonbill in the drizzle at Cley
#Norfolkbirding
3 months ago
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Barred Warbler at Friary Hills, Blakeney this morning the highlight, plus a few Brambling and Redwing overhead
#Norfolkbirding
3 months ago
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Called in at Snettisham for the Short-toed Lark on my way past
#birdingNorfolk
3 months ago
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#birdingShetland
#rarebirdsUK
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
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