Chris Williams
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A few more Wood Warbler pics from St Agnes, Isles of Scilly because I just love them, I wish they were still in our local woodlands.
#ukbirding
10 days ago
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A few nice birds from a flying visit to St Agnes Isles of Scilly, always nice to see a Wood warbler and Turtle Doves which are becoming increasingly uncommon sadly.
#ukbirding
11 days ago
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Lovely to see a Long-tailed duck
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and some fantastic Dunlin plumages as they move North
#ukbirding
about 1 month ago
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Spurn Bird Observatory
about 1 month ago
Ever wondered what a full year at a bird observatory looks like? This is your chance. Applications open for our 12-month internship at Spurn 👇
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Conservation Intern (12-month placement)
Join us for a full year at Spurn Bird Observatory. Our 12-month Conservation Internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in bird monitoring, conservation and observatory life…
https://spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/conservation-intern-12-month-placement-19-03-2026
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Great to see Gannets passing again, not many Brent geese remaining now and the locals getting busy
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
#ukbirding
about 1 month ago
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Couldn’t believe my eyes when this stunning Sardinian Warbler appeared in front of us
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reward for all the efforts the team put in. A cracking Redstart was nice too.
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about 1 month ago
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As well as the Pinks heading North, Wheatears continued to move through
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
and a Sparrowhawk was escorted off the island!
#ukbirding
about 1 month ago
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Thousands of Pink-footed geese headed North out of the Dee and over
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
(sound on) a few passerines around too.
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about 1 month ago
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Migration continues
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
#ukbirding
about 2 months ago
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RareBirdAlert
2 months ago
Young birders offered rare chance to work at Fair Isle Bird Observatory
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Y...
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Young birders offered rare chance to work at Fair Isle Bird Observatory
New research reveals the scale of losses after a 2021 cold snap - and why increasingly unpredictable weather could pose growing risks for early-arriving migrants.
https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Young_birders_offered_rare_chance_to_work_at_Fair_Isle_BirdObservatory.aspx
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Not just the team
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
getting on with spring maintenance, a nice Black Redstart near home too.
#ukbirding
2 months ago
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Steve Williams
3 months ago
Cracking morning
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
with
@philwoollen.bsky.social
& my eldest. Highlights a c-ringed Stonechat (ringed on Mull🏴 Aug25), another which we caught&ringed (1 of 5 on), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tits (scarce spring migrant at Hilbre) and much more (all on our blog)
#UkBirding
#Ringing
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Steve Williams
3 months ago
My earliest ever
#Wheatear
this morning
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- a beautiful male just returned from Africa. The wonder of migration 🌍
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Steve Williams
3 months ago
Another lovely early spring morning
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
... male Stonechat and Wheatear
#Birdringing
#Ukbirding
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3 months ago
Our blog for another great early spring day on Hilbre Islands LNR is uploaded, click on the link to view:
hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/2026/03/5th-march-2026.html?m=1
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5th March 2026
Weather: SE force 5 with mist, later SE backing north 4 But the sun shone through later. The first Wheatear of the year, on this excepti...
https://hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/2026/03/5th-march-2026.html?m=1
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Spring was in full swing
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with all the locals back in full voice, Stonechats buzzed around the paddock fences & waders fed as the tide moved them. Great to see a male Hen Harrier come in from the North before heading West, a sadly rare bird here now.
#ukbirding
3 months ago
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Long-tailed Ducks & Waxwings, Tromsø Norway.
3 months ago
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White-tailed Eagles Tromsø Norway recently.
3 months ago
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RareBirdAlert
3 months ago
BTO's Young Bird Observatory Visitors Programme opens doors for the next generation of birders
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
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BTO's Young Bird Observatory Visitors Programme opens doors for the next generation of birders
Free placements at UK bird observatories give young people hands-on experience in fieldwork, migration study and life at the sharp end of bird monitoring
https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/BTOs_Young_Bird_Observatory_Visitors_Programme_opens_doors_for_the_next_generation_of_birders.aspx
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The winter regulars greeted me
@hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
in the cold & damp, we were rewarded after doing a few repairs with a couple of Porpoises off the North end headed into the estuary
3 months ago
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A recent trip to Norfolk for the
@birdobscouncil.bsky.social
meeting meant we birded the poor weather and caught up with the Eastern Black Redstart eventually, Cranes in the mist and a nice Hume’s warbler (honestly!)
3 months ago
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Spurn Bird Observatory
3 months ago
We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory 🐦 Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant roles available at Beacon Ponds this season. Details here 👉
spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
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Rupert Read
4 months ago
Latest developments in this crucial story summarised:
eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/a-su...
Please share!
add a skeleton here at some point
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The White Falcon
4 months ago
Slightly random one... Wondering if there might be a Manchester/Salford birder who might be thinking of heading over for the Speke grackle tomorrow (maybe the roost?), please drop us a DM 👍 (...and if you've got a spare pair of bins, even better 😉😂). Thanks v much, Mark
#manchesterbirders
#grackle
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I
7 months ago
The long overdue 2024 BOC News is now published online at
tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024
Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
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More Firecrests because they’re boss!
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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Finally rewarded after putting in the hours when this beautiful Eyebrowed Thrush showed for us on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly recently.
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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Red-backed Shrike, Brambling arriving, Merlin and a solitary Greenshank waits for me each autumn in Covean, St Agnes.
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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Sitting with a Black Redstart in Porth Killier St Agnes
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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There were reasonable numbers of Firecrests on St Agnes this October
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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Spotted Sandpiper, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
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7 months ago
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Mourning Dove on St Agnes Isles of Scilly recently
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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Migration Ecology Group
7 months ago
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology. The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using
#Motus
. Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with
@sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
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Buff-bellied (American) Pipit & Lapland Bunting were nice on St Agnes recently
#ukbirding
7 months ago
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So nice to see a Turtle Dove on St Agnes today, the only place I’ve caught up with them in recent years
#ukbirding
8 months ago
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A lovely Hoopoe, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
8 months ago
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Made up to see my third phalarope species (Wilson’s) of the Autumn followed by a cracking Richard’s Pipit
8 months ago
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A cracking Grey Phalarope on the East Hoyle bank Hoylake tonight was ace to see following the Red-necked at Spurn last week, a great find by Tim Kinch!
#ukbirding
8 months ago
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A lovely Red-necked Phalarope
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
#migfest
last weekend, a great event and nice to see lots of young people engaging with conversation.
8 months ago
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Set up ready for this years
#migfest
@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
representing
@birdobscouncil.bsky.social
always a great weekend and a nice way to engage with people about birds and conservation.
8 months ago
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I
10 months ago
Last afternoon
@globalbirdfair.bsky.social
. Please come along to the Swallow marquee and say hello to the gang and learn about our Observatory Network. Thanks to Limosa/WildWings for the sponsorship for the stand this year.
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I
10 months ago
John Horton giving a talk on the Bird Observatories of Uk & Eire to a packed house
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10 months ago
Call in at the Bird Observatories Council stand (
www.birdobscouncil.org.uk
) and hear about the great work of bird observatories around Britain and Ireland and what the BOC is all about
@globalbirdfair.bsky.social
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Spurn Bird Observatory
10 months ago
GLOBAL BIRDFAIR 2025 IS OPEN! And we're here all weekend. Drop in and see us in the Nightingale marquee, on stand 45. We have LOADS of information, games, quizzes, merchandise. Even sign up as a volunteer! Robbie, Harry & Sarah are on the stand now.
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I
10 months ago
If you at Global Bird Fair this weekend, call into the swallow marquee and say hello to the guys on the stand.
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Small Elephant hawk, Southern Wainscot & July Highflyer were nice despite the recent weather
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11 months ago
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Chris Williams
Spurn Bird Observatory
11 months ago
🔥 Tickets selling fast for MigFest 2025! Walks, talks, workshops & the magic of migration at Spurn. 📅 12–14 Sept | 🎟️
bit.ly/3T5Q9Ks
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The Elephants are back! Always great to get Elephant hawk moth in the garden also Gold spot as well as the first Dark Sword-grass
#teammoth
12 months ago
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