Scott Mayson
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Birder from Suffolk who also enjoys a bit of cycling and photography, sometimes at the same time.
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After a bit of a wait the Roseate Tern put in an appearance showing of a nice pink flush to its underparts. 14 Little Terns and a cracking male Ruff made for a nice end to the day.
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Nigel Voaden
about 12 hours ago
Getting behind with photos as is the case at this time of year. Safe to say this White-winged Scoter showed well yesterday at Kirkcaldy. Still thinks its an Eider despite the grief it gets from them
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#birdsseenin2026
@fifebirdnews.bsky.social
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Simon Gillings
3 days ago
Spent Saturday with
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birding the Suffolk coast. Just shy of 100 species, with a nice bit of sound recording of local breeders too
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Tawny Pipit from last week at Landguard.
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7 days ago
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Lee Woods
8 days ago
Sedge Warbler, Shingle Street.
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Visited a local site where hundreds of Green-winged Orchids are in flower. A real variety of colours as well.
9 days ago
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Alula Designs
10 days ago
Bank Holiday special offer: freepost on all UK deliveries of Alula Designs until midnight Monday. #BirdArt by birders, for birders #UKBirding
www.aluladesigns.co.uk
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Lucky enough to be a 10 minute walk away from the 1st summer male Woodchat Shrike at Dunwich when it was found.
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11 days ago
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Nice start to the day with an Osprey north over Framlingham mere at 8:20. My second in 2 weeks.
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14 days ago
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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel
18 days ago
By submitting records of rare breeding birds, you can help inform their conservation. Don’t know how to submit records? Don’t worry, here’s RBBP Secretary
@markaeaton.bsky.social
to tell you how
youtu.be/MWNq_JM9cZU?...
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Submitting records of rare breeding birds
YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel
https://youtu.be/MWNq_JM9cZU?si=CR8Qwpdrq9kyfhSK
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Brian Small
18 days ago
A nice surprise along the beach south of Walberswick this morning: a Wryneck singing three times from a bramble. I am not sure I have ever heard one sing in the UK...
#ukbirding
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BirdTrack
20 days ago
We've reached 100,000 registered users on BirdTrack! Thank you to everyone who has taken part. Data submitted to this partnership project allows us to look at migration, movements and distributions of birds throughout Britain and Ireland. Sign up to take part at
www.birdtrack.net
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Drew Lyness
24 days ago
A selection of highlights from the last couple of weeks spent in Taiwan including Mikado Pheasant, Taiwan Rosefinch, Collared Bush Robin and Malay Night Heron.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
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Lee Woods
25 days ago
Raven and Red Kite Shingle Street. Both species now a regular sighting in our skies.
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Dawn Balmer
28 days ago
At this time of year when I'm out birding I really try to make an effort to add breeding evidence to my records. It's really quick and easy in
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and adds value to my records, especially for
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species. Added P for pair in suitable habitat.
#ornithology
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Craig Holden
about 1 month ago
Really enjoyable pre-work walk around the patch this morning. Decent numbers of Sedge Warblers are now in, plus a few Whitethroat. Also singles of both Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, plus 3 Wheatear and a White Wagtail on the beach. 4 Barnacle Geese flew north first thing
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Andy Mackay
about 1 month ago
I haven't posted anything about it for a while, but I'm still plodding on with writing and illustrating my Birds of Eyebrook Reservoir book with a view to hopefully publishing next year. Here are a few more illustrations from it.
#art
#WildlifeArt
#birds
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Lee Woods
about 1 month ago
First Wheatear of the year at Shingle Street this morning, also Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Raven noted.
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Second helpings of the fantastic nest building Treecreepers at Minsmere. 14 Adders, 2 Grass Snakes, and several Common Lizards made for a good reptile day too.
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about 1 month ago
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Chris Lansdell 💚💛🍄🟫🪲
about 1 month ago
Very happy to find this beauty on Lowestoft South Beach this afternoon. It looked good for a Baltic Gull so I took a hasty phone pic. Id confirmed by people far more into gulls than me!
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Lovely to watch a pair of Treecreepers nest building at Minsmere this afternoon. Such a characterful bird and a joy to watch.
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about 1 month ago
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Great to see several Sandwich Terns back at Minsmere yesterday. Lots of strutting going on so hopefully they will stay and breed.
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about 1 month ago
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Working in the garden this afternoon when 4 groups of Med Gulls went over totalling 19 birds, including a second summer. A great garden tick!
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about 1 month ago
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Craig Holden
about 1 month ago
Brief walk after work along the beach at the patch. A couple of smart Wheatear were my reward. First of the year for me
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Rick Bolton
about 1 month ago
A rather impressive looking hybrid (shoveler x blue winged teal) at Lochwinnoch today.
#digiscoped
with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87
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#clydebirding
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Spurn Bird Observatory
about 1 month ago
Thinking about visiting Spurn? Our Residential Retreats include guided walks, ringing demonstrations, moth trapping and evenings at the Crown & Anchor. Here’s a short video to give a feel for a few days at Spurn.
#Spurn
#Birding
#Wildlife
#NatureUK
#SpurnBirdObservatory
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
about 1 month ago
Last chance to apply! Join our friendly team at BTO HQ and share your passion for birds as our new Training Officer! Apply via
britishtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/849533
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Alan Harris
about 1 month ago
A subtle intersex Teal from Draper hide at Rye Meads the last few days. Female type bill, mixed head pattern, male breast and coarse variegated barred flanks, yellow undertail without black surround.
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Simon Gillings
about 1 month ago
Spending a lot of work time thinking about Bird Atlas 2027–31, like how to collect breeding evidence. So it was nice this morning to see Mute Swans nest building and a pair of Treecreepers engaged in courtship feeding (never seen this before), both logged in
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BirdGuides
about 2 months ago
We're looking for new contributors for Birdwatch and BirdGuides. Interested in birds, birding or ornithology and want to write for us about something you're particularly passionate about? We'd love to hear from you! www.birdguides.com/contact
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Simon Gillings
about 2 months ago
Seeing a bit of Mandarin appreciation on here reminded me of this design I did a while back.
#MandarinSegment
#BirdArt
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Craig Holden
about 2 months ago
The female Black Redstart from last week on the patch has been joined by a male the last couple of days. It even had a bit of a sing this morning
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
about 2 months ago
Are you a skilled birder and want to help others to improve their skills? 🐦 Apply for our Training Officer role via
www.bto.org/jobs
The successful candidate will join the team at BTO HQ in Norfolk who deliver courses, both in person and online. Application deadline: Sunday 5 April.
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Late morning and afternoon spent at Minsmere. Highlights included the White-tailed Eagle, a couple of Bitterns, LRP, Sandwich Tern, and Little Gull.
about 2 months ago
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Walk around Aldeburgh Town Marshes this morning and the pair of Garganey were still present before disappearing.
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about 2 months ago
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Adrian Kettle
about 2 months ago
Does anybody know who this Witches broom might belong to. It was found on today Boddam beach, Shetland? 😉
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Alula Designs
about 2 months ago
One day...
aluladesigns.co.uk/p...
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Hugh Harrop
2 months ago
TENGMALM'S OWL at Ollaberry, Shetland this afternoon. Discovered yesterday by local residents myself and Logan Johnson decided to try and relocate it and after a bit of searching, a shape in a tree revealed itself to be this beauty!
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#UKbirding
#RareBirdsUK
#UKWildlife
#Birds
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Rob Wilton
2 months ago
Two more shots of the Hooded Crow that was present at the crow pre-roost on Link's Hill car park, Lowestoft. The crows are fed here most mornings so there's a very good chance it'll be there first thing before they disperse
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2 months ago
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Andy Musgrove
2 months ago
An outrageous total of 225 moths of 11 species trapped last night in my E Norfolk garden. I usually treat this first weekend in March as the first trap outing of the year, and it usually produces just a handful of moths. Highlight was 3 Small Brindled Beauties, my first since 2001 and new for garden
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BirdTrack
2 months ago
With spring migrants starting to arrive, our first migration blog of the spring looks at what's been reported so far and what to look out for in the rest of March
#ukbirding
www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Photo: Sand Martin by Liz Cutting / BTO
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2 months ago
Brilliant weekend
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Having thought this was an extremely early swallow, some very helpful people have confirmed it is in fact a red rumped swallow 😮 seen flying over the north wall. Not a great photo but…. Amazing!
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@btobirds.bsky.social
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Alula Designs
2 months ago
For a limited time only (until midnight Sunday), Sand Martins will be delivering all Alula Design products for free as they head north. Order now to avoid disappointment.
aluladesigns.co.uk/
#BirdArt
#UKBirding
#Freepost
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Bruce Taylor
2 months ago
A dinky gull feeding near the road at Borve had us doing an emergency stop this morning: a fabulous adult Bonaparte's Gull giving incredible views. Only the second record for Barra and my third self-found.
#birdingscotland
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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel
3 months ago
It’s nearly March, spring is springing, and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel has emerged from hibernation again to encourage you to get out recording rare breeding birds
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#ornithology
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Adrian Kettle
3 months ago
Spent the day on Unst. Didn’t see the Bonaparte’s Gull but did see some good birds on a driech day. 2 Tundra Bean geese, 2 Whitefronts, 2w Glaucous Gull, Kumlien’s/Thayers gull, White billed Diver plus 100’s of Long tailed Ducks.
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Julian Hughes
3 months ago
Taking a dive into the wealth of data produced by users of
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and
@birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
eBird in Wales in 2025 for
@birdsinwales.bsky.social
Report. Number of users, records and time spent were up almost 20% on 2024. Thank you
@btobirds.bsky.social
for the data pack.
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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰
3 months ago
Ross’s Gull at Newlyn, Cornwall this morning (22nd Feb 2026). Found on the 21st in Newlyn harbour by Shaun Grose. This is the 9th for Cornwall and my fourth. The last record was in 2020 when an adult was found at Gerrans Bay on 1st Jan.
#cornwallbirding
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