🚨 Last day to protect Foresta 2000!
Object to the hotel development in this protected Natura 2000 site now: www.pa.org.mt/en/represent...
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🚨 Last day to protect Foresta 2000!
Object to the hotel development in this protected Natura 2000 site now: www.pa.org.mt/en/represent...
No UK eBird records of Rough-legged Buzzard from 2026 yet (below); this species will likely be rarer nationally than Black-winged Kite in future. Both very visible signs of climate (and land-use) driven range shifts #UKBirding #Ornithology
would it not be kestrels? as they are larger than pied kingfishers i think
After further discussion, the conclusion has been reached that the Redstart is a Common Redstart, meaning that I have found Europe's first Common Redstart of the year! Pretty chuffed. Bird was at Migra I-Ferha, Malta on Monday evening
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22? Great shot!
great photos! well jealous
Incredible to see two Red-billed Tropicbirds on Fuerteventura today: what a bird! Not often that displaying Houbara Bustards take second place on a day on Fuerteventura
Pretty big debate over this Redstart I found yesterday (either Common [European FOY as of Ebird] or Moussier's [one of a handful of Malta records])
White eyering, Orangish-red tail, orangish belly and whitish vent under tail
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Bit of Gulling at the Thames by Tate Modern today while by the river produced 1 GBB, 1 juv Common, 10+ Herrings, 20+ BHG. Also at least 4 cormorants
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yet still the president 🥀
Many thanks to Ed Griffiths for the BBC guided trip around BBOWT College Lake this morning. Considering the weather recently we were lucky to have a dry day. It was great seeing new faces, new members, new comers to birding and of course the Slavonian Grebe. 34# species
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Spring on its way here in Amersham/Chesham Bois, with 40+ Stock Doves on the move. Also 3+ Firecrest and 2 m Blackcap in subsong
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Year ✅ (#103) Chiffchaff today along the River Rye after an afternoon shop in High Wycombe with at least 3 flycatching
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is this on Amersham Floods Graham?
Thrush aplenty here around Amersham with 2+ Song Thrush singing and 10+ Redwing around a small part of the town. Also Snowdrops blooming.
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Nice to have what is only the 2nd Goldcrest for the garden through this morning, excitedly calling as it flitted about
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A nice afternoon in Glasgow seeing some of the wintering wildfowl.
The drake Ring-necked Duck showed fantastically on Queen’s Park boating pond.
The drake American Wigeon was more difficult to locate but eventually showed at Newshot Island. Also Scaup, LTD and Shoveler there.
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Nice to have House Sparrows back in the garden with a group of 7 on the fat balls yesterday. Also the first Buzzard of the year for the garden.
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more and more nowadays with the milder winters, but always a treat! last sighting in the garden was a pair on 12th Jan last year
Zitting Cisticola - Walberswick
Eastern Black Redstart - Sherringham
Black-winged Kite - Hickling Broad
A very good day out around East Anglia. Much better views of Zitting Cisticola than I had back in August, plus Black-winged Kite, Eastern Black Redstart, Bittern, Cranes and Spotted Redshanks #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk
Nice to find a Female Blackcap ✅ in the garden this afternoon. Also Redpolls ✅, Nuthatch ✅ and Stock Dove the best of the rest from a little wander
UK Year now on 102
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Cheers to @alpine-swift.bsky.social for ID'ing the Redwing from during the #BigGardenBirdwatch as an Icelandic (ssp Coburni). ID made from brown, dark flanks and extensive heavy neck streaking!
Considering that the Redwing could be a possible Coburni ssp? Very streaked throat and extensive flank patch
Stars of the show of the RSPB #BigGardenBirdwatch this afternoon, with 7+ feeding in the golden light and Redwing in the neighbour's garden. Also Fieldfares, Sprawk, Stock Dove earlier in the day nr Chalfont St Giles/ Denham area bringing me to 99 for the year!
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credit to a friend for the photo!
credit to a friend for harrier photos!
Yeah was really nice watching the birds come to roost in such beautiful light! Beautiful site as well
Chose to try for the Black-winged Kite at Ludham on 4th, albeit in the cold. Great to compensate on a dip of the kite with self found Jack Snipe, Bewick's Swans, a Cattle Egret and plenty of Mallards! Ended with 6 lifers and a few UK ticks, putting me on 180 for UK Life!
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Wildfowl were a key highlight at Holkham, where we had 1000+ wigeon on Lady Anne's, a dapper Pintail (m) and 2000+ Pink-footed geese calling as they headed to roost. Surreal to see winter geese in the snow with 9 Barnacle, 2 WFG, Snipe and Lapwing from Joe Jordan hide!
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Friend's photo
We then head to Holkham Pines for the Hume's, for which we walked through in rather arctic conditions. After a relatively brief wait in comparison to others there, we heard the Hume's Warbler calling a couple times! Also supporting cast of Water Pipit and Firecrest!
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