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Brian Martin

@briansmartyr1

Wildlife Photographer mainly Birds and Nature

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A Barn Owl on a stick.
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07.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A hunting Barn Owl from yesterday.
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@nybirdnews.bsky.socialA hunting Barn Owl from yesterday.

04.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank You Aoife

02.03.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Coot tried to sneak past the window of of the Phil Stead Hide yesterday.
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02.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Black-throated Diver in Hartlepool Marina yesterday afternoon.
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01.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Male and female Black Grouse up the dales yesterday afternoon.
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28.02.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It looks like there are 2 White-billed Divers at Blyth as this is a different bird that I took this afternoon to this mornings bird.
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25.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Marsh harrier from Phil Stead Hide yesterday am

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24.02.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Tom

23.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Slavonian Grebe from Hurworth Burn reservoir this afternoon.
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23.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another image of the Male Smew at Studley Royal yesterday.
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22.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So nice to see this male Smew at Studley Royal yesterday. What a StunnerπŸ˜ƒ
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22.02.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple more Barn Owl photos from Teesside this week.
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19.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

17.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to see a couple of Barn Owls hunting yesterday afternoon.

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17.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Red breasted Merganser in some decent light for a change.

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16.02.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A very obliging Slavonian Grebe at Killingworth lake yesterday.

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15.02.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a fantastic place, but even more beautiful this time as it was very green due to the rains in December

14.02.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Carolyn

14.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed watching this pair of Black bellied Sandgrouse shuffling along the track in front of us like a little old couple.πŸ˜€

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14.02.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trumpeter Finch enjoying some berries on the Tindaya plains.
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13.02.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple of Cream coloured Courser photos from Fuerteventura.
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12.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Hoopoe from Fuerteventura.
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12.02.2026 09:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was nice to see and hear a lot more Laughing Doves on our Fuerteventura trip.
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11.02.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was and it was my birthdayas well.

07.02.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It stopped raining and I had to get out.
Fortunately caught up with this Short-eared Owl on Teesside this afternoon.
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07.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Something I hoped to see but never expected it, Houbara Bustard displaying on the Tindaya plains, distant but amazing.πŸ˜ƒ

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07.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hadada Ibis from the hols in Fuerteventura.

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06.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was great to to watch these Black bellied Sandgrouse feeding on the Tindaya plains.
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05.02.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple of Houbara Bustard photos taken on the Tindaya plains.

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04.02.2026 09:45 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0