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David Steel

@steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Manager of Isle of May National Nature Reserve since 2015 having been on Farne Island 2001-2014. Also Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC) Chair

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Here you go, my account of the recent Blackpoll Warbler saga.

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#Addbirder

22.10.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sleeping on the job…

22.10.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry for length of video but this was the start of my day on the Isle of May…

21.10.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
3 grey,black and white geese flying over against a backdrop of blue sky.

3 grey,black and white geese flying over against a backdrop of blue sky.

Brent geese numbers are building up along the Norfolk coastline.
#superseabirdsunday

19.10.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh boy what a cracking photo and bird!

19.10.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juan Fernandez Petrel in the Pacific earlier this year #superSeabirdSunday #birds

19.10.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Cormorant putting the effort in.
#SuperSeabirdSunday

19.10.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fulmar

Fulmar

Throwback to our Norway trip in the summer for #superSeaBirdSunday with this epic β€œblue” Fulmar tracking our ship as we sailed for Svalbard. #photography #birdPhotography #birdsoftheworld #wildlifePhotography #birds #wildlife #nature

19.10.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#SuperSeabirdSunday

Two razorbills looking extremely cool on the Saltee Islands

19.10.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
three elegant white seabirds in flight with a dark sky behind

three elegant white seabirds in flight with a dark sky behind

White Terns in front of an incoming storm at Lord Howe Island last year. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds #birds #WildOz

19.10.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yellow-legged Gulls lording it over the city of Rome #SuperSeabirdSunday

19.10.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Fabulous puffin portrait

Fabulous puffin portrait

Mr Wonderful's amazing puffin portrait, my current phone screen saver to remind me of an incredible day #nature watching on the #IsleOfMay this June. #SuperSeabirdSunday

19.10.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 414    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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#SuperSeabirdSunday Wandering Albatross from a pelagic trip out of Sydney. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

19.10.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An insect hovering close to a puffin on Inner Farne Island, 2024.

An insect hovering close to a puffin on Inner Farne Island, 2024.

The birds and the bees

#seabirds #ukwildlife
#photography
#SuperSeabirdSunday
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social

19.10.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sitting in Aberlour with only jackdaws in sight. Here are puffins at Farne last May.

19.10.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines like these Auks; Guillemot & Razorbill together. What do you have? #SuperSeabirdSunday

19.10.2025 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birds have started to arrive on the Isle of May ahead of a south-east blast tomorrow with Red-breasted Flycatcher and 2 YB Warblers amongst a scattering of migrants inc Long-eared Owl

18.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Ha ha but classy bird

17.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is 25 seconds of peace and tranquility off the Isle of May late afternoon. Stunning.

15.10.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

No problem at all :) A pleasure to do so

14.10.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve had extremely settled weather in recent days (with a bit of mist!) and birds arriving including 3 Yellow-browed Warblers and a good number of Redwing and Fieldfare over. Autumn has finally started!

14.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Osprey. Also known as the β€œSeahawk.”

13.10.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mukilteo, Washington

12.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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At long last we have our first Grey Seal pup of the new autumn season on the Isle of May as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

13.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A close up photo of puffin.

A close up photo of puffin.

A photo of a puffin standing in grass.

A photo of a puffin standing in grass.

A puffin on Staffa.

#superseabirdsunday

12.10.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Gannet doing what he does best.
#SuperSeabirdSunday

12.10.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning Peter. Impressive birds and photo

12.10.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White Tern against a clear blue sky near St Helena back in April this year #superseabirdsunday #birds

12.10.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Cory's Shearwater on the sea

Cory's Shearwater on the sea

Cory's Shearwater on an AK Wildlife Cruises trip from Falmouth last month #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds

12.10.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Common guillemot with a large fish in its mouth. Photo: Joshua Pedley.

A Common guillemot with a large fish in its mouth. Photo: Joshua Pedley.

Continuing our #AUKTOBER theme, here's a Common guillemot (or Common murre) with its beak full 🐧🐟

These little guys are incredible freedivers - recorded diving at depths of up to 180m in pursuit of prey 🀿 They have even been spotted through the window of submarines! βš“

#Seabirds #SuperSeabirdSunday

12.10.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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