Kevin Clements

Storm petrel nets setup against sunset. All work conducted under licence.

Sophie and I with a few of North Scotland behind us

Gulosus aristotelis colony All work conducted under licence.

Ringers processing a bird- this process involves aging the bird, attaching a unique metal ring, measuring its wing and more. All work conducted under licence.

Thanks to the seabird ringing grant from @btobirds.bsky.social, I spent an incredible week Eilean nan Ròn, advancing my ringing skills! We managed to catch and ring storm petrels, shags, few gull chicks and more! Huge thanks to BTO and the team! All birds ringed under licence
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Great Bustard

Corn Bunting

Dark-green Fritillary

Knapweed Broomrape

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: 15 Great Bustard (photo 1), 2 Stone Curlew, 10+ Corn Bunting (p2), 2 Dark-green Fritillary (p3), 20+ Marbled White, Knapweed Broomrape (p4) & Pyramidal Orchid #30DaysWild @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @birdergaz.bsky.social

It was great to present our Jack Snipe Tagging Project at yesterday's @UC_Sparsholt Research Conference & for third year BSc students to present their own dissertation research. We'll have further updates in the near future, so please keep a look out for new posts.

A great day's birding in #Staffs drumming male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (video with drumming Great Spotted), 3 Goshawk, 7 Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine, 2 Mandarin & 4 Raven @birdergaz.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

Little Ringed Plover

It was great to see the first Little Ringed Plover at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs today. Last spring, we saw up to ten birds; I wonder how many there will be this year @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Richard's Pipit

Richard's Pipit

Richard's Pipit

Richard's Pipit

Richard's Pipit still at north end of Bury Field, Lakes Lane, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire at 12:40 @rarebirder.bsky.social

Jack Snipe

We fitted tags funded by University College Sparsholt to 5 Jack Snipe in Hampshire, extending our research project's scope. The aims are to reveal where birds roost & feed, show if they exhibit site fidelity & identify migration routes & stopover sites. BBC feature youtu.be/tkHy-5EdM-o

Visit to Herefordshire today to check our nest boxes for when Pied Flycatchers return - rewarded with 2+ Hawfinch, 3+ Crossbill (including female feeding juvenile), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & several Red Kite @birdergaz.bsky.social

2 Tundra Bean Geese at Patshull Great Pool, Pattingham #Staffs & 3 Great White Egret. View only from Patshull Road @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Birding with @birdergaz.bsky.social in Northamptonshire today: drake Smew, 3 GW Egret & 1 Little Egret at Northampton Washlands; 7 White-fronted Geese, 1 Little Egret & 1 Red Kite at Cogenhoe; & 3 Cattle Egret NE over Dixford Pits 07.30, 6 GW & 2 Little Egret & 2 Red Kite #northantsbirds

2+ Hawfinch in Southampton Old Cemetery near the Design Chapel 50.9196296, -1.4136559 13:15 #HantsBirds

Long-tailed Duck

First-winter Long-tailed Duck off Weston Shore, Hampshire, plus 1+ GN Diver late morning & Red-necked Grebe distantly towards Hythe 08:30 #HantsBirds

Drake Ring-necked Duck

Drake Ring-necked Duck still at north end of Camp Lane Pools, Grimley, also Great White Egret #Worcs

Tundra Bean Geese

2 Tundra Bean Geese still at Bridgewalton Quarry, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, plus Green Sandpiper & drake Mandarin. Also 3 Velvet Scoter (1w drake & 2 1w female) at nearby Chelmarsh Reservoir & 7 Goosander

Oystercatcher

WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Stonechat, 2 Teal, 455 Lapwing & 1,050 Bh Gull

Excellent! Well done Ed 👍 @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Great northern diver and 8 black necked grebe staines res on south basin
3 plus water pipit staines moor. Shame about yellow warbler oh well @kevin-clements.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Ferruginous Duck 1st winter on pynesfield south lake also 2 black necked grebe on troy mill lake - West Hyde gps
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Caspian Gull

#12DaysWild Day 8

#LocalBigYear 2025 10km from home off to a good start on 1st January with 60 species, including 1w Caspian Gull (photo at West Park, Wolverhampton & WMI site, Staffs), Marsh Tit, Ring-necked Parakeet, Peregrine, Raven, Stonechat, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Pochard & Goosander

Paddyfield Warbler

Stone Curlew

Caspian Gull

Knot

140 species for #LocalBigYear 10km radius from home 2024 including: Paddyfield Warbler (p1), Temminck's Stint, Stone Curlew (p2), Caspian Gull (p3), Whooper Swan, Osprey, Knot (p4), Sanderling, Grey Plover, Goshawk, Waxwing, GW Egret, LS Woodpecker, Le Owl, Ring Ouzel & Crossbill

Northern Waterthrush

Indigo Bunting

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Paddyfield Warbler

2024 ends with 3 British lifers: Northern Waterthrush (photo 1), Indigo Bunting (p2) & Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (p3). Also, 4 Staffordshire & West Midland Bird Club region lifers: Paddyfield Warbler (p4), Stone Curlew, Bearded Tit & American Golden Plover

Adult Caspian Gull

Adult Caspian Gull at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs late pm, also 1w & 3w Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Gull, c420 Golden Plover, c175 Lapwing 4 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon & 2 Goosander @thesnapper1978.bsky.social

1w Caspian Gull

1w Caspian Gull (photo) at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs late pm, also 1w Yellow-legged Gull, c135 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwing, 5 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon & 1 Raven @thesnapper1978.bsky.social

Late pm visit to WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs 3rd-winter Yellow-legged Gull (recent photo), 1 Great Bb Gull, c700 Lesser Bb Gull, c500 Herring Gull, 3 Wigeon, 104 Golden Plover & 251 Lapwing.

WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs today:
6 Wigeon
1 Shoveler
4 Goosander
c535 Golden Plover (highest count this autumn)
c455 Lapwing
1 3w Yellow-legged Gull

Knot at WMI site, Calf Heath ##Staffs

Knot at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs also 5 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 290 Golden Plover & 440 Lapwing

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Pallas's Warbler often showed well at Swining today #Shetland

My first Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler could hardly have shown any better at Garth #Shetland #Lifer