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25 | Birder | MSc Biodiversity Conservation @bournemouthuni | RSPB & BTO Volunteer | Trainee Ringer | @_BTO Youth Advisory Panel & Youth Engagement Officer
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You are correct! I have to admit in the field none of us were 100% sure so have spent some of this afternoon reading up on RCP. And it would appear to be the case. The longevity record is the bird in the scruffy breeding plumage.
02.07.2025 18:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0@whiteleggdan.bsky.social
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Not often you get to see Red-crested Pochard in the hand, so to catch 2 & set a new longevity record that has stood since 1965 is cracking! With the drake being ringed 8y1m ago. Great to see them up close & see the serrations on the beak!🔥🔥🔥 @btobirds.bsky.social
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Some great insects during this warm spell of weather in North London. Beautiful Demoiselle was a first record & White-letter Hairstreak a long awaited lifer. They haven't been seen at Totteridge for over 10 years! Also several Silver Washed Frit, Banded Demoiselle, Norfolk Hawker & Lesser Emperor!
01.07.2025 19:24 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A cracking fortnight spent guiding for @naturetrek.bsky.social in Pembrokeshire. Purple Heron at the beginning and topped off with Garganey and Curlew Sand today! 108sp seen across the two weeks! More can be found here: ebird.org/tripreport/3...
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Rocked up to the Gann Estuary as had never been. 'oh, that twig kinda looks like a Heron' as a dog flushed it across the pool! My 1st British Purple Heron! A cracker but always distant. Will have to take my @naturetrek.bsky.social group tomorrow! @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
02.06.2025 17:55 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Not a bird for my first Bsky post but was surprised to see this Otter out fishing this morning at Hengistbury Head! My first time seeing one well in the UK! It certainly brightened up a quiet morning. 4 Little Tern were the best of the rest.
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Do you have any birding equipment that is in need of a new home? Donate it to BTO and we'll help to redistribute it to a young person, school or university across the UK. ➡️ www.bto.org.uk/equip... #BirdingGear
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