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@andyshaw73.bsky.social

A West Midlands birder. ( when I have time πŸ™„)

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As I suspected but only just confirmed today I’ve got 2 firecrest showing from the railway bridge path to beach , kiln park Tenby.

29.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tee 15 not hole 🫣..

28.10.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Firecrest showing again with 2 goldcrest kiln park Tenby from railway bridge on path to beach in brambles.

28.10.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@pembsbikingbirder.bsky.social

27.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure how scarce they are in pembs, either way really chuffed to find this bird, firecrest showing well now from railway bridge in brambles .

27.10.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Firecrest by the rail way bridge path from kiln park Tenby to south beach next to hole 15 on golf course. @BirdGuides @PembsBirds

27.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh and a kingfisher.

18.10.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A different feel and different birds up netherton hill early morning.
c100 redwings over in various numbers, a single calling skylark low over, 1 Chiffchaff, green woodpecker and a welcome hill tick for me when 2 little egret dropped in next to the canal briefly πŸ‘

18.10.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Popped into grimley on the way back from birders store, highlight was bumping into old friend @TerryHinett and rosemary!
2 stonechat, Cettis, mipits, Reed bunts , Chiffchaff, a few little egret , lapwings and plenty wildfowl inc a wigeon flock.

10.10.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Phone thru bins 🫣

10.10.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ«£πŸ‘

10.10.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An autumn wheatear at the bottom of netherton hill this morning was very welcome, a few mipit over. Best I could do with no camera 🫣

10.10.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘

07.10.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where can I see a photo? My mate dipped it also today.

07.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Β£14 I think

07.10.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Pulled over in Birmingham today for a 5 mins cheeky look…. 4 possibly 5 black redstarts showing well inc an adult male singing! Fantastic!

07.10.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing yesterday.. then today yet another 4 stonechat( 2 ad male) together but very mobile on nerherton hill, r n parakeek over, female muntjac seen.

28.09.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A male stonechat on netherton hill this morning was possibly a new bird from Friday? as none seen yesterday by hill birders..a kingfisher, m blackcap, green woodpecker, 3 mipit, 2 swallow, grey wag over.

21.09.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed mate! πŸ‘

20.09.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I ain’t seen one this year! ☹️

20.09.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Netherton hill, 7.30 -9am, a calling common snipe , 2 crossbill over were very welcome!, 3 r n parakeets over, only 1 swallow and a few mipits compared to many yesterday. 2 siskin down on the hill , green woodpecker, sprawk.

20.09.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 hrs on netherton hill with graham and @saltwellsbirder , another stonechat found by Andy t, good numbers of swallow and mipits through. Com white throat, green woodpecker, and a big male muntjac.

19.09.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 hrs on nertherton hill.. 1 redstart briefly, f stonechat ( several through this week) , kingfisher, 2 green woodpecker, many mipit and swallow through. G s woodpecker, nuthatch, sprawk.
Painted lady in my garden.

14.09.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10+ meadow pipit on nertherton hill were my first up here of the autumn, all heavily streaked, calling away and overall darker looking in comparison to last week’s fresh in the mind tree pipit (s) gave nice comparison.
Ad lsr whitethroat, 2 green woody, several swallow through.

05.09.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Managed a photo of the one pipit on netherton hill this morning.. very clean.. no meadow pipit calls heard when accidentally flushed.. tree??

30.08.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to get back on netherton hill after my hols!
2 pipit ( presumably meadow but never called) lsr whitethroat, f bullfinch, small copper, red admiral.

30.08.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hummingbird hawk moth at rest high up on my house this morning!

30.08.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A recent boat trip off southern Tenerife to look for wildlife produced a fantastic encounter with a pod of pilot whales, several bottle nosed dolphins, a flying fish and loads of cory’s (type) shearwaters πŸ‘

25.08.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just had another crossbill over garden towards saltwells at 19.30 calling away constantly!

25.08.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After bashing netherton hill for an hr or so I gave in and had look at the large coppers at bumble hole!
But today’s highlight was seeing a peregrine circling low over the molineux first half of the match! πŸ‘

09.08.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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