Gary Woodburn

Nice paint job !

Love the paint job on that !

A couple of thoughts, sure you've considered these - try to keep sloping edges into the water very gentle to allow easy access. Keep shapes varied, more edge = more habitat/more feeding areas etc. Varying depths = more habitat diversity/potential for exposed mud etc.

A 1st winter male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT caught on North Ronaldsay!!!

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Still a dribble of birds arriving off the sea at Low Newton this morning, including 2 nice grey 'continental' Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Woodcock & 20+ Starlings.

At Newton Pool a mobile tit flock held 2 Willow Tit, 2 Chiffchaff & a Blackcap.

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138 Twite at the Long Nanny yesterday morning + 2 Merlins.

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This Yellow-browed Warbler was ringed at Low Newton Tin Church on 14th October, it had a weight of 5.7g and a fat score of 2. It was re-trapped on the 20th October and had a weight of 7.4g and fat score of 4. It was still present yesterday.

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Saw it at Embleton too, it was cracking !

Still a few bits at Low Newton yesterday. 2 Yellow-browed Warblers + the most elusive Lesser Whitethroat EVER ! Crap pics taken through a thick hedge ! Much white in the tail, plain ear coverts and brown wash on the nape/crown, possible blythi. + a late Swallow south.

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Some nice floscs at Low Newton today, 1 Pallas's Warbler and 2 (possibly 3) Yellow-browed Warblers at the Tin Church. + 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 17 Redpoll, plenty of Blackbirds, Robins and Goldcrests.

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Correct.

Birds definitely trickling in today. Fieldfares, Redwings, Blackbirds, Bramblings etc, all in off the sea, some thrushes were stratospheric and continued inland, others were dropping out of the sky into the Tin Church scrub. Still 3 Yellow-browed Warblers there too.

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At least 3 Yellow-browed Warblers still at Low Newton Tin Church today + 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel, 5 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 2 Brambling. Plenty of Blackbirds, Siskins and Chaffinches in the area too + a Dark-bellied Brent flew north with some Shelduck.

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I consider myself a top tier branch photographer. It's taken many years of practice and dedication to build these sorts of skills.

Yellow-browed Warbler still at Newton Pool this morning + 2 more at the Tin Church (1 colour ringed). Other than that, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and still a few Blackbirds arriving.

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Yellow-browed Warbler - High Newton

Long Nanny

Bar-tailed Godwit - Newton Steads

Starlings - Long Nanny bridge

Zoe's illness grounded holiday activities today, so I spent most of the day birding on foot from the cottage.
64 sp. for the day. Highlights - Yellow-browed Warbler still, though elusive - Newton Links, 30 Twite - Long Nanny, 16x Razorbill, 6x Common Scoter, 3x RT Diver #NEBirding #LowCarbonBirding

2 Willow Tits still there this morning in with a mobile Long-tailed Tit flock that also had a few Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs and a Yellow-browed Warbler involved.

4 Yellow-browed Warblers around Low Newton this morning, 2 at the Tin Church and 2 at Newton Pool. The birds at the Tin Church were both trapped and colour ringed as part of the UK YBW CR project. Still a few Bramblings and thrushes around this morning too.

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A few migrants at Newton Pool today in a brief visit. 5 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 1 Willow Warbler, 17 Redwing and an increase in Robins and Chiffchaffs (including a couple of cleaner/greyer toned birds). The Pectoral Sandpiper was also still present alongside 11 Ruff.

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How long you here for Matthew ? In case you are interested there are at least 2 (poss 3) Willow Tits at Newton Pool atm. Seen them daily recently but they’re v mobile and can take a little bit of digging out. The scrub/hedge between the hide and golf course seems to be their favourite area.

Decent start to our week away in Northumberland.
Pectoral Sandpiper still - Low Newton Pool, c20 Twite - Long Nanny.
Other coastal goodies inc. - RT Diver, 3x Guillemot, c300 PF Geese, c200 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Gannet, Rock Pipit, 4x Dunlin, c20 Ring Plover, Common Scoter #NEBirding

Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard

Genetic Identification of Birds - The Aberdeen Wildlife DNA Lab Help Martin Collinson raise money to support University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO

Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our fundraiser. Recent greatest hits from samples sent in by ringers and birders for ID include an Atlas Flycatcher in Spain, and a Ménétries's Warbler in Poland!

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BBRC accepted these two birds. The first was at Embleton Quarry NR in 2023 and the second was at Low Newton Tin Church in 2024. They don't look that different to yours tbh. A contrasting (rusty) rump seems to be a feature ? Interestingly, they were both on the 26th October !

At least 4 Treecreepers at Low Newton this morning too.

Wish I had a 'Bluetail Glade' !

Hundreds of Pink-footed Geese in the stubble fields between High Newton and Low Newton recently. Some lovely views from the roadside.

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The Big Lebowski is such a cool film. Go Walter !

It's a cracker !