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Harry Coghill

@cogsbirding.bsky.social

Aged 20 | Ornithologist | Trainee Ringer | Patch Birder | @CumbriaUni | Assistant Little Tern Warden 2023/24 | #UKBirding #patchbirding #ornithology

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Lovely views of this singing common sandpiper on patch at Borrans Park, Ambleside this morning. Other highlights included a low fly over osprey heading NW down the Rydal Valley and a total of 61 species!

Full species list - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#cumbriabirds #patchbirding #eBird

07.05.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This bird is a female tufted duck not greater scaup

16.04.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Shag & Cormorant at Borrans Park 30/01

Shag & Cormorant at Borrans Park 30/01

Borrans Park

Borrans Park

Wise Een Tarn

Wise Een Tarn

Wise Een Tarn

Wise Een Tarn

Great past two days birding. Yesterday Moss Eccles & Wise Een Tarns with @millsbirding.bsky.social included highlights of barn owl + 5 goldeneye and 15 tufted duck. Then today a mornings patch birding at Borrans Park in lovely weather included at least 1 (of 2) long staying shag. eBird lists below.

30.01.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Halifax birding day out with @cogsbirding.bsky.social with some Pintail madness!
1st went to Ringstone Edge to twitch two drakes found earlier, as it was a Halifax tick! Found 4 birds present!
Then checked Elland GP and had 3 females fly over with a Wigeon!
Just one other Halifax 2024 record!

27.12.2024 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Smashing thank you πŸ‘

18.12.2024 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rycote Windjammer for Clippy Mic (single) High Level Wind protection for the Clippy and Mini Pluggy microphones. The Clippy Windjammer is designed to fit over a foam windshield: FC210 Radius Foam Windshield or FC077 Clippy WindshieldΒ  Ple...

Just bought the same mic but a bit confused with the wind muff. Can you send a link to which I need to get please?

Is this it? - micbooster.com/microphone-w...

18.12.2024 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#patchbirding #ukbirding #lakedistrict #lakedistrictbirds

12.11.2024 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overdue patch tick in the form of a Cetti’s warbler at Borrans Park along the boardwalk west of the marsh. Still a rare bird in the Lake District!
Two wigeon on the river Rothay was my second patch record and the first noneflyover!

#cumbriabirds

Full list here - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

12.11.2024 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great long weekend to be back at home in Yorkshire! Scarlet tanager only 10 mins away in Shelf, Calderdale which showed well briefly!

Full list here - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#calderdalebirds #yorkshirebirds #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding #scarlettanager

11.11.2024 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Dunlin at Borrans Park this morning not often we get waders in the Lake District and especially not on the deck! Also a wigeon S & 5 whooper swans N.
Two patch ticks in 1 day taking me to 116!

#cumbriabirds #ukbirding #lakedistrictbirds #patchbirding

Full list here - tinyurl.com/5ezjvay9

06.11.2024 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely views of the patch Yellow browed warbler at Borrans Park this morning. Other highlights included 159 redwing south, 49 common gull north and the first water rail of the season.

Managed 51 species with a full list here - ebird.org/checklist/S1...

#patchbirding #UKbirding #cumbriabirds

18.10.2024 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#ukbirding #ornithology #swarovskiel #swarovskioptic #swarovskiel8x32 #binocularsale

13.10.2024 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Like new @SwarovskiOptik EL 8x32s for sale. New Β£1500 looking for Β£1100. Working as new and in lovely condition.

Drop me a message with any questions.

#birdinggear @stevedudley.bsky.social

13.10.2024 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Migweek update for Monday 14th.
Ringing demonstration at the living seas centre, South Landing 8-12pm
Vismigging will be at Hunmanby gap 7.30-9.30 but may move location so watch for updates
The migration walk, for those booked on it, meet at the lighthouse car park for 10am

13.10.2024 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Red-breasted Flycatcher just trapped at the Obs; it's an adult male which is a bit unexpected

06.10.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks very much. Love the potential of finding stuff in Cumbria!

02.10.2024 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow-browed Warbler still on patch at Borrans Park, Waterhead this morning calling more regularly than on Sunday. Also great white egret still in the marsh.

Full list here - ebird.org/checklist/S1...

#patchbirding #cumbriabirds #UKbirding

02.10.2024 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ebird.org/checklist/S4...

01.10.2024 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER at Borrans Park this morning. Calling as I arrived at the confluence between the Rothay and the Brathay. What a bird and what a feeling!

Full list here - ebird.org/ebird/checkl...

#UKbirding #patchbirding #cumbriabirds

29.09.2024 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pale-legged Leaf Warbler: new to Britain By John Headon, Martin Collinson and Martin Cade

With Britain’s second (and first alive) Pale-legged Leaf Warbler currently at Bempton Cliffs, RSPB, this paper from 2018 discusses the identification of the previous record from Scilly in 2018 and the Portland Pale-legged/Sakhalin from 2012
#UKbirding

➑️ britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

28.09.2024 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The superb #PaleleggedLeafWarbler showed well at times at Bempton RSPB Reserve today #UKBirding

28.09.2024 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Presumably not Cumbria?

25.09.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A male ring-necked duck was on Windermere from Borrans Park this morning, a first for the patch taking the total to 140 and my 113th species personally. Also a great white egret dropped in briefly before flying S/SW down Windermere.

Full list - ebird.org/checklist/S1...

#BirdingUK #patchbirding

25.09.2024 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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