Grey Plover this morning at Hollowell Reservoir. Appeared overhead from the north, flew a few circuits, calling constantly, then seemed to depart south. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
31.10.2025 08:29 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@jcbirder.bsky.social
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Grey Plover this morning at Hollowell Reservoir. Appeared overhead from the north, flew a few circuits, calling constantly, then seemed to depart south. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
31.10.2025 08:29 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Herring Gull with Garfish this evening at Porthgwarra #CornwallBirds #CBWPS
24.10.2025 19:48 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Arctic Skua this morning from Pendeen Watch. 5+ past in the c90 minutes I was there; also a steady passage of Sooty Shearwaters and several small groups of Common Scoters. #CornwallBirds #CBWPS #ukbirding
23.10.2025 17:49 β π 41 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Black Redstart today at Zennor Head; one of two present #CornwallBirds #cbwps #ukbirding
22.10.2025 11:06 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sabineβs Gull and Sooty Shearwater this afternoon at Pendeen, Cornwall. Three of each while I was there, plus 2 Arctic Skuas (missed a couple more while I was getting my eye in); plus a constant stream of auks, Gannets, Kittiwakes etc.
20.10.2025 16:28 β π 21 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cape Cornwall / Saint Just. Down here for a week. Weather forecast looks lively!
18.10.2025 21:22 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Rock Pipit, early doors / first light this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding
17.10.2025 16:30 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Crossbills this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding
16.10.2025 08:42 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Common Scoter this morning at Hollowell Reservoir; present since Tuesday. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
16.10.2025 08:39 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0White Edge, Curbar, Derbyshire: c150 Pink-footed Geese just now, heading east. Heard them coming long before I could see them; a lovely sight and sound #ukbirding
11.10.2025 11:34 β π 18 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Pectoral Sandpiper this evening at Hollowell Reservoir; day 7 of its stay here #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
08.10.2025 18:22 β π 42 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Pectoral Sandpiper this morning at Hollowell Reservoir. Chuffed to find this after a quiet autumn so far here for #waders. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
02.10.2025 07:42 β π 29 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Juvenile Ringed Plover this evening at Hollowell Reservoir. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
29.09.2025 20:27 β π 54 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Northern Wheatear and Dunlin this morning at a rainy Hollowell Reservoir; also there, 8 Stonechats, 2 Ringed Plovers and a late-ish Sand Martin. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
28.09.2025 08:57 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Common Scoter this morning at Hollowell Reservoir. Distant / record shot; picked it up off the opposite bank after Iβd almost completed a lap & had to head home. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
25.09.2025 07:56 β π 21 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Slavonian Grebe this evening at Hollowell Reservoir. Great find earlier by Mark Piper. With a raft of Coots and Great Crested Grebes; occasionally flushed into flight by rowing boat. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
24.09.2025 17:10 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Whinchat this evening at Hollowell Reservoir. Also there, a decent early count of 8 Stonechats (6 together). #northantsbirds #ukbirding
23.09.2025 18:15 β π 66 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Ringed Plover & Little Ringed Plover together this evening at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
22.09.2025 19:38 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Juvenile Hobby this evening at Ravensthorpe Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding
18.09.2025 16:49 β π 34 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Excellent stuff Tony; seeing that flash of rusty red tail is always a special moment.
14.09.2025 11:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Common Redstart this morning at Glassthorpehill, Harpole. One of two present. A new location for me for this species; came walking by here a couple of months ago and thought it looked a likely spot. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #redstart
14.09.2025 10:49 β π 26 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ringed Plover this morning at Hollowell Reservoir, with 2 Little Ringed Plovers. Also Osprey flew through S, Peregrine, 4 Common Sandpipers and first Meadow Pipit of autumn #northantsbirds #ukbirding
13.09.2025 10:22 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Black Tern this morning at Hollowell Reservoir, one of two present #northantsbirds #ukbirding
13.09.2025 10:00 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Northern Wheatear this morning on the dam at Hollowell Reservoir. A good start to the day: typically only see a handful of these per year here. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
04.09.2025 07:44 β π 26 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Little Ringed Plover this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
31.08.2025 20:24 β π 55 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Juvenile Stonechat this evening at Hollowell Reservoir; present since yesterday; first one locally for me this autumn. Iβd say I see more Whinchats here in August. #northantsbirds #ukbirding
29.08.2025 18:30 β π 19 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Juvenile Ruff this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
22.08.2025 07:46 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Black-tailed Godwit this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders
18.08.2025 07:41 β π 23 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Black Stork this morning near Boyton, Suffolk. Zitting Cisticola yesterday at Walberswick - two bonus features in a thoroughly enjoyable weekend camping trip.
17.08.2025 10:56 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hollowell Reservoir this morning: 3 Greenshanks (2 shown here), 3 Whinchats (my first of this autumn), Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and a Crossbill; plus a scattering of commoner migrants including Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat. Not bad! #northantsbirds #ukbirding
14.08.2025 08:18 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0