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Jon Cook

@jcbirder.bsky.social

Birder, mostly local patch, sometimes further afield | Photography, wildlife, the outdoors | Northamptonshire county bird recorder: https://joncookbirding.wordpress.com

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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€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Herring Gull with Garfish this evening at Porthgwarra #CornwallBirds #CBWPS

24.10.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arctic 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€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Redstart today at Zennor Head; one of two present #CornwallBirds #cbwps #ukbirding

22.10.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sabine’s 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€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cape Cornwall / Saint Just. Down here for a week. Weather forecast looks lively!

18.10.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rock Pipit, early doors / first light this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding

17.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crossbills this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding

16.10.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Common Scoter this morning at Hollowell Reservoir; present since Tuesday. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

16.10.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White 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€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pectoral Sandpiper this evening at Hollowell Reservoir; day 7 of its stay here #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

08.10.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pectoral 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€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juvenile Ringed Plover this evening at Hollowell Reservoir. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

29.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern 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€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Common Scoter this morning at Hollowell Reservoir. Distant / record shot; picked it up off the opposite bank after I’d almost completed a lap & had to head home. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

25.09.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slavonian 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€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whinchat this evening at Hollowell Reservoir. Also there, a decent early count of 8 Stonechats (6 together). #northantsbirds #ukbirding

23.09.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ringed Plover & Little Ringed Plover together this evening at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

22.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juvenile Hobby this evening at Ravensthorpe Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding

18.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent stuff Tony; seeing that flash of rusty red tail is always a special moment.

14.09.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Common 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€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ringed 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€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Tern this morning at Hollowell Reservoir, one of two present #northantsbirds #ukbirding

13.09.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern 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€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Ringed Plover this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

31.08.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juvenile Stonechat this evening at Hollowell Reservoir; present since yesterday; first one locally for me this autumn. I’d say I see more Whinchats here in August. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

29.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juvenile Ruff this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

22.08.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black-tailed Godwit this morning at Hollowell Reservoir #northantsbirds #ukbirding #waders

18.08.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black 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€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hollowell 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€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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