Nicholas Warner

Lovely photo, 👍📸

Luckily, the Greater Short-toed Lark, found by Nathan Pickering at Snettisham late yesterday evening, was relocated at dawn before vanishing for several hours. A teasing glimpse late-morning stimulated further relocation efforts, with rich rewards for those who braved the rain. #NorfolkBirding

Richard Allen on X: "More mounting and wrapping prints this afternoon, Paphos lighthouse, Cyprus in spring @EssexBirdNews @cyprusbirds @BirdGuides https://t.co/Gcc2iRh2wR" / X More mounting and wrapping prints this afternoon, Paphos lighthouse, Cyprus in spring @EssexBirdNews @cyprusbirds @BirdGuides https://t.co/Gcc2iRh2wR

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12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated at 4.16pm by Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward
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Blyth's Reed Warbler Berry Head 3rd June 2025 - my second self found on site - probably 3rd actually...!

Nightjar

Blyth’s Reed Warbler

Scops Owl

Scops Owl

You never quite know what to expect on Fair Isle! A female Nightjar just before lunchtime, then the evening produced a Blyth’s Reed Warbler and an amazing Scops Owl, much to the delight of guests and islanders at @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social #birdingscotland

Marsh Warbler
Weybourne
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Daukes' notes on Black-tailed Godwits. The detail in the calls is just perfect...

Recently I was lucky to be given this exquisite little leather-bound notebook that represents a glorious piece of Cley ornithological history. The notebook belonged to Major A.H. (Archie) Daukes. Within the pages, dating from 1949, are meticulous observational notes.
#cleybirds
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When this beauty dropped in out of the blue I was pleased to capture the moment. #NorfolkBirding

Holt Country Park fire tackled by crews from 13 stations Firefighters remain at the scene to dampen and check for hotspots.

#norfolkbirding

Fire at Holt Country Park. With such a dry and hot spring, we need to be aware of the risks. Hopefully any fires can be dealt with quickly.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

before and after today’s glacier collapse that buried 90% of blatten, switzerland

Love the boom in black and white

📷: Ron Willard

Drake Garganey

Drake Garganey

Yellow Wagtail

Common Tern

WeBS day at Abberton. Lots to see as usual, including fem Wheatear, Garganey, pair of Pintail, Wigeon, Corn Bunting, 14 Spoonbill (including the 6 chicks), 3 GW Egret (1 full breeding plumaged), 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Hobby, lots of Swift, Willow & Garden Warbler #essexbirding

Glossy ibis feeding is a shallow pool

Glossy ibis feeding is a shallow pool

Glossy ibis feeding is a shallow pool

Glossy ibis feeding is a shallow pool

Got to see this smart Glossy Ibis today in Lea Valley Park with @entwistle5.bsky.social #essexbirding

Good timing trip to Cornhill meadows waltham abbey with
@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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Distant views of female Red-footed Falcon at Abberton Rsv this morning, then closer views of 5 birds at CarltonMarshes this afternoon (1 ad m, 1 ad f, 2m & 1 f 2cy) #birds #rarebirdsuk

Female Red-footed Falcon

Snuck down to Abberton Reservoir earlier today to see the cracking female RED-FOOTED FALCON. Not always close but a delight to see! #essexbirding #RareBirdsUK #birds #abberton

Rare bird of prey 'red-footed falcon' spotted at Abberton reservoir in Essex Native to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, red-footed falcons are extremely rare visitors to the UK

Rare bird of prey 'red-footed falcon' spotted at Abberton reservoir in Essex

#Maldon #Essex

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Star bird was a female red footed falcon on our guided walk at Abberton Reservoir, but add in spoonbill, cattle egret, hobby, red kite, greenshank, common sandpiper, common tern, swift, nightingale, willow warbler, cuckoo .... all added up to a wonderful morning. #essexbirding

Red-footed Falcon showed well in Hide Bay (better than my photo effort!), at Abberton this morning then sat on the power lines below Layer Church. Also Garden and Willow Warbler. #Essexbirding

Red footed falcon

Red footed falcon

Red footed falcon

After very distant views earlier, I was glad when Abberton’s Red-footed Falcon appeared almost over head along the path behind hide bay this a’noon. A much welcomed Abberton tick for me. Getting harassed by gulls quite often, feeding higher up when the sun was out #essexbirding

2cy female Red-footed falcon, Abberton #essexbirding

Record breaking bird found in Norfolk One of the oldest Oystercatcher bird recorded in the UK was found in Norfolk earlier this year.

www.edp24.co.uk/news/2511306... …. 40+ year old Oystercatchers!

This further demonstrates the value of ringing (such as that undertaken regularly by x.com/SouthEssexRG) and projects such as Nightingale tracking supported and sponsored by @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

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He’s back! Lovely start to this year’s Abberton CES for @btobirds.bsky.social with return of a Nightingale we first caught in May 2023 that had originally been ringed, in it’s first winter, in The Gambia 🇬🇲 in January 2020. Now 6 years old with 12 migrations completed. Epic!
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Grey partridge, Colne Point #essexbirding

Oxford book launch @wildcru.bsky.social @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social 23/4 5.30-7PM

Talk, readings, guest perspectives, signed copies & more

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Living with Lynx preview: Chapter 9 - Enterprise

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Whooper Swan, Abberton Reservoir 26/4/25 @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

Sunrise

Lovely sunrise yesterday for the first of my Turtle Dove surveys in Northeast Essex. No doves but good numbers of singing YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARKS, WHITETHROATS plus two COMMON SNIPE were a surprise! #essexbirding #turtledoves #birds

Great start to first day of South Colchester Nightingale Survey 2025 with around 20 volunteer birders out from 05.20am at sites including Fingringhoe, Middlewick, Berechurch, Donyland and others. Early results revealed at least 120 singing ♂.
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