Jon Lowes

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Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Waterswallows Quarry, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, 07/10/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This arctic-breeding wader, no doubt blown inland by Storm Amy, was found by @rayscally.bsky.social this afternoon #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds

WATERSWALLOWS Reservoir, Buxton, Derbyshire - Started slowly with 2 Teal which was a site tick, 4 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe and on the main quarry pool was gobsmacked to find a GREY PHALAROPE spinning in the distance. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Burbage Moor, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Dotterels migrate to the UK in summer from North Africa to breed on the highest mountains #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This Arctic-breeding wader is a regular scarce migrant to the UK in autumn #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire, UK, 06/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Glossy Ibises have become more commonin the UK in recent years, with the first confirmed successful nest in 2022 #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds

Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita collybita), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 06/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Still quite a few of these partial summer migrants kicking around my local patch #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 23/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Sparrowhawks are excellent bird hunters, catching small species like finches, sparrows and tits #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 22/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Spotted Flycatchers spend the winter months in Africa, some as far south as Namibia, around 7,000 km from the UK #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Derbyshire, August 2025 #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Busy feeding on blackberries in preparation for the long migration to Africa via the eastern Mediterranean #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... A typical late summer migrant to local reservoirs and gravel pits #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Another late summer migrant stopping off on route to its wintering grounds in west Africa #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Axe Edge Moor, Derbyshire, UK, 18/06/2025. A summer bird of the UK uplands, from the Pennines north into Scotland, with a few pairs in Wales and western Ireland #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Red Grouse (Lagopus scotica), Derbyshire Bridge, Derbyshire, UK, 16/06/2025. Found only in the Great Britain and Ireland, Red Grouse was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Willow Ptarmigan #ukbirding #birding #birds

Yeah, a bit jammy really. He was sat on roadside fence post as I was driving away from a location where I’d been looking for them. Fortunately I had my camera in the car and not packed away in the boot 😊

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus otus), Staffordshire, UK, June 2025. A very secretive & enigmatic owl, almost entirely nocturnal in its habits #ukbirding #birding #birds

European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), East Sussex, UK. These enigmatic birds of prey are a scarce migrant breeder in the UK, returning each summer to traditional locations #ukbirding #birding #birds

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 02/06/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see that a pair of Redstarts nesting in a drystone wall that I have been keeping tabs on appear to have hatched young #ukbirding #birding #birds

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), Elton Common, Derbyshire, UK, 28/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see this declining species is hanging on as a breeding bird in the White Peak #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco sylvatica), Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, 25/05/2025. The resident birds opposite my house seem to be much more visible recently, often sitting out on an exposed perch during the day #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Derbyshire, May 2025. Peregrine numbers declined in the 1960s due to persecution and pesticides in the food chain. Populations have since recovered and they have now expanded into many urban areas #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix), Padley Gorge, Derbyshire, UK, 02/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... The Wood Warbler's song - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/634880... - is likened to a spinning coin and is a good way to locate a male in spring #ukbirding #birding #birds

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe Oenanthe) & Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 29/04/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Two very photogenic summer migrants to the area #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleuca), Goyt Valley, Derbyshire, UK, 28/04/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... These recently arrived summer migrants were busy nest building #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis), Middleton Moor, Derbyshire, UK, 26/04/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Tree Pipits are a sub-Saharan migrant visitors to the UK. Their population has undergone declines over the past 25 years, especially in central and southern England #ukbirding #birding #birds

ML634169463 - Savi's Warbler - Macaulay Library Macaulay Library ML634169463; © Jon Lowes; Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sound recording - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/634169...

Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides luscinioides), Attenborough NWT Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK, 20/04/2025. The Savi’s Warbler is on the edge of its range in the UK & a rare & notorious reedbed skulker more often heard than seen #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds