Pete Fontana

Glad you're improving and feeling a bit better Stu 💪👍

Greyer background colour. Size differential a bit false here

Best shot of head and bill

Clearly a slighter bird - extensive retained sum plum. AGP moults later than GP?

A juv and adult GP either side for comparison ..

Requesting opinion/thoughts on a possible AGP with 30 GP at Hayle pm today. Retained summer plum, slighter in size, strong head pattern, grey-er background colour, thinner bill. Didn’t get underwing nor primary proj - face-on the whole time until it flew W #idhelp #cornwallbirding #please #begentle

NatureScot says “decision in next few weeks” on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…

Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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XC986314 Identity unknown Isle of Rum West Scotland, almost sounds a bit snipe like but it isn't

Calling nocmiggers what might this be xeno-canto.org/986314 Isle of Rum, Scotland. To hear the call in context with passing common greenshank listen here xeno-canto.org/986316 #bioacoustics

We are still interested in any found twite feathers for a study on the relationships and genetic diversity between the British groups - particularly now for birds of Scottish origin in the NE of England or, birds on the Avon.
DM me for me more info.
#birdringing

I've got a couple of days in Northumberland next week and would love to see a range of bird life. I wonder if anyone could give me some advice about places to try for a full dawn to dusk day? Thanks in advance! #ukbirding

Well that’s interesting. The Sunflower that I posted earlier has been identified by the CR as Perennial Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida; a new county record!

Surprised to seeing this growing by the canal. It’s about 30cm tall. Looks like a diminutive Sunflower. What do you think @naturelark.bsky.social

Any mycologists out there able to identify this cup fungi growing in our garden for me? Cheshire m, UK. Growing beneath an ornamental conifer. #fungi #mycology

YouTube video by RSPB Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds

Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨

We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.

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Feel really sorry for all those people who go up there at great expense and contribute to the Shetlands economy 😞

I thought things might have improved on the Shetlands but it seems not. Still suppression and secrecy going on just like it did in the 90s and 00s 🤬

Must have missed you Snapper, I was there about 10 o'clock.

Can birders please stay out of the conservation area/ ringing rides at South Landing please. If looking for the Barred Warbler please view only from the car park
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@rarebirder.bsky.social

Nice one, well done Cliff.

A windy night in the #Cairngorms with our @ukecn.bsky.social weather station located at 700 m recording a gust of 106 mph and sustained winds of 75 mph as #StormAmy rolled through. That’s our highest recorded gust since Dec 2011, 14 years ago!

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

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Any birding plumbers out there who can advise please?

We have oil central heating via a combi boiler. There has been a burst main in a field nearby so our water is off.

Can we still use the heating tonight?

Google gives conflicting replies?

Cheers

Nice find, well done Mark 👍👏

Excellent shots Nut and a great record 👏

All the best Steve, great that they've caught it early 🤞

Camera recovered from Blithe Bay, Blithfield Reservoir this morning (13/09/25) ahead of the rain later today. DM me details to claim.

Epsom Downs, Surrey: what’s this? If it were out at sea I’d say it was a water spout

I think this small Alchemilla is Alpine Lady's Mantle growing on the trackside up Glen Muick yesterday. A new plant for me...
#Scotland #Botany #Wildflowerhour

According to Google this is a Western Conifer Beetle (unless anyone knows different) from North America on my daughter's bedroom window this morning in Burntwood Staffordshire

Viking ED Pro 80mm, Velbon tripod head and Manfrotto tripod

Will be @ @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social for Migfest this weekend and would like to giveaway my old scope and tripod. If there's any young birders looking for a used but well loved scope that's seen plenty of rare birds please either point them in my direction or come find me over the weekend! #ukbirding

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Brilliant result, well done 👍👏