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Moulting adult Sanderling, 28 Black-tailed Godwit and 9 Ringed Plover on the River Mersey east of the Gateway and south of Moss Bank this afternoon #SankeyValley #PatchBirding

#cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk Total count at St Ives. 05:45 -15:30. 4 Wilson’s one of which fed 300m offshore for several minutes. 250+ Euro Stormies, 13 Cory’s, 1 Sooty, 1 Balearic & 1 adult Sabine’s Gull west. 150 Whimbrel heading west in several flocks.

Quest for Small Red-eyed continues but six Red-eyed on the St Helens canal in Sankey Valley this evening

Britain has gained a new butterfly!

The long-anticipated arrival of Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) has been confirmed.

Well I wasn't expecting to see Zitting Cisticola on the patch when I set out this morning - 1 km south of Walberswick - record shots #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Another angle of the adult male Honey Buzzard being seen off by the Osprey family yesterday. Great capture by Lucas Barribal from our Carey Osprey Tour. Another juvenile seen today.
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Wilson's Storm Petrel! Another fantastic find by @rspbscience.bsky.social researcher Brennig Hughes approx halfway back to Leverburgh yesterday. 4th 'at sea' record from near #StKilda and possibly the closest one yet!
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Cracking seawatch off St Ives this morning 06.17-09.45: Wilson’s (1 west c800m out at 06.22), Euro (305+)!! Manx (15,000+), Fulmar (29), Gannet (207), Guillemot (3), Dunlin (1), Med Gull (1), Kittiwake (7)! An unbelievable spectacle with Euros constantly heading west along tidal fronts! #UKbirding

This smart adult Ring-billed Gull was a fabulous find this #SuperSeabirdSunday on #StKilda by @rspbscience.bsky.social researcher Brennig! Our first American vagrant of the season, and only a second record for the island after one in 2018.
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Sweden - a tale of three twitches The Wilson's Snipe twitch A few weeks back I mentioned to Ben Sheldon the possibility of organising a Sweden trip. This had been on the card...

New blog post chronicling my recent Swedish trip with @sheldonbirds.bsky.social - Wilson's Snipe being the highlight. Lengthy read #ukbirding

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Field sketch of male Caspian gull in notebook

The male Caspian gull came much closer last night. Sketch is a bit overworked compared to the amount of detail seen in the field (and too much "fiddling" with some areas after it had flown). But it has ended up looking a lot like the actual bird which I guess is the most important thing #ukbirding

Word received via @jodiemhenderson.bsky.social who's holidaying on Skokholm this week of a fantastic Storm Petrel recovery: one of the 20 caught here in the early hours of Friday morning (02.15am) was recaught at Skokholm at 03.00am this morning - c280 miles via the tip of Cornwall in 25 hours!

Pendeen Watch: (25th July 25) Fea’s Petrel 1 minute video as it passed left of the rocks. Digiscoped with iPhone and Swaro BTX. Video has been rendered courtesy of Mike McKee.

Given the distance, time on the bird and general panic, this was the best I could get.

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Wilson's Storm Petrel gliding over the sea (Mark Hipkin)

Wilson's Storm Petrel walking over the sea (Mark Hipkin)

Wilson's Storm Petrel gliding over the sea (Mark Hipkin)

First pelagic trip of 2025 off the Pembrokeshire coast today, a really enjoyable day with the highlight being this Wilson's Storm Petrel (thanks to @markhipkin.bsky.social for the excellent photos). #BirdingWales

Full video of the Soft-plumaged Petrel off Porthgwarra via this link on Mike Mckee’s site. (Rated 18).

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4 Rissos Dolphin moved slowly west this morning off the Island #StIves #BOC at 08:04 hrs showed amongst a steady stream of Manx Shearwaters during a Seawatch with @liamlangley1.bsky.social & Ben Taylor who called the Rissos as a flock of Dunlin came down the Manx line. #cetaceans #SWMarinemammals

Field sketch of a Greenshank with reedbed in the background

Another nice evening spent field sketching. 3 Greenshank at Otmoor, chose the easy option of drawing it at roost. Plus LRP heard #ukbirding

Three nights and three Leach’s Petrels! We’ve also caught 118 Storm Petrels, a great start to the Stormy sessions

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Porthgwarra seawatch this am 7:30-11:30. (16th July)

9 Wilson’s Petrel
52 Euro Stormy
1 Sooty
1 Pom Skua (missed it)

Best session of the yr so far for Wilson’s. All within 300m due to coastal fog and gave incredible views. July is THE optimum month to see Wilson’s off Cornwall.

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Black-crowned Night Heron has been a species of myth and legend in Worcestershire for decades. Finally it falls! Grimley -Camp Lane Pits 15/07/25. Wondeful to see it feeding so actively this morning #WorcsBirds

Cheers chaps for your excellent company & enjoyable birding this morning #SeawatchMecca reborn. #StIvesbirding

It’s a bit of an adjustment that’s for sure! Took me a couple of weeks to remeber what a Manxie looked like 😂

Türkiye's Brown Fish Owl population estimated fewer than 80 pairs Only 50-80 pairs of Brown Fish Owl remain in Türkiye, according to a new study by Doğa Derneği. Confined to forested valleys of the Taurus Mountains, the species is threatened by deforestation, mining and dam construction. Conservationists are calling for urgent measures to protect this rare and elusive bird.

Türkiye's population of Brown Fish Owl has been estimated at only 50-80 breeding pairs, according to a decade-long study by Doğa Derneği Association:

The view looking east from the lookout am below the NCI station over St Ives bay to Godrevy. In the foreground is a grainy rock covered in orange and white lichen. Beyond the rocks, the water of the bay is dark grey and beams of sunlight are filtering through grey clouds over the coast at Godrevy.

Excellent seawatch from St Ives with @richardttaylor.bsky.social and Billy Nason 05.56-10.15: Wilson’s (1 flew west in the Manx line at 07.04), Euro (4), Cory’s (2), Manx (15,000), Fulmar (30), Razorbill (48), Guille (32), Gannet (320), Kitt (13), Med Gull (4), Whimbrel (1), Curlew (1)! #UKbirding

The excellent start to the Scilly Pelagic season continued last night with a great showing of 20 Wilson’s storm-petrels, 14 Cory’s shearwaters, and a 1s Sabine’s gull #seabirds #scillybirds #ukbirding

Boom! 07:04 Wilson’s Petrel past St Ives, pulled by @liamlangley1.bsky.social with Billy Nason at less than a mile. What a start to the day. #ukbirding

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Following a prompt txt from Joe Jones at 6:34 from the Lizard, this bird took 1hr 50 to reach Pg. Just five of us connected.
The 2nd uk record and 1st for Cornwall.
Pics courtesy Mike McKee.
Still stunned tbh!

Good seawatch this am off St Ives with @liamlangley1.bsky.social and @richardttaylor.bsky.social and Billy Nason. 5 Cory’s, 7 Euro Stormies, 1 Sooty, 4 Whimbrel and 20k Manx.

Absolutely stunning evening on Walney last night for our second gull ringing visit. Vix Franks did an amazing job helping me collect samples - lots of starfish, shrimp, crabs, voles, & earthworms in the regurgitate - clearly exploiting coastal resources! @salforduni.bsky.social

First Garganey of the “Autumn” this morning at Drift Res. Showed well in the north west arm of the res.

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