Ray Scally

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

Wow, what a coincidence Kane! interesting to see where it ends up! I've uploaded some photos of the bird onto ebird.

AUDENSHAW RES, G Man - Start of the WHOOOPER SWAN arrival in Manchester, 12 arriving first thing and departing, another 6 dropped in at 2pm when I was there with a banded bird 53F that was recently ringed in Iceland on 11.08.25 @kanebrides.bsky.social @dan-gornall.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Painting by Ray Scally of 3 plovers - American & Pacific Goldies and Kentish, Spurn 2023.

Birthday present from Mrs B. a @rayscally.bsky.social - American and Pacific Golden Plover, Kentish Plover on the Humber off the Warren, Spurn autumn 2023.

HALE HEAD, Cheshire - Excellent few hours from the lighthouse this morning 1 LEACH'S PETREL blogged for 5 mins or so, 2 Kittiwake, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Pintail, 2 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 29 Golden Plover, 5 Sanderling, 3 Swallow #UKbirding

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Good movement this morning, 7 RING OUZEL, 2 WHINCHAT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 30 skylark, 57 Mistle thrush, 120 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 10 Siskin, 120 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 29 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 5 Wigeon, 140 Teal @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

MIDDLETON MOOR Derbys. - 126 Glag Goose, 1 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 55 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 SWIFT, 1 W Rail, 1 GOL PLOVER over, 2 RED KITE, 4 Skylark, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Gar Warbler, 4 Redstart, 5 WHINCHAT, 4 Stonechat, 4 TREE PIPIT over, 5 Reed Bunt @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Migfest migration festival at Spurn is the hottest nature event of the year & tickets were sold out weeks ago, such is the demand for this prestigious event.
For anyone with a ticket, I will be doing my usual two hr workshop on both days between 9am and 11am. martin-standley.squarespace.com/blog

Yeap, sad state of affairs, particularly the Yellow Wag.

MIDDLETON MOOR, Nth Derbys. - A steady passage today ended this evening with 1 GREENSHANK, 1 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Water Rail, the first to be seen in many years, 2 Shoveler, 30 Teal, 42 L B B Gull, 3 Raven being the highlights. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdinguk

AUDENSHAW RES, Gtr Manchester - A bit of passage this morning, 1 RUFF, 1 B t Godwit, 1 Common Sand, 1 LRP, 1 Green Sand, 2 Little Egret, 22 R N Parakeet, 1 Yellow Wagtail, LESSER SCAUP still present with @simonghilks.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social #ukbirding

RUDYARD LAKE, Staffordshire - 1 MARSH HARRIER thru, 3 Teal, 9 Ringed Plover, 6 LR Plover, 1 Snipe, 3 Common Sand, 1 Green Sand, Peregrine, 2 Spotted Fly, 3 Yellow Wagtail this morning, full list on ebird.
@staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #ukbirding

WATERSWALLOWS RES, Buxton - 11.08.25 - Migrants starting to go through, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 YELLOW WAGTAIL, a scarce bird north county, fledging Redstart, 1 Mandarin, 4 Tufted Duck, 11 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

SVALBARD – a Chapter header painting for ISLAND EXPEDITIONS by Nigel Winn, the latest book I am working on, 18 Chapter header paintings for far flung birding destinations around the world, Falklands, Lena Delta, South Georgia to name a few, watercolour on Daler Rowney Langton Prestige Block. #birds

Mick, send it to Swarovski in Surrey by royal mail special delivery, they assess it snd then send it to Austria direct, you will be sent it back direct from Austria by UPS international, you only pay to get it to Surrey.

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - 2 RINGED PLOVER & 1 LRP juv this morning which gave good comparisons side by side for biro sketches, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3-4 Reed Warbler, 1 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 23 P Wagtail, 7 Teal being the highlights @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

TRAFFORD INDUSTRIAL PARK, G Manchester - Nice to see some hope in urban decay on an old warehouse site, 1 RINGED PLOVER, 5 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Med Gull this morning #ukbirding

Mark … if you find a pratincole at Middleton moor and I see it I will be whoever you want me to be 😂

Yes and the finder of the scoter was one of the few to see that

Ha ha Mark, yes! I was thinking I may even go up to Midd Moor now in the afternoon for a dose of reality 😀

AUDENSHAW RES, Gtr Manchester - MEGA!! SURF SCOTER found by Rob Adderley this morning! first for GM apparently
@birdguides.bsky.social
@rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social
#ukbirding

Thanks Steph

WOOLSTON EYES – Cover for the latest Woolston Eyes 2024 Annual Report, should be hitting members ‘in boxes’ in the near future, watercolour on Arches paper, a prolific year for Yellow-browed Warblers at the site, prompted me to use this species as its one that may not turn up in the future. #birds

screen grab of the event Misinformation and the Threat to Conservation from https://members.linnean.org/events/67fd2addd5f1de00084dd431/description

I'll be in London next week discussing misinformation and the #biodiversity crisis with @amydickman.bsky.social and @clarecarlile.bsky.social at an event organised by the ‪@linneansociety.bsky.social ‬https://members.linnean.org/events/67fd2addd5f1de00084dd431/description 🌍

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - OSPREY was surprise thru this afternoon, 6 Gadwall new in and no wader movement today. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #UKBirding

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Wader morning but all fly thru's, 4 SANDERLING, 13 RINGED PLOVER, 3 LR Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Cuckoo, 1 HOBBY, 2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Linnet #UKBirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Thanks Steph.

HOOPOE - A rare visitor to the UK, this bird frequented an oak tree on Sandy Lane, Cheshire for a number of days, easily located by its prominent call as it perched high in the tree top, watercolour on @DalerRowney Langton block. #BIRDS #UKBirding