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It was great to be able to look around these new scrapes and ponds at Liston in Essex this morning. Part of an Environment Agency River Stour enhancement project. They should be excellent for wildlife. #pond

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Singles of BRIMSTONE and SMALL TORTOISESHELL butterflies at Long Melford today were both new for the year. #Suffolk 🦋

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It was nice to get out to some local ancient woodland with the moth trap last night. Nothing rare, just the 'usual' late winter species, but good to see some moths about. #longmelford #suffolk #mothsmatter

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Some of the wintering flock of 42 White-fronted Geese that were still present at Liston in Essex (around TL857445) this morning. Best viewed from the public footpath off Liston Lane. #essexbirding

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Two magnificent ancient oaks from today in Long Melford, Suffolk.

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The wintering flock of 42 White-fronted Geese were again present at Liston in Essex (around TL857445) this morning. Best viewed from the public footpath off Liston Lane. #essexbirding

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The wintering GREAT GREY SHRIKE at Copt Hall, Little Wigborough showed nicely this morning (better than my photo suggests). Also, 2 SMEW (1 male), 14 BLACK-NECKED GREBES, 2 SLAVONIAN GREBES, 2 CATTLE EGRETS and 6 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at nearby Abberton Reservoir. #essexbirding

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One of the problems with using Heras-type fence panels to keep deer out of coppice coupes is trying to remove it later - after the vegetation has grown up through it. 🫣 Today at Groton Wood in Suffolk.

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The wintering flock of 42 White-fronted Geese again present at Liston in Essex (around TL859449) this morning. Best viewed from along Liston Lane. #essexbirding

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A good visit to Abberton Reservoir and nearby Copt Hall today in cold, but mainly pleasant conditions. Sightings included 14 BLACK-NECKED GREBES (📷), SLAVONIAN GREBE, 3 SMEW (one male), female SCAUP, 7 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, male HEN HARRIER, SHORT-EARED OWL and 10+ MEDITERRANEAN GULLS. #essexbirding

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It was nice to be able to get out and see some moths yesterday evening. A torchlight search in some local woodland produced totals of: Dotted Border - 18 Pale Brindled Beauty - 2 Spring Usher - 1 (📷) Early Moth - 13 Chestnut - 2 Tortricodes alternella - 3 #longmelford #suffolk #mothsmatter

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Some local 'deadwood' photos I took last week. I needed one to include on a 'poster' for a woodland visit planned for later this year. These trunks should be an important habitat for invertebrates, fungi etc for decades. The importance of deadwood is often greatly under-appreciated. #suffolk

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An excellent total of 55 bird species recorded on this morning's first local patch walk of February, including 42 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 190 Chaffinches, 77 Pied Wagtails, 6 Chiffchaffs, 12 Reed Buntings, 73 Lapwings and a Snipe. #longmelford #suffolkbirding

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The wintering flock of 42 White-fronted Geese have spent the last few days just across the River Stour at Liston in Essex (around TL859449). Best viewed from along Liston Lane. #essexbirding

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One of 6 Chiffchaffs seen feeding on the filter beds at Long Melford sewage works this morning (peak count so far this winter has been 12). Also, 49 Pied Wagtails and 2 Grey Wagtails present. #suffolkbirding

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Hello all. A random question for the day. Does anyone know how many OS 10km squares (partial or complete) cover Great Britain for natural history recording purposes? I'm interested for the purposes of moth recording. Thank you in advance. #mothsmatter #teammoth

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This LITTLE OWL was a nice surprise at Long Melford this morning. Nearby, there were 320 Linnets, 51 Yellowhammers and 19 Chaffinches coming to supplementary feed. #suffolkbirding

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I've just learnt that this Red Kite (tagged Yellow 4P) seen at Long Melford in Suffolk on 18/08/24 had been ringed as a nestling in Hertfordshire (72km away) on 05/06/24. A dispersing juvenile. #suffolkbirding

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The wintering flock of 42 White-fronted Geese were still present near Long Melford sewage works this afternoon, plus there were at least 12 Chiffchaffs, 103 Pied Wagtails and 3 Grey Wagtails feeding on the filter beds. #suffolkbirding

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Highlights from Abberton Reservoir today: Ring-necked Duck, Black-throated Diver, 13 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 3 Cattle Egrets, male Smew, 5 Red-crested Pochards, 4 Bewick's Swans, 2 Ravens, 28 White-fronted Geese, Pink-footed Goose, plus Great Grey Shrike at Copt Hall. #essexbirding

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I checked some more CS wild bird food plots and supplementary feed around two farms in Long Melford today and found totals of 280 (!) Chaffinches (in flocks of 165, 50, 55 and 10), 95 Yellowhammers, 50 Linnets, 15 Reed Buntings (8 and 7) and 200 Redwings. Good to see. #suffolkbirding

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An awful picture, I know, but this Merlin definitely made my Long Melford walk worthwhile this morning. The first one I have ever seen in the village, taking my parish list to 169 species (over 40+ years). #suffolkbirding

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Highlights from Abberton Reservoir today: 13 Black-necked Grebes and 2 Slavonian Grebes (Layer-de-la-Haye causeway), Black-throated Diver, 3 Red-crested Pochards and 2 Smew (Billets/Wigborough Bay) and Great Northern Diver, 4 Scaup, 4 Bewick's Swans and a Smew (Lodge Lane). 🙂 #essexbirding

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Checking a couple of winter bird food plots around Long Melford today produced notable counts of 128 Chaffinches (in flocks of 100 and 28), 55 Yellowhammers and 123 Linnets (in flocks of 73 and 50), plus 2 Ravens and a Barn Owl. #suffolkbirding

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A few of the 42 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE near Long Melford sewage works this morning before they flew a short distance to nearby Liston Common in Essex. Highlights at the sewage works were 12 Chiffchaffs, 89 Pied Wagtails and 2 Grey Wagtails. #suffolkbirding #essexbirding

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Robin at the Foxearth Meadows Nature Reserve in Essex this morning. This one has obviously been fed regularly as it was very confiding.

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Heavy frost and fog on the Foxearth Meadows Nature Reserve this morning. Highlights were Water Rail (seen), 3 Chiffchaffs and a Cetti's Warbler. Nearby, 70 Teal, 40 Gadwall, 23 Wigeon, 18 Coots and 2 Little Grebes on the fishing pits. #essexbirding

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A flock of 41+ White-fronted Geese feeding on a winter cereal field on the north side of the A1092 at Glemsford. Viewed from the layby at TL841465. Same birds that have recently been near Long Melford sewage works. #suffolkbirding

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The flock of 42 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were still present near Long Melford sewage works this morning around TL856457. Also, at least 4 Chiffchaffs around the nearby sewage works compound. #suffolkbirding

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The flock of 42+ WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were back on floodwater near Long Melford sewage works this afternoon along with 13 Wigeon and 13 Teal. A Water Rail was calling in the adjacent ditches and there were 4 Chiffchaffs around the sewage works compound. #suffolkbirding

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A nice day spent around Abberton Reservoir and Copt Hall in Essex. The pick of the sightings were Black-throated Diver, 9 Black-necked Grebes, Slavonian Grebe, male Smew, 6 Scaup and Spoonbill (all Abberton), plus 2 Short-eared Owls, Merlin and 10 Mediterranean Gulls (Copt Hall). #essexbirding

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Checking several wild bird food plots on two farms today produced minimum counts of 160 CHAFFINCHES and 130 LINNETS at Acton, followed by 260 GOLDFINCHES and 170 LINNETS (in flocks of 120 and 50) at Long Melford. The Goldfinch flock may well be the largest I have ever seen. #suffolkbirding

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The larval borings of LUNAR HORNET MOTH found this morning in the bases of recently cut sallow trees at the SWT Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale reserves in Suffolk. #mothsmatter

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This afternoon, I managed to refind the flock of 44 White-fronted Geese that have recently been present at Long Melford in Suffolk. They had moved across the River Stour into Essex and were feeding on a ploughed sugar beet field in Foxearth parish at TL840461.

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SHELDUCK on my Long Melford local patch this morning. Scarce here, but I was still surprised to see that this was my first parish record since January 2008! #suffolkbirding

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Winter bird counts on this organic OP2 (wild bird seed mixture) field at Long Melford in Suffolk today included 180 GOLDFINCHES, 200+ LINNETS, 10 CHAFFINCHES and 6 SONG THRUSHES. Quite impressive for a small field.

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The flock of 44 White-fronted Geese were again present by Long Melford sewage works this morning. #suffolkbirding

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The flock of 44 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE was present near Long Melford sewage works again this morning (having flown in from the NW at 10.18). The flock appears to be about 50:50 adults and juveniles which seems pretty good. #suffolkbirding

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