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Great day out in Cornwall yesterday with @pringlebirder.bsky.social & Darren. 77 species seen including Booted Eagle & Common Sandpiper at Marazion, Black Redstart & Spoonbill at Hayle, 3 Ring-necked Duck at Dozmary, Green Sandpiper & Green-winged Teal at Treraven @cbwps.org.uk #ukbirding

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A 5-day break to Poland with the family produced 37 species. 3 lifers for me were Black Woodpecker, Crested Tit & Short-toed Treecreeper. 5 Dipper together were nice to see. Also the very localised Tatra Chamois high up on the mountains!

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A return visit to Broadsands after work today had the Scoter flock from Monday a little closer and so as able to pick out the Surf Scoter this time. Not much rise on the water but a Firecrest and 2 Cirl Bunting in the car park #ukbirding #devonbirding

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A nice pit stop at Broadsands en route to Plymouth for work produced at least 14 Cirl Bunting, Black-throated Diver, 3 GNDiver, Red-necked Grebe & a small raft of Scoter (too distant to see if anything unusual with them) #ukbirding

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Wish I took my camera, 2 Short-eared Owl showed well at Barbury Castle this evening #ukbirding

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A lunchtime walk around some local fields today produced 3 more year ticks - Feral Pigeon (5), Yellowhammer (3), Sparrowhawk (1). The large finch flock that was there in the fog last weekend had virtually disappeared but 12 Greenfinch was nice to see

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36 species on patch this morning with 3 patch year ticks - Linnet (5), Fieldfare (13) & Snipe (1) #ukbirding

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A cold and foggy walk around the fields near Blunsdon produced a whopping 67 Red-legged Partridge. Also my first Snipe and Jay of the year #ukbirding

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A few nice birds today with pre-work and lunch visits hauling in Kentish Plover, Slav & Black-necked Grebes, Scaup, Great Northern Diver & Cattle Egrets #ukbirding

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A quick lunchtime visit to CWP produced 13 year ticks. Nothing out of the ordinary with Marsh Harrier & Great White Egret being the highlights #ukbirding

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Trying to do some more patch birding this year at Tadpole NR. Been a slow start after a couple of visits so far with 44 species so far, including 2 flyover patch ticks of Egyptian Goose & Canada Goose

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Was great to see a coouple of unringed Common Crane flying over Swindon last week #ukbirding

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After finding my first patch Barn Owl yesterday it was a joy to see 2 birds together this morning. One of them even came over to say hello! #ukbirding

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Finally got my first Barn Owl of the year this morning, and nice it was a patch tick too! The clear highlight of a short visit to Tadpole which also included a fly Siskin and 3 Raven #ukbirding

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Great day out in Norfolk yesterday with 89 species seen including 4 year ticks - Tundra Bean Goose, Hume's Warbler, Shore Lark & Red-Necked Grebe #ukbirding Also on Friday a local patch tick with a drake Mandarin

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Revisited an old haunt for a couple of hours this morning - Staines Moor. Highlights of at least 3 Water Pipit, Goosander, Green Sandpiper and this fantastic looking leucistic Stonechat!

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Also backing up the Pied Wheatear were 3 stunning Black Redstart @birdguides.bsky.social

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Fantastic sunrise at Seaford this morning, and even better the Pied Wheatear showed well when I returned to the area at lunchtime. A lifer for me @birdguides.bsky.social

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3 Fieldfare over the garden, the first ones this year

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Just 1 moth in the trap this morning but it was worth it as it is a Wilts tick for me - The Delicate

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Very soggy walk from Castle Eaton this morning. No sign of LYellowlegs (but v foggy). Highlights of 47 species: Marsh Harrier 24 Fieldfare, 62 Redwing 2 Water Rail 1 Ruff 12 Dunlin 3 Great White Egret 32 Little Egret 2 Green Sandpiper Siskin

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Final day in Cornwall, a bit of vismig over our start just thing produced c300 Chaffinch, 50 Skylark, 25 Mipit. En route home another 2 Chough at Trevose Head

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An appalling seawatch toss morning, soaked through to the bone with hardly any birds. Year ticked Chough at Porthtowan was a nice consolation though

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Family holiday in Cornwall off to a quiet start but a Firecrest calling around Pendennis Head this evening was nice. A few Finches, Larks & Pipits overhead along with some flocks of Woodpigeon on the drive down

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Not much in the tap the last couple of nights but Acleris notana\ferrugana was a new one for me. Also Scarce Bordered Straw, Green-brindled Crescent, Barred Sallow and a handful of Diamond-back

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48 species on a lunch visit to New Passage included my first Water Pipit of the year, plus Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 4 Pintail & plenty of other waders

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37 species around Tadpole this morning with patch tick Yellowhammer. Also Marsh Harrier, Snipe, 53 Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, 16 Redwing, 42 Goldfinch

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Nice to do a bit of local birding, first time in a while! Over Tadpole this lunchtime highlights of Stonechat, Raven, 7 Buzzard & 4 Red Kite

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Nice to hear my just Redwing of the autumn over the garden this morning. Only had half hour but also a mix of finches, pipits and wagtails, plus 4 Song Thrush

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MigrantMothUK is finally live on Bluesky! Please spread the word. #teammoth #migrantmothuk #mothsmatter

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Fantastic day out yesterday with @pringlebirder.bsky.social birding the North Norfolk coast again. 95 species inc my 2nd UK Siberian Stonechat, also Cory's Shearwater, Snow Bunting, Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-browed Warbler, Little Owl & the ropey Black-winged Stilt!

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A UK tick for me last week - Lesser Grey Shrike

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