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Spaces still available for Cape Verde Pelagics 07-13 May!!...

One of the best pelagic birding experiences in the Western Palearctic!

Follow the link below or send me a message for more information on the pelagics, bookings and travel logistics to Fogo.

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2 Common Crane North over Wheldrake Ings. They looked to come down somewhere around Elvington/Sutton upon Derwent
Thanks to @timsbirding.bsky.social for the heads up.
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Willow Warbler, 1st April 2026

A mini spring milestone: the first 100 ringing day of the season - Willow Warblers strongly to the fore, making up three-quarters of the day's tally

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A glorious return to Soil Hill for the week!
I hoped for some Whooper Swan action, and I got some with birds distantly on Mixenden Reservoir!
But the show was very much stolen by this handsome male Ring Ouzel, my 1st March record here!
The Hill never disappoints!
#SoilHillBirding #UKBirding

Hard to work out just how many Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall in recent weeks, as not all photographed.
This 1w bird near Heliport today Penzance.
#Cornwallbirding#

ROSS'S GULL at Ganavan Sands mid-day today! I am in disbelief! After failing to find a White Billed Diver that had been reported, we decided as a last resort to go to Ganavan. As I was scanning a small white-winged gull flew though the frame...
#RareBirdsUK #BirdingScotland

Europe's only regular Ring-billed Gull flock shows signs of recovery After years of decline, numbers have increased considerably on Terceira, Azores, this winter.

After almost two decades of decline, Europe's only regular wintering flock of Ring-billed Gull has shown a welcome recovery in numbers this winter: 

Ad. Bonaparte’s Gull today at Copperhouse, Cornwall (8th March ‘26). One of at least three birds in the county, plus same or another 1w at R. Plym yesterday.

#cornwallbirding #birding #ukbirding

Inspiration for inland birders further north/east this spring, seems to have been a decent arrival of Ring-billed & Bonaparte’s Gull in the west this winter?!

Finding a 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull on The Plym wasn't on my radar this morning but it was a very nice surprise, my first in Plymouth #devonbirds

Would have been hard to not use a foot to get there...

Monster!

Spring has broken in The Straits! 🌸🦅

The first Black Kites are crossing from Africa, joined by Barn Swallows, House Martins, and majestic White Storks.

Witness the greatest show on earth with our migration tours: www.ingloriousbustards.com

#IngloriousBustards #TheStraits #Migration #Birding

What’s the 2026 predictions?!

Pond Restoration Training: 25th & 26th June 2026 — Freshwater Biological Association Ponds are increasingly being recognised as critical to biodiversity conservation in UK landscapes. This new two-day course will introduce participants to pond restoration science and best practice. Gr...

This @freshwaterbio.bsky.social #pond restoration training course 25th, 26th June is well worth attending. Learn how to restore degraded existing ponds & #ghostponds with Norfolk Ponds Project founders Carl Sayer & Helen Greaves:

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May I ask how you have ID’d it as halimodendri then?

We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory 🐦

Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant roles available at Beacon Ponds this season.

Details here 👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news

Do you have any open tail pics of you Lesser Whitethroat? Interested in the halimodendri ID? (Not saying it isn’t one, just curious!) cheers

A very wet day for our @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Winter Wetlands tour in the Lower Derwent Valley, but these gorgeous Barnacle Geese with 320+!! White-fronted Geese at North Duffield Carrs really brightened our morning. Nice find by Tim Jones
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@yorkbirding.bsky.social

Bishopthorpe Parish Council want to sell a small wildlife oasis hosting rare wildflowers like Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem to a developer. This field belongs to the people of Bish who cherish its wildlife. Please sign this petition to stop them doing this. Thanks 😊 c.org/syGKBRcGBY

Now at least 380! Quick estimate, someone want to count better from video?

Pulled up to scan a goose flock at North Duffield, could hear WFronts as I was setting up the scope, only to realise whole flock was WFronts, at least 307 with some out of view, also 2 Barnacle Geese, best viewed from along path to Garganey Hide @birdguides.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A group of adults birdwatching at a nature reserve in London.

The School of Urban Birding is about to go LIVE! Learn all the basics of how to become a birder.

Launch on Feb 14th. That's right, its on Valentine's Day - especially for all you bird lovers. 😀❤️🦉

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#DiscoverLondon #BirdWatching #GuidedTours #NatureInTheCity

Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project

Attention birders! @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social have launched an urgent appeal to protect the Little Tern colony, one of the most successful in the UK. An unexpected funding gap means they need funds sharpish - a few quid goes a long way!

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Yorkshires only Little Tern colony relies on paid wardens to protect them from predators and disturbance, the team have achieved amazing numbers of fledglings in recent years and it would be a great shame if it doesn’t run this year, much appreciated if you can help out with this funding gap 🙏

Drake Black Scoter off Bambrugh Castle just now with c30 Commons @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rossahmed.bsky.social

Is that an assumed repair bill or actual quote?

Anyone know of a good spot to photograph Jays relatively close to York please? 🙏