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#FirstSeenAndHeard A HabitatGardening Saturday morning in Melbourne! First Heard bird was Rainbow Lorikeet. First seen bird was White-plumed Honeyeater. Catch the Habitat Gardening Q and A livestream at 9.30am Aust. Eastern. On Facebook live and Thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

#FirstSeenAndHeard This morning, flocks of Rainbow Lorikeets were the First Heard birds. Seen was a family of the gorgeous Galahs, a pair and 2 juveniles. Join me if you can for the livestream at 12.30pm Aust Eastern Daylight time. Thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

Happy Hump Day, #Bird Nerds! #FirstSeenAndHeard today. First Heard - Rainbow Lorikeets. First Seen - Australian Magpies. Going live today on YouTube 1.00pm Aust Eastern time. thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

#FirstSeenAndHeard I can report, belatedly, my First Heard bird for 2025 was a large and noisy group of Rainbow Lorikeets, and my First Seen bird was a speeding group of Musk Lorikeets. So happy the year didn’t kick off with #invasivespecies

#FirstSeenAndHeard on a mild, blue sky morning in #Kingston 🇯🇲 Sun after rain! First heard: our sweet Northern Mockingbird. First seen: Saffron Finch, a spark of gold in our #lignumvitae tree !
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#FirstSeenAndHeard on another dull morning in #Kingston 🇯🇲 First heard: the lovely song of the Northern Mockingbird (seen here in a puddle). First seen: our gorgeous endemic Jamaican Woodpecker. Then it started raining!! (All day...) 🌧️
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This grey Wednesday morning #FirstSeenAndHeard #Kingston 🇯🇲First heard: that darn invasive Shiny Cowbird (a melodious song!) First seen: A small flock of pigeons in flight (many Jamaicans are “pigeon fanciers”!) @thebirdemergency.bsky.social
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I didn't have any #FirstSeenAndHeard today. Honestly, the weather has been SO bad! Rain and almost dark all day. Hope I see and hear some birds tomorrow!

This Monday morning I saw and heard... two black birds! #Kingston 🇯🇲 First heard: endemic White-chinned Thrush (an imperious cry). First seen: invasive Shiny Cowbird (again) skulking in the bushes. #FirstSeenAndHeard
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First bird seen and heard in our yard this Saturday morning (Kingston 🇯🇲) First heard: Loggerhead Kingbird (long trills!) First seen: My FAVE migratory warbler back in town, American Redstart (female)
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First bird seen and heard in our yard this morning (Kingston 🇯🇲) First heard: our lovely (loud) endemic Jamaican Woodpecker! First seen: our not so lovely, invasive (brood parasite) Shiny Cowbird (female) #FirstSeenAndHeard #BirdSky #birds 🦉 @thebirdemergency.bsky.social @wildlifejamaica.bsky.social

First birds seen and heard this morning. First heard, singing sweetly, the Northern Mockingbird. First seen (so lucky) our National Bird, Red-billed Streamertail (“Doctor Bird”) male with full streamers, feeding on our Poor Man’s Orchid tree. #FirstSeenAndHeard

#FirstSeenAndHeard Daily early #bird report for Friday November 22. First Heard - Rainbow Lorikeets. First Seen - Spotted Dove.
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First bird seen and heard in our garden this morning.. First heard: Greater Antillean Grackle (noisy!) First seen: Northern Parula (small, charming migratory warbler). #FirstSeenAndHeard #Jamaica 🇯🇲 #birds 🦉

#FirstSeenAndHeard for Wednesday 20th November #urbanbiodiversity #birds birdwatching

I think so! It’s really late now and I meant to do my #FirstSeenAndHeard today but it slipped me. Please look out for it tomorrow!

#FirstSeenAndHeard Monday 18th November in NW Melbourne. First heard was Eurasian Tree Sparrow #invasivespecies First seen was the Noisy Miner.
Live-streaming today with a bird, biodiversity and climate news roundup at 12.30pm Aust. Eastern (GMT +11) thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

Ah. I will start doing a #FirstSeenAndHeard tomorrow! Great idea. It might not be a video like you though. But I'll share. I can almost guess which birds it will be, from now! But you never know!

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Thanks Emma! I would love to see some BlueSky folk sharing their observations from their local patch, using the #FirstSeenAndHeard hashtag. Would love some Caribbean input, African, Indian, SE Asian #bird nerds to let me know what you see and hear on an average morning around your place!

#FirstSeenAndHeard Daily early bird report #birdwatching #urbanbiodiversity #habitatgardening #TheBirdEmergency

Please come and join any The Bird Emergency or Habitat Gardening #livestream - best place to do that - thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

#FirstSeenAndHeard daily morning bird report! #birdwatching #urbanbiodiversity #habitatgardening thebirdemergency.com/YouTube

I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

Day 2 Birding Roadtrip
My (belated) #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Seen: Heard:
Chiltern, VIC, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Day 1 Birding Roadtrip
Seen: Rainbow Lorikeet. Heard: Australian Magpie.
Paynesville, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Seen: Brown Thornbill. Heard: Eastern Whipbird.
South Gippsland, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Seen: Crimson Rosella (immature) Heard: Eastern Spinebill.
South Gippsland, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Seen: Spotted Dove. Heard: very early Eastern Spinebill & an owl maybe Eastern Barn Owl
South Gippsland, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Seen: Red-browed Finch. Heard: Eastern Spinebill.
South Gippsland, Australia

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I try to post a photo of my first seen & heard bird each day. Love you to put yours in the comments 🦜🦅🦉photo too please but not necessary.

My #FirstSeenAndHeard #FSAH

Both Seen & Heard: Silvereyes & Red-browed Finches braving the wind 💨💨💨💨💨
South Gippsland, Australia

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