Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Looking forward to my first BTO conference as a new member! My pack landed today and I’ve upcycled the envelope as decorative wallet to store all my BTO info! Everyone does this, right? 😄 010
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Oystercatchers mating in the sunshine (6.3.25) on their fav spot on my local #Yorkshirebirding spot! #UKbirding. Flock of 25, & 25 Lapwings, 1 #curlew (all red listed #waders) & Starlings (red too). #ornithology 071
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 27/02/2025🎵Love is in the air!🎵 Fab flirty dancing - with leaves! - as a pair of #curlew meet up after months apart. 😍 After 20 mins thought I should leave… ☺️ #ornithology #YorkshireDales #waders #ukbirds #ukwildlife 083
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Fab little close up of Dunlin pottering by the boat jetty, low tide Ria Formosa (Pinheiro). Sat for ages watching this under-rated mini-wader. #wader #shorebirds #ornithology. 010
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 18/02/2025My 2nd view of this ringed Spoonbill, Pinheiro, Ria Formosa this week! Ringed June 2013, Netherlands. Migrates 2,000km to winter in Algarve via Gironde. Bonus Tern! #ornithology 093
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Critically endangered Black Vulture (pair plus juv) seen from car, Alentejo, Portugal. Threats inc poison baits, lead in carcasses, illegal persecution. Sound familiar? #ornithology #Vulture #ukbirding 051
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Fabulous views of around 120 Greater Flamingoes in salt pan near Tavira, Portugal. Not one but two colour ringed! Yellow 4 code with bar plus metal ring. Struggling to find ringer info -tips welcome! #ornithology #birds 120
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This is rather lovely if you enjoy #ornithology and #art! #ukbirding 020
Annie Shadrake @annie-shadrake.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Thought I’d dip my toe in here with the biggest #wader I could find! Tonight, near Tavira, #Algarve. Some nice ducks too. @wadertales.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social 180