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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 11h

Small sandpipers can be a complex challenge, but structure and plumage hold the clues. 1984 paper; ‘Identification of Stints and Peeps’ gives readers a complete run-through of autumnal wader ID. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... 📸Thomas Willoughby 🔑Subscriber content

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 10h

Two Ringed Plover at SBR this afternoon. Also 5 Teal and 3 Wigeon, but a fly-through Dunlin was the pick as it was a patch year tick.

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Richard Rosslyn @rich62.bsky.social · 20h

Little Owl watching me today on my morning walk in Bawdrip, Somerset. 🙂 #birds

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 23h

(1/) The chattering Reed Warbler is frequently found along reed fringed waterways. It declined by 5% in this habitat 1999–2024. However, the BBS trend shows that this species is on the increase across the UK. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

A Reed Warbler is shown. It is perched on a branch. It is a small brown warbler species with a pale chest.

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As the weather cools down, you might begin to see some more of our favourite feathered friends settling in for the autumn🍂🪶 Some are resident in the UK, while others migrate here for the winter, bringing a boost in numbers to some areas. Learn more at➡️ www.bto.org/birdfacts #Ornithology #UKBirding

A photo of a green background with autumn leaves, with the title 'Autumn Arrivals!' and listing WeBS species with photographs of each bird: Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon, Redshank, Dunlin, and Curlew

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

✨ New Project Alert ✨ We’re working on a new partnership project looking at Curlew chick survival, key predation pressures & interventions in relation to population recovery. Your donation could support our work to restore breeding wader populations ➡️ www.bto.org/breeding... #Ornithology

A wading bird known as a Curlew is amongst green grass showing its brown mottled plumage and long decurved bill. Wording above reads: Support BTO's work with breeding waders.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Huge numbers of raptors funnel along Georgia’s Black Sea coast at Batumi. Over 1 million birds of prey can pass through in a season, making Batumi a spectacular focus for migration research and conservation. Read the latest news: britishbirds.co.uk/news/batumi-... 📸David Tipling

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(1/) After we featured Gwyn William’s story last week, this week, it's the turn of Mike Gibson from North Yorkshire, who has also surveyed a BBS square each year since the survey began in 1994: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btobirds.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

An image of BBS volunteer Mike Gibson. He is standing next to a tree.

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Marc Hunt @somersetbirder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pectoral Sandpiper with an itch 😂😍, RSPB Ham Wall

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This weekend marks the first Icelandic-breeding Goose Census (IGC) count of the season! 🪿 GSMP volunteer counters will be out counting Pink-footed Geese and Icelandic Greylag Geese at their roosts across the UK 🔭 Find out more about taking part here ➡️ bit.ly/3VP9fZp #Ornithology #UKBirding

A photo of a flock of pink-footed geese taking off from an arable field with the title 'Icelandic-breeding Goose Census' and a speech bubble saying 'October 10-11 2026!'

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BTO Garden BirdWatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's National Badger Day!🦡 Badgers are reported in around 1 in 25 GBW gardens, with sightings peaking in Sep–Oct. Autumn gardens offer plenty to eat as badgers fatten up for winter. Celebrate by helping us monitor their populations 👉 www.bto.org/GBW/Join 📸 D. Tipling / BTO

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) includes data from 44 countries, and a total of around 15,200 volunteers! This includes just under 3,000 BBS volunteers from across the UK. Find out more about the scheme: pecbms.info/update-on-th... @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

An image of a Barn Swallow with a distintice forked tail is shown. The speech bubbles say: 'Data from 44 European Countries' & 'Contributions from 15,200 volunteers.'

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fulmar - the highest recorded species in SMP for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (so far). Young Fulmar don't return to breeding sites until they are four or five, and even then, don't breed until they're nine! #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

An image of a Fulmar with an accompanying fact file covering their wingspan (100-112cm), life expectancy for a bird reaching breeding age (44), diet (mainly fish but also crustaceans and squid), lays 1 egg, can be seen year round (though most frequently during the breeding season), and 350,000 breeding pairs.

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Marc Hunt @somersetbirder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Green Sandpiper, RSPB Ham Wall 😍

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Job Alert! 🔉 We're looking for two part-time Field Surveyors for the Winter survey season from November - March to conduct wintering bird surveys. To discover more and apply visit ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📍 Survey areas: Yorkshire Dales & the Fens. 📝 Deadline for applications: Sunday 18 October 2026.

A Fieldfare is amongst frosty grass. Wording above reads: We’re hiring! Field Surveyors - LandSpAES Project.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Stay connected with the latest in ornithology, bird identification and conservation. Subscribe to British Birds and enjoy monthly issues of the journal, plus access to a wealth of online articles dating back to 1907. Ready to explore? britishbirds.co.uk/subscribe

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Report on Rare Birds in Great Britain in 2025 is available to journal subscribers, or as a single-purchase hard copy from our shop. Packed with fascinating records, fantastic images and the stories behind Britain’s rarest birds. britishbirds.co.uk/journal/volu...

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British Birds Rarities Committee @britishbirdsbbrc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you were lucky enough to find a rarity in 2026 that was also resighted elsewhere (e.g. Caspian & Gull-billed Terns, Black Storks, some gulls, wildfowl), it greatly helps the committee to receive these as soon as possible so that tracked individuals can all be circulated together. Thankyou.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cuckoo Bean is continuing to migrate south 🌎 Will his next move see him progressing into the lush jungles of Democratic Republic of Congo? #Ornithology

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The probable Todd's Canada Goose I found at Slimbridge WWT last week may have been open to debate, but there was no doubting the Night Heron that flew by uttering it's gutteral call at Ham Wall 2 days later. A quartet of Glossy Ibis showed particularly well from Avalon hide #ukbirding

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Viv K @vivkeene.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Had a stop at Chard Reservoir this a.m. Pleased to see my largest-ever flock of Mandarian ducks! Counted 32. Far away. Even got some flying (almost in focus). I also had excellent views of a male Kingfisher, which was a surprise, as they usually avoid me there. 😂 #UKBirding @dhelliar.bsky.social

A male Kingfisher perched on a stump, over the water's edge

A Kingfisher with a large fish, that it took nearly 8 minutes to swallow.

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colinfbrooks.bsky.social @colinfbrooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Great White Egret and small flocks of Cattle Egrets with Lapwings at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday evening.

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Brian Hill @bjhill47.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Curry Moor. 2 Whinchats 8 Stonechats feasting on Crane Flies. Sedge Warbler & 7 Clouded Yellows. @somersetbirds.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @btosomerset.bsky.social

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There's been exposed mud like this at SBR for a couple of months, yet it's been pretty much devoid of waders and those that have dropped in didn't stay. Real sad state of affairs.

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(1/) The next three Waterways Breeding Bird Survey trends that we are going to share are all summer migrant species. Think of them as a throwback to summer! Sedge Warbler dropped in numbers by almost half over the last quarter of a century along waterways. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

A Sedge Warbler is shown. It is a small, streaky warbler species with a distictictive pale eye stripe. It is perched on a Reed Stem.

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Richard Rosslyn @rich62.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Buzzard and Mute Swan along King's Sedgemoor Drain, Bawdrip, Somerset this morning. #birds

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

⭐ Exciting opportunity! Volunteer with BTO Youth and join the Youth Advisory Panel! ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/youth If you love nature, would like to join our amazing team of volunteers aged 16-24 and get involved with BTO's work, then this role could be for you. 🐦 📝 Closing date: 4 October 2026.

A group of BTO Youth volunteers are gathered together in an office smiling at the camera. Wording over the image reads: BTO Youth. Join our Youth Advisory Panel.

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Summerhouse Hill this am: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 22 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Siskin, 1 Linnet, 5 Skylark & 29 Meadow Pipit #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

56% of breeding success records submitted to the SMP for 2026 are from sites in England! If you have records from any SMP-covered country, please submit them by October 31st. #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

An image of two adult Cormorants and their two young.

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

(1/) Back in 2024, we celebrated 30 years of the Breeding Bird Survey. Gwyn Williams was one of just over 100 dedicated volunteers who surveyed a BBS square each year since the survey began. Have a read of his story: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btobirds.bsky.social #Ornithology

An image of long term BBS volunteer Gwyn Williams out in the field.

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Time for a #WeBSSpeciesSpotlight✨ Today we have the gorgeous Shelduck. These chunky, charismatic birds are usually seen on estuaries and coastal marshes, and they nest in burrows! To learn more about Shelducks and other WeBS species, visit BirdFacts➡️www.bto.org/birdfacts #Ornithology #UKBirding

A photo of a shelduck with latin name Tadorna tadorna, with labels showing a dark green head, a bright red bill (males have a fleshy bump at the base of the bill), a white body with black patches, and a chestnut brown band around the body. Their seasonality is present throughout the year, peaking during winter and spring migration. Weight is 1250g. Eggs are 8-10. Diet is small invertebrates, and some vegetation and seeds. Habitats are estuarine, marine and intertidal, and wetland.

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Derek C @derekfc1960.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saw a Red Kite in flight coming out of Keinton Mandeville towards Somerton this afternoon @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

(1/) As you may know, BBS started in 1994, so it has been running for over 30 years! Another similar monitoring scheme, the Polish Common Breeding Bird Survey is now celebrating 25 years of data. Read on to find out more…. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

A Wryneck is shown. It is a small, cryptically camouflaged Woodpecker species. It is perched on a branch facing right.

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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You can check out Nutcracker and hundreds of other species on the amazing Eurobirdportal. Here are counts of Nutcracker. You can change species by clicking on 'new data' and updating visualisation. Also counts/occurences. #BirdTrack data feeds in nightly www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...

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Ian Hayes @ianhayes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At least 3 Crossbills at Stockhill Woods this morning.

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colinfbrooks.bsky.social @colinfbrooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Saw a Glossy Ibis and Hobby, yesterday evening at RSPB Ham Wall.

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Andy Slade @burnhambirder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bearded tit, Ham Wall RSPB, 25/09/2026

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New in #BirdStudy And a rather special 'classic' paper from Ian Newton, ahead of his upcoming monograph book on Bullfinches next year: A 51-year study of Eurasian Bullfinches Pyrrhula pyrrhula in Treswell Wood (UK) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology

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Simon Fairweather @fatboyisslim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Spoonbill on Otterhampton Marshes around 5pm today. Viewed from the River Parrett footpath.

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Andy Slade @burnhambirder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pectoral sandpiper, Ham Wall RSPB 26/9/2026

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The peak weekly reporting rate for Quail in BirdTrack in early July this year was 2%! This was the highest ever recorded for this species in this scheme. You can get involved and record the birds you encounter via www.bto.org/birdtrack 📷 Graham Catley / BTO

A Quail appears on the path near to long grass.

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Derek C @derekfc1960.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My patch walk near Somerton this afternoon was uneventful but did snap a Stonechat and Heron at the Fisheries @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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M C G Owen @m-cgo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pectoral sandpiper, Avalon Hide, RSPB Ham Wall 25-9-2026. #somersetbirds

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New in #BirdStudy DNA metabarcoding shows Tree Sparrows at 3 UK sites heavily relied on ground beetles to feed to chicks. Baseline spatiotemporal patterns in the invertebrate diet of Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus chicks revealed using DNA metabarcoding doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology

Tree Sparrow feeding chicks, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spatz_HH02.jpg

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New in #BirdStudy Pollen can be effectively retrieved from single-use gloves worn during ringing to reveal patterns in habitat use and migratory ecology: Pollen on feathers: unlocking the potential to study avian life histories through palynology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

British Birds journal – in pictures. See what beautiful images are on display in our September issue! Thank you to everyone who contributes images and artwork.

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BTO England @btoengland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We've got some brilliant BTO Youth events coming up in England including at #RSPB Rainham Marshes & at Port Meadows in Oxford. Book a FREE space here ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/you...

A Golden Plover stands on the top of a grassy mound. Wording over the image reads: Oxford birding get-together. Port Meadow, Oxford. Saturday 17 October. 10am-1pm. Free entry. bto.org/youth-events

A Short-eared Owl flies over grassland. Wording over the image reads: Young birders walk, RSPB Rainham Marshes. Saturday 31 October. 11am-3.30pm. Free entry. bto.org/youth-events

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

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Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove

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Paul @vivthesetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A couple of hours in the Avalon Hide, #HamWall #Somerset condensed into a couple of minutes - Glossy Ibis, Pectoral Sandpiper, a bathing Green Sandpiper, GW Egret with reflections...flipping marvellous. #UKBirding #nature #wetlands #wildlife #birds youtu.be/pcAUF3SFQA0

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GW Egret, Glossy Ibis, Pectoral & Green Sandpiper and Grey Heron - Avalon Hide, RSPB Ham Wall.

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A new study of Black-headed Gulls in Sweden found that survivors of a 2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak developed long-lasting immunity and changed their behaviour. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... 📸 David Tipling

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