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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Its helpful when down South friends (@tomgibo.bsky.social) visit North Wales, they manage to find cool things like this wood warbler nest! I had to visit myself and was amazed how close it was to a busy path, parents feeding the 5 chicks well still @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Deep in the Clocaenog forest today I was following the sound of wood warblers, but I couldnt help but be distracted by these muted beauties, spotted flycatchers. Nice change to see them at eye level after camoing up near some of their hawking perches @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Some more of the stunning pied flycatchers, this pair have 7 healthy looking chicks in their nest box, starting to poke their heads up to the hole to receive food. Hopefully all 7 fledge shortly! @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This outrageously showy scaup is still at West Kirby Marline Lake! He's been around since 5th Jan, fully moulted and still enjoying the sea food available in the lake.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Some of my new favourite birds to have locally, pied flycatchers. Gorgeous little birds and very busy at the moment feeding their chicks. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Excuse the usual shoddy videography, attempted to remove the wind sound too. Quail singing kind of in the open at Rixton Moss yesterday. The first note they make didn't get picked up over the wind, but the pop sounds did

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Another lifer for me this evening, a small, weird, bubble sound making quail. I was under the impression they were skulky, this one flew a few times and even sung in view for a few minutes! Corn bunts, yellow wags, marsh harrier, grey parts also at Rixton Moss

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A week trip to East Italy for a friends wedding was a great chance to try and see some rollers, success! Only brought a small lens due to hand luggage restraints, but very happy seeing such colourful birds. Bee-eaters galore too.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Nice to catch up with the long staying Speke grackle. Still singing his very strange song from his favourite copse on the Speke Hall estate. Finally able to see his shining plumage in some sunshine. Also lovely to see @birderjack.bsky.social on patch!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Some stunning whinchats from the Welsh uplands, 2 males already in song back on the 18th April. Quick to their territories! @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A warblery morning at @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social yesterday. Gropper, sedge, reed, whitethroat, blackcap, chiffchaff all in full song. Some good light helped with trying to catch some of them in flight too.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Some of the little fledgling dippers from yesterday. Adorable little things and such a privilege to see them for their first day out of the nest. Glad it was a couple days before the bank holiday weekend so they can now head up stream and escape their busy nest area @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

One dipper family has fledged! Three young fledged this morning, all three not sure on their feet and with a couple downy feathers still. After a couple hours they could make short flights and definitely knew who was bringing them food! @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Some more, of many still to come, from my trip to Swineham to see the stunning little blue robin. Incredibly tame and a real joy. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Pair of pied flies was a lovely treat today, at a site I'd been watching a dipper pair who have 2 grumpy looking chicks in the nest. Looking forward to following this pair too! @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Spent 3 days a 10min walk from the famous Swineham bluethroat. Such a sunning bird and tame as anything. With some bribery he performed amazingly, many more photos to come I'm afraid! @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

One of the 4 dipper pairs I've been watching almost have fledged young, you can hear them begging from the nest when parents swoop in with food. The male gathers food down river, the female upriver, I wonder which parent the fledglings will follow! @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

What a bird! Definitely one of the best birds for me. This tame dude near Prestatyn delighted all the visitors today, showing incredibly well. My best views of the species in the UK and finally a closeup with the crest up, new pfp for sure. @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Cracking way to finish the weekend, lovely sunny evening walk with the Mrs around @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social Spotshanks almost in full finery, med gulls looking smart and as we left the wood warbler did the right thing and showed well.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A minute after the news of a wryneck at Burton was out, I had asked the Mrs for permission and was on the way! Great bird to have locally, would be nice for a closer, not backlit showing but I'll happily take it. Great find by David King.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

First time having proper views of hooded crows, love the little dudes. They've been at every port on our Norwegian Fjords Cruise, as it's a honeymoon I haven't done any proper birding, so I was happy to have these guys easy to find!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Great views of 17 bustards on the plains today, ended up being there 2 hours longer than planned as the rough road popped a tyre. Thankfully, replaced by a mobile unit and on our way!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A big North Wales road trip on Thursday, 10 black grouse to start, first 2 swallows of the year, crossbill, kites, curlews. A lack of the target ring ouzels though. Bonus marsh harrier on Denbigh moors was nice. @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Great spring migrant filled trip to @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social today. Little gull, little ringed plover, 6 spotshank and pair of garganey being the highlights. The garganey pair even mated briefly. The little gull has a colour ring and was rung in Finland

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Dip, dip, dip, dippers. The female of one of the four pairs I'm watching now appears to be on eggs, so the male is doing a lot more lounging about and stretching. Hopefully, the others will follow shortly for plenty of fledglings this year! @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Such smart little dudes, my first wheatears of the year at Hoylake RNLI this morning, 3 males all running around with their long legs. Spring is here!!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Annnnd even more North Wales dippers. I really love being near to this species now. The female is definitely in charge of the lining of the nest, she was quite picky with what leaves she selected for it @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Got a reasonable view of the lingering Shropshire taiga bean goose before it was spooked by a low flying helicopter. Always fun to see the rarer variant before the more common one, having seen a taiga and not a tundra yet! @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Suns out, nest building still going on, so plenty of opportunities to try getting some flight shots of some of the 3 dipper pairs at Dyserth. Great birds and fun to try capturing midair. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Some more of the showy scoter on West Kirby Marine Lake yesterday morning. In the third shot you can see a crab claw hanging out of it's mouth as it gets on with swallowing it whole!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

My best views ever of a common scoter this morning on West Kirby Marine Lake. This drake wasn't worried about me watching in the slightest, catching multiple crabs and even swallow a whole razor clam!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Yesterday morning was a great chance to catch some lekking in the sunshine, up in North Wales uplands. 7 male black grouse and double digit reds, including a few not moving from the road side as i parked next to them, not bad views! @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Had a great session with the Nant-y-Pandy reds last weekend. The sun was out and showed off their full colours, even let me try catching them mid jump as they came for some tasty bribes. Just look at those tufts! @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Prepare for a few days of dipper shots, this mornings session with the 2 pairs at Dyserth was brilliant. All 4 birds are very confiding and with a little bit of fieldcraft will show almost down to minimum focal distance!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Thought I'd revisit the Speke grackle this evening as I hadn't really tried viewing it come to roost. Glad I did as not only did I meet the grackle whisperer ( @birderjack.bsky.social ) but also got to hear the grackle singing!

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Two clips of the star lincs shrike from Wednesday. First one showing him comfortably singing to us, the other hovering high over the field hunting. Excuse the amateur videography as usual, taken at 1120mm. @lincswildlife.bsky.social (hovering video in thread)

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A flying lunch visit to @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social was very rewarding with a snoozing spoonbill, very obliging willow tit, pair of barnacle and a white fronted goose.

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A visit to the famous lincs shrike had to be done, 9 hours in it's field yesterday with it visible for most of 8 hours. Sadly, no close hovering, wasn't helped by some chasing it most of the day. Still a great bird to see singing, hovering and hunting. @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Joe @gninwodeoj.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Guess I'd better start posting here as well now the other is getting quieter. Nice to now be near North Wales and it's dippers, able to visit before work! The Dyserth pair are busy nest building, tame as ever and a pleasure to watch. @rspbcymru.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

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