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Perry Smale

@hieraaetus74.bsky.social
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Cornwall, born and raised in Devon. All wildlife, though mainly birds (especially raptors and seabirds), mammals, reptiles and insects. Photographer. Love travel, quizzes, heavy metal and classic rock. Here to be nice, no negativity, no politics. On X😄

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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unfortunately they did 3 only this series. Are they restricted to just 3 programmes? I'd like to see them go to Scotland, Isles of Scilly, the New Forest, Dorset etc.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well...hmm, I gather there's been a Common there too but since the Spotted has been present I've only visited once and only found Dunlin and Ringed Plover, no actitis. That one there looks to have slightly marked tertials.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Looks like a Common, that one.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They named Bean Geese after him.😄
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Where on Earth was it when I dropped in? Down a rabbit hole??😂
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Funny, that's where I looked the hardest. Seen them before, so probably won't bother again.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can categorically say it wasn't in there when 3 of us were looking mid afternoon. Getting frankly hacked off with this.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anything used to seem possible over there in the good old days.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@birdguides.bsky.social The Lapland Bunting at Pendeen was not there today. I looked for it.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It definitely wasn't there. 2 other guys looking too.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is embarrassing. I either need to go to Specsavers or just unlucky but rocked up at Pendeen light expecting a shoo-in year-tick Lapland Bunting only to find no sign of it anywhere. The curse of looking for someone else's bird strikes again. Not happy @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@lobb66.bsky.social It's a simple question.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not much water in it at the moment.. west side can be walked up easily! Mind you, yesterday couldn't find the Spotted Sandpiper.😒
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@lobb66.bsky.social What beef does @liamlangley1.bsky.social have with me? I need to know please.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You've got a Bar-tailed there.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looks more like a Ringed Plover.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Spotted Sandpiper apparently back at Drift. I wonder where it was yesterday afternoon?🤔🤔 #cornwallbirding
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You could have a howling southeasterly, so you're getting off lightly.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@cbwps.org.uk Come on, where are the sightings for Saturday??
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You seem to have plenty of birding time for a "scientific" trip.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@cbwps.org.uk Are you going to post today's sightings? People may be planning what to do later.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
...Egrets at the north end (most I've seen in Cornwall), while a Wheatear was also present. In other news, no Turtle Doves could be found around the outbuildings of Ardensawah Farm near Porthgwarra. Think the moral is don't follow up reports. 😄
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Walked up the west shore of Drift Reservoir this afternoon in a search for the tame Spotted Sandpiper everyone has seen. Well I must be very unobservant, as could not see it anywhere. Nevertheless, year-ticked a female Pintail (pathetic, I know), and was rather impressed by a flock of 30 Cattle...
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Could buy a nice bottle of red for that.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As expected. Although about 20p cheaper than what I thought you'd say.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What's the price of a pint in there?
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These are all European Shags.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They fished them out before, now we'll see if it happens once again.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I told Schubert but his response went unfinished.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tell Tchaikovsky the news...
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We invented queues! Bit of an epic fail!
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just thought it was yet another drugs song, like Space Oddity or Golden Brown.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All very weird. I looked there yesterday. Just Collared Doves. 🤔
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When he ends his term, will the next President order these walls to be dismantled??
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They need to maybe put an ad in Birdwatch, though.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bummer...😒
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A very "gatekept" expedition this, never saw it advertised anywhere.😏🤔
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
U.S/Canada one is separated for many miles before the Alaska/Canada border.👍
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is a supposition it's U.S and Canada, but that's discontinuous as one land border.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's the country with the world's longest land border. With Russia. 6,846 km.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That's what I thought, yes.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Was it that long ago? I am guilty of having seen that one.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I suppose it still could have been one, though? No dodgy provenance? Is it cat B purely because it's an old record? I'm actually surprised there has not been one on a Scilly pelagic or past Pendeen, so continental shelf occurrence expected really.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I thought it was on the British list already.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I would like the chance to go out there very much. Can a ship of similar size to the Scillonian not be commandeered for a pelagic to run each year out there? I didn't see this Challenger thing advertised anywhere.
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Black-capped and Bermuda.👌
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Is this not stretching the definition of "British waters" a bit??
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Perry Smale @hieraaetus74.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wouldn't be at all surprised...
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