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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
With the weather very changeable @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social it’s been a little quiet, still plenty to find though! #ukbirding
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Under 25? Attended MigFest 2026? 🐦 Enter our Capture a MigFest Moment competition! Show off your favourite moments of MigFest magic, through photo, video, art or poetry, with a chance to win a 3 night stay for 2 guests at the Spurn Bird Observatory*. Closes 9th October! 📷 (1/2)
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Red Sword-grass new fur my garden on Wirral #teammoth
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bonxie & Leach’s Petrels during the recent NW winds @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Wheatears moving through @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Please to get a new moth in my Wirral garden recently a Neglected Rustic. Also a new moth for @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social Haworth’s Minor #ukmoths
Neglected RusticNeglected RusticHaworth’s Minor
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great to catch up with the Long-tailed Shrike recently with @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social what a great little twitch! #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Great to have a selection of Dragonflies @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social recently including our first Lesser Emperor! Also Emperor, m&f Ruddy darter, Black-tailed Skimmer & Migrant Hawkers (not pictured) Plenty of terns and waders about and the first returning Phylloscs. #ukbirding #ukdragonflies
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I @birdobscouncil.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our team are at Global Bird Fair this weekend. Call in to say hi and learn about Bird Observatories in the Swallow Marquee (S15&16). Thanks to Limosa/Wildwings for their sponsorship and the £250 prize off any holiday for our quiz.
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I @birdobscouncil.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Our review of 2025, BOC News, is now available at tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2025 Many thanks to Limosa/Wildwings for their sponsorship
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Lundy Bird Observatory @lundybirds.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
An excellent opportunity for 14 young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig... Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs, through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you...
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
A few more Wood Warbler pics from St Agnes, Isles of Scilly because I just love them, I wish they were still in our local woodlands. #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A few nice birds from a flying visit to St Agnes Isles of Scilly, always nice to see a Wood warbler and Turtle Doves which are becoming increasingly uncommon sadly. #ukbirding
Wood WarblerHoopoeTurtle DoveBar-tailed Godwits
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Lovely to see a Long-tailed duck @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social and some fantastic Dunlin plumages as they move North #ukbirding
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Ever wondered what a full year at a bird observatory looks like? This is your chance. Applications open for our 12-month internship at Spurn 👇 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/conserv...
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Conservation Intern (12-month placement)
Join us for a full year at Spurn Bird Observatory. Our 12-month Conservation Internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in bird monitoring, conservation and observatory life…
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Great to see Gannets passing again, not many Brent geese remaining now and the locals getting busy @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Couldn’t believe my eyes when this stunning Sardinian Warbler appeared in front of us @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social reward for all the efforts the team put in. A cracking Redstart was nice too. #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
As well as the Pinks heading North, Wheatears continued to move through @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social and a Sparrowhawk was escorted off the island! #ukbirding
Pink-footed geese flying North at DawnNorthern Wheatear Northern Wheatear Sparrowhawk & Carrion Crow
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thousands of Pink-footed geese headed North out of the Dee and over @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social (sound on) a few passerines around too. #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Migration continues @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding
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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Young birders offered rare chance to work at Fair Isle Bird Observatory www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Y...
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Young birders offered rare chance to work at Fair Isle Bird Observatory
New research reveals the scale of losses after a 2021 cold snap - and why increasingly unpredictable weather could pose growing risks for early-arriving migrants.
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Not just the team @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social getting on with spring maintenance, a nice Black Redstart near home too. #ukbirding
Rock Pipit with nesting material Black Redstart Black Redstart Black Redstart
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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Cracking morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with @philwoollen.bsky.social & my eldest. Highlights a c-ringed Stonechat (ringed on Mull🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aug25), another which we caught&ringed (1 of 5 on), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tits (scarce spring migrant at Hilbre) and much more (all on our blog) #UkBirding #Ringing
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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
My earliest ever #Wheatear this morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social - a beautiful male just returned from Africa. The wonder of migration 🌍 #UKBirding
Male Northern Wheatear on sandstone rock North End of Hilbre Bird Observatory
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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Another lovely early spring morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social ... male Stonechat and Wheatear #Birdringing #Ukbirding
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hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Our blog for another great early spring day on Hilbre Islands LNR is uploaded, click on the link to view: hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/2026/03/5th-march-2026.html?m=1
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5th March 2026
Weather: SE force 5 with mist, later SE backing north 4   But the sun shone through later. The first Wheatear of the year, on this excepti...
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Spring was in full swing @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with all the locals back in full voice, Stonechats buzzed around the paddock fences & waders fed as the tide moved them. Great to see a male Hen Harrier come in from the North before heading West, a sadly rare bird here now. #ukbirding
Male Hen HarrierMale Hen HarrierPurple Sandpiper Stonechat
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Long-tailed Ducks & Waxwings, Tromsø Norway.
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
White-tailed Eagles Tromsø Norway recently.
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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
BTO's Young Bird Observatory Visitors Programme opens doors for the next generation of birders www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
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BTO's Young Bird Observatory Visitors Programme opens doors for the next generation of birders
Free placements at UK bird observatories give young people hands-on experience in fieldwork, migration study and life at the sharp end of bird monitoring
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The winter regulars greeted me @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social in the cold & damp, we were rewarded after doing a few repairs with a couple of Porpoises off the North end headed into the estuary
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
A recent trip to Norfolk for the @birdobscouncil.bsky.social meeting meant we birded the poor weather and caught up with the Eastern Black Redstart eventually, Cranes in the mist and a nice Hume’s warbler (honestly!)
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory 🐦 Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant roles available at Beacon Ponds this season. Details here 👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Latest developments in this crucial story summarised: eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/a-su... Please share!
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A suppressed warning finally appears: ecosystem collapse as a national security threat
A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared
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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Slightly random one... Wondering if there might be a Manchester/Salford birder who might be thinking of heading over for the Speke grackle tomorrow (maybe the roost?), please drop us a DM 👍 (...and if you've got a spare pair of bins, even better 😉😂). Thanks v much, Mark #manchesterbirders #grackle
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Bird Observatories Council GB&I @birdobscouncil.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The long overdue 2024 BOC News is now published online at tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2024 Some amazing images and stories from around the Observatory network and a memoriam for the late Steve Wing.
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
More Firecrests because they’re boss! #ukbirding
Firecrest catching insects Firecrest finding insectsFirecrest caught insectsFirecrest
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Finally rewarded after putting in the hours when this beautiful Eyebrowed Thrush showed for us on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly recently. #ukbirding
Eyebrowed Thrush Eyebrowed ThrushEyebrowed ThrushRichard working from his field sketches
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Red-backed Shrike, Brambling arriving, Merlin and a solitary Greenshank waits for me each autumn in Covean, St Agnes. #ukbirding
Red-backed ShrikeBrambling MerlinGreenshank
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Sitting with a Black Redstart in Porth Killier St Agnes #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
There were reasonable numbers of Firecrests on St Agnes this October #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Spotted Sandpiper, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Mourning Dove on St Agnes Isles of Scilly recently #ukbirding
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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology. The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus. Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social uol.de/job788en #ornithology
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Buff-bellied (American) Pipit & Lapland Bunting were nice on St Agnes recently #ukbirding
Buff-bellied pipitBuff-bellied pipitLapland BuntingLapland Bunting
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
So nice to see a Turtle Dove on St Agnes today, the only place I’ve caught up with them in recent years #ukbirding
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A lovely Hoopoe, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Made up to see my third phalarope species (Wilson’s) of the Autumn followed by a cracking Richard’s Pipit
Wilson’s phalarope, St Mary’s Isles of ScillyWilson’s phalarope, St Mary’s Isles of ScillyRichard’s Pipit, St Agnes, Isles of ScillyRichard’s Pipit, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
A cracking Grey Phalarope on the East Hoyle bank Hoylake tonight was ace to see following the Red-necked at Spurn last week, a great find by Tim Kinch! #ukbirding
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