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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As it says in the blog... "It doesn’t really matter if there is one species of Whimbrel or two, because conservation action needs to be targeted at the local and subspecies levels"

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 22/09/2026

Almost constant calls of high meadow pipit over East Bristol this morning.

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 21/09/2026

EARLY VIEW in IBIS A longitudinal study of avian pox in a small passerine, the Dunnock (Prunella modularis) | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Denise C. Wawman, Steven R. Fiddaman, Becki Lawson, Maria D. Christodoulou, Ben C. Sheldon, Adrian L. Smith | #ornithology 🪶

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 10/09/2026

Our first 50+ bird ringing day at Aust of the year, a shift from sub-Saharan migrants to autumnal chiffchaff and blackcap. Despite the south winds, good hirundine passage (+++) more meadow than tree pipit, 3 hobby and osprey (1/3 today) over. Most effort spent on a patch-tick wasp spider.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Appreciating the avian world up close Millie Burdett reflects on her recent foray into the fascinating world of ringing and how it has brought her closer to birds:

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Bird ringing: appreciating the avian world up close

Millie Burdett reflects on her recent foray into the fascinating world of ringing and how it has brought her closer to birds.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 03/09/2026

This is a really nice study on an exciting system! Congrats, Peter and team.

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Edward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Remember the summer heatwaves in the UK in 2026? The late May heatwave was exceptional: an event +4.3 sd above mean - likely to occur only once every few decades under normal conditions. It was also unusual in being early and coinciding with tit breeding season. What consequences did it have? 🧵1/n

Temperature fluctuations in Wytham Woods between 15 May and June 15 for 2023-2026. Orange and green lines represent mean hourly temperatures from 218 temperature loggers in 2026 (orange) and 2023-2025 (green). The grey line and ribbon represent the mean daily temperature ± mean daily temperature range from the Central England Temperature dataset (CET; 1772-2025)

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 31/08/2026

My first sea(estuary)watch of the autumn was quiet, bar a common scorer, with wind cutting off passage up the channel. Waders at new passage were more interesting- 2 Sanderling, 3+ Curlew sand and Spotted Redshank the best of it. Otherwise hobby and a small push of wheatear through.

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 31/08/2026

📢 Nominate for a BOU Award Godman Salvin Prize - awarded by BOU Council to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work bou.org.uk/about-the... Deadline: 15 September #ornithology 🪶

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New paper in @bou.org.uk's Ibis: there is still no comprehensive database of bird type specimens. Many major collections have no published type catalogue at all. Where they exist, they're often print-only, partial, or decades out of date. 🧵

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 18/08/2026

I've made some small edits to the UKBirding feed - just to tighten its signal-to-noise ratio. Let me know what its missing. 📡

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 10/08/2026

Despite slow migration over, Aust finally delivered migrants on the ground this morning, including Willow and Garden Warbler, Common and Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart and Tree Pipit (+15 over).

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 10/08/2026

A recent high count of 40 Twite, including second brood juveniles from several pairs, is exceptional in England in recent years.

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Rod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Adult twite with two fledglings in the Pennines today. These lovely finches are just about clinging on here, so it's good to see a pair raising a second brood. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @j-dunning.net

A fledgling twite begs for food from an adult as another fledgling looks on.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 23/07/2026

Of all the lawns what are the chances it would land on @severnsidebirds.bsky.social’s, who has seen 5/7 puffins recorded in Avon this century. The lights along the channel, at Hinkley point (and Paul’s garage), must be distracting for nocturnal fledging seabirds on Lundy and beyond.

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Paul Bowerman @severnsidebirds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Well I wasn't expecting this on my front lawn/driveway tonight. A juvenile Puffin. Number 171 for my house list. Will be released at Weston super Mare at midnight.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 21/07/2026

Last few days to submit abstracts for BOU:Avian Disease Ecology Conference in April, should be really interesting few days -- bou.org.uk/event/avian-... 🧪🪶

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 20/07/2026

Really nice research on a familiar to system to all of us - pigeons in buildings.

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Matt Hobbs @migrationmatt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

So the #Badock'sWood sparrowhawks that I've been following branched 3 days ago and fledged yesterday. Their development is so fast - from the left 7th, 10th, 14th (today's male). The adult female has clearly lost weight during the process - pics showing today and 7 May #ukbirding #birds

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 04/07/2026

A few blowy days on steep holm for gull monitoring and planning habitat work for the Autumn. Good year for LB and HG (~150 ringed), GB recovering. Cormorant also having a good year. Storm petrel, fulmar and mistle thrush island ticks for me (and firsts for a long time)

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 23/06/2026

Coastal ringers, I am after a good storm petrel tape for a survey. Can anybody recommend one?

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 16/06/2026

The skyline has changed and my favourite pub is an Italian restaurant now but there are still black redstart singing in Manchester City centre - two in same places they bred 15 years ago.

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 15/06/2026

🔈 NOMINATIONS OPEN Know someone in #ornithology deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a BOU award now! 🪶 🥇 Godman Salvin Prize 🥇 Alfred Newton Lecture 🥇 Janet Kear Union Medal 🥇 Early Professional Award Deadline: 15 September 2026 Nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the... 🪶

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Jared Wilson @wilsonjaredm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A visit up to Pico do Ariero on Madeira last light for Zino’s Petrel. Stunning scenery

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Rod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Great to see juvenile Twite in the Pennines. These lovely finches are just about clinging on here, so fledglings are precious. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @j-dunning.net @rspb.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Juvenile twite standing on the grassy ground and looking into the lens.

Two juvenile Twite standing next to a parent bird.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 05/06/2026

Barn owl seem to be having an excellent year - this evening we ringed 23 chicks in four boxes, including two broods of 7 and all at good weight.

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Matt Hall @matthall95.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Seabirds galore at Severn Beach! 250+ Manx Shearwater, Great Northern Diver, Bonxie, Arctic Skua, Fulmar, 2 Storm Petrel, 2 Common Scoter and 4 Kittiwake this morning. Dark phase Arctic Skua, 2 Guillemot, 5 Common Tern and 2 Kitts last night @andy-1963.bsky.social @severnsidebirds.bsky.social

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Not a sentence I’d expected to read when I got up this morning. Remarkable finding!

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Michał Jezierski @jezierskimt.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

St Kilda Wren perched on a lichen-covered rock, part of a dry stone wall on Hirta, St Kilda.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 26/05/2026

Look at the facial (rictal) bristles on this Icterine warbler (which had hit a window in Lecce, Italy). These are generally associated with low-light foraging, including in nocturnal migrants like this one. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 26/05/2026

Great to see Rufus here, and posting about his exciting work locally.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 21/05/2026

Sea-watch over the Adriatic Sea from Puglia, Italy this morning, in a decent onshore wind, delivered three Eleonora's Falcon moving NW up the coast and briefly harrying a house martin over the water - a dream for me. No photos, but here's some of the constant line of Scopoli's.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 05/05/2026

Steep Holm has Avon's only(?) breeding Cormorants, a scarce southern sea-cliff breeding population of the coastal subspecies, carbo. They are difficult to see from land, but most with small chicks now.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 05/05/2026

Glad to have timed a chance mid-morning visit to Severn Beach with a clear-weather push of Arctic Skua moving up the river. w/ @andy-1963.bsky.social, Adam and Emily.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 05/05/2026

Last weekend’s ringing trip to Steep Holm started off well, but migrants cleared as the cloud lifted. Great to see work to clear the plateau of invasive growth progressing too. Marsh harrier, and lesser Whitethroat were new for the year there (the harrier for the decade).

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 01/05/2026

Here is our Biol. Rev. paper on the downsides of extra-pair behaviour in birds, expertly led (and summarised) by @jorgensoraker.bsky.social 🪶🧪

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 29/04/2026

There's been a push of new birders arriving here recently and I'm glad to see it, including @joeharkness.bsky.social whose work well worth following. Here is @stevedudley.bsky.social's excellent blog on how BSky works again - bou.org.uk/blog-dudley-...

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Hello Bluesky! Goodbye Twitter - British Ornithologists' Union

Bluesky is proving to be an excellent alternative and welcome antidote to Twitter/X

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 27/04/2026

Late to posting about the extraordinary vismig on the Severn this weekend, including good numbers of Common Tern and Little Gull, stacking high before tracking inland, but also Whimbrel, Black and Little Tern (a patch tick for me). @severnsidebirds.bsky.social

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 23/04/2026

Almost four years after its conception at the hole nesting birds conference in Oxford, @jorgensoraker.bsky.social and I have had our paper, The costs of extra-pair behaviours in birds, accepted in Biological Reviews. More soon. 🪶🧪

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Reuben Veal @reuben-veal.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I’ve long been told ‘Barwit’ day is the best day on my adopted patch. While today was 1500 away from the best day, seeing 520 come in low up the Severn, see the M4 bridge and then head NE inland was a great spectacle @bristolbirding.bsky.social

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 12/04/2026

Before I’ve had one vismig this year, there are tree pipit back on territory and singing in mid wales 🏔️

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 06/04/2026

There are still seabirds moving against a cold easterly wind. Fewer Manx, kitt and fulmar. Highlights are two puffin and six common scoter and a great northern diver south. @cbwps.org.uk

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 04/04/2026

Another hour from 17:00. Pom skua (!!), 990 auks (poss razorbill majority), another 2500 Manx, 48 gannet, 21 fulmar, 3 GND (inc a br. plumage), 90 kitt and 6 sandwich tern. @cbwps.org.uk

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 04/04/2026

~6,100 Manx moving south from St Austell bay over an hour and a half watch just now. Also, 1500 auks, 90 kitts, 28 fulmar, 58 gannet, 2 bonxie and 2 GND. #cornwallbirding

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 03/04/2026

Purple sandpiper on the rocks beyond Mevagissey outer harbour - these are semi regular here in spring.

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 31/03/2026

Nice to see LMCG reported, now at least 5 years old. Despite the population collapse in Derbyshire, this bird has been recorded on passage every year since, although now alone. We have no idea if/where he breeds, but not with the West Yorks group, so a +1 on our English pop. estimate.

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE

Zebra finches in Australia; one of the study organisms for the PhD

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera in South Africa; one of the PhD study organisms

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