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Jim

@jammyjimm.bsky.social
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Interested in all birds, beasts + fishes. Birding ex-wildfowler - opposed to all wildlife crime. #nocmig and #BWPUC dabbler. Home is Bedfordshire, but family in Scotland and USA, so I bird a bit there too. May be an AvGeek.

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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 8h
Does eBird also feed into this?
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Cairo to Aden isn't overly reliable either!
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I got this yesterday Jason - as I watched it fly over my head as part of the Shuttleworth airshow.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Finally got the bugger - Stratolaunch up again now #Skycards #AvGeek
Screenshot of Skycards game, showing various active aircraft.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I really can't think of many better ways to start the day. The sound of Pinkfeet leaving their roost right now at Harperrig Reservoir, West Lothian, #Scotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Single Scaup at Kinneil- on river channel,by 1st lagoon outflow @upperforthbirds.bsky.social #BirdingScotland
Phonescope shot of a Greater Scaup swimming on the estuary at Kinneil Lagoon, Scotland.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pfft - forgot to add @upperforthbirds.bsky.social again, sorry!
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2 Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon; feeding together, on bend in river Avon, near refinery/opposite solar farm #BirdingScotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just a couple of the many Cory's Shearwater seen last week during a family trip to Tenerife #SuperSeabirdSunday
A Cory's Shearwater, with long, narrow wings glides above deep blue ocean water. Its body is pale gray and white, with dark wing edges and a yellow bill.A Cory's Shearwater (a dark gray-and-white seabird with very long, slender wings) flies low over bright blue ocean waves, with white spray breaking behind it.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Had a swim here today (Los GIgantes - Tenerife); very impressive!
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Currently in Tenerife on a "definitely not a birding trip", but 100+ Cory's Shearwater + oodles of Pilot Whales seen today 💪
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Kane Brides 🦆 @kanebrides.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nest cameras, colour-rings, GPS tags & capacity building. Read all about our latest expedition to Iceland to study Whooper Swans, part of a long-term study now in its 38th year! swansg.org/2026/09/18/i...
A boat load of Whooper Swans captured for studying through bird ringing
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The (juvenile? plumage looked to be pristine) Osprey, that flew over at Crosswood Reservoir, West Lothian, Scotland this morning. Also, it's fairly unusual (for me anyway) that it doesn't appear to be ringed @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland
An (immature) Osprey in flight, with a blue sky background. An (immature) Osprey in flight, with a blue sky background.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Definitely one of my favourite sights + sounds of #nature Pink-footed geese just arriving for their winter stay. A couple of thousand seen today so far around the western Pentland Hills area #BirdingScotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Congratulations!
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Very interesting Gavin, as I've quite often seen it the other way around with Barn Owl + Kestrel robbing SEO.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Year tick! 🙂
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My annual "guess that skua" slot.... I assumed these were both Arctic, but the LH bird looked chunkier, with a barrel chest (as per Pom?). River Forth, at Blackness, Scotland this morning. Distant, so please excuse the #ShitBirdPhoto + I know I'll be wrong - as usual 🙂 #UKBirding
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I don't know what's going on there Dave, as I only get suggestions for species relevant to the geographic area where I'm using the PUC.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hi Steve! Yes, and no with the BirdWeather. It is pretty unreliable, but I whack the confidence level up and set alarms for species I'm interested in, then pretty much ignore everything else.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sorry, forgot to tag @upperforthbirds.bsky.social
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
At least 4 Curlew Sandpiper at Kinneil Lagoon #BirdingScotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Accompanying #ShitBirdPhoto for the Osprey
Abominable phonescope shot of an Osprey sitting on a tyre, that is half buried in the mud of the river Forth estuary.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Osprey at Kinneil. It's sitting on a tyre, out on the mud in the Forth (near refinery) @upperforthbirds.bsky.social #BirdingScotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon. It's currently roosting with Greenshank, on bend in river Avon, near refinery/opposite solar farm #BirdingScotland
The river Avon, by Grangemouth refinery.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
First birds over West Lothian yesterday evening too John + a small group this morning.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'll be up for winning a copy of this Ian 🙂
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/... And so it begins! Pinkfeet overhead now #UKBirding #BirdWeather
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Soundscape September 08, 2026 21:10 @ PUC-9540-JP
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hi Andy. WhatsApp me if you have any spare time + fancy a trip out. I can't DM you on here for some reason. Cheers.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
1 of 2 Hen Harriers seen in West Lothian today #BirdingScotland
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You too Darrel - best dressed birder ever! 🙂
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
2 very smart juvenile Curlew Sandpipers (found by Mike I) at GLE, Broom GPs, Bedfordshire #UKBirding this morning.
Screenshot of 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, wading in shallow water, with mud and feathers behind.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We've not had a #ShitBirdPhoto for a while, but I think this Common Redstart in #Bedfordshire today safely qualifies 🙂
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Juvenile Sparrowhawk in the garden a short time ago - shot through the (thankfully clean) kitchen window #UKBirding #nature #wildlife
A juvenile Sparrowhawk stands alert on a grass lawn, looking back over its shoulder. It holds a small tuft of feathers in its beak, with loose feathers scattered across the grass and in the air. Soft green foliage and warm, blurred vegetation frame the bird. An (unavoidable at the time, to prevent disturbance to the bird) out of focus plant pot is in the bottom right hand side of the shot.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@cambsbirdclub.bsky.social Juv Black Tern (fairly distant) from dam/tower at Grafham Water - in flight with Common Terns + gulls. Little Stint + 1 Turnstone remain on dam #UKBirding
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A famous (here in UK anyway) Viz comic parody ad.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Heading down Great Glen to west coast?
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Nice shot, but isn't that a Spanish Sparrow?
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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Vast numbers of waders choose the Wash (East England) as their winter home. Where do they come from? To celebrate the 67th birthday of @washwader.bsky.social I'm reposting this sixtieth anniversary blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/s... Redshank section below ⬇️ #UKbirding
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Lived up to my Jammy "nom de guerre" today, by being in the right place, when a locally rare Pied Flycatcher was found. What a great little bird to watch 🙂 #UKBirding
An (immature?) Pied Flycatcher perched on a birch tree branch - Bedfordshire, UK.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
iPhone! How dare you? 🙂
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'll have to work out how to do that Neil, although it's actually useful when visiting family in USA during hurricane season 🫥
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Bloody hell, that UK Government alert nearly made me drop the flammenwerfer....... 🔥
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A magical #UKBirding experience by the edge of a local cricket pitch in #Bedfordshire this morning, surrounded by at least 8 foraging Spotted Flycatchers. No need for the scope! #wildlife #nature
A juvenile Spotted Flycatcher perched on the end of a birding telescope, with an out of focus tree in the background.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Had at least 15 birds (2 coveys) this evening 5 minutes walk from home. Great to see, but all on stubbles marked for "development".......
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
What could possibly go wrong?
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
👏👏👏
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A forthcoming car show at the local pub.
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Jim @jammyjimm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I've just realised that I must have said hello on Sunday morning 🙂 Brilliant shots of a great bird!
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