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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It was a lovely evening at Milton CP, made even better by views of a Yellow-browed Warbler (found earlier by James Hutchison) - a great bird to make it 100 sp on the patch this year @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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West Coast Birdwatching @westcoastbirds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

HELP NEEDED! There is a stranded Manx Shearwater in the West Midlands (SOLIHULL) that needs a ride back to the coast. Can anyone in that area help? Even to take it some of the way and pass on to another volunteer? Please call 01437 723193 if you can help 🙏

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Different bird to the recent one at FD? Super looks a bit more bold but could just be the light

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Looks like we both had similar days in Norfolk this week 😅

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Haha, you need one of those new image stabilising scopes 😅 An Otter and a Med Gull sounds pretty good!

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

After what seems to have been a very poor autumn for them locally it was a surprise to see a Garganey at the Cambridge Research Park today - only my second patch record @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There's also a couple of episodes of Birding with Bill Oddie, from series 1 I think, on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok8a...

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Birding with Bill Oddie: East Coast in July and September (1997)

YouTube video by Coldclough

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Can't put it better than Kevin has 😅 but would definitely recommend it Dawn, I'm sure you would enjoy it. Also Hamza's recent documentary on bird's of prey is worth a watch

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Up the hammers! Difficult game for Wrexham 😅

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks! I was lucky with how they lined up 😄

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Maybe they will wise up to that if hangs around a while longer 😅

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Juv Osprey back at the Cambridge Research Park this morning, which the local Red Kites were not pleased about @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I remember being inspired by this series as a young birder. Great to be able to watch it through again

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

An enjoyable visit to Quy Fen yesterday to check out the newly discovered breeding population of Southern Emerald Damselflies (superbly found by Andrew Maddocks), as well as entertaining views of a noisy juvenile Cuckoo being fed by Reed Warblers @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Juvenile Cuckoo being fed by Reed Warbler foster parent

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you remember Bill Oddie for one thing, let it be for this 4 minutes of magic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY9...

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Starling Magic

YouTube video by arcadeium

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

There have been up to 4 reported at Hobson's Park in Cambridge

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Stourbridge Common in Cambridge is still attracting a nice assortment of Gulls, with 2 Mediterranean Gulls seen yesterday. Good to see that the one lingering around today is indeed different to the one on Sunday, with more white speckling on its head and a ring on the left leg.

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Great news! I wonder if the parents will come back for a second brood

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Rival parent Terns seemed unimpressed with this juvenile's first flight attempts and were really giving it a hard time!

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Last week's heatwave came too soon for the Milton CP Black-headed Gull chicks, which jumped off the raft before they were ready to fly. The Common Tern chicks seemed to be more resilient to the heat and this week were making their first practice flights @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Waterlogged Black-headed Gull chick unable to make it back onto the raft with parents looking on helplessly

3 well grown Common Tern chicks on the raft with 3 adults above.

10 Common Terns and a Black-headed Gull over the raft

Common Tern juvenile making its first flight

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Peter Stronach @macstronach.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

and a wee bit of video of the Woodcock with chicks in tow! #highlandbirds 🪶

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

At current rates of warming and the extent to which previous records are being broken, it feels like an event like that will happen quite a bit sooner

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The May UK record temperature was smashed by nearly 3C, almost unbelievable that the same thing is going to happen the following month

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Very disappointing to see this continued profit-over-wildlife campaign from a major birdfood producer and seller. The RSPB/BTO guidance is very clear - do not put out seeds and peanuts between May and October. Not reduce, but stop. It is killing wild birds by the millions. #ukbirding

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Amazing photos, is that a Dark-breasted Barn Owl as well?!

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Is the Green Sand coming or going? 🤷‍♂️

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Especially as it is happening so early in the season, perhaps affecting any earlier nesters which wouldn't normally tolerate any extreme summer heat

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

1/ The latest Winter Gull Survey revealed that over the two decades since the last count, the total number of gulls wintering in the UK has decreased from 3.9 million to just under 2.5 million! 📉 #Ornithology #Seabirds 📖 Read the report www.bto.org/WinGSReport

A greyscale image features a Common Gull flying with its wings outstretched which fill the screen. Wording alongside reads: 1.4 Million Gulls Vanished.

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Some birds from the weekend in Cambs: a very late Tundra Bean Goose at Fen Drayton Lakes, and the party of Dotterel near Gamlingay had grown to 13 birds - I think the largest group in the county for over 20 years @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 30/04/2026

1/ Sad news from Cambridge: the well-known female peregrine falcon of Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits has died. For years she nested on the reserve’s chalk face, raising chicks watched by thousands of visitors, birders, volunteers and local residents.

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🌱 Emma Marsh @emmamarsh5.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🦉Birdwatching is now the second fastest growing hobby for Gen Z! Among millennials it has risen by 216% alongside a 66% increase in gen X birders. Welcome to a world of wonder! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #birds

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Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Some local birding highlights from the last week. Really good to have spring migration in full flow @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Male Ring Ouzel at Wilbraham Common, one of three birds seen.

Black Tern at Dernford Reservoir, part of a flock of 17 birds

Whimbrel (behind) at the Cambridge Research Park, with Common Sandpiper (in front)

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Nice one Lucas. I'm not sure there has ever been 2 Bitterns seen at the RP together before. A shame they didn't fancy hanging around 😅

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

So nice having lots of spring birds back!

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

6 Wheatears and a Whinchat at Tev Fen this evening. After a really poor spring last year it has been great to have such a strong passage of Wheatears locally @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Really pleased that @simongillings.bsky.social's Ring Ouzel hung around another day. It was showing really well late morning, viewed from the busy towpath at Chesterton Fen @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I think these were the best views I've had and the first time I've got photos, usually I'm too slow 😂

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Some nice views of a Weasel at Milton CP this morning - and for once, it actually stayed still long enough for a few photos!

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Good to see some more movement on garden bird feeding but ultimately we need a rethink, not just because of disease but because making common birds commoner can make rare ones rarer #Ornithology #UKBirding www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Feeding birds in our gardens is a joy – but it may be harming weaker species | Alexander C Lees

By boosting dominant species such as great tits, human-provided food can make life harder for many woodland birds, says conservationist Alexander C Lees

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

What better way is there to spend the Easter 🐣 🐣🐣 weekend than birdwatching, and hopefully finding and recording rare breeding birds to help their conservation? There’s lots to look for in April, so here’s some ideas from RBBP Secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social #ornithology #UKbirding

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Tree Sparrow have pretty much disappeared locally now, and Bullfinch are going the same way, not seen one yet this year, really miss them!

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

There seemed to be a lot more around Cambridge this winter. Easily 5 or 6 in my local park, may well have been into double figures

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Oh no! Possibly a migrant starting to make its way back to its breeding grounds. Do you know if it was left there?

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Thanks Rudy, yes the biggest 'songbird' in the world! Need to get a comparison photo of one next to a Crow

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Lots of raptors soaring in the spring sunshine at Tev Fen earlier on. This Raven circling with Buzzards gave a nice size comparison @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Jon Heath @jonheath.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

After going missing for a week I thought the long-staying drake Scaup had finally moved on from Milton CP. However today it was back with the remaining handful of Tufted Ducks. I wonder where it had gone in between? @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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