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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 5h

I had the 2 Shore Larks at Landguard this morning to meself as they are now settling into a regular feeding area as long as Birders/Toggers give them space

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A nice patch year tick in the form of 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at Felixstowe Ferry this afternoon

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Over the moon (to put it mildly) to find this first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN in our garden at Hillwell, Shetland this morning. The fifth record for Britain and a first for Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No Siberian blue Robins at Landguard today but a Shore Lark still present 3 Bramblings several migrant Song Thrushes a Ring Ouzel heard in the dark 2 Jays wandering around the beach bushes plus a Short eared Owl in off that eventually flew upriver

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CM @manchesterbirder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just as the Pallid Harrier came in close, a ringtail Hen Harrier confused things - those looking for a white rump on a Harrier as their distant ID feature suddenly had to take more care! The fourth pic is of the Hen Harrier, on a remarkable 10 raptor species day for some birders. #ukbirding #birds

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A map of records of migrating Nutcracker - seemingly all Slender-billed (machrorhynchos) - from Southern Sweden in the last week. Also this great video of 48 migrating SW at Falsterbo today. Definitely something afoot with this species this autumn... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-I...

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John Malloy @johnmalloy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Let’s “smash” the #BirdOfTheDay theme for today with #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast and Alt. is #Airborne; any bird in flight. This Ross’s Gull brightened a dark January afternoon on the River Tyne, UK in 2025. A rare bird in these parts…

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

Another poor year for the Purple Hairstreak (eikenpage, F quercus) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. The species spends most of the time in the canopy of oak trees, and can be hard to find, which makes them difficult to monitor. In some years, as e.g. 2018, they descend in large numbers.

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Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A commission piece I did of the White-throated Needletail that was on the east coast last year. A3 watercolour and graphite #UKbirding #birds #birdart #sciart

Set of illustrations in watercolour and graphite of a White-throated Needletail Swift. They show various poses.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Three Black Redstarts at Landguard around the fort today 2 of which were ringed also a Cinnamon Bug and at least 3 Clouded Yellows

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

2026 gave us more butterflies on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects than 2023 and 2024 (these years were the worst since 1990), and a little bit more than 2025, especially in August. But beware of shifting baseline, numbers in most years in the 1990s were often twice as high as nowadays.

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

The Lesser Purple Emperor (kleine weerschijnvlinder, Apatura ilia) has been expanding north at a speed of ±10km per year and has now started to colonise SE of NL. If this speed continues it might reach me in Wageningen in ten years or so. The expansion is caused by climate warming.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This very fresh Red veined Darter at Felixstowe Ferry Suffolk this morning by a large Apple Tree behind the millennium green

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Landguard Queen of Spain Fritillary still in the obs compound just now but mobile also 3 Clouded Yellows

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fortunate to have been at Landguard this morning when Tom Salt our ringing Warden found a Queen of Spain Fritillary

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Short-billed Dowitcher, adult in moult at Drift Res this afternoon (14th Sept). Delighted to find it but will admit that was a difficult id in this plumage. Thanks to Killian Mullarney for confirming id.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Patch work does turn up some good birds now and then and so it was this morning at Felixstowe Ferry when a Ringtail Harrier flew towards me chased by Crows which turned out to be a Juvenile Montagus Harrier along with 6 other raptor species made for a good morning 😀

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Once Benacre Ness, now Kessingland Ness: this vast bank of sand & shingle is migrating north at about 20–25 metres a year ... unusually, against the usual long-term direction of sediment transport along this Suffolk coast. #Kessingland #Suffolk #AerialPhotography #Coast

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Gary Woodburn @gary-woodburn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Info back from the Stavanger Ringing Scheme regarding the recent Red-backed Shrike at Low Newton. Ringed 10 days earlier on Norway's south coast, it covered 657km/408 miles to reach Low Newton. It's the first ever recovery of a Norwegian ringed Red-backed Shrike in the UK ! #NEbirding #BirdRinging

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

Migrant butterflies are having a good year on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects, with high numbers of Red Admiral and Painted Lady in summer, and lots of Pale Clouded Yellow now (the best year since the start of monitoring in 1990). Clouded Yellow is having an average year.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Passenger, moth was in one of Landguard's moth traps but escaped before being snapped so no pic @neilsmothman.bsky.social

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Edward Pollard @epollard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

With so many Clouded Yellows in England this year is seems it is worth checking them for Pale CY Similarly there are a lot of Whites migrating in. Who is checking for Southern Small White.....? @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

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Rob Wilton @lowestoftlizards.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Redstart Dip Farm, Gunton, Lowestoft.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Only had a couple of hours down at Landguard this morning due to a meet up wiv me Brother over from Nevada so didn't see much but as I arrived a Meadow Pipit was in the fort moat before flying into a mistnet before returning to the moat on my way out with its new bling

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Brian Small @cach22.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

White-rumped Sand still on Benacre Broad this morning, but no closer than yesterday. Poor phone-scoped video, just before sun came up and shimmer ruined it all...

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Extremely slow going for birds at Landguard again this morning but probably at least 3 Black Redstarts around all juvs one of which has been ringed and the best offshore movement was 4 Porpoises including an adult and calf

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

With very little bird wise at Landguard this morning i decided to give Felixstowe Ferry a look whilst the other half was with her poorly friend a good idea as it happened as this Red-backed Shrike popped out in front of me

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 20/08/2026

After a good 1st generation the Speckled Wood (bont zandoogje, P aegeria) suffers from the drought on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. Numbers this summer are much lower. Still it remains a common and widespread butterfly who will recover once conditions become favourable.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A couple of pics of this morning's Striped Hawkmoth and an Ancylosis oblitella also new for my trap

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A first ever for my trap this morning a Striped Hawkmoth

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A Pic of the Bedstraw Hawkmoth at Landguard yesterday

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The recent election results from Clacton makes a complete farce of our political system but it's times like these that i miss The Mash Report sadly satire is dead for us killed by the men at the Beeb

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A couple of decent moffs from this morning's haul a Scarce bordered Straw and my second Ethmia bipunctella of the year

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ethmia bipunctella the first at my trap for several years now, a mostly coastal species in Suffolk

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Gianno (The Hood) Infantina with the latest World Cup, to be rolled out next year, it's 24 carat gold, honest

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Although I've never seen the adult Cosmopterix zieglerella, a nationally scarce b moth there is still plenty of proof that they still exist in the Deben Lodge area of Falkenham/Felixstowe as the leaf mines on Hop (Humulus lupulus) are very distinctive

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

For GOD'S SAKE. Massive landowners call for ban on disposable BBQs, but at the same time call for "a lifting of the ban on controlled burning" 'You oiks shouldn't burn moorland - that's OUR job' Entitled double standards. Ban both. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk

Lib Dems and many Labour MPs join farmers, landowners and firefighters in urging temporary prohibition

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Landguard bird Observatory this morning little bird wise but it was pleasing to see 2 of the 3 Spurge Hawkmoths and best a Striped Hawkmoth. At Marsh Lane Felixstowe 3 Southern migrant Hawkers were patrolling along the track with 1 Brown Hawker 1 Southern Hawker and several Ruddy Darters seen

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

News that the 2 Black Storks were still at Hemley this morning a message i found irresistible so got there and 1 showed distantly in a muddy creek before taking off joining the 2nd bird before gaining height and crossing the River Deben

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Almost any building, school, or parking lot could be turned into a #solarpower plant and provide #cleanenergy for our cities and homes. RT if think more buildings should get a #solar upgrade. #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #GreenNewDeal #renewable #energy

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...

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Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle

I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/07/2026

Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad. Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A Marbled Clover was new for my trap today

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Not had Ethmia quadrillella for several years now so it was pleasing to see it again this morning in me trap a Nationally scarce B moth

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Bill Crooks @billcrooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Amazed to get this Sussex Emerald on the last day of a week's stay at Minsmere. It's a second county record for Suffolk

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@neilsmothman.bsky.social whilst walking around Landseer Park Ipswich I noted some Small Ranunculus larvae on a few Great Lettuce flower heads

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