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Andrew Whitehouse @anthrobirder.bsky.social · 7h

My morning trudge round Girdle Ness wasn't a total waste of time, as I found this lovely Rustic Bunting near the Battery. My first record here. #Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding #UKWildlife

A Rustic Bunting is standing on the short dewy grass of a golf course.

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 11h

📢NEW paper out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org #RSOS. 📖Practical implications of temporal body mass variation for biologging and comparative studies. 🌟Showcasing the value of #long-term studies - 1000s of body-mass measures analysed. 👥Led by @benmocha.bsky.social doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

News from the deep 🌊 Paul French tells the story of this autumn’s Challenger 1 expedition to The Canyons, taking us on a fascinating journey into the depths. Read ‘Challenger 1 expedition: to The Canyons’ 👉 www.britishbirds.co.uk/news | @nomadbirder.bsky.social

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Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A very unexpected mega down at Spurn already today, our first Eyebrowed Thrush. Trapped and ringed in Church Field. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social Now back to the gas terminal slog...

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lovely to have this #Tystie hanging around the east side @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social at the moment

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2. Its interesting many of the Manx are now in moult

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First days at the ringing camp in Pape, Latvia 🇱🇻 Main goal is to try these new Blumorpho (Bluetooth) devices, here on a Yellow-browed Warbler. Hopefully, we could get nice trajectories of this species in Europe coupled with the genomic origin of each bird.🤞

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Ruth Dunn @ruthedunn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A really great article by @lisasgardiner.bsky.social on some of the research on tropical #seabirds that we've been doing over the last few years 🐦🐟 www.snexplores.org/article/tagg...

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

Swedish birders seeing very good numbers actually migrating SW: this video from Falsterbo today www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-I...

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48(!) Spotted Nutcrackers (macrorhynchos) migrating, Nabben, Falsterbo, 2026-09-27

YouTube video by Måns Karlsson

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Adrian Kettle @akettle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Only the 2nd Peregrine I’ve seen on Yell in 6 years. This juvenile “calidus” type never came close but showed for quite some time #birdingshetland

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some nice seawatching in September @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social highlights were of course good numbers of Leach’s Petrels, a few Manx Shearwaters, skua numbers were poor but a single Bonxie flew right over us at the North End, a Grey Phalarope whizzed by and a BlackGuillemot paid us a visit #UKBirding

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Barred Warbler trapped at the Obs

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Biscay yesterday a couple of Fin Whales, one skua but a nice one! Dark/intermediate juv Long-tailed. Full crops as quite distant.

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Leela Channer @leelachanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bearded vultures fighting, on our undergrad Pyrenees field course @uniexecec.bsky.social

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

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Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yet another rare American wader in the county! Today’s special is a juv Spotted Sandpiper found at Drift reservoir by Paul St. Pierre. This is the 17th record for Cornwall. The last was an adult with full breast spots in August 2020. That one was also at Drift and found by Dave Flumm.

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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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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Deep breath checkpoint! Are you overwhelmed and doomscrolling? If so, unclench your jaw and take a few deep breaths! Enjoy this Ovenbird foraging in my backyard if you need a visual-- sometimes they're a very hard warbler to spot, other times they're just walking around my yard, feet away 🪶

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Devi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Heavier great tit nestlings 🐥 usually end up as heavier adults 🐦. Is this always a strong correlation? Our new preprint shows that the strength of this 'silver-spoon' association shifts continuously with environmental context, and is stronger in harsh conditions! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

14-day old great tit (Parus major) nestling in hand. Bird handled under appropriate BTO licence.

Adult great tit (Parus major) in hand. Bird handled under appropriate BTO licence.

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Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Radar image of Tuesday's mass crane migration. A 100 km long line of migrating cranes was clearly visible on weather radar. It is estimated that around 10,000 (?) cranes were involved in that formation. The highest count observed was 26,000 migrating cranes on that day in Kangasala (near Tampere).

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Niall Machin @niallmachin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My son James found this booted warbler in Zennor, Cornwall last thing today. Top find! #cornwallbirding

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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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Gareth Jones @jonesgareth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tresco 2 September: female citrine wagtail and solitary sandpiper.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology

A Nightingale perches on a branch amongst the green foliage of a bush. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.

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Neil Donaghy @neild1962.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This wholly unexpected Red-eyed Vireo was trapped and ringed at Kenfig Pool this morning and is the seocnd record for Glamorgan and the reserve recording area. I had the shock of my life when I saw it staring back at me from the net. Seen by 20+ observers upon release #birdingWales #UKbirding

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Mikko Jimenez @mikkojimenez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Shouts to Georgia Good for CRUSHING this article covering some of my research, love how this turned out :)

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Marie-Morgane Rouyer @mariemrouyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨 New paper in @consletters.bsky.social, one of the main outputs of my #PhD ! 🥳 You can read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4... Summary below

Paper presentation - Highly mobile seabirds reveal areas of conservation importance across the Atlantic Ocean

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology

A bird called a Redstart perches on top of a post, showing its bright orange-red underparts, grey upperparts and black face and bill. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.

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Natasha Gillies @tashgillies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New paper in @animalecology.bsky.social!📝http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70350 Coordination is thought to be key to the success of biparental care, but we don’t know how this varies with species’ ecology 🍃 We explore: how important is partner coordination & does this depend on environment? 🏞️

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Four key pics of the moulting first summer Short-billed Dowitcher at Drift Res (14th Sept). Observed for a couple hours before a Peregrine spooked it and then flew off high. It was video’d and the Turnstone-like call recorded. First record for Cornwall.

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Annette Fayet @annettefayet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#Puffin chicks from different colonies have different gut microbes, but these differences disappear by adulthood—suggesting the environment is important in shaping the gut #microbiome early in life. New paper led by @eveliinahanski.bsky.social Link: tinyurl.com/4t7senvx #seabirds #ornithology

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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New #ornithology paper out in @ecography.bsky.social! The tendency of birds to return to the same breeding area in different years varies wildly among species. We show that breeding site fidelity is much lower in #shorebirds nesting in the #Arctic tundra than in those nesting in other habitats. 1/n

Map showing the geographic locations of shorebird populations included in the study, alongside four Arctic-breeding shorebird species with low breeding-site fidelity: Red Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, White-rumped Sandpiper, and Pectoral Sandpiper.

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A break today from Estaca de Bares. Highlights from 7 days: 3 Zino’s type Petrels, 2 Desertas type Petrels, 2 Barolo Shearwaters, 7 South Polar Skuas (& 3+ probables), 4 Scopoli’s (must be more but can’t spend time looking at every Cory’s), Long-tailed Skuas (many ads incl. 4 palescens)

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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New #ornithology paper! Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the #conservation of migratory songbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Aims to stimulate research advancing #migration #ecology and conserving threatened migratory #songbirds.

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Great day seawatching at St Ives Island Cornwall yesterday. Amongst the highlights Bonxie Stercorarius skua, adult Sabine's Gull Xema sabini, Common Dolphins Delphinus delphis and Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fea’s type, c20 Great Shearwaters 15+ miles off Plymouth yesterday in with 100s of Manx. Biscay so far this am 2 Fin Whales, Curvier’s, Common Dolphins, BN Dolphins, 2 Lt Skuas, few Cory’s, lots of Portuguese man o war

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

08/09 Estaca de Bares highlights today: 2 Zinos’ type (one with much white in underwing and one with darker underwing though small and light flight unlike Desertas type), Barolo Shearwater, 2 South Polar Skuas, Wilson’s Storm-petrel. A 5 skua & 6 shearwater species day!

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As great snipe migrate between Europe & sub-Saharan Africa, the intrepid birds can reach great heights, ascending and descending several thousand meters, but it turns out that these extraordinary altitude changes don't cost the birds any additional effort doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A great snipe (Gallinago media) flying over central Sweden. Photo credit: Åke Lindström.

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Matt Bruce @mattjbruce.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Egyptian Nightjar on a boulder beach at Virkie, Shetland this afternoon. Incredible. #UKBirding #RareBirds

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Will Oestreich @will-oestreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

How do blue whales search for and locate feeding opportunities in their vast, fluid 3D foraging habitat? Check out our new paper, led by John Ryan, which provides a high-resolution answer to this question using a remarkable confluence of bio-logging and oceanographic data tinyurl.com/wa4usbpp

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High-precision localized feeding by blue whales

Ryan et al. use biologging and satellite remote sensing to show how blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) can precisely and persistently localize feeding within a favorable foraging habitat by sensing a...

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Notes from my 1st St Ives seawatch 3Sept1983 If I could relive a wildlife day it would be this one No one had cameras then & the optics poor compared to now Vivid memories Gt Shearwaters, LongT Skuas, a 'wall of Gannets', 1000s of petrels + flock of 50 adult Sabines Gulls! @liamlangley1.bsky.social

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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New #ornithology paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We show that female dotterels can move across large distances within a single breeding season in search of mating opportunities, visiting up to five different sites (median: 3) and travelling up to 1000 km between sites (median: 71 km). 1/n

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Alan @lobb66.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Intense morning at St Ives yesterday - Barolo S, dark juv LT Skua, 2 Wilson’s, 3 Leach’s, 30 ESP, 3 Grey Phal, juv Sabine’s, 4 Great Shear, 2 Cory’s, 19 Sooty, 30k Manx, 27 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie, Black Tern & good turnout. Today - Clodgy’s 2nd Wryneck in a week & other goodies #cornwallbirding

8 squeezed on to the NCI ‘platform’ with several more at the railings. The most intense morning’s seawatching I can remember

Cracking Wryneck with LL on Clodgy - following one from 5 days ago. Birders have been looking so maybe this is a new one.

Osprey hovered over Stithians for a minute or 2 and left

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New job alert🪶 2.5yr fixed term Conservation Scientist role in our England and Wales team Project: Developing a trial management intervention for upland breeding Whinchat through a programme of new science Deadline: 23 Sept Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Ben Andrew

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our largest moth the Death's Head Hawk most obvious when compared as a pupa to Convovulus & Hummingbird Hawks. The Convovulus pupa has a 'jug handle' extension where its 10 cm long tongue develops. The DHH lacks this as it has a very short tongue used to suck honey from honeybee comb.

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