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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Land’s End today: Firecrest, Chough. Golden Plover. Plus, found a showy Lapland Bunting! Also paid a visit to Boscathnoe Reservoir to see the adult and 1st-w drake Ring-necked Duck. #Cornwallbirding #Aythya

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The juvenile Baird’s Sandpiper showed a little closer this morning at Drift Reservoir; 8 Cattle Egret, Firecrest, and Common Sandpiper also present. @cbwps.org.uk #Cornwallbirding #yankwader

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Juv Bairds Sandpiper still showing from hide at Drift Reservoir. Also at least 14 Cattle Egrets. @birdguides.bsky.social #Cornwallbirding #Shorebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Good to see the 1CY Kumlein’s Gull & Spotted Sandpiper at Drift Reservoir early this morning. Managed Some phonescoped record shots. #Cornwallbirding #shorebird #Larid

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It was great to see the group of three Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Davidstow airfield on 7/10/26. I even managed a few pics! @cbwps.org.uk #Cornwallbirding #Calidris #Shorebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not much of note around Sennen today or Porthgwarra, a couple of Firecrest and 1 Wheatear at the latter, and 18 Med gulls in the cove including a Belgian/Netherlands colour coded 2CY individual EE21. @cbwps.org.uk #Cornwallbirding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A good weekend on my local West Suffolk patch at Denston: 1CY YLG, 3 Stonechat, and 1 Rock Pipit – a patch tick! #patchbirding #Larids #Suffolkbirding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Got some new patch ticks yesterday! Not the feathered kind, either – 3 imm. female Red-veined Darters! Not bad at all for my inland-West Suffolk patch. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Odonata

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A day out to Wales, Sat 20th June to see the Western Reef Heron – closer views were obtained early afternoon – and a few butterfly subspecies on the Great Orme. Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus ssp. caernensis) and Grayling (Hipparchia semele thyone). #UKbirding #lepidoptera

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Just found this Gull-billed Tern from west hide at minsmere.

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I was fortunate enough to be in Norfolk, when news broke of a 2cy Ross’s Gull at Titchwell. It was relocated in a ploughed field nearby, but for the lucky few, it did a brief flyby. I quickly snapped some shots, but looking into the sun unfortunately, so not the best. #UKbirding #Rarebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

My first reptiles of the year: Male Barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) and Male Adder (Vipera berus) Cavenham, Suffolk, 2/3/26. I found 6 males in total within an area of about 520 m2. #Herping #Snakes #suffolkreptiles

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It was good to see the Hume's Warbler at Lowestoft on 14/2/26. It gave brief views in the morning, and then wasn’t seen for a few hours: I relocated it early afternoon, in the north-east corner of Sparrow's Nest Gardens, where it showed very well. #RareBirdsUK #UKbirding #Suffolkbirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Had great views of the putative 1st w Isabelline Shrike this morning at North Warren, Suffolk. It was good to see it finding plenty of food, mainly wasps! #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK #Suffolkbirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I haven’t seen one of these in a while: a female Ruddy Duck on my patch at Denston, Suffolk, was a surprise this morning! #Ukbirding #suffolkbirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Good to see the juvenile AGP today at Eyebrook Reservoir, and 2cy Casp (my first of the year) at Rutland Water; ringed as pullus 7/5/24 in the Netherlands, also 1 adult and 1cy YLG also present. #UKbirding #larids #rarebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Managed to connect with the stunning male Turkestan Shrike on Saturday, after relocating it early morning. Even managed to get some reasonable photos – which is always a bonus. #Suffolkbirds #UKbirding #rarebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It was great to see the Lesser Yellowlegs – and get pics – at Etton, Cambs on 28th September. Also good to meet @weedonsworld.bsky.social #wader #shorebird #cambsbirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A trip down to Landguard this morning produced a few migrants: 2 Blk Redstarts, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, 4 Lsr Whitethroats, and quite a few Clouded Yellows; however, my local patch at Denston this afternoon produced this nice 3cy YLG. #Larid #Suffolkbirds #Patchbirding #Gulls

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Found this Grey-headed Wagtail this morning at Landguard nature reserve. With several Yellow Wagtail. #suffolkbirds #birding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A few pics of the very confiding Juvenile Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) at Boyton marshes, Suffolk, 30/8/25. #suffolkbirds #RSPB #Rarebird

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Great to see the 1st w Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) at Great Wigborough, Essex on 6/9/25. My first was at Walton-on-the-Naze back in 2004. #essexbirds #rarebirds #phylloscopus

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Nice to see a close up view of a Hummingbird hawk-Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) having a rest this afternoon. #Moths #Lepidoptera #Suffolkmoths #insects #pollinators

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A good day birding in Suffolk today starting with the family party of Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick marshes, then a nice bonus PGP flying north towards Walberswick giving its distinctive Chu-it" call. And then finishing with the juv Black Stork at Boyton. #rarebirds #Suffolkbirds #Birding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Some quality birding in Cambridgeshire over the weekend included Spotted Sandpiper at Grafham water, with Great Reed Warbler, and female Red Footed Falcon at Ouse Fen – record shots of the latter. #UKbirding #cambsbirding #rarebirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A few nice solitary bees found over the weekend on my patch: Melecta albifrons, Sphecodes gibbus, and Halictus rubicundus. Denston, Suffolk 6/4/25 #bees #invertebrates #insects

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

100+ Common Gulls and a nice adult YLG on my patch at Denston, West Suffolk, this morning. #suffolkbirds #larids @birdguides.bsky.social

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

It was great to see the incredibly confiding 1st w male Amur Stonechat at Trimley Marshes, Suffolk, 9/11/24. #Ukbirding #Suffolkbirding #RarebirdsUK

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Finally managed to see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from my garden tonight. #comet #stargazing

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Porthcurno/St Levan this morning: 2 Blackcaps, 6 Firecrests, YBW still at top of Porthcurno Valley and 1st w Lapland Bunting showing very well in Bulb field above Porthcurno valley; possibly @mwallacepg.bsky.social bird from St Levan. @birdguides.bsky.social #UKBirding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Porthcurno/St Levan early morning: 3 YBW, 1 again at top of Porthcurno valley with tit flock, and 2 more in willows – also at top of Valley – also Spot fly and Merlin. Whinchat at St Levan. #UKbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

Kenidjack valley late afternoon: 2 Wheatear, Firecrest, and a DIPPER at the bottom of the Valley, that I possibly thought could be Black-bellied Dipper. But it looks like there is a little to much chestnut for it to be that. Opinions welcome of course. #UKbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Firecrest along Bosisto lane late afternoon and 2 White Wagtails, plus Turtle Dove at Raftra farm. #UKBirding #Cornwall

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Three Firecrest between little Gwendreath and Kennack Sands this evening, and – for those that are interested – many Grey Bush-crickets. @birdguides.bsky.social #insects #UKbirding

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Juv Rosy Starling still on wires near Henry’s Campsite this morning (Lizard) and Firecrest at Church Cove. #UKbirding #scarcebird #Cornwallbirds

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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Went to Landguard for the morning today, and it was fairly quiet migrant wise, with 2 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail (juv), White Wagtail, lesser Whitethroat and a few Chiffs. #UKbirding #SuffolkBirding

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