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Mark Ferris

@markgferris.bsky.social
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Mostly birds, inverts, herps, and natural history ect. Based in West Suffolk, with an interest in wildlife photography/art.

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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 · 21/09/2026
Yes, my app was doing the same thing this morning, but seems okay now.
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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 · 18/09/2026
@birdguides.bsky.social Anyone having issues with the birdguides app this evening, and website?
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nice start to a long weekend in Norfolk with an Osprey heading west towards Thornham and 3 Whimbrel north over holm dunes. #Norfolkbirding #birding
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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
Flown off, sorry about delay, bad signal
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Other people present thought it was a Sandwich Tern, but I was adamant that it was a Gull-billed Tern 🙄
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Hi Lee, unfortunately not.
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Cheers Darren!
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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 · 25/02/2026
Very nice Darren – I also noticed some Brimstones today, and had a Comma yesterday morning, along with my first Red-tailed Bumblebee queen (B. lapidarius).
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Looks like Leaf-cutter bee chambers.
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
No, i didn’t visit ness point while I was there. But I agree, it was indeed an excellent bird!
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Cheers Lee! Good to chat too, and thanks for the info, it paid off!
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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 · 11/12/2025
A great find David!
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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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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Black-winged Kite has bred in both Denmark and Hungary for the first time this year, continuing the species' range expansion into Central and Northern Europe:
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Black-winged Kite breeds in Denmark and Hungary for the first time
Black-winged Kite has bred in Denmark and Hungary for the very first time this year, marking a significant northward advance for the striking raptor. Breeding was recorded in Hungary in the country's south-east region. Two chicks hatched and subsequently fledged from an initial clutch of four eggs. Meanwhile, the first Danish breeding record has occurred. A pair was recorded exhibiting nesting behaviour, including nest-building and mating, in central Jutland in September.
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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 · 18/10/2025
Very nice Paul!
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Porthgwarra today: 2 Woodlark over, Swallow, Brambling, and YBW still at dried up pool area. #UKbirding
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Porthgwarra today: Yellow-browed Warbler near dried up pool; 31 Golden plover over the moor, 4 Grey Wagtail over, also Brambling, 4 Songthrush, 3 Redwing, and 4 Siskin, plus Whitethroat, and good numbers of Chiffchaff and Firecrests. #UKbirding #Cornwallbirds
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Juvenile Rose-coloured Starling still with Starling flock at Land’s End complex late afternoon, & R-B Flycatcher still in 60ft cover at Porthgwarra this evening. #CBWPS #UKbirding
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Nah..was lucky to see loads in Canada last year.
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Richards pipit calling over Porthqwarra this morning, also Ringed Plover over and several Crossbills, and Siskins. #CBWPS #UKbirding
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
15 Cattle Egret in flight at Marizion Marsh late morning, then landed out of sight. #Cornwallbirds #birding
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Thanks Tim. It was good to see you too, you timed it well!
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Cheers Paul, much appreciated!
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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 · 03/10/2025
I dabble now and again 😄 Cheers Paul!
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Fab pics!
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thanks Will, much appreciated.
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Cheers Mike!
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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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Mike Weedon @weedonsworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Got some more shots of the Etton, Cambs, Lesser Yellowlegs, today. Nice to meet former Peterborough birder @markgferris.bsky.social for some great photo action. For more pics, see my blog: weedworld.blogspot.com @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @justwildimages.bsky.social @paolobolton.bsky.social
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Mark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Fabulous pics Mike, it was good to meet you and @paolobolton.bsky.social too!
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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 · 23/09/2025
Same here Darren, I’ve had couple over the last few weeks on my patch.
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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
Nice pics!
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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 · 31/08/2025
Very nice Tim!
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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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