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Dave Roberts. @djrlincsbirder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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At the Witham mouth today. Whoopers incoming, Ca. 200 Gannets (nearly all juvs), 2 RTDiver, 20 Eider, 2 Pom Skuas, in and up the Welland/Severn route. Merlin, 2 Jay. Lots small birds heading in. With @yellowbellyontour.bsky.social @mattdenial.bsky.social

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Brilliant morning Dave, here’s my best effort on the Pom.

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Heard a strange croaking noise in the garden earlier today, so turned on Merlin… Raven?? Alas, not.. It was the water pump that had ran out of water. #waterpump #merlin #nobirds #ukpumping #notbirding #waterpumpsseenin2026 #nonraven

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Only seen 3 Willow Tit.. Carr Vale & Oggy were my first (when I last saw you I think?!). Hope you are well.

Such a shame isn’t it Annie.

TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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Marsh Tit is going the way of Willow Tit. With very little mention. #ukbirding 🤔

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A hard bird to see in Lincs now & obviously Willow is gone. I was reading up on it - it has an unusually large hippocampus for it’s size - bigger than a Great Tit - which gives it exceptional spatial awareness that allows it to remember thousands of locations for seeds / berries. Incredible.

Ah, great.. I look forward to returning the favour one day, Sir.

45mins in a Lincs wood this AM was more enjoyable than a few of my recent birding trips.. Treecreeper, Nuthatch, GSW and finally Marsh Tit! A joy to see this declining bird in my county. #ukbirding #birds #lincsbirding #marshtit #birdsseenin2026 Lincs #224.

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Ah, nooooo… A Sora is a close 2nd though. Better than being nowhere near either anyway!

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I heard it was busy.. I need to go to Scilly’s in Oct one day.

Wouldn’t have traded it though, it was the right drink for the moment.

Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Around £6.40 I think.. not cheap!

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The question says more about the asker. What is the worth of anything, then? Everything is worthless/worthwhile. Enjoying a hobby during the flicker of life on earth you have sounds good to me.

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My Lincs DIP list continues it’s inexorable rise.. Added Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler - the 3rd Bonelli’s I’ve dipped in 5 weeks now - today. Nothing can stop me! 🐧🐧🐧❌ Yellow-browed Warber was #275 ✅ the year. Thanks for the company everyone. #lincsdipping #ukdipping #lincsbirding #ukbirding

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is it worth it… living and being interested in the world??

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Gib Point Bird Obs @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bonellis Warbler still present at Sykes Farm, showing on and off around 7am @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Lincs Birding @lincsbirding.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A first for Lincs?! Probable Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler found at Gibraltar Point NNR! #lincsbirding

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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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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You wanna come round my house mate..

Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wouldn’t go on X just on principle and I have no idea about accounts with numbers like that.. I only read yours & Kyle’s blog on here. Of course people can’t be bothered reading full stop nowadays..

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You’ve written some great stuff Carl and have an obvious talent for it, so don’t forget that. I don’t know if something more generally had changed here, because I’m not seeing posts as easily as I used to?

Lincs Birding @lincsbirding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Dartford Warbler still present at Rimac. Yellow-browed Warbler at Cleethorpes & Lapland Bunting over at Mablethorpe. #lincsbirding

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The theory was that to see a Dartford Warbler here - in a thicket of buckthorn, off the saltmarsh at Rimac, on the Lincs coast - was highly unlikely.. I tested this theory today and am happy confirm it is in fact, true. #lincsdipping #ukbirding #birds #lincsbirding

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Lincs Birding @lincsbirding.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lincs Dartford Warbler at Rimac - great find by @owenbeaumont.bsky.social! Photo also by Owen. #lincsbirding

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Matt D @mattdenial.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Will have to pop down with the thermal again Dave..

Lincs Birding @lincsbirding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Novartis Ings, Pyewipe. #lincsbirding

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Blimey, I’m surprised #birddogging has been used before. Who’d’a thunk it.

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CM @manchesterbirder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Cetti’s still present this eve & got eyes on it (3rd visual this year). Other birds today were: 5 Buzzards circling the house, Jay, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Common Gull flyover. #dogwalkpatchbirding #patchdogwalking #dogpatchwalking #dogpatching #dogbirding? #birddogging? #lincsbirding

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Grey Phalarope is a Manchester mega... unless it's in Lancashire. A blog about the Danelaw, local patching, being even more Coot-like than Red-necked Phalarope, and rare birds on boundaries. #UKbirding #birds

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Grey Phalarope (just) in the Danelaw, I mean, Greater Manchester

Worthington Lakes is a set of reservoirs on the very boundary between Greater Manchester and Lancashire. There will be grumbles about this,...

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Fantastic and informative read Carl, I love a Grey Phal (still not seen one this year). The origins of the names are fascinating.. I occasionally look up “Wilson” or “Baird” etc to find out who these guys are.

Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yes! A new bird for my ‘dog walk patch’ this morning - Cetti’s Warbler, exactly where I found a Grasshopper Warbler last year. #birds #ukbiridng #dogwalkpatching #birdssheardin2026 #cettiswarbler #lincsbirding #warblers

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Wow! P Hall's image of Red-billed Tropicbird off Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding

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I know the feeling, I’m the same.. Ta, I have seen them at WG too - just want to seen one well, once!

Excellent, thanks! I was walking away. .. I still need Merlin for the year, I find it a difficult bird to catch up with, you deserve it with that amount of effort. I’m the one who said Are you Dawn? by the way. Seen you in Norfolk a few times too.

I missed the Pec Sand (twice) & showy Wryneck at Freiston, then the Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Frampton on Thu eve.. but managed to level the score on that today. Very windy conditions, but a beautiful bird indeed. Year #274. #lincsbirding #ukbirding #birding #birdsseenin2026 #buffbreastedsandpiper

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You got the Merlin too then Dawn! Nice to meet you briefly and thanks for spotting it fly back (if it was you?).