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Not a big social media user but here for the journey and the contact... be warned, though, I rarely 'adult.'

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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A Cape ormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) from a pelagic South of #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on the 25th October 2015 #Wildlfe #Photography #Seabirds Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
A Cape ormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) from a pelagic South of Cape Town, South Africa on the 25th October 2015.
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I co-authored a paper with Dr Chris Redfern looking into how people actually benefit nesting Arctic Terns on the Farne Islands (in complete contrast to what we have believed and thought). Link to the paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/57ASV9... Photo: Siegfried Woldhek #Seabirds
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) cruises by from a pelagic South of #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on the 25th October 2015 #Wildlfe #Photography #Seabirds Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Great shearwater (Ardenna gravis) from a pelagic South of  Cape Town, South Africa on the 25th October 2015
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Tom Cadwallender @tomcadwallender.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#SuperSeabirdSunday David, The wonderfully named Belcher’s Gull off the coast of Chile in the Pacific Ocean. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An adult Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) at #Radipole, #Weymouth, #Dorset on the 4th March 2018. #DirtyTwitching #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a like and repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
An adult Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) at Radipole, Weymouth, Dorset on the 4th March 2018.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A pen and ink of the black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) at #Bempton July 2021 #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Art It is now at dahaawatsness.co.uk guesthouse, #Shetland Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a like and repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Pen and ink sketch of the black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) at Bempton 4th July 2021.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hartlaub's Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) at Strandfontein #SouthAfrica on 28th October 2012. Half of the World's population lives at #CapeTown #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Hartlaub's Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) at Strandfontein, South Africa on 28th October 2012.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Dare to dream! As Nike* says "Do it" *other branbds of sports-wear are available.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) circles in Linni Geo on #FairIsle #Shetland on 18th September 2019. #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like it. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
A Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in Linni Geo on Fair Isle, Shetland on 18th September 2019.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yeah, such a good sketch. Well done. I was lucky to see that bird as well. #Greedy #DirtyTwitching
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A Bermuda petrel, or Cahow off of #Bermuda on the 12th November 2021. #Seabirds #Photography The Cahow Experience will run in 2026 & 2027. (www.facebook.com/NonsuchIsland) Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a like and repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
A Bermuda petrel, or Cahow off of #Bermuda on the 12th November 2021.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A sketch of a ♂️ Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) from my diary from 33 years' ago, today, 11th August 1993 on North Ronaldsay #Orkney. Staying until the 19th and was the first 'proper' twitchable one. #Birds #WildlifeArt #Birding #Wildlife #WildlifeArt #LivingInThePast #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) aka southern black-backed gull, or by its Māori name, karoro at Waiwera Beach, #Auckland #NewZealand on 27th March 2015. #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) aka southern black-backed gull, or by its Māori name, karoro at Waiwera Beach, Auckland NewZealand on 27th March 2015.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Deserved!
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
An Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) at 82°05’ N, 015°12’ E, less than 500 miles from the North Pole, on the ice edge, 26th July 2022. #Arctic #Svalbard #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a like and repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) at 82°05’ N, 015°12’ E, less than 500 miles from the North Pole, on the ice edge, 26th July 2022.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) takes flight in North Wick, Papa Westray, #Orkney on 10th October 2020 for #SuperSeabirdSunday. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Give the posts for #SuperSeabirdSunday a look and this a like and re-post if you like it. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
A female red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) takes flight in North Wick, Papa Westray, Orkney on 10th October 2020
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
After over 30 years' of this being one of my most wanted to see moths, finally, a Jersey tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on 20th July 2026, taken from my #SouthNorwichGarden was awesome. #Norfolk #NorfolkMoths #Wildlife #Photography #Moffs #Moffage
Jersey tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on 20th July 2026 taken from a South Norwich Garden
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) is a bird of shore and open sea. This one was at Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire on 24th September 2017 #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) at Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire on 24th September 2017
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Five years ago, an adult elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) took up residency and territory at Cemlyn Lagoon, #Anglesey photographed on 11th July 2021. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Give the posts for #SuperSeabirdSunday a look and this a like and re-post if you like it @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) at Cemlyn Lagoon, Anglesey on 11th July 2021.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
After a couple of years' absence from my #SouthNorwichGarden, a lunar hornet moth (Sesia bembeciformis) on 29th June 2026 was nice to see. #Norfolk #NorfolkMoths #Wildlife #Photography
Lunar hornet moth (Sesia bembeciformis) on 29th June 2026 Norwich, Norfolk
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
An adult Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) trying to blend in with the silvery-grey pebble beach at Cemlyn Lagoon, #Anglesey on 11th July 2021. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Give the posts for #SuperSeabirdSunday a look and this a like and re-post if you like it. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
An adult Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) at Cemlyn Lagoon, Anglesey on 11th July 2021
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This 'micro' from my #SouthNorwichGarden, 27th June 2026 had me working hard to fathom. I believe it to be one of the ever spreading relatively new species to #Norfolk, Pempelia genistella. #NorfolkMoths #Wildlife #Photography @norfolkmoths.bsky.social
Pempelia genistella. 27th June 2026 #SouthNorwichGarden
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Usually a bird of sea and of lakes, a gull-billed tern at Alton Water, #Suffolk during 'lock-down' on 9th August 2022 for #SuperSeabirdSunday. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Give the posts for #SuperSeabirdSunday a look and this a like and re-post if you like it. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This 'micro' from my #SouthNorwichGarden, 26th June 2026 has me a little stumped. Abberant Grapholita orobana or something simpler (more complicated?) Any thoughts? Apologies for rubbish photo #NorfolkMoths @mothiduk.bsky.social @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @davidnorgate.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) at #Strumpshaw, #Norfolk on 20th June 2026. Feeling nowhere near as numerous as in the past few years. This one appeared to be holding territory by the river, East of the sluice. #Wildlife #Photography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Strumpshaw, Norfolk on 20th June 2026Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Strumpshaw, Norfolk on 20th June 2026Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Strumpshaw, Norfolk on 20th June 2026
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My favourite photo of the black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) at #Bempton, #EastYorkshire on the 4th July 2021. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out all submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a like and repost. Thank you. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This one from my #SouthNorwichGarden, 16th June 2026 has me a little stumped. First thought was something different, then I convinced myself it was a riband wave. Any thoughts? Apologies for rubbish photos #NorfolkMoths @mothiduk.bsky.social @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @davidnorgate.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A northern parula (Setophaga americana) for #WarblerWednesday in the lichen rich branches, over-wintering in the Arboretum on #Bermuda on the 15th November 2021. #Wildlfe #Photography whilst on the Cahow Experience 2021, managing to connect with 20 species of warblers on the island over the 11 days.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Gray-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) at Strandfontein #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on 28th October 2012. #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Gray-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) at Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa on 28th October 2012
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A Black and White Warbler for #WarblerWednesday! I’m always thrilled to see them passing through during migration #birds 🌿
A small black and white striped bird on a think branch. The pattern is very striking.
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Woodpecker Central @woodpeckercentral.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) Harsil, Uttarakhand - April 2026. #warblerwednesday #Himalayanbirds #ThePhotoHour #natgeoyourshot @mybirdcards.com @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #warblers #niffeature2026 #birdsoftheworld #BBCWildlifePOTD #birdwatching #Himalayas #birdsinhabitat
Western Crowned Warbler
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
An Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) with an oak bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) in Wells Woods, Norfolk, #England on 18th September 2017 #Wildlfe Please check out submissions at #WarblerWednesday and WARBLERS ONLY Facebook group. Also, give this a like and a repost if you like. Thanks.
Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) with an oak bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) in Wells Woods, Norfolk, England on 18th September 2017.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Hartlaub's Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) at Strandfontein #SouthAfrica on 28th October 2012. Half of the World's population lives at #CapeTown #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A Clancy's rustic in May, in last nights trap, 23rd May 2026 in my #SouthNorwichGarden #Norfolk #Moths #NorfolMoths A real sign of #ClimateChange #Wildlife I expect a few other records of moths outsude of their recognised flight period.
Clancy's rustic, Norwich, Norfolk, 23rd May 2026
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday were we ask you to share Photos, videos & artwork of seabirds. Here is my contribution, a charismatic Fulmar on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday
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Tom Cadwallender @tomcadwallender.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#SuperSeabirdSunday the master of migration - Arctic Tern at Beadnell. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A great cormorant in breeding plumage at Whitlingham CP, #Norwich, #Norfolk on 12th December 2022 for #SuperSeabirdSunday. #Seabirds #Wildlfe #Photography Give the posts for #SuperSeabirdSunday a look and this a like and re-post if you like it. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) singing in typical habitat at #UEA, #Norwich, #England on the 16th May 2015 #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out submissions at #WarblerWednesday and WARBLERS ONLY facebook group. Also, give this a like and a repost if you like. Thanks.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Really? Thank you for your kind words.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Looking at this as a bigger image on the PC, I think the upper two birds, above his hat, are gulls, theclowere next to him is a pigeon. On the other image, by the HoP, they are harder to tell, but maybe both are gulls.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Hi there, thank you for your kind words. I think they are pigeons. But the image is done so that the focus is soft and they are not distinguishable. But pigeons for me.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Thank you, Mark.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Thank you, Mark.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
A diary sketch of a little auk (Alle alle) in rough seas from Sheringham, #Norfolk earlier this year on the 25th November 2025. #Birds #Wildlife #WildlifeArt Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Little auk (Alle alle) sketch from my diary, 25th November 2025.
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New Jersey Pinelands Commission @pinescommission.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
HERE I AM: Happy #WarblerWednesday! Here's an ovenbird whose song, which sounds like "teacher-teacher-teacher," rang out among the treetops. They are beautiful warblers. 🐦 📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC #birds #warbler #wildlife
A beautiful ovenbird is perched on a tree in the Pinelands. It has a white eye-ring and olive-brown plumage.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) forages on the ground in the Arboretum on #Bermuda on the 7th November 2021. #Wildlfe #Photography from the Cahow Experience 2021. Please check out submissions at #WarblerWednesday and WARBLERS ONLY Facebook group. Also, give this a like and a repost. Thanks.
Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) in Winter.
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
A juvenile white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta) in 'lumpy'seas from a pelagic South of #CapeTown #SouthAfrica on the 8th November 2014 #Wildlfe #Photography Please check out the submissions at #SuperSeabirdSunday and give this a repost if you like. Thanks. @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
juvenile white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
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Nick Robinson @nickerobinson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini), is endemic to South Africa. This male was singing in the #WesternCape #SouthAfrica on the 20th October 2015 #Birds #Photography Please check out submissions at #WarblerWednesday and WARBLERS ONLY Facebook group. Also, give this a like and a repost. Thanks.
Victorin's Warbler (Cryptillas victorini) in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Ron McIntyre @ronmac11.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
#SuperSeabirdSunday
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