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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 18h

Tucklesholme 10-12ish - 3 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 113 Wigeon, Kingfisher, Stonechat x2(m). Whitemoor Haye this afternoon - juv Hobby hawking over Roadside Pit, Red Kite, Snipe, 1 GWE, Stonechat x1(m). @mybirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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MYBirding @mybirding.bsky.social · 23h

Do you want to see a very cropped image of a Marsh Harrier that flew NW from bet Barr Beacon at 0800 today! Go on then and no comments about my old Blurred Birding antics! With @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Marsh Harrier circled then flew NW, Barr Beacon, Birmingham. Site first! @mybirding.bsky.social #patchgold #vismig

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Dawn Erskine @dawnbirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Great first day in Isles of #Scilly Scillonian sea watching was fun: close pods of dolphin & porpoise, year tick Stormies & Grey phalaropes. Headed straight for distant views of lifer, Sora. Went back for more after picking up hire bikes, my first cycling in 7 years. Both were a blast #UKBirding

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wheatear enjoying the October sunshine and contemplating its next move. Our latest Barr Beacon record. Also a female Brambling, 5 Stonechat, 2 Blackcap & 3 Chiffy @mybirding.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Decent day at Blithfield. Little Stint still at Admaston Reach am. 2 Black Tern, 13 Dunlin, 4 GWE, Hobby, juv Peregrine, 6 Ruff, 2 Curlew @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN that graced our Shetland garden this morning. A fifth for Britain and one hell of a garden tick! Thanks to all that visited and enjoyed this special bird today. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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craigcthomas1.bsky.social @craigcthomas1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The ultimate technophobe, it's taken me three months to 'pluck up the courage' to set up and take out the new camera. Glad its first day coincided with two good birds @flamboroughbird.bsky.social. Dotterel & Lapland Bunting yesterday, both so much scarcer over recent years.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was on cloud 9 this morning after being lucky enough to find these 2 Dotterel. Great to also catch up with this confiding Lapland Bunting, my first for 4 years. Quality not quantity, a brilliant day at Flamborough!

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Catching the end of this morning’s seabird passage at Flamborough from midday. 1 Sooty Shear, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Black Tern, Manxies, 6 Brent Goose south, several RT Diver, 3 Com Scoter. Passage of Little Gulls. Whinchat in bramble near motorway hedge, with 5 Stonechat @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And the Leach’s Petrels kept coming…..phenomenal passage around New Brighton/Leasowe. Up to 30 birds, some over Leasowe beach on low tide. Also Manx, Sarnies, Med Gull & Merlin. Picking up the Cheshire Baird’s Sandpiper on way home. Fantastic day! @mybirding.bsky.social @dawnbirder.bsky.social

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Dawn Erskine @dawnbirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If life gives you westerlies, make your way west 🪶 Afternoon at Leasowe & morning at New Brighton spotting lifer: Leach's Petrels. Manxie & Swallows too. A group of juve Herring gulls playing with a ball was fun. Good to bump into @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social @mybirding.bsky.social #LowCarbonBirding

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MYBirding @mybirding.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Revisiting the Eastleach Long-tailed Shrike, which was looking fabulous in the morning sun. Also 3 Whinchat, plenty of Corn Buntings, Yellowhammer & Peregrine. At Slimbridge 8 Spotshank, 2 Garganey, Spoonbill, 4 Cattle Egret & 20 ♻️Cranes. Great day in Gloucestershire with @mybirding.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Joining the Warks Red-necked Phalarope party, having the bird all to myself for a while this afternoon at Kingsbury Waterpark. Also 3 Green Sand over.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Nice little fall this morning at Barr Beacon. Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 2 Spot Fly, 2 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wag, few Whitethroat & Willow Warbler @mybirding.bsky.social #urbanbirding #migration

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Yesterday with @mybirding.bsky.social #blueskydown last night. Ruddy Shelduck & Com Sand at Tuckles. Seconds of Pec Sand at Croxall wader-fest, with 2 Ruff, up to 5 Greenshank, 6 Green Sand, 2 Com Sand. Finally the Wood Sand at Chasewater & 3 Com Sands. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Nice to see adult Pectoral Sandpiper this afternoon at Croxall, along with Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sand, 5 Green Sand and several Snipe. Somehow (until now) an omission on my Staffs list after seeing Pec in the 3 other WMBC counties! Staffs ✅ Nice find @pmandrews1973.bsky.social

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Hrafn Archer 🏴‍☠️ @archieraven.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Finally, BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER in the bag. Proper c*smic m*nd fucker! @julianallen.bsky.social @baldbirder.bsky.social #peakybirders #orkneybirding #twitching #ukbirding 🪶

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Julian Allen @julianallen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A few photos from a memorable trip to North Ronaldsay for BCBE with thanks to @baldbirder.bsky.social @archieraven.bsky.social @northronbirdobs.bsky.social for all there help and company

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Barr Beacon season upon us @mybirding.bsky.social Thankfully last week's fire was relatively small, hedge of dreams survived! 🙏 Migrant passerine action with 2 Redstart (m & f), Wheatear (f), c15 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warb, 3 Chiffy & imm Green Woodpecker. 2 Raven & 2 Parakeet amongst the residents.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Painted Lady & Small Tortoiseshell amongst many butterflies on buddleia at Hollybush Garden Centre.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Blithfield today with @mybirding.bsky.social 4 Sanderling & 17 Dunlin in Blithe Bay this am. Redstart & 2 Lesser Whitethroat near deep end. 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew & 2 GW Egrets & an additional Dunlin noted in Tad this afternoon@staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sad news this morning that Bill Oddie has passed away. Fellow birder, fellow Brummie, President of West Midland Bird Club & a great inspiration to many. Never had the pleasure of meeting him, but learned a lot from him, very enjoyable books. A great advocate for nature & mental health, RIP Bill ❤️🐦‍⬛💐

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Unexpected Staffs tick of Stone Curlew at Belvide this afternoon. Decent views once heat haze dropped. Second regional one.

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Belvide Birding𓅪 @belvidebirding.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Absolutely buzzing to have found this juvenile Stone Curlew with my pal Paul Smith on the north shore this morning. The first record for Belvide and only the 4th record for Stafforshire and the first twitchable bird in the modern day county.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Smashing through the summer doldrums with a real blockbuster! On news that the stunning Long-tailed Shrike in Glos had been refound late am, it wasn’t long until we were blasting down the M5! @mybirding.bsky.social #436✅ Great to see many familiar faces, West Mids well-repped of course! ✊

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MYBirding @mybirding.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Happy to grab back a Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire this afternoon! @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Western Reef Heron #435 ✅ Major relief to pick this up last night when it was looking like another dip! @mybirding.bsky.social

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Dawn Erskine @dawnbirder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Dream twitch for the stunning Western Reef Heron today. Little Egret was less impressed 🪶 #LowCarbonBirding #UKBirding

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Blood, sweat, tears & another nervy drive to Wales after work! We were the only 2 birders on site this evening, a huge relief to pick up the Western Reef Heron feeding in channels around the river mouth! ✅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@mybirding.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Well this is a tense wait after not being able to go all week!! Very high tide mind! @mybirding.bsky.social #westernreefheron

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Round up of my 2-week spring trip to Orkney & Shetland with @ian-m-grant.bsky.social and Richard Powell. Combined effort of 125 species throughout the trip with 100 seen on Shetland. Brit tick in the form of Black-headed Bunting ✅ Not too shabby at all!

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Bird of the day was a Greenish Warbler, which sang frequently, but took a while to see, couple of decent views eventually. A Quail singing outside our digs at Griesta, both last night & today, first heard by Richard, whilst on recycling duties ♻️ Mountain Hare and Otters were mammal highlights.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Whilst the first image looks like a vampire movie scene, it was an evening trip to Mousa. A truly magical experience seeing Storm Petrels returning to the broch 🖤 Today began watching the Western Subalpine Warbler at Troswick, which sang & called occasionally. This beast of a Glauc was at Grutness.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Puffin bothering at Sumburgh & a shouty Redshank near my digs.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

No sleep till Lerwick! After a late night ferry crossing & less than 6 hours sleep, the female King Eider showed in Lerwick off Gillie’s Pier. Later at Boddam, a nice small flock of confiding waders contained this Little Stint and a Knot in summer plumage. A flock of 16 Bonxies at Spiggie.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Last day on Orkney. Delighted to see my second ever White-billed Diver which was still at Houtan ferry terminal, despite not being reported since 22nd May 📷 by @ian-m-grant.bsky.social Over the last couple of days also catching up with Puffins, Little Terns, 2 LT Duck. Big walk around Mull Head!

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Despite being highly mobile, this gorgeous male Black-headed Bunting at Deerness showed well at times #434 ✅ Photo by @ian-m-grant.bsky.social Elsewhere, distant White-tailed Eagle, SE Owl, point blank views of Arctic Skua & Bonxie. Black Guillimot for year. Pair of sp Red-throated Diver.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Orkney, just wow, blown away by this place! 💚 2 Spot Fly & Lesser Whitethroat at Binscarth. Loch of Bosquoy - Ring-necked Duck, Little Gull & Arctic Terns. Bonxie, GND & RB Mergs Finstown. Pod of Risso’s Dolphins at Marwick. Earlier in the day a stunning male Hen Harrier @ian-m-grant.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Musselburgh stop off on the way up to Orkney & Shetland. Many Eider, including some with broods of ducklings, Sandwich Tern, Kittiwake, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Gannets & 2 Roe Deer. Nothing out of the ordinary, but good to be away & looking forward to hopefully some great birding.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Spotted Sandpiper At Earlswood this morning. First one I’ve seen in Britain with the spots on! Followed by a fruitless search for Hoopoe at Ansley and then the female Black-winged Stilt at Brandon, almost certainly one of the recent pair returning @mybirding.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Tucklesholme this morning - Common Sand, Red Kite, 8 Common Tern, 1 Oystercatcher. Branston Ashy Pit - 2 Arctic Tern, 15 Common Tern, 1 Ringed Plover @mybirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Belvide Birding𓅪 @belvidebirding.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our 2nd ever Bonaparte's Gull today following the 1st summer bird between 16th-22nd April 2020. We're on 🔥at the moment.

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Nice to watch the 1st-summer Bonaparte’s Gull at Belvide this evening at Belvide after work. My second Boney’s of the year & a Staffs ✅ Landed briefly on Chappel Bund before it went off towards the west end.

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Phil Locker @philsbirding.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A quick jaunt down the motorway this evening for my 2nd Staffs Bonapartes Gull. Patience payed off when it landed on the Chappell Bund briefly before being chased off by Black Headed Gulls

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Whitmoor Haye this afternoon with @mybirding.bsky.social Quail still singing, 1 Whimbrel, Hobby, Common Sandpiper @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

An enjoyable visit to Brandon Marsh today. The 2 Black-winged Stilts continued to show well on East Marsh. Also 2 Garganey, at least 4 Hobby, Gropper reeling and Great White Egret. Nice to see @tbart.bsky.social

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Ochruros (KayD) @ochrurosbirder.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Full circuit of Tucklesholme this am. First Cuckoo of the year, Com Sand, Red Kite, 3 Little Egret, 4 Com Tern. Whilst the management of the reserve is very poor, extensive scrub in the wider area is bursting with warblers, esp Sedge & Whitethroat @mybirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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