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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Long-tailed Tit are a uncommon visitor to this end of the island. #culverwell #portlandbill @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Highlight of today was this early autumn juvenile Cetti’s Warbler. #culverwell @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today we ringed the 70th species for #culverwell since 2018, when visiting ringer Anthony Bentley picked this Sand Martin out of the net. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Pretty quiet in the nets, so this Melodious Warbler was a real treat this morning #birdringing #culverwell @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

At the well today, a very cool recovery of a Willow Warbler previously ringed in Norway. More details to follow once we know them. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #culverwell #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A Willow Warbler that we trapped twice on the 7th and 10th April had a UK ring. It turns out it was ringed by the Springwatvh presenter Jack Baddams. Full story below #Gibraltar #birdringing #gonhs www.facebook.com/share/18PJ6p...

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

@edjbetteridge.bsky.social at the Lower Piddle Valley ringing station has already caught and ringed the first 3J (fresh juvenile) Siskins of the year this AM! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A very unusual visitor. This is the first Redpoll that I have ever ringed in the spring at #culverwell. Nails courtesy of @bellthebarnowl.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Back ringing at #Culverwell @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #Dorset and my first bird after a misty start was this fab looking Willow Warbler. #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

For me, another spring season at Jew’s Gate Field Centre comes to an end. Some amazing numbers of Phylloscs, Woodchat Shrike & Hoopoe #Gibraltar #birdringing #Gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Great conditions of low cloud and occasional drizzle meant a good total today. Four Wood Warblers and four Pied Fly were both new for this spring. #Gibraltar #GONHS #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The king of the Curruca warblers. Our second Orphean Warbler of the year at JG Observatory #Gibraltar #Gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Amazingly our 100th ringed Bonelli’s Warbler of the spring. Somewhere this species is breeding very successfully. #gibraltar #gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The 1000th bird of the spring, 3 days earlier than last year. Inevitably it’s a female Blackcap. Here at Jew’s Gate Field Centre, #Gibraltar #birdringing #gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The Spring continues to give with firsts of Scops Owl and European Bee-eater at the Jew’s Gate Observatory #Gibraltar #birdringing #gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Days of Easterlies with low cloud and drizzle produced an amazing spring ringing session at the Jew’s Gate Observatory #Gibraltar. 127 new birds with day records of 28 Bonelli’s Warbler and 8 Woodchat Shrikes will be hard to beat. #birdringing #gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A strange few ringing days at the #Gibraltar bird observatory. The 8th and 9th ever Goldcrests. Only the 6th ever spring Bullfinch and firsts for the year of Redstart, Bonelli’s & Subalpine Warbler and Tree Pipit. #birdringing #gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I hadn’t ringed Dartford Warbler here on #Gibraltar in the spring until this year and another turns up. This 2nd calendar year bird showed some interesting secondary moult. #gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Although they pass over in big numbers, Sedge Warblers are pretty rare on #Gibraltar. This is only the 10th ringing record here #birdringing #gonhs

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Finally some good birds after horrendous weather for my first month here on #gibraltar. Two Hoopoes, an Iberian Chiffchaff and a gorgeous “paradoxus” first year male Black Redstart #gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

After the storms it was great to just open some nets. We were rewarded with this adult female Serin, one of the earliest ever ringed at the obs. #birdringing #gonhs #gibraltar

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Dungeness Bird Observatory @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A brilliant recovery of a Dungeness ringed Blackcap. It was ringed as a young male on 20th September last year, it has been caught again at Jew's Gate, Gibraltar on the 19th January 2026. Travelling 1720km SSW during its autumn migration, to where it is now presumably wintering.

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Commentary on conviction of gamekeeper Thomas Munday who bludgeoned a Buzzard to death on the Hovingham Estate in North Yorkshire. My commentary on 3 aspects of this case: the charge, the sentence, & the location of the crime. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/16/c...

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Commentary on the conviction of gamekeeper Thomas Munday (bludgeoned Buzzard to death on Hovingham Estate, North Yorkshire)

On Monday this week, former gamekeeper Thomas Munday appeared at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court where he was convicted of killing a Buzzard in March 2024 on land owned by the Hovingham Estate…

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

After a long flight we are now back from #Kenya. The last two weeks of birding were an amazing mixture of habitats, birds and some of the worst driving I have ever seen. A nice total of 363 species this year with our last bird this surprise Red-throated Wryneck.

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Were to the North of Mount #Kenya now and after exhaustive searching we failed to find Masked and William’s Lark. It was not for the want of trying ! Some consolation in good views of breeding Donaldson-Smith’s sparrow-weaver.

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

My 500th Kenyan bird species today at Nanyuki Sewage Works west of Mount Kenya was this secretive Highland Rush Warbler. Now onto 600, lots of good birding to be had on the way. #kenya

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Having finished two weeks at #nguliaringing we are now birding around Lake Naivasha, north of Nairobi. Lots of new birds to see including this Golden-winged Sunbird. Mount #Kenya area next..

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Ngulia 2025 comes to an end with a final total of 7288 migrants and 730 afrotropical birds ringed. Many thanks to all involved, CJ, KWS, Ngulia Safari Lodge staff and top ringing company x #nguliaringing #kenya #birdringing

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A Rocha Kenya @arochakenya.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The mist produced some good results for 23rd despite heavy rain and dim lights. Total caught at #nguliaringing was 1,186 w Whitethroat yet again dominating at c.50% of catch. Highlight was 3rd Euro Red-rumped Swallow for Kenya caught randomly in swallow nets late a.m.! #birdringing #birds #TsavoWest

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The team were astounded to see the first two Violet Wood Hoopoes ever ringed at the #nguliaringing project #kenya #

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This year is the 57th consecutive year that autumn migrants have been surveyed at #nguliaringing. in addition to the cake we ringed 1049 birds of 21 species including an amazing 19 Rufous-tailed scrub robin (Rufous Bush Chat to most of us 😁) #kenya #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Thirty Olive-tree Warblers ringed today at #nguliaringing out of an amazing 1706 birds trapped. Today’s 1017 Common Whitethroat were the highest day total ever for the site. #kenya #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Little Sparrowhawk is by no means a regular here at #nguliaringing. With four in the previous twenty years, strangely this is the third already this season. #kenya #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

One of the smartest looking birds found locally at #nguliaringing This Grey-headed Bush-shrike was surprisingly calm as it was ringed and released. #kenya #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Today at #nguliaringing, thanks to Matt Prior’s ingenuity, we retrapped this Rock Martin. It was first ringed by my good self on the 12th December 2023. #kenya #birdtinging

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Back in Kenya for two weeks of #nguliaringing No mist tonight so only a few Eastern Palearctic migrants. Four species of #nightjar ringed with the first Slender-tailed since 2022. #ngulia #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Autumn session finished with 1279 birds trapped & ringed here on #Gibraltar. Best birds - Red-breasted Flycatcher 4th ringed ever and Ring Ouzel 29th. Thanks to all the other ringers for their superb effort and great company. #Gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Ring Ouzel move through Gib in small numbers this time of year. Only 28 previously ringed in the last 35 years #gonhs #gibraltar #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The second one of the year but only the 4th ever Red-breasted Flycatcher ringed on #gibraltar, all in the autumn. #gonhs #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

What a day! Perfect conditions with low cloud and light easterlies brought 322 new birds. Chiff (135) Robin (65) Blaca (58) the top three with the best bird, this young male Dartford Warbler #gonhs #gibraltar #birdringing

Juvenile male Dartford Warbler held in the hand, taken by Richard Dann

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Out on the rock with some first time visitors, getting excited about Serin, Crag Martins and Black Reds. A Pied Fly was a late find. #gonhs #gibraltar #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

A Wheatear in the half light this morning whilst opening the nets at #culverwell @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The warden and assistant-warden, Martin and Jodie, in the act of ringing this afternoon’s Booted Warbler at @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #birdringing

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The most enigmatic of birds and another first for #culverwell, an amazing Wryneck #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Unfortunately a bird that’s on the increase, at least locally. We ring around 5 a year but my first trapped in #culverwell #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Rarely found in Mist-nets but today was the exception. This huge (107mm wing !) “Greenland” race Wheatear

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