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Dave Helliar @dhelliar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A new record count of 69 Mandarin at #ChardRes this morning! Green Sandpiper still present & 29 Teal @somersetbirds.bsky.social

Some of the 69 Mandarin present at Chard Reservoir today, viewable from hide.

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colinfbrooks.bsky.social @colinfbrooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Great White Egret and small flocks of Cattle Egrets with Lapwings at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday evening.

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M C G Owen @m-cgo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pectoral sandpiper, Avalon Hide, RSPB Ham Wall 25-9-2026. #somersetbirds

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Lorraine @lorrainebirder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Glossy ibis at RSPB Ham Wall @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #birds

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Brian Hill @bjhill47.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good Whinchat passage locally with birds present every visit. Max daily count 5. Tailing off with only one today. @dhelliar.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social @btosomerset.bsky.social

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Jason Williams @portisheadbirds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Red-necked Phalarope, Brue Estuary, 19/9/26. #ornithology #somersetbirds

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M C G Owen @m-cgo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Glossy ibis, snipe, green sandpiper, RSPB Ham Wall 9-9-26.

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Eight Ringed Plover at southern end of SBR late afternoon. Also six Common Sand, two Gadwall and a Teal.

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Marc Hunt @somersetbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

White-throated Dipper in a local Brook in East Somerset 😍

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Dave Helliar @dhelliar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Set-a-side fields near Chard providing good habitat for 3 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, c.200 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer & a Kestrel @somersetbirds.bsky.social

Linnets in Hawthorn hedge (c.200 present)

View across one of three set-a-side fields near Chard

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M C G Owen @m-cgo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Pugnacious teal, black tailed godwit, ruff, RSPB Ham Wall 31-8-26.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Went to RSPB Ham Wall today and ticked off a couple of new birds. A Bittern flew over us (thank you to the knowledgeable birders who ID'd the brown flying thing), and there were some Glossy Ibis in one of the lakes 🦆 #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #RSPB

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Blackwit on West Pool, SBR at 17:30 plus two Redshank on northern causeway. Naff record shots.

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Heronkind in the news again as a Black Crowned Night Heron is spotted in the river rewilding at Holnicote, Somerset UK "more birds were congregating because so much of southern England is dry, while parts of Holnicote remain wet & lush" www.theguardian.com/environment/... @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

LRP with Green Sand and two Common Sand at southern end of SBR this morning. A little distant for any sort of decent photo.

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Derek C @derekfc1960.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Quite pleased with this image taken from the Tower Hide at Shapwick this morning. @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Marc Hunt @somersetbirder.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Nuthatch, Quantock Hills, Somerset 😍

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robinmmorrison.bsky.social @robinmmorrison.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The relentless days of blue sky continue in South Somerset but it does make spotting birds in the sky so much easier. The Swifts have been amazing as it has been possible to watch them at all altitudes as they feed, catch insects or just scream above the roof tops.

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Oystercatcher at SBR this afternoon was #100 for the patch year list, hot on the heels of a Little Grebe (#99) which was present this morning.

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Marc Hunt @somersetbirder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A Red Kite right over my garden in Coleford, Somerset yesterday. A common Bird of Prey in my village 😍

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Nick Wall @nickwall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Pair of Little Owls from the back garden this eve, this one has taken to sitting on the rotating part of the weather vane!@somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hurlstone pt Manx Shearwater 40 Sandwich Tern Fulmar Auks 5 Little Egret 4 around the point 2 Porpoise and a Grey Seal @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Brian Hill @bjhill47.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Just 9 days after fledging these Spotted Flycatcher chicks are catching insects. Adults will attend for a few more days. @spotyflycatcher.bsky.social @exmoorbirder.bsky.social @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Tim Farr @suttonbingham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

WTE at SBR mid-afternoon. Been present most the day but I'd not had a chance to pop out earlier.

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Dave Helliar @dhelliar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

7 Common Sandpiper at #ChardRes this ridiculously hot evening! Still 30 C at 20:50 here in Chard! 🥵 3 Mandarin, 7 juvenile GC Grebe, 1 Tufted Duck & a Kingfisher. #SomersetBirding

7 Common Sandpiper perched on branch above water (Excuse the tangled bait bomb....joys of coarse fishing at the res!)

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Somerset Wildlands @somersetwildlands.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Athelney looking absolutely stunning on this steamy tropical morning. Flowers out, birds singing, scrub scrubbing, masses of grasshoppers and butterflies. If any photographers fancy getting down, early morning any time now is glorious. www.somersetwildlands.org

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Kiera @kieope.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Went to RSPB Ham Wall today with @wildweevils.bsky.social, we saw many Marsh Harriers; Great Created Grebes with their offspring; Sedge Warblers (lifer); Reed Warblers; Barn Owls (lifer); a illusive Grass Snake and many more.. #ukbirding #birds

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colinfbrooks.bsky.social @colinfbrooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Great White Egret taken at weekend. RSPB Ham Wall, also saw a Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

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Brian Hill @bjhill47.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Spotted Flycatcher Creech St Michael. Once common here. Now a local rarity @btosomerset.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Paul Clement @northmoorbirder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

North Moor this evening well over 50 Cattle Egrets, 2 Barn Owl, 3 possibly 4 Y Wag, got home and my daughter phoned to tell me she could see a family of Little Owls in a local orchard, checked it out, seems like 3 possibly 4 Owlets and being fed regularly, well pleased

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robinmmorrison.bsky.social @robinmmorrison.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Adult Sedge Warbler in the vegetation along the River Parrett near Langport, Somerset. This birds is calling to the young birds who are hiding in dense vegetation down and to the left. I have included an image of one of the young as it popped into view. 🙂

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robinmmorrison.bsky.social @robinmmorrison.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Little #Owl in an Ash Tree, edge of a #Somerset farmyard this evening.

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Summer’s a great time for confirming breeding by RBBP species, maybe by returning to sites where you’ve found possible or probable breeders in the spring to “upgrade” records. It can be challenging - here’s some tips on what to look for #UKBirding #birds #ornithology youtu.be/a3nDoucMHCk?...