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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A cracking autumn day at Frampton Marsh today including: Spotshank, Curlew Sand, Little Stint, Merlin, Whinchat, SEO, Yellow Wag, Cattle Egret and Bearded Tit.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Team Edgbaston is up bright and early for the West Midlands All Dayer. Good luck to all participating!

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A sizeable Chicken of the Woods growing on a Hawthorn in the middle of UoB Campus.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Personal site record of 7 L Egret at Winterbourne Gardens today. Nice to see another Hummingbird Hawkmoth doing the rounds as well.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Nice to see a Bufftip Caterpillar on the UoB campus this week.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It’s official Birmingham: today is “Flying Ant Day”.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

An excellent trip to Bempton Cliffs, good showings from all the regulars plus Great Skua and Hummingbird Hawkmoth.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Working from home means I ovcasionally get to add to the garden list. Rook was not one I was expecting to see and hear in the skies over Stirchley. @ecorecord.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Albino Crocodile spotted on Cannock Chase

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Brilliant morning for butterflies at Rattlechain Lagoon. 8 species including Small Blue and Green Hairstreak. Sadly another important site at risk from developers. @westmbms-99.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

What I assume is a male Cucumber Green Orb Spider on the UoB Campus. Handsome fella @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A classic day out in the Wyre Forest today: Redstart, Pied and Spot Fly, Tree Pipit, Dipper and Tawny Owl. Also Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Fallow Deer.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Lunchtime Birding at Winterbourne Gardens: 3 x Raven, 2 x Buzzard, Sprawk. Site is looking very promising !

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Lovely mooch around Doxey Marshes today, Gropper nfy. Had to speak with a Photographer who was tapeluring at max volume. He proved (unsurprisingly) unresponsive. It was “his business”…

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Found a Camberwell Beauty in the Jewellery Quarter!

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

First Sand Martin of the season.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Woodcock flushed from Camp Hill School playing fields on Vicarage Road @ecorecord.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Just had a bat flying around outside my place of work. Medium sized, broad wings, flying fairly slow and agile at tree top height. Alighted a few times against the bricks. Can anyone narrow it down to a possible id?

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My first ever visit to Newcastle (work related). Wasn’t expecting to see Siskin at head height in the city centre. #urbanbirding.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

A grand day out to St Aidans RSPB with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social The weather was on our side and we enjoyed seeing Grey Partridge, PF Geese and Marsh Harrier amongst others.

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Rob S @rbstrng.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

First visit to Edgbaston Pool this year. 90% frozen over, plenty of the usual gulls etc. 6 x G Heron and 2 x Shoveler of note, assuming other wildfowl have dispersed for now.

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BirdLife Österreich @birdlife.at · 08/01/2026

Folgeempfehlung 🐦‍⬛🦅🦉 Wir haben ein Starter Pack mit allen BirdLife-Partnerorganisationen erstellt, die auf Bluesky vertreten sind 👇

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Female Kingfisher on the Rea at Dogpool Lane nfy @ecorecord.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

A leisurly walk along the Rea to get the year list started. Siskins, Ravens and Goosander were the highlights.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I don’t get to London very often, but when I do I make sure to pass by the International Brigades Memorial. “They went because their open eyes could see no other way”.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This has got to be a contender for the field guide of the smallest geographical area going. Unless the Vatican City have anything in print…

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Having a Woodcock zoom over my head daytime on my own road certainly wasn’t on my 2026 Bingo card. Stirchley throws up a good surprise sometimes

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Some nice incidental birding today. Kingfisher with catch on the Bourne at Pershore Road this morning. Good numbers of Shoveler, Wigeon and Gadwall at (re-opened!) Edgbaston Pool.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Time to put an end to this madness.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The joy of bi-lingual birding: brilliant article on Black Redstarts by Dr Bernd Nicolai. Lots of insights that are of use to urban birders looking for this species in our cities.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Heavy fog and a record low water level at Edg Res this morning w/ @robhemming25.bsky.social A magnificent patch tick for me in form of 8 Rock pipits on the shore beneath the old Tower Ballroom.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Super breezy at Gibraltar Point today with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were RT Diver, Curlew Sand and Knot.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A chance find and lovely addition to my New Naturalists collection. Clifford & Rosemary Ellis’s cover designs remain unmatched.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Productive day out to St Aidans with @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Highlights were BN Grebe, Black Tern, Spoonbill, Whinchat and this gang of Yellow Wags.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Team Edgbaston away at Walton Hill for this rendition of the #westmidsalldayer A superb Goshawk flyby puts us on 52. @thehairycrisp.bsky.social @robhemming25.bsky.social

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🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ fuck aaron rodericks @yawnderfawn.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

When interests collide (birding x anarchism)

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

A lovely surprise on my walk back from work: a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Busy feeding and darting about amongst the flowers. An uncommon sight in Selly Park.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Overdue visit to the patch. 50+ Swift, 100+ House Martin, 4 Yellow Wag, Swallow and Hobby were a good result.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Was sat contemplating on how nice the trunk of this Dawn Redwood looked, when this Treecreeper appeared out of a crevace. I think it agreed.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

7 Ravens at Selly Park Rec this morning, a new site record count for me. Good to see them thriving here.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Birmingham, it’s official: today is Flying Ant Day.

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Hummingbird Hawkmoth in our garden this eve. B30 @ecorecord.bsky.social

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Brilliant day out to Upton Fen and Strumpshaw Fen, with @britishdragonflies.bsky.social Lots of firsts for me today. Highlights were Hen Harrier, Crane, Smew, Fen Orchid, Norfolk Hawker, Scarce Chaser and the mighty Swallowtail!

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Carl S @sprayxcappo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The dreaded “Day-after Twitch”! No sign of the Woodchat Shrike at Doxey Marsh. 2 x Wood Sand was a decent consolation prize though.

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 16/05/2025

***GIVEAWAY*** This signed/stamped Advance Readers Copy of TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES, forthcoming Nov 2025 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social! Like=1 entry, Share=1 entry, Like + Share=2 entries. Will randomly select winner on Friday, May 23, 2025. US addresses only. Preorder info: shorturl.at/OXr0Z #booksky

the front page of the book Tigers Between Empires, with a large, blue tiger track stamped upon it

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