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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 22h

Remember the time I walked the whole of Spain? Lol. Used AI to stitch together all the gpx files - so the magnificence can be viewed in one go. ♠ 2028 we go again... 🕊👣

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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

EYEBROWED THRUSH trapped in Church Field; will be shown at 08:50!!!! #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social

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Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A very unexpected mega down at Spurn already today, our first Eyebrowed Thrush. Trapped and ringed in Church Field. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social Now back to the gas terminal slog...

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just heard @bucktonbirder.bsky.social talking Monties on R4. Class! 💯🦅

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Henry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I give to you the majestic Lammergeier, AKA Bearded Vulture, from the Pyrenees in Spain @sophieshrike.bsky.social

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Two Jonnies are announced as your Migfest headliners last week - this week it sells out. Coincidence? ♠️ @jonnybirder.bsky.social @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #Migfest

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Four hours spent on the seawall at Severn Beach with @oscardewhurst.bsky.social failed to produce a single seabird in a fresh south westerly. By way of compensation, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull performed close in to shore. Here's one from this time last year #ukbirding #avonbirding

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

White-throated Sparrow present for its second day on the Isle of May. Showing well at times :)

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

WOW!!! A White-throated Sparrow was found on the Isle of May this morning and the blog has the full story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Imagine if someone did 23k steps and the entirety of the perimeter of Alton Water in 28 degrees heat today. That'd be deranged! ♠️ @jakegearty.bsky.social used no AI to generate this picture. #SuffolkBirding

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Saw a Yellow-legged Gull attack a Mallard earlier - most abundant prey item at Livermere - so makes total sense 👌 #SuffolkBirding

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Imagine seeing 106 of these beauties so far north!! (my pic from Madeira 2018). The old Estaca record was 10, the new one 10x as many! Also occurence there a fairly recent phenomenon, last few years. Cornwall watch out in July early August!

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Anyone got anymore gen on the Alton Water Hooded Merg? ♠️ Like is it ringed/ showing well/ going on my Suffolk list? @edkeeble.bsky.social #SuffolkBirding

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Jono Leadley @birdingdad.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Straight out of Jabba's Palace, the incredible Three-wattled Bellbird, proclaiming its territory in the cloud forest of Monte Verde, Costa Rica. Simply awesome!

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Matthew Parrott @parrottmatthew.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A wonderful evening at Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve as a birthday treat to see our first ever beavers We watched three beavers for some time, two juveniles and a baby, going about their business and noisily gnawing on trees.

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Had to head across our county lines again today (collecting a few new bits & bobs) ~ but 1st stop was a superb Antlion, courtesy of Dave Fairhurst. Only seen one adult before, decades ago at Dunwich, so this one was a very welcome refresher. Absolute knockout! @linnetincley.bsky.social #suffolkbugs

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James Spencer @ornid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another late afternoon little swift. Also some red rumped swallows, a Moussier's redstart and some crested larks. An interesting dark shape on the golf course didn't resolve when on the supermarket run. Oh and this guy.

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Adrian Kettle @akettle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The most exciting thing to have happened in Mid Yell this month is this funky leucistic Starling, moulting to 1st winter. #birdingshetland

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Darren Underwood @dku1000.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

FIREBUG (Pyrrhocoris apterus). The first one I have seen in Long Melford (Suffolk). They certainly seem to be expanding their range around here - several have been reported locally this year. #UKBugs

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Rarity finders: Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk A relaxed summer visit to Minsmere turned into an unforgettable day for Mike Cartwright when careful scrutiny of a flock of Black-tailed Godwits revealed a county first: f.mtr.cool/drsrwfarln

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Andy Carroll @andycarroll1973.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

2 Green Sands on our new wader scrape tonight. Maybe not the most unexpected but pretty cool from kitchen window! #BirdingScotland #Autumnpassage #Waders

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Lost about an hour watching the Minsmere Common Terns fishing the other day - proper champs. 2 Roseate and a juv Arctic on the scrape too... ♠️ #SuffolkBirding

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Mike Buckland @mcbuckland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Despite rapidly reducing water levels at Stiffkey Puddle (nee Fen) my persistence surprisingly paid off this morning when a very unexpected wader resolved into a lovely adult Pectoral Sandpiper. Not sure if this or yesterday’s juvenile Goosander was most surprising? #norfolkbirding

The shallow puddle of water remaining at Stiffkey Fen will soon be gone completely in the hot dry weather.

An AI sharpened and de-noised version of a phone scoped video screen grab taken at distance and in heat haze. Not sure if it recovers details or enhances based on reference material?

The original screen grab before being AI’d

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Matt Hall @matthall95.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

After a rather nervy 24 hours, it was a huge relief when @severnsidebirds.bsky.social's Bonaparte's Gull plonked itself in front of us this morning at New Passage. Much anticipated patch first! Also drake Common Scoter, redhead Goosander, Green Sandpiper and 2 Yellow Wag @oscardewhurst.bsky.social

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 28/07/2026

Wednesday sees the peak of the heat this week, with temperatures likely reaching 35 Celsius in eastern England📈 This would mark the 7th day of 2026 when the UK has recorded 35°C or higher. Prior to this year, the record was 5 days of ≥35°C, set in 1976 and 2020🌡️

A map of the UK showing expected maximum temperatures on Wednesday 29 July 2026. These range from 35 Celsius in southeast and eastern England to 15 Celsius in northern Scotland

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Organicbirder @organicbirder.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The Hudsonian Godwit showed nicely on the Stour estuary early this morning, other Suffolk highlights have been a Spoonbill at Hen reedbeds on Sunday and a couple of Caspian Gulls at Southwold Hbr. Lesser Weever Fish was a (safely returned) new one for the mini species list off Southwold Pier!

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Still going strong! The Grand Old Gull of Amble ~ PKCS was first seen on Arnold's Marsh way back in 2011. Great to read that it's back again on the fabulous Northumberland coast 👍

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Couple Dunlin resting on the beach at Minsmere the other day. Swipe along to see how well camouflaged they were... ♠️ #SuffolkBirding

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Fledged Avocet doing perfect feeding technique of the adults. Wee beaut... ♠️ #SuffolkBirding

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Rob Yaxley @robyaxley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

To me as a small boy, The Goodies were the most hilarious guys in the world. So of course the Little Black Bird Book was a must-read! Thanks for all the laughs Bill.

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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Annual highlight late last night when this juv YLG dropped in next to me on the Wyre Estuary in #lancsbirding. Always nice

Montage of phonescoped videograbs of a smart juv Yellow-legged Gull

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

How many Spotted Redshank were at #Minsmere (on the Suffolk coast) yesterday? On 21 July 1991, there were 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ Where are these big flocks now? Blog about decline, migration etc. wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/f... #UKbirding

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Fewer Spotted Redshanks

It’s usually a good day if you see a Spotted Redshank in Britain or Ireland. How about a flock of 60? On 27 July 1975, I was fortunate to be part of a Wash Wader Ringing Group cannon-netting team t…

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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Successful evening out with Thetford Forest Ringing Group on long-term Nightjar project. Nest found and adults caught. We retrieved a gps tag off the female that had been on a couple of weeks. The male was a retrap, ringed August 2023 as a 2cy bird, first capture since then. Top data! #ornithology

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Jonny @suffolkseawatcher.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Had flyover Cranes twice at Horsey this afternoon. Never tire of these... ♠️

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Adrian Kettle @akettle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Not a bad shopping day today. Started with a sum plum Black throated Diver, still scarce in Shetland, 2 Risso’s Dolphins then onto Lerwick where the Queen Eider was showing distantly then whilst stuffing my face and on the phone to Tracy I found an eclipse drake Ring necked Duck. #birdingshetland

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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

10 singing Quail on my East Yorks Wolds survey site this week, working out at 3 per square mile. And there are miles and miles of the same rolling cereal/arable habitat. Just how many Quail are out there?! #yorkshirebirding #ukbirding

Screenshot of one of my many Merlin sound recordings of singing Quail at work this week. Didn't see one

6 Yellow Wagtails in a wheat field, part of a total of 50+ across the site, including at least 6 fledged families

A view of the site, mainly cereals with beans, potatoes and a nice phacelia field mixed in

Swallows and House Martins on the wires, including healthy numbers of fledged juvs

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Phil Saunders @beardybirder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It was wonderful to finally clap eyes on Dorset's historic breeding Bittern at #RSPB Lodmoor this morning, but bird of the day had to be this absolutely gorgeous brute of a juvvie Yellow-legged Gull, making its presence felt amongst its congeners #GullNerd @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Interrobang @sequella.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

No complaints about the views of the Suffolk/Essex Hudsonian Godwit on the Stour this afternoon on the falling tide. #suffolkbirds #essexbirds

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garywright62.bsky.social @garywright62.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Twitch down memory lane. Enjoyed watching the Hudsonian Godwit in the company of several greenshank at Cattawade this morning

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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We saw this stunning limosa Black-tailed Godwit at Minsmere on 12th July. It was ringed in The Netherlands on 1 June. #BirdingSuffolk1

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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Big thanks to Ulf Berthelsen for amazing news about the ringed Little Tern I saw on Barra last week. Turns out it was ringed on 30th March 2025 4635km south of the Isle of Barra at La Langue de Barbarie National Park, SENEGAL! #birdingscotland

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The smart Red-backed Shrike still present on the Isle of May for its second day

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J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lark Sparrow, E Norfolk, May 1991 10 yrs after the 1st British record at Landguard (& none since), there's little doubt these #birds (like most N American Sparrows) got here by boat. The species is not a long distance migrant and its inclusion on Cat A of the British List is controversial. #Birding

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Juvenile Continental Black-tailed Godwit & adult Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit on the Stour this afternoon. @linnetincley.bsky.social #essexbirds #suffolkbirds #L3

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