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Tim Jones

@timsbirding.bsky.social
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Birder. Freelance Ornithologist. Part time Project Officer, Birds on the Edge, North York Moors NP @north_dove. York. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social . #vismig #waders #flightshot

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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The autumns first Yellow-browed Warbler is at the Warren by the seawatch hut #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social
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Andrew Clarke @mrandrewclarke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Truly bizarre experience twitching a Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) feeding on the edge of the woodland whilst visiting Sheffield General Cemetery today. Has anyone seen them hunting in similar habitat? Left it ‘showing well’ at 1130 hrs. SK34248600 @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social #UKBirding
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liamfleming.bsky.social @liamfleming.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Delighted to see Ireland’s 2nd Blackburnian Warbler on Dursey Island, Cork today. Amazing find by Paul & Noel. #irishrarebirds
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Birthday celebrations for @jabbirdart.bsky.social ‘s 40th in Filey this weekend, topped off nicely with these 3 Cranes right over head whilst waiting for a Wetherspoons brekkie this morning, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK YOU LEGEND 🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥💚💚💚
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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Potato Field hawthorn with a Wryneck 🙂 Such an enjoyable time here. Staff @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social welcoming & the set-up around the area is second to none. We've heard lots about it over the years & to see it in action was impressive. What a place! @linnetincley.bsky.social #spurnbirds 3/3
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Arriving to Sammy’s yesterday evening and heading south along the peninsula this morning, this ringtail Pallid Harrier was a showstopper for its few lucky observers! Stunning pictures sent into us from Roger Parrish, taken yesterday. 📷 #Spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What’s your favourite garden plant for attracting birds into your garden?
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨 Exciting news! The Swiss Ornithological Institute is starting a collaborative program that offers multi-sensor geolocators and analytical support for bird migration research, focusing on underrepresented species & regions. Interested? geopressure.org/GeoCollabForm/ Please share!
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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The spectacle of an eclipse when it didn't even get dark was maybe on a par with today's migration happenings - something of a damp squib. WWs just about struggled into double figures at the Bill, where a miscellany of waders - 13 Whimbrel, 9 Ringed Plovers & a Knot - provided a little interest.
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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New guidance from the eBird Team - summarising - don't use AI tools to edit your bird photos! ebird.org/news/threat-... link to original paper: rdcu.be/ftx6h #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧪🌎
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From Truth to Fake: The Threat of AI to Media Archives - eBird
As AI becomes commonplace, what you see in a photograph may no longer represent reality. Learn about how this impacts eBird and what you can do to help.
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In southern France and Swifts are everywhere! All the towns have epic numbers and a single building this morning must have had 20+ pairs, they seem to like these ridged tiles when they aren’t filled in, something to recreate in UK rather than a token Swift brick here and there?
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
That was quick! Tophill's a sporadic breeding site ~48km from Spurn (2nd biggest dot on map below). Good example of Marsh Tits dispersing from isolated territories in fragmented habitat getting 'lost in the landscape', with no habitat or mates nearby. They keep looking until they run out of options☠️
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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A very unusual nest! A pair of Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix feeding young Wrens Troglodytes troglodytes. I presume the warblers' nest was predated and they found this similar looking nest nearby and began to feed the young even though the adult Wrens were too! Dartmoor, Devon this morning.
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Just over 2 years ago I chopped 2 gaps in our new build garden and never thought I’d actually get a Hedgehog come in… they’ve only gone and nested in it! 2 babies wandering round the wildflower patch this evening! 🦔🦔🦔
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Peter Stronach @macstronach.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
and a wee bit of video of the Woodcock with chicks in tow! #highlandbirds 🪶
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A nice surprise to find Yellow-browed Warblers (Phylloscopus inornatus) breeding in a relatively small larch forest at ~2,000m elevation in E Kazakhstan, in the same habitat as Hume’s Warbler. As far as we know, the species was not previously known to breed in Kazakhstan. @pdvsky.bsky.social
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Birders job at Natural England: Senior Specalist in Terrestrial Birds www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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Gary Woodburn @gary-woodburn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
At Newton this evening when I heard a Phalarope calling, I looked up but could only see a large flock of Starlings. Then I realised, this Red-necked Phalarope was in amongst them ! It dropped towards the scrapes but I couldn't relocate it unfortunately. #NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding #PatchGold
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
And the star of the show: the Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi). We searched for the species along the Russian border, near where the birds that winter in Europe are breeding. Let’s see whether they all go east or west.
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It’s barely mid-June and I have nearly ripe Yellow Rattle Seed in my front mini meadow! Also epic Vipers Bugloss display! #wildflowers
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LDV_NNR @ldvnnr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Great to see our first review of the Birds of the #LDV in this month's Bird Watching magazine – much appreciated! If you haven’t purchased a copy yet but would still like to do so, please get in touch with us direct (via Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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LDV_NNR @ldvnnr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We’ve also been sent some photographs this week from #LDV volunteer David Salisbury of two pairs of Oystercatchers nesting amongst solar panels near Aughton, with records of other pairs breeding around the reserve in the surrounding area on flat roofs on industrial estates🐣
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
An Eastern Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos golzii) from yesterday, NE Kazakhstan. What a strange looking bird! w/ @pdvsky.bsky.social
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Marcbuzzard @marcbuzzard.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Amazing find by Simon H-R! First for UK Western Reef Heron at the Foryd Bay. Looks the real deal 👍Great twitch with @owen27.bsky.social #ukbirding #welshbirds
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ryan @ryanfm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
happy pride, bird heads!
pride flag but all the colors are bird feathers
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
How many more years until breeding in the UK?! In my lifetime?!
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LDV_NNR @ldvnnr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
With another 35 days left to make donations there's still plenty of time to reach our second target, so hopefully we can keep going and raise even more funds to help Corncrakes in the #LDV - every penny counts and is matched very generously by Aviva @yorkbirding.bsky.social
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Who uses an external mic to record bird sounds on their phone? Any gear recommendations? #UKBirding #BirdingGear
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Kris Gibb @krisgibb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Some shots taken last week of drake White-winged Scoter in Kirkcaldy (Fife). At least 2 have been present, along with singles of Black and Surf Scoter. This bird has attached itself to the local Eiders, offering some incredible views at times.
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Scott Reid @scottinscilly.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
BOOK NOW! Cape Verde Pelagics - Spring 2027 🇨🇻 The Ultimate Western Palearctic Pelagics! - Four full day pelagics - Night excursion to Cape Verde Petrel colony - Full day land tour of Fogo - Six-nights clifftop B&B accommodation Visit www.windshearbirding.com for more info, dates & booking!
Cape Verde Petrel - we will see 60-80 of these spectacular Pterodromas each day, with up to 20 possible together around the boat at times. Black-capped Petrel - records of this enigmatic Pterodroma are increasing, and now expected, in the waters around Cape Verde Cape Verde Storm-petrel - a notoriously elusive Cape Verde endemic Boyd’s Shearwater - we’re treated to streams of these charismatic small shearwaters each evening on our return to land as they approach their colonies in good number
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Prepped and ‘ready’ for eBird #GlobalBigDay where me @jabbirdart.bsky.social & @ollie333.bsky.social media will be doing a 24-hr Yorkshire Birdrace
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
3. Follow progress on the day by watching out for updates from @timsbirding.bsky.social and @ollie333.bsky.social, and help us with tip-offs on where to find those elusive birds!
Tim and Jack scan for moorland species at daybreak
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
To celebrate Global Big Day on 9th May, our intrepid bird race team are once again setting out to record the most species in Yorkshire in a 24 hour period - and to raise money for the Observatory of course! spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/support-us/d... Read on to find out how to help and join in:
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GLOBAL BIRDING.ORG EVENT 16, 17 AND 18 OCTOBER 2020
Global Birding Events for Global Big Day and October Big Day, part of Global Bird Weekend
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Planning Yorkshire Bird race again for May 9th, route going to be York-NYM-Coast down to Spurn-Inland via North Cave/Tophill etc to St.Aidans and finish Humber/York area. Anyone know any reliable sites for Mandarin along this route?
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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Birding at Ardmhor this morning when a short almost Siskin-like call got my attention. A moment later the bird started singing and my heart rate went through the roof! My second Iberian Chiffchaff on Barra. #birdingscotland
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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Scott Reid @scottinscilly.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Spaces still available for Cape Verde Pelagics 07-13 May!!... One of the best pelagic birding experiences in the Western Palearctic! Follow the link below or send me a message for more information on the pelagics, bookings and travel logistics to Fogo. www.windshearbirding.com/_files/ugd/4...
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Duncan Bye @duncbye.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
2 Common Crane North over Wheldrake Ings. They looked to come down somewhere around Elvington/Sutton upon Derwent Thanks to @timsbirding.bsky.social for the heads up. @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A mini spring milestone: the first 100 ringing day of the season - Willow Warblers strongly to the fore, making up three-quarters of the day's tally
Willow Warbler, 1st April 2026
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Want a year at one of the UK’s top bird observatories? We’re offering a 12-month Conservation Internship at Spurn — a unique chance to gain real experience in monitoring, conservation and migration. Apply now 👇 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/conserv...
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Daniel Branch @danbranch94.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A glorious return to Soil Hill for the week! I hoped for some Whooper Swan action, and I got some with birds distantly on Mixenden Reservoir! But the show was very much stolen by this handsome male Ring Ouzel, my 1st March record here! The Hill never disappoints! #SoilHillBirding #UKBirding
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Graham Lawlor @grahamthebirder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Hard to work out just how many Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall in recent weeks, as not all photographed. This 1w bird near Heliport today Penzance. #Cornwallbirding#
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Frank Cavanagh @frankcavanagh.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
ROSS'S GULL at Ganavan Sands mid-day today! I am in disbelief! After failing to find a White Billed Diver that had been reported, we decided as a last resort to go to Ganavan. As I was scanning a small white-winged gull flew though the frame... #RareBirdsUK #BirdingScotland
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
After almost two decades of decline, Europe's only regular wintering flock of Ring-billed Gull has shown a welcome recovery in numbers this winter: 
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Europe's only regular Ring-billed Gull flock shows signs of recovery
After years of decline, numbers have increased considerably on Terceira, Azores, this winter.
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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Ad. Bonaparte’s Gull today at Copperhouse, Cornwall (8th March ‘26). One of at least three birds in the county, plus same or another 1w at R. Plym yesterday. #cornwallbirding #birding #ukbirding
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Tim Jones @timsbirding.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Inspiration for inland birders further north/east this spring, seems to have been a decent arrival of Ring-billed & Bonaparte’s Gull in the west this winter?!
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Stuart Green @stuart17.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Finding a 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull on The Plym wasn't on my radar this morning but it was a very nice surprise, my first in Plymouth #devonbirds
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IngloriousBustards.bsky.social @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Spring has broken in The Straits! 🌸🦅 The first Black Kites are crossing from Africa, joined by Barn Swallows, House Martins, and majestic White Storks. Witness the greatest show on earth with our migration tours: www.ingloriousbustards.com #IngloriousBustards #TheStraits #Migration #Birding
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Norfolk Ponds Project @norfolkponds.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This @freshwaterbio.bsky.social #pond restoration training course 25th, 26th June is well worth attending. Learn how to restore degraded existing ponds & #ghostponds with Norfolk Ponds Project founders Carl Sayer & Helen Greaves: www.fba.org.uk/shop/p/pond-...
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Pond Restoration Training: 25th & 26th June 2026 — Freshwater Biological Association
Ponds are increasingly being recognised as critical to biodiversity conservation in UK landscapes. This new two-day course will introduce participants to pond restoration science and best practice. Gr...
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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
We’re recruiting at Spurn Bird Observatory 🐦 Head Little Tern Warden + 2 Assistant roles available at Beacon Ponds this season. Details here 👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
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