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Wheatear9

@wheatear9.bsky.social
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I go birding and been all over but not away much these days except Europe and UK. Suffolk is always a focus but will be out and about more 2025. Love sea-watching, when conditions are right. I have local Mid Suffolk inland patch.

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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#patch minmal restorations as expected water management in now clods of pharmagites dumped in reed bed area. No action on my advice re:ephemeral pools. Big oportunity missed! Minimal biodiversity impact!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#patch a few Jays moving west along with many Starlings this morning works are now spreading to all parts of the site!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#patch 2 Whinchat 1 Wheatear Green Sand and Ringed Plover overhead this morning.Nice to see water in the river!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#patch do do land hardly any water now tho surprisingly river was up a bit today. Nothing of note at all!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Up on Stannage Edge Derbys yesterday Mill Stones all over the place! They have an interesting back story too! Did not see any Ring Ouzels tho my time was limited and lots of disturbance
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Gods own country the Langdale Valley "if its not raining it will be soon" they used to say but not these days this summer!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
#patch Its a bit dark over Bill's Mothers tonight !
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
#patch nice of the Bank Holiday visitors to leave this!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Cardinal Beetle? In the garden today
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
#patch #birds all the boxes up in advance of arrival of Spotted Flycatcher who knows?
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Another Spotted Flycatcher box up this morning one in a seculded spot on my local patch @limeypomme.bsky.social
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#patch 1st Spotted Flycatcher box up @limeypomme.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social in the garden the other 3 will go up in Iocal area soon
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#patch A lot of water about these days!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#patch this morning where is the canoe?
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A better way of dealing with brash in the garden perhaps? Working on it today!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Visited RHS Hyde Hall Essex yesterday a freebie as my wife is doing a short visitor research project for them. Nice place if you are interested in gardens!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
River somewhat lower this morning allowing me out on the #patch 2 Great Egrets 15+ Snipe 60+ Teal the Stonechat pr still present
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Out looking for Woodcock late on didnt find any. Grey Wag, Water Rail and Snipe all along the river. GwE also utilizing the river edges.
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
#patch Merry Christmas!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Psycadelic Suffolk Nights!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#patch Good Evening. Late walk round tonight. Best 1 Jack Snipe 10 Snipe 1 Green Sandpiper 1 YL Gull still good numbers of Wildfowl present
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
#patch Water levels up hopefully cover this area by end of Feb ready for some migrants. Dodo land today!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Cut a tall hedge down in the garden this week made a dead hedge out off the cuttings. Much better solution than burning them. Also better for wildlife Robins, Wrens and Dunnocks roosting in it already!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
#patch a little bit of water now!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
#ukbirds Out on a walk round Orfordness avoided the rain but not much seen only Whinchat and Wheatears. Short sea watch from Black Beacon only a few Teal heading south. Nice walk though!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Late summer, surprise where did this come from? I didn't plant it!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Why I grow pollinators in my garden.
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
#birds Some hard birding down here in SW France 39C Golden Oriole Melodoius Warbler and Hoopoe in the garden. Beeaters over on and off!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Don't often photograph many birds these days but I always try to with this species. On my local patch tonight a very early date for a migrant?
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
#patch not much to report today 2 juv Red Kites seen again after a a week or so absence + usual Green and Common Sands Sands
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Never grown Sweet Peas before they have been quite difficult this year, too hot scorched, not enough water? But got some off gorgeous fragrance
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
#patch always nice to see some visitors dropping in recent days.
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Spent the day at Cambridge Botanical Gardens. My annual visit. Always enjoy the amble amongst the wide range of plants and trees. The Wild Pear comandeared a part of a brick wall!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
#patch had a go at the Himalayan Balsam, but the problem is immense!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
#patch now mow May/June underway at the bottom garden as is usual
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Nice morning walk round Marismas and Salinas Isla Cunela pr Displaying Montagus Harriers 15 Caspian Terns usual waders and warblers and larks. 1st Zitting Cistcolas of trip. 26C re-hydrating now!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#patch Influx of Swallows at least 40 around pits with a few House Martins and Sand Martins in tow! Often resting in trees. Also 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Common Sandpiper. Late pm.
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
At a rightful distance one of two on a quick trip out west this morning. Saw more birders than birds today!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It's time to ask folks to give the local breeders a chance. So I'm asking nicely once again this year. Give them a chance. Seemed to work last year, only one sign ripped down!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Still good numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler and Shelduck at Trimley SWT on Friday. Waders excepting Oystercatcher thin on the ground. Good see Lapwings on established territories. When you look at a Lapwing, well, Wow always!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
#patch iconic patch bird usually present every month of the year. Males sometimes returning late June!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
At Trimley SWT all day Work Party and birding, we did large sections of dead hedge plenty of Wigeon and other water birds still and a good smattering of waders.
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#patch Picture of the day
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
#patch Picture of the day
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Not done this for a while. Nice to see blue sky and white cloud after weeks of depressing grey! Displaying Buzzards up and Red Kites streaming past also a Kingfisher through the garden!
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
#patch m and fm Goosander on pits this morning. Glorious sunshine today #picture of the day
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#ukbirding Birding in Breckland another cold. grey day but successful despite the conditions
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#patch Picture of the day
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
#patch Picture of the day
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Wheatear9 @wheatear9.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#ukbirding never got a good shot of the Snow Buntings. Lots of disturbance from walkers on a Sunday and that's why I rarely go out at weekends!
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