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Judah Baker

@wildweevils.bsky.social
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Devon/Cornwall birder & amateur naturalist. Bird lifelist 362 (UK 260) Species lifelist 1,529 2026 UK bird yearlist - 218 Insta: judah.n.baker or Wildweevils for nature YT: JudahWildlife

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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
mawnanbirding.blogspot.com/2026/10/mont... Its been a great month!
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Monthly Review - September 2026
September Although we only moved in on September 7th, this month has been a very productive first month! 77 species of bird so far and the b...
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Turtle dove at polgigga and lesser yellowlegs at devoran on october 1st! My best views of turtle dove by far, and not my best views of lesserlegs 😂 Osprey puking up pellets was new for me, and nice to see 3 spotshank, knot, and wigeon at devoran. #cornwallbirds @cbwps.org.uk
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stunning lapland bunting at pendeen this afternoon! A nice day out w/ beardies pinging, water rail, and redwings overhead at helston loe, and manxies, commic terns, common scoters, and bluefin tuna off of pendeen #cornwallbirds @cbwps.org.uk
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ive started a blog abt my local birding mawnanbirding.blogspot.com/2026/09/28th... #cornwallbirds #ukbirding
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28th September
28th September —————— Mawnan Smith - overhead passage was a bit less busy this morning, but produced a couple goodies and a noticeable incre...
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Porthgwarra this AM 10:10-11:10; 1 prob juv sabine’s gull, 1 euro stormie, 1 sooty shearwater, 54 manxies, 1 kittiwake, 1 fulmar, 2 choughs, & 70 hirundines. Plus Kiera had 2 balearics #cornwallbirds
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Stithians Res south end today, c3pm - 1 osprey, 1 wood sand, 5 ringo, 3 common sand, 1 greenshank, 2 curlew, & 1 shelduck. @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirds
Sthithians reservoir south endWood SandpiperOsprey
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hope’s Nose - 30th August 8:00 - 9:30 38 balearic shear 4 manxie 16 small shear sp 1 pom skua 2 arctic skua (1 ad pale, 1 dark) 19 sarnie 1 med gull 30+ BHG 2000+ kittiwake 150+ gannet 5+ guille 1 fulmar 2 oystercatcher #devonbirds
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
juvenile red-necked phalarope at seaton wetlands showed fantastically this evening! Thanks @leonwr.bsky.social for the find! Makes up for dipping yday at roadford, what a lifer! Also 2 ring plover, 8 dunlin, 5 redshank, & 2 lapwing #devonbirds
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Got my lifer of willow tit at Lower Tamar Lake the other day! Although ID is provisional so opinions welcome. Also saw at least 1 marsh tit, 1 sand martin, 1 skylark, 1 GSW, 2 WW, & 1 kingfisher #devonbirds
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
juvie black tern at chard res yesterday, UK ✅ #252! Finally! Also 1 marsh tit, 1 treecreeper, 4 GCG, & 2 coot #somersetbirding #ukbirding #terns
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Visit to Cornwall yesterday for a house viewing, went to the lizard which was boiling but we saw 3 chough, 1 whimbrel, & a few sand martins. We then moved onto Stithians were we had 9 species of wader! including this mystery tringa which I was hoping was woodsand but may have to leave as unconfirmed
Spotted RedshankGreenshankTringa sp. Tringa sp.
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Seawatch from Tuesday morning at Berry Head, was hoping for some unusual terns but unfortunately 29 sandwich was all that was on offer. c850 manx, 10 balearic shear, 9 common scoter, 2 med gull, & 4 risso’s dolphin (lifer!) were the highlights of the morning. #devonbirds
Scoping from Berry HeadRisso’s DolphinsBalearic ShearwatersCommon Scoters
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
aand just a couple more.. what a month it’s been! Glad it was with @kieope.bsky.social ! #wildlife
Little owl looking as displeased as usual at Portland! Photo taken by KieraStriped hawk-moths at Portland obs, also taken by KieraSpotted flycatcher, finally showing well! Seen at Acres Down in the New ForestAnother pic of the juvie YLG, a very smart bird
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My birthday on the 28th was more insects that birds, did see little terns, little owl, & yellow wagtails, but tbh I think I preferred the norfolk hawker! #wildlife
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Nics mixture of species here, insects, birds, herps, mammals… #wildlife
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
143 species of bird in july with many other good animals! Plus first month ive had 4 lifers in ages, the 4 lifers pictured below (pardon the terrible sparrow shot) Not kept up on here but seen so much, I think ill just post all my pictures in a not-particularly ordered fashion 😂 #ukbirding
Long-tailed ShrikeGreat BustardWestern Reef HeronTree Sparrow
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Had to go to cornwall today, so stopped by at Stithians Reservoir and this glossy ibis was showing pretty well! Not much else although briefly saw the white stork on the opposite side of the road whilst driving (no way to view), & a few buzzards, GBBG, grey heron etc.. #cornwallbirds @cbwps.org.uk
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My first ever uk-first and a lovely bird! Glad it showed well for us! Made up for everything else on the trip hiding from us 😂 UK ✅ #248 and a pretty cool one! #ukbirding
Western Reef HeronWestern Reef HeronWestern Reef HeronWestern Reef Heron
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A 2-night stay at forest of dean w/ @kieope.bsky.social was well worth it! Ham Wall, Slimbridge, & Pembs also featured. 101 bird sp, top highlights - western reef heron, hawfinch, crane, spotshank, nightjar, LRP, puffin, bittern, spotfly, ruff, red-veined darter, wild boar, & weasel. 13/145 sp seen!
Western Reef HeronPuffinCranesRed-veined Darted
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
3+ whinchats on dartmoor yesterday! Plus tree pipit, redstart, 3 crossbill, spotfly, 5+ wheatear, 2 treecreeper, & 3 willow warb today, not a bad day on the moors! #devonbirds
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
June was a good month! First month of driving so makes sense it would be the month we see and hear the most species of birds for the year so far! lots of cool species; storm petrel, WTE, osprey with fish, nightjars, redstart, fritillaries, barn owl fledglings, spoonbills, etc etc #ukbirding
White-tailed EagleHigh Brown FritillaryMarsh HarrierStorm Petrel
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Little clip of the magnificent white-tailed eagle, seen from middlebeare last sunday! 2 osprey, & 1 spotted flycatcher seen too. Corn buntings seen at maiden castle, lulworth skippers seen at dancing ledge, & many marbled whites seen throughout the day! #dorsetbirds #ukbirding
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Spent the morning on dartmoor - best birds; redstart, tree pipit, garden warbler, redpoll, nuthatch, treecreeper & yellowhamer Insects provided more fun with high brown, dark green, & silver-washed fritillaries, small heath, large skipper, brown silver-line, keeled skimmer, & golden-ringed dragonfly
High Brown FritillaryDark Green FritillarySmall HeathRedstart
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Kiera @kieope.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Kiera @kieope.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Myself & @kieope.bsky.social visited Noss-on-Dart today and we had some nice species, the photos shown and in addition a few spotted longhorn beetles & a large slowworm! #entomology #butterflies #ukwildlife
White AdmiralSilver-washed FritillaryPurple HairstreakHawk’s-beard Mining Bee
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A few other things i forgot to post - #ukbirding #entomology #butterflies #odonata
Golden-ringed DragonflyMarbled WhiteMarbled White (underwing)Broad-billed Sandpiper at Dawlish Warren, May 30th
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Been a bit forgetful about posting, so here’s my wryneck pics from labrador bay last month! #ukbirding
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Kiera @kieope.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
had a go with a wide angle lens today at Noss on Dart and got some photos i’m happy with, a collection of flowers i saw on the walk. And a surprise guest, a Hawks-beard mining bee! #ukwildlife #ukflowers #devon
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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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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My odonata from last couple of days; Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Keeled Skimmer, Emperor, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, & Beautiful Demoiselle #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife
Four-spotted ChaserLarge Red Damselfly
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Nightjars this evening in Devon, nice views, wing-clapping, churring, and one perched in a tree! A lifer for Kiera and such a special bird which I haven’t seen in years #devonbirds
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Kiera @kieope.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Yesterday i went to Haldon Forest with @wildweevils.bsky.social on search for Crossbills, unfortunately we didn’t see any but did get my best views of Great Spotted Woodpecker and Yellowhammer at the feeders :) #devonbirds #ukbirding
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Lifer #247 for the uk, storm petrel!! Managed a dodgy digiscope just abt Totals from berry head this morning 7:30-10:30 13 balearic shearwaters S c1550 manxie S 6 euro stormie S 1 common tern 5 puffin S 2 razorbill S 9 gadwall S 1 GND S (1N) 25 gannet S c30 kittiwake #devonbirds
Scoping from berry headEuropean Storm Petrel flying left behind a Manx Shearwater going the opposite direction
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Recent seawatch! Nothing compared to what they’ve been having from Berry Head tho. 01/06/2026 - Hope’s Nose 8:00-13:00 1 balearic shearwater S 2100 manxie S 15 com scoter S 1 GND S (summer plum) 48 gannet S 5 fulmar S 4 BHG S 17 HG S 19 kittiwake S 3 mallard S #devonbirding #PWC2026
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Seawatch from @warrenbirding.bsky.social today 11:15-13:30, 3 RTD, 1 GND, 10 c scoter, 1 manxie, 12 auk sp, 2 GCG, 40 s’wich tern & the highlight - a little tern Kiera saw a water vole as well! Additionally 2 days ago we also had lesser whitethroat and a surprise stoat at the warren! #devonbirds
Scoping from Dawlish Warren
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Some adventures on the moors and heaths a week ago - 2 cuckoo, 2 redstart, 1 wheatear, 3 dartford warbler, 2 pied fly, 1 tree pipit, 3 firecrest, 30 willow warbler, and some hirundines! #devonbirds
RedstartCuckooDartford WarblerTree Pipit
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Some recent insect lifers from near the house #entomology #bugs #wildlife
Cantharis decipiensSphaeridium scrabaeoidesPhaonia erransEuophryum confine
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Highlights of the end of March - dipper, wheatear, adder, slowworm, black oil beetle, ashy mining bee, common pipistrelle, & toad tadpoles #devonbirds #wildlife
Dipper, Kiera’s number one most wanted lifer!SkylarkAdult female SlowwormWheatear at Warren Point
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Warm trip to Exminster Marshes earlier in the week, some good birds with the continental blackwit, lingering whitefront, spotshank, spoonbill, 2 sedge, 2 reed, & 2 WW, swallows + 1 house martin. Additionally - our first large white, nettle tap moth, and common lizard of the year! #devonbirds
Continental Black-tailed Godwit (L. limosa limosa)Russian White-fronted GooseSpotted RedshankCommon Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
More local Torquay birding yday, first short seawatch of the spring - Hope’s Nose; 80+ manxie, 4 sandwich tern S, 1 RTD S, & common dolphins. + siskins heard - Failed to see a dipper near Dartington but got this NFY brown-lipped snail, and Kiera’s first swallows of the yr! #devonbirds #ukwildlife
Scoping from Hope’s Nose, 7:15-8:30Sandwich Tern distantly in flightSandwich Tern distantly in flightBrown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
My first warty venus clam and red-speckled anemone at Torquay beach yesterday, plus a large rock goby and a sea cucumber #rockpools #marine #wildlife
Warty Venus ClamRed-speckled AnemoneRock GobySea cucumber sp
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
From my local area of Torquay in the past week - red kite, 5+ firecrest, 1 RTD, guilles & fulmar, nuthatch, GSW drumming, 35+ greenfinch, 2 skylark & 1 linnet in off sea, 3 palmate newt, 4+ porpoise, grey-patched & yellow-legged mining bees, 1 carder, and a comma. #devonbirds #wildlife
Breeding male Palmate NewtOut-of-focus BOC of a Skylark that had come in off the sea on an otherwise uneventful vismigCommaGrey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
From recent days; lesser spotted woodpecker, spoonbill, wheatear, goosander, marsh tit, red kite, palmate newt, brown hare, porpoise, violet oil beetle, bloody-nosed beetle, 4 species of mining bee, & red-speckled anemone. All from south devon. Just passed 300 sp for my animal yearlist! #devonbirds
2 Spoonbills asleep on little marsh, Budleigh SaltertonViolet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus)Great Spotted WoodpeckerSand Crocus at dawlish warren, pretty much the UK’s only site for them
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Saltram/Blaxton meadow today with @kieope.bsky.social ; 1w bonaparte’s gull, pair of red-crested pochard, 2 mandarin, 1 common sandpiper, 10+ parakeets, 1 greenshank, 3 grey wag, 1 stock dove, 4 nuthatch, & 2 firecrests Nice to bump in to @stephmurphy.bsky.social & @robmurphy.bsky.social #devonbirds
1w bonaparte’s gull with black-headed gullsMandarin ducksDrake red-crested pochardRing-necked parakeet
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Had a short holiday down in falmouth recently, saw some gulls at hayle and loads of cool sea creatures in falmouth. Also had a pair of red-necked grebes and a goshawk from the train! Bonaparte’s was uk lifer #244 #ukbirding
Ad winter bonaparte’s gullAd yellow-legged gullSpotted SeahareHair-curler seaslug (Spurilla neapolitana)
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Two days of flipping rocks at Torquay beach has really paid off for myself and @kieope.bsky.social , with our best two tidepooling sessions we’ve had yet. 11 lifers and many other good species found! Couldn’t pick just 4 for pics so more in comments #rockpooling #wildlife #sealife #devon
Aeolidia filomenae, common but beautiful nudibranch species, we found 5 individuals over the 2 daysSea Gherkin (Pawsonia saxicola), 2 found today and along with one unidentified brown sea cucumber found yesterday, our first ever sea cucumbersTompot BlennyCommon Brittle Star, 3 individuals found today
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
March kicked off with a couple nice geese and my our first jumper of the year! Ive been a tad bad at keeping up with postings recently lol #devonbirds #spiders
Barnacle GoosePale-bellied Brent Goose among hundreds of Dark-bellied BrentsZebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus)
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
judahswildlife.blogspot.com/2026/02/febr... Weekly roundup #devonbirds
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February Week Three
Week 3 Only a couple of outings, with a pretty major failure in Yarner Wood, picking up only a redpoll by call, with a couple other more typ...
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Judah Baker @wildweevils.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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February Week Two
Week 2 Apion cf. frumentarium Week 2 was rather uneventful in the way of rare birds, with 4 (2 successful) outings for some slightly unusual...
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