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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 7h

Yet another American wader in Cornwall. Today’s special is the 8th record of Upland Sandpiper. Found by Raoul Humphries in the Chun Downs area (nr Pendeen). The distinctive flight call was heard several times. This is also the 7th Nearctic wader this Autumn.

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Matt Hobbs @migrationmatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An amazing start to our now annual week on Scilly. Sora at Porthellick right in front of the hide 😍 with @matthall95.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social and @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #Scilly #ukbirding #birds @birdguides.bsky.social

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No sign of the Syke's Warbler at Girdle Ness by 10am but YBW & Lesser Whitethroat still #ukbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler showed well several times at Gibraltar Point this evening #ukbirding

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Over the moon (to put it mildly) to find this first year male SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN in our garden at Hillwell, Shetland this morning. The fifth record for Britain and a first for Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Mark Lewis @fatpaulscholes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well that was fun. Sykes warbler at Girdle Ness this afternoon…

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Summerhouse Hill this am: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 22 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Siskin, 1 Linnet, 5 Skylark & 29 Meadow Pipit #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still quite a few Southern Hawkers on the wing at Yeovil Riverside

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Fair Isle Bird Observatory @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A change in the wind bought in plenty of scarcities across the isle, including Red-flanked Bluetail and 31 Yellow-browed Warbler, topped off by an EYEBROWED THRUSH at Guidicum. Read more at www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 A Penn

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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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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Willow Emerald Damselfly at the boardwalk at Yeovil Riverside this afternoon, a patch first for me.

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Paul Wren @waterthrush11.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Upland Sandpiper from St Agnes today. Showed very nicely. Great to be back on Scilly

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Niall Machin @niallmachin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My son James found this booted warbler in Zennor, Cornwall last thing today. Top find! #cornwallbirding

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So this is gripping.... Difficult to know at this point how this haul relates to exceptional sea temperatures vs a poorly-inventoried deepwater region #UKBirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

5 Egyptian Geese and 2cy Yellow-legged Gull at Sutton Bingham this afternoon #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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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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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wow! P Hall's image of Red-billed Tropicbird off Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding

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Aidan G. Kelly @agk10k.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Was lucky to be in Kerry when this gorgeous juv. Least Sand. was found by Elliot Maher this morning. My 4th in Ireland, but first for quite a while.

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Grey Phalaropes still Chesil Cove this afternoon #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

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James Packer @berrowbirder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's birding started well with a Grey Phalarope at Huntspill sea wall. It quickly got very much better with this patch tick Red-necked Phalarope just around the corner!

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Short-billed Dowitcher, adult in moult at Drift Res this afternoon (14th Sept). Delighted to find it but will admit that was a difficult id in this plumage. Thanks to Killian Mullarney for confirming id.

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Mike Morse @bexbirder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dark morph juv Long-tailed Skua off West Bex this morning. Very close in and not attempting to fly suggesting poor energy reserves or illness... it continued to drift east when we left it around 9.30am.

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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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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Clouded Yellow was a garden tick this morning. I'd say it was anticipated but we really struggle for grassland species here. Also the first Meadow Pipits of the autumn overhead.

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Long-tailed Shrike showed point blank at Eastleach Martin this morning - well worth the trip! #ukbirding

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Hugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Britain's third and Scotland's first-ever EGYPTIAN NIGHTJAR at Virkie, Shetland this evening. A brilliant find by Roger Riddington. Stunning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK

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Matt Bruce @mattjbruce.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Egyptian Nightjar on a boulder beach at Virkie, Shetland this afternoon. Incredible. #UKBirding #RareBirds

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Northern Bottle-nosed Whales off East Cliffs this morning: youtu.be/bw2dzcI1IUE?...

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Northern Bottle-nosed Whales, Portland Bill, 2nd September 2026

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angusrobin.bsky.social @angusrobin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Long-tailed Skua at Steart Pt this morning, pic by Andy Harris @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Little and Mediterranean Gulls Lodmoor this afternoon #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

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Simon 📹 🎸📷 @therockinbirder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A few pics of the Franklin's gull at Stanpit Marsh (Dorset) today, Dorset ✔️ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds #ukbirding #ornithology

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Summerhouse Hill this am: 2 Redstart still, 7+ Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Firecrest #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 08.30. Stunned to find a Greenish Warbler in an ash tree on the northern side of the first slope, below the entrance. The bird showed briefly but incredibly well at close range, before moving off. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Summerhouse Hill this morning: 5 Redstart still, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 House Martin & 1 Swift #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Summerhouse Hill today: 3 Redstart (2 lingering males and a new female), 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, Yellow Wagtail & Red Kite #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Red-necked Phalarope still Black Hole Marsh, giving point blank views from the Tower Hide #ukbirding #devonbirds

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Aldon Estate this morning: 5 Redstart, 9 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 House Martin, 1 Little Egret #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Day rounded off nicely at Ham Wall Avalon Hide this evening: Purple Heron, 2 Glossy Ibis, 5 GWE, 42 Cattle Egret, 2 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A nice fall of migrants on Summerhouse Hill, Yeovil this morning: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Tree Pipit, 4 Yellow Wagtail and a helice Clouded Yellow #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm thinking this might be a Verge Cricket? At Culverwell this afternoon @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

No further sign of the Icterine but still an enjoyable afternoon on Portland. 2 Redstart, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit and 4 Meadow Pipit over Coombefield, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and 1 Balearic Shearwater at the bill @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Aldon Estate this morning: 2 Redstart 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Swift #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Oli Mockridge @yeovilbirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Cuckoo still south end of Sutton Bingham Reservoir this afternoon #ukbirding #somersetbirding

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

WOW! Yellow-throated Warbler photographed on a ship near Seaforth Docks, Liverpool earlier today #ukbirding

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Alastair Swinnerton @alswinn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Dipper is back at Ninesprings - apologies for the shaky video, only had my phone with me @btosomerset.bsky.social #yeovilcountrypark @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Tom Lowe @saloplarus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Looks like it has finally happened, British breeding #CaspianGull! #takingovertheworld #gulls #ukbirding

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