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Former young ornithologist, now low-key birder. Mostly patchbirding. Mostly Suffolk. Some Ecuador.

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@lidunka @oldman65Suffolk At the metal (2nd) gate Boyton RSPB - within a few feet yesterday early, feeding on midges...

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Rubbish pic of one of the 3 amazing Great egret at @Natures_Voice North Warren on Wednesday! They hadn't been invented in my day... another benefit of getting #backtobirding 😉 @SuffolkAONB @AldeburghLife

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Here is an interesting blog explaining universal nest bricks. Bricks will be available as a nest site for the whole lifetime of the building and will benefit Swifts, House Sparrows and both Blue/Great Tits. Even House Martins have been seen to use them. https://t.co/rHA0SskOks

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@GoldenGrenadesC @YoloBirder I might have something for you about a magical summer's evening looking for nightjars on a lonely heath after the pub.

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@BirdGuides Making noise or leaving droppings are not reasons given under the Wildlife Act. Would be good to share with the councillors the various studies showing how and why gull culling doesn't work @WildJustice_org @craniac15

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@BlackRock_UK https://t.co/lE8jdV6Dvg

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Beautiful #goldenplover ✅ for the year: 2x flocks of 28-30 birds Gedgrave Marshes opposite @OrfordNessNT & @Natures_Voice Havergate Island.
12 Brent, 160 Canada, 40 Greylag and busy LBBG roost. Then I got soaked along with a kestrel 🌧 #BirdsSeenIn2022

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Guess the feather! Hint: Thorpeness near Slaughden in Suffolk, not the alpine accentor 😮 (lime for scale, and G&T later) #BirdsSeenIn2022 @SuffolkAONB @SuffolkBirdGrp

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302 days in and my first common pochard of the year. The highs and lows of #backtobirding. Actually, no lows, and no pic, but a welcome✅to my Suffolk list and first ever visit to the glorious @SWTLackfordLake!
Great place @suffolkwildlife #BirdsSeenIn2022

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@Deebs_birding @RSPBAireValley Just stumbled upon your big 200 diary, great reading. I've stayed local for my first year, 133 for Suffolk and counting... 61 days to go!

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@bradinho8 @teesbirds1 I hear squealing water rail around here - they can be more urban or mobile than we think...

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@lizardschwartz Does a white-crowned black wheatear wink back at you from the void?

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@suffolkwildlife Yes, I certainly would! I'll check it out...

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@Linacreblogger @Oxfam @KaneBrides @WWTworldwide Excellent find, I've always wanted that book. Over £50 on Amazon...

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@BirdingClimate @pelagicpublish Beautiful. On my Christmas list. When I write it, after 1 Dec perhaps.

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@BirdWatchingMag Looks like a female yellowhammer to me but I'd look twice at cirl bunting - the throat markings do look more pronounced...

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#nocmigging seems like Christmas morning on repeat every time you go downstairs to check what flew overhead while you slept...

Can't stop thinking about it after reading Mike Unwin's piece in @Natures_Voice. #nocmig - yet another benefit of getting #backtobirding

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@shorelinekelly Just getting #backtobirding and often feel unnecessarily conscious about miss-IDs. Have learnt so much through from others of all ages and stages over the past 2 years!

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@mattthesparrow @WiltsBirdClub @GWCT @JayCee_161 @Gameandwildlife @FarmWildlifeUK @visitpewseyvale @NorthWessexAONB @fbuner @SurveysThermal Encouraging indeed. Just don't see many greys in Suffolk anymore...

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@JamsNature @teesbirds1 @Natures_Voice @WildlifeMag What a beaut. Still haven't seen one in Suffolk this year 😔