Beany Birder

#Birding the UK and abroad. Passion for #bird photography. All pics/vids my own unless RT

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Med Gull from Discovery Hide 11am @slimbridge_wild #GlosBirds

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@FirstLookGolf It’s definitely going in the bag!

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Lovely morning walk around the Cotswold Water Park today produced 55 species @CWPBirds #GlosBirds

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Probably the stillest Treecreeper I’ve ever seen. Watched just outside the Van de Bovenkamp Hide this morning @slimbridge_wild

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At Epney three Brent Geese on the foreshore towards Longney this afternoon, possibly 3 of the 4 that were at WWT. (Steve Hurrell). @slimbridge_wild #GlosBirds

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Very obliging Kingfisher on my morning walk around Cirencester today. Always a delight to see #GlosBirds

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Flock of around 50 Bramblings amongst a larger flock of Chaffinches, Linnets and Yellowhammers this morning in the fields around Cirencester #GlosBirds

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Adding a bit of colour to the morning walk around #Cirencester Abbey Grounds #glosbirds @WildCiren #Mandarin

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Walk around Sapperton & Daglingworth this AM. Great Grey Shrike still present at 12.45. Huge finch and sparrow flocks including this Brambling @GlosBirds #GlosBirds

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@SwindonWS @WiltsBirdNews female Goosander at Coates Water Park yesterday PM

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@CWPBirds BNG still present on 16 at 2pm

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@CWPBirds walk around Cleveland Lakes this am produced Sparrowhawk, c.30 Red-crested Pochards, c.80 Wigeon, 2 Water Rails, a Greylag, at least 5 Chiffchaffs, 3 of them heard singing, earliest I’ve ever heard them. Also a BHG with near complete brown hood already.

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@CWPBirds Walk around Shorncote this am in sunshine produced 40 species including Blackcap, Red Kite, Water Rail, Reed Bunting, Cettis, Chiffchaff, Grey Wag, Treecreeper. Lots of Redwing and Fieldfare about also

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@MattFitz94 Hi Matt, Wanted to thank you for taking the time to come over to me and my little lad and give him a ball next to the putting green this morning. Made his day! He clutched it until we got home. Such a nice gesture, thanks again. Play well tomorrow, cheers Ali

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Walk around Shorncote this a.m. in glorious sunshine. 42 bird species incl. 6 warbler species (garden, blackcap, whitethroat, sedge, cetti & chiff). Others incl. hobby, water rail, green sand, l. grebe. Insects incl. Migrant hawker, common & ruddy darters, small heath @CWPBirds

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26 different bird species at Blakehill early this morning, on the larger side of counts I’ve had there. Included a Wheatear, Whinchat, couple Lesser Whitethroats, GSW, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting and plenty of Mipits. @CWPBirds

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Anyone able to help me with this dragonfly ID? Terrible photo I know, spotted out on a walk near Swindon. My best guess is currently Emperor.

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@ChrisSnook12 @clivescarlett1 @WildCiren Nice find Chris

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Record shot of the Night Heron still showing well at Pitville Park, Cheltenham at 11:15am #glosbirds

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@leicester_llama Thanks Andy. Knowledge banked 👍

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Any dragonfly experts out there able to tell me what I saw on a walk in the Cotswolds yesterday. I want to say female Common Darter but could be Ruddy??