Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky

Hampshire/Spurn birder. 🐦‍⬛
BTO S permit bird ringer. Alderney Spring Migration Assistant. Seabird Research Assistant.
Former LTV Spurn Bird Observatory.

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

I have started to colour ring Starlings in Totton as part of an adult survival study. If you see any Starlings with a blue colour ring starting with the letter B please let me know via email,

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@HOSbirding @Hants_BIC @_BTO @HantsIWWildlife

[Jacob Spinks @SBO_Jason]

Help save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern project! The colony is in desperate need for funds to make sure that it is protected this coming breeding season. This colony is very close to me as I have spent many hundreds if not thousands of hours working day and night to protect it...

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

Serin flew north over the Long Pits amongst a flock of Goldfinches at 08:22hrs @BirdGuides

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

A gorgeous foggy sunrise this morning, Pallas's Warbler in the afternoon and an incredible Starling murmuration this evening. What a day!

@DungenessBO @SBO_Jason @RSPBDungeness

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

@NeilBurt5 @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @KentishPlover Fantastic! Great work 👏

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

A great morning so far with 2 Yellow-browned Warblers and a Pallas’ Warbler trapped and ringed among lots of Goldcrests

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

Much improved seawatching so far today with a Leach's Petrel west at 08:05hrs the highlight @BirdGuides

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

A spontaneous dash up to Spurn for the Black-faced Bunting earlier this week certainly paid off, with great views of the bird on a couple of occasions.

@spurnbirdobs @BirdGuides

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

Serin flew east over the Moat at 9am. Plenty of visible migration this morning, mostly finches including over 170 Crossbills!

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

The blue lined bird was ringed near Grimley, Worcestershire on 14th September, it travelled 267km before it was caught here on 2nd October.

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

The birding over the last week or so has been dominated by Chiffchaffs, and we have had two birds already bearing rings caught at the Observatory.

The green lined bird was ringed at Ballymacoda, Cork on 12th September travelling 625km, before being caught at Dungeness on 30th.

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

We've been having incredible numbers of Swallow, Sand Martin and House Martin passing through @DungenessBO lately, with thousands of birds gathering over the point before heading out across the channel.

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

A superb all day seawatch with twelve hours of coverage at the Fishing Boats. The Sooty Shearwater count is the second highest for the Observatory.

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

An amazing 82 Sooty Shearwaters have flown west past the Fishing Boats by 9am, mostly very distant. Also two Balearic and a Manx Shearwater. @BirdGuides

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

The juvenile Red-backed Shrike is still in the north-east end of the recording area, east of the top Long Pits by the craters @BirdGuides

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

A thoroughly enjoyable #migfest2025 spent with @SBO_Jason at @spurnbirdobs. Thousands of Meadow Pipits, skeins of Pink-footed Geese, hurindines and swifts on the move, Osprey, Red-necked Phalarope and plenty of familar faces. Migration at its finest!

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

Juvenile Turtle Dove flushed out of the Trapping Area, flew once around the Point before going back north @BirdGuides

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

At least two Euro Storm Petrels off the seawatching hide this evening, last being seen heading very slowly west as the light dwindled. At least one other was seen off the Fishing Boats this morning too @BirdGuides

[Dungeness Bird Observatory @DungenessBO]

The flick of White storks over the Observatory area this afternoon.

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

@Lufbrabird87910 @Bucktonbirder @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @BirdAlderney On Alderney

[Charlotte Foote, now on Bluesky @CharlotteFoote5]

My first Rustic Bunting!

After an otherwise slow start following a week of strong winds, it was fantastic to spot this in a bush and then get a closer look when it later ended up in a net.