Chris Ruis

Birder, nature lover, getting into wildlife photography. Hertfordshire county bird recorder

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

@RupertEvershed @JohnPri52195972 @bglynn500 @hertsessexbirds @Hertsbirds Cambs this morning

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

Delighted to come across a black tern at Dernford Reservoir this morning. One of my favourite birds and one I haven't seen for a few years

Also a greenshank on the flood @CambsBirdClub

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

Super to be back on my Herts patch this weekend, lots of highlights including this grey plover #hertsbirds @Hertsbirds

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AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT the @hertsbirds Local Patch Big Weekend starts. The @TyttGP Birders will be assembling at 4am - when will you start? NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP - teams of 1-4 welcome. A mystery falcon & migrant waders last yr! Sign up here: https://t.co/v2duya5R1j #hertsbirds

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Drake garganey briefly on Dernford Reservoir this morning @CambsBirdClub

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

Brilliant visit to Dernford this morning - arctic tern and whimbrel both present but headed off. Also lesser whitethroat, yellow wagtail, green sandpiper and 10+ swallow @CambsBirdClub

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Very happy to come across a male ring ouzel east of Stapleford this evening. Also 14+ yellow wagtails, 22 swallow, my first house martin of the year and a male mandarin @CambsBirdClub

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

The sight and sounds of this yellow wagtail brightened up a walk east of Stapleford this evening. Pair of mandarin and 5 swallow also around @CambsBirdClub

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Lovely to see a crested tit last week on a short trip to the Highlands

[Chris Ruis @ChrisRuisB]

Nice walk just east of Stapleford this morning with whinchat, mandarin pair, 2 swallows and 5 yellowhammer @CambsBirdClub

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We've had a little run of new birds which has largely filled up the Herts spring migrant tracker

First swifts and whinchats likely to appear over the next week or so

#hertsbirds @Hertsbirds

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The spring migrant tracker is starting to fill up! Sedge warbler and ring ouzel slightly earlier than average

Should see the first common terns and common sandpipers over the coming days

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A cracking wheatear in the ploughed field east of Dernford Reservoir this morning. 10+ snipe in same field, oystercatcher flying around and groups of 21 and 63 golden plover over @CambsBirdClub

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Super visit to Dernford this morning. Kittiwake, a fly through short eared owl, GBB gull, 4 snipe, 2 mandarin and cetti's warbler @CambsBirdClub

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Flown off at 8:35am

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Kittiwake on Dernford Reservoir this morning @CambsBirdClub

[Rupert Evershed @RupertEvershed]

After regularly checking over the last few weeks it was rewarding to finally hear a singing Corn Bunting along Nashes Farm Lane, St Albans. A scarce bird in the south of the county. @Hertsbirds #hertsbirds

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LATEST NEWS.

Passage Migrant Species Plots

Chris Ruis has developed species plots showing peak occurrence for a number of our regular passage migrants. They are based on data since 1988.

Read more…https://t.co/GL0GgIIebH
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LATEST NEWS

Focus on......Bar-tailed Godwit.

The sighting of a Bar-tailed Godwit flying around over Stanborough Gravel Pits near St Albans on Sunday 10th March 2024 was quite a surprise…

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https://t.co/LT5tqETiWW
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