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Birding related stuff only.
Casual phonescoper.

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@DanielCMartin1 @LeeEvansBirding @BirdGuides Probably for the best. I suspect it would have eventually fallen victim to a dog, cat or fox.

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Sometimes birding throws up the occasional bizarre encounter.

Such as watching a Bittern in a wooded cemetery on the edge of Sheffield city centre!

Clearly surviving in the area as it has been seen in local gardens and on rooftops @Sheffbirdstudy @BirdGuides

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@StevenFryerz9 @BirdGuides @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag @Britnatureguide @WildMag Do you know which colour ringing scheme this is from? 👍🏻

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@BBCNottingham @Nottswildlife Short-haired Owls? Who proof reads these before publishing?
(Short-eared Owls) 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@Joe_Woodman1999 It was hard to spot the birds when my bins were obscured by a mixture of crumbs and drizzle! 🤣

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A week on Scilly. No ticks, but always something to look at in stunning surroundings. Personal highlights were Radde's Warbler and Serin, neither of which I'd seen for more years than I care to remember! They only look small on a map, but I still walked 88 miles! 🙂 #scillybirds

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A stonking, cronking Raven at Lands End finished a whirlwind 24 hours in Cornwall. An overnight drive down, followed by a painful 9.5 hour drive back the following day. All photos courtesy of @Aj1518326713

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28 years since my last UK Great and Cory's Shearwaters on a Scillonian pelagic to the Wilsons triangle (although in my defence the tide is a long way out from Sheffield) Gambled on a day trip to Scilly. Chuffed with a minimum of 15 Great, 30 Cory's, and 12 Stormies.@Aj1518326713

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Finally made the effort to get Black Grouse on my Yorks list. These photographed from the car. Followed by BnGrebes, watching a Bittern boom and a Glossy Ibis in W Yorks. A fair reflection of the birds of Yorkshire these days! @nybirdnews #blackgrouse

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Yet another good cause to consider.
https://t.co/VXUKGQm0Uc

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Amazing what a difference some sun makes. These 2 Jack Snipe photographed a few feet apart. A minimum of 12 at this site at the weekend.
Followed by 3 Woodcock nearby at dusk. @HalfSnipe @shefbirdstudy

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A couple of hours on the moorland fringe above Sheffield at dusk. Bitterly cold 4c with a nithering NE wind. The Shore Lark was still at Peat Pits with 440 Goldies and a Barn Owl. Elsewhere, another Barn Owl, 2 roding Woodcock and several drumming/chipping Snipe. @shefbirdstudy

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Dipping my toe into Bluesky. Hopefully less adverts, repeat posts, shite suggestions, and general dumbf*ckery.
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Let's see how it goes. 😏

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@HalfSnipe Eight miles and normally very reliable. No obvious change in suitability. 🤷‍♂️

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'You ain't seen me, right?' After all the floods and the recent freeze, good to get 9 #jacksnipe on a regular site in N Derbys. 22 Common and a Woodcock also present. Another favourite site further downstream almost devoid of JS since December? @shefbirdstudy @Derbyshirebirds

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Called in to Orgreave for the Slavonian Grebe this morning and picked up a bonus Great-northern Diver, found by a visiting birder. @shefbirdstudy @BirdGuides

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Pleased to find this Waxwing, presumably fresh in and hidden today at Thornwick Pools, Flamborough.
@BirdGuides @FlamboroughBird

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Viz style Top Tip.

For all those people like me who can't get out west to enjoy the current deluge of fancy Yank warblers. Simply go down to your local stream and squint.

You're welcome.

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@MartinRadford10 @Derbyshirebirds @BirdGuides It isn't! Parking at either end means a 200m walk along the track.

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A singing Quail gave fantastic views for 10 minutes from Green Lane, Bonsall Moor this morning, until spooked by a passing Sparrowhawk. One of three present. @Derbyshirebirds @BirdGuides

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I have just managed to upload a couple of videos to YouTube where the video has retained at least a little bit of its quality! https://t.co/safSiTNdsb