Stivi Musievski

20 year old - Birder - Bird Ringing Trainee - Based in SW London - Bulgarian 🇧🇬 - Biology BSc Student @RoyalHolloway 🦤🦇🐋🐢🦃🦔

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

The Blackbird pair’s full clutch is 4 eggs! They were warm today, so the female has begun incubation. These should hatch around Mother’s Day.

Monitored for the @_BTO #NestRecordScheme. Always adhere to #NRS Code of Conduct when monitoring nests.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Local Blackbird pair have been busy…they already have 3 eggs! 🐦‍⬛

Monitored for the @_BTO #NestRecordScheme. Always adhere to #NRS Code of Conduct when monitoring nests.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Seems like birds are nesting even earlier this year! Found this Robin’s nest with 2 eggs today.

Monitored for the @_BTO #NestRecordScheme. Always adhere to #NRS Code of Conduct when monitoring nests.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Local Blackbird pair have been busy…they already have 3 eggs! 🐦‍⬛

Monitored for the @_BTO #NestRecordScheme. Always adhere to #NRS Code of Conduct when monitoring nests.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Peregrine watching @RoyalHolloway between my lectures today! The male even brought in a Great Spotted Woodpecker for the female at one point!

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Finally got round to seeing the returning Lesser Scaup at Staines Reservoirs over the weekend. Also got the Black Redstart, my first one up there! And great to see the 2 Great Northern Divers and pairs of Black-necked Grebes displaying.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@Dan_Gornall I guess I need to order mine soon as well, before the stock runs out 😂

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@sferguk Well done for going back and seeing it! It was a long wait until it showed yesterday.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Acquired my #Lifer Red-flanked Bluetail on the Surrey/Kent border today! Great to catch up with @sferguk @Carlssonphotos @robthebirder @Joelthebirder

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@gninwoDeoJ @sferguk @bucksbirdclub @bucksbirdnews Massive well done for reading the code of the ring! This bird was ringed by my ringing group a year before I joined them. Great to see it survived its first winter and successfully reared young! @CarlHunterRoach

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Just received ringing data back on this juvenile Black Stork (69X9) that I observed near Saedinenie, Plovdiv, BULGARIA on both 25th August and 9th September 2024.

Ringed as a chick in a nest of 3 young on 24th June 2024 near Lužnice, CZECHIA 🇨🇿

It travelled at least 1,068km!

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

I did not wake up today thinking I would get such crazy views of my first-ever Lapland Bunting! Fantastic to enjoy this incredible bird with many great people at Staines Reservoirs. @LondonBirdClub #londonbirds #Lifer

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@gninwoDeoJ @LondonBirdClub Even if it did fly off. It’s quite likely it will return as it could have just gone to roost somewhere and could be back to feed again tomorrow.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Ridiculous views of the Lapland Bunting at Staines Reservoirs just before 16:00. Unfortunately flew off West along causeway calling, but may have dropped down further on. @LondonBirdClub #londonbirds

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@EdBirder @LondonBirdClub It certainly did get closer. Much, much closer! Great to meet you in person Ed!

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Lapland Bunting still present at Staines Reservoirs 14:19. Foraging on East end of causeway. @LondonBirdClub #londonbirds

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

Encountered a few interesting butterflies near the Maritsa River in Pazardzhik #Bulgaria today. Freyer’s Purple Emperor (Apatura metis) and Common Glider (Neptis sappho). @europebutterfly

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@Lophophanes Yep! Well done 👍

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

A #herping challenge. Spot the Snake 🐍

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@sferguk For example, look at this Arctic Tern from last spring at Staines Res. Notice the complete set of translucent primaries.

[Stivi Musievski @SMusievski]

@sferguk Shaun sorry to say but looks like a Common. Only inner primaries are translucent on this bird, Arctic Tern would always have all of its primaries being translucent. Also, a longer head and neck profile than Arctic and a diffuse black bar on underside of prim. (distinct in Arctic)