Tim Sykes

[Tim Sykes @TimSykes74]

@SimonPinder5 Haahtag bromance!

Rossel Island next time then for some more pitta action?

[Tim Sykes @TimSykes74]

@SimonPinder5 Hoped that GGS was yours! Stumbled across one myself this pm, on Holy Island, except someone had already called it 2 days previously.

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@BirderGaz Congrats mate!

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@SimonPinder5 Distinct lack of decent cets down here! Most frustrating.

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@SimonPinder5 Similar to a moody sunrise I had a few days back!

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@MikeHoit I'd say SLBO beats that thrush! OBO being one of my most memorable birds ever. Ace that you got the Dholes you were after though. Intending to catch up with you on Sloth Bear next month 🤞!

[Tim Sykes @TimSykes74]

@Jake_Gearty Cos my photos are so sh¡t, probably!

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Genuine moment of shock this pm when I bumped into the Kergord Bluetail again! Assumed long-departed like most of the recent migrants. Day 7 (at least) for this wee cracker. Miserable foggy rainy weather didn't help, but can't resist posting the best of the poor pics...

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@nomadbirder Chuckle! Sadly it *doesn't* even count as one, on any list that I keep!

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@BirderGaz ...and rain for the rest if the day! If it's still present it won't be refound today :-(

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@SimonPinder5 @NatureInShet @BirdGuides Certainty worth the 10+ hours on site!

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Slight improvement on yesterday's pics: the adult male Bluetail at Kergord in Shetland, especially for fans of a rare plumage! Only saw it twice today in 5 hours, and never below 10m. Absolutely awesome to see it enjoying a few seconds of sunshine!
@NatureInShet @BirdGuides

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@DougiePreston @NatureInShet @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @autumnwatch Didn't you also get the UK's first YBW of the autumn Dougie?

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@BirderGaz Thanks Gareth! Yeah, he was an elusive little s@d! Managed a couple more pics today which I'll post shortly.

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...and appallingly badly. Some folk didn't connect at all, and I think these are the only (awful) photos emerging so far. But you get the idea! @birdguides @natureinshet 2/2

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Watching a YBW this pm at Kergord, Shetland, when I realised it wasn't alone up there, 15m up a sycamore. The huge orange wash to the flank was instantly recognisable, but some of the other details were a 'surprise'... Adult male Bluetail, showing very infrequently... 1/2

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After some bad weather days, some quiet days, and some failing-to-photograph the good birds days: nice to get a record of the Haroldswick Ortolan this morning!