Tim Sexey

Local patcher at Ogston Res, NE Derbyshire (234, 224 self-found) and Butterley Res (166, 165 self found)

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

Absolute belter of a 1stW Caspian Gull in the roost tonight. 388 Herring & 22 GBBGulls. RBMerganser still with 40 Goosander & 4 Goldeneye.

[Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) @CABS_REPORTS]

These images, from Lebanon, represent barely the tip of the ‘iceberg’ of crimes & bird massacres occurring throughout the Mediterranean on a daily basis at this time of year.

Just like the overfishing of our oceans, our skies are also being exploited towards ecological collapse.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

R-b-Merganser ‘continues’ at Ogston with 46 Goosander & 4 Goldeneye tonight. Also 3 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, Water Rail & 25 GCGrebes. c710 Jackdaws & c400 Starlings SW to roost. Increase in Herring Gulls in the roost, 20 Common Gulls, 8 GBBGulls.

[Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) @CABS_REPORTS]

11 migratory bird poachers convicted in Piedmont, northwest Italy.

Most of the hunters travel from Bergamo & Brescia pay several hundred euros a day to shoot undisturbed in the lowland region.

The 11 men had shot protected #brambling #chaffinches #meadowpipits & #reedbunting

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

Red-breasted Merganser still this evening with 46 Goosander. 2 Caspian Gulls in the roost (ad & 2ndW), 2 Water Rails calling front of ‘oaktree’. 3 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 20 GCGrebes.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

2ndW Med Gull in the roost at Ogston tonight. RBMerganser still here (7th day) roosting with an impressive and vocal 49 Goosander at the south end. 3 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, single Wigeon & a Woodcock out of Carr Wood best of the rest.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

Merganser still at Ogston at dusk, roosting with 21 Goosander & 2 Goldeneye. Ad Caspian Gull again tho’ didn’t roost though 245 Herring Gulls & an adult GBBGull did. Two Tawny Owls calling & a single Woodcock came out of the wood. A skein of Pinkfeet flew SE in the dark 1655.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

RBMerganser still at Ogston this evening in the Goosander roost. Don’t know if it’s been here all day? 22 Goosander (8 drakes), 3 Goldeneye (one drake). Adult Caspian Gull still (12th day).

[mick c @MickgCunningham]

Those in red wall seats who vote for tories need to know tories view them with utter contempt. Tory home Secretary calls NE Town "a shithole". Two faced Tory MPs for other NE towns will think the same but lie to keep the seat. Or jump ship at next week election. They don't care!

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

Red-breasted Merganser at the south of Ogston roosting with 26 Goosander and 2 Goldeneye tonight. A description bird in Derbyshire now.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

@stmarys_patch Beauty in subtlety

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

Red - throated Diver still on Butterley Res this morning, Swanwick side. Diving frequently but great views on this small water. Thanks to John Keeling for finding this bird yesterday. 👏

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

@Derbyshirebirds @ornithom 2 Arctic Terns & a Common Tern at Ogston this morning, not 4 Arctics. Another Common Tern this afternoon. All juvs.

[BirdLife Malta @BirdLife_Malta]

📢 Possibly Malta’s largest mock ‘research’ effort has just started today thanks to a so-called derogation which transforms bird trappers into researchers by the powers of Minister @ClintCamilleri.

With the excuse of catching #finches to research them (and then supposedly letting them go), a total of just over 3,000 trappers shall be utilising over 2,600 trapping site locations strewn across Malta and Gozo for this purpose. A further 1,364 sites shall be permitted to legally trap (i.e. catch and keep) #SongThrush (Malvizz) and #GoldenPlover (Pluviera).

🐦 Trapping sites are clearings in fields and even natural land (including Natura 2000 sites) which are authorised to trap by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) irrespective of ownership status. At such sites, clap-nets are laid on the floor, lined with various caged birds to attract their wild counterparts. A small hut or hide is normally used by the trapper to operate the nets.

⚠️ Want to know if a site you have walked past or in your area is legally allowed to operate? We’ve downloaded the data sets of authorised locations by WBRU on Google Maps which can be accessed from here: https://t.co/DO3HzdFHEm.

📱 A smartphone with your location on can help you navigate across Malta’s research trapping landscape.

‼ Found something illegal or suspicious? Illegal trapping sites are best reported by taking photos and marking their exact map coordinates. Such information can be sent to us via Facebook messenger, or directly relayed to the @MaltaPolice Environmental Protection Unit (EPU) by calling 119.

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

@AndyBunting Lots of dogwood at the back of the car park at Ogston, same stuff the REVireo was in on Vicars Lane. I did wonder…

[Tim Sexey @Timspatch]

@grayspeight @Barnsleybsg Had 26 Red Admirals SW/S up to 13:20 & still moving then. Great stuff. 👍

[Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) @CABS_REPORTS]

📹 CABS team shut down huge trapping site in the Buffer Zone #Cyprus.

As we approached, the trapper who was killing the caught birds ran away – thankfully UN Police soon picked him up & we managed to save and release 12 other life birds inc this beautiful barn swallow!

[Mel 💙🌳💚 @Melindola]

If we can't save Penrhos, what can we save? County council agreed Anglesey nature reserve to become a mega holiday chalet town, despite red squirrels, ANOB, SSSI. Developer 'Land&Lakes' wants to 'offset' loss of 27 acres of woodland to a toxic dump site. https://t.co/o1GZ7k41lL

[Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs]

📣 Join us and @ZEISSBirding every Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 8am in Church Field at Spurn Bird Observatory for our ringing demonstrations!
Witness expert bird ringers in action and learn about conservation efforts.

Free to attend - subject to weather conditions

[Phil Jones @philjo61]

Second go at tweeting this🙄but here is my attempt at the Grey-headed Lapwing currently residing in Northumberland, if anyone wants a print or the original please dm me ta🙂 #BirdsSeenIn2023