Alec Cuthbertson

Retired machine tool project engineering manager. Prefers to spend time birding and taking the odd photo. Often found at Brandon Marsh.

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Two of three common ringed plovers at Brandon East Marsh on the 19th

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A bit a spring at Brandon Marsh, 1 Redshank, 3 LRP, 6 Oystercatchers @WKWT
#BrandonMarshSightings

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@jkyles32 @BirdGuides @BTO_Oxfordshire @_BTO @BBOWT @Oxonwildlife @WildOxfordshire Thanks for the post, went there today. Managed a few photos but it spent hours sat in or under a tree.

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Looking good for the girls, bit of a strut then the bellow. (I did think at what point do I move)
@BradgatePark

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Melanistic Green Woodpecker at Brandon Marshes
@WKWT #BrandonMarshSightings #BrandonMarsh
@BBCSpringwatch #Springwatch

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@Kevin66794627 Third egg is still there.

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@Kevin66794627 @WKWT I think so based on seen nature programs. After the first jumped/fell the Canadian goose flew down to the approx. area it fell, or the others then jumped into the same area. First photo is the lowest I caught one in 'flight'. Posture of one thou looked good. Wished I'd videoed it

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Seven goslings hatched on the osprey platform. Quality is not good, heat haze and distance, but we have waited for the moment.
@WKWT #BrandonMarshSightings #BrandonMarsh

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Four of the goslings leaving the osprey platform.
@WKWT #BrandonMarshSightings #BrandonMarsh

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Cattle egret at Warwick

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Exceptional week for home town birding. Ferruginous duck and cattle egret

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oh for an edit fubction. "swan goose"

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New for Brandon a snow goose, presumed an escapee, but no rings

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Dunlin this lunchtime on Brandon Marsh willow island

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Osprey having a look at the posts, from Ted Jury.

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@alanbodd Thank you

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A good day at Brandon with osprey, green and common sandpiper, but this kept us amused, with the light changing the colours, female tufted or scaup? No greyish body = tufted. White head fathers with bluey/grey beak no black band = scaup.

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@RSPBFrampton Great two days.
Another for the Saturday list from 360 hide.

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Avocet on east marsh
@WKWT #BrandonMarshSightings

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Trouble trying to focus whilst watching four little grebes had a territorial battle for two minutes. Need to get better at changing to video mode.