Ben Miller

Birding around the Berkhamsted and Tring area. Now posting at @berkobirder.bksy.social

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When Twitter was good, it was great for sharing bird news and sightings. But X is now just awful, and I’ve no desire to keep wading through the dross “adverts” on this platform. Like most other birders I know I’ll now only be posting on Bluesky @berkobirder.bsky.social

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@DaveOnMyBoat Does Scotland have many Little Swifts to save?

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@rbabox They are Roseate Spoonbills

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A long weekend in the Rio Grande Valley and south #Texas

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The highlight around Tring this morning was a truly spectacular sunrise over a frozen Marsworth. Bird-wise, the five Russian White-fronted Geese remain in fields by Wilstone, and the Black-necked Grebe is still on @college_lake

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@britishbirds Little Bunting

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My walk home from the station this evening has been enlivened greatly thanks to a lengthy stand-off with this Red Fox

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@britishbirds OBP

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Hawy New Year! Still showing well at Aldbury Church #Hertsbirds

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I closed out local birding in 2024 with this BITTERN at roost at Marsworth with @TringBirds, one of 80 species seen during a once around Herts yeaterday. Good birding all in 2025 #Hertsbirds

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@Hertsbirds Drake Ferruginous Duck and Fudge x Pochard hybrid

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Common Scoter remains on Startops, Tring this morning #HertsBirdNews

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@harshithbirding I’m afraid it’s unlikely I’ll be visiting again to look for it, but I’m sure any news will be covered by @Hertsbirds. Good luck!

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Went looking again for the female Ferruginous Duck along the Colne Pits this morning before work, and ended up with this male! On Bury Lake, Rickmansworth #Hertsbirds

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@RupertEvershed @Hertsbirds Congrats Rupert! Great effort. Your next target is 154, to beat the 153 I managed in 2022 when I went for it in a 10km around Tring & Berko. Have you added up your self-found? I managed 130 in 2022, and reckon you’ll be ahead of me!

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Blackcap in my #Berkhamsted garden this morning. Hopefully it’s the female back that has spent the last two winters with us

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@themarshtit Ohh, red rings on left legs, are they Mike Reed scheme birds?

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@ianbennell75 @jahanlon2 @stevedudley_ @Alexander_Lees Yep, found three garden birds in Berko over the years, at two different addresses. This the last one in ‘22. And every single one of them on 27th March!

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@RupertEvershed @JohnPri52195972 @bglynn500 @hertsessexbirds @Hertsbirds A Hobby SE down the valley over Berko 10am was a highlight here

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@Matt_MMc @timmackrill @CambsBirdClub @RoyDennisWF @SeaEagleEngland Yes, just north of Whaddon. The field west of the A1198 just north of the Old Barn Shop, flew north over the Flecks Lane junction

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Thanks to @timmackrill for confirming the White-tailed Eagle that nearly caused me to crash my car as I drove through in southern Cambs yesterday was G636, one of two wild-born males fledged in southern England earlier this year https://t.co/dmwCAkLkTy. Amazing!