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
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
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
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
@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!
@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!
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!