Birds of Chew Valley Lake

This superbly illustrated book is aimed of course at Birdwatchers, but also at all people who are interested in wildlife, ecology and the environment.

[Miles Cluff @miles_cluff]

Utterly mindblowing morning so far on Flock to Marion, I fear my tiny mind can’t handle all of this 🤯🤯 mega seabirds streaming past us at the moment, and it’s not even 10:00am yet!!!

[matt prior @mattthesparrow]

Today we ringed our first full-grown Red Kite. I wouldn't normally include my ugly mug but thought it's worth doing so as a size comparison. This is a first-year bird and the underwing shots are particularly helpful. Hopefully the first of many!

[Jack Ashton-Booth @JABBIRDART]

Adult White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla)

[Miguel @OxyuranusHXC]

No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana.

After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!

Thread below! 🧵

https://t.co/VPBdS86f4e

[Alex Penn @AlexPenn_1]

The spring that keeps on giving @FI_Obs!

Today saw another amazing fall, with 37 Red-backed Shrike (new day record), 34 Icterine Warbler (more than 3x the previous highest day count!), 7 Bluethroat, 6 Marsh Warbler, a Blyth’s Reed and a rare spring Barred Warbler. Madness!

[Redland Library Events @RedlandLibEvent]

An excellent turnout for last night’s @FORedlandLib event in #Bristol’s #RedlandLibrary.

Many thanks to Paul Rossetti for his illustrated talk on the book📖 “Birds of Chew Valley Lake”

[Redland Library Events @RedlandLibEvent]

📣Friends of Redland Library event

🔰Thursday 11th April 7:30pm (Doors open 7:15pm)
🔰Talk by Paul Rossetti
🔰 Birds of Chew Valley Lake
🔰 Organised by @FORedlandLib
🔰 #RedlandLibrary #Bristol
🔰 Admission £2 (pay at the door)

[Daniel Gornall @Dan_Gornall]

Clark's Nutcracker over Lake Louise 🇨🇦

[Lundy Bird Observatory @lundybirds]

Just received these stunning frame-filling photos of the first-year Pallid Harrier captured by Eden Davies from the Church as it circled upper Millcombe yesterday

[George Dunbar @georgedunbar_]

Curlew Sandpipers from Salinhas de Olhao, Portugal, last month.

[Dan Owen @_danielowen]

3cy+ male White-spotted Bluethroat trapped and ringed at Woolston Eyes this morning. The second Cheshire record of cyanecula (first also from Woolston).

Can't be many sites that casually offer 14+ Garganey and 12+ Black-necked Grebe as back-up cast...

https://t.co/HqJRnipWve

[Josh Fusiara @JoshFusiara]

A truly crazy record! On 18/05/2023 I had this CR Ringed Plover @RSPBFrampton. Just received that it was ringed on 26/11/2018 on Bruce beach, Bubaque island, Bijagós archipelago off the coast of Guinea - Bissau, Africa! Before being sighted in Sweden in 2019 then this year in May

[Birds of Chew Valley Lake @birdsofchew]

@smart0406 Yep absolutely gos. Atypical silhouettes as it’s actively flying rather than soaring but the chunkiness of the bird is obvious as are the bulging secondaries, rounded tail and heavy hip.

[Andrew Kirby @AndrewKirby18]

Quick visit to Chew Valley Lake this morning. Osprey have a morning bath. Bird had Metal ring on right ankle.
@birdsofchew

[George Dunbar @georgedunbar_]

After a rough crossing to Aberdeen from Lerwick last night, it was nice to start the day with this smart juv. Baird's Sandpiper at Meikle Loch in Aberdeenshire - it would have been rude not to! What a little cracker, and a great way to round off the trip.

[George Dunbar @georgedunbar_]

Totally bonkers views of this drake Surf Scoter from Gulberwick Beach, Shetland just now. What a crazy bird.

[Alex Penn @AlexPenn_1]

A new breeding species for Fair Isle this year, as a pair of Common Rosefinch have nested at the Obs, successfully fledging one youngster! It's been a real privilege to keep an eye on them, and brilliant to now see the juvenile out exploring the isle

[George Dunbar @georgedunbar_]

The Pied-billed Grebe at Loch Feorlin showed brilliantly this evening. Cracking in summer plumage.

[George Dunbar @georgedunbar_]

A huge privilege to go and ring some young Goshawks on Monday evening. I do see quite a lot of these birds while working, but seeing these so close was special. Third pic is female feet and fourth is female compared to male. Female tarsus width almost double that of the male!

[Alex Penn @AlexPenn_1]

An absolute peach of a Lapland Bunting @FI_Obs today - our first of the year. Stunner!