DC Birder

South Wales birder & occasional twitcher. Gone to Bluesky @dcbirder.bsky.social

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@01000011S You’re too kind. Top find, always great birds to see. Thanks

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After dashing to the (Not)Nighthawk, we headed to the Pallas’ Warbler found this morning. Stunning little birds and in the Shetland sunshine it didn’t disappoint - although the strong Northerly was a challenge for both bird & birders #Shetland24 #PallasWarbler

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Difficult day for birding on Shetland today. After plugging away all morning with little to show for it, we opted to spend an hour with the Arctic Warbler at Bridge of Fitch. #Shetland24 #ArcticWarbler

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@markhipkin1 Nice pics mate.

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@01000011S Yes mate. That one gave us the runaround - this one was slightly more obliging.

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A beautiful evening yesterday on Gower was brightened even more by this stunning Golden O. One very active individual, but I didn’t manage to get any sight of the second bird. #GoldenOriole #glambirds #Gower #birds

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@ianbennell75 Yes and more grey tones starting to show through on the mantle

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After around 3 weeks of trying to convince myself that I should wait for a closer or more convenient Yellow-rumped Warbler, I finally cracked! And it didn’t disappoint! #YellowRumpedWarbler #Myrtle #ButterButt #Ayrshire

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Stopped off at Lisvane & Llanishen reservoirs on the way back from Essex yesterday. Quality birds & convenience, meant it would have been rude not to! GND also there but not togged.

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Yesterdays show from the Northern Waterthrush as it busily fed along the creek was more than most would have hoped for - its agility & ability to cling to a stem while thrusting itself towards prey items on the surface of the water was a real treat to watch. #NorthernWaterthrush

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Really enjoyable trip to Essex today to twitch the Northern Water Thrush. First seen creeping around in the pre-dawn gloom and then showing well as the light improved, but the views mid-morning will be hard to beat!
#NorthernWaterThrush #Essex

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Pallid Harrier seen twice this afternoon at Llanrhidian Marsh. Good flight views shortly after arrival (13:15) and 16:15 coming off the Bury, flying around for 5 mins before going to roost out in the marsh.

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Another of the Bryher Cape May Warbler from Tuesday trip.
#CapeMayWarbler #Bryher #IslesOfScilly

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@MikeCram5 @IOSTravel Got to be chance of something lurking out there. 🤞🏻

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@MikeCram5 @IOSTravel Joined by Rob J and Phil B

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The Cape May Warbler was almost constantly feeding yesterday, taking advantage of the plentiful insect life around the beach. Providing the challenge of trying to get some flight shots as this busy little yank caught flies.
#CapeMayWarbler #Bryher #IslesOfScilly

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A few pics from yesterdays memorable Cape May Warbler twitch. Mega Bird, stunning location, problem free logistics, favourable weather and good company.
#CapeMayWarbler #Bryher #IslesOfScilly
@IOSTravel

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Had decent views of the Abberton Res Canvasback yesterday. The large flock was initially very distant & even when they flew closer, the density made picking it out pretty tricky. Thankfully the target bird was with a small group that broke away slightly.
#Canvasback #AbbertonRes

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@austinmorley402 Cheers. The early show, meant avoiding the late afternoon traffic. Hope your drive back was ok.

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At no point during the nervy wait this morning at Stodmarsh, did I expected the Solitary Sandpiper to fly in and perform quite as well as it did! Showing wonderfully, with a Green Sand for comparison too!
#SolitarySandpiper #Stodmarsh