Nick Wall

Somerset based, birding, windsurfing, casual mothing & beer. Occasional foray to foreign parts.

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@Tireebirder @PatchBirding Great to see what might be the same bird in late May

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@Northmoorbirder Cheers Paul, nice video

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Some (3) pretty smart looking Greenland Redpolls around Balemartine over the last couple of days, these on the garden fence @Tireebirder

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@Tireebirder @BirdGuides @PatchBirding Didn’t see either when I went back at 3ish, but probably about half the Goldies then, none there at all at 6. Here’s a short clip of the ad from near Kilkenneth the other day.

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@SomButterflyRec @BritishMoths Thanks for the correction, mental blip on my part - I’d even looked at a field guide!

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Good to be back on Aggy, finally caught up with the Laughing Gull on Gugh this pm, best birds this week though have been the 4 Turtle Doves hanging around Coastguards - sadly more than I’ve seen in the last 20 years.

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@Moorlandbirder @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds Exactly the count I made last Thursday, a record count for Somerset I think!

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@WildImaging @Quantockhills There was loads in Cockercombe this morning, obviously optimum conditions for it to grow last night.

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@Moorlandbirder @Northmoorbirder @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds As I understand it’s prolonged snow cover which nobbles them, had a few around last week as well. Counted over 20 in one area in late autumn so I think they had a great breeding season and will hopefully remain established even with some attrition.

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@hobbylovinglife @WWTSteart @somersetbirds Thanks Karen, I guess it’s possible - think they typically live 3 or 4 years and there were 2 young last time. They could even be breeding locally, as yet undetected……..

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Just found 2 Penduline Tits at NE corner of Stockland Marshes @WWTSteart @somersetbirds Parking at WWT pretty tight at the moment

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Mobile, but occasionally close to path - look out for the stream of Reed mace seeds, there’s probably one of these at the origin.

[Gyr Crakes @GyrCrakes]

Elf on a shelf, you say?

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@afmears Hi - look forward to that one, next Sunday - Roy Osborne covering that sector, he may need some help! Did you make any estimates at all?

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Pretty impressive shearwater spectacle from the Scillonian this morning - one of the best I’ve experienced on this journey in 38yrs of regular visits. @scillybirds

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@JulianThomas19 @somersetbirds @ryanfrost1984 Light can be great from Stert Pt in the evenings, best if it coincides with high tide - I’ve seen both species of petrel together here in the breakers right in front of the new hide - worth the hike!

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@wheretowatch @CBWPS1 @britishbirds @StephenMenzie Nice one mate!

[WWT Steart Marshes @WWTSteart]

BBC1 at 5.30pm today - @BBCCountryfile will be featuring the benefits of well designed #Wetlands like those here at @WWTSteart marshes. #WetlandsCan