Stan Davis

19yo birder and naturalist from North Essex, currently studying Ecology and Conservation at the Uni of Kent

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@BakerBoySOG Stoat or Weasel! I’m thinking Stoat due to size

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One of these mallards is not like the others… Old Hall Marshes today

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Awesome day at The Naze and Holland Haven for the final walk of the Big County Birdwatch. Really good birds seen, thanks Matt and Steve!! @EssexBirdNews

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When I went out into the garden earlier to look for birds migrating over, I didn’t expect to find this Hawfinch perched! Garden tick! @EssexBirdNews

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Pretty pleased to have found this Yellow-browed Warbler on the Uni of Kent campus in Canterbury today. Unfortunately did not see it (no camera or bins!) but managed to get this audio recording

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Moved into the Uni of Kent on Saturday, so won’t be in Essex for a while! Although on Sunday had a small trip to Dungeness where I saw Red-necked Phalarope, Little Gull, Red-throated Diver and 2 lifers in the form of Pomarine Skua and Balearic Shearwater!

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Yesterday at the Naze - awesome to see the Wryneck (my second in 2 days!), Red-backed Shrike, and a nice showy Wheatear @EssexBirdNews

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@EBBINS26 @EssexBirdNews This is a Pied right?

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Awesome day at Minsmere seeing the Wryneck (just?) 2 Wheatear, 1 Redstart briefly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, and this strange warbler that’s probably a Reed warbler but seems to have an unusually short bill?

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Very pleased to have caught this Beautiful Marbled moth in my trap in North Essex today! A rare migrant with records in the hundreds and especially rare this far inland!

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Awesome to see the Purple Heron at Gifford’s Flash, my first in the UK and only 20 minutes from my house! Didn’t show too well however…

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The Naze quick but very productive sea watch from around 9:45 to 11:00

Long tailed skua 1 south, another possible north
Arctic skua north
5 close in gannet, many more far out
Kittiwake
3 pintail

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Awesome few days in Norfolk, did a bit of seawatching where I saw Fulmar, lots of Gannets, Arctic Skua and a lifer Sooty Shearwater! And then onto Holme Dunes where I unfortunately missed the White-rumped Sandpiper but saw a Pied Flycatcher and found a Whinchat!

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Set the moth trap up for the first time in a while and got this very fluffy Poplar Hawk Moth!

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Nice to catch up again with the Canvasback now it’s returned at Abberton, also had a quick visit to Old Hall where there was at least 15 Spotted Redshank on Irongate. @EssexBirdNews

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Awesome day at Minsmere finding this Curlew Sandpiper, lots of Spotted Redshanks, 4 Little Gull and a Hobby which dive-bombed the scrape!

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Had a couple days in Brighton seeing an Arctic Skua and Bottlenose Dolphins from the Marina, on the way back stopped at Oare Marshes and picked up a lifer in the form of the long-staying Bonaparte’s Gull!

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Did not expect to see a juvenile Whinchat today on the short walk path at Old Hall Marshes! Potentially bred locally, considering the out of season female reported at the site last month? @EssexBirdNews

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A very sandpipery visit to Blue House Farm today seeing the Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 2 distant Curlew Sandpipers, and a Green Sandpiper. Saw Common Sandpiper too but not photographed @EssexBirdNews

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Last couple of days in wales had good views of Manx Shearwater, Chough, Whinchat and Red Squirrel!