Toby Holmes

23 year old birder and Masters Biology student. UK List: 292. Sheffield. Also insects, mammals, etc.

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@miles_cluff Gorgeous photo! Were there many around?

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@AlanDaviesbirds Nice, thanks, looks doable!

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@miles_cluff Amazing! That Sooty is stunning! You hoping for Light-mantled out there as well?

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@DanielBranch94 @orientbirdclub Interesting, thanks for replying! Glad you saw them even if it was brief

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@DanielBranch94 @orientbirdclub Nice one. Always wanted to see an Ibisbill. Yeah, sounds like Elachura is tricky at the best of times. Will you be going for White-winged Duck at all?

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@tomhines10 I was there too! Absolutely amazing wasn’t it

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@IainHLeach @birdbrainuk Got to be one of my most wanted birds, such a unique colour! Brilliant photos!

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@SamBayley2 What a great selection. That Golden Pipit is stunning!

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@mickey_ratfink Nice! I think Orange-chinned is more common than Orange-fronted generally. Glad you’ve seen both!

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@mickey_ratfink Definitely a Frigatebird, pretty sure they’re all Magnificent there

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@wildlifegeekpix @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @RSPBEngland Thanks, that’s really helpful! I will be walking from the train station but that looks like a good spot, I think I can get through to Weel Road from Beverley

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Not had much time to go birding recently but managed to get out to an inland Snow Bunting last week which was somewhat overshadowed by a local Scarlet Tanager! 2 hour wait with a huge crowd before it showed briefly but fairly well, only a poor record shot though @BirdGuides

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@rossa599 @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK Very unlikely split I think Jack, I think the differences between subspecies are mostly quite weak if I remember right

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@Stewchat Am I right in thinking this means 500 are heading towards the UK right now?

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@cork_birder @birdbrainuk @orientbirdclub Looks like Eastern Crowned I think?