MarcM381
@aquilabirding2.bsky.social
Lifelong birder special interests in Raptors of the world, vagrancy, paleoanthropology, herps 🐍NTH↕️STH. The Mission 🎸
LESSER CRESTED TERN this afternoon off Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary.
📷 cropped original image by Derek C.
📷 cropped original image by Derek C.
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
LESSER CRESTED TERN this afternoon off Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary.
📷 cropped original image by Derek C.
📷 cropped original image by Derek C.
The KILLDEER This evening at South Slob, Co Wexford.
📷 photo by Jack Tynan.
📷 photo by Jack Tynan.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The KILLDEER This evening at South Slob, Co Wexford.
📷 photo by Jack Tynan.
📷 photo by Jack Tynan.
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November 28th: UK FIRST RECORDS: 🥇
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus
A 1st winter found dead at New House Wood, Herefordshire on November 28th 1984 was ringed as a pullus near Beaufort, North Carolina, USA on 25th June 1984.
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Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus
A 1st winter found dead at New House Wood, Herefordshire on November 28th 1984 was ringed as a pullus near Beaufort, North Carolina, USA on 25th June 1984.
#UKrares
#rarebirdsUK
#UKbirding
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
November 28th: UK FIRST RECORDS: 🥇
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus
A 1st winter found dead at New House Wood, Herefordshire on November 28th 1984 was ringed as a pullus near Beaufort, North Carolina, USA on 25th June 1984.
#UKrares
#rarebirdsUK
#UKbirding
Cabot's Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis acuflavidus
A 1st winter found dead at New House Wood, Herefordshire on November 28th 1984 was ringed as a pullus near Beaufort, North Carolina, USA on 25th June 1984.
#UKrares
#rarebirdsUK
#UKbirding
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Hume’s Leaf Warbler is a variable bird. The 3 currently inhabiting Holkham NNR all look different. The two I found on 16th: a grey/greenish rather scruffy bird (top left), & a buff/cream clean bird (top right) & Ash Saunders’ Wells bird is grey with contrasting green secondary edges #NorfolkBirding
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hume’s Leaf Warbler is a variable bird. The 3 currently inhabiting Holkham NNR all look different. The two I found on 16th: a grey/greenish rather scruffy bird (top left), & a buff/cream clean bird (top right) & Ash Saunders’ Wells bird is grey with contrasting green secondary edges #NorfolkBirding
KILLDEER, South Slob, Co Wexford.
📷 photo by Tom Shelvin.
📷 photo by Tom Shelvin.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
KILLDEER, South Slob, Co Wexford.
📷 photo by Tom Shelvin.
📷 photo by Tom Shelvin.
Gotta love Shrikes.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Gotta love Shrikes.
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We caught up with our first Lincolnshire Glaucous Gull this morning, which took us to 200 species for the County this year.
Thanks @mikepilsworth.bsky.social for finding and getting news out.
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Thanks @mikepilsworth.bsky.social for finding and getting news out.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We caught up with our first Lincolnshire Glaucous Gull this morning, which took us to 200 species for the County this year.
Thanks @mikepilsworth.bsky.social for finding and getting news out.
#UKBirding
#LincsBirding
Thanks @mikepilsworth.bsky.social for finding and getting news out.
#UKBirding
#LincsBirding
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When I drive around the island I get sheep in the road. Others though get Franklin’s Gull blocking their way. Vatersay, Caolas this afternoon
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When I drive around the island I get sheep in the road. Others though get Franklin’s Gull blocking their way. Vatersay, Caolas this afternoon
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An unexpected twist to a walk looking for Dipper on the Horton Burn! This Little Bittern was discovered late morning at North Shields in a bit of a sorry state. Pictured here at handover to a rescue team. Looking healthy (and drier), hopefully it will recuperate overnight for a release…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
An unexpected twist to a walk looking for Dipper on the Horton Burn! This Little Bittern was discovered late morning at North Shields in a bit of a sorry state. Pictured here at handover to a rescue team. Looking healthy (and drier), hopefully it will recuperate overnight for a release…
#NEbirding
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Correction. North Shields, Photo by Alan Jack.
LITTLE BITTERN this morning at South Shields, taken into care.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Correction. North Shields, Photo by Alan Jack.
LITTLE BITTERN this morning at South Shields, taken into care.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
LITTLE BITTERN this morning at South Shields, taken into care.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
📷 photo by Alan Slack.
Elusive HUME'S WARBLER, Winterton, NFK.
📷 photo by Tim Hemmings.
📷 photo by Tim Hemmings.
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Elusive HUME'S WARBLER, Winterton, NFK.
📷 photo by Tim Hemmings.
📷 photo by Tim Hemmings.
Fantastic image by Jim Lawrence of the HUME'S WARBLER at Holme NOA.
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fantastic image by Jim Lawrence of the HUME'S WARBLER at Holme NOA.
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Eastern Black Redstart at the point near the green beacon.
Pic: T Willoughby.
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Pic: T Willoughby.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Eastern Black Redstart at the point near the green beacon.
Pic: T Willoughby.
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Pic: T Willoughby.
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1st-w DURIAN (ISABELLINE) SHRIKE present for it's 8th day at North Warren SFK.
📷 photo by Matthew Deans.
📷 photo by Matthew Deans.
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
1st-w DURIAN (ISABELLINE) SHRIKE present for it's 8th day at North Warren SFK.
📷 photo by Matthew Deans.
📷 photo by Matthew Deans.
DUSKY WARBLER, Flamborough.
📷 photos by Morgan Caygill.
📷 photos by Morgan Caygill.
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
DUSKY WARBLER, Flamborough.
📷 photos by Morgan Caygill.
📷 photos by Morgan Caygill.
EASTERN BLACK REDSTART on the point at Spurn.
📷 photo by James Dee.
📷 photo by James Dee.
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
EASTERN BLACK REDSTART on the point at Spurn.
📷 photo by James Dee.
📷 photo by James Dee.
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT still today at South Gare, Teesside.
📷 photo by Darren Nunn.
📷 photo by Darren Nunn.
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT still today at South Gare, Teesside.
📷 photo by Darren Nunn.
📷 photo by Darren Nunn.
PALLAS'S WARBLER this afternoon Wells Wood NFK.
photo by Mike Edgecombe.
photo by Mike Edgecombe.
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
PALLAS'S WARBLER this afternoon Wells Wood NFK.
photo by Mike Edgecombe.
photo by Mike Edgecombe.
HUMPBACK WHALE,Winterton NFK.
📷 photo by Andrew Williamson.
📷 photo by Andrew Williamson.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
HUMPBACK WHALE,Winterton NFK.
📷 photo by Andrew Williamson.
📷 photo by Andrew Williamson.
LONG-BILLED MURRELET, 19yrs to the day that this unexpected extreme vagrant visited Dawlish Warren, South Devon.
📷 photo by Jeff Hazell.
📷 photo by Jeff Hazell.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
LONG-BILLED MURRELET, 19yrs to the day that this unexpected extreme vagrant visited Dawlish Warren, South Devon.
📷 photo by Jeff Hazell.
📷 photo by Jeff Hazell.
Not quite a 'frame filler' but personal lifelong sought after species and bird of the year for me... so far only bird that could beat it is a pukka White Morph GYR.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not quite a 'frame filler' but personal lifelong sought after species and bird of the year for me... so far only bird that could beat it is a pukka White Morph GYR.
Juv/1cy PALLID SWIFT today at West Runton, NFK.
📷 photos by Andy Hale.
📷 photos by Andy Hale.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Juv/1cy PALLID SWIFT today at West Runton, NFK.
📷 photos by Andy Hale.
📷 photos by Andy Hale.
HUMPBACK WHALE reported off Winterton, NFK possibly the retuning individual.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
HUMPBACK WHALE reported off Winterton, NFK possibly the retuning individual.
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A late (and very wet) Yellow-browed Warbler in challenging conditions this afternoon.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A late (and very wet) Yellow-browed Warbler in challenging conditions this afternoon.