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www.grahamcatley.com/blog-1/eastern-phylloscopus-warblers-some-ramblings-and-images can anyone remember when you last saw someone hitch hiking? It just seemed to fade away - recall sometimes standing in a queue at major junctions with a different desrtination board
Eastern Phylloscopus Warblers - a ramble through time — Graham Catley Photography
Musing on my worst autumn ever and dreaming of eastern sprites I wandered back to my Yellow-browed Warbler history; a quick check revealed that I had seen a total of 214 in Britain with 118 of these h...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
www.grahamcatley.com/blog-1/eastern-phylloscopus-warblers-some-ramblings-and-images can anyone remember when you last saw someone hitch hiking? It just seemed to fade away - recall sometimes standing in a queue at major junctions with a different desrtination board
Images of the sad looking Little Bittern up north today encouraged me to jump back to Tichwell September 2011 - Identified by Mr K D Durose I recall
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Images of the sad looking Little Bittern up north today encouraged me to jump back to Tichwell September 2011 - Identified by Mr K D Durose I recall
Compare these images with those of L l melanuroides from Japan www.instagram.com/reel/DOuYs0A... - images taken N Lincs August 21sta nd 29th 2010 and suggested at the time as L l m by RM at B World but mag folded before it was moved forward - forgot it until seeing images linked above -
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Compare these images with those of L l melanuroides from Japan www.instagram.com/reel/DOuYs0A... - images taken N Lincs August 21sta nd 29th 2010 and suggested at the time as L l m by RM at B World but mag folded before it was moved forward - forgot it until seeing images linked above -
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A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds
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Plenty of Bullfinch images and thoughts
Plenty of Bullfinch images and thoughts
November 2025 — Graham Catley Photography
As the autumn draws to a close with so few birds the worst East coast autumn ever will there still be a late arrival? Well not this week by the look of the charts so concentrating on the local patch a...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Plenty of Bullfinch images and thoughts
Plenty of Bullfinch images and thoughts
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Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Real wildlife laws unlike feudal Britain
4 Northern Bald Ibis were killed with an air rifle in Extremadura in 2019. Covid caused issues with the police investigation, but they continues & last month the guilty party was sentenced, 1 year prison term, banned from hunting & fishing for 3 years & a 20,000Euro fine. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Real wildlife laws unlike feudal Britain
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In light of this years events we were probably wrong to dismiss the chance of two birds having been at Donna Nook last October: found nearly 3 miles apart but dismissed on grounds or rarity status
In light of this years events we were probably wrong to dismiss the chance of two birds having been at Donna Nook last October: found nearly 3 miles apart but dismissed on grounds or rarity status
October 25th 2024 – the last chance saloon. — Graham Catley Photography
Having always been more inspired by trying to find birds than looking at other people’s Lincolnshire has been a good location for me and in the course of my 56 years’ birding forays I have managed to ...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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In light of this years events we were probably wrong to dismiss the chance of two birds having been at Donna Nook last October: found nearly 3 miles apart but dismissed on grounds or rarity status
In light of this years events we were probably wrong to dismiss the chance of two birds having been at Donna Nook last October: found nearly 3 miles apart but dismissed on grounds or rarity status
If you are a birder and haven’t read this book make sure to get a copy and enjoy the writing and the analyses and succinct summaries of bird migration:
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If you are a birder and haven’t read this book make sure to get a copy and enjoy the writing and the analyses and succinct summaries of bird migration:
Wonder how many of these are still around
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wonder how many of these are still around
As the worst autumn migration ever grinds to it’s inevitable birdless conclusion maybe time to reflect what we have done to the planet or just take up knitting which does have a positive end result
October 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
As the worst autumn migration ever grinds to it’s inevitable birdless conclusion maybe time to reflect what we have done to the planet or just take up knitting which does have a positive end result
This 1cy male Hen Harrier had found a rough field full of voles that would probably have kept him going all winter then today the farmer came in and ploughed it - poignant shots of him taking last voles from said field -
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This 1cy male Hen Harrier had found a rough field full of voles that would probably have kept him going all winter then today the farmer came in and ploughed it - poignant shots of him taking last voles from said field -
Just love this
This is awesome!
Homage to Xavier Bou: little swifts at the Olifants River high-water bridge, Kruger National Park. Unstacked from video taken with an Iphone 14. #birds #photography #SouthAfrica #iPhone
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just love this
3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bunting flusher - helping the birders see the bird -
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bunting flusher - helping the birders see the bird -
Gave in and went for the Black-faced Bunting - two in two years could they become common - looking at this bird some must surely have been overlooked if they don't call
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gave in and went for the Black-faced Bunting - two in two years could they become common - looking at this bird some must surely have been overlooked if they don't call
Good old Environmental Agency: in summer this had 17. Feeding bird territories in bramble and scrub totally destroyed along with all signs of the natural world: it is embarrassing to have ever had anything do with them
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Good old Environmental Agency: in summer this had 17. Feeding bird territories in bramble and scrub totally destroyed along with all signs of the natural world: it is embarrassing to have ever had anything do with them
sun rays and Pink-footed Geese dropping in N Lincs this morning
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
sun rays and Pink-footed Geese dropping in N Lincs this morning
Right place wrong time but lovely morning #rspbbempton
October 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Right place wrong time but lovely morning #rspbbempton
After that Swift basically ruined 3 days of my life as we were having a nice time in Suffolk😩I’m thinking how good birding used to be when you heard about rare birds the following November in BB: not even sure I can be bothered looking for it now - stress , social media and fomo ruin birding?
October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
After that Swift basically ruined 3 days of my life as we were having a nice time in Suffolk😩I’m thinking how good birding used to be when you heard about rare birds the following November in BB: not even sure I can be bothered looking for it now - stress , social media and fomo ruin birding?
Reports re Red tailed Shrike rather inaccurate this afternoon: lost at 15:30 and only seen very briefly twice from then to dusk
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reports re Red tailed Shrike rather inaccurate this afternoon: lost at 15:30 and only seen very briefly twice from then to dusk
First six Redwing over the garden this morning
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
First six Redwing over the garden this morning
Sib Thrush now showing well on a lawn : will be taking bread next: I can see BBRC filing it as escape 😪 or hybrid of course
October 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sib Thrush now showing well on a lawn : will be taking bread next: I can see BBRC filing it as escape 😪 or hybrid of course