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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 1d

The Indian Golden Oriole is still with BOURC for consideration, so it isn’t published in the latest BBRC report.

Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 2d

A Brambling (or 2) over Grafham Water first thing brings me to 166 species on the patch so far this year. Also a vocal Curlew doing circuits of the reservoir @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 2d

Might be the latter!! They have this habit of bouncing when feeding. It’s characteristic of the species but it’s also super fun to watch….

Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 3d

Pleased to find this Jack Snipe at Grafham Water this afternoon (only the 5th time I’ve seen this species here). Also happy to find 5 Common Scoters @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #cambirds

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 14d

Two terrible record shots of distant species at Grafham Water today. Whooper Swan & Rock Pipit. The former being a site year tick for me (#164) @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 15d

A couple of hours at Grafham Water this afternoon result in zero seabirds, but seeing and hearing this Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was great. They actually passed over twice!

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 17d

Fem/imm Scaup at Grafham Water this evening (1st of the year here), 8 species of wader and 2 Caspian Gulls (adult and 2nd-winter) @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 21d

Beautiful, foggy, sunrise at Grafham Water today. 3 Caspian Gulls the highlight from a quick visit. On Saturday I counted 113 Little Grebes - a new county record count @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for sharing, Richard. One I’m sure @jonheath.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social will be interested to know about. Sounds like it coincided with the large national influx at that time.

Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 21d

Belated but very reliable news of a singing Hoopoe in Monks Wood in April. No other sightings afaik, but nobody was checking and no ornithologists were in the wood for much of spring. #ukbirding
@grafhamwbirder.bsky.social

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 23d

Juvenile Grey Plover on Grafham Water Dam for 10mins this AM, then flew high NE @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 25d

It’s tricky! It has a wing pattern which is atlantis-like (no mirror on p9) but doesn’t have black on p4. Mantle prob isn’t dark enough. Head streaking not esp. dark. Adult atlantis away from Azores likely to be hard to confirm 100%. Could it be from a clinal zone (western Iberia/Canaries maybe)?

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 25d

Non-atlantis hooded Yellow-legged Gull at Grafham Water this AM (been around a few weeks), also drk Common Scoter plus 3 Redwing & Rock Pipit over @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #gulls

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 25d

When seawatching at Hunstanton do you base yourself on the cliff top, or somewhere lower down?

Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 28d

Pleased to find this juv Little Stint at Maxey Pits, Cambs this evening. Been very few in the county this autumn. Lesser Yellowlegs still present too @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 28d

Juv Bonxie off Mander car park 07.00-07.35 at least, but mobile. The northerly winds produce again @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding #ukrarebirds

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 29d

Given the distance, that’s a good photo 👍🏼 Glad you got there in time.

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · 29d

Juv Gannet at Grafham Water, Camb 4-5pm, then flew off towards the dam. Been a few years since the last time I found one here (and this one’s my 6th ever here) @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding #ukrarebirds

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 18

I’ve been sent another video. I’ll DM it to you.

Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 18

On initial viewing of your video, this appears to be a different bird to the one at Isleham Washes a week ago. Which is a little surprising, as I thought they’d likely be the same birds.

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 16

Personal totals from Pendeen 06.50-10.00; 9 Sabine’s Gulls (I missed 4 others), 6+ Grey Phals, 11 Balearic’s, Black Tern, 10 Bonxie, 21 Arctic Skuas, 20+ Arctic Tern, 3 Sooty Shears @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 16

All birds are created equal. Apart from Sabine’s Gull. Obvs!!

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 15

These are my personal totals. There were plenty of birds I didn’t get on/or try to get on today. The counts for some species far exceed my counts 🙂

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 15

That was some 13hours of seawatching!! By far my best ever. My brain in frazzled!! 🤪

Totals can be seen here;

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

@birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #ukbirding #ukrarebird #seawatch

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Mark Hawkes @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social · Sep 15

Barolo’s Shearwater west past Pendeen at 5.45pm, just beyond rocks @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk #ukbirding #ukrarebird

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