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Paul French

@nomadbirder.bsky.social

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Birder, purveyor of aerial bird identification wizardry & secretary of British Birds Rarities Committee

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Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 10h

Looking forward to the citation in your next book!

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12h

The 2024 BBRC report is now available via the website, and will be hitting doormats pretty soon:
British Birds Volume 118 Issue 10 | British Birds share.google/ilqsS7ib34do...

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Why does my emoji suddenly have a full Tom Selleck 'tach!?

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 1d

Short news piece on the Challenger expedition and the Band-rumped fiesta: britishbirds.co.uk/news/band-ru...
#RareBirdsUK

Band-rumped Storm-petrels in UK waters | British Birds

The taxonomy and identification of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro/monteiroi/jabejabe complex is very, well, complex, as are their previous occurrences in Britain.

britishbirds.co.uk

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 1d

This tiny patch of rank grass on the Easington coast path held a much anticipated Yellow-browed Wblr tonight. Presumably fresh in at 1730hrs. Autumn is finally here!

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 3d

Nuthatch coming in off and landing on the rocks at Aber Dysynni, nr Tywyn.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 5d

Its as if the universe has twice now said, 'how long does it take to get from Spurn to this needletail? Ok, hold...hold....hold... and reveal yourself!!".

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 5d

Its a f*****g conspiracy!!

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 6d

And 6 there tonight, on Old Channel Marshes, Outstrays NR. @birdguides.bsky.social

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Debra M 🌱 @liberalforareason.bsky.social · 10d

If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares
We could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares

We could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed.

ourworldindata.org

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

Possibly the worst picture of Glossy Ibis taken this year, but theres 11 of them and they're on patch.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

Harrison probably kept a French list....

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

110-120 nautical miles (c.125 miles) SSW of Scilly is well into French waters and almost on the Biscay shelf edge!!

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

The Wilsons triangle was, AFAIK, not far beyond Scilly. Certainly doable in a day trip from Penzance on the Scillonian. To get to the canyons would be 12 hours solid steaming at 15 knots from Penzance, regardless of weather.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 12d

I was discussing that very fact with Richard Johnson today. Often like a small shearwater, other times like a bow-winged big-headed prion sp coming at you over the waves, they really are quite distinctive.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 13d

and if you never knew what utter b*stards Long-tailed Skuas were, take note that they attempt to nab storm-petrels on a regular basis. Just another day in the office for the petrels though, they simply dance out the way ebird.org/checklist/S2...

eBird Checklist - 18 Sep 2025 - Dangaard Canyon - 14 species

Submitted by Paul French.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 13d

Here's some Band-rumped images from the recent Challenger trip to the Canyons MCZ ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#RareBirdsUK

eBird Checklist - 17 Sep 2025 - Dangaard Canyon - 10 species

Submitted by Paul French.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 17d

Spectacled Eider accepted to Cat A by the CDNA.
www.dutchavifauna.nl/news/2048/br...
#ornithology

Brileider aanvaard als nieuwe soort voor Nederland - Dutch Avifauna

www.dutchavifauna.nl

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 21d

I'd put a fiver on Flamborough.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 23d

Cheers Dougie! Worth being tossed around, battered and bruised for, and only the one minor chunder event on my part 🤣

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 23d

...counted moving past the boat, into the slick and then away. It was enough to move some to a stunned silence! Still more questions than answers, but at least the importance of the area for seabirds is becoming apparent.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · 23d

Fresh off the Challenger expedition to the Canyons MPA along the shelf edge at the limits of UK territory, we seem to have broken new ground with the status of Band-rumped Storm-petrels. A handful on the first two days were great, but on the third day, the cup truly runneth over, and 84 were...

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · Sep 10

Memories of last weekends Scilly pelagics still in the mind, and a mountain of photos to go through. I like this one, giving a sense of the big seas and a Cory's in wave rider mode #ukbirding

Cory's Shearwater cresting a wave.

Paul French @nomadbirder.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'll settle for village 2nd, suspect 3rd is more likely!