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Stewart
@stewchat.bsky.social
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Northumbrian Birder, Naturalist, fan of Ennion, RARichardson, Busby, Jarvis, McCanch, Wallace, Watkins-Pitchford and rarest of all, Notebook users... Local Patcher on the Northumberland coast.
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · Dec 31
After years on the other place posting my #NotebookAnnual at New Year, this is a debut on Bluesky. Happy New Year all, have a bird and wildlife filled 2025.
#UKBirding #BirdArt #Northumberland
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 21h
Our lovely Peggy came from @dogstrust.bsky.social when she was 4. Now 12, she runs our household.. 😊
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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 21h
Had to move fast on a text from @swannerysteve.bsky.social this afternoon, although he'd confirmed it by the time I was mobile it was a real joy to see this Baikal Teal at work on day two of my October holiday!
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Bobbitworm (AllanM) @opengtuning.bsky.social · 1d
Redwings pouring into the UK now, I had to draw one, Derwent Chromoflow coloured pencil
#birds #birdart #art #wildlife
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 1d
🎶You just keep me ha-haa-anging on....its such a perfect day...🎤
##RepostaWryneck
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Dr David W. Smith @drdavebirding.bsky.social · 1d
Wonderful self-found suprise today in the form of this wryneck, at Chambers Wall, Reculver. Fair few birds around, but had to scoot for a 10am meeting. #kentbirding #selffoundbirding.
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Matt Eade @matt-eade24.bsky.social · 1d
Operation Needletail turned into Needletail success after only 15 minutes in the field! Plucked on Helmsdale as a likely location and at 0740 the White-throated Needletail was spotted by @emilyrichens.bsky.social and spent 9-mins with us before heading south! BOOM #BirdingScotland
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Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 1d
Needletail sketchbook pages. I made the decision to draw up afterwards as I just wanted to watch the bird. I also struggled to climb the castle paths😞 #UKbirding #birds #birding #birdart #sciart #art
Sketches of a White throated Needletail, a species of large swift. They are in graphite and watercolour. The swift is large bodied with scythe shaped wings and a small stubby square tail. The body is brown with a pale throat, large white horseshoe shape under the tail area. The upper parts have a white patch on the back. The wings are black with areas of blue green iridescence. The bird even looks fast! Sketches of a White throated Needletail, a species of large swift. They are in graphite and watercolour. The swift is large bodied with scythe shaped wings and a small stubby square tail. The body is brown with a pale throat, large white horseshoe shape under the tail area. The upper parts have a white patch on the back. The wings are black with areas of blue green iridescence. The bird even looks fast! Sketches of a White throated Needletail, a species of large swift. They are in graphite and watercolour. The swift is large bodied with scythe shaped wings and a small stubby square tail. The body is brown with a pale throat, large white horseshoe shape under the tail area. The upper parts have a white patch on the back. The wings are black with areas of blue green iridescence. The bird even looks fast! Sketches of a White throated Needletail, a species of large swift. They are in graphite and watercolour. The swift is large bodied with scythe shaped wings and a small stubby square tail. The body is brown with a pale throat, large white horseshoe shape under the tail area. The upper parts have a white patch on the back. The wings are black with areas of blue green iridescence. The bird even looks fast!
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Fraser Todd @birdingscot.bsky.social · 1d
Incredible skies to top off my most incredible birding moment ever- finding a (the) White-throated Needletail from Brora!! 🤯 The stuff of absolute dreams, I’ve just about stopped shaking 😂
#birding #BirdingScotland #needletail
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 1d
Aye possibly!😆
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 1d
Wow. Last time I was at Brora we found a drunk man unconscious in the road with a broken nose!
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Tim Marshall @twmar.bsky.social · 1d
Needletail reported at Brora!!!
#birdingscotland
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SAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 1d
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#ArtDD2025 #dailydrawing
Inspired by the brilliant 📸 @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
I do like painting barbed wire. Should I be worried? 😁
#bird #watercolour 🦉
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 1d
Where are you now?
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Martyn Sidwell @sidwemn.bsky.social · 4d
Todays star bird at Scarbrough. Thanks to @fosterian1971 for driving.
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
Oh, you'll enjoy it, it's a good county for birding...
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
First light dog walk had a small arrival of 12+ Fieldfares, my first of the autumn, 15+ Redwings and a Brambling in our village.
#Lowcarbonbirding #Northumberland
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
Another, fresher, Pearly Underwing was good but rarer still was only my 3rd record of Streak. #Northumberland #Teammoth
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
I live a dog walk from Cullernose Matthew. Funny, those three sites you name have been local patches of mine at one time or another...
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
Great write up Jono. All of the Northumberland coast was monitored today with no sign.
I wonder where it is now...
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
Keep this quiet, but most east coast seawatchers can't id a Black throated let alone Pacific!😆
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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 3d
Swapped for the Mourning Dove perhaps. Seriously, how does a Woodpigeon get to Texas?

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

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eBird Checklist - 11 Oct 2025 - South Padre Is.--Valley Land Fund lots (LTC 036) - 14 species (+1 other taxa)
Submitted by Anonymous eBirder.
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
When out this morn, a camper van pulled up and the driver asked us 'I've seen a Black bellied Plover, are they rare?' They weren't American either.
A question straight off an App...
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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 2d
Ended up being at least four Bonaparte’s Gulls with another adult seen this afternoon!!!! Another Mediterranean Gull there too. Ring-necked Duck also still on Wester Loch #CaithnessBirds
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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 2d
We had three Bonaparte’s Gulls (ad and two 1st w’s) in Dunnet Bay this morning!!! Also a Juv Sabine’s Gull, Juv Little Gull, 1st w Mediterranean Gull and a Curlew Sandpiper with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social
#CaithnessBirds
Bonaparte’s Gull flying over a Black-headed Gull Bonaparte’s Gull in flight with a Black-headed Gull Juvenile Sabine’s Gull in flight
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 2d
Paul that single bird looks like a Manx ..
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Sean Rouse @runnerbirdschem.bsky.social · 3d
My first bsky post!
#lowcarbonbirding bus trip to #Spurn today. Great start at the Warren with glossy ibis +my best ever views of hawfinch (both NFY). Up to Easington lagoons for the showy pectoral sand (lifer 😀). Ably supported by black redstart, at least 10 stonechat, flyover RT diver #spurnbirds
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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · 3d
Still top dog.
#RepostaWryneck
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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 3d
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11th October
A day of seriously impressive numbers, with another big drop of Chiffchaffs on the ground, a strong push through of visible migrants overhea...
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