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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · 13h

They are cormorants. Tail shape a give-away, among other things. There are some juveniles in the flock with pale neck and breast, which glossy Ibis never shows

WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · 25d

Looks like a Bobwhite - a species of partridge from North America. It will be an escape from a collection nearby.

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Sep 4

Buff-breasted blob still at CVL this morning in the usual spot. Wood Sand, two Greenshank and Glossy Ibis in Villice bay. Two Glossy Ibis in Heron Green Bay #Avonbirds

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Aug 24

Impressive numbers of small waders roosting at Wall Common today, with >1100 Ringed Plover and >500 Dunlin. Curlew Sand, Little Stint and a few Knot and Sanderling among them. On the land a few Wheatear (photo) and a Whinchat. Perhaps my last Swift of the year passed west overhead #somersetbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is a Cirl Bunting and it has a coded ring on its right leg - you can report the details to the contact here and hopefully find out something about it's history: cr-birding.org/node/7187

Buntings | cr-birding

cr-birding.org

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Spoonbill last week had a green alpha-numeric on the left tibia. Is it the same bird and was it too far to read?

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Aug 15

They are Cat C (or equivalent) in some other European countries, so a candidate for C5 here if birds from those populations were to occur. However, I have no idea who/how it is decided which birds are being reported

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's a juvenile whitethroat. The gingery wings and white sides to the tail (among other features) rule out garden warbler. I can't hear a contact call on the video but Merlin has it's limitations, especially with calls

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jul 27

A few returning waders on the rising tide at Stert point this morning. 6 Knot, 7 Whimbrel, Sanderling and Bar-tailed godwit. Vis mig Yellow wag and Mippit #somersetbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 26

The glow of Glastonbury festival clearly visible 14 miles away from RSPB Greylake last night. A few hundred sand martins at dusk and a few snipe chipping in the darkness #somersetbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 15

A Desert Wheatear... on a playing field near Bristol... in June #rarebirdsUK

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 5

www.portlandbirdobs.com/2025/06/4th-...

4th June

The Turtle Dove lingered on at Sweethill where a Spot Fly was new today. Sea ticked over all day incl 7 Balearics and singles of GNDiver, So...

www.portlandbirdobs.com

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 5

Your photo looks like a reed warbler to me. Long undertail coverts, relatively short primary projection, yellowish legs/feet, overall rufous plumage tones, broad brownish supercilium infront of the eye, bill colour, etc. all better suit reed warbler

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 2

#birdingscotland #rarebirdsuk

Sean Davies @glastobirder.bsky.social · Jun 2

A week’s birding on Papa Stour has been quiet until I found this Great Snipe this afternoon. It was in the boggy valley between Gorda Water and West Voe.

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · May 18

#somersetbirding

Andy Mears @andyfmears.bsky.social · May 18

Excellent male Iberian Wag candidate, Otterhampton Marsh, Steart @8.55. Flew off towards the river. Great views for about 1 min, called when it flew, spot on acc to xeno-c. No photos or recordings though.

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · May 14

An unexpected garden tick and Somerset tick this morning in the form of a Turtle Dove!

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · May 5

Another birding paper! 🐦Where do the Nearctic landbirds that show up in Europe each autumn come from? We usually assume they come from NE populations, pushed off course by bad weather - but is that the whole story? #ornithology 1/3

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · May 3

1st summer Purple Heron showed well at Meare Heath early evening. Seen to pluck a Four-spotted Chaser from a stem and ate it before it dropped to the reed edge and started fishing. #somersetbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Mar 22

Light overhead passage at Stolford this morning, with 321 Wood pigeon east, plus 101 Meadow Pipit, 18 alba Wagtail, 29 LBBG, and single figures of a few others. My first swallow of the year powered through. #somersetbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Feb 17

I see birds like this every now and again, and there was one at Greylake earlier in the winter. With no other AW characters, I always assumed they are the extreme end of Wigeon variation

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Nov 25

This looks like the same bird @bemptonbirder.bsky.social and I saw last week, and we also pressumed a hybrid. Some of Wills photos here: ebird.org/checklist/S2...

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Nov 9

As with anything AI/automated, you just need to recognise the limitations and check anything that doesn't look right.
Where did you get it from Si? The Birdweather website doesn't seem to offer UK delivery

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Nov 2

As well as for the highbrow and thought provoking content, I follow this account as I like to see how many of ye olde birds I can identify. This was an easy one... ebird.org/species/alpa...

Alpine Accentor - eBird

Stocky, stout, and unobtrusive bird of alpine regions above the treeline. Often seen shuffling around boulders in small groups. Distinctive dark wing panel bordered by pale spots forming two wingbars, particularly obvious in flight. Barred throat can be difficult to see but chestnut flanks with white streaks distinctive. Flight is strong and fast before diving behind rocks.

ebird.org

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Oct 30

Most mornings I stand in my garden with a coffee and count all the birds. In the autumn I am often treated to some light vis mig, which today included a full fat house tick in two Hawfinches south! Also my first Fieldfare of the autumn, a modest passage of redwing, and a brambling #ukbirding

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WanderingBirder.bsky.social @wanderingbirder.bsky.social · Oct 20

My last Daurian-type Shrike was in Cambridgeshire in 2000, so this afternoon we took a short hop over the boundary to see the showy bird near Gillingham #rarebirdsuk #dorsetbirds

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