Derek Julian
@camelbirder.bsky.social
Ecologist, interested in watching and preserving every living thing. Waterbird enthusiast, lover of #waders #geese and #ducks. Can also be found looking at #moths, #butterflies #Dragonflies and much more.
Work in social care.
Lives in Kernow (Cornwall).
Work in social care.
Lives in Kernow (Cornwall).
Urban nature watching in Truro, Cornwall. #birdinguk #cornwallbirding.
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Urban nature watching in Truro, Cornwall. #birdinguk #cornwallbirding.
Spoonbill at Dinham Flats this afternoon. #cornwallbirding.
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Spoonbill at Dinham Flats this afternoon. #cornwallbirding.
190 Fieldfare at Chapel Amble, first large movement of the species I’ve seen this winter. #cornwallbirds
January 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
190 Fieldfare at Chapel Amble, first large movement of the species I’ve seen this winter. #cornwallbirds
Spoonbill off Padstow. #cornwallbirding
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Spoonbill off Padstow. #cornwallbirding
Min 45 Cattle Egret at St Jidgey this morning. #cornwallbirding
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Min 45 Cattle Egret at St Jidgey this morning. #cornwallbirding
Scaup and Goldeneye still at Long Rock Pool #cornwallbirding
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Scaup and Goldeneye still at Long Rock Pool #cornwallbirding
2 Lesser Scaup at Helston Boating Lake still. #cornwallbirding
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
2 Lesser Scaup at Helston Boating Lake still. #cornwallbirding
7 Water Pipit and a Sib Chiffchaff at Chapel Amble this afternoon. #cornwallbirding
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
7 Water Pipit and a Sib Chiffchaff at Chapel Amble this afternoon. #cornwallbirding
Whimbrel at Guineaport, Wadebridge. #cornwallbirding
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Whimbrel at Guineaport, Wadebridge. #cornwallbirding
Siberian Chiffchaff, 40 Chiffs, 7 Water Pipit, Merlin , Red Kite at Chapel Amble. #cornwallbirds
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Siberian Chiffchaff, 40 Chiffs, 7 Water Pipit, Merlin , Red Kite at Chapel Amble. #cornwallbirds
2 male Eider flew east off New Polzeath this morning, also RT and 2 GN Diver. #cornwallbirding
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
2 male Eider flew east off New Polzeath this morning, also RT and 2 GN Diver. #cornwallbirding
2 ad Whooper Swan at Burniere Point. #cornwallbirding.
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
2 ad Whooper Swan at Burniere Point. #cornwallbirding.
26 Cattle Egret at St Jidgey this morning.
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
26 Cattle Egret at St Jidgey this morning.
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Around the Camel Estuary today:
2 Whooper Swans in fields east
Of Dinham Flats (viewed from Trewornan Farm), 12+ Water Pipits at Chapel Amble from gate east of Maltsters Arms, Slavonian Grebe off Padstow Sailing Club @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social #cornwallbirding
2 Whooper Swans in fields east
Of Dinham Flats (viewed from Trewornan Farm), 12+ Water Pipits at Chapel Amble from gate east of Maltsters Arms, Slavonian Grebe off Padstow Sailing Club @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social #cornwallbirding
December 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Around the Camel Estuary today:
2 Whooper Swans in fields east
Of Dinham Flats (viewed from Trewornan Farm), 12+ Water Pipits at Chapel Amble from gate east of Maltsters Arms, Slavonian Grebe off Padstow Sailing Club @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social #cornwallbirding
2 Whooper Swans in fields east
Of Dinham Flats (viewed from Trewornan Farm), 12+ Water Pipits at Chapel Amble from gate east of Maltsters Arms, Slavonian Grebe off Padstow Sailing Club @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social #cornwallbirding
White Stork still opposite Huthnance Farm at 10.30. #cornwallbirding
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
White Stork still opposite Huthnance Farm at 10.30. #cornwallbirding
The Cornish Fulvous Whistling Duck is still surviving at St Andrews Pool, Par. #cornwallbirding.
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Cornish Fulvous Whistling Duck is still surviving at St Andrews Pool, Par. #cornwallbirding.
Siberian Chiffchaff showed occasionally at St Austell Sewerage Works this afternoon. #cornwallbirding #ukbirding
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Siberian Chiffchaff showed occasionally at St Austell Sewerage Works this afternoon. #cornwallbirding #ukbirding
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Enjoyable morning on the old patch at Hayle today - ad Caspian, 2 YLG, ad argentatus, 2 GND, Water Pipit and best of all found this 1w Ring-billed Gull - it flew W c1010 #cornwallbirding
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Enjoyable morning on the old patch at Hayle today - ad Caspian, 2 YLG, ad argentatus, 2 GND, Water Pipit and best of all found this 1w Ring-billed Gull - it flew W c1010 #cornwallbirding
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Nice to find this Tundra Bean Goose at Walmsley today. A rare bird in Cornwall and I think the first record since the influx of 2021/22. Plenty of wildfowl in the reserve including 17 Pintail. #cornwallbirding
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nice to find this Tundra Bean Goose at Walmsley today. A rare bird in Cornwall and I think the first record since the influx of 2021/22. Plenty of wildfowl in the reserve including 17 Pintail. #cornwallbirding
Water Pipit and Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Treraven Meadows this afternoon. #ukbirding #cornwallbirding
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Water Pipit and Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Treraven Meadows this afternoon. #ukbirding #cornwallbirding
At least 4 Great Northern Divers on the Camel Estuary today. Seems to good numbers in Cornwall this month. #birdinguk #cornwallbirding
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At least 4 Great Northern Divers on the Camel Estuary today. Seems to good numbers in Cornwall this month. #birdinguk #cornwallbirding
40 Cattle Egret at Pinkson Creek, Camel Estuary this afternoon. #ukbirding #cornwallbirding
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
40 Cattle Egret at Pinkson Creek, Camel Estuary this afternoon. #ukbirding #cornwallbirding
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Would you like to feed your January WeBS count into the International Swan Census? If you would like to count for the ISC at your WeBS site, please email us at [email protected] to get involved. 🦢
📷Sarah Kelman/BTO
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
📷Sarah Kelman/BTO
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Would you like to feed your January WeBS count into the International Swan Census? If you would like to count for the ISC at your WeBS site, please email us at [email protected] to get involved. 🦢
📷Sarah Kelman/BTO
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
📷Sarah Kelman/BTO
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
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1/🧵 Two bird species bred in the UK in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s!
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/🧵 Two bird species bred in the UK in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s!
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
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Thermal-imaging of two shearwaters in flight over St John's Valley on Lundy last Spring. As well as the bare parts, look at the radiation from the feathered wings!
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thermal-imaging of two shearwaters in flight over St John's Valley on Lundy last Spring. As well as the bare parts, look at the radiation from the feathered wings!