John Adshead
@johnadshead.bsky.social
Birdwatcher (UK 440 ish); trainer bird ringer based in East Cheshire; Man United fan; Walker and photographer.
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John Adshead
@johnadshead.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Another Yellow Browed Warbler ringed yesterday in the same private area of Rostherne Mere, amazingly five now caught there!
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A great age 👏
A Redpoll caught on 17/10/25 at Cannock Chase, Staffs was already wearing a ring and we’ve just learned it was first ringed on 17/10/2020, exactly 5 years earlier 275km (170m) at Icklesham, Sussex
These little birds never stop surprising us! 🐦✨
A Redpoll caught on 17/10/25 at Cannock Chase, Staffs was already wearing a ring and we’ve just learned it was first ringed on 17/10/2020, exactly 5 years earlier 275km (170m) at Icklesham, Sussex
These little birds never stop surprising us! 🐦✨
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A great age 👏
A Redpoll caught on 17/10/25 at Cannock Chase, Staffs was already wearing a ring and we’ve just learned it was first ringed on 17/10/2020, exactly 5 years earlier 275km (170m) at Icklesham, Sussex
These little birds never stop surprising us! 🐦✨
A Redpoll caught on 17/10/25 at Cannock Chase, Staffs was already wearing a ring and we’ve just learned it was first ringed on 17/10/2020, exactly 5 years earlier 275km (170m) at Icklesham, Sussex
These little birds never stop surprising us! 🐦✨
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A comparison of Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Wells Woods), left, and Yellow-browed Warbler (Holkham), right, from the last two days. Subtle but distinctive differences between these two similar Phylloscopus species supported by their quite different calls. #NorfolkBirding
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A comparison of Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Wells Woods), left, and Yellow-browed Warbler (Holkham), right, from the last two days. Subtle but distinctive differences between these two similar Phylloscopus species supported by their quite different calls. #NorfolkBirding
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Finally found time to catch up with the Desert Wheatear today at The Fleet bridging camp near Weymouth - thank you Bret for the find. Weather not condusive to great pictures but the bird gave us wonderful opportunity to do our best. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Finally found time to catch up with the Desert Wheatear today at The Fleet bridging camp near Weymouth - thank you Bret for the find. Weather not condusive to great pictures but the bird gave us wonderful opportunity to do our best. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding
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Quiet on Holy Island today with Andy Mould, Ian Davison & Ian Kerr, nothing really new just less of yesterday's birds. Good to pop in for second helpings of the Dusky Warbler and this time manage to get some photos albeit with lots of difficulty🙂 #UKbirding #NEbirding
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Quiet on Holy Island today with Andy Mould, Ian Davison & Ian Kerr, nothing really new just less of yesterday's birds. Good to pop in for second helpings of the Dusky Warbler and this time manage to get some photos albeit with lots of difficulty🙂 #UKbirding #NEbirding
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A nice end to what had been a fairly quiet walk around Warham Greens when I got back to North Point and in very quick succession a Yellow-browed Warbler was quickly upstaged by a calling Dusky Warbler #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A nice end to what had been a fairly quiet walk around Warham Greens when I got back to North Point and in very quick succession a Yellow-browed Warbler was quickly upstaged by a calling Dusky Warbler #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
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Desert wheatear at seasalter bringing the total so far to 186 for the patch #kentbirding #ukbirding
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Desert wheatear at seasalter bringing the total so far to 186 for the patch #kentbirding #ukbirding
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Dusky Warbler at South Landing this morning #yorkshirebirding
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Dusky Warbler at South Landing this morning #yorkshirebirding
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Great to catch another #Firecrest yesterday amongst a nice selection of autumn species during a garden ringing session. The 6th #Treecreeper of the year was particularly notable for the site, I’m usually lucky if I get 1 here per year! #birdringing #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great to catch another #Firecrest yesterday amongst a nice selection of autumn species during a garden ringing session. The 6th #Treecreeper of the year was particularly notable for the site, I’m usually lucky if I get 1 here per year! #birdringing #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social
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@teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social OBP
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Ridiculous views of this juv Sabine's Gull at Troon today, all credit to @BedsGulls for finding #UkBirding
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ridiculous views of this juv Sabine's Gull at Troon today, all credit to @BedsGulls for finding #UkBirding
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The Olive-backed Pipit showed well at South Gare today. 3rd new Pipit of year and #270 of year. First year I’ve counted from 1st Jan & wanted to get to UK #300 by end of 2025. I now have 1 to go, this beautiful Pipit was UK #299. #ukbirding #birds #pipits
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Olive-backed Pipit showed well at South Gare today. 3rd new Pipit of year and #270 of year. First year I’ve counted from 1st Jan & wanted to get to UK #300 by end of 2025. I now have 1 to go, this beautiful Pipit was UK #299. #ukbirding #birds #pipits
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The Barred Warbler at Landguard was mostly true to type, skulking in thick privet bushes but did show very well occasionally. The Pallas's Warbler was very elusive but I did eventually manage to catch up with it. #suffolkbirding #ukbirds
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Barred Warbler at Landguard was mostly true to type, skulking in thick privet bushes but did show very well occasionally. The Pallas's Warbler was very elusive but I did eventually manage to catch up with it. #suffolkbirding #ukbirds
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Another incredible Redpoll recovery! 🔁
One of our Cannock Chase birds was already ringed first tagged on 29/07/23 in Stonehaugh, Northumberland, 258 km away 🗺️
Re-caught by us on 18/10/25, helping build a fantastic picture of Redpoll movements across the UK! 🐦✨
#Migration
One of our Cannock Chase birds was already ringed first tagged on 29/07/23 in Stonehaugh, Northumberland, 258 km away 🗺️
Re-caught by us on 18/10/25, helping build a fantastic picture of Redpoll movements across the UK! 🐦✨
#Migration
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another incredible Redpoll recovery! 🔁
One of our Cannock Chase birds was already ringed first tagged on 29/07/23 in Stonehaugh, Northumberland, 258 km away 🗺️
Re-caught by us on 18/10/25, helping build a fantastic picture of Redpoll movements across the UK! 🐦✨
#Migration
One of our Cannock Chase birds was already ringed first tagged on 29/07/23 in Stonehaugh, Northumberland, 258 km away 🗺️
Re-caught by us on 18/10/25, helping build a fantastic picture of Redpoll movements across the UK! 🐦✨
#Migration
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The Shorelark at Point of Ayre, Isle of Man giving crippling views this morning. #UKBirding
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Shorelark at Point of Ayre, Isle of Man giving crippling views this morning. #UKBirding
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A trip to both Eyebrook for the American Golden Plover & the Ditchford Lesser Scaup this morning. Pictures by Mike Ilett #RareBirdsUK
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A trip to both Eyebrook for the American Golden Plover & the Ditchford Lesser Scaup this morning. Pictures by Mike Ilett #RareBirdsUK
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UPDATE.A prompt response from Finland confirms that this is only the Fourth recovery of a Finnish ringed Rock Pipit in England.Ringed as a Nestling in Saltvic Archipelago SW Finland 27,06,2025. and recorded Lowestoft 03,11,2025 #suffolkbirdgroup #bto #ukbirding #birdingfinland #rockpipit
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
UPDATE.A prompt response from Finland confirms that this is only the Fourth recovery of a Finnish ringed Rock Pipit in England.Ringed as a Nestling in Saltvic Archipelago SW Finland 27,06,2025. and recorded Lowestoft 03,11,2025 #suffolkbirdgroup #bto #ukbirding #birdingfinland #rockpipit
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Decent patch round today, with Tundra Bean, 2 Yellow-browed, Pied Fly, Lesser Whitethroat, and Sibe Chiff. Gotta be something tasty from the west hiding out there somewhere though 🤔 .... #YellBirding #Shetland
October 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Decent patch round today, with Tundra Bean, 2 Yellow-browed, Pied Fly, Lesser Whitethroat, and Sibe Chiff. Gotta be something tasty from the west hiding out there somewhere though 🤔 .... #YellBirding #Shetland
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WATERSWALLOWS Reservoir, Buxton, Derbyshire - Started slowly with 2 Teal which was a site tick, 4 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe and on the main quarry pool was gobsmacked to find a GREY PHALAROPE spinning in the distance. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
WATERSWALLOWS Reservoir, Buxton, Derbyshire - Started slowly with 2 Teal which was a site tick, 4 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe and on the main quarry pool was gobsmacked to find a GREY PHALAROPE spinning in the distance. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding
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...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe
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Buff-bellied (American) Pipit & Lapland Bunting were nice on St Agnes recently #ukbirding
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Buff-bellied (American) Pipit & Lapland Bunting were nice on St Agnes recently #ukbirding
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No sign of the American Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes so we'll try again today. A Hoopoe was nice compensation though! @sophieshrike.bsky.social #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK
October 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
No sign of the American Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes so we'll try again today. A Hoopoe was nice compensation though! @sophieshrike.bsky.social #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK
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Lapland Bunting, Dunwich yesterday. A scarce migrant through Suffolk (rarely over winters), Lapland Bunting numbers have varied from 6-21 (av. 11) in the county over the past 10 years and is now hard to connect with, so it was nice to find this #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Lapland Bunting, Dunwich yesterday. A scarce migrant through Suffolk (rarely over winters), Lapland Bunting numbers have varied from 6-21 (av. 11) in the county over the past 10 years and is now hard to connect with, so it was nice to find this #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
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Rewarding seawatch at Point of Ayr this morning, with a single Leach’s Petrel and 3 Arctic Skuas including these two very dark chocolate brown juveniles. Beautiful markings. Glad I had my camera at the ready when they flew along the beach. #birdingwales @birdsinwales.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Rewarding seawatch at Point of Ayr this morning, with a single Leach’s Petrel and 3 Arctic Skuas including these two very dark chocolate brown juveniles. Beautiful markings. Glad I had my camera at the ready when they flew along the beach. #birdingwales @birdsinwales.bsky.social
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Managed to connect with the stunning male Turkestan Shrike on Saturday, after relocating it early morning. Even managed to get some reasonable photos – which is always a bonus.
#Suffolkbirds #UKbirding #rarebird
#Suffolkbirds #UKbirding #rarebird
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Managed to connect with the stunning male Turkestan Shrike on Saturday, after relocating it early morning. Even managed to get some reasonable photos – which is always a bonus.
#Suffolkbirds #UKbirding #rarebird
#Suffolkbirds #UKbirding #rarebird
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Absolutely mind-blowing views of the male Siberian Thrush at Loch of Asta, Shetland this afternoon...
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Absolutely mind-blowing views of the male Siberian Thrush at Loch of Asta, Shetland this afternoon...
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife