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Nick
@rookman.bsky.social
Cardiff birdwatcher
Hobby photographer
BTO garden lister.
Here to expand my knowledge of birds and connect with like minded people.
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Another holiday shot of the beautiful hoopoe.
Almeria 🇪🇸
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We have a talk coming up this week on Friday 28th November about bird ringing at Oxwich Marsh. The talk will be at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty and will start at 19:30. Full details at the link below:

www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/ringin...
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Good afternoon all. Lovely shot Alan👍
Here's a rather smart Willow warbler for #birdoftheday
#Warblers #birds🪶

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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A beautiful Dunnock for Alan's
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#birdonawire
Taken at aberthaw nature reserve 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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We also have a field trip tomorrow (Saturday 21st November) to Whiteford, meeting at Cwm Ivy car park just before 09:00am. Full details at the link below:

www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/whitef...
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great crested grebes in courtship. Lisvane reservoir 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#birds🪶 #TwosDay

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November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Thanks to everyone who has liked my videos over the last few months. It has given me alot of encouragement to make more. So I have started a Youtube channel 😀: youtube.com/@greenplover...
See some more of the Ynys Môn Lesser Yellowlegs amongst others...
#birdingwales #ukbirding #NorthWales
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Another holiday shot of the beautiful hoopoe.
Almeria 🇪🇸
#birds🪶

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November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A pied wagtail doing pied wagtail things.
Aberthaw nature reserve 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Alternative #birdoftheday
A spotted flycatcher with its #beakopen taken in Almeria 🇪🇸
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November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lovely photo Alan.
Here's a Bohemian waxing with #shadesofgrey for today's #birdoftheday 👍
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November 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One from the archives.
The beautiful white tailed eagle Atlantis. Taken at the Welsh botanical gardens.
#FlyDay #birds🪶

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November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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'Larking Around!'
Second time lucky for me with the Great Orme Shore Lark this morning. @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fantastic photo Alan. Here's a grey Heron #paddling whilst having a snack.
#birds🪶
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A female great spotted woodpecker having a short break from feeding her very hungry juvenile.
#birds🪶 #TwosDay

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November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Great Tit stalling to change direction mid-air #BirdsInFlight #Birds #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Aberthaw today. Many song thrush,redwing feeding on berries. A few black cap, goldcrest, a fleeting glimpse of the fire crest and a lovely chiffchaff fluttering around in the reeds plus the beautiful sound of another 2 chough flying over. #birds🪶

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November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A blue tit bringing back a snack to nest I had in the garden this year for Alan's
#lunchtime #BirdOfTheDay
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
2 monk parakeets having a bit of a Barney for #TwosDay

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November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Pied wagtail taking in some sun while it lasted at Aberthaw today.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I’ve just seen that more than 20,000 of you lovely people are following me. Wow! That’s incredible- and very humbling. Thank you all so much! ☺️.
#birds #wildlife #ukwildlife
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Some pictures from a beautiful autumnal walk around westonbirt arboretum today.
#birds🪶

#autumn #trees
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November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Something a bit different for
#ThursJay
The Rook taken at WWTslimbridge.
#birds🪶 #Halloween

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October 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Surely that’s discrimination! @alan678.bsky.social

#Birdoftheday #Birdsinflight
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM