1 of 4 Woodcock lurking in the Balephuil, Tiree garden just now, also a a couple of Blackcaps there still and 16 Long-tailed Tits #BirdingScotland
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1 of 4 Woodcock lurking in the Balephuil, Tiree garden just now, also a a couple of Blackcaps there still and 16 Long-tailed Tits #BirdingScotland
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8/11: Red-breasted Flycatcher & Firecrest ringed today along with 3 Blackcaps & 5 Chiffchaffs (AA)
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
8/11: Red-breasted Flycatcher & Firecrest ringed today along with 3 Blackcaps & 5 Chiffchaffs (AA)
First dry day in a while, unseasonably mild and an increase in migrants on Barra. As well as the Firecrest, 1 possibly 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, double figures of Blackcaps, 4+ Woodcock, 2 Grey Wagtail and hundreds of Redwings around the island. Autumn's not over yet! #BirdingScotland
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
First dry day in a while, unseasonably mild and an increase in migrants on Barra. As well as the Firecrest, 1 possibly 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, double figures of Blackcaps, 4+ Woodcock, 2 Grey Wagtail and hundreds of Redwings around the island. Autumn's not over yet! #BirdingScotland
Daily graft on my local patches for a couple of chiffchaffs and a couple of Blackcaps. A chance to enjoy the local birds. #Highlandbirds #Ullapool #Ardmair
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Daily graft on my local patches for a couple of chiffchaffs and a couple of Blackcaps. A chance to enjoy the local birds. #Highlandbirds #Ullapool #Ardmair
Watching the cricket Blackcaps vs West Indies 3rd T20 🏏 🇳🇿
Doing some last minute #secretsantaAoNZ sorting out. You lovely people can start signing up tomorrow!
Have a book sitting next to me ready to start my reading for the day when the cricket finishes. 📚🇳🇿
Doing some last minute #secretsantaAoNZ sorting out. You lovely people can start signing up tomorrow!
Have a book sitting next to me ready to start my reading for the day when the cricket finishes. 📚🇳🇿
a woman wearing a santa hat is holding a bag with the words secret santa written on the bottom
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November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Watching the cricket Blackcaps vs West Indies 3rd T20 🏏 🇳🇿
Doing some last minute #secretsantaAoNZ sorting out. You lovely people can start signing up tomorrow!
Have a book sitting next to me ready to start my reading for the day when the cricket finishes. 📚🇳🇿
Doing some last minute #secretsantaAoNZ sorting out. You lovely people can start signing up tomorrow!
Have a book sitting next to me ready to start my reading for the day when the cricket finishes. 📚🇳🇿
Showing Ivy a Raven that just cronked over our Colchester garden this a’noon. 2 Red Admirals still on our Buddliea. Y’day 4 Crossbills flew over plus a pair of Blackcaps in the garden. #essexbirding
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Showing Ivy a Raven that just cronked over our Colchester garden this a’noon. 2 Red Admirals still on our Buddliea. Y’day 4 Crossbills flew over plus a pair of Blackcaps in the garden. #essexbirding
A few bits and pieces in the Balephuil, Tiree garden recently: Brambling yesterday (with 20 Long-tailed Tits) and a Chiffchaff today, plus 2 Blackcaps and 5 Fieldfares #BirdingScotland
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November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A few bits and pieces in the Balephuil, Tiree garden recently: Brambling yesterday (with 20 Long-tailed Tits) and a Chiffchaff today, plus 2 Blackcaps and 5 Fieldfares #BirdingScotland
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Ok, the cricket is on at 7pm and I can watch it today!!!! Yay. Come on Blackcaps. 🏏🇳🇿
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ok, the cricket is on at 7pm and I can watch it today!!!! Yay. Come on Blackcaps. 🏏🇳🇿
Rather disappointing #WestrayBirding today. The influx of Blackbirds continues but no other thrushes. A ‘pheeting’ Siberian Chiffchaff refused to come out of cover apart from glimpses of its ghostly form. Three Blackcaps remain, each now feeding exclusively on the ground as trees are now leafless.
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Rather disappointing #WestrayBirding today. The influx of Blackbirds continues but no other thrushes. A ‘pheeting’ Siberian Chiffchaff refused to come out of cover apart from glimpses of its ghostly form. Three Blackcaps remain, each now feeding exclusively on the ground as trees are now leafless.
Struggling to get out of the house atm. Managed 45 minutes at the Tin Church today. Loads of Blackbirds, a few Goldcrests, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and a grey and white Chiffchaff, brief views and not calling, probably more 'eastern' in origin tho, possibly Siberian.
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Struggling to get out of the house atm. Managed 45 minutes at the Tin Church today. Loads of Blackbirds, a few Goldcrests, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and a grey and white Chiffchaff, brief views and not calling, probably more 'eastern' in origin tho, possibly Siberian.
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Oh dear. Blackcaps 59/2
Shepherd bowls Robinson for 39. Chapman joins Ravindra. 🏏🏏🇳🇿
Shepherd bowls Robinson for 39. Chapman joins Ravindra. 🏏🏏🇳🇿
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Oh dear. Blackcaps 59/2
Shepherd bowls Robinson for 39. Chapman joins Ravindra. 🏏🏏🇳🇿
Shepherd bowls Robinson for 39. Chapman joins Ravindra. 🏏🏏🇳🇿
At the cricket - new hat.
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
At the cricket - new hat.
As below, Yellow-browed Warbler still in and around the garden. November, needless to say, is a new month for the species. Nice to see a male Blackcap this morning too. Unlike the wintering Chiffchaffs, wintering Blackcaps, when we get them, tend to be pretty quiet.
#suffolkbirds
#suffolkbirds
Immeadiate shout-out to @birdingprof.bsky.social for adding Yellow-browed Warbler to my Breck list 🫡
November 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As below, Yellow-browed Warbler still in and around the garden. November, needless to say, is a new month for the species. Nice to see a male Blackcap this morning too. Unlike the wintering Chiffchaffs, wintering Blackcaps, when we get them, tend to be pretty quiet.
#suffolkbirds
#suffolkbirds
As a long suffering Blackcaps fan, still pissed at the CWC final of 2019 and hating the game has turned into the England, India and Australia show, I like seeing any of those teams not perform.
And England aren’t just underperforming, they’re being utterly outclassed.
And England aren’t just underperforming, they’re being utterly outclassed.
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
As a long suffering Blackcaps fan, still pissed at the CWC final of 2019 and hating the game has turned into the England, India and Australia show, I like seeing any of those teams not perform.
And England aren’t just underperforming, they’re being utterly outclassed.
And England aren’t just underperforming, they’re being utterly outclassed.
The easterlies looked good so I headed up to Shetland last weekend. So far slightly dissapointing but enjoyable birding nonetheless, with lots of common migrants to keep the interest. Cool to see Northern Bullfinch and always nice bumping into YBWs and Sibe Chiffs. #birdingscotland
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The easterlies looked good so I headed up to Shetland last weekend. So far slightly dissapointing but enjoyable birding nonetheless, with lots of common migrants to keep the interest. Cool to see Northern Bullfinch and always nice bumping into YBWs and Sibe Chiffs. #birdingscotland
I usually get 1 or 2 Blackcaps overwintering in my garden, research suggests these birds come from Germany/N. Europe rather than Uk birds not migrating. I saw a male today. #Birds!
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I usually get 1 or 2 Blackcaps overwintering in my garden, research suggests these birds come from Germany/N. Europe rather than Uk birds not migrating. I saw a male today. #Birds!
Yesterday there was an arrival of birds on Yell. Jackdaws, Moorhen (only 2nd I’ve seen on here) Bramblings, Blackcaps and Redwings were the main arrivals. But 2 Greenfinch (rare on here) YBW & juv Peregrine.
Then a quick trip to Brig o Fitch Black faced Bunting! #shetlandbirding
Then a quick trip to Brig o Fitch Black faced Bunting! #shetlandbirding
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yesterday there was an arrival of birds on Yell. Jackdaws, Moorhen (only 2nd I’ve seen on here) Bramblings, Blackcaps and Redwings were the main arrivals. But 2 Greenfinch (rare on here) YBW & juv Peregrine.
Then a quick trip to Brig o Fitch Black faced Bunting! #shetlandbirding
Then a quick trip to Brig o Fitch Black faced Bunting! #shetlandbirding
1. Fair Isle Day-5. A much calmer day and the feeling that birds were taking their time to emerge after the battering of yesterday. As the morning wore on Woodcock were zipping around all over the place. And Blackcaps- swarms of the sods. #UKBirding
October 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
1. Fair Isle Day-5. A much calmer day and the feeling that birds were taking their time to emerge after the battering of yesterday. As the morning wore on Woodcock were zipping around all over the place. And Blackcaps- swarms of the sods. #UKBirding
A very full days #WestrayBirding with lots of common migrants but nowt remotely scarce to show for it. Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Garden Warbler, 30+ Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff (mostly abietinus), Willow Warbler, 5 Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, Greenland Redpoll, Long-eared Owl and Woodcock.
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A very full days #WestrayBirding with lots of common migrants but nowt remotely scarce to show for it. Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Garden Warbler, 30+ Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff (mostly abietinus), Willow Warbler, 5 Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, Greenland Redpoll, Long-eared Owl and Woodcock.
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This thread is about Chiffchaffs in area of land that I started rewilding ten years ago at the end of my garden.
This year 3 species of warbler nested here: Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroats & Blackcaps.
Cost spent = £0.00
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This year 3 species of warbler nested here: Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroats & Blackcaps.
Cost spent = £0.00
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1/6 The Year of the Chiffchaff - escape from this gloomy rainy day to the promise of spring.
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
The Chiffchaff builds its nest with an outer shell of grass, with leaves at it's base.
It's a wonderful dome-shaped structure which is extremely well hidden, often by the side of a path.
Caution strimmers!
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This thread is about Chiffchaffs in area of land that I started rewilding ten years ago at the end of my garden.
This year 3 species of warbler nested here: Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroats & Blackcaps.
Cost spent = £0.00
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This year 3 species of warbler nested here: Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroats & Blackcaps.
Cost spent = £0.00
bsky.app/profile/iand...
Male (black) and female (brown) Blackcaps feeding on apples
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Male (black) and female (brown) Blackcaps feeding on apples
Birding plans had to be changed as when I was driving near Crows an Wra this morning I realised I had left my scope and bins behind in our Hayle Hotel bedroom!!! Managed to see 3 Blackcaps, a Grey Wagtail and 10 Chiffs using Ann's Opticron bins before rain stopped play early afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Birding plans had to be changed as when I was driving near Crows an Wra this morning I realised I had left my scope and bins behind in our Hayle Hotel bedroom!!! Managed to see 3 Blackcaps, a Grey Wagtail and 10 Chiffs using Ann's Opticron bins before rain stopped play early afternoon.
Limited rewards at St Aldhelms this AM
Wheatear 1
Whinchat 1
A few Chiffys
A cheeky Stoat
Weds not much better
Wheatear 2
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest 2
A few Chiffys & Blackcaps
Scatterings of Swallows & Martins both days
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Wheatear 1
Whinchat 1
A few Chiffys
A cheeky Stoat
Weds not much better
Wheatear 2
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest 2
A few Chiffys & Blackcaps
Scatterings of Swallows & Martins both days
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @beardybirder.bsky.social #DorsetBirds
October 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Limited rewards at St Aldhelms this AM
Wheatear 1
Whinchat 1
A few Chiffys
A cheeky Stoat
Weds not much better
Wheatear 2
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest 2
A few Chiffys & Blackcaps
Scatterings of Swallows & Martins both days
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @beardybirder.bsky.social #DorsetBirds
Wheatear 1
Whinchat 1
A few Chiffys
A cheeky Stoat
Weds not much better
Wheatear 2
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest 2
A few Chiffys & Blackcaps
Scatterings of Swallows & Martins both days
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @beardybirder.bsky.social #DorsetBirds