@SwallowBirding

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 Colchester, Essex, UK
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Joined January 2013
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Eat Sleep Bird Repeat@ESBR_EssexOct 24
Excellent morning leading a @SwallowBirding TopSail barge trip out of Maldon with @SimonWood27 highlights inc 2 Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harrier, Brent Geese, Grey Plovers, Great Crested Grebe, 100+ Avocet, c250 Curlew, lots of Wigeon & Shoveler + 6 gull sp. inc a nice Yellow-legged 馃榾
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Back at Titchwell yesterday for our guided day trip & lots of birds on move. Highlights incl ARCTIC SKUA, BITTERN, BRAMBLING, FIRECREST, calling YB WARBLER, RING OUZEL, EIDER, COM SCOTER, BEARDED TITS & more. #norfolkbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Western Marsh Harrier

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Bearded Reedling

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Northern Gannet

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Great time leading @EssexBirdNews field trip to Titchwell RSPB reserve on 18th Oct with @ESBR_Essex. Highlight inc JACK SNIPE, BT DIVER, REDPOLL, BRENT & PF GEESE and lots more. #norfolkbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Jack Snipe

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Redpoll

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Bar-tailed Godwits

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Redpoll

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Some of the wonderful views that the Isles of Scilly offer apart from the birds and wildlife. #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Hugh Town

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Sunrise

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Gugh

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Town Beach

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Final full day on the Isles of Scilly and we managed better views of the WILSON'S SNIPE plus WHIMBREL, GREENSHANK and lots of common species. #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Wilson's Snipe

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Common Starlings

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Common Greenshank

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Eurasian Whimbrel

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Tresco was our port of call for Day 6 of our Scilly tour with 2 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS, distant SURF SCOTER, MED GULLS galore plus some lovely RED SQUIRRELS! #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Yellow-browed Warbler

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Surf Scoter

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Mediterranean Gulls

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Red Squirrel

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Several of our group headed out onto a pelagic off Scilly and were rewarded with MANX & SOOTY SHEARWATERS, GREY PHALAROPES, GREAT SKUA and several CASPIAN GULLS among others. Pics by D. Wrycraft #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Great Skua by David Wrycraft

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Northern Gannet by David Wrycraft

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Caspian Gull by David Wrycraft

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European Shag by David Wrycraft

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A much quieter day 5 of our Isles of Scilly tour was rescued by a cracking ISABELLINE SHRIKE on St Mary's plus a few common species. #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Isabelline Shrike

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Song Thrush

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European Stonechat

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Mediterranean Gull

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We spent Day 4 of our Isles of Scilly tour on St Agnes where we had good but brief views of the RED-EYED VIREO plus YELLOW-BROWED & WILLOW WARBLERS and a nice flyover PEREGRINE FALCON. #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Common Ringed Plover

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Peregrine Falcon

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Red-eyed Vireo

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Willow Warbler

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Day 3 of our Isles of Scilly tour started with a WRYNECK and some lovely JACK SNIPE before we concluded with PRICKLY STICK INSECT and a rather nice cream tea! #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Eurasian Wryneck

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Jack Snipe

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Jack Snipe

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Prickly Stick Insect

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After some early sunshine, our second day turned rather damp and murky on the Isles of Scilly with BLACK REDSTART, WATER RAIL, LAPLAND BUNTINGS & GOLDEN PLOVERS the best of the day. #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #scilly
Black Redstart

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Water Rail

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Lapland Longspur (Bunting)

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European Golden Plover

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Day 1 of our annual Isles of Scilly tour started well with cracking views of SORA plus PECTORAL SANDPIPER & a rather showy COMMON FIRECREST! #scillybirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Sora by tour participant Paula Moore

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Sora

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Common Firecrest

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Pectoral Sandpiper

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WildernessUK@WildernessUKOct 12
馃尶 A journey into the Panamanian jungle! 馃 A huge thank you to Steve Grimwade from @SwallowBirding for a fascinating talk on Panama鈥檚 incredible birds and wildlife, including his remarkable search for the mystical Harpy Eagle. Thanks to everyone who joined! 馃挌馃攳 #WildernessUK
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Richard Allen@richardallenartOct 11
Guiding with @050_chris for @SwallowBirding Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe on "Thistle", Red t Diver, Merlin, 4+ Marsh H, Peregrine, Sandwich Tern, 8 Med G,Rock Pipit, the usual waders,ducks, Brent, 2 juv Gannets circling over Point Clear, and of course a superb lunch @EssexBirdNews
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Murky day guiding at The Naze & Holland Haven but stacks of birds inc 450 CHAFFINCH, 80 SONG THRUSH, 2 BRAMBLING, SPARROWHAWK in off, HOBBY, SWALLOW, 20 SISKIN + lots more. #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Brambling

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Eurasian Hobby

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Eurasian Sparrowhawk

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Common Chaffinches

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Couple of hours at Abberton Res this morning. 22 SPOONBILL inc cr dutch bird, 19 GREAT EGRET inc cr Somerset bird plus SPOTSHANK, GOOSANDER and bonus OTTER! #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
NFLA Dutch-ringed Eurasian Spoonbill

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Spotted Redshank

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European Otter

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AJV Somerset Levels ringed Great Egret

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Lovely day with 2 ladies that won a day out with us in the @essexbirdnews Conference Raffle. Headed to The Naze where this late HOBBY plus YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, JAYS, GOLDCREST & more were seen. #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
Eurasian Hobby

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Eurasian Jays on the move

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Goldcrest

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Surely at least one NORTHERN NUTCRACKER must turn up in the UK this winter? Lots of birds on the move in Estonia last week! #estonia #birds #birding
Northern Nutcracker

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Northern Nutcracker

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Northern Nutcrackers

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Northern Nutcracker

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Phenomenal numbers of seaduck migrating past the Estonian coast last week with @TarvoValker including LONG-TAILED DUCKS, VELVET & COMMON SCOTER and GREATER SCAUP. #estonia #birds #birding
Long-tailed Ducks

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Velvet Scoter

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Greater Scaup

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Greater Scaup

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Always a joy to see PALLID HARRIERS and our group enjoyed great views of these birds in Estonia that were fresh in from Finland! #estonia #birds #birding #pallidharrier
Pallid Harrier

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Pallid Harrier

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Pallid Harrier

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Pallid Harrier

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