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Matt Eade

@_MattEade

World, UK & County (Sussex) lister. Keen patch birder (Seaford Head & Cuckmere Haven). Main interests: Birds, Butterflies, Odonata & Orchids.

 Seaford, East Sussex
seafordbirding.blogspot.com
Joined September 2013
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One of our main goals on Lord Howe Island was to see the Lord Howe Woodhen. Once on the brink of extinction, these fearless birds now roam the streets and airfields of this spectacular island.
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A few thousand Flesh-footed Shearwaters arriving onto Lord Howe Island to roost this evening. We never thought we’d make it after a cancelled flight, but we’ve made the most of our 24 hours here!
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Ross’s Goose on the garden list!! Absolute pandemonium as a white goose with pinkies was spotted from our garden! Off to collect bins, no sign so they had clearly dropped. Finally found it before a mad dash to the airport, bound for Sydney! #highlandbirds
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Shetland all done and dusted, and what an excellent three weeks it was! Self-finds were hard to come by this year with GG Shrike, R-b Shrike, R-b Fly, Am Wigeon (joint find), Barreds, Quail & Turtle Dove. Big thanks to @stevewilson1706 for all the driving and company. #Shetland
Siberian Blue Robin

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Grey-cheeked Thrush

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And more pics…
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When on Shetland, I don’t tend to enjoy twitching days as it takes away valuable finding hours, but today was an exception. Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler was a belated world tick, so it was a must see bird, found by good friends Dave Cooper & Richard Fairbank y’day. #Shetland
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Following swiftly on from the GGS, today I found a pristine Red-backed Shrike! This was soon followed by a joint find American Wigeon… a crazy few minutes! #Shetland
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I still don’t understand how in over 25 years of birding, and having a coastal patch in SE England for most of that time, it’s taken until today to find my first shrike! This Great Grey flew in front of the vehicle and landed for long enough to admire at Bixter, #Shetland today.
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After a moist day out in the field, decided on checking one final garden, and bingo! Three flycatcher species with Red-breasted, Pied & Spotted within yards of each other at South Collafirth, #Shetland.
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I still don’t understand how in over 25 years of birding, and having a coastal patch in SE England for most of that time, it’s taken until today to find my first shrike! This Great Grey flew in front of the vehicle and landed for long enough to admire at Bixter, #Shetland today.
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Shetland has been relatively quiet this autumn… until now. This superb Siberian Blue Robin found by Hugh did the decent thing and landed in front of me! #MEGA
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Despite the SWs and few birds, Shetland is still a grand place to be. Digging out the odd common migrant up north and have found the only ‘in the field’ Yellow-browed Warbler this week to date 🤪. H’lights: W. Bonelli’s, Baird’s, King Eider, Am Black Tern, Lap Bunt, Citrine Wag!
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Western Bonelli’s Warbler

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Stoat

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Twite

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Great Shearwaters are awesome birds, but what makes them even more epic is watching one from a far-flung cliff edge in NW Highland. I’d almost given up after 5 hours, but glad I stayed another hour!
A poor video grab off an equally poor video

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Seawatching on the edge

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Stoer Lighthouse

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Old Man of Stour

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Delighted to have an article in the most recently published Birding Asia magazine (No. 45), featuring our few days at the birding hotspots on Bohol, #Philippines! @orientbirdclub @erichens11
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My Highland yearlist reached 200 this morning, with a Sooty Shearwater passing a very wet Tarbat Ness. Only five Frog Orchids present in a very brief search. Highland Yearlist: no heard only, and the boundary as per highland birds website.
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August has got off to an absolute flyer! Very rare that I get a cetacean ✅ in UK waters, but this pod of four Northern Bottlenose Whales were seen off Cromarty this pm, having been found a few hours earlier. Also ‘my’ female Honey-buzzard from earlier today! @InvCourier
Northern Bottlenose Whales

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Northern Bottlenose Whales

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Our first Plain Clay of the year! #TeamMoth #Highland
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Pine-tree Lappet!! Perhaps not a major surprise as we live within its limited range, but a mega tick nonetheless! #TeamMoth #Highland
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It was worth the effort of driving up to Balnakeil y’day to walk around Faraid Head with @erichens11! The wildflower display was stunning with the highlight being a colony of Marsh Fragrant Orchids! A frantic family of six Stoats and some secretive birds seen too.
Marsh Fragrant Orchid

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Heath Spotted Orchid living on the edge.

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Emily photographing Field Gentian.

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Sunset at Balnakeil Beach.

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These exquisite photos of a Brilliant Emerald were taken by our guest, Mike Watson, on Saturday – a remarkable day when all three Emerald species were found! Enquire for day or weekend trips here: highlanddragonflytours.com
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With dreich weather out west, the Cairngorms area was our chosen destination today! A three 'Emerald' day, along with bountiful Northern Damselflies, were the pick of the bunch from the 11 species of Odonata seen today! @BDSdragonflies
female Northern Damselfly clamped on!

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Brilliant Emerald! Downy and Northern Emeralds also seen today!

ALT Brilliant Emerald! Downy and Northern Emeralds also seen today!

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