I'D RATHER BE BIRDING, even if I have been doing so since the mid-1950's. Ex ringer (in the 70's) and helped build an inland heligoland trap in Middx.
Somerset UK
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OTD 28-Oct-2008 this Blyth's Reed Warbler on St Agnes, Isles-of-Scilly. A sucessful twitch from home in Somerset. (My Photos).
OTD 28-Oct-2016 a flying & perched juv White-tailed Eagle on Black Down, The Mendip Hills, Somerset. A County first for me and many other happy birders 😊 (Photo unknown from the Web)
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Bit of a fun few days annual half term holiday! Nutcracker, Rufous-tailed Robin, Pallas's Warbler and Desert Wheatear.
My latest birding video for Oct-2026, that includes the Sabine's Gull at Wall Common, can be seen by clicking on the YouTube link below
youtu.be/tI9itSUbf0c
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Wow! Wasn’t expecting these views this morning. Rufous-Tailed Robin at South Landing Flamborough early morning
OTD 25-Oct-2015: Pallas's Warbler on Brean Down, Somerset, a County tick for me. (My photo from Portesham, Dorset, 12/3/2016). Been lucky to see 15 of these little beauties 😊
OTD 25-Oct-1987 a boat-trip to Lundy Island to see the Veery (my video-stills from Canada 2004) was very successful, when also saw a Swainson's Thrush (my photo from Ecuador 2009)
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Great few days away at Spurn this time last weekend with @kev07713 @karenheath62 @hobbylovinglife @worlebirder - my first time there. Great birding and picked up eight lifers and over 100 species. Loved finishing each day watching owls.
OTD 25-Oct-2009: a 1stW Red-flanked Bluetail at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorks. (My Photo of the 1stW in the Shire Valley, near Marshfield, Gloucs, 7-Feb-2014)
OTD 24-Oct-1982 an overnight twitch to see the Chimney Swift at Porthgwarra, Cornwall, turned out well when as we watched it was joined by another - 2 birds, excellent! (Photo of Wikipedia on the Web)
OTD 24-Oct-1976 an immature Sociable Lapwing (or Sociable Plover as was then known) on a field at Fen Ditton, Horningsea, Cambs. (Nice photo off the Web by Noor Hussain)
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3 visits to one Mendip wood, hours of ‘woodland therapy’ and some great fungi finds, some of which are completely new to us. Heaven! @SomersetWT @Love_plants #ukfungi #fungi
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A few photos of the Jack Snipe which has been showing well from the PS hide recently.
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Struck it lucky as I was preparing to leave the site today after 2 + hours of poor but reasonable binocular views. Then a WOW photo moment! CHESTNUT BUNTING at Baltasound, Unst. Thanks Brydon Thomason for finding this incredible bird, 2nd record for Britain.#rarebirds #shetland
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There were apparently TWO Dusky Warblers in Blakeney Point plantation yesterday, but they are notorious skulkers and I found it more than troublesome enough to glimpse one!
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Desert Wheatear on Wells-next-the-Sea beach today fairly tolerant of the half-term holiday bucket and spade brigade
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World tick & photo tick - Rufous-tailed Robin Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire 21st October 2026
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ALT Rufous-tailed Robin Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire 21st October 2026
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A walk up to Porthellick in the dark getting there for 07.10 around 08.10 the Sora came into view a performed well before it disappeared after 10 minutes
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The Rufous-tailed Robin showed superbly earlier as this photo by @GrahamJepson1 illustrates!!!
