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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · 1d

Monitoring at Sculthrope Moor today resulted in -
Total: 34 (7)

Blue Tit - 14 - (5)
Cetti's Warbler - 3
Chiffchaff - 1
Great Tit - 1
Goldcrest - 5
Long-tailed Tit - 5 (1)
Reed Bunting - 5
Robin - 0 (1)
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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · 3d

Brief monitoring session at Deepdale Farm today before the weather closed in making it to wet to continue resulted in just 9 birds, of which four were Goldcrest.
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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 3d

A slight detour on route home from Reading on Monday to Dunwich Heath to take a look at the Turkestan Shrike, in what was a very pleasant bright warm day. Dartford's also seen, a Clouded Yellow and several Common Darters.

Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 9d

Last seven days in Cornwall helping out at Nanjizel Valley - a few busy days and finished off with Barred and Yellow-browed Warbler lamsdell.blogspot.com

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 19d

Two ends, a very warn Speckled Wood and a fairly fresh Small Copper, Wells Wood 22/09 @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · 21d

Monitoring Morston farm today resulted in 35 birds. Very few summer migrants left - 6 Blackcap & 4 Chiffchaff, but autumn migrants represented by 5 Meadow Pipits. Further 3 Stonechat colour -ringed. @btobirds.bsky.social ‪
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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 21d

the two photos do show how colour tones can very, making some ID debates really hard if going on subtle tone of colour

Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 21d

North Point Pools, Wells, Willow Emerald, and Wall Brown. Walls are having a very good second brood this year with many around in the late summer heat.

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · 21d

Red-veined Darter can still be found on Cley beach, up to 7 yesterday

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Sep 10

Red-veined Darter Cley Beach 10/9/25

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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 10

Monitoring the Morston Farm resulted in 40 birds, few summer migrants, but local movements?
5 Blackcap
11 Chiffchaff
1 Whitethroat
plus
9 Dunnocks
3 Robin
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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 8

Monitoring at Sculthorpe Moor today was another quiet day, just 18 birds, with migrants:
4 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Sedge Warbler
plus a single Cetti's Warbler.
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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 6

Monitoring Stonechats at Dersingham Bog today, resulted in 10 new birds ringed and fitted with colour rings 19 to 28
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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

Monitoring Morston farm site today resulted in 35 birds which included:
Blackcap 6
Cetti's Warbler 1 (moving bird)
Chiffchaff 4
Whitethroat 10
plus
Linnet 3
Stonechat 4

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Mark Cutts @slashercutts.bsky.social · Sep 5

@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #birdringing

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West Midlands Ringing Group @westmidlandsrg.bsky.social · Sep 5

First nights back on Farmland using the Thermal which didn’t disappoint, 25 Skylarks ringed and 4 Grey Partridge, the first Greys ever at this site! 🔥🐦
Great to be back monitoring birds after dark. 🌙✨ @tj-focus.bsky.social @pulsarvisionukroi.bsky.social

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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ingoldisthorpe monitoring today brought a quiet 31 birds with summer migrants much depleted:
3 Reed warbler
9 Blackcap
8 Chiff-chaff
But the surprise of the day was a Water Rail
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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Sep 1

@themarshtit.bsky.social - as you were talking about Nightjars yesterday and I heard you ask about what was happening with them in the west - an update from us. @harriermanphil.bsky.social

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Main session organising was carried out by Chris & Denise Lamsdell, with regular support from Phil Littler and occasional support from Brain Bennett, Claudia Gooch and Ptolemy McKinnon. @naturalengland.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @themarshtit.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 recaps including a male ringed in 2016. Hoping for more good data for the project next year. Undertaken by Iceni Bird Monitoring Group. Special thanks to all Natural England staff and nest finding volunteers, and Greg Conway for Denise's tag fitting training.

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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Sep 1

At the end of the Nightjar season we are very proud to have completed the first year in collaboration with Natural England facilitating the study of feeding areas away from the breeding site. 20 birds ringed of which 14 were pulli, 6 GPS tags fitted with 5 retrieved, which obtaining some good data.

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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Aug 28

Monitoring Morston farm today produced 27 birds which as hoped for included 15 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcap and 2 Stonechats, both colour ringed for the project.
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Chris Lamsdell @chrislamsdell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yesterday, as well as the usual CR waders, a few Mediterranean Gull, one or two Sandwich Terns, including J0070 ringed at Gdansk in 2023
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Iceni Bird Monitoring Group @icenibirdgroup.bsky.social · Aug 27

Monitoring at Sculthorpe Moor today was a very quite day with only 23 birds including:
3 Blackcap
4 Reed Warbler
1 Sedge Warbler
but best of the day was a single Willow warbler
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Aug 27

1/ New study! Camera footage showing nest predation on natural nests was collated and analysed from across the UK to increase understanding of nest predation events. Discover the findings ⬇️ and read the study ➡️ http://www.bto.org/n... #Ornithology

Three Oystercatcher eggs, a buffish colour with dark blotches, are in a nest on the ground. Wording alongside reads: New nest predation study.

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