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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 4d

Arctic Tern: 2
Unidentified Common/Arctic Tern : 1
Sandwich Tern : 7
Mediterranean Gull : 20
Golden Plover: 8
Common Scoter: 9
Manx Shearwater : 6
Razorbill : 3119
Northern Gannet : 259
Kittiwake : 2015

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s sea passage.
0700-1100
Long-tailed Skua: 1 imm
Sabine’s Gull: 4 (1ad)
Leach’s Storm-petrel: 2
Grey Phalarope: 2
Little Gull: 1
Great Skua : 3
Arctic Skua: 9
Great Northern Diver: 2
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1
Yellow-legged Gull: 1

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 9d

www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/worryin...

Porpoise decline threatens Bardsey's ecosystem

A study reveals a 97 per cent decline in porpoise sightings off Bardsey, raising conservation concerns in designated protected waters. Julie McNicholls Vale has been finding out more...

www.cambrian-news.co.uk

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 23d

Yelkouan Shearwater last night past the north end of Bardsey c600m offshore. Seen well by @ewanturner.bsky.social and me as it passed with a Manxy.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 24d

sea passage today 0700-1200
Razor 150
Gannet 123
Fulmar 22
Manxie 345
Balearic 1
Leach’s Petrel 2
Arctic Skua 15
Pom Skua 2
Grt Skua1
L T Skua 1 ad
Sabine’s Gull 6 (4ad)
Kitt 1031
Sandwich Tern 82
Arctic Tern 16
LBBG 6
GBBG 3
Grey Phal 12
Dunlin 23
Ringed Plov 5
Scoter 38

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 24d

Another seven here today.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 24d

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 24d

Wryneck this evening

Seawatch highlights

Sooty Shear this morning.

1730-1900
Arctic Skua 12
Bonxie 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 ad full tail
Sabines Gull juv
Grey Phalarope 7(2 solfach plus five south)
Balearic Shearwater 3

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Photo Bob Normand.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · 28d

Sea passage this morning. 0700-1015
3 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Gannets, 94 Razorbills, 3 Common Scoters, 9 Fulmars, 14 Sandwich Terns, 10 Arctic Terns, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Whimbrels, 149 Manx Shearwaters, and 100 Kittiwakes.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nightingale and pied fly from this morning. Also Balearic, Sabine’s Gull, Pom Skua, Grey Phal and Black Tern.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jul 26

Arrived safe and sound and ready to go!!

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jul 21

Out catching Stormies last night. Forgot to photograph Stormies but the Milky Way was awesome!

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jul 21

So proud of Connor coming away from his Computer Science course with a 1st from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

Well done Connor!

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 24

No. Fully feathered.

Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 24

I will do it anyway, be nice to have the first orinus for the UK 😉

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 24

I will get DNA confirmation done on this Alex. I think it’s all photographic effect. It certainly was as huge as it looked in Ewan’s image.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 14

From exactly the same spot the one on 5th June was singing from. It had a completely different vocal repertoire than the previous bird, much less mimicry, but still a BRW. I opened a net and trapped it about 3 feet from where I caught the one last week! Left facing - today, right facing 5 June

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 22

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 22

Bill length was within normal range for BRW.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today’s bird was replacing three feathers on the right side of its tail, last weeks was replacing three on the left side!
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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 14

From exactly the same spot the one on 5th June was singing from. It had a completely different vocal repertoire than the previous bird, much less mimicry, but still a BRW. I opened a net and trapped it about 3 feet from where I caught the one last week! Left facing - today, right facing 5 June

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 14

This morning I was woken by Emma asking what was singing outside our bedroom window. I removed my AirPods from my ears and heard a few notes of an Acro - it’s a Blyth’s Reed I said. I got up and was just on my way out of the door when Colin, our volunteer, was heading to the door. The bird sang

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · Jun 13

I live on Bardsey Island, Europe’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

To come and stay and see the darkness of our night sky, the Milky Way and hopefully the Aurora visit bbfo.org.uk/stay
For more info on the dark sky status see
darksky.org/places/ynys-...

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · May 10

BLACK STORK north 1455ish. Maybe seen again over mainland heading towards Rhiw Mountain.

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Steve Stansfield @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social · May 7

And a few flowers

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