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Ian Denton
@iand777.bsky.social
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I have Grandkids - so no longer use Airport Departure Lounges. Natural History has been the unbroken story of my life. Watching wildlife, mostly under Dorset skies. Wrens; Greenfinches; Little Owls; Raptors & Adders are a preoccupation.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · May 30
"Sometimes a wild god comes to the table.
He is awkward and does not know the ways
Of porcelain, of fork and mustard and silver"
Tom Hirons

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 7h
Breaking news....'out of control muirburn' on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/b...
Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park
You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 9h
Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences (for the second time) after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/09/s...
Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences (for the second time) after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry
The Scottish Government has, for the second time, delayed the implementation of muirburn licensing after caving in to pressure from aggressive lobbying by the grouse shooting industry. A quick re-c…
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 9h
2/2 On the main river, plenty of clear water coming over the fish ladders.
The water has been a dirty brown for much of the year. The drought & very low water levels have encouraged the banks to collapse into the flow.
Increased nutrients & low oxygen levels, the result...
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 9h
1/2 Down on a backwater of the Dorset Stour at Fiddleford earlier.
Two Kingfishers were fishing there as I approached but I accidently spooked them & they didn't return.
The very essence of autumn there - it was just wonderful.
#dorset #stour #landscapes #nature
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 10h
Me too Bob, & the Fieldfares - can't wait...
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 10h
Some of the Blackbirds which will be arriving from Scandinavia soon with the Redwings, have black beaks & no eye rings - but beautiful birds as well...
I had about a dozen here last winter - they loved the #weedypond
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 11h
The male Blackbird, fully-emerged from his late summer moult.
Everyone declares him the most handsome bird in the garden...
#ukbirds #nature
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 12h
Very true - all the fizz & snazz to last a lifetime.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 12h
Double Two! - I saw my ma wrap so many shirt boxes for my dad's birthdays.
And he always loved his Gannex jacket - just like Harold Wilson, when we saw him on the telly.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 12h
The makers of the finest Dandelion and Burdock in the world, in my humble opinion.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 12h
I remember seeing Shaws Pop factory as a child back in the day, as we drove through Wake and being very impressed.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 15h
They'll soon be moving in....
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 15h
Old Big Eyes - the spotted bather
#songthrush
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 17h
Why would you have a hanging basket filled with logs & pine cones? visitors ask.
Because Wrens find them endlessly fascinating - so many nooks & crannies, for spider hunting.
#wrens #ukbirds 🌿🦉
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 18h
Another autumn surprise....

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 20h
A Common Redstart at the #weedypond this morning.
It's rare to see to such a clear view of this beautiful bird, only here for a brief stopover, as it heads back to it's wintering location in trans-Saharan Africa.
#ukbirds #ornithology 🌿🦉
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 19h
It's showing very well, right in front of the window - but the local Robins really don't appreciate it's presence.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 19h
Haha - couldn't believe my luck Chris
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 20h
Redwings can often be heard squabbling here in the wintertime, down at the pond.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 20h
A Common Redstart at the #weedypond this morning.
It's rare to see to such a clear view of this beautiful bird, only here for a brief stopover, as it heads back to it's wintering location in trans-Saharan Africa.
#ukbirds #ornithology 🌿🦉
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 23h
'Eyes on the Skies' - new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/08/e...
‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d
After a rather grey day, it was quite a sunset here this evening - reminded me of watching Goan sunsets over the Indian Ocean, back in the day.
#sunset #dorset #landscapes
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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 1d
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Redstart

From a lovely 📷 by @iand777.bsky.social who observed it in his garden.

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Watercolour of small bird, facing to left, standing on a section of log. Pale buff breast and belly, mid-brown back and tail feathers but with a bright red-orange flash under its tail. Pointy black beak.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you so much Rebecca! - that eye has been watching me all day...
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d
A first for me here in this garden Rob.
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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 1d
I'm not surprised! - you read about it in you're Observers book as a child and then suddenly there it is - it's actually real.
I have a Common Redstart here at the moment and it was down at the pond earlier, so I'm hoping that I've caught it on camera....
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