Jim
@jammyjimm.bsky.social
Interested in all birds, beasts + fishes. Birding ex-wildfowler - opposed to all wildlife crime. #nocmig and #BWPUC dabbler. Home is Bedfordshire, but family in Scotland and USA, so I bird a bit there too. Not interested in any politics.
Great to see a #UKBirding county 1st for #Bedfordshire this afternoon, after Matt Burgess found this drake Lesser Scaup. Big thanks also to @steveblain.bsky.social for getting the ball rolling on its true ID and Mike Illet for persevering to get the crucial open wing shots👏
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Great to see a #UKBirding county 1st for #Bedfordshire this afternoon, after Matt Burgess found this drake Lesser Scaup. Big thanks also to @steveblain.bsky.social for getting the ball rolling on its true ID and Mike Illet for persevering to get the crucial open wing shots👏
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We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.
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Please keep an eye open for dead & dying Whooper Swans (and other waterbirds), see thread below on how to report for possible sampling & please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social so we can start to build a comprehensive picture of the spread 👇🏻
Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising.
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Please keep an eye open for dead & dying Whooper Swans (and other waterbirds), see thread below on how to report for possible sampling & please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social so we can start to build a comprehensive picture of the spread 👇🏻
Tawny #Owl in #Bedfordshire #UKBirding today. The bird is quite safe (pretty high up) from any disturbance, and has been in this area for a while now.
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tawny #Owl in #Bedfordshire #UKBirding today. The bird is quite safe (pretty high up) from any disturbance, and has been in this area for a while now.
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A pretty depressing day counting sick & dead Whooper Swans. Avian influenza is within the population. Please report all dead birds for possible collection & testing. In 🏴, 🏴 & 🏴 this is Defra
gov.uk/guidance/repor…
Reporting to @birdtrack.bsky.social also helps with monitoring.
gov.uk/guidance/repor…
Reporting to @birdtrack.bsky.social also helps with monitoring.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A pretty depressing day counting sick & dead Whooper Swans. Avian influenza is within the population. Please report all dead birds for possible collection & testing. In 🏴, 🏴 & 🏴 this is Defra
gov.uk/guidance/repor…
Reporting to @birdtrack.bsky.social also helps with monitoring.
gov.uk/guidance/repor…
Reporting to @birdtrack.bsky.social also helps with monitoring.
Outstanding #UKBirding views of the juvenile Glossy Ibis at Harrold Odell Country Park #Bedfordshire today.
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Outstanding #UKBirding views of the juvenile Glossy Ibis at Harrold Odell Country Park #Bedfordshire today.
Now that's what I call a record shot 🙂 It's been ages since I've seen a Great Grey Shrike in Bedfordshire, so when news broke late this afternoon of a bird (found by Mark Newman) only 10 minutes from home it was a no-brainer to give it a go in fading light #UKBirding
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Now that's what I call a record shot 🙂 It's been ages since I've seen a Great Grey Shrike in Bedfordshire, so when news broke late this afternoon of a bird (found by Mark Newman) only 10 minutes from home it was a no-brainer to give it a go in fading light #UKBirding
Mr (left) and Mrs Roe #Deer seen during today's wanderings in the #Cambridgeshire #Fens #wildlife #nature #naturephotography
October 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Mr (left) and Mrs Roe #Deer seen during today's wanderings in the #Cambridgeshire #Fens #wildlife #nature #naturephotography
Record phonescope shot of the juvenile American Golden Plover at Eyebrook Reservoir earlier this morning #UKBirding
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Record phonescope shot of the juvenile American Golden Plover at Eyebrook Reservoir earlier this morning #UKBirding
Playing "Where's Wally" with a Mediterranean Gull at Gypsy Lane East, Bedfordshire #UKBirding this afternoon. I'm lucky to see 1 of these a year here.
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Playing "Where's Wally" with a Mediterranean Gull at Gypsy Lane East, Bedfordshire #UKBirding this afternoon. I'm lucky to see 1 of these a year here.
Only an hour up the road, so a trip to Rutland Water today for a look at the cracking juvenile Baird's Sandpiper #UKBirding
October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Only an hour up the road, so a trip to Rutland Water today for a look at the cracking juvenile Baird's Sandpiper #UKBirding
Another irregular #UKBirding visitor to #Bedfordshire as found this afternoon by @steveblain.bsky.social - (1 of 3 seen) Rock Pipit.
October 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Another irregular #UKBirding visitor to #Bedfordshire as found this afternoon by @steveblain.bsky.social - (1 of 3 seen) Rock Pipit.
Pretty close views of a flyby Kestrel in the sunshine #UKBirding yesterday.
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Pretty close views of a flyby Kestrel in the sunshine #UKBirding yesterday.
Not a regular visitor to Bedfordshire at all, and very close to home, so it would have been daft not to go and see the 2 Whooper Swans at Poppy Hill Lakes, Henlow. At least 4 Stonechats and a Whinchat (no pics) nearby too #UKBirding
October 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not a regular visitor to Bedfordshire at all, and very close to home, so it would have been daft not to go and see the 2 Whooper Swans at Poppy Hill Lakes, Henlow. At least 4 Stonechats and a Whinchat (no pics) nearby too #UKBirding
Spent a fair bit of time at The Wash yesterday, watching waders (Greenshank shown) and Peregrines trying to catch them #UKBirding
October 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Spent a fair bit of time at The Wash yesterday, watching waders (Greenshank shown) and Peregrines trying to catch them #UKBirding
Kestrel at Newbiggin, Northumberland #UKBirding the other day.
September 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Kestrel at Newbiggin, Northumberland #UKBirding the other day.
I'm not into #trainspotting (honest!), but thought this looked a bit different the other day in #Scotland Some details in Alt Text #trains
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm not into #trainspotting (honest!), but thought this looked a bit different the other day in #Scotland Some details in Alt Text #trains
Good weather still holding on for my last day of this visit to #Scotland Back home via a bit of birding with a good friend in Northumberland this weekend.
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Good weather still holding on for my last day of this visit to #Scotland Back home via a bit of birding with a good friend in Northumberland this weekend.
Any sea-watch ninjas able to ID these skuas to species please? Seen (miles away) flying up the river Forth in Scotland this afternoon. I reckon they are "just" Arctic, but thought it was worth checking. Thank you #BirdingScotland
September 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Any sea-watch ninjas able to ID these skuas to species please? Seen (miles away) flying up the river Forth in Scotland this afternoon. I reckon they are "just" Arctic, but thought it was worth checking. Thank you #BirdingScotland
"Pair" of Scaup on the Forth, off Kinneil Lagoon. Also, 3 adult skuas (most likely Arctic, but appeared dainty, so will check poor shots), 19 juv Gannet + many Guillemot heading upriver with the tide #BirdingScotland @UpperForthBirds
September 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Pair" of Scaup on the Forth, off Kinneil Lagoon. Also, 3 adult skuas (most likely Arctic, but appeared dainty, so will check poor shots), 19 juv Gannet + many Guillemot heading upriver with the tide #BirdingScotland @UpperForthBirds
Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon. It's currently on the Forth side, in the 1st channel running out of the lagoon #BirdingScotland @upperforthbirds.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon. It's currently on the Forth side, in the 1st channel running out of the lagoon #BirdingScotland @upperforthbirds.bsky.social
I've seen plenty of aberrant plumaged Carrion Crows over the years, but I'm sure that they have all been black/white or black/grey (when Hoodie hybrids), which made this 1 at Kinneil LNR the other day all the more noticeable #BirdingScotland @kinneil.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I've seen plenty of aberrant plumaged Carrion Crows over the years, but I'm sure that they have all been black/white or black/grey (when Hoodie hybrids), which made this 1 at Kinneil LNR the other day all the more noticeable #BirdingScotland @kinneil.bsky.social
Poked my head over a wall today after hearing a stag roar + got a bit of a surprise! Red Deer are uber aggressive with their rut at this time of year, so I quickly buggered off to avoid any unnecessary shenanigans 🙄
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Poked my head over a wall today after hearing a stag roar + got a bit of a surprise! Red Deer are uber aggressive with their rut at this time of year, so I quickly buggered off to avoid any unnecessary shenanigans 🙄
I think this must be the youngest Pink-foot I've ever seen in the UK, and it's incredible to think how far it's been able to fly to get here. That maybe explains why it was on its own #BirdingScotland
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I think this must be the youngest Pink-foot I've ever seen in the UK, and it's incredible to think how far it's been able to fly to get here. That maybe explains why it was on its own #BirdingScotland
