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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Ah great! Yep, that's mine although not from where I thought it would be. Thought it would be Coppet Hill considering geographically its closer to your site but its from a site near Beaminster. Great stuff!

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

I know they do. Have had some good results in the past. Will keep trying!

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Been a bit limited so far at my farmland site but they are certainly starting to show up now. Will await the masses!! And the recoveries 😁

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

That Reed Bunting could be one of mine. Fingers crossed 🤞

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Kane Brides 🦆 @kanebrides.bsky.social · 1d

A week on from #StormAmy 🌬️ data from our tagged Whooper Swans show both storm assistance & storm displacement. Some birds made rapid migrations, others battled the elements – some out at sea for 55 hrs! As North Atlantic storms grow more frequent, understanding their impact is vital. 🦢 #Ornithology

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

But ringing aside, there were some good birds around the farm. Ring Ouzel overhead, likely Woodlark (heard just one call), Cirl Bunting and the first Marsh Tit I've seen at this site. It was on a mission and didnt hand around!
Nr Bridport @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Had to get out ringing this morning to celebrate #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. However, it turned out to be one of the quietest mornings for a while. Chiffchaff numbers dropped off but did ring the first Redpoll of the autumn. Made up for the lack of numbers.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 2d

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 4d

Bird numbers are growing across the farm now, as are predators! Several Sparrowhawks around this morning and this juv Kestrel went away with new shiny ring and was escorted off by a few hundred finches! Quite a sight!

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 4d

Back #birdringing on the farm this morning and Chiffchaff still on the move in numbers. All were birds hatched this year and this bird showed a nice clear moult limit in the greater coverts. Inner greener ones are adult and paler outer ones juv feathers.
Ringed under licence @btobirds.bsky.social

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Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 5d

...also on the ringing front: we've received notification of a fantastic recovery of a Firecrest ringed here last October that was controlled a few days ago by a ringer in the Czech Republic - the first movement of a UK-ringed Firecrest to the Czech Republic or indeed to anywhere in central Europe

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 5d

This should be a good morning! Bird ringing, bird migration, hot drinks and a chance to see some amazing work being done by farmers in Dorset - fb.me/e/3AEE8B5qq

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 5d

Skylark were late starting and first went over after I'd finished counting just after 08:30. Also a small flock of Crossbill over later. On the ground a few Chiff, Goldcrest and at least 3 Firecrest.
#vizmig #birdmigration @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 5d

Quick hour up on Allington Hill, Bridport this morning for a bit of vismig. Woodlark was a goody and a Golden Plover took 2nd place. Also 221 Meadow Pipit, 44 Linnet, 35 Chaffinch, 22 Goldfinch, 12 Pied Wag, 14 Swallow, 15 H Martin, 9 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch and a Grt Spot Woodpecker high over S.

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our fundraiser. Recent greatest hits from samples sent in by ringers and birders for ID include an Atlas Flycatcher in Spain, and a Ménétries's Warbler in Poland!

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Genetic Identification of Birds - The Aberdeen Wildlife DNA Lab

Help Martin Collinson raise money to support University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 11d

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running.

Hardly any surprise why.

#RaptorPersecution #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 11d

Is that Dartford still undergoing body moult? Looks like it's got a bit of dandruff. One i ringed at an unlikely spot back in August was still growing body feathers which suggested to me that it hadn't moved for. Interesting if it is moulting and why its dispersed already.

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Wylie Horn @wyliehorn.bsky.social · 11d

Project Officer - Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms - RSPB - environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107624-... #entomology #ScottishBirding

Project Officer - Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting and organising volunteer surveys of the 5 key insect species across the Cairngorms with a particular emphasis on Dark Bordered Beauty in ...

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 11d

It's been a great autumn for Chiffchaff!
Last few days has seen a shift towards slightly larger & more greyish birds, likely from NE Europe but this gorgeous Siberian Chiffchaff popped up this morning nr Bridport.

Ringed under BTO License @btobirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 18d

A Poole Harbour record smashed today with 93 Spoonbill, plus 1 at Swineham logged, breaking the previous record of 85. Poole Harbour seems to the most important staging site in the country, with the peak not expected until later in Oct. Some stay but most move off into Southern Europe, even Senegal!

St Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 18d

93 spoonys this am on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea on the high tide - a new Poole Harbour record

Also
Curlew Sand 8
Wig 29
Shoveler 21
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 19d

You've picked a great week to come down! Hope the birds keep you busy all week.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 19d

And where there are migrant passerines, raptors follow! This young male Sparrowhawk was no doubt attracted to the farm by the big flocks of finches currently in the crops. Several others around this mornings so might not be the last one I'll ring this autumn.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 19d

Calmer weather has meant more ringing on a local farm this week. Plenty of migrants about, mostly Blackcap and Chiffchaff but also starting to see more crests and some new Robins showing up. Feeling very autumnal now!
All ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence.

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Luke Phillips @lukephillips.bsky.social · 21d

Looks like a Sika there Mike. Getting more common in West Dorset now sadly.

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Mark Ruskell @markruskell.bsky.social · 26d

Met with Agriculture Minister @jimfairlielogie this morning to discuss the management scheme for sea eagles. We need a proper evidence base on their diet rather than scare stories of ‘horse eating eagles’ @skyeandfrisa 🦅🐴 news.stv.tv/highlands-is...

No evidence of farmer's missing Shetland ponies found in eagle nests

Five Shetland pony foals disappeared from a farm in South Uist between May and June, with the owner raising concerns that the birds of prey could be responsible.

news.stv.tv

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