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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 14d

Weekly Birding Roundup 19 - 25 Sept

Autumn arrived...

Brave birders ventured into the swells off the continental shelf in search of mega seabirds - and got their just rewards, whilst back on dry land there was a very nice fall of Siberian vagrants.

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 4m

Finders-in-the-Field: Harlequin Ducks in Co.Donegal, an Irish first
@robertvaughani.bsky.social and two friends headed to Tory Island for an autumn bird-finding trip and end up landing on a fall of Red-eyed Vireos and Ireland's first and second Harlequin Ducks
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Finders-in-the-Field: Harlequin Ducks in Co.Donegal, an Irish first

Robert Vaughan and two friends headed to Tory Island for an autumn bird-finding trip and end up landing on a fall of Red-eyed Vireos and Ireland's first and second Harlequin Ducks

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1h

Dormice don't 'happen' upon bird nests - they go looking www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...

Dormice don’t ‘happen’ upon bird nests - they go looking

Nine breeding seasons of individual tracking show Edible Dormice repeatedly visit nest cavities at night and most encounters end in predation

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1h

Babblers, by the numbers: colour metrics tidy up a muddled subspecies map
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Babblers, by the numbers: colour metrics tidy up a muddled subspecies map

Chestnut-winged Babbler complex reshaped: Bangka–Belitung form revived, Banyak Islands name sunk, and Borneo’s boundary pushed south

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1h

Why bowerbirds build bowers: controlling the show, not just decorating the stage www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Why bowerbirds build bowers: controlling the show, not just decorating the stage

A new synthesis argues bowers evolved to shape what females see and hear-turning courtship into a sensory ‘theatre’ rather than a brute-force beauty contest

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 3h

New Light on an Old Traveller

Great Reed Warblers breeding in Kazakhstan follow a unique, curved migration route to East Africa – and make a remarkable two-step journey home each spring
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New Light on an Old Traveller

Great Reed Warblers breeding in Kazakhstan follow a unique, curved migration route to East Africa – and make a remarkable two-step journey home each spring

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 3h

Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass? www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/I...

Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass?

Decades of research show that simple design choices can prevent millions of bird deaths each year – yet most buildings remain deadly

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 3h

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 4h

Why Puffins Get the Love and Storm-Petrels Don’t www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Why Puffins Get the Love and Storm-Petrels Don’t

New research finds communities respond far more warmly to Atlantic Puffins than Leach’s Storm-Petrels – with real consequences for light-induced strandings and volunteer rescue

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 4h

Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire

Police Scotland have issued the following appeal for information after a Sparrowhawk was poisoned in Aberdeenshire

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 5h

@robertvaughani.bsky.social thanks for the follow, though still doesn't look like we can dm you here for some reason! I've pinged you a DM over on Twitter. Thanks

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 6h

Hi Robert, would you mind following so we can send you a DM?

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1d

'Rocket Bird' Thrills Birders in East Yorkshire

The White-throated Needletail – famed for its speed and rarity – has been recorded on the British mainland for the first time since 1991.
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'Rocket Bird' Thrills Birders in East Yorkshire

The White-throated Needletail – famed for its speed and rarity – has been recorded on the British mainland for the first time since 1991

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 1d

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 2d

MEGA - White-throated Needletail earlier this pm at Tophill Low, E.Yorks

First mainland record since 1991 😲

No sign at the moment but make sure you have the BirdAlertPRO app if its re-found.

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📷 via tophilllow.blogspot.com

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 7d

Bird Populations in Pristine Danish Forest Decline Despite Stable Habitat

Three decades of monitoring in Høstemark Forest reveal climate-driven shifts and biodiversity loss even in undisturbed woodlands www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...

Bird Populations in Pristine Danish Forest Decline Despite Stable Habitat

Three decades of monitoring in Høstemark Forest reveal climate-driven shifts and biodiversity loss even in undisturbed woodlands

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 7d

High-Speed Trains Pose Hidden Threat to Spain’s Birds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...

High-Speed Trains Pose Hidden Threat to Spain’s Birds

Three decades of monitoring in Høstemark Forest reveal climate-driven shifts and biodiversity loss even in undisturbed woodlands

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 7d

Use 'googly eyes' to stop gulls stealing your chips, says NatureScot www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/U...

Use ‘googly eyes’ to stop gulls stealing your chips, says NatureScot

Scottish Government Pledges Practical Action on Urban Gull Problems Amid Mocked Advice. MSPs told of ‘googly eyes’ and arm-waving suggestions, but ministers stress focus on workable deterrents and gul...

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 7d

Age of Alpine Swift Parents Influences Chicks Before and After Fledging www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/A...

Age of Alpine Swift Parents Influences Chicks Before and After Fledging

Long-term research on Alpine Swifts shows that the age of mothers and fathers at conception influences offspring health, survival and even lifespan

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 7d

After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland's seabird island. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...

Manx Shearwater Breeding Confirmed on Rathlin Island

After decades of absence, the nocturnal calls of shearwaters once more echo from burrows on Northern Ireland’s seabird island.

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 8d

Two Scottish Golden Eagles 'Disappear' in Suspicious Circumstances www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...

Two Scottish Golden Eagles 'Disappear' in Suspicious Circumstances

Police Scotland appeal for information after satellite-tagged eagle and his mate disappear, sparking fears of foul play

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 8d

Band of Brothers: Birding at the Edge of Britain

On a gruelling adventure that tested stamina and spirit, Mike Edgecombe charts the rewards of searching for rare seabirds on the edge of the continental shelf. #seabirds @scillypelagics.bsky.social www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/b...

Band of Brothers: Birding at the Edge of Britain

On a gruelling adventure that tested stamina and spirit, Mike Edgecombe charts the rewards of searching for rare seabirds on the edge of the continental shelf southwest of the Isles of Scilly

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 14d

Weekly Birding Roundup 19 - 25 Sept

Autumn arrived...

Brave birders ventured into the swells off the continental shelf in search of mega seabirds - and got their just rewards, whilst back on dry land there was a very nice fall of Siberian vagrants.

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 20d

North West Bird Watching Festival Unveils Inspiring Speaker Line-Up www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 21d

RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · 21d

No evidence for farmers’ claim that Sea Eagles predated Shetland ponies
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No evidence for farmers’ claim that Sea Eagles predated Shetland ponies

Five foals vanished from a South Uist farm amid claims of eagle predation – but official nest checks have found no evidence, leaving the case unresolved

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