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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · 3d

Red-tailed shrike
Dunwich, Suffolk, 05/10/2025
"Showing well"
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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · 3d

Red-tailed or Turkestan shrike
Dunwich, Suffolk, 05/10/2025
It seems very settled. Hunting bees and storing them in a gorse bush larder.
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Ed Keeble @edkeeble.bsky.social · 6d

Rainy day paint project- here's three bandits doing a backlit autumnal thing earlier in the week. #Birdart

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · 7d

Turkestan shrike
Dunwich, Suffolk 02/10/2025
My out for three shrikes week just went to four, when this Turkestan / red-tailed shrike was found, a short walk from Minsmere, where I was birding today.
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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · 10d

A fun afternoon in primary school: owls got new names—Tawny was crowned the Invisible Owl, LEO became the Bunny Owl 🐰🦉. After much debate (and giggles), the final poll crowned the Barn Owl as the kids’ favourite. Democracy in action, feathered edition!
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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to one of our brilliant Barn Owl people for this gem — adult owl checking out its old nest box. ✨Young have flown, house is empty, and it looks like they’re moving back in for the winter. ❄️ A true case of ‘returning to the nest’ 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Landguard Bird Observatory @landguardbo.bsky.social · 14d

BABBINGTON' BIRD OF SUFFOLK

Landguard Bird Observatory has been donated a fine copy of the ‘Catalogue of THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK’ by CHURCHILL BABINGTON (1884-1886). This original author's presentation copy was given to a H. Parker & despite being nearly 140 years old it remains in very good condition. In an effort to raise funds for LBO, we are pleased to offer the book - an antiquarian masterpiece of its time. The book has a reserve price of £100.00. The highest bid/offer of a donation to LBO that is in excess of £100 and is received no later than 30th September 2025 shall become the proud owner & custodian of this book. Please email offers (in confidentiality) marked Babington to [email protected]

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · 14d

Pied flycatcher
Southwold 25/09/2025
No sign of the two yellow-browed warblers, after a morning sea watch, but good to find a pied flycatcher in the same area.
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Suffolk Bird Group @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social · 15d

TWO SHORT TALKS: Birding South Africa & Barn Owl Support Suffolk. Speakers: Katya Bathgate & Sally Nelson. Thursday, 25 September 19:30 Venue: Hintlesham Community Hall, Timperleys, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PS
Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding

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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · 16d

We teamed up with the other Suffolk Bird Group projects at Uni of Suffolk’s Freshers Wildlife Fair – Barn Owls, Swifts, House Martins & Peregrine Falcons all under one roof! Great to meet so many new faces & the next generation of bird people. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @sosswifts.bsky.social

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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · 17d

Back from holiday, straight into DIY for the locals: first Barn Owl box is up today after the break 🦉✨ Just the tiny matter of the Very Long List still waiting — this project keeps us busy! @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · 22d

🦉 Good news — in the next few weeks we’ll be swooping into a couple of primary schools to chat all things Barn Owls! Feathers, pellets & a bit of owl magic coming to the classroom… wish us luck with the small humans! ✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Landguard Bird Observatory @landguardbo.bsky.social · 26d

BABINGTON'S BIRDS OF SUFFOLK

BABINGTON’S BIRDS OF SUFFOLK Landguard Bird Observatory has been donated a fine copy of the ‘Catalogue of THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK’ by CHURCHILL BABINGTON (1884-1886). This original author's presentation copy was given to a H. Parker & despite being nearly 140 years old it remains in very good condition. In an effort to raise funds for LBO, we are pleased to offer the book - an antiquarian masterpiece of its time. The book has a reserve price of £100.00. The highest bid/offer of a donation to LBO that is in excess of £100 and is received no later than 30th September 2025 shall become the proud owner & custodian of this book. Please email offers (in confidentiality) marked Babington to [email protected]

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Henry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · 26d

The Wryneck at Landguard Bird Observatory was quite confiding within the compound this afternoon #SuffolkBirding #UKBirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Graham Deacon @grahamd12.bsky.social · 28d

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed 9th August 2025 at Trimley Marshes, Suffolk, controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 16th August 2025. 7 days since ringed, 238km movement west #birdringing #Migration

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · Aug 26

Barred warbler
Kessingland 26/08/2025

The #bird was fly catching this morning, showing superb aerobatic skills. Something I have never seen before from this species; only “clumsy” berry eating.

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · Aug 27

Barred warbler
Kessingland 26/08/2025

The more usual feeding behaviour. Still there today, but better in the morning, when it starts feeding - after which it can be elusive.

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Barn Owl Support Suffolk @sbgbarnowls.bsky.social · Sep 4

Six shiny new barn owl boxes are flying the nest today, off to their new homes thanks to our brilliant band of volunteers. Not sure if the owls requested ensuite facilities, but we’ve done our best! 🦉🏡 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · Aug 24

Barred warbler
Kessingland, 24/08/2025
A scarce Suffolk #bird in recent year. Found this morning by @stuartreeves.bsky.social

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Swallow Birding & Wildlife @swallowbirding.bsky.social · Aug 25

Couldn't resist visiting the Boyton BLACK STORK last week. What a bird and watched it for 2 hours without seeing another person! #birding #suffolkbirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

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Tony Kennelly @tonykennelly508.bsky.social · Aug 25

@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social a morning double twitch (2 UK lifers) on 24/08/25. Warblerswick for the Zitting Cisticolas, several displaying song flights from the male & another preening seen in the reeds. RSPB Boyton for the juvenile Black Stork feeding in the borrowdyke.

Juvenile Black Stork, RSPB Boyton feeding in the borrowdyke

Juvenile male kestrel on the seawall, RSPB Boyton

The red pin is the RSPB Boyton car park & the blue dot is the black stork's location. It's 0.8 miles as the crow flies but a 1.75 mile walk for the rest of us! However, there was plenty of bird life (bearded tits, water rails, curlews, sandwich terns, avocets. Common sandpipers, buzzards & wheat) to see & stop it turning into a march!

A hardly cropped, close up of the juvenile Black Stork feeding in the borrowdyke, RSPB Boyton

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Thomas Miller @tmbirding.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just watching Black Stork at Boyton Marshes and had two Dotterel in off the sea calling, did a couple of passes of the fields but don't think they landed #ukbirding

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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · Aug 23

Zitting cisticola
Walberswick, Suffolk, 23/08/2025
I thought I was having a good day with an image of one of the juveniles from the 1st recorded breeding of Zitting cisticola in the UK. On review I found four juveniles and the adult female🤯
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Chris Darby @chrisddarby.bsky.social · Aug 17

Greenish warbler
Lowestoft 16/08/025
A few more images from yesterday; still present today
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Henry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · Aug 16

Zitting Cisticola doing his song flight thing from Walberswick NNR, Suffolk, earlier in the week #SuffolkBirding #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

A small brown bird flying with wings outstretched

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