Andrew Harrop
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Recently published by Pelagic, and that extract is from p9 (of 210); but it is important to read the whole book…
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Recently published by Pelagic, and that extract is from p9 (of 210); but it is important to read the whole book…
Here’s one at Marazion in ?1983, from a photo by the late Brian Field and found by Chris Heard (from memory). They were predictably regular then, but having said that it was still a bogey bird for Steve Madge at the time so not easy to see. #UKBirding
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Here’s one at Marazion in ?1983, from a photo by the late Brian Field and found by Chris Heard (from memory). They were predictably regular then, but having said that it was still a bogey bird for Steve Madge at the time so not easy to see. #UKBirding
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Also worth a look at eaaflyway.net/black-tailed... and linked paper
A hitherto undescribed population of Black-tailed Godwits in the EAAF - Eaaflyway
Occurring across Eurasia, the black-tailed godwit has three recognized subspecies, from east to west melanuroides, limosa, and islandica, respectively. With the smallest body size, melanuroides has be
eaaflyway.net
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Also worth a look at eaaflyway.net/black-tailed... and linked paper
Here’s the adult male on Isle of May, 2nd October 1954, for comparison. #BirdingScotland
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Here’s the adult male on Isle of May, 2nd October 1954, for comparison. #BirdingScotland
Here it is again yesterday on Bressay at Kirkabister with Greylags. I'd like better views of head and bill, but note faint brown iron staining on head often shown by wild birds (see e.g. Reeber). #BirdingScotland
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Here it is again yesterday on Bressay at Kirkabister with Greylags. I'd like better views of head and bill, but note faint brown iron staining on head often shown by wild birds (see e.g. Reeber). #BirdingScotland
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6/ Although some native species can also become superabundant & damaging (but only when triggered by disturbance), non-native species are far more likely to be implicated as a cause of global extinction:
t.co/9NUoV81a54
t.co/9NUoV81a54
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
6/ Although some native species can also become superabundant & damaging (but only when triggered by disturbance), non-native species are far more likely to be implicated as a cause of global extinction:
t.co/9NUoV81a54
t.co/9NUoV81a54