Bill Stuart
@bill-stuart.bsky.social
Sussex birdwatcher
2025 British year list 205
(latest: Lesser Scaup)
2025 British year list 205
(latest: Lesser Scaup)
Well said @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social speaking up for coastal wildlife and Rye Harbour #birds on BBC News now ⚠️ lead, arsenic, barium found in Southern Water bio-beads spill. Time for SouthernWater to step up and for UK gov to ban the beads
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Camber Sands bio-beads contain lead and arsenic, study finds
Heavy metals are found on plastic pellets which washed up on the Sussex and Kent coast.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Well said @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social speaking up for coastal wildlife and Rye Harbour #birds on BBC News now ⚠️ lead, arsenic, barium found in Southern Water bio-beads spill. Time for SouthernWater to step up and for UK gov to ban the beads
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cockshut Realignment, Lewes and Kingston Hollow nice collection of common but not everyday #birds: Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, steady stream of Redwings over, good variety of thrushes & finches but no unusual ducks or geese #sussexbirding #ukbirding
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Cockshut Realignment, Lewes and Kingston Hollow nice collection of common but not everyday #birds: Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, steady stream of Redwings over, good variety of thrushes & finches but no unusual ducks or geese #sussexbirding #ukbirding
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Staines Reservoirs not as cold as I was expecting. Lesser Scaup with the Pochard close in NE corner of South basin then flew far SW corner. No signs of cold weather movement. #LondonBirds #ukbirding #birds
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Staines Reservoirs not as cold as I was expecting. Lesser Scaup with the Pochard close in NE corner of South basin then flew far SW corner. No signs of cold weather movement. #LondonBirds #ukbirding #birds
Quick visit to Unstead nature reserve yielded 2 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, a Raven, some Shoveler, Teal and (as with everywhere I go at moment) lots of Goldcrest #surreybirding #ukbirding #birds
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Quick visit to Unstead nature reserve yielded 2 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, a Raven, some Shoveler, Teal and (as with everywhere I go at moment) lots of Goldcrest #surreybirding #ukbirding #birds
Southern Water news update on their bio-beads contamination of Sussex coastline with no mention of wildlife impact, no hint of apology, no integrity at all @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social www.southernwater.co.uk/latest-news/...
Beads washed ashore at Camber Sands
We are continuing our investigation into the beads that have washed ashore at Camber Sands. We'll share updates as soon as more information becomes available.
www.southernwater.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Southern Water news update on their bio-beads contamination of Sussex coastline with no mention of wildlife impact, no hint of apology, no integrity at all @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social www.southernwater.co.uk/latest-news/...
Excellent week on North Norfolk coast. Highlight having breakfast outside each morning with 000’s Pink Footed Geese overhead on their morning commute. Supporting cast incl Shorelark, Snow Bunting, Waxwing, 3 diver sp, AGP, YBW #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Excellent week on North Norfolk coast. Highlight having breakfast outside each morning with 000’s Pink Footed Geese overhead on their morning commute. Supporting cast incl Shorelark, Snow Bunting, Waxwing, 3 diver sp, AGP, YBW #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds
Holkham at last light: 2 Whooper Swans with the geese from Lady Anne’s Drive and a Hawfinch in the Pines (which are teeming with Goldcrest) #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Holkham at last light: 2 Whooper Swans with the geese from Lady Anne’s Drive and a Hawfinch in the Pines (which are teeming with Goldcrest) #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding
No. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for the year is a Black Throated Diver on sea off Titchwell 😃 My first 💯💯 year since 2017 and great to get there at my very favourite birding place #norfolkbirding
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
No. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for the year is a Black Throated Diver on sea off Titchwell 😃 My first 💯💯 year since 2017 and great to get there at my very favourite birding place #norfolkbirding
Shorelark on Titchwell beach just W of footpath 09:55 plus late Swallow heading S #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Shorelark on Titchwell beach just W of footpath 09:55 plus late Swallow heading S #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds
Cley marshes and coastguard: birdwatching highlights today were watching hundreds of Starlings in-off the sea and super views of Water Pipits. Also 2 Jack Snipe; Razorbill & RT Diver os #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cley marshes and coastguard: birdwatching highlights today were watching hundreds of Starlings in-off the sea and super views of Water Pipits. Also 2 Jack Snipe; Razorbill & RT Diver os #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding
Ridiculously profitable 20 minutes from platform at Thurrock Services Costa coffee overlooking the lake with Kingfisher, Goldeneye on lake, Peregrine over #ukbirding #birds #EssexBirding 🦆 ☕️ 👌
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ridiculously profitable 20 minutes from platform at Thurrock Services Costa coffee overlooking the lake with Kingfisher, Goldeneye on lake, Peregrine over #ukbirding #birds #EssexBirding 🦆 ☕️ 👌
A post about #birds I didn’t see for a change. This #BritishSummerTime I missed:
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Quail
- Wood Warbler
what about you? #ukbirding
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Quail
- Wood Warbler
what about you? #ukbirding
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A post about #birds I didn’t see for a change. This #BritishSummerTime I missed:
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Quail
- Wood Warbler
what about you? #ukbirding
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Quail
- Wood Warbler
what about you? #ukbirding
Beautiful autumn colours at Otmoor this afternoon. Dunlin & Great White Egret from first screen + Marsh Harrier were #birds highlights. A lot of berries awaiting arrival of winter thrushes @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #ukbirding #OxonBirding
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Beautiful autumn colours at Otmoor this afternoon. Dunlin & Great White Egret from first screen + Marsh Harrier were #birds highlights. A lot of berries awaiting arrival of winter thrushes @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #ukbirding #OxonBirding
This year #WorldMigratoryBird day in my sheltered bit of inland #SussexBirding is about Meadow Pipit vismig, Goldcrest dispersal & a few Chiffchaff which these ( #climatechange) days are probably arriving rather than leaving #birds
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This year #WorldMigratoryBird day in my sheltered bit of inland #SussexBirding is about Meadow Pipit vismig, Goldcrest dispersal & a few Chiffchaff which these ( #climatechange) days are probably arriving rather than leaving #birds
Kingston, Lewes between the Downs and the Brooks & very much betwixt the seasons today 🍂 On the one hand Spotted Flycatcher, Whitethroat; on the other Siskins & suddenly lots of Robins #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Kingston, Lewes between the Downs and the Brooks & very much betwixt the seasons today 🍂 On the one hand Spotted Flycatcher, Whitethroat; on the other Siskins & suddenly lots of Robins #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding
I reckon any day with a Barn Owl sighting is a good day, so grateful to see one hunting near Bolney vineyard earlier this evening #sussexbirding 🪶
September 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I reckon any day with a Barn Owl sighting is a good day, so grateful to see one hunting near Bolney vineyard earlier this evening #sussexbirding 🪶
Latest DEFRA report with @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social confirms what #ukbirding 🪶 community knows from experience, wild bird populations continue to 📉 The extent of nature depletion in my lifetime is 💔, that it continues at pace is 😡 www.gov.uk/government/s...
Wild bird populations in the UK and in England
Annual trends in wild bird populations in the UK and England.
www.gov.uk
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Latest DEFRA report with @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social confirms what #ukbirding 🪶 community knows from experience, wild bird populations continue to 📉 The extent of nature depletion in my lifetime is 💔, that it continues at pace is 😡 www.gov.uk/government/s...
Beautiful late morning Church Norton on rising tide 9 Spoonbills, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (others reported many more), the 100s of swallows attracted a Hobby, Yellow Wagtail over, lots of Meadow Pipits in #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Beautiful late morning Church Norton on rising tide 9 Spoonbills, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (others reported many more), the 100s of swallows attracted a Hobby, Yellow Wagtail over, lots of Meadow Pipits in #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social
Spotted Crake still at Sandwich New Downs pool ✅ also Green Sandpiper #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds 👇my view and the Crake’s view 😉
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Spotted Crake still at Sandwich New Downs pool ✅ also Green Sandpiper #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds 👇my view and the Crake’s view 😉
Reculver this pm walked constantly surrounded by Swallows (c2000?). On land: 2 Wheatear under the towers also Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler. Over sea: 1 Guillemot east #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds
September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reculver this pm walked constantly surrounded by Swallows (c2000?). On land: 2 Wheatear under the towers also Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler. Over sea: 1 Guillemot east #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds
Oare Marshes this pm, close view of Bonaparte’s Gull east of the slipway & distant view of Curlew Sandpiper west of the slipway #birds #ukbirding #kentbirding
September 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oare Marshes this pm, close view of Bonaparte’s Gull east of the slipway & distant view of Curlew Sandpiper west of the slipway #birds #ukbirding #kentbirding