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Stuart Malcolm
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Birder from Chichester, UK.
Love to travel and take middling photos.
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It was cloudy but very mild, and the sky put on a little show at the end of the afternoon. A nice couple of hours doing Low Tide Counts for @webs-gsmp.bsky.social in #ChichesterHarbour.
In the background is an orange sky with dark clouds, over a muddy estuary. There are yellow flowers on the foreground.
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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A redhead Goosander in heavy rain. Glad there are several hides at Langford Lakes reserve to shelter in - good job Wiltshire Wildlife Trust!
Kingfisher, Great Egret and good numbers of Redwing amongst the other highlights. The cafe here is truly exceptional as well!
In the middle of the photo a large duck is swimming left. It has a thin red bill, reddish head and grey body. It is raining heavily.
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Sorry. 😉
When Harry Met Sally (Nightmare Version).
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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You’ll want the satisfaction of a good swing so we should rename this as ‘a grok’.
A long wooden club with studs in the end.
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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A ‘refreshing’ wind made me glad I bought winter clothing when living in Wisconsin so I stayed nice and toasty. Two flocks of Golden Plover were new birds for my sector. Lots of nervous Dunlin with a Sparrowhawk cruising around. Any New Year cobwebs well and truly blown away now.
A green field with some medium sized golden waders in the middle. Behind is a hedgerow. A spit of land covered in small grey birds in the midst of water.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Canoe coming off the roof of the van in front and hitting the windscreen. Luckily it moved slightly sideways in the air and so the point didn’t hit the windscreen straight on.
A silver van with a yellow canoe in the roof.
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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I’m in my 50’s, this can fuck off!
The word ‘based’ on a green background
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Without even trying I had my best ever NY’s day with 77 species from Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour & WWT Arundel. Highlights included 30+ RT Divers, 3 Peregrines, Firecrest, Goosander, Marsh Tit & finishing it off in style - the male Hen Harrier into roost at WWT. And all under glorious skies. 🤞2026
Five photos showing landscapes in West Sussex.
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Seven years ago I did an #ebird checklist on holiday at San Diego Zoo (Black Phoebe pic). That was No.1. Today I did Low Tide Counts in 7 sectors of Chichester Harbour to celebrate seven years of a checklist a day.
(It was a lot colder this morning than 27th Dec 2018!)
Go Citizen Science! 💪
A Black Phoebe. A small black bird with a white belly is facing right on top of a rock. A view over an estuary. In the left foreground is a small boat. At the back is a water channel with more boats on. The foreground is mud. A view over an estuary. In the foreground is a telescope on a tripod. At the back are a few boats. The foreground is mud. A male Teal. A small duck is on mud facing right. It has an orange head with a green face. Its body is grey with a white belly.
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #MostRecent so here are some Brent Geese from this morning. This little group flew in and were drinking for quite a while.
Six dark geese on mud. They have black necks, grey bodies and white under the tail.
December 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Up early to do a Low Tide Count in Chichester Harbour whilst it’s quiet. Rewarded with my first Avocet for the sector. Then a couple of treats with the c70 strong White-front flock at the North Wall and Black-necked Grebe on Pagham Lagoon - one of the glaring gaps on my county list filled in!
A number of brown an grey geese are in the middle of a field. A small grebe on the water. It has a grey back half, black body and neck and red eye.
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Like a Ringlet. Easy to miss but I always wonder why that exact arrangement of circles has evolved to be like it is.
A small brown butterfly is in the middle of green plants. It is facing right with its wings up. It has several small circles of white then black then yellow on its wings.
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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A chilly morning at RSPB Pulborough Brooks where I led a walk for Chichester Natural History Society. Lots of birdlife with the flocks of Lapwings and the breeding plumage Ducks looking particularly stunning in the morning sun. A little flock of Redwing & Fieldfare a nice way to finish a fun stroll.
A frosty South Downs landscape. There is bracken in the front then fields going down to wetlands.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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A Scaly-breasted Munia from Laos recently for #LookingAtYou #BirdOfTheDay
A small brown bird is perched on a grass stalk looking at the camera. It has a dark face and some scaling on the breast.
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Considering I hadn’t heard of you until Beautiful Days you’ve rocked the end of 2025 for me! 🎸
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An image of an Apple Music selection
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay A Wilson’s Snipe for #Stripes. Taken through a car window this was the closest encounter I’ve ever had with this species..
A brown bird faces right. It has a long bill. The background is straw coloured grass.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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It’s definitely sorting out photos weather today. Luckily that’s what I planned to do after being in Laos & Singapore for the last 2 weeks. Here are some birds with stonking great bills to start things off. These are all from Singapore.
A large black bird with a red casque and an ivory bill against a green background. It is a Rhinoceros Hornbill A medium sized bird with blue wings, orange body, brown head and big red bill sits on a branch. It is a Stork-billed Kingfisher A large dirty white bird with black wings and a large open bill stands in water. It is an Asian Openbill Stork. A tall bird with red legs, white body and black wings tips, and a red face is on a stump. In the background are skyscrapers. It is a Painted Stork.
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Yesterday I led a SOS/Chichester RSPB group walk to The Burgh. The highlight was a gorgeous male Hen Harrier. Conditions were getting worse but this provides a template for a future photo I want to get - a grey ghost in front of Arundel castle & cathedral. One day 🤞
A pale bird with black wing tips is in the very front of the picture in front of two hedgerows. In the middle is a load of mist. In the background are silhouettes of a castle on the left and a cathedral on the right.
November 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Sometime in the late 80’s a pair of Mute Swans nested in the garden (next to the greenhouse). We couldn’t hang washing out because the cob would rip it off the line, but generally they were pretty chill and it was a real treat to witness. #BirdOfTheDay #Swans
Two large white birds on a large nest of greenery. A large white bird is preening on the left of the photo. On the right is a large nest with three small grey birds on it. Several small grey fluffy birds are on a large stick nest Several small grey fluffy birds are on a large stick nest
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Very high tide = lots of waders on my @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count in Chichester Harbour. A glorious day but I think t-shirt weather in November is not a sign of a healthy planet! Several passers by looked through my scope (for the first time) and were blown away by the density of birds.
Many small grey birds are on the ground in the lower part of the picture and flying against the sea in the upper part. Digiscoped phone shot. Many small grey birds are flying against the sky White clouds against a blue sky over a harbour scene. Some green and yellow autumnal leaves
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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One of today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes is #fluffy.
I’ve always liked this Northern Yellow Warbler (newly split) photo I took in Wisconsin a few years ago.
A small yellow bird is in the middle of the photo. It is on a branch and has fluffed up its feathers. The background is mainly green leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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A dog in a car. It is wearing sunglasses and a helmet and is cool as fuck.
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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An excellent evening in Havant being throughly entertained by @rialina.com
She’s on tour for a while yet so @deborahmalcolmart.bsky.social would definitely recommend catching her if you can!
A red stage set up viewed over the heads of audience members.
October 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tonight was the first night of the Sound & Light show to celebrate 950 years of Chichester cathedral. I thought it was fantastic, really cool and well done. A must see if you’re in the area. #chichester
A cathedral against a red cloudy sky. On the right is a statue of a Ninja Monk A light show projection that looks like a Death Metal album cover A pair of stone statues are in the foreground. In the background light patterns play on church walls. Blue, white & red lights reflect on church walls
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I’m glad you added the clarification as I was getting very confused whilst idly scrolling.
A Bluesky screenshot. A photo of a lake above some text.
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM