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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 5d

Forster’s Tern briefly from our Autumn Safari cruise this PM in the Wareham Channel, also 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 BN Grebe, 1 WT Eagle, 3 RB Merg’s (first of autumn), 113 Spoonbill, 3-4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotshank @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · 8d

A busy month at Carey, Dorset with 3,912 birds caught! This included 1729 Chiffchaffs, 740 Blackcaps, 50 Wilwa, 198 Sedgies, 68 Gropper, 26 Cettis, 302 House Martins, 14 Nightjar, 4 Redstart, 4 Spot Fly, 46 Stonechat, 55 Goldcrest and 13 Firecrest!! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · 19d

A great bird boat around Poole Harbour yesterday morning with @harbourbirds.bsky.social, highlighted with great views of WT Eagle, 7 Curlew Sand (12 species of wader), Honey Buzzard, Bearded Tit, 62 Spoonbills, Kingfisher etc with great views of more WT Eagles over Carey today #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Sep 3

A productive morning at Portland Bill seeing more Balearic Shears in a morning than I ever seen (66+)! Personal totals were 2-3 Grey Phal, 2 LT Skua, Sooty Shear, 9+ Stormies and 2 Arctic Skua @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Sep 2

AQUATIC WARBLER!!! Still can’t believe we caught this stunner at Carey this morning! Made it worthwhile giving it a go between weather fronts. The bird was interestingly a good weight of 15g! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Aug 31

A WRYNECK yesterday was a great way to end a busy August at Carey. Overall, 2,847 birds trapped including 281 Gropper and 1261 Sedgies! #ukbirding

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · Aug 30

Wryneck ringed near Carey Secret Garden this AM. Photo by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .
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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hit 4000 birds ringed at Carey this autumn today with a monster of a 20.0g Sedge Warbler! However, the stand out highlight of the morning was this stunning HOBBY!! Not something I ever thought I would be lucky enough to catch!

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join us for a Young Birders Autumn Bird Ringing Demonstration on the 13th September 7-9:30am at Carey’s Secret Garden! Free event for 13-18 year olds.

More information here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/young-birders

(Birds ringed and handled under BTO license. Photos by Ed Betteridge.)

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · Aug 13

Some catches at the Piddle Valley Ringing site recently. Over 2000 birds ringed under license, contributing to long-term monitoring of Autumn migrants.

Come along to a Bird Ringing Demo this Sat. 7-9am at Careys Secret Garden!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/autumn...
📸-Ed Betteridge

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jul 27

A busy start to my time running Carey Ringing Station in Dorset with 1147 birds of 32 species caught in the last fortnight! Highlights have been 527 Sedgies, 157 Gropper, 69 Reed, 15 Garwa, 99 Wilwa, 3 Tree Pipit, 9 Kingfisher and 7 Nightjars!! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jul 21

A busy morning with 162 new birds trapped at Carey. Highlight was this juvenile Nightjar alongside 93 Sedgies, 25 Gropper, 8 Willows and a Garden Warbler! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jul 20

Coming to the end of my first week working in Dorset. Not a bad start with over 350 birds ringed including 71 Groppers! And last night got lucky with great flight views of the Purple Heron! #ukbirding
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · Jul 17

Another great morning for Grasshopper Warbler with 17 ringed in the Lower Piddle Valley this morning by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social .

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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · Jul 16

A great start to ringing activities in the Lower Piddle Valley this AM with the first 6 Grasshopper Warbler of the autumn ringed. Last year this site produced 259…..will it be a record breaking year? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @edjbetteridge.bsky.social

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jul 4

Nice to have my 1st Vagrant Emperor on the Calf of Man the other day, only the 2nd Calf record! #ukbirding

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Calf of Man Bird Observatory @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social · Jul 2

LAUGHING GULL found by @edjbetteridge.bsky.social this afternoon!

Smart summer-plumage adult, very vocal circling with other gulls for 15mins before heading towards the Isle of Man.

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Breeding plumage Laughing Gull viewed from underneath

Ed and Eleanor watching the Laughing Gull flying over the sea

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jul 2

Didn’t expect to have a very vocal LAUGHING GULL fly around above me whilst I went to ring gull chicks on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! The bird stayed around just long enough for others to get there and bring a camera before it headed high north! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · Jun 22

I did not expect to flush not 1 but 2 Quails, metres apart from the cliffs on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! Not typical Quail habitat right next to a Herring Gull colony! #ukbirding

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Calf of Man Bird Observatory @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social · Jun 13

📣 NEW BLOG POST! 🦆

We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇

www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...

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#calfofman #ManxNature

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · May 29

With migration slowing recently on the Calf of Man, I’ve been putting effort into nest finding especially Wheatears with the 100th pulli ringed today!!! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · May 18

Yesterday the Calf of Man was visited by this stunning white Hen Harrier!!!! The bird spent a short while hunting before gaining a lot of height a disappearing north. What a bird!!!! #ukbirding

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · May 15

WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER trapped on the Calf of Man this morning!! #ukbirding @calfofmanbirdobs.bsky.social

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · May 15

Hi Sarah, yes we did catch a drake ringed at Foulney (Jul 19) on the 26 April by dazzling! Amazingly this is the first control Eider to be caught on the Calf and a bit of a surprise with only 18 other drakes ever caught!

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Ed Betteridge @edjbetteridge.bsky.social · May 13

Red-rumped Swallow over the Calf this morning! Showed well for around 10 mins circling the Obs, amazingly the 1st Calf and Isle of Man record!! Also Yellow Wag, c20 Spot Fly, Whinchat, Sib Chiff and Swift #ukbirding

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