Geoff Birdy
@geoffbirdy.bsky.social
Oxon
"I live by the river"
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"I live by the river"
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A juv Greenshank dropped into the John Allen Pit, Oxon late p.m.
Yellow flag on right tibia, code ATJ.
Red ring on left tibia.
Apparently a Norwegian scheme, email sent, hopefully will hear back from them.
3 Lesser Emperors and a Clouded Yellow the other highlights.
#UKBirding
Yellow flag on right tibia, code ATJ.
Red ring on left tibia.
Apparently a Norwegian scheme, email sent, hopefully will hear back from them.
3 Lesser Emperors and a Clouded Yellow the other highlights.
#UKBirding
August 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A juv Greenshank dropped into the John Allen Pit, Oxon late p.m.
Yellow flag on right tibia, code ATJ.
Red ring on left tibia.
Apparently a Norwegian scheme, email sent, hopefully will hear back from them.
3 Lesser Emperors and a Clouded Yellow the other highlights.
#UKBirding
Yellow flag on right tibia, code ATJ.
Red ring on left tibia.
Apparently a Norwegian scheme, email sent, hopefully will hear back from them.
3 Lesser Emperors and a Clouded Yellow the other highlights.
#UKBirding
A juv Spot Fly, at the John Allen Pit, Oxon, ended a barren couple of months of patch birding, being the 1st year tick since May 14th.
3 Lesser Emperors, inc a male and female in tandem, in addition to last years sighting, suggests a liklehood they are breeding here.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
3 Lesser Emperors, inc a male and female in tandem, in addition to last years sighting, suggests a liklehood they are breeding here.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
August 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A juv Spot Fly, at the John Allen Pit, Oxon, ended a barren couple of months of patch birding, being the 1st year tick since May 14th.
3 Lesser Emperors, inc a male and female in tandem, in addition to last years sighting, suggests a liklehood they are breeding here.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
3 Lesser Emperors, inc a male and female in tandem, in addition to last years sighting, suggests a liklehood they are breeding here.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
A good selection of Odonata in Wittenham Wood today.
Including
4 Clubtails, 2 more along the river,
Several Broad-bodied Chasers,
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles,
2 Downy Emeralds.
Including
4 Clubtails, 2 more along the river,
Several Broad-bodied Chasers,
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles,
2 Downy Emeralds.
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A good selection of Odonata in Wittenham Wood today.
Including
4 Clubtails, 2 more along the river,
Several Broad-bodied Chasers,
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles,
2 Downy Emeralds.
Including
4 Clubtails, 2 more along the river,
Several Broad-bodied Chasers,
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles,
2 Downy Emeralds.
A "mixed singer" Willow Warbler in Wittenham Wood, Oxon.
Sings typical Willow Warbler song, typical Chiffchaff or a combination of the 2.
Structure, primary projection, face pattern all good for Willow Warbler but a relatively dull plumaged bird with dark legs and feet. #UKbirding
Sings typical Willow Warbler song, typical Chiffchaff or a combination of the 2.
Structure, primary projection, face pattern all good for Willow Warbler but a relatively dull plumaged bird with dark legs and feet. #UKbirding
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A "mixed singer" Willow Warbler in Wittenham Wood, Oxon.
Sings typical Willow Warbler song, typical Chiffchaff or a combination of the 2.
Structure, primary projection, face pattern all good for Willow Warbler but a relatively dull plumaged bird with dark legs and feet. #UKbirding
Sings typical Willow Warbler song, typical Chiffchaff or a combination of the 2.
Structure, primary projection, face pattern all good for Willow Warbler but a relatively dull plumaged bird with dark legs and feet. #UKbirding
MP3 Synchronicity...fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn!
April 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
MP3 Synchronicity...fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn!
The 1st Wheatears of the year on the Day's Lock patch.
A Red Kite & a Crow in a "1st one to blink, loses the the Trout carcass" competition.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
A Red Kite & a Crow in a "1st one to blink, loses the the Trout carcass" competition.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
March 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The 1st Wheatears of the year on the Day's Lock patch.
A Red Kite & a Crow in a "1st one to blink, loses the the Trout carcass" competition.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
A Red Kite & a Crow in a "1st one to blink, loses the the Trout carcass" competition.
#UKBirding #PWC2025
Merlin with prey in the fields west of Church Farm Backwaters, Day's Lock.
Pushing levels of acceptability for video quality maybe but a great record for an Oxon patch. #PWC2025 #UKBirding
Pushing levels of acceptability for video quality maybe but a great record for an Oxon patch. #PWC2025 #UKBirding
March 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Merlin with prey in the fields west of Church Farm Backwaters, Day's Lock.
Pushing levels of acceptability for video quality maybe but a great record for an Oxon patch. #PWC2025 #UKBirding
Pushing levels of acceptability for video quality maybe but a great record for an Oxon patch. #PWC2025 #UKBirding
2 Little Gulls on the sailing club lake, a patch tick.
A male Merlin also a highlight in recent weeks.
A welcome return of the male Oystercatcher (on the right, BTO ring, slightly shorter bill) back on the patch for it's 5th consecutive year.
Bishops Court Farm/Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025 #UKBirding
A male Merlin also a highlight in recent weeks.
A welcome return of the male Oystercatcher (on the right, BTO ring, slightly shorter bill) back on the patch for it's 5th consecutive year.
Bishops Court Farm/Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025 #UKBirding
March 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
2 Little Gulls on the sailing club lake, a patch tick.
A male Merlin also a highlight in recent weeks.
A welcome return of the male Oystercatcher (on the right, BTO ring, slightly shorter bill) back on the patch for it's 5th consecutive year.
Bishops Court Farm/Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025 #UKBirding
A male Merlin also a highlight in recent weeks.
A welcome return of the male Oystercatcher (on the right, BTO ring, slightly shorter bill) back on the patch for it's 5th consecutive year.
Bishops Court Farm/Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025 #UKBirding
A Little Owl at Day's Lock, Oxon. A highlight of a walk around the patch today
@thamespathnt.bsky.social #PWC2025 #UKBirding
@thamespathnt.bsky.social #PWC2025 #UKBirding
January 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A Little Owl at Day's Lock, Oxon. A highlight of a walk around the patch today
@thamespathnt.bsky.social #PWC2025 #UKBirding
@thamespathnt.bsky.social #PWC2025 #UKBirding
Commensalism...One of the Bishop's Court Farm Cattle Egrets benefitting from a pig rootling in the turf.
For all you would be Porcine aficionados, the pig is a young Oxford Sandy and Black, a rare breed and a gorgeous creature. #ukbirding
For all you would be Porcine aficionados, the pig is a young Oxford Sandy and Black, a rare breed and a gorgeous creature. #ukbirding
January 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Commensalism...One of the Bishop's Court Farm Cattle Egrets benefitting from a pig rootling in the turf.
For all you would be Porcine aficionados, the pig is a young Oxford Sandy and Black, a rare breed and a gorgeous creature. #ukbirding
For all you would be Porcine aficionados, the pig is a young Oxford Sandy and Black, a rare breed and a gorgeous creature. #ukbirding
Thermal imager assisted Jack Snipe on the Day's Lock patch today #PWC2025 #UKBirding
January 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thermal imager assisted Jack Snipe on the Day's Lock patch today #PWC2025 #UKBirding
Day on the patch around Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025
Pleased to see this male Marsh Tit with a BTO ring, on its regular territory in Wittenham wood for it's 3rd calender year.
Now 7 Cattle Egrets, usually with the pigs or Alpacas at Bishop's Court Farm #UKBirding
Pleased to see this male Marsh Tit with a BTO ring, on its regular territory in Wittenham wood for it's 3rd calender year.
Now 7 Cattle Egrets, usually with the pigs or Alpacas at Bishop's Court Farm #UKBirding
January 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Day on the patch around Day's Lock Oxon #PWC2025
Pleased to see this male Marsh Tit with a BTO ring, on its regular territory in Wittenham wood for it's 3rd calender year.
Now 7 Cattle Egrets, usually with the pigs or Alpacas at Bishop's Court Farm #UKBirding
Pleased to see this male Marsh Tit with a BTO ring, on its regular territory in Wittenham wood for it's 3rd calender year.
Now 7 Cattle Egrets, usually with the pigs or Alpacas at Bishop's Court Farm #UKBirding
WeBS count along the Thames, Oxon.
The highlight being this female Otter with 2 cubs.
Otters are present but rarely seen, especially during daylight, these 3/4 size cubs will need regular feeding, hence increased activity.
Positive result of the Earth Trust habitat creation - River of Life 1
The highlight being this female Otter with 2 cubs.
Otters are present but rarely seen, especially during daylight, these 3/4 size cubs will need regular feeding, hence increased activity.
Positive result of the Earth Trust habitat creation - River of Life 1
December 15, 2024 at 7:09 AM
WeBS count along the Thames, Oxon.
The highlight being this female Otter with 2 cubs.
Otters are present but rarely seen, especially during daylight, these 3/4 size cubs will need regular feeding, hence increased activity.
Positive result of the Earth Trust habitat creation - River of Life 1
The highlight being this female Otter with 2 cubs.
Otters are present but rarely seen, especially during daylight, these 3/4 size cubs will need regular feeding, hence increased activity.
Positive result of the Earth Trust habitat creation - River of Life 1
Erland Cooper with a string quartet at SJE arts Oxford last night.
An astonishly beautiful, moving concert.
At one point, the Church was filled with the sound of 100's of Blackbirds singing, played via the audience's phones, magical.
Experience this live if you can.
An astonishly beautiful, moving concert.
At one point, the Church was filled with the sound of 100's of Blackbirds singing, played via the audience's phones, magical.
Experience this live if you can.
November 28, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Erland Cooper with a string quartet at SJE arts Oxford last night.
An astonishly beautiful, moving concert.
At one point, the Church was filled with the sound of 100's of Blackbirds singing, played via the audience's phones, magical.
Experience this live if you can.
An astonishly beautiful, moving concert.
At one point, the Church was filled with the sound of 100's of Blackbirds singing, played via the audience's phones, magical.
Experience this live if you can.
A welcome sunny morning on the patch at Day's Lock, Oxon.
A lone Dunlin made a visit to the scrapes.
What must surely be last year's wintering Cattle Egret has returned to the Alpaca paddocks at Bishop's Court Farm.
2 Great White and a Little make it a full set of Egrets around the site.
#UKbirding
A lone Dunlin made a visit to the scrapes.
What must surely be last year's wintering Cattle Egret has returned to the Alpaca paddocks at Bishop's Court Farm.
2 Great White and a Little make it a full set of Egrets around the site.
#UKbirding
November 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
A welcome sunny morning on the patch at Day's Lock, Oxon.
A lone Dunlin made a visit to the scrapes.
What must surely be last year's wintering Cattle Egret has returned to the Alpaca paddocks at Bishop's Court Farm.
2 Great White and a Little make it a full set of Egrets around the site.
#UKbirding
A lone Dunlin made a visit to the scrapes.
What must surely be last year's wintering Cattle Egret has returned to the Alpaca paddocks at Bishop's Court Farm.
2 Great White and a Little make it a full set of Egrets around the site.
#UKbirding
Hi Jen, it looks likely to be a plastic, practise golf ball as pictured.
November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Hi Jen, it looks likely to be a plastic, practise golf ball as pictured.
We all love a patch tick ✔️
2 Knot on Bishop's Court Farm scrape, Day's Lock, Oxon this morning taking the #PWC2024 year list to a mighty 135.
Redshank, Cattle, Great White and Little Egret also present. #BirdingUK
2 Knot on Bishop's Court Farm scrape, Day's Lock, Oxon this morning taking the #PWC2024 year list to a mighty 135.
Redshank, Cattle, Great White and Little Egret also present. #BirdingUK
November 10, 2024 at 1:54 PM
We all love a patch tick ✔️
2 Knot on Bishop's Court Farm scrape, Day's Lock, Oxon this morning taking the #PWC2024 year list to a mighty 135.
Redshank, Cattle, Great White and Little Egret also present. #BirdingUK
2 Knot on Bishop's Court Farm scrape, Day's Lock, Oxon this morning taking the #PWC2024 year list to a mighty 135.
Redshank, Cattle, Great White and Little Egret also present. #BirdingUK
Had a flyover Richard's Pipit at Baliasta, Unst this afternoon, calling but not stopping.
This Yellow-browed Warbler with missing throat feathers caused a little gasp when first glimpsed poorly through the leaves yesterday.
Birding from the van during the showers produced a Wren on the bike rack.
This Yellow-browed Warbler with missing throat feathers caused a little gasp when first glimpsed poorly through the leaves yesterday.
Birding from the van during the showers produced a Wren on the bike rack.
October 1, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Had a flyover Richard's Pipit at Baliasta, Unst this afternoon, calling but not stopping.
This Yellow-browed Warbler with missing throat feathers caused a little gasp when first glimpsed poorly through the leaves yesterday.
Birding from the van during the showers produced a Wren on the bike rack.
This Yellow-browed Warbler with missing throat feathers caused a little gasp when first glimpsed poorly through the leaves yesterday.
Birding from the van during the showers produced a Wren on the bike rack.
Some Unst highlights.
Otter in the sun at Haroldswick,
Common Rosefinch, Wood Warbler Valyie.
World renowned folk artists Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham at Haroldswick Hall
My most northerly British gig and served with Sunday sandwiches and cakes... you don't get that with Oasis!
#ukbirds
Otter in the sun at Haroldswick,
Common Rosefinch, Wood Warbler Valyie.
World renowned folk artists Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham at Haroldswick Hall
My most northerly British gig and served with Sunday sandwiches and cakes... you don't get that with Oasis!
#ukbirds
October 1, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Some Unst highlights.
Otter in the sun at Haroldswick,
Common Rosefinch, Wood Warbler Valyie.
World renowned folk artists Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham at Haroldswick Hall
My most northerly British gig and served with Sunday sandwiches and cakes... you don't get that with Oasis!
#ukbirds
Otter in the sun at Haroldswick,
Common Rosefinch, Wood Warbler Valyie.
World renowned folk artists Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham at Haroldswick Hall
My most northerly British gig and served with Sunday sandwiches and cakes... you don't get that with Oasis!
#ukbirds
A showy Arctic Warbler, 1 of 2 found by @scottiew.bsky.social and Angela at Burrafirth. Barred Warbler, Wood Warbler, several YBW's and a stunning pale silver ghost acredula Willow Warbler made for a cracking 1st day on Unst. #Birds #rarebirdsuk #UKBirds
September 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
A showy Arctic Warbler, 1 of 2 found by @scottiew.bsky.social and Angela at Burrafirth. Barred Warbler, Wood Warbler, several YBW's and a stunning pale silver ghost acredula Willow Warbler made for a cracking 1st day on Unst. #Birds #rarebirdsuk #UKBirds
The dodgiest of record shots but this Pied Fly was a patch tick today 🤪
133 for #PWC2024 John Allen Pit, Oxon.
Plenty of Willow Emeralds around the site as their numbers increase and westward range expansion continues #ukBirds #Birds @patchbirding.bsky.social
133 for #PWC2024 John Allen Pit, Oxon.
Plenty of Willow Emeralds around the site as their numbers increase and westward range expansion continues #ukBirds #Birds @patchbirding.bsky.social
September 7, 2024 at 3:08 PM
The dodgiest of record shots but this Pied Fly was a patch tick today 🤪
133 for #PWC2024 John Allen Pit, Oxon.
Plenty of Willow Emeralds around the site as their numbers increase and westward range expansion continues #ukBirds #Birds @patchbirding.bsky.social
133 for #PWC2024 John Allen Pit, Oxon.
Plenty of Willow Emeralds around the site as their numbers increase and westward range expansion continues #ukBirds #Birds @patchbirding.bsky.social
Porthgwarra, Cornwall 06.15 - 19.30
South Polar Skua 10.25
Image from Garry Taylor's video.
Wilson's Petrel 09.10
Cory's Shearwater 300+
Great Shearwater 7
Sooty Shearwater 15
Balearic Shearwater 7
Storm Petrel c50
Great Skua 1
Probably Pomarine Skua 07.40
An exhilarating day
#ukbirds #birds
South Polar Skua 10.25
Image from Garry Taylor's video.
Wilson's Petrel 09.10
Cory's Shearwater 300+
Great Shearwater 7
Sooty Shearwater 15
Balearic Shearwater 7
Storm Petrel c50
Great Skua 1
Probably Pomarine Skua 07.40
An exhilarating day
#ukbirds #birds
August 25, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Pendeen Watch, Cornwall, 06.15 - 18.15
Great Shearwater c350
Cory's Shearwater 8
Sooty Shearwater 6
Balearic Shearwater 5
Sabine's Gull 13
Storm Petrel 12
Arctic Skua 11
Great Skua 1
Common Scoter 10
Whimbrel 106
Chough 2
Great Shearwater c350
Cory's Shearwater 8
Sooty Shearwater 6
Balearic Shearwater 5
Sabine's Gull 13
Storm Petrel 12
Arctic Skua 11
Great Skua 1
Common Scoter 10
Whimbrel 106
Chough 2
August 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Pendeen Watch, Cornwall, 06.15 - 18.15
Great Shearwater c350
Cory's Shearwater 8
Sooty Shearwater 6
Balearic Shearwater 5
Sabine's Gull 13
Storm Petrel 12
Arctic Skua 11
Great Skua 1
Common Scoter 10
Whimbrel 106
Chough 2
Great Shearwater c350
Cory's Shearwater 8
Sooty Shearwater 6
Balearic Shearwater 5
Sabine's Gull 13
Storm Petrel 12
Arctic Skua 11
Great Skua 1
Common Scoter 10
Whimbrel 106
Chough 2