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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · 1d

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Waterswallows Quarry, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, 07/10/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This arctic-breeding wader, no doubt blown inland by Storm Amy, was found by @rayscally.bsky.social this afternoon #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds

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Ray Scally @rayscally.bsky.social · 1d

WATERSWALLOWS Reservoir, Buxton, Derbyshire - Started slowly with 2 Teal which was a site tick, 4 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe and on the main quarry pool was gobsmacked to find a GREY PHALAROPE spinning in the distance. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · 25d

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Burbage Moor, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Dotterels migrate to the UK in summer from North Africa to breed on the highest mountains #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · 25d

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This Arctic-breeding wader is a regular scarce migrant to the UK in autumn #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Sep 7

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire, UK, 06/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Glossy Ibises have become more commonin the UK in recent years, with the first confirmed successful nest in 2022 #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Sep 7

Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita collybita), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 06/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Still quite a few of these partial summer migrants kicking around my local patch #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 23

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 23/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Sparrowhawks are excellent bird hunters, catching small species like finches, sparrows and tits #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 22/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Spotted Flycatchers spend the winter months in Africa, some as far south as Namibia, around 7,000 km from the UK #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Derbyshire, August 2025 #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 9

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Busy feeding on blackberries in preparation for the long migration to Africa via the eastern Mediterranean #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 9

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... A typical late summer migrant to local reservoirs and gravel pits #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Aug 9

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Willington Gravel Pits DWT Reserve, Derbyshire, UK, 08/08/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Another late summer migrant stopping off on route to its wintering grounds in west Africa #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 22

European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Axe Edge Moor, Derbyshire, UK, 18/06/2025. A summer bird of the UK uplands, from the Pennines north into Scotland, with a few pairs in Wales and western Ireland #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 22

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 22

Red Grouse (Lagopus scotica), Derbyshire Bridge, Derbyshire, UK, 16/06/2025. Found only in the Great Britain and Ireland, Red Grouse was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Willow Ptarmigan #ukbirding #birding #birds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yeah, a bit jammy really. He was sat on roadside fence post as I was driving away from a location where I’d been looking for them. Fortunately I had my camera in the car and not packed away in the boot 😊

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 15

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus otus), Staffordshire, UK, June 2025. A very secretive & enigmatic owl, almost entirely nocturnal in its habits #ukbirding #birding #birds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 15

European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), East Sussex, UK. These enigmatic birds of prey are a scarce migrant breeder in the UK, returning each summer to traditional locations #ukbirding #birding #birds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Jun 15

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 02/06/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see that a pair of Redstarts nesting in a drystone wall that I have been keeping tabs on appear to have hatched young #ukbirding #birding #birds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · May 29

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), Elton Common, Derbyshire, UK, 28/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Pleased to see this declining species is hanging on as a breeding bird in the White Peak #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · May 25

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco sylvatica), Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, 25/05/2025. The resident birds opposite my house seem to be much more visible recently, often sitting out on an exposed perch during the day #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · May 17

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Derbyshire, May 2025. Peregrine numbers declined in the 1960s due to persecution and pesticides in the food chain. Populations have since recovered and they have now expanded into many urban areas #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · May 3

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix), Padley Gorge, Derbyshire, UK, 02/05/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... The Wood Warbler's song - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/634880... - is likened to a spinning coin and is a good way to locate a male in spring #ukbirding #birding #birds

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · May 1

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe Oenanthe) & Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Middleton Moor Lagoons, Derbyshire, UK, 29/04/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Two very photogenic summer migrants to the area #ukbirding #birding #birds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

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