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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 1d

The seawatching over the weekend @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social was great thanks to StormAmy … I still forget to post on BlueSky 🤦🏻‍♂️ must try harder! Video of Leach’s Petrel #UKBirding

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 10d

This #SlavonianGrebe was found on West Kirby Marine Lake last night by John Willams, fortunately it was still there this morning when I checked the lake out #UKBirding

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 12d

Always a joy to hear and see the first #YellowbrowedWarbler of the autumn and this morning’s bird was in the heligoland @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social our joint second earliest ever. Autumn has properly arrived this week 🍂💥 also at least 20 Chiffchaff on the island today and a smart male Stonechat too 😍

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 16d

Delighted to see this #GreyPhalarope out on the edge of the East Hoyle sandbank yesterday evening. Thanks to Tim Kinch for the shout 🙏

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 20d

Also seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social earlier this week two Sabine’s Gulls (video of juvenile from last Sept 🎥), Leach’s Petrels (34 on Tuesday) and a Great Northern Diver

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · 20d

Some great seawatching earlier this week - three species of skua (Arctic,Bonxie and Pom) plus BlackTern

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hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social · Jul 11

Call in at the Bird Observatories Council stand (www.birdobscouncil.org.uk) and hear about the great work of bird observatories around Britain and Ireland and what the BOC is all about @globalbirdfair.bsky.social

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 21

Back on the patch @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … #UKBirding

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 19

Some birds from our recent #StAgnes #IslesofScilly trip … #UKBirding

Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Black Redstart and Common Redstart on St Agnes

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 19

A great holiday on #StAgnes and the #IslesofScilly

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 8

What a glorious day to arrive on the Isles of Scilly - always a thrill just to be here ☀️🏝️🌅📸

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 6

Great find and a great bird Pete - nice one 🙏👍

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Apr 6

A great day on Wirral started @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a fall of Chiffchaffs (including a British ringed control), my first HouseMartin of the year and our second Osprey of the day circled the Obs itself. Later I called in a couple of times to see the GreatGreyShrike at Leasowe #UKBirding

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Mar 29

The solar eclipse ☀️🌙⛅️ from the magical island 🏝️ today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social

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Chris Williams @hilbre.bsky.social · Mar 29

Non stop at @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social set, rise, eclipse and more maintenance.

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Mar 23

A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Mar 9

First #Wheatear of the year @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social found by @hilbre.bsky.social yesterday … spring has sprung! 💥 interestingly a very early female

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great to catch up with the first #BlackScoter for #Wirral yesterday morning off the East Hoyle sandbank, Hoylake #UKBirding

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BTO England @btoengland.bsky.social · Feb 24

It's fascinating to follow the lives of individual #birds, which is made possible through #BirdRinging. If you see a bird with a ring you can report it via the Euring portal ➡️ bit.ly/_euring Doing this contributes valuable data to our research, and you get to find out about the bird's history too. 😀

James @p4rus.bsky.social · Feb 24

Details came back today for a colour ringed redshank we had on the Colne at Fingringhoe Wick EWT in January. It was ringed in Jan of 2012 (!) on the Orwell and recorded 29 times since, all of which before our sighting were on the Orwell. Not a bird that moves far, then.

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Feb 22

Should be a video Phil? But here’s a pic too 📸 👍

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Feb 22

Last few hours on Islay and we squeezed in our second delightfully dainty Richardson’s Cackling Goose of the week, this one at Cornabus … a lovely way to finish another brilliant trip 🎥

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Feb 21

Not been a bad week for geese either - as ever the Barnacle and Greenland White-fronted Geese that make Islay special but also nice to catch up with the adult RedbreastedGoose, Russian White-front, one of the RichardsonsCacklingGoose and a leucistic Barnie as well as PbBrent and Greylag) #UKbirding

Red-breasted Goose with Barnacle Geese, Sunderland Farm, Islay

Russian with Greenland White-fronted Geese, Islay

Richardson’s Cackling Goose with Barnacle Geese near Sunderland Farm, Islay

Leucistic Barnacle Goose with other Barnies ,Loch Gruinart, Islay

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Feb 20

It’s been an incredible week for eagles on #Islay with many WhitetailedEagle (up to six a day) around the Loch Gruinart area and up three GoldenEagle per day mainly along the road to Ardnave #UKBirding

Near adult White-tailed Eagle flying past the Oyster Shed - Loch Gruinart, Islay

Immature White-tailed Eagle flying right over the car along road to Ardnave, Islay

Immature Golden Eagle flown off a wall between Lochs Gruinart and Gorm, Islay

Immature Golden Eagle flying alongside road to Ardnave, Islay

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Bird Observatories Council GB&I @birdobscouncil.bsky.social · Feb 2

Our first post here.

A great weekend for the BOC AGM hosted by @btobirds.bsky.social

Superb turnout with 16 Obs represented from Fair Isle in the north to @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social in the south. Thanks to the BTO Staff, the Theford Bell Inn & the Thetford Raj. Excellent service all round

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Steve Williams @steveonhilbre.bsky.social · Feb 2

A fabulous weekend at the Bird Obs Council meeting in Thetford …
Some great birding too! Highlights included GlaucousGull, SnowBunting, LesserWhitefront, Whitefront and BeanGeese plus 8 CommonCranes, GW and Cattle Egrets, 350+ WhooperSwans and RedKites and Marsh Harriers everywhere! ❤️

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