Early reports suggest that Little Tern has enjoyed a successful breeding season in parts of Britain in 2023, despite many seabird colonies being devastated by bird flu

https://www.birdguides.com/news/early-signs-of-successful-little-tern-breeding-season/

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#UKbirds #HarthopeValley # Wooler #Northumberland #birds #BirdGuides
10:00-15:00 Just a list of birds seen
6 Ring Ouzel, 3 White-throated Dipper, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Eurasian Curlew, 2 Common Raven, 2 Eurasian Nuthatch, 14 Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 2 European Stonechat, 2 Common Buzzard, 5 Eurasian Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail and 4 Lesser Redpoll.
Plus a few odds and ends of common UK birds.

Free gif(t) for any birders (or birder-adjacent folk) who need a skeptical, go-to #gif for "completely nondescript."

https://photos.app.goo.gl/c4wrE3zBYaGoi4xS6

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Unlike my beloved juniper #titmouse, which is described in my guide as "possibly the plainest bird in North America" 🤦, this oak titmouse (who popped out on the trail yesterday to say hi, as these charmers are wont to do) is merely "completely nondescript" 🙄.

Silly assessments aside, here is a wonderful little bird I saw yesterday (and "somehow" managed to describe with #AltText) 😄.

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Near adult Glaucous Gull in #Eyemouth Harbour, #ScottishBorders this afternoon (Monday 30th January)
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Herd of 97 Whooper Swans on Lees Haugh, #Coldstream, #ScottishBorders #ukbirds #britishbirds #BirdGuides

Goswick/Beal Marshes (landward side of coastal path) #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast
09:15-15:15
#ukbirds #britishbirds

Of possible interest to #BirdGuides
Twite 41

The nerdy stuff

Pink-footed Goose 1250+
Barnacle Goose 575+
Mute Swan 14
Golden Plover 380+
Lapwing 406
Curlew 146
Snipe 1
Buzzard 1 weird looking pale phase bird
Rook 49
Stonechat 1
Yellowhammer 2
Reed Bunting 2

A quiet dreary day

Added Redpoll, Siskin and Tawny Owl to the year list today #workingnotbirding #birdguides #ukbirds #birding

Goswick/Beal Marshes, #LindisfarneNNR #britishbirds #ukbirds 11:20 to 15:30 02/01/2023

Of possible interest to #BirdGuides
Twite 2 - at Longbridge End sluice
Jack Snipe 1 - on fresh marsh

Of general interest and a bit nerdy (all birds on fresh marsh)
Greylag Goose 40+
Pink-footed Goose 70+
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 4
Barnacle Goose 850+
European Golden Plover 1000+
Northern Lapwing 900+
Eurasian Curlew 1000+
Little Egret 1
Skylark 6
Greenfinch 2
Snow Bunting 1

Dartford Warbler still present north of Margaret hide, EWT Fingringhoe Wick this AM but elusive. Seems to be sticking close to a pair of Stonechats #birding #ukbirds #birdguides #britishbirds

09:10-13:00 29/12/22 Goswick/Beal Marshes #LindisfarneNNR Northumberland UK

Of interest to #BirdGuides

Twite 61

Of possible interest to #ukbirds #ukbirders #Birders #birdsofMasotodon #birdsofbritain

Greylag Goose 24
Barnacle Goose 402
European Golden Plover 259
Northern Lapwing 289
Eurasian Curlew 371
Little Egret 1
Eurasian Skylark 39
Mistle Thrush 1

plus other assorted common birds.

Another cold grey day with occasional bright periods.

Beal-Goswick Marshes, #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast 09:24 to 13:05
#ukbirds #birdsofbritain

Of note to #BirdGuides
Twite 70+
Jack Snipe 1

Nerdy stuff
170+ Pink-footed Goose
338 Barnacle Goose
103 Golden Plover
86 Lapwing
67 Curlew
80+ Bar-tailed Godwit
5 Common Snipe
19 Skylark
2 Mistle Thrush
2 Song Thrush
10+ Redwing
1 Fieldfare

Plus usual suspects on a countryside walk

Large reduction in Pinkies from 1300+ last week in the cold snowy weather to 170ish today.

Beal-Goswick Marshes, #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast 09:24 to 13:05
#ukbirds #birdsofbritain

Of note to #BirdGuides
Twite 70+
Jack Snipe 1

Nerdy stuff
170+ Pink-footed Goose
338 Barnacle Goose
103 Golden Plover
86 Lapwing
67 Curlew
80+ Bar-tailed Godwit
5 Common Snipe
19 Skylark
2 Mistle Thrush
2 Song Thrush
10+ Redwing
1 Fieldfare

Plus usual suspects on a countryside walk

Large reduction in Pinkies from 1300+ last week in the cold snowy weather to 170ish today.

08:45-12:15 on 05/12/22 Seawatching from Eyemouth Harbour Trust car park in strong NE winds ( Eyemouth, Borders, Scotland)

Of note

27 Little Auks - minimum count
2 Puffin
1 Mediterranean Gull - adult
9 Red-throated Diver
2 Great Northern Diver

Supporting cast

16 Eider
Guillemot - many
Razorbill - many
17 Kittiwake with a few juveniles
4 Fulmar
16 Gannet

with the usual Cormorants, Shags, and Gull species

#BirdGuides #UKBirds #Birds #Eyemouth #Borders

08:45-12:15 on 05/12/22 Seawatching from Eyemouth Harbour Trust car park in strong NE winds ( Eyemouth, Borders, Scotland)

Of note

27 Little Auks - minimum count
2 Puffin
1 Mediterranean Gull - adult
9 Red-throated Diver
2 Great Northern Diver

Supporting cast

16 Eider
Guillemot - many
Razorbill - many
17 Kittiwake with a few juveniles
4 Fulmar
16 Gannet

with the usual Cormorants, Shags, and Gull species

#BirdGuides #UKBirds #Birds #Eyemouth #Borders

08:15-14:15 Circular Walk of Holy Island from The Snook area
Of interest
1 Black Redstart - female type NE side of castle at 12:35
2 Raven over the quarry area at 10:30
For completeness
7 Mute Swan
29 Common Scoter
22 Eider
32 Oystercatcher
3 Grey Plover
1200+ Golden Plover
70+ Bar-tailed Godwit
22 Turnstone
1000+ Knot
50+ Dunlin
52 Redshank
11 Guillemot
13 Great Black-backed Gull
93 Fulmar
5 Stonechat
8 Rock Pipit

#BirdGuides #ukbirds #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast

08:15-14:15 Circular Walk of Holy Island from The Snook area
Of interest
1 Black Redstart - female type NE side of castle at 12:35
2 Raven over the quarry area at 10:30
For completeness
7 Mute Swan
29 Common Scoter
22 Eider
32 Oystercatcher
3 Grey Plover
1200+ Golden Plover
70+ Bar-tailed Godwit
22 Turnstone
1000+ Knot
50+ Dunlin
52 Redshank
11 Guillemot
13 Great Black-backed Gull
93 Fulmar
5 Stonechat
8 Rock Pipit

#BirdGuides #ukbirds #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast

Goswick Shore & Beal Marshes, Lindisfarne NNR, Northumberland 08:40 to 12:40 then retired to Goswick Golf Club for a hot bowl of soup
1900 Pink-footed Goose
3 Brent Goose (Dark-bellied)
540 Barnacle Goose
500 European Golden Plover
110 Northern Lapwing
26 Eurasian Curlew
6 Bar-tailed Godwit
8 Twite
3 Common Linnet
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Eurasian Skylark
14 Black-headed Gull
27 Common Gull
22 Herring Gull
2 Great-backed Gull

#ukbirds #BirdGuides #LindisfarneNNR #northumberland #climatechange

Goswick Shore & Beal Marshes, Lindisfarne NNR, Northumberland 08:40 to 12:40 then retired to Goswick Golf Club for a hot bowl of soup
1900 Pink-footed Goose
3 Brent Goose (Dark-bellied)
540 Barnacle Goose
500 European Golden Plover
110 Northern Lapwing
26 Eurasian Curlew
6 Bar-tailed Godwit
8 Twite
3 Common Linnet
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Eurasian Skylark
14 Black-headed Gull
27 Common Gull
22 Herring Gull
2 Great-backed Gull

#ukbirds #BirdGuides #LindisfarneNNR #northumberland #climatechange

Cocklawburn Beach, Lindisfarne NNR, Northumberland
11:00-14:00 Sea scanning for divers etc
500 Pink-footed Goose
11 Common Eider
37 Common Scoter
1 Common Goldeneye
1 Slavonian Grebe
5 Ruddy Turnstone
15 Dunlin
4 Common Guillemot
2 Atlantic Puffin
9 Red-throated Diver
1 Black-throated Diver
1 Northern Fulmar
4 Great Cormorant
8 Shag
1 Grey Heron
2 European Stonechat

#ukbirds #LindisfarneNNR #NorthumberlandCoast
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