Birder and founder of @BirdersStore.
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Jun 8
Social media is awash with images of Western Reef Heron & rightly so given the first for Britain is currently residing in Wales.
And being a dark-morph it's a real stunner!
So here is a more subtle looking white-morph photographed in Gujarat, India earlier this year.
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May 20
A couple of Sanderling at Clifton Pits early this morning was a nice surprise.
This was the brighter individual - a real stunner!
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May 3
My second Woodlark of the spring on the #MalvernHills was the highlight early this morning as it flew east calling while a male Wheatear was near the summit of Worcestershire Beacon.
Thankfully, yesterday's fire in Happy Valley didn't spread too far.
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Apr 27
At least two Ring Ouzels still lingering on North Hill #MalvernHills this morning, plus Yellow Wagtail north, 3 Redstarts, Tree Pipit, Red Kite over and my first Green Hairstreak of the year.
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Apr 25
Good to see a fresh arrival of Ring Ouzels on the #MalvernHills this morning.
A male and three females on North Hill along with a female Northern Wheatear.
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Apr 16
Two male Wheatears on the #MalvernHills on North Hill this morning and singing Tree Pipit in North Valley.
A couple of Common Redstarts in Happy Valley along with plenty of Willow Warblers in song while a Yellow Wagtail flew north calling over Worcestershire Beacon.
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Apr 6
A Wheatear at Broadway Hill late afternoon and plenty of Red Kites enjoying the fine spring weather.
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Apr 5
An interesting immature female aythya at Dudmaston Estate NT on the Big Pool #Shropshire this afternoon.
Superficially resembling a Greater Scaup its overall bulk and size seems to be lacking for this species as well as the possibly suspect bill pattern 🤔
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Apr 5
One of the highlights of #birding in Gujarat earlier this year was finally catching up with Indian Skimmer, a species missed on previous visits.
This group were photographed near Jamnagar, an important wintering site for these endangered birds.
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Apr 2
Male Ring Ouzel on the #MalvernHills favouring the SW side of North Hill early morning.
Also a couple of Willow Warblers were singing in Happy Valley but the most unusual sighting was a Yellowhammer that flew low north over Table Hill.
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Apr 1
Firmly grounded in Gujarat, India earlier this year.
Clockwise from left;
Grey Francolin - common & widespread resident.
Common Quail - widespread winter visitor.
Barred Buttonquail - widespread resident but often difficult to see well; this bird pretended otherwise.
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Mar 30
This female Black Redstart on the #MalvernHills at End Hill towards the lower end of North Valley was the highlight during a perishingly cold few hours.
A female Wheatear around the summit of Worcestershire Beacon early morning was the best of the rest.
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Mar 26
From North America via Cornwall, the long-staying pair of Lesser Scaup still at Clifton main pit late afternoon.
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Mar 26
Good to see Ring Ouzel numbers slowly increasing on the #MalvernHills this morning.
3 males present; 2 from Monday including the ringed bird have been joined by a younger male with a partial albino head.
Wheatear still North Hill & 2 Crossbills over Sugarloaf Hill.
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Mar 23
An early start on the Malvern Hills today was rewarded with a migrating Woodlark on North Hill and thankfully it paused briefly for a picture. The first record for the hills since 2010.
Other highlights incl. the lingering Black Redstart, 2 Ring Ouzels & 2 Wheatear.
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Mar 19
The Indian state of Gujarat is home to a good variety of larks.
Here are four of them; clockwise from top left -
Tawny, Rufous-tailed (both endemic to the Indian Subcontinent), Crested and Sand.
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Mar 16
Three 'blue' kingfishers seen in north-east India last month.
The localised Blue-eared, the rare and elusive Blyth's and the familiar Common.
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Mar 12
Austen's Brown Hornbills at Namdapha NP, Arunachal Pradesh last month.
This was my 8th and final hornbill species for #India. There is a ninth, an endemic of Narcondam Island, but this remains off limits to non-Indian nationals.
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Mar 5
Red-necked Grebe at Rushden Lakes on Delta Pit this morning.
It's been a few years since I saw one of these and in fact drove past a nearby Lesser Scaup to see it - how times change!
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Mar 4
This Common Greenshank that I photographed at Sachana Beach, Jamnagar, #Gujarat last month was originally ringed just down the road at Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary on 23rd February 2020 per @BNHSIndia.
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