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Scott Petrek @ScottoftheMarsh

Birder. Reserves Officer @cumbriawildlife. Part of @WaterbirdCM. Views my own 🏳️‍🌈 #WetlandsAreAmazing

Joined November 2011
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I may be wrong, but I'd say the Bean Goose at Houghton, Cumbria is a Taiga? Maybe there is a Tundra there too? #CumbriaBirds
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Scott Petrek retweeted
Limestone Pavement Partnership@LimestonePP
Jan 16
2025 was a busy year for the Limestone Pavement Partnership and Carly writes about the year's highlights in the latest blog. Now we look ahead to another exciting year! Read the blog here: lancaster.ac.uk/lec/research…

A busy year for the Limestone Pavement Partnership - Lancaster University

2025 was a busy year for me and the limestone pavement partnership, so I thought it would be nice to reflect on some of the highlights.

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Kane Brides@KaneBrides
11 Oct 2025
A week on from #StormAmy 🌬️ data from our tagged Whoopers show both storm assistance & displacement. Some birds made rapid migrations, others battled the elements – some out at sea for 55 hrs! As North Atlantic storms grow more frequent, understanding their impact is vital. 🦢
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Nice to be back on some wetland restoration work this week - recreating areas of open water for important amphibian and dragonfly populations, whilst other areas are allowed to continue natural succession #WetlandsAreAmazing 💙
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Looking forward to seeing this ⬇️ It features many photos from my Wildlife Trust reserves in south #Cumbria
Limestone Pavement Partnership@LimestonePP
6 Oct 2025
A new photo exhibition is at Kendal library for the next 3 weeks. Sponsored by @BritishEcolSoc, the exhibit explains the importance of limestone pavements and shows their beauty through photography. Keep an eye out for updates as the exhibition will move to Barrow and Ulverston.
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I hope she is already planning her debut Candlelight Supper in the sky. RIP to National Treasure, Dame Patricia Routledge
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Was a nice self-found Cumbria tick ✅️ on my way home this evening #CumbriaBirds
Cumbria bird news@cumbriabirdnews
29 Sep 2025
29/9 17:56 : Glossy Ibis : Milnthorpe Marsh SD487831. Feeding in field.
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Saw this and thought of you @DotJones50 - think it translates as 'are you as tall as a Crane, even if they're cheating by having long legs and necks' 😅
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Heading for home (eventually, flight is delayed!) after a successful #Norway trip. Great to see Musk Ox, an unexpected Pallid Harrier, stunning scenery and trip list ending on 82 bird species 🇳🇴😊
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Great morning with @OppdalSafari in the company of Musk Ox, and the amazing lichen carpets 😇 #Norway 🇳🇴
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Afternoon scanning the mountains from Snøhetta viewpoint and success! At least 15 Musk Ox on the slopes and tops, distant but still counts #Lifer ✅️
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The viewpoint here is definitely worth a visit. Just a 1.5km walk up a gentle slope, accessed via a toll road (c.£3.50) for a chance to see Musk Ox and Reindeer 😎🇳🇴
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Morning exploring Fokstumyra, one of Norway's first nature reserves 🇳🇴 - and a Pallid Harrier was definitely not on the agenda! #Lifer ✅️
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Nice selection of other species too at this @RamsarConv wetland - inc herds of Reindeer and Elk, several Hen Harrier, pair Black-throated Diver, Crane family, pair Whooper Swan, Rough-legged Buzzard and 2 Great Grey Shrike
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Arrived in Dombås in #Norway 🇳🇴 to search of another species from my bucket list... any ideas? 🪣📋🤞
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Heard Whooper Swans over home last night in south Cumbria, heading north. From the GPS tracks below ⬇️, they weren't the only ones on the move 💛🇮🇸
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Kane Brides@KaneBrides
9 Mar 2025
Home time for the Whoopers 🥲 Beautiful cross country track under the cover of darkness for this one last night! Nene Washes to Keilder Water, Northumberland in 4 hours. #WhooperSwans
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Nice to catch up with a Kingfisher today @nationaltrust Park End Moss, near Brigsteer #CumbriaBirds
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Nice article on success of bringing Ghost Ponds back to life in Norfolk, reviving lost populations of many rare and declining species #WetlandsAreAmazing 👻💙⬇️ edp24.co.uk/news/24950331.no…

Ice Age pond restorations bring rare species back from the past

A project to restore Ice Age "ghost pingo" ponds has sparked an "astonishing revival" of rare wildlife in the Brecks - as…

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Long-tailed Duck still on River Kent off Halforth this evening, also 12 Goldeneye, pair Goosander, 60 Curlew #CumbriaBirds
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Hi @RoyalMail - I'm not sure my recycling box is a safe place, or an enclosed porch... Good job it wasn't bin collection day
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