Birding in and around Oxford, particularly Port Meadow, and sometimes in Cornwall.
Oxford, England
Joined April 2009
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Just an update message to remind followers that I am now posting soley on BlueSky. My user profile there is @pmbirding.bsky.social
#seeyouontheotherside #Xodus
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This must be a record in lateness even for me but my end of year 2024 birding review is finally up.
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Guess my bird of the year!
NB I've moved to BlueSky, but will still post here for a little while.
#Xodus
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Hey fellow birders. I'm going to join the X-odus & move to BlueSky. You can find me there under @pmbirding.bsky.social
I look forward to reconnecting on the other side
#Xodus #havenfromMuskmadness
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The Port Meadow 2024 annual review is finally up! Guess the bird of the year!
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#betterlatethannever #patchbirding
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Adam Hartley (Gnome) retweeted
Four fruitless visits to Port Meadow in the rain over the past 2 days hoping for a wader fall finally resulted in this Spoonbill (patch ✅) - which I was surprised to see was colour-ringed V463 relocating from the Hayle estuary! Presumably on its way back to Denmark @PMBirding
New update on Port Meadow birding blog. Highlights are: Grey-headed (thunbergi) Wagtail, Garganey and Glossy Ibis. Photos in post
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Adam Hartley (Gnome) retweeted
Almost 5 years to the day since I found a male thunbergi Grey-headed wagtail at Port Meadow, today I was rewarded with a female. Showed very distantly - assembled patch birders struggling to get pics but this one by S Sansom gives a good impression of the bird. 4th Oxon record
I was there at the Alpine Accentor twitch yesterday and managed to survive the entry obstacle course. What a bird! Some video footage below.
Port Meadow November update now posted.
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We've already smashed the previous year list record and managed to add 4 new ticks this month. Smew was the highlight. Photos courtesy of @SL_birding and @temiller17 #patchgold
Did the Pallid Swift/Canvasback double on Sunday. Full write up here: oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/
#NowIveSeenItOfCoursetheCanvasbackIsWild
A couple of new posts on my blog: South Gare Brown Booby on the way back down from Aberdeen and the Sussex Aquatic Warbler. Write up here: oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/
#birding
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Port Meadow update for July & August now posted. Nothing too exciting but some nice patch stuff to get us thru the summer doldrums. portmeadowbirding.blogspot.c…
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Trip to see the Forster's Tern at Arne over the weekend. My photos are poor but the bird was great. Honey Buzzard bonus on the way home. Write-up here: oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/20…
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Had a bijou tripette up to Scotland this week. Managed to catch up with Northern Damselfly and a couple of the northern orchids at last. oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/
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End of month update for Port Meadow. It's been a good month with spring seemingly a couple of weeks early. Some great fly-thru records as well:
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Monthly review for Port Meadow posted: portmeadowbirding.blogspot.c…
Some good birds to keep things ticking over
#birding #patchyearlisting
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Finally got round to doing my review of 2022. oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/ Guess the Bird of the Year from these short listers #reviewof2022 #controversial
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Eventually saw the Redcar Drake Eider well enough tho distantly. Had to view from the car to escape the wind & torrential rain #hardwork #wellearnedtick
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It's that moment you've all been waiting for! The Oxon Birding Review of 2022 youtu.be/PWpAorbCvAA
(no prizes for guessing the Oxon Bird of the Year)
#oxonbirding #ReviewOf2022 #sensoryoverload