Adam Bassett
Patch birder at Little Marlow, Bucks #LMGP
- Pleased to catch up with the Ripley Killdeer yesterday, fantastic record and fairly local. Also a bonus Little Gull #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK
- Please to see the hybrid Goldfinch back in my garden on Sunday. I think probably crossed with Linnet. I first saw it in Dec 2020, so this is its 6th winter. I only see it in winter and always with Goldfinches. Here feeding on Lemon Balm seeds #UKBirding
- An adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose was pick of the day at my #LMGP patch -look at that neck patch. Found late am, I watched it early pm when it never seemed settled - always on the water, sometimes calling. It flew off high north at 13:45. Probably not far, as it was back late pm #UKBirding
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- Always nice to find a #LMGP patch Med Gull. This 2w bird resting on the ice with a small group of gulls this morning #UKBirding
- I was visiting family c15 mins away from the Holbury Great-tailed Grackle so went to see it just before it went to roost. Nice to hear it scolding a passing cat #UKBirding
- This hybrid Tufted Duck x Pochard is back at #LMGP for its 7th winter. Not always on Spade Oak lake, but has been there several times in December #UKBirding
- Arrived at #LMGP this morning just as news broke of 4 Red-crested Pochards having been found. First of the year here and #136 for my patch year list. Still hoping to add to that with the current influx of near continental geese and swans #UKBirding
- An excellent record of a pair of Whooper Swans feeding at #LMGP yesterday afternoon - found by @grahamwfc.bsky.social Only the 3rd record here that I can think of, but two years running now. #UKBirding
- Sightings of single GW Egret have increased over recent weeks at #LMGP but there are definitely at least 2 about. Lovely to get these large egrets more regularly now. Still less common in the south compared to north Bucks #UKBirding
- Watched an adult dark bellied Brent Goose fly in to #LMGP from the north at 8:30am this morning. Part of a wide movement over the SE this morning. A great bird for the patch - initial shot as it landed on the water, but found its way to the spit to feed #UKBirding
- I was traveling south from Yorkshire yesterday, so took pit stops at the Eyebrook American Golden Plover and Ditchford Lesser Scaup #RareBirdsUk #UKBirding
- This distinctive looking spider (small!) is sharing my study today. Obsi says Episinus sp @baltibillbucks.bsky.social @chalkspring.bsky.social ?
- Fairly typical view of Water Rail at #LMGP this morning. Also a record shot of yesterday's first for year Oystercatcher #ukbirding
- Spring migrants are beginning to push through at #LMGP despite the cold. A noticeable increase in Chiffchaffs from the 6th; yesterday a surprise 2cy Little Gull in the roost plus a Blackcap in subsong new for year; this morning a brief Little Ringed Plover before 7am #ukbirding
- First chance to see the Brent Goose on Dorney Common. Slightly odd as it was completely on its own away from other geese, feeding fine, but fairly approachable, waddling away rather than flying. Wishing it well. #ukbirding
- The sun actually shone for the Bucks Bird Club trip to #LMGP on Sunday. The melanistic Lapwing looking particularly resplendent. #ukbirding
- This 2w Caspian Gull has been at the #LMGP roost for the last 3 nights - record in low light. Also an adult tonight as well.
- A stunning melanistic Lapwing has been hanging out at #LMGP since mid January. Just record shots, but an amazing looking thing. A first for me and must be pretty unusual @btobirds.bsky.social?
- Not much time to visit the #LMGP patch with short Winter days. Some highlights this week are 1 of probably 2 GW Egrets and the nomadic pair of Stonechat. What I hadn't realised until looking at the photo is the male is colour ringed - need a closer look now #ukbirding
- Made a visit to @marekwalford.bsky.social's patch at Henley Road/Sonning Eye - first in a few years - to catch up with Smew (once regular, now scarce in the region) and a GN Diver. Just record shots, but thanks for the info Marek #ukbirding
- This presumed hybrid Goldfinch x Linnet has returned to my garden again today. This is its 5th Winter here, first seen in Dec 2020. Always with a few Goldfinches #ukbirding
- First visit of 2025 to the #LMGP patch yesterday afternoon. 45 species seen, but mainly watching the gull roost where a 2w/3cy Caspian Gull and 1w/2cy Med Gull were the best (distant crops). Also 2000+ Common Gulls, 500+ Herring Gulls but just 40 GBB Gulls #ukbirding
- 2024 was another fun year patch birding at #LMGP, 140 species recorded for me, missing 5 seen by others. No new birds and a few gaps - some highlights captured in the video. Most memorable was probably the massive flock of 170+ Arctic Terns that flew through in late April #ukbirding
- 2024 gave me 2 new birds for Berks - a fantastic summer plumaged Spotted Sandpiper on a late evening in May followed by the amazing Booted Eagle in November (hopefully to be accepted on to the British list) #ukbirding
- 2024 delivered 2 completely unpredictable new county birds for me in Bucks - Alpine Accentor in May and Booted Eagle in November (hopefully will be accepted on to the British list). Following these 2, who knows what 2025 will bring #ukbirding
- No prizes for my record shots, but a great way to end 2024 with the wintering Yellow Warbler in Kent. The year that started with a wintering Northern Waterthrush in Essex #ukbirding #RareBirdsUK
- A sizeable gull roost at #LMGP yesterday. Best was this adult Med Gull, but 2500+ Common Gulls is building to their peak mid Winter numbers. Also a roosting redhead Goosander #ukbirding
- I've been unable to drive or use/carry bins in the last few weeks due to a trapped nerve in my neck - thankfully that is now easing, so made a trip to the patch (wintering GW Egret the best) and slightly further to catch up with the wintering family of Whitefronts on Dorney Common #ukbirding
- The garden mahonia is in flower, a favourite of wintering Blackcaps - 3 today, nectaring on the flowers. Other garden highlights were a Firecrest and a Marsh Tit #UKBirding
- Who saw/found Kittiwake on their inland patch today? Chanced my arm on my lunch break at #LMGP and had packed up to leave when an adult and 1w flew in over my head, landed for a few minutes and then flew off west. Love it when a plan comes together #UKbirding
- Brimstone and Red Admiral in the garden on Wednesday. Probably it for Brimstone until 2025 now.
- The hybrid Tufted Duck x Pochard returned to #LMGP today for its 6th consecutive year. An interesting run of arrival dates, all November: 11th 2019; 21st 2020; 6th 2021; 14th 2022; 15th 2023; 15th 2024. The moulting drake Pintail remains #ukbirding #patchbirding
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- A record shot of patch year tick #137 at #LMGP this lunchtime, Grey Partridge. The first one I've seen this side of the road. First addition since Sept and hopefully still some more to come.
- Day 4 of #Scilly2024. A juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was the best on a quieter day. It seemed to have a blocked throat it kept trying to clear, but was apparently feeding well late afternoon, so hopefully ok #ukbirding
- Another shot of the Isabelline Wheatear on the Garrison this afternoon. Fantastic bird #Scilly2024 #ukbirding #ukrarebirds
- Day 3 of #Scilly2024. A trip to St Agnes for two confiding Olive-backed Pipits, a very distant Black Kite over Mary’s, male Marsh Harrier over Annet, Snow Bunting, SEO, YB Warbler, Firecrest and more. Back to St Mary’s for a showy Isabelline Wheatear by Star Castle. Fab! #UKBirding
- Day 2 of #Scilly2024 on St Mary’s. Another look at the ST Lark, a showy Wryneck, a distant flock of Greenland Barnacle Geese on Annet, 3 calling YB Warblers, 4 Jack Snipe, a fly over flock of 5 Whooper Swans and PF Goose the best of the day. #UKBirding
- Kicked off #Scilly2024 with more Cory’s and Great Shears than you could shake a stick at, plus groups of up to 5 Stormies. On Mary’s, caught up with the ST Lark, RB Shrike, Dotterel, Spoonbill, Jack Snipes plus others. More of a birding day planned for tomorrow.
- Stumbled across a Cattle Egret this morning, preening on a post at the Marlow Low Ground floods. A reasonable chance this is the same bird that came in to roost at #LMGP last week #UKBirding
- My first 3 egret species day on patch at #LMGP yesterday - only saw 4 egrets: a Great White in the morning; a Cattle that flew in to roost early evening and 2 Littles. Also a Wheatear at Emmett’s #UKbirding
- Wasn’t expecting this Common Scoter to drift past me this morning at #LMGP. We don’t often get them here and this is only my 2nd record. #ukbirding
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