J Hanlon
Cambs-based Birder & freelance ecologist
writer/ author natural history & UK vagrancy
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www.jhanlonecology.co.uk
- Chestnut Bunting (1st winter m), Orkney, October 2015 A looker it ain't, of several UK occurrences this is the only one accepted as a likely wild vagrant, so was well worth the trip. #Birds #Twitching
- Sssh...Don't tell Nigel but yesterday I saw TWO Black squirrels together in Cambs. It's breaking point!! #BlackSquirrelsMatter #UKWildlife
- Chaffinch (male), S Cambs, April '13 Super-smart familiar bird here in the UK, the male has a lovely pink blush below, throwing out white flashing wing bars in flight. #Birds #Birding
- Cetti's Warbler, Essex, March 2021 Successful colonist since appearing in the 1970's and now rather common, easily heard usually near water but otherwise elusive & never easy to see! #Birds #birding
- Cedar Waxwing, Nottingham City Centre, Feb 1996 Another dodgy old archives pic...one of the first UK records with the current tally at 7 (plus 3 in Ireland). I think this is the only city centre major rarity I've ever seen and it's been the only mainland example. #Birds #Twitching
- Extreme behavioural adaptation in the Anthropocene. Flexibility is key when hoomans are hoomaning the planet! #FamilyRoadTrip
- Cattle Egret (breeding), Cambs, May 2023 I'm lucky enough to have these new colonists bringing now in my local area, but as with other egrets they only get their full-on breeding garb for a few brief weeks, so seeing them like this at their peak is not as regular as you might think. #Birds #Birding
- Caspian Tern, Notts, June 2024 The giant of the tern world, monotypic with a (sub)cosmopolitan range; we get maybe 4-6 or so a yr in the UK, mainly in summer & frequently inland. This one was sharing the site with a Black-winged Pratincole! #Birds #Birding
