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Stephen Dunstan

@StephenDunstan2
 Blackpool / Barrow / Shetland
Joined August 2011
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Skerries Day 5. I thought I'd blown it by not finding anything yesterday when the winds were in the south east. I hadn't. A bird dreams are made of.
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I was @FyldeBirdClub support to Wyre Walking Festival's dawn chorus stroll in Garstang this morning. Gropper and Tree Sparrows the highlights of 25 species.
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American Wigeon on the River Wyre today a very very pleasing find and start to 2025. Second pic by Paul Slade to show alongside an Eurasian.
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Review - The Search For India's Rarest Birds natural-selection.uk/2024/12…
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My annual summary of Skerries birding, not a vintage natural-selection.uk/2024/11…
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Norwegian ringed Herring Gull at Roosebeck, Cumbria today. Does that make it argentatus?
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Greylag Geese at Little Singleton tonight.
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A blog on the holiday 'local patch' natural-selection.uk/2024/08…
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Zanzibar - Day 1 natural-selection.uk/2024/08…
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The article on Tree Pipit / OBP calls in this month's Birdwatch has led me to write this up. Hope it's of interest to some of you. From The Archives natural-selection.uk/2024/08…
From The Archives

From The Archives

Olive-backed Pipit by Len Worthington, used under Wikipedia Creative Commons Licence A proper birding post on Natural Selection for a change, regarding an Olive-backed Pipit I found on Out Skerries…

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Bottlenose Dolphin off Blackpool North Pier today. Totally fails to convey the acrobatics, a calf with mum in a pod of 7 etc etc but the best I could do.
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Best views I've ever had of a local Great White Egret today, but these days the 110 Swift that appeared as the rain came through was more notable.
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Found a ringed LBBG at Skippool. Didn't expect a lovely back story.
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I should add that the picture on the right was taken in rehab in Malaga, Spain last spring.
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Foula Day 4 - third Shetland tick with thanks to Donna Athertons for garden access to see this Nightjar. Found a Goosander, deep red bill apparently rules out Common Merganser!
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Foula Day 3 - will probably tail off now but still four Marsh Warbler and a couple of Icterine Warbler. The Rosefinch is singing so a young male. This Cuckoo was getting grief from the Mipits (sorry it's a BOC shot) - a Shetland tick for me.
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Foula - two Rustic Buntings, Marsh Warbler, Bluethroat, 3 Ickys, 3 Pied Fly, Rosefinch, Mealy Redpoll, Spot Flys, Gdn Wblr, L Whthrt, Whthrt, 26 Barnies, Canada, Pinkfoot, Fieldfare, Redwing, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler etc.
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Foula Day 1 - Rustic found by the Athertons, Shetland tick Canada in the Bar-headed Geese movement, Rosefinch, RB Shrike and a drake Velvet Scoter from the (stopped) bus on the way to Walls.
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Mute Swan at Pilling Amenity Area today. Ringed as cygnet 2013 Glasson Dock. First report in those 11 years @FyldeBirdClub @LDBWSnews
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