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Howard chapman

@birdmantra

Birdwatching, countryside . Rspb and Yorkshire wildlife supporter

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Had a long drive down south new forest area to se kildeer and great tailed grackle, new lifer βœ…. The grackle was very smart and entertaining to say the least making a varied array of sounds and calls

25.01.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing birds , I remember seeing a pair come right up to me on the margin and mate on a branch ! . Not sure how common this is but I will never forget it .

17.01.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was a unexpected result Steve . I’m Liverpool but seeing Man U beat city was quite refreshing under Carrick. Maybe a resurgence is about to happen

17.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it showed better today than yesterday Steve , well done and have a good new year πŸ‘πŸ»

30.12.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got a great pic of a red kite today feeding on some carrion , really lucky as was driving down road and spotted it . πŸ‘πŸ»

30.12.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black winged kite

Black winged kite

What a brilliant day spent down in Norfolk looking for the black winged kite . It gave us a run around for a couple of hours before it was finally clocked in a tree long enough for us to get in situ and scope it properly. Lifer for me βœ…. Good numbers of common crane and white fronted geese,Bad pic

28.12.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely bufflehead in north wales today lifer βœ…

22.12.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few from today at titchwell rspb on the beach with new camera

30.11.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, I’m so jealous, never seen one ☝️ πŸ‘πŸ». Well done that man , great pics

29.11.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing , got 60-70 on our birdfeeder lol

16.11.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks correct dougie , learn summat every day

26.10.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a good run to upper hollesley common in Suffolk this morning for the brown shrike , new lifer βœ… which gave good views for the majority.

26.10.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black faced bunting

Black faced bunting

Had a mad dash for a lifer at spurn point today , black faced bunting . Mega rare apparently , took through scope

21.10.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely view of a cattle egret doing what it does best this morning

18.10.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.10.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bairds sandpiper today a new liferβœ…

11.10.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.09.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.09.2025 07:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely to see lesser grey shrike this morning at Winterton

27.09.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.08.2025 07:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another great morning down in Suffolk for the zitting cisticola and black stork πŸ˜€

09.08.2025 07:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to finally get collared pratincole on to my uk life list . Frampton marsh rspb is a Fantastic reserve with 24 hour access to boot . Beat I could do with a photo on a windy day .

29.06.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done Andy , work restrictions stopped me going for it . That’s birding as they say . Personally I have resigned to the fact I can’t go for every mega or rarity that lands on this island .

12.06.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well finally said goodbye to Twitter (x) . App and account deleted .

21.03.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few of the recent birds from around the country that I’ve seen . Roll on migration and the year ahead

19.02.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A bit late to the party but managed to connected with the rate booted eagle today down near Penzance , Cornwall . Tiring journey of 300 miles each way , didn’t get the crippling views some had but good enough and a well deserved lifer βœ….

31.01.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A great day down in Kent Hythe for the yellow warbler . A ray of sunshine in the winter πŸ˜€

26.12.2024 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shetland last year , Veery what a bird digiscoped

16.11.2024 10:21 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok πŸ‘πŸ»

16.11.2024 10:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grey heron @potteric Carr Yorkshire wildlife trust Doncaster

16.11.2024 05:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0