I’m leading a birds and birdsong tour at Arnos Vale Cemetery this Saturday. It’s aimed squarely at novice bird watchers, with binoculars provided. #avonbirds
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I’m leading a birds and birdsong tour at Arnos Vale Cemetery this Saturday. It’s aimed squarely at novice bird watchers, with binoculars provided. #avonbids
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@bristolbirding.bsky.social Amazed to find a pair of Siskin (m&f) on our garden feeder this morning. (Knowle) #avonbirds
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
This was my local shop for a time in the 90s. I remember they would move the counter up to the doorway at carnival staying open throughout, doing a roaring trade.
We’ve had a male wintering in ours. It’s been feeding on the Rowan berries and using the bird bath. Heard my first singing male this morning at Arnos Vale Cemetery.
Thinks it’s a tie on dry roasted and the pound coin - 1983
A final accounting of my year list for 2025: a very average 139sp, 15 lifers - unsurprising given this is only my 4th listing year. Highlights include Red-backed Shrike at Portbury Wharf, Sooty Shearwater and Eider on Lunga and my first Cornish Choughs
They seem to show more with the colder weather. Such a pleasure to glimpse one 👍
Rollers at Penarth beach this morning…
Looking forward to this. In the meantime, this mixtape by DJ Die for the legendary CircusWarp crew covers all the bases and was a favourite, until it got nicked along with my Saab 900i
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Cracking selection
#totp hard to believe this was the year of Energy Flash
Here’s a clip of Ring Necked Parakeets flocking in Manor House before heading to their roost in Epping Forest *sound up*
Amazing display
Great pic!
Merry Christmas, Lewis. I’ve really enjoyed your reporting this year.
Just finished my shift at Arnos Vale Cemetery, heard a Tawny Owl hooting as I was locking up for the night.
Looking forward to it
We had 20-odd land in the garden today. The charm keeps growing.
Spent half an hour observing birds visiting feeders set up at Leigh Woods by Bristol University students. A dozen or so visits by Marsh Tits during that time. #bristolbirding
A few images of fungi from an abundance seen today at Leigh Woods, Bristol
Found my first Firecrest of the autumn at Leigh Woods. Treecreeper, Nuthatch and Peregrine also. #bristolbirding
Tawny Owl
Buzzard
Two feathers from Leigh Woods - Tawny Owl and Buzzard
Cracking review by @JimFam.bsky.social in today’s Observer. Fish pie mix and cold custard ceviche sounds like one to swerve.
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Sure, thanks!
Day spent birding Avon gorge - 2 groups of juvenile Kestrel, Peregrines showing well playfully mobbing one another, one landing right above me for a time by the reserve entrance - showed some kids, which is always the best bit. Terrible photo…
Pinged a mate and he dug this out - Swainswick Airfield near Bath, I missed that one.
That’d be Roger, one of the Bristol lot; went to a few free parties in that vehicle. I remember visiting his flat and him rinsing Papua New Guinea…
Rodent jawbones extracted from owl pellets found at Ebdon Farm
