722, 723....WHOOSH!...(sigh)...1,2,3... Dashing as hunting Peregrines are, they are a pain in the pip when you're in the middle of surveying the feeding and roosting waders at the mouth of the Alt. This youngster made a few clumsy passes at the Blackwits, Barwits and Grey Plover before pitching down on a sandbank in the drizzle…

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02.09.2025

Left or right of the broccoli tree? | John Dempsey Birdblog

Can we just pander to my advancing years for a few minutes and refer to them as Fan-tailed Warblers? After all, the tiny stubby brown streaky warblers making history at Walberswick NNR this summer are unlikely to be confused with the gorgeous Basileuterus that lurks on the Pacific slopes of Central America and has assumed…

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11.09.2025

Bits and bobs | John Dempsey Birdblog

Called into Southport Marine Lake in the rain and failing light of an early autumn evening, to see if any of the lingering Shags were about. One was out on the breakwater, preening and watching the world go by, when not getting harassed by Herring Gulls (it's behind you!!!) or larger Cormorants. Dodgy video grab…

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14.09.2025

Perfect timing | John Dempsey Birdblog

Timed my visit to see the White-winged Black Tern on Crossens Outer this afternoon to perfection, coinciding with a torrential deluge of biblical proportions. On the upside it meant there was no problem parking up as most sensible folk had left before the rain, on the downside it was like watching the sprite through a…

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