Stu Elsom
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Stu Elsom
@CamStu
Biologist, Ecologist and Freelance Tour Leader based in Cambridgeshire. Lifelong Liverpool FC supporter. Married to Jill.
Ellington, England Katılım Aralık 2010
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Day Twelve in Ghana saw my lifers increase to 126 species but head and shoulders above most were my first Egyptian Plovers. Some pics to edit properly on my return. 😀
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Yellow-headed Picathartes (or White-necked Rockfowl) was my 4,000th seen species on eBird/Clements yesterday. 😀
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A couple of days in Ghana before our Rockjumper tour starts put to good use with the help of Ashanti. 113 birds have included 36 lifers. A few back of camera pics - Guinea Turaco, Bearded Barbet, Fiery-breasted Bushshrike & Splendid Sunbird. 😀
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34 years of hurt. Never stopped me dreaming....
Needle-tailed Swift Filey Brigg 9th October 2025
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Better views today of juvenile White-throated Needletail at Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire. I used to have stories of woe - missing by 30 mins, guillotined merger meetings, wind turbine misery, days of searching, etc. I now just have the wonder. Proper review of pics tomorrow. 😀
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White-throated Needletail
Final photo of this bird showing very well over Scarborough Castle on Fri 10 Oct.
Good luck to all those looking at the weekend. With the number of people there hopefully it is relocated.
@RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @nybirdnews
#BirdsSeenIn2025
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Javan Banded Pitta (Hydrornis guajanus), Java, Indonesia.
Today was the day!
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Day 10 in Peru saw me breakfasting with a backdrop of James's & Andean Flamingoes at 4,600 metres on my 57th Birthday. They were two of ten lifers today. Othwr pics- Puna Plover & Grey-bellied Seedsnipe. 😀
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Male Ortolan Bunting, Sierra de Gredos, Central Spain, June 2025 - there were three target birds to see and photograph - this stunning Bunting, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush and White-rumped Swift - no decent shots of WRS - we did see three together at the Castillo.
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Iona - I was lucky enough to see this colourful visitor recently, with a small group of visitors, before it disappeared:
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This morning I was watching this Eyebrowed Thrush feeding on the lawn in the sunshine, all by myself. You could say it showed well!
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Day 1 of 40 of a little jaunt away was spent in Buenos Aires. Arriving mid-morning, a few hours in the heat of the day took the trip list to 55 species with 25 lifers including Grayish Baywing, Southern Screamer, Rufous-bellied Thrush & Rosy-billed Pochard. 😀
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Made up to complete my world Eider list on Texel, Netherlands today. Drake Spectacled Eider (phonescoped)... What a bird!!! 😃✅😃
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@CamStu @wildsideofurban Look for the stripes on the head and back 😉
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Two fairly easy rounds of spot the Jack Snipe.
Round 1: go!
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@GibsonTomgibo @wildsideofurban Got the first one quite quickly but think you’re bluffing on second 🤣🤣🤣
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@wildsideofurban There is in both 😝 Picture 1 features the entire bird in side profile but you need to get your eye in for them to see it!
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The best tail on a gull?
Boom!!
Ross’s Gull, Tyne Estuary January 2025
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@glenmoore30 I spent two hours there just before Christmas and not a peep. Where did you see it Glen? I might try again when I’m there. Stu
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@henrywynjones @RICHIEGANNON Good to catch up Henry. Best for the New Year!
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Some relaxed high quality winter birding in Essex yesterday. Started off on the coast at Mersea Island before heading to Abberton Reservoir, finishing the day in a beautiful sunset at Copt Hall Farm.
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@henrywynjones @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @Jake_Gearty @BRNature1 Have to be patient but hopefully going Boxing Day. Merry Christmas 🎅
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Absolutely perfect but unexpected timing for the appearance of this Yellow Warbler in Kent today. Sensational views feeding constantly for two hours. What a way to round off the year!
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Day eleven produced bird of the trip for me with male Pied Thrushes in Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya. Looking forward to editing this back of camera properly. 😀
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