Kate Fox

New to Spurn? Want to improve your wildlife identification skills? Join us for one of our exclusive Residential Retreats! We are now taking bookings for our spring and summer dates for 2026, which you can find with further information here: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/spurn-res…

We're excited to announce a brand new partnership with @WestMidBirdClub, offering the chance to for two aspiring conservationists to visit the Obs for two weeks in August this year! For more details and how to apply, see fairislebirdobs.co.uk/opportunities.…

Even though more common now I still get excited seeing Med Gulls, so was buzzing when we just stumbled across a bumper flock of c330 in a random field SE of Dorchester (along A352)! @DorsetBirdClub

Great views of this stunning adult LITTLE GULL in Holes Bay this afternoon. Also a distant 1st winter amongst 7 species of Gulls present. @DorsetBirdClub

We got lucky with the Wyke Regis Desert Wheatear this afternoon in strong winds when it flew across the fleet whilst watching roosting Gulls. It then showed distantly on Chesil Beach before disappearing amongst the pebbles. A cr Oyc from Blakeney Point (8/25) showed a bit better.

Announcing an exciting new event 🤩 🌿 Be the Future of Nature’s Recovery in Dorset & Beyond 📍 Bournemouth Uni 🗓️ Sat 22 Nov 1–6pm A free @_BTO x @bournemouthuni conference with @MeganMcCubbin, Paul Morton, Katiana Saleiko & more! 🙌🏻 More info👉🏻bto.org/our-work/event…

People often ask 'where's a good place to go birding near me'. There are many great spots on the coast and inland. See the Birding Sites page on our website dorsetbirds.co.uk/birding-sites/ and download an annual bird report to see a map dorsetbirds.co.uk/publications/

🚨 ADDITIONAL DATES ADDED FOR THE TRIANGLE TREKS 🚨 We've added dates in November for our Triangle Trek guided walks! BOOK NOW More info ▶️ spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/autumn-gu…

Didn’t expect to have a very vocal LAUGHING GULL fly around above me whilst I went to ring gull chicks on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! The bird stayed around just long enough for others to get there and bring a camera before it headed high north!

📢Job alert! We’ve got a great opportunity for a part-time Seabird Monitoring Support Officer to join the @_BTO Surveys Team!🔭📈 ℹ️For more information and to apply: bto.org/jobs 🗓️ Deadline for applications: Thursday 24th July 2025. #Seabirds #CitizenScience

🚨 Peak Swift season is here! Thousands of swifts blast past Spurn at breakneck speed 🐦💨 Stay at the Obs & catch the action from your doorstep! 🌱 Green travel discounts available 📍 Check rates: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/accommodation/

A successful attempt at dazzling the Eider on the Calf of Man last night produced 7 new birds including 4 rather smart drakes!!!

A partially leucistic Ring Ouzel was new in this morning on the Calf of Man with a Black Redstart at the lighthouses and the start of the Greenland Wheatear passage with a handful of birds around recently.

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The Pink-footed Goose at Swineham tonight completes the set of 'grey geese' for the patch (if you don't split hairs/Beans and discount the unlikely Lesser White-front!): c/wise from top left are Tundra Bean, Greylag, Pink-footed and White-fronted @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

The transect counting season starts in a weeks time and we are still looking for recorders at a few site in north Dorset. If you can help, follow this link dorsetbutterflies.com/2025/03/plea...

My first week on the Calf of Man has come to an end. Some Wheatears, Chiffs and Sand Martins trickling through with the island 16th Red Kite, the first Water Rail to be ringed since 2019 and the first recapture of a Great Tit from 2017 the highlights @CalfObs

A reminder that the deadline for our Research Grants is the 28th of February! 🕊️Get your applications in this week if you haven’t done so via seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants

Nightjar squares now added bto.org/our-science/pr… Please help out if you can - lots of squares for Woodlark, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar to cover. Thanks!

A thermal day trip to @OverburyEnt and @kemerton saw good numbers of Jack and Common Snipe present, with a number of Jack Snipe added to our DNA project. Fantastic learning more about this common UK winter species.

Starting to hear reports of Avian Influenza hitting Whooper Swans. Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing. In 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 contact @DefraGovUK, in N Ireland @daera_ni & in Republic of Ireland @agriculture_ie. Please also report to @BirdTrack for monitoring