Colin Bushell 🇪🇺🪶📻⚽️🚲

I haven’t posted on this site for a while, just a few retweets for the good folk of Spurn, etc. Twitter was a great platform, ‘X’ isn’t, so I’m closing this account soon. Like a lot of birders, I’m now over on Bluesky. It’s a nicer place at the moment, so why not give it a try?

Schipper's Field looking inviting this morning. Our fantastic residential volunteers and local supporters have been planting some trees in recent weeks, and of course, Friends of Spurn are welcome to access the site and see progress via the mown footpath. Enjoy! 🌿

New Year, New You? 🐦 Spend this Spring volunteering at one of the UK’s top bird observatories! We're looking for up to 4 residential volunteers to help with surveys, habitat management, and visitor engagement. Apply now & make a difference! ➡️ buff.ly/3ZVFvbQ

Check out the end of year summary on the sightings page. A year in which Waders dominated our rarity headlines #spurnbirds spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/sightings/12/2…

We are thrilled that our vice-chair Rob Adams has been recognised in the Kings New Years Honours List in recognition of his contributions to SBO & the local community. Congratulations Rob, very well deserved! ▶️ buff.ly/4gWecF5

We're looking for up to 4 residential volunteers to join us in the spring! 🛏️ Free accommodation 🚌 Reasonable food & travel expenses 🪚 Gain experience with habitat management 🦆 Conduct surveys 📆 Apply by 23:59 on 26th January 2025 More info here ▶️ buff.ly/3ZVFvbQ

Asian Dowitcher - one of the key birds to see in Mongolia - moves like a sewing machine when feeding. May 2021.

@DarbyBug Nice one Stuart. See you there.

As there seems to be a mass migration, I’ve set up an account on the other channel and will be running the 2 parallel for a while before phasing this account out - what a shame! bsky.app/profile/stuart… - no posts yet as I’ve not been birding for weeks - normal service next week..

Just do it.

@Mongoliabirding Fantastic. Certainly one of the highlights (and there were many!) of our trip last spring.

How about this one? Black-billed Capercaillie displaying in the boreal forest, NE Mongolia. May 2024.

Don’t forget we are on other media platforms too bsky.app/profile/flambo…

Lots of birders moving from ‘X’ now

Want a 2025 calendar with some stunning artwork from 10 of the best bird artists out there? Check out our calendar that helps us raise vital funds to continue to do what we do, in ever challenging times for small charities! spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/spurn-202…

@marcbuzzard Excellent! I’m not surprised you’re proud and top work by your lad.

10 Years ago when my son was in school, he gave a speech about the plight of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper + raised £50 amongst mates to help the cause. At 4am this morning, I received an excited phone call from Bangkok saying he was watching 2 Spoonies. A tad jealous but proud☺️👍

For those who are switching to @bluesky you can find us on there too! You can still keep up to date with all things going on at Spurn over there and also on @instagram Do give us a follow on both platforms if you haven’t already! @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

@mick_turton 😂thanks for leaving me that one mate

No matter how many you've seen, you always remember your first found Pallas's. Nice find by @easingtonbirds. The hundreds we saw in Mongolia obviously helped😂😂

The end of October normally sees the peak reporting rate of Hawfinch on #BirdTrack. They have been on a higher than average number of complete lists so far this autumn, will you record one of yours this weekend?

@Blogbirder So, there are still some worthwhile posts on twitter 😉Great photos 👍

Argentatus Herring Gull; Various Plumages; Slussen; 20th October 2024 blogbirder.blogspot.com/2024/10/argent… A few images of Argentatus Herring Gull from Stockholm City discussed on the short blogpost, nice to be back watching gulls at the local patch again as the Autumn winds down...

@mick_turton I’ll bring some down

@PeteWragg I may have to swap from Yorkshire tea to something from from farther east.🤔

Today I have been mostly drinking tea looking through kitchen window #lazybirding

@scally_ray @waderquest @artpublishing @spurnbirdobs Is this on sale yet Ray?

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER and KENTISH PLOVER, for publication shortly, watercolour on Arches paper, these 3 rare plovers occurred at Spurn on the Yorkshire coast last year. @waderquest @artpublishing #birdart @spurnbirdobs