James Dickinson
@kidphotographer24.bsky.social
A 13 year old with a keen passion for all wildlife! But especially birds! 🐦 Patch is Severnside and UK life list is 261!
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October 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Oooooooof! PG Tips at Valyie, Unst
October 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Oooooooof! PG Tips at Valyie, Unst
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What a day on Scilly🤯. Feeding frenzy of Fin Whale, Minke + 100 C Dolphin. Then 180(!) Grey Phalarope, 600 Cory's Shear, 2 Bonxie, ringtail Harrier sp, Glossy Ibis, Red-backed Shrike, 2 YBW + point blank Sora at dusk @oscardewhurst.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social @migrationmatt.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
What a day on Scilly🤯. Feeding frenzy of Fin Whale, Minke + 100 C Dolphin. Then 180(!) Grey Phalarope, 600 Cory's Shear, 2 Bonxie, ringtail Harrier sp, Glossy Ibis, Red-backed Shrike, 2 YBW + point blank Sora at dusk @oscardewhurst.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social @migrationmatt.bsky.social
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Lapland Bunting playing hard to get below Pendeen lighthouse #ukbirding #birdingCornwall
October 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Lapland Bunting playing hard to get below Pendeen lighthouse #ukbirding #birdingCornwall
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Yet another American wader in Cornwall. Today’s special is the 8th record of Upland Sandpiper. Found by Raoul Humphries in the Chun Downs area (nr Pendeen). The distinctive flight call was heard several times.
This is also the 7th Nearctic wader this Autumn.
This is also the 7th Nearctic wader this Autumn.
October 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Yet another American wader in Cornwall. Today’s special is the 8th record of Upland Sandpiper. Found by Raoul Humphries in the Chun Downs area (nr Pendeen). The distinctive flight call was heard several times.
This is also the 7th Nearctic wader this Autumn.
This is also the 7th Nearctic wader this Autumn.
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#Scilly magic - Short-toed lark and Lapland Bunting hanging out at Penninis, St. Mary's yesterday with @aravindramesh19.bsky.social @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds
October 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM
#Scilly magic - Short-toed lark and Lapland Bunting hanging out at Penninis, St. Mary's yesterday with @aravindramesh19.bsky.social @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds
Last stop was Winterboune RSBP! Not sure if we had left it too late in the year for Stone Curlew, and wasn't expecting them to be showing that well. We were proved wrong when we arrived to the viewing screen and the first bird I saw was one! 40 in total! And 78 Lapwing! Plus a Goshawk!
October 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Last stop was Winterboune RSBP! Not sure if we had left it too late in the year for Stone Curlew, and wasn't expecting them to be showing that well. We were proved wrong when we arrived to the viewing screen and the first bird I saw was one! 40 in total! And 78 Lapwing! Plus a Goshawk!
Morden Bog!!! Lifer Woodlark! So nice to hear it sing! In October as well!! Also Dartford Warblers and a nice buzzard!
October 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Morden Bog!!! Lifer Woodlark! So nice to hear it sing! In October as well!! Also Dartford Warblers and a nice buzzard!
Spotted Crake at Lodmoor! A lifer!!! Photos don't do the bird justice! We had amazing views!
A big thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social for the lift and great day out!
A big thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social for the lift and great day out!
October 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Spotted Crake at Lodmoor! A lifer!!! Photos don't do the bird justice! We had amazing views!
A big thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social for the lift and great day out!
A big thanks to @andy-1963.bsky.social for the lift and great day out!
A Brilliant day birding with @andy-1963.bsky.social! Started early at Lodmoor RSPB and had the Spotted Crake✅️! Plus Water Rail, Bearded tits and marsh harrier! Then to Morden bog where we had singing woodlark✅️! And Dartford Warblers! Last we stopped at RSBP Winterboune to see Stone Curlew, another✅️
October 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A Brilliant day birding with @andy-1963.bsky.social! Started early at Lodmoor RSPB and had the Spotted Crake✅️! Plus Water Rail, Bearded tits and marsh harrier! Then to Morden bog where we had singing woodlark✅️! And Dartford Warblers! Last we stopped at RSBP Winterboune to see Stone Curlew, another✅️
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An amazing start to our now annual week on Scilly. Sora at Porthellick right in front of the hide 😍 with @matthall95.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social and @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #Scilly #ukbirding #birds @birdguides.bsky.social
October 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
An amazing start to our now annual week on Scilly. Sora at Porthellick right in front of the hide 😍 with @matthall95.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social and @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #Scilly #ukbirding #birds @birdguides.bsky.social
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Well that was fun. Sykes warbler at Girdle Ness this afternoon…
September 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Well that was fun. Sykes warbler at Girdle Ness this afternoon…
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A first for Lincs?! Probable Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler found at Gibraltar Point NNR! #lincsbirding
September 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A first for Lincs?! Probable Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler found at Gibraltar Point NNR! #lincsbirding
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Spotted Crake at Lodmoor Post Box Pool. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Spotted Crake at Lodmoor Post Box Pool. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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September has served up some tasty Autumnal scarcities, including Pallid Harrier, Semipalmated, Bairds, Buff-breasted & Pectoral Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, multiple Grey Phalaropes and a Wryneck. I wonder what goodies October will bring . . . #ukbirding
September 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
September has served up some tasty Autumnal scarcities, including Pallid Harrier, Semipalmated, Bairds, Buff-breasted & Pectoral Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, multiple Grey Phalaropes and a Wryneck. I wonder what goodies October will bring . . . #ukbirding
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There is also a marked difference in overall upperpart colouration, juv Semipalmated Sandpiper (left) being colder-toned grey/brown, lacking Little Stints rufous fringes, bold white mantle stripes and black-centred tertials. 2/3
September 27, 2026 at 7:28 AM
There is also a marked difference in overall upperpart colouration, juv Semipalmated Sandpiper (left) being colder-toned grey/brown, lacking Little Stints rufous fringes, bold white mantle stripes and black-centred tertials. 2/3
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Barred Warbler trapped at the Obs
September 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Barred Warbler trapped at the Obs
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Enjoyed getting to grips with this juvenile Baird's Sand at Black Pill. Characteristic scaly pattern on coverts/scaps, diffuse breast streaking, white loral spot (left image) and attenuated structure/primary extension (right) seen well once I got my eye in. A subtle bird. #ukbirding #birdingWales
September 19, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Enjoyed getting to grips with this juvenile Baird's Sand at Black Pill. Characteristic scaly pattern on coverts/scaps, diffuse breast streaking, white loral spot (left image) and attenuated structure/primary extension (right) seen well once I got my eye in. A subtle bird. #ukbirding #birdingWales
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We enjoyed terrific views of the North American Baird's Sandpiper at Dalsetter on Sunday evening and again on Monday morning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
September 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We enjoyed terrific views of the North American Baird's Sandpiper at Dalsetter on Sunday evening and again on Monday morning. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
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Short-billed Dowitcher, adult in moult at Drift Res this afternoon (14th Sept). Delighted to find it but will admit that was a difficult id in this plumage. Thanks to Killian Mullarney for confirming id.
September 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Short-billed Dowitcher, adult in moult at Drift Res this afternoon (14th Sept). Delighted to find it but will admit that was a difficult id in this plumage. Thanks to Killian Mullarney for confirming id.
A short 1/2 speed video of the Ortolan Bunting outside Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan this morning!
( video by my dad and is his phone through the scope!)
( video by my dad and is his phone through the scope!)
August 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A short 1/2 speed video of the Ortolan Bunting outside Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan this morning!
( video by my dad and is his phone through the scope!)
( video by my dad and is his phone through the scope!)
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Spotted crake showed well this afternoon at the Moors Upton Warren. #WorcsBirds
August 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Spotted crake showed well this afternoon at the Moors Upton Warren. #WorcsBirds
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SPOTTED CRAKE, Upton Warren, Worcestershire.
📷 photos by Carl Jones.
📷 photos by Carl Jones.
August 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
SPOTTED CRAKE, Upton Warren, Worcestershire.
📷 photos by Carl Jones.
📷 photos by Carl Jones.
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Some brief film of the Spotted Crake found by Steve Myatt early am in front of the Lapwing hide at #uptonwarren Moors Pool. This is our second bird of the year; the other having been found on April 12th. It is the first time that more than one has been seen on site in any calendar year. #WorcsBirds
August 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Some brief film of the Spotted Crake found by Steve Myatt early am in front of the Lapwing hide at #uptonwarren Moors Pool. This is our second bird of the year; the other having been found on April 12th. It is the first time that more than one has been seen on site in any calendar year. #WorcsBirds