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Darren Starkey

@darrenstarkey

Manager of nature reserves. Lover of birds, butterflies, beer and moths. Occasional twitcher, rubbish photographer, servant to Monty the dog. 🐦🦋🐕🍻

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calendar_today19-09-2011 12:45:09

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Recent sightings at Fairburn Ings. Cattle Egret, Spoonbill, Bearded Tit, Wheatear, Marsh Harrier, Brown Argus, Whinchat, Raven, Ringed Plover, Bittern, Green Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire #fairburnbirds

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Weekend sightings at Fairburn Ings. Cattle Egret, Osprey, Spoonbill, Whinchat, Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP, Cettis RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s #fairburnbirds

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Today’s sightings at Fairburn Ings. Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Cattle Egret, Hobby, Greenshank, Bearded Tits, Whinchat, Pink footed Goose, Marsh Harrier, Ring necked Parakeet, Peregrine RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s #fairburnbirds

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Long billed Dowitcher flew into cover at 8am and hasn’t been seen since on SE lagoon at Fairburn Ings. Directions from visitor centre. Great White and Cattle Egrets still present and lots of Bearded Tit activity. RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s

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Long billed Dowitcher now on New Flash giving best views so far at Fairburn Ings today. Also Great White and Cattle Egrets, Greenshank and 15 Bearded Tits RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s

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Today’s sightings at Fairburn Ings. Long-billed Dowitcher, Cattle Egret, Spoonbill, Great Egret, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Bearded Tit, Pintail, Pink-footed Geese, Stonechat, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Greenshank, Cetti’s Warbler. RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s #fairburnbirds

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Still need Willow Tit for your year list? The feeders around the visitor centre at Fairburn Ings are a great place to look for one of the UK ‘s most threatened breeding birds. Despite 80% decline in last 50-years numbers are steady in the RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s Back from the Brink

Still need Willow Tit for your year list? The feeders around the visitor centre at Fairburn Ings are a great place to look for one of the UK ‘s most threatened breeding birds. Despite 80% decline in last 50-years numbers are steady in the <a href="/RSPBAireValley/">RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s</a> <a href="/NatureBftB/">Back from the Brink</a>
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Long-billed Dowitcher still present at Fairburn Ings today. Also Cattle and Great Egrets, Spoonbill, Bearded Tit (12), Wheatear, Marsh Harrier, Dunlin, Green and Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Hobby, Barnacle and Pink-footed Geese. RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s