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Steve Wilkinson

@stevewilko11

Birder living in Retford, North Notts. Up the BLADES.

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After Dipping twice, over 6 hours stood on a Step Ladder and an over night in the Campervan the Dark-Eyed Junco finally broke my dipping streak 😁💥💥💥 Lifer #384 ✔️ Hartlepool.

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Thankfully yesterday's Icterine Warbler at Gibraltar Point NNR hung on overnight for me 😁 LIFER #385 ✔️💥 unfortunately no footage of the bird, so here's a singing tree! 🤣👍 Lincsbirding Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory

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Set off from home this morning at 12:40am for the Green Warbler on Holy Island...unfortunately after 6.5hrs of searching, the bird still has not been seen. We gave it a good shot Wayne Glossop

Set off from home this morning at 12:40am for the Green Warbler on Holy Island...unfortunately after 6.5hrs of searching,  the bird still has not been seen. We gave it a good shot <a href="/WayneGlossop2/">Wayne Glossop</a>
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6hr round trip to Northumberland this evening after work for the Bridled Tern, which showed distantly around Coquet Island. Lifer #386 ✔️💥 with AR

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Well, I never thought this day would come where I finally managed to see the bird 'that does not exist' my Boggy bird. Male Red-breasted Flycatcher at Carron Valley Reservoir. Lifer #387 💥💥 Thanks to Mark for directions and Wayne Glossop for the company. 😁👍

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Wow!! Mad dash down to Blotts Pits, Notts. Broke the land speed record on way 🤣🤣. Thanks to the finders for putting it out. Lifer #388 GULL-BILLED TERN 💥💥💥 Notts Birdwatchers

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Was really lucky to catch the Notts WHITE STORK yesterday morning on what looks like on it last day at Styrrup, Notts. Notts Lifer #208 💥✔️ Notts Birdwatchers

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Being away all weekend, I was not hopeful that the refound BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE would hang around. But luck was on my side. 😁👍 LIfer #389 ✔️✔️💥 Finningley, Notts. Notts Lifer #209 ✔️

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Campervan overnighter last night up to Musselburgh, Lothian for the Stejneger's Scoter. 💥💥 Lifer #390 👍✔️💥 with AR 😁👍🍺

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Evening trip to Fiftyeights Road, Finningley, Notts this evening for LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Notts Lifer #210 ✔️✔️💥cracking find by BOB USHER, AR and Wayne Glossop 👍👍 x.com/stevewilko11/s…

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Didnt expect to be out birding anytime soon, until this showed up. ✅️💥Pale-legged Leaf Warbler💥✅️ at RSPB Bempton and bonus Siberian Stonechat ✅️ towards Flamborough. 2 Lifer day. Puts be back on #390 replacing the loss of the Redpolls 😁👍 with AR

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Shetland Trip Day 1 : Cameron Reservoir for Spotted Sandpiper 1st thing, then to Glenshee, but low cloud put a stop to that. Then a mad 2hr dash from Braemar to Inverallochy for DESERT WHEATEAR 💥💥Lifer #391 ✔️✔️ AR Wayne Glossop

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Shetland Trip Day 2: Off the ferry and a race up mainland, across the length of Yell and to the upper side of Unst for the LANCEOLATED WARBLER Lifer #392 ✔️💥 then in same place PADDYFIELD WARBLER Lifer #393 ✔️💥, also notable Common Rosefinch and Glaucaus Gull.

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Shetland Trip Day 3: WOW!. Day started with LITTLE BUNTING, followed by BARRED WARBLER. Then, while viewing the OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT news broke of PALLA'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Lifer #394 ✔️💥. Shortly after news of local ARTIC WARBLER Lifer #395 ✔️💥 AR Wayne Glossop

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Shetland Trip Day 4: A quieter day today, but still good. Started with a revisit to Arctic Warbler, then onto Red-breasted Flycatcher at Wadbister Voe. Also, Snow Bunting at Orca Inn and Red-backed Shrike at Sullom. Wayne Glossop AR

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Shetland Trip Day 5: Unfortunately, most of the day was taken up looking for the European Common NighthawkJar, which ended in slight disappointment. On then to GREENISH WARBLER Lifer #396 💥✔️ Wayne Glossop AR

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Shetland Trip Day 6: Day of Searching today. First thing we found our 8th YBW along with female Pied Flycatcher. Later went to view the local Bluethroat. Finally we were gifted with an amazing Light show. AR Wayne Glossop