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Marc Hughes

@marcbuzzard

Birder from North Wales. Patch the Great Orme and Conwy RSPB. Self find list and Welsh list are my passion. Love Spurn trips too ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘ Cymro ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

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A walk through the dunes from Prestatyn to Gronant. Little Terns were in fine form. 2 singing Grasshopper Warblers, Whinchat + 250+ Sanderling in various plumages. Small Copper, Gatekeepers, Small Heaths + Broad-bodied Chasers. Also several Common Star-of-Bethlehem Gronant Little Terns

A walk through the dunes from Prestatyn to Gronant. Little Terns were in fine form. 2 singing Grasshopper Warblers, Whinchat + 250+ Sanderling in various plumages. Small Copper, Gatekeepers, Small Heaths + Broad-bodied Chasers. Also several Common Star-of-Bethlehem @GronantTerns
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Amazing numbers of Green Long-horn moths in Trefiw oak woods, Snowdonia yesterday. Well over 100 on the wing. With a backdrop of Wood Warblers, Pied Flycatcher, Redstarts, Tree Pipit and Cuckoo, it was quite spectacular. Those horns! British Moths

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A great bird race day with Levi Gravett Tom and Caroline. 129 species final team total - Nightjars, both Grouse, Wood Warbler, Cattle Egret, displaying Ruff, Greenshank, Puffins, Whinchat, Ring Ouzels, Grey-headed + Blue-headed Wagtails, Bittern, Little Owl and many moreโ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

A great bird race day with @birdingwithlevi Tom and Caroline. 129 species final team total - Nightjars, both Grouse, Wood Warbler, Cattle Egret, displaying Ruff, Greenshank, Puffins, Whinchat, Ring Ouzels, Grey-headed + Blue-headed Wagtails, Bittern, Little Owl and many moreโ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
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Great Orme limestones were class this morning - shame I only had a couple of hours. Woodlark, Hooded Crow, 2 Whinchat, 7 Tree Pipit, 3 Swift, 5 Willow Warblers, 10 Wheatear, 4 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 50+ Redpoll and 5 Siskin on the move.

Great Orme limestones were class this morning - shame I only had a couple of hours. Woodlark, Hooded Crow, 2 Whinchat, 7 Tree Pipit, 3 Swift, 5 Willow Warblers, 10 Wheatear, 4 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 50+ Redpoll and 5 Siskin on the move.
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An enjoyable bird race walk around Cemlyn with Levi Gravett . Joined by the legend Stephen Culley - cracking male Grey-headed Wagtail, a superb male Blue-headed Wagtail and a female type Blue-headed. Also Little Owl, Arctic + Common Tern, Turnstone + Redshank. 100 is nearly up ๐Ÿ‘

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Great start to May 2024 Bird Race with Levi Gravett Several Ring Ouzel, Wheatear + Cuckoo singing at dawn in Nant Ffrancon. Boomong Bittern, Pochard, Teal + Wigeon Cors Ddyga. Male Redstart, Manxy, Puffins, Hooded Crow at South Stack. 2 Cattle Egret Gorad Flood Anglesey Bird News

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What a start to the annual May bird race! 03:00 - Common Scoter, Ringed Plover, Grey Heron, Tawny Owl and this (certainly a May bird Race first!) โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ itโ€™s going to be a good day with Levi Gravett

What a start to the annual May bird race! 03:00 - Common Scoter, Ringed Plover, Grey Heron, Tawny Owl and this (certainly a May bird Race first!) โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ itโ€™s going to be a good day with @birdingwithlevi
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Bore da ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‘ good start to the day. Fresh in Hooded Crow showing well. Also 5 Tree Pipit, 13 Wheatear, 50+ Redpoll, Whitethroat, Blackcap and 3 Willow Warbler Great Orme limestones 6-7.15am. Have a good day โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

Bore da ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‘ good start to the day. Fresh in Hooded Crow showing well. Also 5 Tree Pipit, 13 Wheatear, 50+ Redpoll, Whitethroat, Blackcap and 3 Willow Warbler Great Orme limestones 6-7.15am. Have a good day โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
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A stop off at Llyn Trawsfynydd this evening was well worth it - a superb showy Osprey fishing, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Ringed Plovers, 5 Dunlin and 3 Common Sandpipers. Gwalch y Pysgod โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

A stop off at Llyn Trawsfynydd this evening was well worth it - a superb showy Osprey fishing, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Ringed Plovers, 5 Dunlin and 3 Common Sandpipers. Gwalch y Pysgod โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
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Wonderful morning in Ceredigion. Dartford Warblers, Great Northern Diver, Curlew Sandpiper, 20+ Whimbrel, 8 Bar tailed Godwit, Merlin, Cuckoo, Swifts, 500+ Dunlin, 120+ Ringed Plover, 8 Sanderling, 250+ Manx Shearwater, 8 Red throated Diver, Common Sandpiper + amazing dawn chorus

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Happy International Dawn Chorus Day. Diwrnod Cor y Wig Hapus ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ - coffee, marmalade sandwiches, redstarts, tawny owl, cuckoo and a cacophony of blackbirds, thrushes and robins. rspb.org.uk/whats-happeninโ€ฆ Natureโ€™s Festival of amazing sound โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŽต ๐ŸŽถ

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A cracking morning at Ynyslas Ceredigion Birds - migrants inc. 7 Whinchat, 50+ Wheatears, 2 White Wagtail. Lots of waders inc. Wood Sandpiper, 50+ Whimbrel, 8 Black tailed+ 7 Bar tailed Godwits, 18 Turnstone. 8 Red throated Divers, 4 Common Scoter, Arctic and 4 Sandwich Tern โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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Four stunning summer plumaged Great Northern Divers still present off Aberdesach, Gwynedd this evening. This site can hold 30-40 birds earlier in the year but most have now moved on. Also 12 Sandwich Terns fishing offshore.

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This fine male Whinchat, 5 wheatear, 8 Common Sand, 3 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel and 4 Sandwich tern at RSPB Conwy Conwy rspb 6.30-7.15 this morning. Lots of singing warblers too. Great start to the day โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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Good start to the day at RSPB RSPB Cors Ddyga, Ynys Mon. Drake Garganey showing well on main pool left of track from Carpark. Also 3 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin and 7 Golden Plover Anglesey Bird News

Good start to the day at @Natures_Voice RSPB Cors Ddyga, Ynys Mon. Drake Garganey showing well on main pool left of track from Carpark. Also 3 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin and 7 Golden Plover @AngBirdNews
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Sunday highlights - Green Hairstreak at Llanymynech Rocks, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 flocks Dunlin and Barn Owl on the overnight recorder over Penrhyn Bay and some shocking scenes at RSPB Conwy where Shelduck Testosterone was very evident! 100+ Shelduck present on the estuary.

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A full dayโ€™s birding with Natur Cymru and Angharad - Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, 23 Redpoll on Orme. Osprey, 3 โ€˜boomingโ€™ Bittern, 5 Marsh Harriers, 65+ White Wagtail at Cors Ddyga. 13 Whimbrel, Bar t. + 23 Black t. Godwits - Malltraeth. 48 Whimbrel at Llyn Traffwll. Anglesey Bird News

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A movement of ducks recorded over Penrhyn Bay last few nights. Big flock of Common Scoter, a close group of Gadwall (video 2) and some Teal. However the four flocks of Whimbrel (video 1) was the highlight. The โ€˜seven whistlerโ€™ definitely on the move north โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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