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Busman’s holiday! A quiet week on the IOW, but couldn’t help noticing and counting a colony of BHG at Newtown NNR…..apparently no registered counter.. 215 IND (100 AON) on small island in saltmarsh lagoon, and a G/Bb Gull on nest nearby😊 UK Seabird Monitoring Programme

Spent a few enjoyable hours today on Dover cliffs in the company of these brilliant Fulmars. Nice bit of tubenose fun... UK Seabird Monitoring Programme KOS Bird Wise East Kent #birding #seabirds

Rye Meads RSPB 14.30-16.00 Lovely Temminck’s Stint showing well from Draper Hide. Also 2 LRP, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 230 B/H Gulls (90 AON, 2+ chicks), 15 Gadwall, duck Teal, m Shoveler, 3m Pochard, m RCP flew over. Cuckoo heard. Herts Bird News RSPB Rye Meads UK Seabird Monitoring Programme

Cliffe Pools WeBS (& SMP!) highlights:- WeBS:- B/H Gull 1,135 Med Gull 42 Com Tern 41 495 Shelduck, 31 Gadwall, 155 Avocet, 1 Knot, 1 Dunlin SMP:- B/H Gull 438 AOT Med Gull 27 AON Com Tern 21 AON Also 4 R/Plover (2AON), 8 Oystercatcher (3 AON) & Red Kite Wetland Bird Survey UK Seabird Monitoring Programme

Medway Islands WeBS/SMP count yesterday. Good no’s of B/H & Med Gulls settled, & 20-25 Little Terns inc some sitters😊. However, Sandwich Tern beach deserted…although some birds have moved elsewhere. Guests onboard inc Lauren & Cadi from RSPB. Pics by Bob Knight UK Seabird Monitoring Programme

📰 Have you read SMPnews? 🖋️ It's packed with articles on all things seabirds, along with survey-specific news. Check out Rob's article covering the Little Tern colony at Beacon Ponds in East Yorkshire at🔗 bto.org/smp-news 💻

To all SMP surveyors, thank you for everything you do for seabirds! 🌊🐣 Survey coverage is powered by you, and we are so grateful for all the effort that goes into monitoring inland and coastal seabirds - thank you! 🥳 #VolunteersWeek BTO JNCC RSPB Science

📖SMPnews is out now - Issue 3 | Spring 2025🌱 This newsletter is for anyone interested in #seabirds, #wildlife, #CitizenScience or simply enjoys a good read! Thank you to everyone who contributed.👏 🔭 Check it out at bto.org/smp-news 👀 BTO JNCC RSPB Science

Featuring Rye Meads!! 🔗bto.org/smp-news RSPB Rye Meads Herts Bird News Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust

Medway 6/6 Challenging day for nesting gulls/terns and for our count! Abandoned early due to rain storm. Confirmed just 50 prs Sandwich Tern and big fall in Meds since May, BHG nos fair…but c 10 L/Tern AON😊 Poor season due to earlier NE winds? UK Seabird Monitoring Programme The Seabird Group

SMPnews is out - bto.org/smp-news 🥳 Issue 3 includes a call for 'Odd-servations' from #seabird colonies. Additionally, we've created a feedback form where you can let us know if anything significant that happened at your colony in a given year: bit.ly/SMP_SiteObserv…

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