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Andrew Chick

@apcbirding

Mostly Cumbria, mostly birds and plants …but also πŸŒΌπŸ¦‘πŸ¦‡πŸΈπŸπŸͺ·πŸ¦‹πŸ„πŸ•·οΈ http://www.forktail.co.uk

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Greater Painted Snipe (Female)

Greater Painted Snipe (Female)

Greater Painted Snipe (Male)

Greater Painted Snipe (Male)

Photo hide…!!

Photo hide…!!

Sunset over habitat in Kota, Gambia

Sunset over habitat in Kota, Gambia

Greater Painted Snipe!!! It’s been a very long wait, but I’ve finally managed to see one of these incredible birds… 😊 forktail.co.uk/2026/02/13/w... #Birds #Birding #GambiaBirds

13.02.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A really approachable Great White Egret at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria this afternoon..

14.01.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAI, could you remove the foliage so I can see the bird better?”
β€œAh, perfect, thanks!” πŸ¦‰

07.01.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just till the weekend….

06.01.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

4 of the 6 Bewick's Swans leaving the roost at Deepings Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire 060126

Four of the six Bewick’s Swans leaving the overnight roost at Deeping Lakes LWT, Lincolnshire this morning (06/01/26). A lovely winter sight. πŸ¦’β„οΈ

06.01.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deeping Lakes: Many of the c.150 Whooper Swans were standing on thin ice, 2 with white rings. Both originally ringed Sandvatn, MΓ½vatnsheiΓ°i in 2023. Today’s sighting represents the 1st sighting of 36C since 2024, while 34F has previously been recorded at Crowland and WelneyΒ @waterbirdcm.bsky.social

06.01.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Found this striking partial-albino male Blackbird today at Bowness-on-Windermere… 23.12.25

23.12.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Autumn in Cumbria means one thing… Whooper Swans are on the move! πŸ¦’πŸ‚ Graceful flocks are arriving to spend the winter gracing our lakes and wetlands, a truly magical sight. #Birding #CumbriaBirds #WhooperSwans

10.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Among Britain’s industrial relics, few plants are as evocative as Spring Sandwort (Sabulina verna). This tiny, starry wildflower marks old mine spoil, telling a story of metal, geology & human endeavour. πŸ“Έ NE Cumbria, Nov 2025 #wildflowerhour

07.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Troutbeck River in full spate after overnight rain…. #cumbria #LakeDistrict

03.11.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sadly, this Barrow bird didn’t follow the Green Cross Code… @cumbriabirdclub.bsky.social

30.10.2025 08:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Bird Magic β€” the Rutland Baird’s Sandpiper pulls a classic disappearing act… straight up the barrel of a camera lens! Maybe a bit of overkill on the size of lens required! πŸŽ©πŸ”«πŸ“Έ #ukbirding #BirdingUK #RareBirdUK

14.10.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A flash of turquoise cutting across the rising mega tide at Barrow-in-Furness this morning... @cumbriabirdclub.bsky.social

08.10.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Roosecote Sands, Barrow this morning, 153 Pale-bellied Brent Geese feeding, c500+ Pink-foot south in several flocks and this crazy leucistic Curlew…. #birds #cumbriabirds

24.09.2025 10:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nighthawk Magic - British Columbia Sept 2025 #Birds #BCBirds

23.09.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bold blues and brash calls.... the Steller’s Jay never blends into the background. A true forest trickster, curious, noisy, and impossible to ignore. πŸŒ²πŸ’™ #Birds #StellersJay

23.09.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forest gamebirds with very different styles 🌲πŸͺΆ The Ruffed Grouse drums on logs with rapid wingbeats, a heartbeat of the woods. The Sooty Grouse booms deep calls through mountain forests, echoing like distant drums. #Birds #CanadianBirds #Birding

23.09.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Master of the skies πŸ¦… The Osprey dives with pinpoint precision, snatching its prey straight from the water. A true symbol of wild rivers and coasts. #BirdsOfPrey #Osprey #WildlifePhotography #CanadianBirds #Birds

23.09.2025 11:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tiny, bold, and with a voice like a toy horn πŸš—πŸŽΊ the Red-breasted Nuthatch is a master climber, walking headfirst down tree trunks in search of insects & seeds. A splash of rusty-orange chest + a bold eye stripe make it unmistakable! #birds #birdingcanada #CanadianBirds

23.09.2025 11:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Ribbon of Wildness Between Road and Pasture At first glance, the scene is an ordinary roadside wall – a strip of stone edging the tarmac footpath, with a fence and pasture beyond. Yet the top of this wall tells a richer, more hopeful story. …

Between tarmac & pasture, a wall-top blooms with Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Harebell, ferns and fine grasses. A narrow ribbon of biodiversity squeezed between two low-diversity landscapes. #WildflowerHour #Biodiversity #Cumbria forktail.co.uk/2025/08/27/a...

27.08.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quiet visitor this morning – a fine adult Roe Deer buck standing just beyond our Lake District garden, alert and watchful in the misty light. 🦌✨ #LakeDistrict #Wildlife

27.08.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A splash of colour in the autumn garden πŸ‚πŸ’™
This juvenile Blue Tit is still finding its way among the fading leaves here in our Lake District garden. #Birdwatching #LakeDistrict #BlueTit

26.08.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Garden Wasp…

24.08.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow-wort (Blackstonia perfoliata) in Cumbria - brightens dry grasslands & coastal slopes with its striking starry yellow flowers. A late-summer gem, often closing by afternoon sun πŸŒΌπŸ’› #wildflowerhour

23.08.2025 08:49 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The name Restharrow reflects the plant’s agricultural nuisance in former times, its stubborn roots being almost impossible to remove from arable land.

23.08.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌸 Common Restharrow – a creeping perennial of dry, sandy soils. Once notorious for stopping farmers’ harrows, now admired for its stunning pink pea-flowers. In Cumbria it’s abundant on coastal dunes, frequent in the Eden Valley, but scarce elsewhere. #Wildflower #Cumbria #Wildflowerhour

22.08.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Common Lizard - Fowlshaw Moss's CWT - Cumbria 220825 #Reptiles #UKReptiles #UKHerp

22.08.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Skullcap - Lake District #WildFlowerHour πŸ’€πŸ§’

21.08.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kirkstone Pass - 18/08/25 #LakeDistrict

21.08.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strawberry Clover - Cumbria #wildflowerhour πŸ“β˜˜οΈ

21.08.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0