There are normally three characters on the nasal saddles of these French Tufted Ducks. One in the middle, two on the side. Yours could be something like "FB=" but pictures from other angles might confirm
It was nice to spend some time watching the Black-tailed Godwits near Over today. I counted 973 and managed to read a few colour-rings @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
The Celtic Ghost Millipede (Psichrosoma cf. breuili)
The Ghost Slug (Selenochlamys ysbryda)
Daudebardia rufa
Habitat for Daudebardia rufa
Last weekend, @bsbicountries.bsky.social and I made the "pan-species listing pilgrimage" to southeast Wales to meet Christian Owen and see all the amazing soil creatures there! @panspecieslisting.bsky.social
Great winter bird count with the team at @rspb.bsky.social Hope Farm this morning - impressive numbers of farmland birds - grey partridge, corn bunting, reed bunting, yellowhammer, linnet, skylark, fieldfare, snipe, kestrel & a merlin flyby 🐦 @rspbscience.bsky.social
Should be Ouse Washes!
Successful day reading Whooper rings in the Fens today. @birdergirl.bsky.social's Tundra Bean Geese still at RSPB Ouse Fen were a good bonus! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Yes that makes sense, great video
I'm reading Bird's Nests (Bruce Campbell, 1953) ahead of spring and it contains this photograph. No location but the background trees look shredded to me
You were right about it being from Blunham! First resighting since being ringed there January 2024
I've had one at WWT Slimbridge that had been ringed in Shropshire so you never know! I think it's Project Penelope, will send it off later
Ferruginous Duck at Diddington Pits. Just as pleased to get this colour-ringed Wigeon on the ice! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Glad to hear Jamie!
Cheers Jon 😁
For clarity, at Diddington this morning: drake Ring-necked Duck, female Scaup, redhead Smew, 2 Pintail, 2 R-c Pochard, 380+ Tufted Duck, c.500 Pochard, 168 Teal, 10 Goldeneye, 350 Wigeon. Great birding! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Now redhead Smew
Also female Scaup
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Dake Ring-necked Duck at Diddington Pits. Hundreds of Athyas to scan through still, 500+ Pochard easy @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Sunday book review: Pan-species Listing by @graemelyons.bsky.social
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...
"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
Here you are Mark, they got back to me very quickly! Happy New Year
The 3 Bewick's Swans, Red-breasted Merganser, and Common Scoter were great to see at Grafham today. Best of the rest were a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull and a German-ringed Caspian Gull X2F1 @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
On a wild goose chase today, checking the local Greylags flocks. Best so far is a Pink-footed Goose at Cow Lane Gravel Pits, Godmanchester. Eight Goosander here too @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Merry Christmas Ian!
There were a few Dun Sentinels amongst the driftwood/rotting vegetation. I found them new to the county at Saul Warth in winter 2023 so it looks like they are established here now.
c.900 Wigeon, 1500 Teal, and 35 Pintail at Purton this morning. Also 2 Rock Pipit and a Yellowhammer which I don't think I have seen in the Severn Vale before #GlosBirds
Finally managed to get within "colour-ring readable" distance of some Whooper Swans in the Fens today. 8 rings read which was about 1 per 100 birds! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
Male and female Goosander at Diddington Pits this morning. Also 2 Green Sandpiper, and c.400 each Wigeon and Coot @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
The Caspian Gull #UKBirding
A (the?) female Ferruginous Duck is on this pit at Diddington. Also a 2nd winter Caspian Gull @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #UKBirding
Yes, perfect conditions today. Hadn't heard about the grebe so it was a nice day out. The divers were feeding very actively on the far side, going missing for quite long periods
