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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social

šŸ‘šŸ¼ I’d welcome a Little Egret! Still rare up here. šŸ¤žšŸ¼

sep 2, 2025, 10:17 pm • 1 0

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GreenChris @chrisbirder.bsky.social

Sensitive, but most of ours seem to roost yards into Northumberland - up to 60 one evening recently. Had a Great White on the Tweed on Friday, still notable here.

sep 2, 2025, 10:22 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nutcracker @nucifraga.bsky.social

That'll be the biggest Little Egret count for Northumbs this year (and close to the all-time record of 67 at West Ord, 16 Aug 2022) šŸ‘

sep 2, 2025, 10:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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GreenChris @chrisbirder.bsky.social

I expect it's gone on BirdTrack, hidden as sensitive. Appeared on the Borders WhatsApp group. Egrets are the new Goosanders as far as a section of the salmon-fishing fraternity are concerned.

sep 2, 2025, 11:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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Nutcracker @nucifraga.bsky.social

Grief! They're worse than [non-avian] dinosaurs! I've never seen a Little Egret catch anything larger than a Stickleback.

sep 2, 2025, 11:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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GreenChris @chrisbirder.bsky.social

All salmon begin smaller than stickleback! I overheard a group of Tweed fishermen moaning about predators - from Kingfishers through to dolphin. 'Something needs to be done'! But not, apparently, about climate and overfishing, although a more enlightened generation is beginning to appear.

sep 2, 2025, 11:36 pm • 3 0 • view
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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social

Great Whites have been increasingly regular up here in recent years. Even have it on the house list šŸ„±šŸ˜†

sep 2, 2025, 10:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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Nutcracker @nucifraga.bsky.social

Still a rarity in southeast Northumbs!

sep 2, 2025, 10:51 pm • 0 0 • view