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Chris Hamilton 🐦

1 year

🚨Lifer alert!🚨 Long Eared Owl fledgling! Location withheld. World Lifer 248, 2 more for the big 250! NI lifer 145. My first wild Owl, absolutely buzzing.

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Chris Hamilton 🐦

@GuywithASD

3 months

Excuse me? Are you telling me this bird exists? Canopy of Ecuador, oh my.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Northern Irish countryside. Ever wonder why Cuckoo, Corncrake, Curlew etc disappeared?

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@GuywithASD

4 years

@joecoscarelli @nytimes He is nothing like Tupac. NOTHING. That is a disgrace to the name of Tupac, and his legacy. I'll let y'all come at me, I don't care.

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@GuywithASD

7 months

Passed my driving test today!

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@GuywithASD

1 year

I JUST SAW MY FIRST PEREGRINE FALCON! Briefly glided past the cliffs as I watched a feeding frenzy of Gulls Long time coming, and it was worth the wait Thanks for all the advice @jclarke48 Bogey/nemesis bird no more

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@GuywithASD

1 year

One more thing, I'm going through old photos from previous travels atm. I believe Heermann's Gull? San Francisco 2013. Can't decide as bill doesn't look red enough. Thanks

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@GuywithASD

3 years

@TheRealHoarse Got my best shot yet of a Kingfisher this morning!

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@GuywithASD

4 years

There’s a light, a bright light burning For every broken heart in this world tonight Deep inside, there’s one light burning That will lead you through the storm It’s gonna be ok Richie Sambora. Fallen from Graceland. ❤️💛

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@GuywithASD

10 months

Long Eared Owl Bird of the Year 2023 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.

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@GuywithASD

10 months

Back garden flock of Lesser Redpolls and Siskin. Siskins are the loveliest finch this time of year. As you can see, it’s bleak

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Before I forget: Bare-Throated Tiger Heron. My 300th life bird! Seen on a River safari along Fortuna river, Costa Rica.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Ok, I may be wrong here. This crow has a very deep call, and made Jackdaws look small, I’m thinking Raven Am I right?

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Chris Hamilton 🐦

@GuywithASD

1 year

European Goldfinch feather. Rather pretty

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@GuywithASD

6 months

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 Merlin on the coastal path from Portstewart to Portrush this morning! Only one Falcon left to see in NI, *checks notes*, Hobby. That’s not going to be easy. @nirsg

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Normalize beginner birders making ID mistakes, not getting it right bang on every time. Uncertainty and errors, give us time

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@GuywithASD

10 months

Year list up to 34 today. Focus on the small matter of Race Over The Glens, brutal 10k through a landscape in desperate need of rewilding. Happy New Year everyone.

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Spotted Flycatchers still present at Antrim Castle Gardens. @nibirds

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@GuywithASD

1 year

@CarlBovisNature I bought your Wigeon and Teal jigsaw a while back. It’s going, slowly.

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@GuywithASD

9 months

3 years ago yesterday. My first Kingfisher, the bird that started this hobby/ obsession. Actually saw the Kingfisher yesterday, must have been a sign.

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@GuywithASD

3 years

@CarlBovisNature From 2nd April, a random but welcome Wheater on my road, obviously just passing through

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@GuywithASD

1 year

Lake District. Devoid of life, stripped bare. @IrishRainforest sheepwrecked land

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@GuywithASD

2 months

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 American Golden Plover at RSPB WOW Still present on the far scrape, near the log.

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@GuywithASD

3 months

Peregrine Falcon. Falco Peregrinus. 251 for the year along the Causeway Coast this morning.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Lapwing is trending! A quick collage of some of my favourite Lapwing photos this year.

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@GuywithASD

10 months

It is now booked, the big one for 2024. Start off in North Carolina, USA, for a Parkrun. 9 Day tour of Costa Rica, June 2024. Brief layover in Dallas, Texas. I am using Ebird quizzes for Costa Rica to help me learn. Can't tell the Wrens apart and Parakeets are confusing me. Help

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@GuywithASD

3 years

@TheRealHoarse Spent a morning with these beauties 6 cygnets in all

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@GuywithASD

2 years

This is Christmas early for me Lapwings, back on the flooded field To hear that call once more, is everything

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Arrived in Keller, Texas, USA. Lifer Western Kingbird and Red Shouldered Hawk already. Target: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher.

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Chris Hamilton 🐦

@GuywithASD

1 year

🚨Lifer Manx Shearwater! 🚨 Seen feeding with Gannets offshore, like a Swift of the seas. First Shearwater, is this a gateway drug to seawatching?

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@GuywithASD

3 months

Spotted Flycatchers still present at the nest. At least 2 chicks present. Private site. @SpotyFlycatcher

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@GuywithASD

3 years

From the archives back in January, happy #NationalRobinDay !

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@GuywithASD

4 years

@itsJeffTiedrich And his base Goebbel up everything he spouts

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@GuywithASD

5 months

OSPREY PRESENT AT ANTRIM PATCH!!! Excuse my poor video. Lifer!!

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@GuywithASD

1 year

@CarlBovisNature Glossy Ibis Here’s my less than ideal photo of one at Portmore RSPB last year

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@GuywithASD

4 years

@BrownRapFan 'Marshall you're so funny man, you should be a comedian, god damn! Unfortunately I am, I just hide behind the tears of a clown' Holy

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@GuywithASD

3 years

Goldfinch #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Ok, it’s a bad photo, I tried to save a flash in poor light. Apologies. The bird in the foreground is a Lesser Redpoll. The larger bird, is it also a Redpoll? Arctic? Thanks, and again apologies for bad photo

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@GuywithASD

1 year

What I would give for this to happen again, would twitch in a heartbeat....

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@GuywithASD

3 years

More Lesser Redpoll action #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Three Wattled Bellbird!! Video taken through scope, part of a guided tour of Curi Cancha reserve. Northern Emerald Toucanet Keel Billed Toucan Purple Throated Mountain Gem I love this place.

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@GuywithASD

3 years

@09Clive I know it’s April Fools, but Why do I want this to happen? It would be interesting

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@GuywithASD

7 months

Well, this was unexpected. Red-Breasted Merganser at Antrim Loughshore this morning. Antrim County bird 111.

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Chris Hamilton 🐦

@GuywithASD

10 months

6.3 mile training run on the Glens of Antrim. I’m not wise.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Moment of calm on the river this morning

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@GuywithASD

2 years

@CarlBovisNature A Northern Cardinal from Montreal Canada! #BirdsofTwitter Such a striking bird, could have watched it all day!

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@GuywithASD

3 months

Reed Warbler is 116 for County Antrim. Singing down at the hide at Randalstown Forest.

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@GuywithASD

7 months

Bohemian Waxwings. 99 for the year, thanks to @jclarke48 for the find and @DonnaRiddell10 for pointing them out 👍 Tesco Portstewart. Now, for Cedar Waxwings in the States..

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@GuywithASD

8 months

Wildlife on 1 Hare chasing the Hooded Crows off the field. Looks like someone has something to hide. @AntrimLens

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@GuywithASD

4 months

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 Little Tern at RSPB WOW! Found and reported this morning by Stuart Cossey. Associating with Common and Sandwich Terns at the far spit of the reserve. 154 for NI.

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@GuywithASD

1 year

Beautiful demoiselle

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@GuywithASD

1 year

Checked out a local flock of Geese, mostly Greylag, using the fields as a roost. Scanning produced a lone Pink Footed Goose. Quality isn’t great as the wind was increasing.

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@GuywithASD

3 months

Private site, no location will be given. Spotted Flycatchers on a nest, unable to count eggs/young. Very exciting development.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

There has been a large Lapwing flock hanging around the local farms recently, putting me back in mind of breeding season. Is there anything I can possibly do or say to make sure this doesn't happen again? Field being cut and her babies unable to fly.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Kingfisher and Dipper Kingfisher was shot from the bridge, was trying to keep up with him #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Day 2, still in San Jose Group trip begins tomorrow 10 lifers today Images: Great Kiskadee Crimson-fronted Parakeet Northern Jacana

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Chris Hamilton 🐦

@GuywithASD

2 years

Personal advice against complacency re. Sharing photos of birds. Remain humble with the birds you see, the bird may seem ‘common’ to you, it may be another birder’s bogey bird or lifer target. Especially beginners. Ta

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@GuywithASD

4 months

Spotted Flycatcher! Private residence. 3 years since I’ve seen one here in NI. There was a pair seen.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Otter

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@GuywithASD

2 years

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 Bohemian Waxwing at Bangor Ward Park! Plus Pochard, Bar Tailed Godwit and Knot, 99 for the year.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Magpie is more than just black and White

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@GuywithASD

7 months

First Sand Martin back at Rae’s Wood, hawking for insects in the pouring rain. First hirundine of the year!

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@GuywithASD

3 years

Lifer with my first Goldeneye at Oxford Island #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

4 years

@ThatEricAlper Don’t know what you got till it’s Gone Cinderella

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@GuywithASD

5 months

My first NI Cuckoo! Calling along the Kellswater road. 152 for NI. County Antrim 113.

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@GuywithASD

8 months

A privilege. Singing Greenfinch in the Castle Gardens this morning.

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@GuywithASD

2 years

2 years ago today. My first Kingfisher.

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@GuywithASD

4 years

The first Siskin of the year has arrived! #TwitterNatureCommunity #MoreBirdsLessPolitics #BirdsSeenIn2021

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Collage of some of my favourite photos this year

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@GuywithASD

3 years

I JUST SAW MY FIRST GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER! 102! On my own patch, on the cycle into work Quick view through bins before he flew off, so no pics for now Buzzing. #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

1 year

Antrim Castle Gardens today, just glorious. @barrabest

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@GuywithASD

5 months

Right at the end of this video, can anyone pick out Wood Warbler? Swear I can hear one Thanks.

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@GuywithASD

3 years

4 best photos from today Goldfinch and Siskin from back garden #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

1 year

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 White Stork seen from the train, traversing the Netherlands. With Great Egret (Europe ✅)

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@GuywithASD

3 years

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone What could have been a bad year was turned around by the introduction of birdwatching, Lapwings by my house, Waders on the coast And of course, the local Kingfisher It all helped Larne Half Marathon, my first

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@GuywithASD

10 months

It’s #NationalBirdDay !!

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@GuywithASD

11 months

@CarlBovisNature Mallard Starling Common Snipe

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@GuywithASD

9 months

Beautiful

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@GuywithASD

8 months

Random question, I’ve been thinking about Tree Sparrows. Are there many Tree Sparrow records for County Antrim? Photos from my garden, 19 April 2022. Only happened once.

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@GuywithASD

10 months

Jay just outside the garden 😎 First record for the garden I believe

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@GuywithASD

2 years

I have a Tree Sparrow in the garden!!! First time in the garden for a Tree Sparrow, this is awesome! #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

1 year

🚨Lifer Alert!🚨 Common Scoter flock passed Magheracross viewing point this morning. Also Peregrine and flock of Brent Goose. Lifer 249 NI 146

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@GuywithASD

6 months

Antrim patch has still only 3 warblers, Sedge Warblers haven’t shown up yet. No Common Sandpipers or Terns yet. One Med Gull back at the marina

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Sky on fire

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@GuywithASD

5 months

🚨Lifer Alert🚨!! Cuckoo Nightingale Also Black Redstart this morning! Parkrun in Vienna.

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@GuywithASD

4 years

Redshank, Ruddy Turnstone, Oystercatcher and Curlew #MoreBirdsLessPolitics #TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsSeenIn2021 #Photography #Birds

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@GuywithASD

4 years

Goldfinch at the feeders! Such a beautiful bird. #TwitterNatureCommunity #BirdsSeenIn2021 #MoreBirdsLessPolitics

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@GuywithASD

7 months

Immature Black Headed Gull? Very orange legs. At Antrim Loughshore

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@GuywithASD

2 years

Completed regionnare status for Northern Ireland, all 36 events completed! Completed Derry City Parkrun this morning, on the windy side 😂

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@GuywithASD

3 years

Snaps from this morning Getting used to lying to my stomach to get those level photos I do believe that's a Grey Plover beside the Dunlin?

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@GuywithASD

4 months

400 day Ebird streak!

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@GuywithASD

4 years

Tufted Duck and Coot in the lake at Ecos Centre. Brings my list up to 41 #NaturePhotography #BirdsSeenIn2021 #MoreBirdsLessPolitics #TwitterNatureCommunity

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@GuywithASD

5 years

@HoarseWisperer @dog_rates Rates good boys daily. All the beat dogs.

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@GuywithASD

1 year

🚨Lifer Alert!!🚨 Common Cranes flew over the Ronald Reagan Park, Gdansk. Calling frequently, so heard before seen. Also Wood Duck and Short Toed Treecreeper. 117.