Birder’s Twitter S3E2

Jonny R does Birder’s Twitter stone cold sober, which is alarming.

We auction a copy of Low Carbon Birding and a one-of-a-kind U.K. 250 keyring...

Jonny H is under the weather aka love sick following his holiday romance. Despite the heartbreak he has managed to see some breeding Black-winged Stilt in the People’s Republic of Yorkshire and is off to Fuerteventura which hosts a Chaffinch and Mediterranean Short-toed Lark.

There’s a couple of blog posts on the website this week. Including ten years since the Pacific Swift and our first book review! Of Low Carbon Birding!

DDL has been down Walthamstow Wetlands and seen Crossbills on the Suffolk coast. He also likes to smell the wind...

Jonny R had Chiloe Wigeon on a lunchtime bike ride. Plus Grey Partridge and Marsh Harrier near home. Aren’t Marsh Harrier brilliant.

Jonny R discovered a Snow Pochard at Livermere and DDL lies to County Recorders!

Don’t forget our link-up with UK Birding Pins www.ukbirdingpins.co.uk

The code is BIRDERSTWITTER and will give you 10% off anything bought on the site.

Jonny R has to update the U.K. 250 page or he’s letting everyone down. Including himself.

Our Emerald Isle connection Brian comes on, telling us about his burgeoning Western Pal list and teases an upcoming trip report from his Morocco Trip...

Scott throws a curveballs and talks to us about Shetland - not Scilly! Birding Shetland is June is all the rage since the two Jonny’s went back in June 2014. Scott and co. saw the displaying Broad-billed Sand! As well as other Shetland magic…

Jonny H only goes to islands without Jonny R now. Which Jonny R is taking personally.

Scott is going to be our Scilly seabird season correspondent. Watch this space…

Friend of the show Drew Lyness wins the copy of LCB and a UK250 keyring! Hurrah!

We close the show with news of a back-dated first for the Western Pal; Streaked Shearwater.

There isn’t a Kelp Seagull over Cambs - it’s a Cape seagull. We’ll probably do this all again next week…

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