Scott Mayson
@scottmayson.bsky.social
Birder from Suffolk who also enjoys a bit of cycling and photography, sometimes at the same time.
Cape Kormakitis seawatch produced: 461+ Garganey, 1 Teal, 469 Glossy Ibis, 2 Black tailed Godwit, 3 Slender billed Gull, 9 Gull billed Tern, 3 European Roller & 2 European Bee eater. #cyprusbirds
I love all my #BirdTrack stats. It's tough on the patch now with no water in the meres. I put in a lot more effort on recording breeding evidence this year (getting in atlas mode). Not sure I'll find another 12 species to match last year! @birdtrack.bsky.social
A juvenile Whinchat was somewhat of a surprise find at Darsham Marshes this afternoon. First time I have visited this site. #SuffolkBirds
Exciting news breaking this morning! Zitting Cisticola has bred successfully in Britain for a second consecutive year, with at least seven juveniles from three broods recorded at Walberswick NNR, Suffolk, this summer:
Zitting Cisticola nests in Suffolk for second year running
Zitting Cisticola has bred once again at Walberswick NNR this summer, with two pairs raising three broods.
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I’ve recently spent some time designing a website. It includes a gallery of Canadian #birds photographed this spring. Feel free to check it out! maxhellicar.wixsite.com/home/longpoint-spring2026
Great to finally catch up with the not so Long-tailed Shrike having dipped the bird in Fife. Showed very well at times feasting on bees.
After recent conditions, a bracingly cold high tide visit to Snettisham this morning. c4 Little Stints among good numbers of Dunlin. 4 Spotted Redshanks, 83 Avocets, 40 Spoonbills and 100s of Med Gulls, including lots of smart fresh juveniles #NorfolkBirding
HUDSONIAN GODWIT showing very well at Cattawade Suffolk today #ukbirding
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Despite showing for 6 consecutive days, day 7 was unlucky for me with Giant Pitta at the Kinabatangan Hide this morning! But thanks to this absolute stunner, it was not a double-pitta-dip-day! Absolutely glowing Blue-banded Pitta near Lahad Datu this afternoon! What a bird!
The first 2 days co-guiding with Paul Selby the Mariposa Butterflies of the French Alps have already been amazing: Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper and several Balkan Fritillary, plus oodles of others. Totally stunning landscape and a few birds thrown in - Rock Thrush today @mariposanature.bsky.social
3/7/26 #Cumbria - Phwoar! The Dark Red #Helleborines (Epipactis atrorubens) are peaking on the Limestone pavements above Morecambe Bay, in an array of colours! Tomorrow I take Arnside & District NHS out near Kendal and on Sunday it’s a trip up #HuttonRoof for @mariposanature.bsky.social
Just arrived home after a late morning appointment and news of the Hudsonian Godwit at Minsmere broke. Managed to see it on west scrape before it flew to south - the first time we saw the underwing... 2 limosa Black-taileds too #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
and a wee bit of video of the Woodcock with chicks in tow! #highlandbirds 🪶
I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!
Six limosa Black-tailed Godwits at Minsmere yesterday, but they never came close for nice photos. A selection here; a couple 'beasts' plus a small nicely barred and white-browed bird #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
A similar example already tested in the UK for Tree Pipits onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #bioacoustics
Individual acoustic monitoring and colour‐ringing yield comparable estimates of male annual survival in a migratory songbird, but differ in breeding season detectability
Monitoring demography is key to understanding how species respond to environmental change; however, in estimating demographic rates it is important to consider any potential biases, for example throu...
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Best views of Red-footed Falcon for a while with the female at Westleton Heath sat in a birch tree avoiding the westerly blow. #SuffolkBirds
What a stunner! Enjoyed absolutely incredible views of this Arctic-bound White-billed Diver (aka Yellow-billed Loon) in full breeding plumage at West Burrafirth, Shetland yesterday. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
To mark this long-awaited first for Britain we've added Western Reef Heron to our store aluladesigns.co.uk/s... #BirdingWales #UKBirding #BirdArt
Pearl-boarded Fritillary from a recent trip to the New Forest
