Lincoln's Sparrows tends to breed in the northern half of Nova Scotia, so we in the south generally have to wait until fall migration when a few pass through. I squeaked this one up from roadside bushes this morning, adding it to our Shelburne County year list. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

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Wedgeport Pelagic

I realise that it isn’t long since my last blog post and, in the scheme of things, the general reduction in mental capacity caused by everything being rendered down to a three-minute video clip, co…

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A better shot of the Far Eastern Curlew currently entertaining crowds of up to twenty at Carlton sur mer in Quebec. This morning the rain stopped for an hour, so I had another look. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Canada has a Far Eastern Curlew in Quebec, how weird is that? I connected today but it was lashing down, here's a BOC shot. #birds #birding #birdwatching

Surprisingly only one Cory's on our little ten-hour jaunt off southern Nova Scotia yesterday. If we want to get to the warm water where the real goodies are, it's 20 hours each way. We need a better boat. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

We did a lobster boat pelagic off Yarmuth County, NS today. Decent conditions and more South Polar Skuas than we're used to. Here's one of possibly ten. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

An end of August blog post where, amongst other things, I look at the BirdNET listening app. capesablebirding.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/s... #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Showing App-titude

Before I get down to the app bit, let’s go birding. A ‘what the fudge is this’ question by email to Tony, later with a photo, led to a twitchable Crested Caracara doing the right thing and showing …

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I wrote this stand-alone birder novel for fun, and I think it holds up pretty well. You probably know that Cuckoos lay their eggs in someone else's nest, then the cuckoo kicks out the other birds. The title is something of a metaphor. #Booksky #Birdernovels #Birderfiction #Books

Another northern (to us on Cape Island) warbler today, Bay-breasted. I'd like to think the pace will pick up, but the weather is settled and warm. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Three books self-published in my Hannah Washington series, so far. I am doing a prequel called 'Hannah', but I haven't figured out whether I want to adapt (partial re-write) her first case, which appeared in 'The Chaser', or write a completely new novel. #Booksky #2026Books #NovaScotia

As the weather deteriorates, the migration kicks in. Added three species to my yard year list today, the pick being this Canada Warbler. 126 so far, with lots of gaps expected to be filled. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #NovaScotia

Not a great shot, but I caught up with provincial tick, Crested Caracara in the delightful Pugwash area of Nova Scotia. Locals were very kind and free with their access, allowing us keen visitors the chance to enjoy their bird. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Still very spotty, but that will change. I've only seen the one around Cape Island for a while now. Winter is coming. #Bird #Birding #Birdwatching

Even after all these years, I can't see a Black-and-White Warbler and not think of How Hill Nature Reserve in Norfolk and that mud. That won't mean anything to North American viewers, but if you're old enough to remember that bird, it does. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #mud

I get one a year in the yard, so I make sure I enjoy my annual dose of Ovenbird. Oddly enough they're pretty common off Cape Sable Island. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

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Heading Back North

After adding the Glace Bay, Cape Breton White Ibis to my Nova Scotia list, (see the previous post), the hope was, naturally, that the next tick on the way to 400 would be a bit nearer, it wasn’t. S…

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Seeing as I just published my new Novel, I'm going to have to post about it a few times. If it gets annoying, please, scroll on. #Books #Booksky #Authors #Novascotia #writingcommunity

The day before our trip, thousands of shearwaters left the Bay of Fundy following a wind storm that shoved sea birds way up into Kings County. Our haul was modest, with a few Sooty Shearwaters and a lot more greats. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #Seabirds

Phalaropes are slowly building up in the Bay of Fundy now. Most appear to be Red Phalaropes, I didn't see any that were actually red. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #seabirds

eBook publication day for my latest novel. Influencer is the third Hannah Washington mystery, sort of. #Books #Booksky #Authors Available from Amazon, search my name.

Just about finished writing the latest book in my Hannah Washington series. Pending that, this is the first, although Hannah begins life in my Nova Scotia Birder Mystery 'The Chaser'. I self-publish, so I'm always pleased when someone takes a punt on one of my stories. #Books #Booksky #Authors

Watched this Belted Kingfisher catch a Green Crab, only to be robbed by an American Crow. Cape Sable Island (no horses), Nova Scotia. #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding

A pleasure to watch my first Orca since 1984 (in Shetland) at Canso Causeway in Nova Scotia. Naturally it got some boat hassle, such is the dickhead mentality of some people.

Common Nighthawks were out day hawking in Shelburne County yesterday, a sure sign that it won't be long before they're off south. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Did a Bay of Fundy trip with Petit Passage Whale Tours. Lots of Wilson's but not many shearwaters. Phalaropes are arriving, but with no real numbers yet. In a few weeks there'll be 10000+ - no typo. I didn't know about this until I moved to Nova Scotia. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Boreal Chickadee, an erratic visitor to our Cape Sable Island NS yard these days and probably because there's sod all control on development, meaning territories get hacked down. Won't be long before they're gone. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Very much our default summer shearwater, we managed 614 Greats on our little offshore jaunt, Jul-11th. For anyone visiting, a good way to connect with seabirds is to do a Brier Island Whale Watch tour. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching

Sooty Shearwaters are present annually off Cape Sable Island NS, May through September and sometimes later. A rough ratio would be one in every fifty Greats. This was one of fifteen see offshore on Jul-12th. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching.

I had an idea. What if the Galactic Management Committee were every bit as incompetent as we are? If so, then they'd naturally follow the tried and tested method of hiring somebody to blame. In Harvesting Kerry Peters they may have made a big mistake. #Booksky #Books #Scifi

A friend has a small boat that's great for going offshore when conditions allow. We counted 247 Wilson's Storm-Petrels out there in very slick conditions. Off Baccaro, Shelburne County NS. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching