Birder and bird ringer also dabbles in moths. Likes watching sport and walking up the odd hill or two. Spends a bit of time with Wheatears.
Ian Beggs
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Most of the female Wheatears @skokholmisland.bsky.social are now nest building. The males are vigorous in protecting their territories and are on constant alert for intruding males as the egg laying time approaches.
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There are still new Wheatears being logged for 2025 @skokholmisland.bsky.social,
either new birds in or those who have proved difficult to confirm. Male F62 at the Bluffs and female F37 at Wallsend are two such birds. Two more to add to the survival study data.
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Our previously featured nest-building female appears to have stopped building. She will be laying shortly. The male is rarely more than a couple of metres away - cute? Not really he’s guarding against an intruder stealing a copulation at this key time.
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Male F22 was the first Wheatear back this year @skokholmisland.bsky.social
He was singing around the Obs on 4 March! He had the entire island to choose from but he chose to set up his territory at the same place as last year. (He’s also not shy of people).
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Now the Wheatears @skokholmisland.bsky.social are paired, the males are on constant vigil. Flying round their territorial boundaries to protect their patch, they are quick to challenge any encroaching males with eyes on their female! Here C54 is on sentry duty on North Plain.
Now the Wheatears @skokholmisland.bsky.social are paired, the males are on constant vigil. Flying round their territorial boundaries to protect their patch, they are quick to challenge any encroaching males with eyes on their female! Here C54 is on sentry duty on North Plain.
Despite another windy day our nest-building female is now onto white feathers @skokholmisland.bsky.social
This is usually the final stage of construction so laying in the next day or so (5/6 eggs). Incubation of c12 days so feeding young around 8 May.
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Calmer weather had the #Wheatears out and about @skokholmisland.bsky.social. Male A33 is still single this year despite being our oldest bird at 7. Elsewhere a female is nest-building in nest box 7 (the red stones on the right ). Hoping she will complete and lay there soon.
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Most Wheatears @skokholmisland.bsky.social are now paired and are starting to explore potential nest sites together. Male C39 and female H09 are roaming their territory in the general North Plain area where both have bred with different partners for the last few years.
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And despite the 40 mph winds she’s still nest building.
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Calmer weather had the #Wheatears out and about @skokholmisland.bsky.social. Male A33 is still single this year despite being our oldest bird at 7. Elsewhere a female is nest-building in nest box 7 (the red stones on the right ). Hoping she will complete and lay there soon.
#ukbirding
#BirdingWales
