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Matt Phelps

@mostlyscarce

Birder/Nature Geek/Lead Ecologist & Science Communicator @KneppWilding Not using Twitter anymore, find me on Instagram or Bluesky.

pulboroughbirder.blogspot.co.uk/
Joined December 2009
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Highly recommend the excellent new book by @mostlyscarce and @Godalming_birds 👍lots of new local places to explore!!
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The new Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book by @mostlyscarce and @Godalming_birds is out now bloomsbury.com/uk/where-to-w…
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this fine tome landed on the mat this morning, a credit to the authors @Godalming_birds @mostlyscarce having just retired I shall be endeavouring to visit mote local sites this year #Surreybirds #Sussexbirds
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New book just arrived, plenty of info on the Selsey/Medmerry/Pagham areas and a good read throughout @mostlyscarce @Godalming_birds @sussexbirding @SussexOrnitholo
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nhbsBooks@nhbsBooks9 Feb 2024
Out now: Where to Watch #Birds in Surrey & Sussex nhbs.com/where-to-watch-bird… @chiffchat @BloomsburyBooks @_BTO @RSPBScience @Natures_Voice @BirdwatchExtra @BirdWatchingMag #birdwatching
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Congratulations to @mostlyscarce and @Godalming_birds - a superb guide. AND born from chat between us on Twitter. J
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Out now: Where to Watch #Birds in Surrey & Sussex nhbs.com/where-to-watch-bird… @chiffchat @BloomsburyBooks @_BTO @RSPBScience @Natures_Voice @BirdwatchExtra @BirdWatchingMag #birdwatching
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Matt @mostlyscarce recently led a short private walk around the flooded Arun Valley at Pulborough — check out what he saw with Sylva and Charlie: wildstarts.com/post/onto-the…
Onto the floods

Onto the floods

It was still very flooded out on the South Brooks as we headed past the visitor centre and onto the reserve. Straight away we could see there were a lot of ducks out on the water. Making our way down...

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Jack Snipe lurking in a ditch near Hastings today #BirdsSeenin2024 #birding
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Rather than gather dust on the shelf i'd like to pass my first edition micro-moth guide (left) on to a young naturalist. I'll pay the postage of course.
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Surrey Bird Club members are entitled to a 30% pre-order discount on the new, upcoming Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book, published by Bloomsbury. More information here: surreybirdclub.org.uk/news/w… @mostlyscarce @Godalming_birds @chiffchat
Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex pre-order offer - Surrey Bird Club

Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex pre-order offer - Surrey Bird Club

The new and updated Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book, out in early 2024, is available for pre-order here. Surrey Bird Club members are entitled to a special 30% off that applies to...

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My response to the backlash from cleb gardeners about rewilding. I do hope they listen. It's not about abandoning your garden. It's about thinking about nature first. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Don’t be scared of rewilding, Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh: it’s a garden revelation | Isabella...

Don’t be scared of rewilding, Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh: it’s a garden revelation | Isabella...

Celebrity gardeners are in uproar – but abandoning perfection can both help the environment and create beautiful spaces, says author and conservationist Isabella Tree

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The latest @BirdwatchExtra is out! Including Aquatic Warbler ID by @NarwhalSh, @lizardschwartz talking birds' skulls, @mostlyscarce on the history of reintroduction schemes, a Frampton Marsh guide by @BoyWonderBirder & birding legacies by @Callahanbirder: bit.ly/3NZv1Cm
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White-tailed Eagle has nested in England for the first time in 240 years, with a pair raising one chick at an undisclosed location thought to be in West Sussex: bit.ly/3QjuYnN
White-tailed Eagle nests in England for first time in 240 years

White-tailed Eagle nests in England for first time in 240 years

A chick successfully fledged from a nest thought to be in West Sussex.

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The only harmful froth here is the @DailyMirror's dire journalism
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Watching this Wood Warbler gleaning in the canopy was a fantastic end to today's guided outing with Jennifer from Kent at Pulborough Brooks
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This Summer SOS are carrying out a county-wide Nightjar survey! Two evening visits are required between late May and late July. There are plenty of 1km squares available. See those available and sign up here: sussexnightjars.birdsurvey.o… Photo ©️Mya Bambrick
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Juvenile Ospreys from the UK often make long sea crossings on their first migration, but reaching Barbados really is amazing.
Roy Dennis Foundation (@RoyDennisWF) profile pictureRoy Dennis Foundation@RoyDennisWF24 Mar 2023
Amazing news! A Scottish Osprey, from a nest in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, has been photographed in Barbados, having crossed the Atlantic on its first migration. Read the full story by @timmackrill on our website: roydennis.org/2023/03/24/a-t… Photos: Michael St John
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Exciting news! South Downs Wildlife has become Wildstarts. The National Park will remain core to our tours & activities, but renaming reflects a broadening of our horizons to celebrate the amazing wildlife of Sussex & south-east England. We can't wait to start this new chapter!
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BirdGuides@BirdGuides21 Feb 2023
The March edition of Birdwatch is out! Featuring @lesserspotnet on Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, a Pacific seabird voyage by Bob Flood, @miles_cluff on illustrating birds, @ZarFrost discussing Low Tide Counts, @sjportugal1979 on eggshells, plus much more: bit.ly/3KenLSy

Inside the March 2023 issue of Birdwatch

Finding Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, identifying Northern Goshawks, the science behind eggshells and an introduction to illustrating birds all feature in this month's magazine.

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Matt (@mostlyscarce) led a private 'Guided Bird Walk' at Old Lodge last weekend southdownswildlife.com/post/…
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