Thomas Bridgewater @thomasjbridge72

Just your local autistic birder from the west midlands my main patch is Sandwell valley 🦆🕊️🦢 Joined January 2024

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Thomas Bridgewater @thomasjbridge72

10 months ago

Sightings from this morning from the hide 17/11/24 🦢 1 buzzard 2 stonechat (on bund) 2 mipits (fly over) Chiffchaff (calling) Water rail (calling) Cetti’s warbler (calling)

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Thomas Bridgewater @thomasjbridge72

a year ago

A very showy juvenile kingfisher outside the hide today @RSPBSandwell

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a year ago

Amazing trio Over at Scarborough last weekend and I got to see some amazing looking birds

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a year ago

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