Bird Hybrids
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A collaborative project aiming to improve understanding of bird hybrids.
Joined March 2014
Many former followers have already abandoned X and fled to BlueSky but clearly the rest of you are still on this sinking ship because there is no Bird Hybrids at Bsky. Well I have some good news: there is now a Bsky Bird Hybrids feed! Come and join us:
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If like me you no longer wish to support a platform that enables harm and divison, please come and join me at Bluesky and follow the #HybridBirds feed for all the best news on hybrid birds. (2/2).
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I have not posted here for a while and will not do so while X continues to embrace racism, misogyny, and rampant disinformation. X's purpose is now to serve its owner's political and personal agenda and its values are wholly incompatible with my own. (1/2).
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Well this is niche. Cinnamon Teal x Eurasian/Green-winged Teal hybrid if I’m not mistaken. I’m not a big beer drinker but I’m quite tempted by this one.
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RT @BirdGuides: This summer, a nature reserve in France has seen its third case of hybridisation between Grey Heron and Little Egret since….
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This summer, a nature reserve in France has recorded its third case of hybridisation between Grey Heron and Little Egret since 2018. A fledgling heron showing mixed features was seen in the heronry...
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RT @GPCbirding: silly crops of distant bird but size almost same as Little, bill too thin and long, jowl Cattle - but presumably a Cattle x….
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…you’ve seen anything weird purporting to be from me. I’ve changed my password and it all seems to be back to normal now. Even so, I’m increasingly uncomfortable with the direction Musk is taking X so will post less here (try BlueSky for a great alternative). (2 of 2).
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Apologies for the recent inactivity here. Some strange things have been going on here with constant notifications of DMs but no DM. Not sure if the account was hacked and someone was sending/receiving messages on my behalf then deleting them or what, so apologies if… (1 of 2).
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RT @BirdGuides: The vagrant American Black Tern in Northumberland has paired up with a male Arctic Tern and is currently sitting on eggs, m….
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The vagrant American Black Tern in Northumberland has paired up with a male Arctic Tern, and is currently sitting on eggs, marking an unlikely case of hybridisation. Returning for its fifth summer...
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Looks like it’s in partial eclipse now….
The clear highlight of the trip up North was, of course, the bizarre Mallard x Eider hybrid in Seahouses Harbour @BirdHybrids
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RT @britishbirds: In the latest BB, two classic short papers. 'Apparent Blackbird x Fieldfare hybrid' by Paul J. Willoughby and 'Presumed C….
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Neck shape recalls Great White Egret but can we rule out leucistic Grey Heron? Those is one of those birds that I suspect would be easier in life than from photos.
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The icing on the cake of what was already a thoroughly enjoyable read were two articles on hybrids - the long-staying Mallard x Eider that we’ve featured here a few times and one I hadn’t heard about before, an apparent Blackbird x Fieldfare hybrid in Yorkshire last October.
The latest issue of British Birds is now out with papers on vagrant Nearctic landbirds, Bullfinches in orchards, breeding Bee-eaters in Britain, short papers on hybrids, @bbrc news and more!.➡️📷@puffinpassion
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RT @BirdingHawkeye: Unexpectedly stumbled across a little hybrid hub while exploring new ground in North Yorks this week! A locally returni….
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Good to see this is still around….
Crazy male Eider x Mallard hybrid at Seahouses today. It comes to bird seed in the harbour at low tide!
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RT @KoenStork: The first documented Aythya hybrid ever for Texel! Found this Tufted Duck x Pochard today at the Horsmeertjes. Also a Cattle….
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Bird of the trip I reckon. Beats all those pesky pelicans anyway.
Bit taken aback by this today while guiding at Lake Kerkini, Northern Greece for @OrioleBirding - hybrid Grey x Purple Heron! Mega looking thing and the first time I’ve ever seen one. A proper mash up! @BirdHybrids
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RT @birdmanuk68: I finally managed to grab a shot yesterday of the continuing ♂️ Pintail x Mallard at Maple Lodge NR, Maple Cross. A very s….
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RT @Ploverstint: A male hybrid Duck still @ Tokyo , Japan. Eurasian Wigeon × Northern Pintail. 30 Mar 2024.
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