Peter Alfrey
@PeterAlfrey
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Birder/naturalist, Little Oak Group
London, UK
Joined October 2012
Just found this Lesser-striped swallow at Al Abraq, Kuwait with Vincent Legrand and Julian Hainaut . A first for Kuwait and as far as we know a first for the classic WP too. @BirdGuides
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Another Bulgarian rarity found on my last day of a recent trip - Caspian Stonechat , S.m.hemprechii. Only a few previous national records . Great little trip .
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A great week in Bulgaria the highlights being this Pallas’s Warbler and a Rustic Bunting amongst thousands of migrating birds.
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Back in Bulgaria working on our holiday wildlife plot. This cracking juvenile Montagu’s Harrier was nearby . More on the blog : https://t.co/Jq7eemedmI
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Great to get these two together in the same trap last night , Striped Hawkmoth and Clifden Nonpariel ,Sidlesham , VC13 @MigrantMothUK
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This video of the Porthgwarra Soft-plumaged Petrel by Michael McKee is absolutely immense!! Mind-blowing stuff. The commentary is brilliant too. Maybe in the next few weeks off Loop 🤞🏻 https://t.co/tgTz1yxYxB
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Lesser Striped Swallow in Kuwait: a Western Palearctic first Peter Alfrey documents the stunning discovery of a regional first amid a desert sandstorm:
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Peter Alfrey documents the stunning discovery of the first Lesser Striped Swallow to be recorded in the Western Palearctic. The bird was found among a fall of migrants at an oasis in Kuwait soon...
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An excellent pelagic off Kuwait last week with up to six Short-tailed Shearwaters. More on the blog https://t.co/jQcJ6pZfDT
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After nearly a month the Least Sandpiper at Medmerry, West Sussex has now moulted into a first-summer plumage . @SelseyBirder @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo @BirdGuides
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The peninsula delivers again! A mad lunch break saw me connect with the first Least Sandpiper in Sussex for 30 years! Great start to the spring !
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Least sand showing well at Stilt pool , medmerry , West Sussex
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Helpful coverage from @InsideCroydon of our legal letter from @LeighDay_Law putting @SuttonCouncil on notice about the need to deliver the promised nature reserve on Beddington Farmlands and secure quality public access https://t.co/3uNNySzlKE
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INSIDE SUTTON: If the council won’t take action against big business for failing to honour its planning commitments, then a coalition of around 150 community groups – backed up by a maj…
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We've put @SuttonCouncil on notice with a legal letter from @LeighDay_Law to up its game on delivery at Beddington Farmlands nature reserve - ambitious targets for wildlife & habitats - committing to enforcement when delivery fails again - working financial guarantees to deliver
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March's Birdwatch is out! Including reflections on two decades of Azores autumns, a look at why Wallcreeper hasn't appeared in Britain for 40 years, county listing in Sussex, the use of ringing to track diseases, a Common Pochard profile, plus lots more:
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Two decades of Corvo birding, Wallcreeper in Britain, American Goshawk ID, Sussex listing and Common Pochard all feature in the March 2025 issue of Birdwatch magazine, which is out now!
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Second cycle, third cycle and adult Kumlien's Gulls from recent trip to Iceland.
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With 46 Wildlife Trusts across the country there's sure to be one near you working hard to help wildlife in your area. By becoming a member you can support their work and in return you'll get regular updates and some membership goodies! https://t.co/6zrKxqyXRz
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