Tràigh Ghearadha (Garry Beach), near Tolsta, Lewis

A Wheatear amongst the rocks, Lewis #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

The Harris coastline, at Nisabost

A very smart Starling, on the Isle of Lewis #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Red Throated Divers on the Isle of Lewis #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Distant, but satisfying, views of a pair of Hen Harriers, on Lewis last week #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Happiness Is: Early morning on an empty Luskentyre Beach

A scarce drake American Wigeon, at Loch Stiapabhat on Lewis. A first for us #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Red Grouse, skulking around the moor at Lochindorb #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Great Northern Diver, Loch Roag, Lewis #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Callanish Standing Stones, the Isle of Lewis

Dalbeg Beach on the Isle of Lewis

A thrilling encounter with this stunning White Tailed Sea Eagle was one of the highlights of our recent trip to Lewis & Harris #ukbirding #birdingscotland

Great Northern Diver, Northton Beach, Harris #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

Shag with nesting material, at the Butt of Lewis #UKBirding #BirdingScotland

A few more of this evening's Cattle Egret nr Goldcliff #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Cattle Egret, just outside Goldcliff Village, this evening #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Our first Greenshank of the year, from a lovely couple of hours at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

The stunning male Black Redstart that has been around RSPB Minsmere for the past few days #UKBirding #SuffoldBirds

A lovely male Bearded Tit, at RSPB Minsmere on Tuesday #ukbirding #suffolkbirds

A female Kestrel, taken at Pilning Wetlands the other day, whilst checking out the Hooded Merganser #UKBirding

A nice rarity at Pilning Wetland this morning, and a lifer for us, this female Hooded Merganser #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Kestrel at Aust earlier, whilst waiting for the Penduline Tit #UKBirding

Managed to see the scarce Penduline Tit at Aust earlier. Brief and distant, but very satisfying #UKBirding

After a number of visits, finally caught up with the Goldcliff Wryneck this morning, a UK lifer for us #BirdingWales #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Wheatear, Sandwich Tern and Ruddy Shelduck, from my trip to Suffolk a couple of weeks ago #ukbirds #birds #suffolk #wildlife

Lovely to see this Ruddy Shelduck at Walberswick, Suffolk at the weekend. A lifer for us #ukbirding

Great views of the rare Black Stork, at Boyton Marsh in Suffolk at the weekend. Also saw one of the Mega rare Zitting Sisticolas at Walberswick. Too brief and distant to photograph but a thrill to see a bird from the first breeding family in the UK of this species #ukbirds #rarebirdsUK

A scruffy Wheatear, at The Blorenge this morning #BirdingWales #UkBirding

Lovely up at The Blorenge this morning

Great White Egret at Goldcliff this morning #BirdingWales #UKBirding

Grabbed this lovely Sparrowhawk through our (grubby) kitchen window this morning #BirdingWales #UKBirding

Pied Flycatcher and Common Redstart, at RSPB Dinas this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

For World Otter Day 2025 #otter #wildlife #mull

Some lovely light, at Bendoran near Bunessan, on the Isle of Mull #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Mull #IsleOfMull #Scotland

The Swallows were being very accommodating at Goldcliff again this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

A pair of Curlew Sandpipers at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales #RareBirdsUK

Nice close views of this Swallow, at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Swallows at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

A few more from this mornings Slimbridge trip. Moorhen Chick, Hare, Sedge Warbler #UKBirding

Lovely to see the rare White-Spotted Bluethroat, and the scarce Glossy Ibis, at Slimbridge this morning #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Bar-Tailed Godwit and Knot, dressed up in their summery finery, and our first Swift of the year, one of many that seemed to take delight at buzzing around my head off the seawall at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Swallow at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Spoonbill at Goldcliff this morning #BirdingWales #UKBirding

Our first Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Tree Pipit and (very distantly) Common Cuckoo of the year. From a gorgeous morning at The Punchbowl and Pwll Du #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Male Gadwall and female Blackcap, at Magor Marsh this morning #birdingwales #UKBirding

Some VERY ropey images of what I believe to be the rare Broad Billed Sandpiper, a life tick for us, at Goldcliff this afternoon #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding #BirdingWales

Our first Common Whitethroat of the year, at Goldcliff this morning #UKBirding #BirdingWales

A couple of Sedge Warblers at Magor Marsh this morning #BirdingWales #UKBirdings

A second visit to RSPB Cwm Clydach in as many days. Managed to see the Dippers I was hoping for, but no image so I had to content myself with this Grey Wagtail #BirdingWales #UKBirding