To be honest, some gulls don’t ’float my boat’…. But Pallas’s Gull positively reeks of class. It’s just one sexy bird! #Kazakhstan #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #nikon #zootherabirding

Short video of today’s Great Shearwater off Porthgwarra. This was the second bird seen today and was close, in the first Manx line. Video courtesy of Mike McKee.

Fill ya boots #ukbirding

Amazing find by Simon H-R! First for UK Western Reef Heron at the Foryd Bay. Looks the real deal 👍Great twitch with @owen27.bsky.social #ukbirding #welshbirds

Goldcliff point 06:15-08:15; GND, Razorbill, 7+ Gannet, c25 Kittiwake & 500+ Manx #gwentbirding

4 Painted Lady in the garden, how times have changed #gwentleps

Cracking views of the Lesser Kestrel at Goonhilly Down this morning, Boc doesn't do it justice

What a stunning find by John Foster. Cornwall’s 2nd Lesser Kestrel found at Croft Pascoe Downs, Lizard (1st May 2026). The first was in May 1968 so this male has been long overdue. #cornwallbirding #birding #ukbirding

Lesser Kestrel looked a little happier this evening! Good views of it hunting east of the road #ukbirding

Goldcliff pools 06:15- 08:20; 17 Barwit, 33 Blackwit, 15+ Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 8 Sanderling, Grey Plover, Knot, c20 RP, c40 Dunlin, Drk Garganey, Drk Pintail, pair Pochard, DB Brent Goose & White Wag #gwentbirding

Goldcliff on rising tide; Spot shank, Greenshank, 13 Barwit, 7 Blackwit, 4 Whimbrel, c20 Dunlin, pair Pintail, drk Pochard, few Wigeon & Teal still about, 2+ Lesser Throat & Yellow Wag #gwentbirding

My first Swift at Wye Bridge Monmouth this evening #gwentbirding #ukbirding

Rushed down to Goldcliff late morning to see the Purple Sand - long overdue county tick! Thanks Lee Gregory.

all three Cypriot endemic birds singing within walking distance of our hotel today, along with 23 orchid taxa, ace #MothBreakfast, at least 20 B&W flycatchers (3+ Semicollared amongst them), another reeling Savi's Warbler, & 10+ Cretzschmar's Buntings #WildlifeTravelling in #Cyprus #CyprusBirds

The first Golden Orioles of the spring reported at Protaras Blue cheeked Bee eaters reported at Paphos Headland & Cape Greco Glossy ibis on the move, with 500 reported past Timi Beach and smaller flocks elsewhere The large arrival of Collared & Pied Flycatchers continues #cyprusbirds

Went to see the American Bittern again last night near Cork. Photo is the best I could come up with as dusk and dawn are really the only times it makes a show. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #eireroadtrip

My first Semi-collared Flycatcher yesterday at Bishop's pool Cyprus, 2 Pied and 6+ Collared present for comparison. Busy morning with lots of passerine interest.

Sunset point Cyprus over two visits; Desert Finch, Masked Shrike, Greater Spotted Cuckoo, E Subalp, Nightingale, Tawny Pipit, 2 Ortolan, 6 STL, European Bee-eater, Redstart, c10 Lesser Throat #cyprusbirds

Another pre-breakfast ramble about, first Cyprus Wheatear of the trip, Black Francolin showed well. Red-rumped Swallow passage well underway this morning (130+) a great Spectacle #Cyprusbirds

Paphos Headland/ Arch site- Ruppell's Wblr, 4 Calandra Lark, Ortolan, 2 Cretzschmar's Bunt, Coll Fly, Eastern Subalp, 5+ EBEW, 10+ N Wheatear, Sib Chat, 3+ Whinchat, 2 Nightingale, 3 Hoopoe, 3 Woodchat, 20+ RT Pipit, Water Pip, 100+ Yell Wag, 190 Purp Heron, Ibis, 32 Night Heron #Cyprusbirds

Quick hour before breakfast produced Eastern Bonelli's Warb, fem Collared Fly, Eastern Subalpine Warb and great views of Black Francolin #Cyprusbirds

Paphos headland coastal walk 12:15-14:00; Eastern Orphean Warb, Nightingale, Redstart, c5 Red-throat Pipit, c30 Yellow Wagtail (mainly Feldegg), 2 Red-rump Swallow, Hoopoe, 2 Isabelline Wheatear #Cyprusbirds

Arrived for a family holiday on Cyprus today, quick wander on arrival produced a Isabelline Wheatear not rare but showing nicely #Cyprusbirds

Goldcliff pools HT; 19 White-f Geese, Spot Shank, c800 Blackwit, 160+ Avocet, 120 Knot, 9 Dunlin, 4 Sand Martin & 4 Pintail #gwentbirding #walesbirding ##ukbirding

A Critically Endangered Javan Rhino calf has been photographed with its mother in Ujung Kulon NP in western Indonesia, offering fresh optimism for the future of one of the planet's rarest large mammals:

Very sad news

There’s light at the end of the tunnel. 🔦 TfL uses as much electricity as 600,000 homes, but the network is officially shifting to be part-solar powered. We’re on the fast track to a 100% renewable commute by 2030.

Very much standard stuff at Goldcliff pools this am, nice to get close views of the wintering Russian White-fronted Geese #walesbirding #ukbirding

Goldcliff HT; Water Pipit, 19 White- fronted Geese, c15 Sand Martin thru, dozen or Chiffchaff & 2+ Porpoise showing close-in offshore #gwentbirding #ukbirding

A week in Spain/ Portugal coming to an end, so nice to escape the grim UK winter.

After two half days not seeing Lesser Flamingo at Fuente de Piedra it was brilliant to pick this one out this afternoon at Cota Donana #Spainbirding

Iberia day 4; nice to see Yellow-crowned Bishop & Crested Myna after previously dipping. Long drive and night in El Rocio, Spain rather unusual place 🐎

Black- headed Weaver was today's Cat C delight, 25 or so near the Guadalquivir river south of Seville. Loads of other good birds, 8K+ Glossy Ibis quite a sight.

It would have no owner either. Jim Ratcliffe would be deported back to Monaco.

Just going to leave this here

Black-rumped Waxbill near Motril, Spain today. Tricky with many Common Waxbill also in residence. In other news it didn't rain and nice to see Bluethroat....

Kildeer & Black-winged Kite clear highlights from a few days away. Little Gull, 23 Bewick's Swan, c20 Crane etc. provided plenty of supporting cast ##ukbirding

Two Pacific Divers off Roskilly (12th Jan). These are probably the third & fourth for Cornwall. Photo includes four Great Northern Diver and two Pacific Diver (extreme right and second left). This is the first time that two Pacific’s have actually been seen and photographed together in Cornwall.

Spot the Little Grebe and pair of Teal on pond in Holyrood park in Edinburgh.

The Penduline Tits seem to be mobile today. One report of 4 birds yesterday. Today they were seen at Aust Wetland, Cake Pill pool at Northwick Warth and one in the reed bed at Pilning Wetland. Red dots on photo show locations.

7 Bean Geese confirmed this evening from enhanced Photos flew over Usk at c13:00 today. Birds not relocated despite searching #gwentbirding #ukbirding

7 Grey Geese (don't appear to be Greylag) over Usk at c13:00 but can't relocate. Headed upriver. Will work on pics later #gwentbirding

Goldcliff late aft- 2 European Whitefronts, Whooper Swan, fem-type Black Redstart, 9 Avocet, 2 Golden Plover, 22 Turnstone, 2 Blackwit & 2 Stonechat #gwentbirding #ukbirding

36:40!! 10k PB yesterday in Telford. Very pleased.

Three Zitting Cisticola were active at weekend with 2 birds (males?) chasing each other about. Both pictured here, one with a lost second tertial on right wing #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Scops Owl this evening in Swansea #ukbirding #walesbirding

Lesser-crested Tern showed really well though distant on the Exe this morning, nice to see it fishing. Nice escapism from 9-5 :), a new British bird too #ukbirding

Pied Flycatcher showing well today at Glebelands, Newport in my lunch break. Still a little baffled at the date #gwentbirding #ukbirding

Male Blackcap in the Garden at Llandenny was a surprise. Very rare here in true winter months, also small mixed flock of Redpoll/ Siskin #gwentbirding