Northern Lights above Saxa Vord

A slow start to our annual week on Unst until we found a Pallas’ Grasshopper Warbler chakking.away in the burn at Clingera @tynemouthbirds.bsky.social

BBC4 at 9pm today - worth an hour of anyone’s time. #ukbirding

Firecrest, one of two plus a chiffchaff, from a recent trip to Cornwall. Oh yeah, there was a booted eagle as well but it didn't pose for photos #tease #UKbirding

Mute swan resting on the calm waters of Holywell Pond, Northumberland #NEbirding #UKbirding @nenature.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

Juvenile Iceland gull, North Shields Fish Quay #NEbirding #UKbirding @nenature.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

Long-tailed tits enjoying breakfast, Daisy Nook Country Park, Manchester #UKbirding

Kingfisher seen along the canal at Daisy Nook Country Park, Manchester; the children were excited, less so grandad!

Fantastic views of the Ross's gull at South Shields pier this afternoon; the correct decision made @yellowbrow.bsky.social after seeing a slightly smaller, paler gull from the Tynemouth side

The over wintering water rail in Northumberland Park, Tynemouth, taking advantage of the seeds of a gunnera plant @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social

A silhouetted grey heron on the foreshore at St Mary's Island @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social

17 little auks, 2+ sooty shearwaters and 1 Manx shearwater were the highlights from an hour at Browns Bay, Whitley bay this am @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

Water rail sulking in the shadows, Northumberland Park, Tynemouth @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

Brown rat, walking a tightrope and shaking it up in Northumberland Park, Tynemouth

Having spent most of the time chasing off other pipits, the water pipit started to 'dance' with a rock pipit; both bobbing up and down with wings dropped @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @sibechat.bsky.social

Nice lunchtime hour watching the returning water pipit off the promenade at St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @sibechat.bsky.social