What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, from my garden: 1. Wren bathing in one of the bird baths 2. Robin singing a sub-song & in Sussex 3. First of year Corn Bunting 4. Lovely view of 3 Ravens low overhead 5. Heard a Yellow-browed Warbler (now I want to see one!) 🪶

It’s the 1st of November! Here in Hampshire it’s a calm and dry morning, after a stormy night! The first bird I heard was a Robin, singing in the first light. The first bird I saw was a Woodpigeon sitting on a neighbour’s roof. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in East Sussex: 1. Seeing a Peregrine catch a pigeon 2.Song Thrush, Robin, Goldfinch & House Sparrow bathing together in a puddle 3. Ravens 4. First of season Redwing And in my garden: 5. Robin putting leaves in the nest box 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Robin bathing after dark - seen on wildlife camera & in Dorset: 2. Swallows appearing to bathe in a calm sea 3. Gannets diving amongst leaping Tuna 4. Flying Buzzard showing talons to a Raven 5. Dust-bathing House Sparrows 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Dorset: 1. A beautiful Little Owl 2. Black Redstart - UK species number 200 of my year! 3. Big flock of Golden Plover 4. Short-eared Owl flying overhead 5. Pelagic birding trip with a fab mix of seabird species 🪶

It is 7 years ago today my first Podcast interview on @casualbirderpod.bsky.social was released, you can listen here casualbirder.com/episode48

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Close views of a Buzzard on the verge as I drove by 2. Rooks and Jackdaws flying to their roost 3. Blue Tit bathing in the birdbath 4. Long-tailed Tits calling in the garden 5. Jays calling, looking for acorns 🪶

It’s the 1st of October! Here in Hampshire it’s a calm and cloudy morning. The first bird I heard was a Robin, singing in the darkness. The first bird I saw was a Woodpigeon sitting on the fence. What was your 1st bird of the month?

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Robin singing in my garden each morning 2. Woodpigeon comically trying to bathe in a tiny plant saucer 3. 1st Blackbird seen since the start of August 4. 2 Great White Egrets with 4 Little Egrets 5. Lots of Stonechats 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire: 1. Lucky spot of a flying Glossy Ibis 2. Kingfisher speeding past the hide 3. Sparrowhawk tussling with a Magpie 4. Curlew Sandpiper 5. Single Sanderling feeding with Turnstones 🪶

If you’re like me (and I know I am) then you like podcasts and like birds and so podcasts about birds are the best! Here’s a thread of my favorite bird podcasts, including the number of episodes currently available and average episode length according to the Podcast Addict app 🪶🌿

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine on Brownsea Island, Poole: 1. Close views of Greenshank 2. Little Stint - first of year and species 197 on my year list! 3. 2 Bar-tailed Godwits 4. Preening Nuthatch 5. Eurasian Spoonbill bathing 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Osprey mobbing a White-tailed Eagle in Poole Harbour! 2. Curlew Sandpiper - 1st of year 3. Black-tailed Godwits in afternoon sunlight 4. Blue Tits on my window feeder 5. Over 100 Cormorants at Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex 🪶

New episode! Our recent birding adventure in Wiltshire and Hampshire was filled with highs, near-misses, and surprises! From the awe-inspiring great bustards to the elusive quail and the unexpected grey partridges, each sighting and sound added to the experience. casualbirder.com/episode144 🪶

It’s the 1st of September! Here in Hampshire it’s a calm and sunny morning. The 1st bird I heard was a Magpie, making a loud warning call. It was also the 1st bird I saw (I looked out to see the reason for the noise! I couldn’t pinpoint any threat, though) What was your 1st bird of the month?

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - all in Suffolk 1. Lifer Black Stork! 2. Ruff - first of year 3. Flock of Golden Plover 4. Unexpected juvenile Guillemot in Aldeburgh on the River Alde 5. Common and Sandwich Terns at RSPB Boyton Marsh 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Ruddy Shelduck - first of year! 2. Zitting Cisticola - first breeding pair in the UK! 3. Beautiful Wheatear 4. Huge flock of Swallows and House Martins 5. Great Tits in my garden exploring the Robin nest box for bugs 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. 4 juvenile Woodpigeons using my garden as a creche 2. Buzzard calling - heard from my bedroom 3. Herring Gulls flying over my garden 4. Chiffchaff calling on a park walk & 5. Downy cygnets following their parents on the lake 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Yellowhammer pair 2. First of year Grey Partridge 3. First of year Common Quail 4. Mystery Bird that we thought was a Black Kite - but that we couldn't verify 🤔 5. Family of Blue Tits on my window feeder 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Great Bustards on Salisbury Plain 2. Grey Heron continually harassing a Great White Egret 3. Flock of over 20 Stock Doves 4. Brief sighting of a Kingfisher 5. House Martins - not seen this species since May! 🪶

It’s the 1st of August! Here in Hampshire it’s a calm, sunny morning. The first bird I heard was a Woodpigeon. The first bird I saw was a Collared Dove flying over my garden. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

New episode! I chat with young birder Amy at Normandy Lagoon in #Hampshire Balancing her birding passion with her studies and even starting a conservation club at her school, Amy is proof that you can make a difference, no matter your age or experience! Listen here: casualbirder.com/episode143 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Rook pair (Hooksy & mate) visiting for treats - note: Hooksy has a beak deformity 2. Goldfinch outside my window 3. Swifts calling over the garden 4. Blue Tit visiting the window feeder 5. Red Kite calling as I left for work 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Blue Tit feeding in the garden right next to me 2. A few Swifts flying over my garden - last of the year? 3. A flock of Swallows darting over reedbeds 4. Red Kites over Reading 5. Singing Reed Bunting 🪶

New episode! I share my experience of this year's @globalbirdfair.bsky.social The inspiring talks, interactive events, & vibrant community atmosphere made it truly unforgettable! @charliebingham.bsky.social @naturnaomi.bsky.social & others join me! Take a listen! casualbirder.com/episode142 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Rutland: 1. First of year Osprey 2. Hearing a Yellowhammer as I arrived at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social 3. A big flock of Swifts screaming over Oakham Tesco 4. Unexpected Sedgewarbler 5. Great & Little Egrets in the sunset 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Shetland: 1. Magical night watching Storm Petrels at Mousa Broch 2. Lifer Marsh Warbler 3. Lifer Black-winged Pratincole 4. Fabulous views of Gannets with @thenossboat.bsky.social 5. Wonderful Puffins at Sumburgh Head 🪶

Have you heard my latest episode? Naturalist Simon King shares how, despite having filmed incredible wildlife around the world, he is still thrilled to see it on a local level, such as the amazing Sparrowhawk encounter that he describes in the episode. 🪶 casualbirder.com/episode141

It’s the 1st of July! Here in Shetland it’s a calm, sunny morning. The first bird I heard was a Curlew. The first bird I saw was a Fulmar flying near the sea cliff nesting sites. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Shetland: 1. Lifer Red-necked Grebe 2. Eider ducks taking off and flying in formation 3. Red-necked Phalarope hiding amongst reeds 4. Common Ringed Plover chasing a Common Gull 5. Siskin and Willow Warbler in windy Lerwick 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Close views of Puffins in Shetland 2. Group of Great Skua bathing together 3. Eider and ducklings close to shore 4. Curlew on nearby fence post 5. First of Year Ring-necked Parakeet 🪶

Have you heard my latest episode? Ed Pullen, host of the Bird Banter Podcast, tells how his approach to birding now emphasizes bird experiences over listing, and how his genuine interest in connecting with fellow birders led to the creation of his podcast. casualbirder.com/episode140

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Big flock of Long-tailed, Coal, Great, Blue & Marsh Tits 2. Young Oystercatcher & adult 3. Dunnock courtship display 4. FOY Long-tailed Duck, Little Tern & Spotted Flycatcher 5. 30+ Swifts in a screaming party over my garden 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. House Sparrows chirping at my parent’s house & at home: 2. Goldcrest singing nearby 3. Blackcap singing each morning 4. Goldfinch holding on tight to a tree during strong winds 5. Lots of Red Kites flying over Reading 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - in my garden: 1. Jackdaw coming for mealworms 2. Cheeky Magpie finding mealworms put out for Blue Tits! 3. 5 Herring Gulls on a neighbour's roof 4. Dunnock - 1st time for a while 5. Goldfinch singing and displaying on the feeder 🪶

It’s the 1st of June! Here in Hampshire it’s a sunny & calm morning. The first bird I heard was a Blackbird singing. The first bird I saw was a Blue Tit, coming for mealworms. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

It’s the 1st of June! Here in Hampshire it’s a sunny & calm morning. The first bird I heard was a Blackbird singing. The first bird I saw was a Blue Tit, coming for mealworms. What was your 1st bird of the month?

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Blue Tits coming for mealworms 2. House Sparrow - 1st time for ages 3. Jackdaw mobbing a crow with long arcs of attack 4. Crow harassing a Red Kite, & giving up when the Kite fought back 5. Goldfinch feeding young in my garden 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Lifer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield Haven 2. Blue Tit chicks calling from the nest 3. Jackdaw coming for mealworms in my garden 4. Goldfinches at my feeder 5. Swifts calling overhead

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, from Suffolk: 1. Red-footed Falcon 2. Spotted Redshank in summer plumage 3. Flyover of Common Crane (calling) 4. Nightingales singing 5. Turtle Dove pair 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. A Robin sitting with me in the garden for a while 2. The return of Swifts to my neighbourhood 3. Ring Ouzel and… 4. Black-winged Stilt in Suffolk 5. 11 Red Kites in the air at once

It’s the 1st of May! Here in Hampshire it’s a beautiful sunny & calm morning. The first bird I heard was a Blackbird singing. The first bird I saw was a Rook. What was your #1stbirdofthemonth? 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. The return of Rooksy (my Rook friend) to my garden, asking for treats. 2. Blackcap singing in the mornings 3. A 1st of Year Dipper … 4. & Reed Warbler in Gloucestershire 5. Hand feeding Rooks at WWT Slimbridge 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, all first sightings of the year: In France - 1. Nightingale 2. Cuckoo And in Gloucestershire - 3. Sedge Warbler 4. Common Redstart 5. Pied Flycatcher Honourable mentions to Crossbill, Common Whitethroat & Willow Warbler

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in the French Alps: 1. Lifer Wryneck 2. Crested Tit 3. Black Grouse displaying 4. Golden Eagles 5. Both Red-billed and Alpine Choughs An amazing week for someone who was birding in a ski resort! 😁 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Lifer Lesser Scaup 2. First of year Lesser Spotted Woodpecker And in France 3. Black Kite 4. Crested Tit 5. Willow Tit

It’s the 1st of April! Here in Hampshire it’s a lovely calm morning. The first bird I heard was a Blackbird singing in the darkness, along with Robin and Song Thrush. The first bird I saw was a Woodpigeon. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Spotting a Treecreeper from its call 2. First of year Firecrest 3. Possible last Redwings of the season 4. Mute Swan snorting while dabbling for weed 5. Water Rail creeping through the reeds

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine - in Somerset, UK: 1. Beautiful male Garganey 2. Lifer Ring-necked Duck 3. Booming Bitterns, with brief view of one 4. First of year Blackcaps - with glorious song 5. Surprise Common Crane sighting 🪶

New episode! Reviewing the sites and birds seen, Suzy chats with her husband John about their February birding. Share their fave moments, with soaring Red Kites, a Hawfinch sighting, an unexpected Sparrowhawk, and surprise Bearded Reedlings! The version on YouTube includes photos and videos! 🪶