What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Blackbird singing before daybreak At WWT Welney in Norfolk: 2. Common Buzzard & Western Marsh Harrier clashing over carrion 3. A Common Crane flying over 4. Lone Tree Sparrow 5. Green Woodpecker on the ground close to the hide 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. Big flock of Starlings singing on bridge struts over a road 2. Dunnock calling in the garden 3. Robin chasing Blue Tits away from food 😮 4. Magpies gathering nuts to cache 5. Song Thrush singing before dawn 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine: 1. A Green Woodpecker feeding in a field 2. Hundreds of Brent Geese on the Essex coast 3. Close view of a Goldcrest foraging 4. Cetti’s Warbler, seen not heard! 5. Small group of Corn Bunting - only my 2nd sighting of the year 🪶

It’s the 1st of December! Here in Hampshire it’s a wet and windy morning! The first bird I heard was a Song Thrush, singing in the darkness. The first bird I saw was a Robin sitting in a small tree in our windswept garden. What was your 1st bird of the month? 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Gloucestershire: 1. Enormous cloud of Golden Plover in flight 2. First of year Bewick’s Swan 3. Hand-feeding a Rook 4. First of year White-fronted Goose 5. Male Shoveler looking glorious in evening sunlight 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Cambridgeshire: 1. Beautiful male Northern Pintail 2. Two Crows bathing at the lake side 3. Great Egret flying low over the water 4. Raven calling 5. Golden Plover flying in a ‘v’ overhead 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, in Cambridgeshire: 1. First of year Cattle Egrets 2. Common Cranes flying in towards dusk 3. Big flock of Fieldfare chattering overhead 4. Surprise sighting of a Bittern in flight 5. Huge numbers of Lapwing taking flight 🪶

New Episode! Dale Forbes shares how his curiosity and desire for discovery have shaped his approach to birding. He also reveals his perspective on enjoying nature, emphasizing the importance of finding your own path to connect with the natural world. casualbirder.com/episode145

Another from my Australian vacation last year: a Pacific Gull eating a crab. This large gull can be identified by a dark back, heavy bill with a red spot on both mandibles, and a black band on the tail. Seen at Adventure Bay, #tasmania #wildoz #Ausbirds #australianbirds #ozbirds 🪶

New blog post. This week, @marycolwell1 gave the eulogy to the Slender-billed Curlew at the AEWA meeting of parties in Bonn. You can now read the eulogy on our new blog post. www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...

It’s almost a year since I visited Australia. I’ve been rewatching the videos I filmed and will share my faves with you. Here is a magical moment: a female Superb Fairywren bathing in raindrops on a fern. - Mount Field National Park, Tasmania #australia #fairywren 🪶

What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week? Mine, from my garden: 1. Jay burying an acorn in a flowerbed 2. Hearing migrating Redwings call at night 3. Bullfinch eating rowan berries 4. Robin visiting window feeder 5. Magpie on my windowsill trying to get to the window feeder 🪶

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 🪶