Isabelline Shrike sp. at Woods Mill, West Sussex this afternoon always distant but a great bird for the county #Ukbirding 🪶

The previously reported Purple heron at worth marshes, relocated. seen flying from near pumping station, flew to land around 51.244816,1.373240 at 1405 @birdguides.bsky.social

The stunning breeding plumage female Grey (Red) Phalarope at Spiggie, Shetland, this afternoon. What an incredible looking bird! Not often seen looking like this in the UK. My only other sighting was about a decade ago at Brandon Marsh, Warks! #Phalarope #Waders #Wildlife #UkBirding

For #worldparrotday, here's a gorgeous kea I met at Arthur's Pass, New Zealand, this March. What a stunner! 🦜😍🐦🪶 #birds #birdphotography

Just found an absolutely stonking male Collared Flycatcher at Creachan, a species I've been dreaming of finding for years! This is the first for Barra and the third for the Outer Hebrides. #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK

ecologicalarchives.blogspot.com/2025/05/west... Few pics from recent birdwatching trip to Tiree and Oban

The Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, England should be in Canada or Alaska. Species is now classified as 'vulnerable'. Two WaderTales blogs. 1. Conservation - a detective story wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/t... 2. Crossing an ocean wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/03/15/n... #UKbirding

Nice to find a Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield Haven this morning.Awful light but top bird 👍

An iceland gull which dropped briefly into a ploughed field at Beachy Head around 1730 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

RSPB Dungeness, this afternoon over Burrowes Pit, in overcast conditions were 3 Black Terns, 3 Little Gulls and a number of Common Terns. #birds #birding #kentbirding #ukbirding

Dungeness: Heavily cropped images of 3 of the 4 Pomarine Skuas seen during this mornings excellent sea watch, despite driving rain being driven through the slats of the hide by the strong SE wind. Full sea watch total can be found at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2... #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Freshly arrived at the Bill this morning: male Redstart #ukbirding #migration

Lesser scaup at Longham lakes this morning. Osprey, 2 adult wte at Arne this afternoon

📢 SOS seeks Tree Pipit records from non-heathland sites in Sussex for 2025, outside of official surveys. Pls look out till mid-July & log sightings on BirdTrack/eBird with breeding evidence & habitat details. More info here; www.sos.org.uk/archives/6336

Blue-headed Wagtail Cowards Marsh Dorset today @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @chogbirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Nice early WHEATEAR at Shoreham Fort found by Alex. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Dungeness: Another record breaking sea watch with JS, DW, RW, JY, OL, CT et al. A huge 3,705 Pintail flew East most of them very high, quite possibly a national day total migration record. #UKBirding, #Kentbirding Full details can be seen at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2...

The Seawatches continue at Dungeness, today 584 Gannets flew east, but by far and away the 3705 Pintail’s which flew east was a new daily record at Dungeness, full details at Trek Tellen. #ukbirding, #birding, #kentbirding

There were six Little Buntings in one tree on La Janda. Could still be more present. Also, several Rustic Buntings

Migration has definitely started in Southern Spain!, numbering; 50, 20, and 2.

Canvasback, ring-necked duck, 9 greater scaup, 2 smew, 2 Slavonian and 9 black-necked grebe at Abberton reservoir

Redshanks on a coastal football pitch with high water levels, and male hen harrier

Water rail, fieldfare and cattle egret in West Sussex today

One goldeneye and a grey wagtail at wilstone reservoir 28/12

Ferruginous duck rickmansworth aquadrome 24 dec

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Sunset at Brighton marina.

Male hen harrier over North Kent marshes early yesterday afternoon

Black swan at henfield levels

Water rising rapidly at Woods Mill nature reserve, so the reserve is not accessible today. We have also closed the public toilets.

The linear scrapes dug out at buckenham and cantley marshes seem good for wigeon and lapwing. 750+ pink-footed geese, 13 barnacle goose, 5 marsh harrier