Quail singing Frampton Marsh NE of Roads Fm, audible from track near reservoir. ♠️ @lincsbirding.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Another 2 Honey Buzzards in off the sea at Dover Harbour today. The first day of 'the right winds' since my last 2 came in. The first a lovely male around midday followed by a female 20 mins later, great views of both. #kentbirding #rarebirdsuk

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Local Little Owls have fledged at least one young. Which gives me the hype. Unlike the parents - youngun actually stayed put for a photo... ♠️

Despite spending 4 days searching, we failed to find the Whiteheads Spiderhunter at Mount Kinabalu, leaving our Whiteheads trio incomplete! But we had some excellent compensation with a completely unexpected Jambu Fruit Dove! Even in the mist, its vibrancy could not be subdued!

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Managed to call in to Ingoe today to admire the territorial Turtle Dove - Northumberland’s first singing bird since 2017 (and it’s 34 years since the last breeding) #NEbirding

Just relocated the Skye Laughing Gull along coast at Tobar Asheig!, finally a Highland tick this year after the pain of the Little Swift and Collared Fly!! #highlandbirds

Long-tailed Shrike showing well now at Crail #ukbirding

Marbled White and Chalk Hill Blue seen at the Devil's Dyke, Newmarket this morning. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

Old Green Eyes is back, after a bit of your blood. Deer fly Chrysops caecutiens.

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Honey Buzzard, Gt. Wigborough, Essex 5/7/26 @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

Audouin’s Gull has been easy to see on our Mallorcan holiday. Added to my “seen while snorkelling” bird list.

Had one of those “isn’t evolution brilliant“ moments watching this Black Skimmer doing its thing at Coyote Hills, California last week #SuperSeabirdSunday

Best micro from last night was this Stathmopoda pedella, with its hindlegs held out at an angle.

No rare garden butterflies today - did see a beauts fox. It even did a 💩

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Honey Buzzard N low over the garden this afternoon. Interestingly, it got little attention from the local gulls.

Is this what I think it is? IN MY GARDEN?!? @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

The Chew Squacco Heron was the highlight of an action-packed June, which also served up Leach's Petrel, Storm Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Bonxie, Great Northern Diver, Guillemot and Fulmar on the Severnside patch. Avon yr list: 190. This superb Storm Petrel image by @markcoller.bsky.social #ukbirding

Just arrived home after a late morning appointment and news of the Hudsonian Godwit at Minsmere broke. Managed to see it on west scrape before it flew to south - the first time we saw the underwing... 2 limosa Black-taileds too #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Jersey Tiger owa Icklingham on today's walk. First I remeber seeing in Suffolk. ♠️

Still obsessed with the Marbled Whites by the house. Just total beauts 🤩

An Upland Sandpiper pivots on a fence post in the Alberta prairies last weekend. Such oddly proportioned birds but it seems to work for them. #Birds #Alberta

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A few Moon (pictured) and also Compass Jellyfish on Saturday's paddle. Saw Moon Jellys up in Argyll back in May - now at home! #JellyFish #SeaKayaking #SeaKayakAdventures #TastesLikeChicken

PUSS MOTH larva - fifth (and final) instar. The growth of this caterpillar has been amazing. It emerged from its egg on 03/06/26 and was then only a few millimetres long. I'm going to release it back where I found it tomorrow. 🐛 #mothsmatter

Ooooof! Always hoped for but not expected, given how rare Red-belted Clearwing is in north Norfolk but today was the day! Orange-tailed as well (to go with the Six-belted earlier) - a monster Clearwing day for CMO! White palps front & centre 😁 @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths

They arrived last year - now the colony of Marbled Whites near the house have gone through the roof! Tens of them flitting around! ♠️

The superb adult ♂️ nominate limosa last night showed a perfect suite of textbook characters to enable safe identification, without recourse to a CR. Most important ⬆️'s here are green & yellow. Green ⬆️ highlights the diagnostic scap patterns, large black centres... #cleybirds #norfolkbirding #L3 1/4

Late spring mega! Initially views were fleeting but it settled in the field and revealed itself as an ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE. What an unexpected and most welcome find! #birding #orkneybirding @northronbirdobs.bsky.social

That's my office picture selection finished for now... @cach22.bsky.social 3 shrikes print, treasured Mal Bittern photo (see pinned post) and @edkeeble.bsky.social Great Grey Shrike original... ♠️ #Art #Photography #Refined #Classy #Gentleman

Often heard but not seen, the Wompoo Fruit-dove - north Tableland, Queensland, #Australia📷 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Six limosa Black-tailed Godwits at Minsmere yesterday, but they never came close for nice photos. A selection here; a couple 'beasts' plus a small nicely barred and white-browed bird #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Shit I like. ♠️

Enjoyed this Black-headed x Mediterranean Gull at Minsmere the other day... ♠️ #SuffolkBirding

Briefly back on the paint- finished off this one from April of Pied Wags feeding on insects disturbed by the Brents like egrets in cattle #BirdArt

Listen to Ozzy - get hyped. ♠️

Dungeness: The gorgeous Squacco Heron at the Long Pits found by Dave Carrington and refound by Jacob. I've still got another 800+ images to look at.

Look. At. That. 👀

Kept it classy with a run in the forest with big J on lunch. Legs rinsed - but hyped. ♠️ #ForestKing #TrailRun #StayMetal @thegreenrunners.bsky.social

Sussex Honey-buzzard nest camera is now LIVE. You can always find the live link (and previous days' recordings) at: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Enjoy this UK first for this incredible species!

Our next major target was Red-headed Bunting and what a stunner it is! This bird just creeps inside the boundary of the #WesternPalearctic here in west #Kazakhstan #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikon #zootherabirding

Beachy Head: Entering into that high summer period, croaking Nightingale this morning in Shooters, along with Cuckoo y’day seen by RL and Sand Martin all birds leaving, quietly, slipping back south over the channel and beyond.

A line of Manx Shearwaters passing Hauxley this morning - 304 north in an hour. Also a Sooty Shearwater and adult Long-tailed 😍 and Arctic Skuas. Huge numbers of local breeding seabirds going backwards and forwards - a few sample counts gave an estimate of 12,100 birds per hour #NEbirding

Suffolk birding at it's absolute best this weekend. Too many highlights to list - but we bivvied out with Nightjars singing and found a Red-backed Shrike yesterday morning! ♠️ #SuffolkBirding

A frustrating hour or two trying to track the modest Black-tailed Godwit flock around Cley ~ rarely did our paths cross. One bird stood out, not a single feather to go on but it looked right for nominate limosa. Hard to quantify why, but... @linnetincley.bsky.social #norfolkbirding #cleybirds #L3

Very few birds around today. So, went down to West Burrafirth, Papa Stour ferry terminal for this absolute stinker of a summer plumage White billed Diver. Also seen GN and 2 RT Divers, Razorbills, Guillemot and Black Guillemot. #birdingshetland

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