Black-throated Diver at Covenham Reservoir yesterday. @lincsbirding.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #lincsbirding @philespin.bsky.social @andysims49.bsky.social @yellowbellyontour.bsky.social

Snow Bunting and Raven at Covenham Reservoir today. #lincsbirding @andysims49.bsky.social @philespin.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @yellowbellyontour.bsky.social @philopus.bsky.social

Great-northern Diver at Covenham Reservoir today. Fantastic bird. #lincsbirding @andysims49.bsky.social @yellowbellyontour.bsky.social @philespin.bsky.social @philopus.bsky.social

And here’s some Black-throated Diver to go with it. A grand day indeed.

Fantastic days birding in Lincs with @yellowbellyontour.bsky.social @andysims49.bsky.social @philespin.bsky.social @philopus.bsky.social Sea watch highlights were LT Skua, SEO, BT Diver. Then 3 diver species & Snow Bunt at Covenham Reservoir! Red-throated Diver here. #272 of year. #lincsbirding

First Shore Larks seen of the winter on the east coast of Lincs today! Beautiful birds. Who’s seen one before? #lincsbirding

Olive-backed Pipit at South Gare yesterday. #birds #ukbirding #twitching #olivebackedpipit #pipits #scarce @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

The Olive-backed Pipit showed well at South Gare today. 3rd new Pipit of year and #270 of year. First year I’ve counted from 1st Jan & wanted to get to UK #300 by end of 2025. I now have 1 to go, this beautiful Pipit was UK #299. #ukbirding #birds #pipits

Adjusted pic of the Pallid Swift today. #birds #ukbirding @norfolkbirding.bsky.social

Long-tailed Duck, #269 of year. #birds #ukbirding #twitching #ducks #loveducks #longtailedduck #norfolkbirding

Turn up at Cromer. Nope, it’s now at Overstrand. Turn up at Overstrand, nope, it’s now at Sidestrand. Ah.. gochta, Pallid Swift! Great bird to see flying over my head - someone else with a clean lens & a clue on camera settings would have done a lot better. #lifer #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Scottish Red Grouse last week. Very famous. #ukbirding #birds #scotland #highlands

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Jack Snipe (x2 & 3 for year) at Rutland Water today. Plenty of bouncing going on, but never when my phone was connected to my scope.. love these bobbing little beauties. #birds #ukbirding #jacksnipe

Adult female Red-backed Shrike still present at Rimac today. #lincsbirding

A day off and a Shrike is still about?? Well, hold me back.. My 50th new bird this year & #267 of year - Brown Shrike! Being birdist.. Shrikes are more equal than other birds. #ukbirding #twitching #shrikes #brownshrike #lifer #suffolkbirding

Scotland was 🔥When my pre-booked birding day out was cancelled last minute, I was a bit dejected & thought I would struggle.. but I found my own Crested Tits, probable Scottish Crossbill & Ptarmigan. All the more satisfying when self-found. 2 more Cresties from this AM. #birds #ukbirding #scotland

He’s out and about on a wet morning here in the highlands. #scotland #highlands #redsquirrel

I have never seen so many Fieldfare, 100s together yesterday almost like a murmuration, what a sight! I didn’t know they did this. #scotland #highlands #fieldfare #birds #ukbirding #highlandbirding

Views from the living room. #redsquirrel #highlands #scotland

Just got back from a mammal watch. 4 badgers & no show on the Pine Marten.. but then Scottish Wildcat showed up at the end! Amazing. #mammalwatch #scottishwildcat #scotland #highland @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social

Incredible views of the stunning Ptarmigan today. The camouflage against the terrain.. just wow. Also saw a bonus mountain hare. All picked out by myself & a thermal imager. #lifer #ukbirding #birds ##highlandbirding #scotland #highlands #ptarmigan #266 of year.

I heard the call & couldn’t say now if it Common or Scottish Crossbill (and didn’t record it). But, as they were seen in Anagach Woods, there is surely more than a 50/50 chance of them being Scottish… Any thoughts? #ukbirding #birds #scotland #highlandbirding #crossbill #lumpy

Another day and a different Crested Tit at a different location… still not quite there yet! #birds #ukbirding #crestedtit #highlandbirding #scotland

Crested Tit today, on my 2nd attempt in 5 months. Would like a better pic, but a brilliant little bird & one I have wanted to see for a long time. #265 of year. #ukbirding #birds #crestedtit #highlandbirding

Bunting flusher - helping the birders see the bird -

Slightly better pic of the Black-faced Bunting on Monday, although still slightly obscured… Superior pictures are available - but this is mine alone! #birds #ukbirding @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social

Couple of out-of-focus shots of the Black-faced Bunting. People were itching to get closer and crept toward, when there was no need. Stay still, give it distance and with time it will come out to feed. Also saw my 2nd Yellow-brow of the year and a flypast Merlin. #birds #ukbirding

Another dip clawed back… Missed the Black-faced Bunting at Donna Nook last year, so it was brilliant to see this bird at Spurn this afternoon. #264 of year #birds #ukbirding #spurnbirding @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

A few more from Norfolk today. Rock Pipit, Ruff, Golden Plover. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Best photo I’ve ever managed of Cattle Egret. Taken today in Norfolk. Amazing to see 11 of them. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding #cattleegret @norfolkbirding.bsky.social

Dusky Warbler! #263 of year. #birds #ukbirding #warblers #duskywarbler #norfolkbirding #lifer @norfolkbirding.bsky.social

Had a super afternoon watching this late juvenile Osprey at Belvoir, Leics., perched and fishing. Blue ringed 8M7, anglers say it's been plundering fish for 3 weeks. #UKbirding

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, PLEASE CARRY ON #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding #snowbunting @norfolkbirds.bsky.social

Selection of Norfolk birds today. Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Pink-footed Goose, Snow Bunting. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Yellow-browed Warbler. #262 of year. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding #lovewarblers

Visit to Norfolk again today, I somehow missed the Lapland Bunting despite being in the same area.. but, I found my own Snow Bunting! First time I saw this bird was exactly 1 year ago, 13/10/24. #261 of year. #birthdaybuntingbird #birds #ukbirding #snowbunting #norfolkbirding

Kestrel today. #lincsbirding #ukbirding #kestrel #birds

Birds this morning - amazing! Long-tailed Tit, Kingfisher, Redpoll, Goldcrest. #lincsbirding #birds @alanball101.bsky.social

Cracking day at Snettisham today, starting with a Leucistic Oyster Catcher, then a very obliging Red Necked Phalarope. Teamed up with @mattdenial.bsky.social to find the Greater Short-toed Lark. Then nipped to see the Lesser Yellow Leg. #Norfolkbirding #UKbirds #cannonphotography

2/2. But never one to give up, I went back, for the 3rd time, to Snettisham beach to try and get the Greater Short-toed Lark and it couldn’t have been easier! Multiple views, some reasonably close. Just goes to show, it’s luck sometimes. They all fall eventually. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

1/2. My last 3 birding trips have been unsuccessful. The Lark in Snettisham twice last week & this morning the R-T Shrike did a bunk as well. Saw large numbers of Barnacle Geese arriving, heard a Woodlark & this Dartford Warbler was bird #259 of year. #birds #ukbirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

The back end of an Arctic Skua. Snettisham, 05/10/25. #birds #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Stonechat, Snettisham today. #birds #ukbirding #stonechat #norfolkbirding

A glutton for punishment, I dipped the Greater Short-toed Lark AGAIN today. Should have gone for the RT Shrike. I did see this Leucistic Oystercatcher though, as well as some fantastic wader movements. #birds #ukbirding #leucism #norfolkbirding #norfolkdoubledip

No luck on a very windy Snettisham beach today looking for the Greater Short-toed Lark with some other birders (it’s just turned up, as soon as I’m home again). I did meet a ‘very famous’ birder who told me he’d seen it “about 10 times”… which was at least a source of amusement. #norfolkdipping

Good month for finding a few local birds and about the county. 5th. 14 Whinchat, Frieston. 8th. 32 Glossy Ibis, M'ston. 10th. Crossbill, Denton. 12th. Cuckoo, Barkston. 18th. Pied fly, Woodhall, C Egret, Kirkby. 21st. 2 Glossy Ibis, M'ston. 27th. 14 Stonechat, Frieston. #lincsbirding #ukbirding

Approx 500 Pink-footed Geese are feeding on stubble fields between Keelby and Habrough, Lincs this evening. @lincsbirding.bsky.social

A quick visit to Frampton Marsh yielded this brief Merlin in the heat haze. I have never seen Frampton so dry, which was a shock. As were the 3 wildfowlers with dogs, as I was leaving, talking loudly about their dogs “finishing off a duck”. Ugly mentality of these people. #lincsbirding #merlin

Video of the Lesser Grey Shrike this morning. Fabulous bird. #birds #lessergreyshrike #norfolkbirding