Great start to the year with two Snow Buntings at Cley Beach. It was nice just to watch them feed quietly in the shingle just a few metres away! #birds #ukwildlife

A washed up Sunfish on Holkham Beach, Norfolk. Quite a surprise coming across this! #marinelife #ukwildlife

A few images from an autumnal walk on a Surrey heathland. Taken on a nice clear morning a few weeks ago, though it was very quiet bird-wise, there’s still some stuff to be found. #birds #ukwildlife

A new species of jewel-babbler has been described from the remote Southern Fold Mountains of Papua New Guinea:

Grey Phalarope and calm ripples on a sunny morning in Hampshire. #UKbirding #birds

Within touching distance of a Grey Phalarope… It was just incredibly special being able to lift my head up from the camera and properly enjoy watching this bird at such close range. One of two down in Lymington over the weekend and an amazing lifer too! 🪶 #UKbirding

Superb views of Grey Phalaropes in Lymington over of the weekend. A long wanted lifer and what an encounter it was! #ukbirding #birds

It was great returning to this spot to have a look for Ural Owls in Šumava NP, Czechia, and in exactly the same place where I’ve had an adult in previous summers, there was one of this years young! Fledged and already attempting to hunt for itself. We had incredible views over several visits.

Bonding Gannets. #birds #UKWildlife

A memorable recent encounter, walking along the edge of the 400 foot high cliffs of Flamborough’s coastline and peering down to see this Puffin just a couple metres away. We were able to leave the Puffin in peace and carry on down the path after the fantastic views. #birds #UKWildlife

A Red Squirrel on Brownsea Island, from a little while ago. #mammals #ukwildlife

Great to observe mating and prey cacheing Hawk Owls in Norway this week.

Adders will be waking up soon! Only a few weeks until the first ones emerge, maybe some even sooner if the conditions are right. #ukwildlife #herps

After a little patience, this female Bearded Reedling flew in to only a few feet away! #birds #ukwildlife

Sanderling with the setting winter sun reflecting on the tide line. #birds #ukwildlife

Another Kingfisher shot from this week’s session by the riverside. #birds #wildlife

A memorable moment recently watching several Short-eared Owls. This one made a close a flyby as it began to hunt in the evening! #birds #owls #wildlife

Local Kingfishers have been showing well recently! Lots of successful dives from this individual and he posed nicely at times too. #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife

Great-spotted Woodpeckers vying for the best territory. The freezing fog and covered their landscape in thick frost for days, so with food harder to find they tended to stick to the same tree for long periods of time. #birds #wildlife

A fantastic evening surrounded by Short-eared Owls y’day. Several individuals, including some close overhead flybys. Such awesome birds to watch hunt the rough coastal grassland! #owls #birds

Bullfinch on a frosty morning. #birds #wildlife

Red Crossbill from up in the mountains of Krkonoše National park, Czechia last week.

Wheatear just before sunset. #birds #wildlife

Sparkling Violetear showing off its iridescence. Only saw a couple of these in the Ecuadorian cloud forest but they were stunning! This one posed for a few moments, before it got distracted with chasing another hummingbird off some flowers. #birds #wildlife #birding

Sarayacu Tree Frog from the Ecuadorian Amazon. This was a nice daytime find whilst working on a finca. #herps #wildlife

Sometimes when you look up there’s a pair of eyes staring back! This Little Owl chick was exploring its surroundings and occasionally moved between nearby trees. Whilst waiting underneath one of them the owl chick finally appeared. #birds #owls #wildlife

We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74. Go on girl. 😍

Guillemots on the clifftop. #birds #wildlife

Bar-tailed Godwit feeding in the shallows. #birds #wildlife

Crowned Woodnymph. A bright inhabitant of the Choco Andino cloud forest in Ecuador. #birds #wildlife

Photographing this lone Sanderling in high winds that whipped up the sand was extremely difficult. Had to pull my woolly hat over my face to see through the viewfinder, even then it was a blur and the sand got literally everywhere! #birds #wildlife

Red-backed Shrike on a late afternoon earlier in the spring. #birds #wildlife

Another image of a Mandarin Duck from this autumn. #birds #wildlife

A Rough-skinned Tree Frog from a night #herping in the Ecuadorian Amazon. #herps #rainforest

Bar-tailed Godwit from the North Norfolk coast. #birds #ukwildlife

Andean Emerald in the Choco Andino region of Ecuador. #birds #wildlife

Little Owl chick caught in the rays of the setting sun in a London park. If you notice in bottom right corner one of its siblings is also hidden away. #birds #owls #wildlife

Very pleased with the results from this location for wildlife in Czechia over the summer. Posted a compilation of some wildlife from the trail camera; featuring Wolf, hunting Pine Marten, Racoon Dogs, Goshawk and more! #wildlife #mammals #trailcamera youtu.be/saTnJfAbthg?...

Firecrests become fairly regular in London Parks during the winter and they especially like areas with evergreens. Though they’re non-stop moving from branch to branch, this one paused for a moment in a nice and open spot. #birds #ukwildlife

Dartford Warbler in yellow gorse on a Surrey heathland. #birds #wildlife

During June it was nice to finally see Silver-studded Blues at a local Surrey site near Esher. One of the very few locations actually within London’s M25 to contain them, but nonetheless a patch of heathland that supports a good population. #ukbutterflies #wildlife

Northern Gannet through the clifftop flowers. In the spring when they return to their North Sea colonies they gather nesting materials on the sloping cliff sides, providing some great and close views! #birds #wildlife

Eurasian Curlew in front of a fiery sunrise along the Hampshire coast. #birds #ukwildlife

A beautiful Purple-throated Woodstar from the Ecuadorian cloud forest besides the Andes. These tiny hummingbirds feed like bumble bees as they fly around flowers in a steady circle before moving on to the next. They also pose occasionally too, when perched. #birds #wildlife

Northern Wheatear at sunset, resting on a patch of vegetation before heading south. #birds #ukwildlife

Little Egret dancing across the water at sunset. This egret loved this specific spot at low tide as it ran up and down, flapping frantically and diving into the water, catching a fish or shrimp per min or less! #birds #wildlife #photography

A Brown Argus with an autumnal background. This session several weeks ago was my last of the season with the butterflies, as the last few were just about still hanging on. Will have to wait until the spring. #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife

A young Red Deer stag in rare winter conditions in London. This blizzard a few winters ago was great to be out in and hopefully some more snow days this upcoming winter. #mammals #ukwildlife

This Red-headed Barbet was nice to see at eye level rather than high up in the canopy, whilst in the Choco Andino region of Ecuador. They’re unmistakable up in the cloud forests of central and South America and a stunning species. #birds #wildlife

Just loving the colours down on some nearby ponds in Surrey atm. This Great-crested Grebe swam by as I was nestled along the bank. Hoping the Goosanders arrive soon as well! #birds #UKBirding