and a wee bit of video of the Woodcock with chicks in tow! #highlandbirds 🪶

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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

A similar example already tested in the UK for Tree Pipits onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #bioacoustics

Best views of Red-footed Falcon for a while with the female at Westleton Heath sat in a birch tree avoiding the westerly blow. #SuffolkBirds

Female Red-footed Falcon, Westleton Heath, Suffolk. 13062026 #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding

What a stunner! Enjoyed absolutely incredible views of this Arctic-bound White-billed Diver (aka Yellow-billed Loon) in full breeding plumage at West Burrafirth, Shetland yesterday. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

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Narrow-leaved and White Helleborine (I think) from a recent trip to Hampshire last week. #UKOrchids

Pearl-boarded Fritillary from a recent trip to the New Forest

GULL-BILLED TERN, Island Mere - Minsmere. 01062026. #SuffolkBiridng #UKBirding

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Absolutely incredible views of this migrant Honey Buzzard at Levenwick, Shetland yesterday afternoon. Honey Buzzards are scarce visitors here with only a handful of records every spring and autumn being the norm. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

Lots of Orange-tips around. My favourite butterfly, so I thought I’d paint a male on Cuckoo Flower, with egg from a visiting female.

Spotted Flycatcher, South Suffolk 16052026 #SuffolkBiridng

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Right place, right time for the Gull-billed Tern briefly at Minsmere this afternoon!

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After a bit of a wait the Roseate Tern put in an appearance showing of a nice pink flush to its underparts. 14 Little Terns and a cracking male Ruff made for a nice end to the day. #SuffolkBirds

Getting behind with photos as is the case at this time of year. Safe to say this White-winged Scoter showed well yesterday at Kirkcaldy. Still thinks its an Eider despite the grief it gets from them @rarebirder.bsky.social #birdsseenin2026 @fifebirdnews.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Spent Saturday with @scottmayson.bsky.social birding the Suffolk coast. Just shy of 100 species, with a nice bit of sound recording of local breeders too xeno-canto.org/set/11805 #UKBirding #BirdTrack #Bioacoustics

Tawny Pipit from last week at Landguard. #SuffolkBirds

Sedge Warbler, Shingle Street.

Visited a local site where hundreds of Green-winged Orchids are in flower. A real variety of colours as well.

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Lucky enough to be a 10 minute walk away from the 1st summer male Woodchat Shrike at Dunwich when it was found. #SuffolkBirds

Nice start to the day with an Osprey north over Framlingham mere at 8:20. My second in 2 weeks. #SuffolkBirds

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A nice surprise along the beach south of Walberswick this morning: a Wryneck singing three times from a bramble. I am not sure I have ever heard one sing in the UK... #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

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A selection of highlights from the last couple of weeks spent in Taiwan including Mikado Pheasant, Taiwan Rosefinch, Collared Bush Robin and Malay Night Heron. #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇹🇼

Raven and Red Kite Shingle Street. Both species now a regular sighting in our skies. #SuffolkBirding

At this time of year when I'm out birding I really try to make an effort to add breeding evidence to my records. It's really quick and easy in @birdtrack.bsky.social and adds value to my records, especially for @ukrbbp.bsky.social species. Added P for pair in suitable habitat. #ornithology

Really enjoyable pre-work walk around the patch this morning. Decent numbers of Sedge Warblers are now in, plus a few Whitethroat. Also singles of both Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, plus 3 Wheatear and a White Wagtail on the beach. 4 Barnacle Geese flew north first thing #SuffolkBirding

I haven't posted anything about it for a while, but I'm still plodding on with writing and illustrating my Birds of Eyebrook Reservoir book with a view to hopefully publishing next year. Here are a few more illustrations from it. #art #WildlifeArt #birds #UKBirding

First Wheatear of the year at Shingle Street this morning, also Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Raven noted. #SuffolkBirding

Second helpings of the fantastic nest building Treecreepers at Minsmere. 14 Adders, 2 Grass Snakes, and several Common Lizards made for a good reptile day too. #SuffolkBirding

Very happy to find this beauty on Lowestoft South Beach this afternoon. It looked good for a Baltic Gull so I took a hasty phone pic. Id confirmed by people far more into gulls than me!

Lovely to watch a pair of Treecreepers nest building at Minsmere this afternoon. Such a characterful bird and a joy to watch. #SuffolkBirding

Great to see several Sandwich Terns back at Minsmere yesterday. Lots of strutting going on so hopefully they will stay and breed. #SuffolkBirding

Working in the garden this afternoon when 4 groups of Med Gulls went over totalling 19 birds, including a second summer. A great garden tick! #SuffolkBirding

Brief walk after work along the beach at the patch. A couple of smart Wheatear were my reward. First of the year for me #SuffolkBirding

A rather impressive looking hybrid (shoveler x blue winged teal) at Lochwinnoch today. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding

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A subtle intersex Teal from Draper hide at Rye Meads the last few days. Female type bill, mixed head pattern, male breast and coarse variegated barred flanks, yellow undertail without black surround.