Just when we thought autumn was done, birding would be quieter and that was that, this vision of larid loveliness landed in the road in front of us! A cracking adult Franklin's Gull, the first record for Vatersay. #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK

Pygmy falcon, Kgalagadi TCFA, 🇿🇦💙. Gorgeous views of this beautiful raptor in early morning sunlight today. Our fourth of the Kalahari, although none seen near sociable weaver nests. Stunning, tiny. South Africa Life ✅ #208 #birds #birdingsouthafrica

Lanner falcon dismantling a Namaqua sandgrouse, Kgalagadi TCFA 🇿🇦. Bird was waiting at a waterhole for sandgrouse to fly in, just like us. Never seen so many Lanners before, such fearsome hunters. Beautiful too. #birdingsouthafrica #birds