For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #LandMeetsWater here is a Goosander taking some shelter from yesterdays stormy weather #birds #ukbirding #olympus

For today's Alt #BirdOfTherDay theme of #Robins ,here's someone checking to see that the coast is clear. #birds #ukbirding #olympus

Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Sparrow . A glorious House Sparrow looking for some peace and quiet in a hedge but getting some idiot with a big black glass thing peering in instead. #birds #ukbirding #olympus

That's one way to get your dinner. A Grey Heron on Loch Fleet, Northern Scotland #BirdOfTheDay #Splash #birds #ukbirding #olympus

Remember when you were a kid getting told to sit up straight to eat. Not sure how good this is for your digestion but I'm sure a Long Tail Tit knows best. #BirdOfTheDay #Feeders #birds #ukbirding

March 13/14 1941. In 2 nights of bombing by 200 Luftwaffe bombers 45,000 people in the Scottish town of #Clydebank lost their homes and were displaced some never to return. The death toll was officially placed at 528 at the time which was believed to be artificially deflated to protect morale.

One of our (Woodies) Woodpigeons in a reflective mood #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #Birds #Pigeon #UKBirding #BirwWatching #BirdPhotography

A Chaffinch trying to explain "That's a bit of snow, that wasn't me" #TwigsAreUs #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ukbirding #gardenbirds #olympus

For the #BirdOfTheDay alternative, #PerfectlyPerched here's one from the turn of the year of a Buzzard showing a bit of poise and balance #birds #ukbirding

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SongBirds here's a #Robin singing in the sunshine from a few days ago. #birds #ukbirding

The alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Robins. How are you meant to get any gardening done when this is watching you? #birds #ukbirding #gardenbirds #olympus

For #SideProfiles A "Greater Spotted" Chaffinch. 😊 Catching the sun through a bird feeder #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #UKBirding #Olympus

We've had a glorious spell of cold but clear skies the last few days here in Northern Scotland. In the still fairly low sun the Red Kites are just magnificent. #BirdOfTheDay #photogenic #birds #photography #Olympus #RedKites

A bird that doesn't seem to get a lot of love is the humble House Sparrow. Well here's one being #photogenic that also covers #LightAndShade from a couple of days ago. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ukbirding #Olympus

A Red Kite cruising over Easter Ross, Northern Scotland today. So lucky to see them almost daily at the moment. Photo cropped #birds #ukbirding #redkites #raptors #Olympus

For #StandingInWater, here is a Grey Heron paddling in the Cromarty Firth in Northern Scotland. It'll be cold!! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ukbirding #olympus

A Crow trying to ward off a Red Kite. #BirdOfTheDay #MixedPairs #Birds #UKbirding #Olympus

My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutItOut is this Robin "Gie'in it Laldy" , as they say around these parts. #birds #ukbirding #robin #olympus

Welcome to Jurassic Park! What's for Lunch?....You are A Dunnock today in Northern Scotland giving off some serious Velociraptor vibes #ukbirding #birds #Olympus #gardenbirds

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SideView here is a profile of one of our #Robins #birds #ukbirding #olympus

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting. The Alt theme is #Finches. Hopefully this Bullfinch from 2 days ago covers both.

That time our garden birds tried to recreate a renaissance painting...shambles🙄 #BirdOfTheDay #FourOrMore #Birds #UKbirding #Gardenbirds

A Blue Tit today showing of their #PrimaryColours for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #ukbirding #gardenbirds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. Our Chaffinches have been particularly active this month and I like the calmness of this guy catching the last bit of sunlight #birds #ukbirding

It's a right bright, windy day here today (26/02) in Northern Scotland. Delighted to see some old pals back as I sat with my coffee in the garden. They must have known #BirdOfTheDay theme was #WideOpenWings. #Birds #UKbirding #RedKites #Raptors #Olympus

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #WideOpenWings. A Bullfinch at launch #birds #ukbirding

A Common Gull over the Dornoch Firth, Northern Scotland for #WingedWednesday #birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #olympus

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb, a bird looking round or pear shaped. One of our Robins has read the assignment and is reporting for duty! Looks cozy.

If you're eating anything at the seaside you'll know how much of a pest Herring Gulls can be. However in flight they are majestic. For the alternative theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. #Birds #UKbirding #Gulls

"With great #powerpose comes great responsibility" says the crow. Showing its nictitating membrane #birdoftheday #birds #ukbirding #corvids

One our Blue Tits having a right good "Ruffle" for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RuffledFeathers #birds #ukbirding #gardenbirds

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInTheirElement, birds in their natural environment, the alt is #Seabirds. Covering both bases with this Redshank out for a paddle. #Birds #ukbirding

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchBirds with the alt. being #Robins. Here's one that covers both from a couple of days ago. #bird #ukbirding

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CollectingFood with an alternate option of #Grey. Here's one covering both. A heron showing how it's done.

A heron today guarding the Cromarty Firth in Northern Scotland #birdoftheday #grey #birds #ukbirding #olympus

For today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme 0f #Corvids Here's a craw! enjoying a bit of the sun, recently, on what's been a gloomy 3 weeks here in Northern Scotland #birds #ukbirding #crows

With today's #BirdOfTheDay theme being #WinterSurvivors - birds that remain throughout your winter season, there's only one favourite. All year round comes into the garage into the shed, noses about when you're cutting the grass. #birds #ukbirding #robin

#StareDown This House Sparrow is taking no prisoners #birds #gardenbirds #BirdOfTheDay #Ukbirding

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme today of #Posted A Buzzard on the Dornoch Firth , Northern Scotland owning all they survey #birds #ukbirding #raptor

The birds that come to our back garden do like to pose! Great tit and Blue tit #BirdOfTheDay #BackyardBirds #birds #ukbirding

An Osprey over the River Tain ,last summer, describing the size of fish it let get away! #BirdOfTheDay #openwings #Birds #birdofprey #raptors

A Buzzard making sure we all know. #BirdOfTheDay #OpenBeak #birds #ukbirding #raptors

The awkward silence of a badly chosen Birthday present #BirdOfTheDay #ducks #birds #ukbirding

‪ Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth and this is one from a snowy New Years Day. You go to all that trouble of getting neatly groomed to welcome in 2026 and the wind decides otherwise! #ukbirding #birds #robin

A Chaffinch weighing me up for #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact #Birds #ukbirding #olympus

Although common in the UK the Dunnock is still a beautiful bird #BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful #BirdsOfBlueSky #birds #ukbirding #olympus

For some of us every day is a "Robin" day #BirdOfTheDay #birds #robin #ukbirding #olympus

Swan enjoying Dusk over the River Tain #BirdOfTheDay #Paddling #birds #ukbirding #swan #olympus

Fly Past #BirdOfTheDay #TailsUp #birds #nature #wildlife #ukbirding

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #TwoOfAKind Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid IYKYK #birds #ukbirding #coaltit #gardenbirds