Shoreham Fort: one Purple Sandpiper on west arm, Oystercatcher and a 2cy Yellow Legged Gull in harbour #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Lovely to just stand still on Pewley Down, Guildford and see what #birds came to top of the various trees below. Hawfinch in copse by trig point. Marsh Tit, 4 Red Kites best of the rest. #SurreyBirding #ukbirding

Kingston Hollow near Lewes: at least 6 Chiffchaff with one candidate Siberian but no call, 2 Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler. Lots of Redwing and Blackbirds #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Staines Reservoirs south basin: 6 Goldeneye, 2 BN Grebe close causeway, 2 Greater Scaup close NE corner, 1 Lesser Scaup far south side; north basin: 1 GN Diver mid reservoir #birds #londonbirds #ukbirding

Pulborough RSPB: lots of grey skies, lots of grey water but alas no grey geese. Hundreds of Pintail on north brooks and a Firecrest outside the cafe were lovely #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Weirwood Reservoir: relatively quiet on the water this pm but some fun disturbance in the air. First a Tawny Owl out of daytime roost at west end. Then 100+ Woodpigeon in mass panic as Goshawk went NE. Common Gull over SW. #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

As a birdwatcher who doesn’t enjoy sorting through 1cy / 2cy / 3cy #birds in a gull roost (I can’t be the only one 🤷‍♂️) the adult Caspian Gull a few yards from the roadside at Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook is a real gift #londonbirds #ukbirding

Finished the day with 40sp seen or heard in 90 mins at the Scrape Hide, WWT Arundel incl 2 Hen Harriers (m+f), 2 Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Goosander, Kingfisher, 20 Snipe, screeching Barn Owl, constant backing vocals from Teal #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

Selsey Bill: 1315-1400 ⛅️ wind S force3 produced: Slavonian Grebe 1os Great Crested Grebe 1os Shag 1W, 1E (or same bird twice 😉) Red Throated Diver 1E #sussexbirding #birds #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Pagham Harbour: 1 Greenshank among a lovely selection of waders from Church Norton benches midday. A few Knot & Golden Plover with large flock of Dunlin & Grey Plover #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Black Redstart (m) Bayswater Road between Queensway & Lancaster Gate this lunchtime. One of those “I’m not birdwatching but I’m always birdwatching” situations #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

First birdwatching since New Year’s Day walk and Port Meadow Oxford quickly delivers no.50 for year: Great Crested Grebe which coincidentally was 5️⃣0️⃣ for 2025 too 😮 #birds

Some #LowCarbonBirding to kick off 2026 walking 36 sp with best bits Firecrest, Redpoll (new for “On Foot from Home”), lots Redwings, new local site for Stock Doves 👍 #birds #ukbirding

1. Woodpigeon 2. Blackbird 3. Black Headed Gull 4. Jackdaw 5. Robin … Happy New Year 🥳 #birds #ukbirding

2025 ends with 205 sp #birds Happy with that, 1st 💯💯 since 2017 with year back active in the hobby after few when work in the way. Highlights: 1st self-found Marsh Warbler & alfresco breakfasts with PinkFeet commuting overhead- both from #NorfolkBirding weeks. For 2026 will target a PB (235 for me)

2025 ends with a 💥 as female Goshawk flew into roost at Wakehurst 4:30 whilst on GlowWild walk @rbgkew.bsky.social #ukbirding #sussexbirding 🪶 Happy New Year

Merry Christmas to all my followers and anyone else that stumbles across this post 🎄

Deplorable that 3 White Tailed Eagles killed or disappeared in suspicious circumstances incl one recently fledged in Sussex. Anyone with info asked to help police investigation👇 #birds #ukbirding www.roydennis.org/2025/12/17/t...

Well said @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social speaking up for coastal wildlife and Rye Harbour #birds on BBC News now ⚠️ lead, arsenic, barium found in Southern Water bio-beads spill. Time for SouthernWater to step up and for UK gov to ban the beads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cockshut Realignment, Lewes and Kingston Hollow nice collection of common but not everyday #birds: Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, steady stream of Redwings over, good variety of thrushes & finches but no unusual ducks or geese #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Tonight’s #birds on #wine labels (on occasion series) is a Sacred Kingfisher or Kōtare from NZ 🇳🇿

Staines Reservoirs not as cold as I was expecting. Lesser Scaup with the Pochard close in NE corner of South basin then flew far SW corner. No signs of cold weather movement. #LondonBirds #ukbirding #birds

Quick visit to Unstead nature reserve yielded 2 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, a Raven, some Shoveler, Teal and (as with everywhere I go at moment) lots of Goldcrest #surreybirding #ukbirding #birds

Southern Water news update on their bio-beads contamination of Sussex coastline with no mention of wildlife impact, no hint of apology, no integrity at all @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social www.southernwater.co.uk/latest-news/...

Excellent week on North Norfolk coast. Highlight having breakfast outside each morning with 000’s Pink Footed Geese overhead on their morning commute. Supporting cast incl Shorelark, Snow Bunting, Waxwing, 3 diver sp, AGP, YBW #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds

Holkham at last light: 2 Whooper Swans with the geese from Lady Anne’s Drive and a Hawfinch in the Pines (which are teeming with Goldcrest) #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding

No. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for the year is a Black Throated Diver on sea off Titchwell 😃 My first 💯💯 year since 2017 and great to get there at my very favourite birding place #norfolkbirding

Shorelark on Titchwell beach just W of footpath 09:55 plus late Swallow heading S #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #birds

Cley marshes and coastguard: birdwatching highlights today were watching hundreds of Starlings in-off the sea and super views of Water Pipits. Also 2 Jack Snipe; Razorbill & RT Diver os #norfolkbirding #birds #ukbirding

Ridiculously profitable 20 minutes from platform at Thurrock Services Costa coffee overlooking the lake with Kingfisher, Goldeneye on lake, Peregrine over #ukbirding #birds #EssexBirding 🦆 ☕️ 👌

Light 31.10.2025

A post about #birds I didn’t see for a change. This #BritishSummerTime I missed: - Grasshopper Warbler - Quail - Wood Warbler what about you? #ukbirding

Beautiful autumn colours at Otmoor this afternoon. Dunlin & Great White Egret from first screen + Marsh Harrier were #birds highlights. A lot of berries awaiting arrival of winter thrushes @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #ukbirding #OxonBirding

This year #WorldMigratoryBird day in my sheltered bit of inland #SussexBirding is about Meadow Pipit vismig, Goldcrest dispersal & a few Chiffchaff which these ( #climatechange) days are probably arriving rather than leaving #birds

mast year for acorns in 2025. Go #Jays

Kingston, Lewes between the Downs and the Brooks & very much betwixt the seasons today 🍂 On the one hand Spotted Flycatcher, Whitethroat; on the other Siskins & suddenly lots of Robins #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

I reckon any day with a Barn Owl sighting is a good day, so grateful to see one hunting near Bolney vineyard earlier this evening #sussexbirding 🪶

Tonight’s #birds on #wine labels is a Pheasant (looking at it, some might say a Golden Pheasant 😉 ... if so my first without driving several times around the Wolferton Triangle - birders of a certain vintage will know) 🍷

Latest DEFRA report with @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social confirms what #ukbirding 🪶 community knows from experience, wild bird populations continue to 📉 The extent of nature depletion in my lifetime is 💔, that it continues at pace is 😡 www.gov.uk/government/s...

Beautiful late morning Church Norton on rising tide 9 Spoonbills, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (others reported many more), the 100s of swallows attracted a Hobby, Yellow Wagtail over, lots of Meadow Pipits in #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Spotted Crake still at Sandwich New Downs pool ✅ also Green Sandpiper #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds 👇my view and the Crake’s view 😉

Reculver this pm walked constantly surrounded by Swallows (c2000?). On land: 2 Wheatear under the towers also Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler. Over sea: 1 Guillemot east #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds

Oare Marshes this pm, close view of Bonaparte’s Gull east of the slipway & distant view of Curlew Sandpiper west of the slipway #birds #ukbirding #kentbirding

Excellent few days in Seine valley Normandie 🇫🇷 #LowCarbonBirding via Eurostar SNCF-Nomad & local buses 🚇🚊🚌 #birds highlights Short toed Treecreepers and Pied Flycatchers

End of an era but hopeful for the future of the Ferry Pool. The old “era” brought me sp Red Necked Phalarope x2, Black Necked Stilt, pr Ruddy Shelduck. I’m sure @selseybirder.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social will have many more memories #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Pulborough RSPB - Green Sandpiper from Jupps best of the #birds. Thank you to @rspb.bsky.social volunteers for helping this complete beginner with butterflies 🦋 I think this is a Gatekeeper👇 (don’t laugh) @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Weirwood Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers on the dam, GBB Gull pair and their now brute of a juvenile. No raptors for me this pm #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

My first Yellow-legged Gull of the “season” on Eastbourne seafront this evening #ukbirding #sussexbirding #birds

Way past time to end Grouse shooting and to have proper protection for Hen Harriers #birds

The door to future #climate reparations been opened little by International Court of Justice #ICJ in Den Haag today. Case that started as campaign by group of law students in Vanuatu 🇻🇺 news.sky.com/story/a-new-...