Forster's Tern Poole Park, Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Ross's Gull at Newlyn Harbour on Saturday, brilliant showing by this small Gull.

And finally some perched/swimming pics of the Iceland Gull in Roundhay Park #Leeds this last weekend #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

Some flight shots of the Iceland Gull in Roundhay Park #Leeds this last weekend #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

I spent a lot of time last weekend hanging with my new 'gullfriend' in Roundhay Park #Leeds and finally got the shots I was after of this beautiful biscuity Iceland Gull. This set is of interactions with other gulls - yes there will be more 😍 #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

Back in Leeds this week and another go at the Roundhay Park Iceland Gull - 10 mins walk from my parent's house. I just love the biscuit lattice embroidery on this bird 😍 Took my camera this time but the light could improve ... #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

Wow, this speech from Mayor of NY Zohran Mamdani 👏💯 "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her moments later were: I'm not mad at you" "I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger" "Let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion"

Bonapartes, Mediterranean, and black headed gull off Tolcarne Beach Penzance today. @cbwps.org.uk

Up visiting my folks in Leeds this weekend. Was slightly taken aback when I saw reports of this Iceland Gull at my old patch Roundhay Park! I didn't have my camera so borrowed my dad's. What a cracker and the first I've seen for 5+ years 😍 #ukbirding #birds

What looks like a dark morph Lapwing seen at #RSPBGreylake #Somerset this morning. It was very aggressive to any other Lapwing that came to close.

I saw the Red-necked Grebe at Cheddar yesterday morn. It was terrible light (backlit) + these pics were taken at +3 exposure and are masked/edited. I got some pics of it in flight escaping a GCG that attacked it by surfacing underneath it! 1 of 3 🧵 #ukbirding #birds @somersetbirds.bsky.social

Great views of all the interesting geese @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social today with 15 Tundra Bean*, 110 Russian White-Fronted*, and single Pink-Footed seen #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

The Tack Piece at Slimbridge today was an absolute wetland delight. 1000s of wildfowl and waders turned into swirling marvels of life by regular marsh harrier and peregrine passes. #ukbirding #birds #nikon @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Bewick's #Swans at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire today for #BirdOfTheDay yesterday ... #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

A Black-Winged Stilt coming in to land at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire in July 2022 #BirdOfTheDay #Poise

Lesser Redpolls at @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social this morning #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

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A Wood Warbler in song in ancient oak woodland in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire in May 2024 for the #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #singing #nikon #naturephotography #birds #ukbirding

"The UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock: a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required." re: the challenge of food security under nature collapse. from a UK govt national security assessment out today… assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

Drake Green-winged Teal, Noah’s, Shapwick - proper one! The ducks are well-flighty today though… @birdguides.bsky.social

Pacific Diver, Glamorgan #Wales in January 2022, in the glow of sunrise #Birdoftheday #Winterlight

Another day on the Levels today which began wrong when I had my first bust scope in 40 years of birding 🥲Despite that and endless rain it was still great. Water rails at Greylake, double RND at Long Drove, penduline tits and whooper swans at Shapwick @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds

Surviving a British winter? How do Green Sandpipers cope? wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/w... Blog based on research by Ken Smith, Mike Reed & Barry Trevis, published 18 Jan 2019 🎂 #ornithology

Well worth ten minutes of your time. Some of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper footage is simply phenomenal, with some rarely documented behaviour. Talk about up close and personal. youtu.be/s0zZpbo1Jbg

A library of nocturnal flight calls from Beijing, including many eastern species that could be recorded in Europe. See wildbeijing.org/beijing-noct... #nocmig #china #beijing #migration #birds

Happy New Year. Here’s to 2026 and a few more little gems like this Penduline Tit seen this week at Aust , S Glos.. 1 of 3 seen together #ukbirding

Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail and Chiffchaff also feeding around the reedbed and frozen channels at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall yesterday @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

Marsh Harriers from @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall #Somerset yesterday @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon # wildlifephotography

Another set of Water Rail pics from @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall yesterday in #Somerset @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

I enjoyed a glorious afternoon on the Levels yesterday, capped off with American Wigeon at Shapwick but starting with watching Water Rails feeding along frozen reedbed channels at @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall. @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

Very chuffed indeed to pick out this drake American Wigeon on Noah's Lake, Shapwick Heath this afternoon. Pretty poor shots but it was a long way !! @birdguides.bsky.social

A last couple of flight shots of Bewick's Swans from Slimbridge on Monday. It's so sad that the Euro population of this species declined by >1/2 in 25 years and 86% in the UK over 50 years. Birds are also arriving later and later @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social #ukbirding #nikon #naturephotography

Bewick's swans at Slimbridge on Monday - a beautiful evening for watching them coming in to roost @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

Bewick's swans coming in to roost at Slimbridge on Monday with the sun setting ahead of them @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

Every day I'm shovelin' Shoveler's feed by filtering aquatic invertebrates and plant matter through the bristles (lamellae) on their bills, as do many other ducks and flamingoes. The shoveler just takes it a step further 🦆. Pics from @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social on Monday #ukbirding #birds

Female Pintail coming in to land at Slimbridge WWT on Monday #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Eurasian Teal - male and female. At Slimbridge WWT on Monday. The colour named after the duck can be seen as irridescence on the inner secondary wing feathers, as in the female on the right #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Admit it - when was the last time you looked at a mallard for longer than it takes to recognise it? Just look at that iridescent green🤯At Slimbridge on Monday #ukbirding #birds #nikon @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

There was quite stunning light at Slimbridge on Monday afternoon coupled with birds concentrating in unfrozen areas. I might be boring you with some duck pics today 😍 First up a very dandy pair of shoveler #ukbirding #birds @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

The unexpectedly malevolent eye of a male tufted duck #BirdOfTheDay #BlackandWhite

Beautiful afternoon today at a frosty Slimbridge, with a sprinkling of snow. 16 Tundra Bean and 97 Russian White-Fronted Geese on Tack Piece with 51 Bewick's Swan between there and the Dumbles were the highlights @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

3 penduline tit at Aust Wetland again today. Unfortunately they flew off after I'd been there for just 10 minutes - leaving me with 1 decent photo 😂 @severnsidebirds.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social

An interesting behaviour I saw from the Bonaparte's gull at Wet Moor, Somerset yesterday was upending while feeding. I don't remember seeing this in gulls before and Bonaparte's tend to pick food from the surface, often in flight. Has anyone seen this before? #ukbirding #birds

I was watching a couple of drake ring-necked duck at Shapwick yesterday lunchtime when news of this crisp 1st winter Bonaparte's gull at Wet Moor came in. A lovely little Boney Bonus 🫣w/ 4 cranes, 2 Bewick's Swan, and 35+ white-fronts thrown in. Also nice to meet @griffinwildlife.bsky.social there.

I had some great views of 3 1st W penduline tits at Aust Wetland yesterday morning flying around in a little posse, calling and feeding on both Phragmites and Typha seed heads. Then off to the Levels ... @bristolbirding.bsky.social @severnsidebirds.bsky.social

Happy Christmas from Severnside Ringing (birding/vismig) Group 🪶

Penduline tit at Aust Warth this morning. A great bird to see on a Monday morning in an hour before work. First Severnside record I believe !! #UKBirding #birds

A feature of my week on Scilly was the 'fall' of jack snipe after 14th. My totals included 8 at Porthellick, and 7 at Lower Moors at dusk when they fly in to feed, and then become much more active. I've not managed good photos before so this one more than made my day #Scillybird #UKbirding #birds

17th October we went to Bryher (wryneck, ring ouzel) and then around St. Mary's (lapland bunting). The bird of the day was black redstart with a total of 34 across both islands 🤯 I didn't get close to any of the males so these photos of a female/imm will have to do 😉 #UKbirding #Scillybirds #birds

Belatedly back to Scilly again - 16 October we went to St. Martin's and had a lovely day's birding with plenty of migrants, the best of which were two red-breasted flycatchers both very showy and an absolute treat 😍 #UKBirding #Scillybirds @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social