The @wisebirding.bsky.social West Papua tour is drawing to an end with 17 species of Birds of Paradise recorded. We finished our last full day in the field on Merparti Island, where Violet-necked Lory was the star attraction amongst a variety of new birds for the tour #WiseBirding #WestPapua

Beautiful sunny and clear day in the SW today. A lovely evening on the patch with M Harrier, Osprey, 3 Curlew Sand, 1 Little Stint and then 9 Glossy Ibis dropped in at dusk. Possibly start of a new wave of birds? Now at least 18 this year for the Otter Estuary. #DevonBirds #Birds

Certainly wasn’t expecting this on the high tide on the patch this evening! Lovely juvenile Baird’s Sand. 😮 Great find by Steve Windle. Pretty sure it’s a first for the Otter Estuary.👍🏻 Still present at dusk on Little Marsh. #UKBirding #DevonBirds

The Arfaks in West Papua. Certainly a highlight of a visit to West Papua. Follow Colin for more updates!😊 #Birds #WestPapua #WiseBirding

Although overshadowed a little by the Birds of Paradise in West Papua, pittas are always a firm favourite. This Eastern Hooded Pitta showed extremely well for the @wisebirding.bsky.social team yesterday afternoon

Our West Papua Tour is getting off to a good start. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #Birds #WestPapua #WiseBirding

I just love sifting through wader flocks and for me not much beats a pristine juvenile Curlew Sandpiper.😍Two of 3 birds on tonight’s rising tide on the Otter Estuary NR, Budleigh Salterton. #DevonBirding #Birds

Like buses!😂Now 38 for the patch. Six birds just dropped in this evening on the Otter Estuary NR, East Devon. #DevonBirding #Birds

A nice surprise on the patch tonight to mark the start of autumn. My 32nd Glossy Ibis on the Otter Estuary NR 😂 #DevonBirding #Birds

I always love getting straight back on the patch after a long overseas trip. This pristine Juv Whinchat was a welcome sight this evening and a reminder of the potential excitement of another autumn ahead.🤞🏻 #Birds

A clear highlight of a short birding tour around Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department, the critically endangered & endemic Red-fronted Macaw. A must visit lodge & community conservation project. Join E-Newsletter for news on Bolivia tour in preparation: tinyurl.com/8cxvk9ws #Birds #Bolivia #WiseBirding

The endemic Bolivian Brushfinch in the rain. #Birds #Bolivia #WiseBirding

The location of Refugio Los Volcanes has to be one of the most spectacular birding hotspots in Bolivia. A truly magical location to stay with so many fantastic birds within walking distance of your room. #Birds #WiseBirding

Black-streaked Puffbird, Refugio Los Volcanes, Bolivia. 🇧🇴 #Birds #WiseBirding

Our Bolivia Mammals & Birds tour has now ended with 35 species of mammal and a great selection of iconic & range restricted birds. The cats stole the headlines with 4 sp. Jaguarundi, Ocelot, Jaguar and Puma. We return next year, but now time for birding. Stay tuned!😜 #Mammals #Bolivia #WiseBirding

A nice distraction whilst watching the Blue-throated Macaws in the Motacú Palms were these two Great Rufous Woodcreepers. #Birds #Birding #Bolivia #WiseBirding

The critically endangered Blue-throated Macaws were a definite highlight of our extension to the Beni region in Bolivia yesterday. #Birds #Birding #Bolivia #WiseBirding

Seen some great birds during our short extension to Trinidad in Bolivia to see the critically endangered Blue-throated Macaw. One such highlight was seeing 6 Hoatzins after watching Bolivian River Dolphins.😊 #Birds #Birding #WiseBirding

Chestnut-fronted Macaws have been a daily distraction whilst looking for cats in Bolivia over the last few days. #Birds #Bolivia #WiseBirding

One of at least 5 different Jaguars seen so far whilst exploring “JaguarLand” in Bolivia. Each sighting completely on our own and a very, very different experience to the busy N Pantanal. #Mammals #Bolivia #WiseBirding

Our Cats, Primates and Birds tour of Bolivia continues with more exciting mammal sightings! However, we always take time to savour the many birds, like this rather smart and very range restricted Bolivian Slaty-Antshrike. Just getting into N Paraguay and SW Brazil too. #Birds #Bolivia #WiseBirding

Bolivia 🇧🇴 continues to impress! Amazing views of this confident male Puma (one of at least 3 different animals seen) was a definite highlight from our time at Kaa-Iya NP. 😍 #Mammals #Bolivia

Our first day on our Cats, Primates and Birds tour to Bolivia started well with 3 Puma and 1 Jaguarundi!😮 The photo of the Puma won’t win any prizes but gives an idea of the habitat. #Mammals #Bolivia

Busy Beavers with 3 kits, River Otter, July 2025. 😊 #DevonBeavers #Mammals

Some nice books for sale here👇🏻 #dragonflies

Hornbills are one of my favourite bird families and we were fortunate to see all 8 species in Sabah, Borneo. These White-crowned Hornbills are really smart with their striking sexual dimorphism. #Birds #Borneo #Birding

Another impressive nocturnal bird whilst looking for cats in Borneo. Large Frogmouth, Kinabatangan River, Borneo. # Borneo #Birds

Barred Eagle Owl at Deramakot Forest Reserve was another nice distraction whilst out at night looking mostly for mammals. #Borneo #Birds

I love searching for tough mammals at night, as you just never know what’s coming next! Despite no hoped for Flat-headed Cat, this beautiful Oriental Bay Owl was a real bonus as we slowly searched the Kinabatangan river at gone midnight. #Borneo #Birds

A rather special moment in Deramakot Forest Reserve, Borneo yesterday. #Mammals #Borneo

Otter Estuary NR quiet as expected in June, but an unseasonal female Pintail today. Also 3 "head-started" Curlews. 2 from Dartmoor & a 3rd bird from either Dorset, Sussex or Kent - awaiting info. Amazing how they find each other. Thanks @kanebrides.bsky.social for details. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/... I've written to my MP to demand that the Government adopts a #naturefriendly approach to planning and development. Will you take action too? Help ensure that nature is at the heart of government's #planningreforms #Birds

It’s been so dry recently that even the local beavers are praying for rain!😂 River Otter last week, Budleigh Salterton. #Mammals #DevonBeaverTours

A most welcome surprise and patch first yesterday evening as this Night Heron flew around the Otter Estuary NR whilst I was leading a beaver walk 😍 #DevonBirding #Birds #OtterEstuaryNR

Exciting to find new colour-ringed Curlew today from Dartmoor Project. New bird "33" is present with long staying "OT" (since Sep 2024). SO we now have 2 birds (born 2023/24) from this project using newly created wetland, Otter Estuary NR. #DevonBirding #Birds Thanks @tangrigg.bsky.social for detail

Some overnight rain did the trick and produced this lovely pink flushed, 2CY Little Gull on the patch this morning. 😍 Otter Estuary NR, East Devon. #DevonBirding #Birds #UKBirding

Scilly seems to be having multiple Turtle Dove sightings this Spring. These 4 birds have been on St Martin’s for the last few days, but incredibly skittish! Fingers crossed it’s a successful breeding year in UK. #ScillyBirding

An amazing sight and sound this evening whilst walking to a restaurant in Penzance with the Mrs. A min. count of 51 Purple Sandpipers (and 1 Dunlin), chattering away on rocks below us, by Jubilee Pool. Can’t remember ever seeing so many in one big flock anywhere previously. #CornwallBirding #Birds

Day 9 of the @wisebirding.bsky.social tour in Armenia was all about Armash Fish Ponds, with. Armash was heaving with birds. We saw all of our main targets, including White-tailed Lapwing (pic), Grey-headed Swamphen, Moustached Warbler & Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. #WiseBirding #birds #birding #Armenia

We saw all of our day 8 targets on our @wisebirding.bsky.social! Caspian Snowcock, White-throated Robin, Finsch's Wheatear, Grey-necked Bunting and a host of other top birds including a bonus Trumpeter Finch. Can day 9 top that? And can you spot the Snowcock 👇? #WiseBirding #birds #birding #Armenia

What a fantastic day😍👇🏻👇🏻 #Birds #BirdingArmenia

A very happy group during one of my beaver walks yesterday evening on the River Otter 🦫 #Mammals #DevonBeaverTours

Day 6 of the @wisebirding.bsky.social tour crossed in to Armenia. Dilijan Forest produced Semicollared Flycatcher, and then Norashen Reserve on Lake Sevan rewarded us with Mountain Chiffchaff, oodles of Armenian Gulls, and a bonus Turkestan Short-toed Lark #WiseBirding #birds #birding #Georgia

More exciting birds news from Dave on our current Georgia and Armenia tour. Further updates to come from Armenia 😍 #Birds #Armenia 👇🏻👇🏻

Some excellent patch birding this morning with my first Swifts of the year and a calling cuckoo (only my 3rd on patch). However, the stars of the show were 4 Bar-tailed Godwits including 3 males in breeding plumage. One of the best waders!😍 #Birds #DevonBirding #UKBirding

More great birds and bears too! In fact, whilst birding we have enjoyed bears on every tour since 2022 👍🏻 #Birds #Mammals #Georgia

Day 2 of the @wisebirding.bsky.social tour of Georgia & Armenia. Early morning was spent with Caucasian Snowcock and Caucasian Grouse, but they were trumped when we were treated to incredible views of 3 Wallcreepers. Top birds! #WiseBirding #birds #birding #Georgia

Off to a cracking start.👇🏻👇🏻 #birds

Great to be supporting Batumi Birding again on this always very popular tour 😁 Look forward to getting the updates. #Birds

And then today, as if by magic, it’s replaced by a full summer plumaged bird! 😮 Waders don’t get much better, and particularly when on your local patch. #DevonBirding #Birds