Juvenile Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on the beautiful island of Iona today. #birds #ukwildlife #mull #iona #wheatear

Top up A northern gannet, probably adding material to a built nest as they get flattened with use. Discarded plastic rope seems to be a major building material now. @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Nesting

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Nesting, birds carrying nesting material, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species.” “Only 26001 more needed for a nice nest duvet.” 😀 #birds #photography #ECK

Just leaving to walk my dog. See you all later. Take care of yourselves and those you hold dear. 🙏🏼 #BirdOfTheDay #Nesting #birds #Ireland #photography #ECK When a Linnet is sitting on a beautiful flowering gorse bush, what was I meant to do? 😀

Adult male peregrine falcon hunting at Poole today @martinadams1.bsky.social @wildlifewindows.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Teeming Hundreds of thousands of seabirds gather to breed on the cliffs at Bempton and Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, UK Kittiwakes make a racket here at Queen’s Rock, seen from Breil Newk 🔉⬆️ #video #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #TheGathering #wildlife #nature #seabirds

Encounter Met a Painted Lady on the coastal path at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, UK There seems to be a lot around this year #photography #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #wildlife #nature #vanessacardui #Nikon

#WorldOceans#Day Early success on my annual pilgrimage to @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs I can’t imagine a better place in the world to see seabirds #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #puffin #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Out on a limb A goldfinch right out in the open Tresaith, Ceredigion, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #finch #colour #Nikon

Who am I? Rock or meadow? I’m thinking rock, but not 100% sure. Help please! On the cliff path between Aberporth and Tresaith, Wales #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BorrowedPlaces #wildlife #nature #identification #id #pipit #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #BorrowedPlaces, Birds using human-made or unexpected structures to perch. Alt is #FemaleBeauty. Those two Black Redstart fledglings were perched on a wheelbarrow in a cemetery, waiting to be fed.

The waiting game Another of the nuthatch nest in the walls of Castell Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo, UK There were at least 2 more chicks in the nest, but this one was winning the battle for food #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #NewLife #wildlife #nature

Big bird A great egret wondering what the guy in the hide is doing On the scrape at @wtsww.bsky.social’s Castle Woods site, Castell Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #LookingAtYou #heron #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #birdphotography

#lookingatyou #BirdOfTheDay #birds #RedKite #birdphotography #raptor #birdofprey #ukwildlife Taken through my kitchen window. A favourite perch (fallen tree) for the birds.

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #LookingAtYou as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #Nikon This one was staring directly into my soul

Urbanite A feral pigeon enjoying some late ☀️ under a bridge River Mersey, Northenden, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BadFeatherDay #wildlife #nature #urban #ukbirds #ukbirding #goldenhour #light #birdphotography #Nikon

Crab dinner A crow with a nice catch at Worm’s Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #FoodInBeaks #wildlife #nature #corvids #inflight #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Peekaboo! A coot chick pokes its head out from under the adult on the nest Woolston Eyes NR, near Warrington, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #HiddenInPlainSight #wildlife #nature #rails #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon #nesting

Being watched Ducks may look like they’re chilling, but they’re never off duty Common pochard, @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Lllanelli Wetland Centre, Wales, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #wildlife #nature #ducks #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon #Z8

A Mute Swan. They aren't really mute, but they are really beautiful. #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #ukwildlife #naturephotography

Sorry, gotta go! A greater whitethroat takes off from its perch at Rhossili Point, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Firstwingbeat #ukbirds #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #warbler #Nikon #inflight

Good morning 🌞 Alan has chosen #FirstWingbeat (the instant of take-off) for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #Birds🪶 #BirdPhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #WildlifePhotography #wildlife #UKWildlife #UKBirding

A Welsh bird’s castle is their home 800 years ago Dinefwr Castle was home to the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth. Now nuthatches rule the roost…or a small hole in the ruin’s walls at least #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #wildlife #nature

Good morning, Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best capture/s of May.” Not my best photo but best sighting. Northern Fulmar, I saw 2 days ago. Not a gull. Closer to an Albatross. Lots of info about it in alt. #photography #birds #ECK

Contemplating the abyss A herring gull on the cliffs between Tresaith and Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #NegativeSpace #gulls #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #Nikon

Ruby The bird with jewels for eyes, the great crested grebe. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a grebe fly Pennington Flash, Leigh, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Podicipedidae #wildfowl #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Fluffball Somewhere in there is a moorhen chick just wanting to be fed @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Texture #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Training flight Mallards in sync at Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Lunt Meadows #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #wildlife #nature #inflight #birdsinflight #ducks #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), of which family this male Northern Shoveler is a member. #birds #photography

Uneven A swallow that appears to be a streamer short Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #hirundine #Nikon

Not tonight son I was obviously not dressed correctly to get past this crow bouncer West Didsbury, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #wildlife #nature #corvids #black #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

@robcrank68.bsky.social Stonechat #StaringRightAtYou #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Asking for help, please. Plz Repost. This enormous beetle, perhaps Lamia textor, was spotted on door of garden shed by s-in-l and I've never seen anything like it. Another suggestion is Morimus asper. Location garden in Raunds, Northants. #beetle #longhorn #enormousbeetle

Bird in black Singing in the shadows of a tree, it makes a nice silhouette But what kind of bird is it? Taken in Castle Woods, Dynefwr, Wales, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #SingForYourSupper #wildlife #nature #birdsong #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Willow warbler in the sunshine. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #eastcoastkin

Bright A male yellow wagtail in some harsh sunlight in a field in Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Grassland #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #yellow #colour #Nikon

Good morning. @alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grassland any bird pictured with grass. The alt is #red. Here's a pretty hoopoe taking a break from digging up lunch. Photo by my dear OH Mike Childs. Kerkini Lake, April 2025 Have a good day, all!

Wheeling A lapwing dancing in the sky @rspb Marshside, Southport, Lancs, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #WingsWideOpen #wildlife #nature #ukbirds ##ukbirding #Nikon

Air display Slicing through the air, the fastest recorded bird in level flight, the common swift. One of a party of 20 to 30 feeding over the Mersey, Didsbury, UK last week #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ScrollBack #wildlife #nature #birdsinflight #Nikon

Rarity? Saw the very scarce 4-winged shelduck @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Llanelli Wetland Centre yesterday #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #DucksInTheAir #wildlife #nature #waterfowl #wildfowl #anatidae #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdsinflight #Nikon

Stand off Grey herons get each other all #ruffled at Pennington Flash, Leigh UK #photography #birds #ukbirds @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #animalbehaviour #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky

Snacking No need for this redshank to make a big splash for a small delicacy at Pennington Flash, Leigh, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #WaterDroplets #wildlife #nature #waders #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #water #Nikon

#BirdofTheDay #theme #Robins #ForJanet #photography #ECK

Vantage point Usually the shyest of the corvids, this jay seemed pretty relaxed out in the open River Mersey, Didsbury, Manchester UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #FeathersInFoliage #wildlife #nature #corvids #ukbirds #ukbirding #blossom #Nikon

Alan has chosen #FeathersInFoliage as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Alt. is #CormorantOrHeron #birds #photography #ECK @wildlifebcn.org #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography #BirdLife Cloud 9

Wistful An oystercatcher appearing to be on a walk in the meadows Actually the green roof of @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere’s visitor centre #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #waders #Nikon

Cracking A female yellow wagtail whose beauty appears to have been too much for the earth on which she stands! Feel very fortunate to have seen a pair in Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #FeatheredFemmes #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Reservoir ducks A gang of tufted ducks looking like they’re up to no good @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #LinedUp #wildlife #nature #cinema #film #Tarantino #Nikon #ukbirds #ukbirding