They’re back! An obligate insectivore and just the most amazing bird. This was my first sighting of a common swift this year at Lunt Meadows, Lancashire, UK yesterday. Simply thrilling! #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Insectivores #wildlife #nature #apus #Nikon

Testing the water A black-headed gull lands at no. 3 bed, Woolston Eyes NR, Warrington, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #SplashingAround #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #gull #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Nikon

For me? You shouldn’t have! Razorbill, @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social , Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social ’s #BirdOfTheDay #Petals&Perches #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #seabirds #auk #flowers #daisies #Nikon #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Happy World Curlew Day! We've put together some facts about our favourite bird and how you can help! Share them with your friends and family to spread the love for the Eurasian Curlew as far as we can! #Curlew #WorldCurlewDay #Nature

Nature overcomes Some people still thinking burning is the right way to manage moorland, even if it’s not their moorland Nature will, eventually, come back Skylark, on a @curlewaction.bsky.social walk, Marsden Moor, Yorks, UK #photography #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #landscape #regen

Dinner for two Had been watching these 2 BHGs, looked away, looked back, and from nowhere a pasta tea had appeared Woolston Eyes NR, Warrington, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ComeEatWithMe #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #gulls #Nikon #feeding

Master of the skies And surely one of the most difficult to photograph. Likely just days ‘til these beguiling birds return to my part of the world and I try again for a decent photo. Apus apus, common swift #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD #wildlife #nature

On a mission Which was to peck my hand Mallard, @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #DucksOutOfWater #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wildfowl #duck #Nikon

Feed me! Great tit @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends #ukbirds #ukbirding #passerine #wildlife #nature #Nikon

Abstract Mucking around with #HeadShots of a Canada goose, including reflections "The Secret Lake", Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukbirding #geese #wildlife #nature #wildfowl #reflection #Nikon

Bright Both bird and leaf at peak vibrancy A trip to Scotland had yellowhammers showing up on 2 different campsites, practically asking for their pic to be taken…joyous! Greenacres campsite, Birkhill, Angus #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #LeafandLight #Nikon

WIP Building, building, building…it’s that time of the year. A greenfinch in #Woodland, Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, Manchester to be precise #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukbirding #finch #Nikon #nesting

Always aware A long-tailed tit facing away, but looking over its shoulder, never off guard to possible predators @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BirdButt #ukbirds #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #Nikon

Benched A marsh tit on a bench @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #ukbirds @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #manmadeperch #birding #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Nikon

Easy pickings For both bird and photographer, thanks to the @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social feeder Great spotted woodpecker #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Black&Red #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon #ornithology

My patch Kestrel pair seem to perch almost recklessly near the path at the moment. The female was chasing a finch flock over fields while this male landed less than 10 feet from me. #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography

Display model A robin in its Spring finery and #Feathers @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #passerine #singing #red #detail #Nikon

Sleek Another VAR intervention needed for #BirdOfTheDay Is this great black-backed gull a #SmallBirdInFlight @robcrank68.bsky.social or are those feet in contact with the water? @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #ukbirds #wildlife #nature #gulls #birding #ukbirding

Full throttle A foot in the water could disqualify this mute swan from today’s #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight You decide @robcrank68.bsky.social @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wildfowl #Nikon #takeoff #wetland

Peckish A marsh tit grabs #snacks left out @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #Nikon #passerine #feeding

At the border Had hoped to get this shoveler facing me and split by the edge of the shadow. It didn’t happen, but I still like this “looking into the void” take. #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #ukbirding #ducks #Nikon

Digging in Mute swan, @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #RuffledFeathers #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildfowl #white #nature #wildlife #preening

Conductor Teal, @rspbleightonmoss.bsky.social , Lancashire, UK #photography @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOFTheDay #OpenWingsNotFlying #wildlife #nature #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildfowl #waterfowl #Nikon

Open Call Dunnock giving it some at Welltrough Farm, Lower Withington, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #OpenBeak @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #singing #Spring

Stepping out No idea if they’ve tied the knot or just courting, but these two are definitely an item Rose-ringed parakeets, Fallowfield Loop, Abbey Hey, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #MarriedCouples @alan678.bsky.social #nature #wildlife #love

Getting to that time of year when duck flamboyance is at its height. These two certainly look pleased with themselves! “The Secret Lake”, Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #LandMeetsWater #wildlife #nature #waterfowl #plumage #Nikon

Seemingly purple with rage, this tufted duck was giving me a doubly hard stare @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social’s Walthamstow Wetlands #photography #BirdOTheDay #Reflections @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #ducks #waterfowl #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

The #Green gang hogging the #Feeders at Walthamstow Wetlands #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #parakeet #parrot #urbanbirds @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Diamond legs Great egret, RSPB Burton Mere, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #BirdOfTheDay #StandingInWater #Heron #Blackandwhite #b&w #monochrome

A moorhen #SteppingOut. It was actually being chased by a coot. Taken at “The Secret Lakes”, former reservoirs for calico printing in the middle of Manchester that have become an ad hoc nature reserve now threatened by a housing development #photography #BirdOfTheDay #birds #wildlife #nature #Nikon

The strength of a ring-necked parakeet's bill is extraordinary, making short work of a house extension. Spring is here and preparations are being made, but I wonder if another bird has been displaced by this member of the growing parakeet population. #video #wildlife #nature #birds #ukbirds #Nikon

Never really appreciated what a perfect little roundel a ring-necked parakeet’s eye makes until this #SideView snapped in the park this morning Cringle Park, Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #parrot #green #eye #colour

#FavouriteOfTheMonth in terms of the bird, but definitely not the photo. This guy just wouldn’t move to a clearer part of the tree. It was almost as if he didn’t want the publicity! Male bullfinch, Highfield Country Park #Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #birds @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay

🎶“Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart…”🎵 A red, red robin #singing #ynwa Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #ukbirding #songbird #passerine #liverpool #naturelovers #lfc

Scoff A grey squirrel devouring precious winter fuel Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, UK #photography #wildlife #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #animals #rodents #mammals #woodland #zoom #winter #feeding #naturelovers

The getaway A female blackbird raiding a crab apple tree for winter loot Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #wildlife #nature #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #flight #motion #shutterspeed #Nikon

An early candidate for the 2026 Christmas card? The #perfectperch for claiming territory and food, as well as @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay Robin, Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #levenshulme #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

When you take the campervan to France with no big idea of where to go and then someone mentions there are vultures in the Gorge du Tarn…..🚐💨💨 Griffon vulture, Lozère, France, 2024 #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptor #wildlife #nature #birdofprey #gyps #Nikon

A monogamous gannet in #Solitude on the nest, perhaps waiting for its partner to return with food RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK June 2025 #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #seabirds #cliffs #wildlifephotography #Nikon

A stunning sky silhouetting a black-headed gull (I think!) at Snettisham, looking across The Wash, back in October #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInFlight #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #animals #sunset #sky #Norfolk #beauty #Nikon #cloud #orange

It may not have the bright colours, bordering on gaudy, of the male, but the pattern and feather structure of a female pheasant are just as captivating Snaizeholme, Yorkshire Dales, UK @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Feathers&Form #photography #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #ukbirds

The Blue Tit...a bird with a strap-on beak Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #blue #yellow #animals #Nikon #passerine #songbird

Wild UK peregrines targeted to feed falconry demand in the Middle East

Got it! A male blackbird feeding on berries in the snow Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme, Manchester UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #FoodFinds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #feeding #Nikon

King of the Castle Must have been taking this just as @alan678.bsky.social was setting the #BirdOfTheDay as #speckles&spots Starlings are particularly speckly and spotty in the winter #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #animals #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #Nikon

Charge! A duckling #caughtinmotion on the Mersey in Didsbury, Manchester, UK #photography #BirdOfTheDay as set by @alan678.bsky.social #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #animals #nature #wildlife #wildfowl #ducks #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Nikon

#GoodLight and a tailwind helped capture this floating meringue at Neumann’s Flashes, Cheshire, UK Mute swan #photography #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #animals #wildfowl #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Nikon #feathers #badhairday #windswept #Nikon

Even though it’s essentially a b&w bird, I like this Canada goose portrait converted to full b&w. Neumann’s Flashes, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #BirdOfTheDay #b&w #wildfowl #portrait #b+w #blackandwhite #black&white #black+white #bandw #Nikon #wildlife #nature

One of those funny guys with the frantic wing beat Puffin, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire UK #photography #BirdOfTheDay #Outstretched #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #puffin #auk #seabird

A long-tailed tit making a dash from one tree to another. Taken near Hulme End, Staffordshire Moorlands, UK #photography #BirdOfTheDay #SideProfiles #birds #birding #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #flight #inflight #fast #shutterspeed #shutter #Nikon #wildlifephotography #naturephotography