Seaton marsh Stonechat, possibly trying to ensure the affection of his lady friend - who was very 'chatty'. #Devonbirds

Lovely stroll at Ham Wall and GreyLake today. Two Cranes and the brief fly-by of an Osprey were welcome surprises.

Wheaters on Colyford common this morning. The first time I have managed to catch up with them this year. #Devonbirds

Chiffchaff and a vocal Tree Pipit at Mutter’s Moor, Linnet and Dartford at Aylesbeare #Devonbirds

Aylesbeare Dartford Warbler giving me the prison yard star this morning. #Devonbirds

Red spotted Bluethroat at Swineham GPs this morning. Very confiding bird, and rather popular with local birders. My personal bird of the year, so far! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Black-crowned Night Heron at the Borrow Pit this morning, Seaton Wetlands #Devonbirds

Hoopoe at Waggs Plot this afternoon. It was at the far end of the paddock and views were not helped by a very solid 6’ hedge, so my grateful thanks to the chap who shared the use of his tail-gate! #Devonbirds

White-tailed Eagles (G818 and G625) Great morning watching these amazing birds Christchurch Harbour, Dorset @chognature.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Red-spotted Bluethroat at Swineham earlier this morning 🤯 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Cirl Bunting in the sunshine today, near Otterton. #Devonbirds

Great to see the Sand Martins back on the Seaton Wetlands. It is a great location for viewing these active birds. #Seatonwetlands

In Devon, not every large white bird is out to steal your chips. Cattle Egrets keeping the cattle company, in a field at the top of Seaton Down Hill. I was surprised by the amount of heat-haze in these shots, considering it is very early in April. #Devonbirds

Dartford Warbler, out and about in the Devon sunshine this morning. #Devonbirds

My first female Mandarin Duck of the year. Actually, it was hard to miss, as it was under the feeders at the Lyndon Reserve, Rutland water. Paired male aslo present. #LRWT

Not great pictures but we were very pleased to see our first Ospreys of the year - Maya and 33(11). Pictured near the nest platform, opposite the Waderscrape hide at Rutland water. That is Maya on the nest. #LRWT

Red Kites having a 'discussion', in the rain, over Orton Meadows golf course this afernoon. It went on for at least 20 minutes.

Treecreeper hunting for spiders under a log at Titchwell today. Apparently they weigh about 10 grams #RSPBTitchwell

The DNA results are in! Sheringham's superstar visitor, the pardoxus 1w ♂️ Eastern Black Redstart was (as expected) consistent w/ P.o.phoenicuroides/murinus & a near-identical sequence to birds from west/central China/Tuva Republic. @linnetincley.bsky.social #norfolkbirding #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk

Goldcrest from earlier in the week.

Something of a dull, rainy day in Norfolk today but it was great to catch up with a local Common Crane. I'm not sure how 'common' they actually are in the UK with perhaps only ~250 birds in the wild. #Norfolkbirding

Brilliant news, Our breeding female Osprey ‘CJ7’ has just landed at 18:29. Blimey, she must have had a tough days migrating today!!! One down, one to go, just need male 022 to arrive tomorrow and alls well. Watch our live Osprey Webcam here: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...

Passing Grey Heron this morning, over the River Ant #Norfolkbirding

No sign of an SEO or Black winged Kite this morning but there was a lovely Barn Owl hunting the fields near St Benets Abbey. #Norfolkbirding

Blue 33 home at Manton Bay @ 07:17 this Morning, already has a Fish.

The feisty male Mandarin duck in Poole park today. It was quite aggressive with Mallards.

BOPH Spring Cruise 3. Still a few Red breasted Merganser in the harbour today. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

BOPH Spring Cruise 2. Great views of a Great northern Diver today. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

BOPH Spring Cruise 1. Another great cruise in glorious weather, with Paul and Joe. A few shots of the somewhat distant Forster’s Tern on Browsea Lagoon and a HUGE crop into the WTE spotted by Paul. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

We are looking forward to the start of the south coast Osprey season and hoping, beyond all reasonable expectation, to see O22 or CJ7 arrive during the BOPH harbour cruise tomorrow. In the meantime, a Dartford Warbler from this morning's walk. #RSPBAylesbeare

Nice to find this White-spotted Bluethroat at Swineham this evening feeding with 3-4 Stonechat @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social 📸 Ed Betteridge

First Osprey to return to Monitored Nest this year Blue25(10), Lands on the Manton Bay Nest.

The Dartford Warblers are out and about on Aylesbeare Common. I have not yet managed to get close enough for a 'keeper' shot, but I’ll be back - if the weather ever improves. #RSPBAylesbeare

It has been 2 months since I last visited Sheringham, but the very confident Eastern Black Redstart is still showing and acting as a 'birder magnet'. #Norfolkbirding

Rather modest record shots of Red flanked Bluetail near Gressenhall, this morning. A 'lifer' for me. A popular bird, and my thanks to the knowledgeable local birders helping to spot this mobile bird to visitors. #Norfolkbirding

Quite a few year ticks on my last day in Norfolk for quite while and fortunately blessed by the weather! Brambling&Siskin at Lynford; Greater Scaup, Sanderling, Slavonian Grebe&Knot at Titchwell; Water Rail at Sculthrope. #Norfolkbirding

Quite a few birders with cameras were taking advantage of the rare UK sunshine to capture the Sanderlings on the beach at RSPB Titchwell today. #Norfolkbirding

My first Water Rail of the year, at Sculthorpe Moor. Not too much else of note around in the early morning, but I did miss out on the Bullfinch at the Dragonfly hide. #SculthorpeMoor

Random shots from yesterday. Missed the Black bellied Dipper but it is reported to be hunting along quite a stretch of the Wensum. However, I ‘may’ have seen my first male Hen Harrier, hunting along the marsh between Holme and Thornham. It was too fleeting for a photo, especially in the poor light.

A meandering trip up to Norfolk today. Nothing very exciting, but it was great to get out without getting wet.

No sign of the White tailed Eagle during our brief stop at Middle Woodford this lunchtime, but there was a lot of Red tailed Kite activity and a Common Buzzard on view.

The Great tailed Grackle is still showing very well at Holbury. One of two reported today, the other is in Speke, Lancashire.

Atmospheric floodlight Swan feeding at a flooded WWT Welney this evening. Mostly Whoopers and Pochards taking advantage of a free meal. #WWTWelney

Groups of Whooper Swans are a common sight in the Fens every winter (20 - 30,000 birds overwinter in the UK). Sadly Bewick's are getting harder to find.

A second try for the Black winged Kite, and much better views today at the pumping station near Stubb Mill. Never particularly close but a fantastic looking bird, with very striking eyes when the sun is in the right place. #Norfolkbirding

I wish to brighten up this #BlueMonday with a beautiful January sunrise. 🤗 Nature is a wonderful source of joy. 🦢☀️🦢 River Great Ouse - The Fens - Cambridgeshire

New Forest Stonechat. Not quite the Great grey Shrike I was hoping for... No doubt there will be many other 'dips' during the year!

A few shots from today’s BOPH winter cruise. Enjoyable as always, despite the miserable weather (my excuse for poor pictures). Birds included Red necked Grebe, Black necked Grebes and more GN Divers than ‘you could shake a stick at’. Great, informative commentary by Mya, Joe and Mark. #harbourbirds

Today was a very dull and drizzly day to pay a long overdue visit Elmley. There were a few raptors visible from the drive but no sign of the Little Owl. I was saddened to hear that the LEO may have been driven off by a visiting photographer trying to startle it into flight. #Elmley