Nice relaxing wander around @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Lackford Lakes yesterday. Good numbers of passerines incl 4 CROSSBILL, several TREECREEPER, MARSH TITS, SISKINS & REDPOLLS in woodlands and GREAT EGRET on the lakes. #suffolkbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

A very Happy Christmas and a bird-filled 2026 to all our clients, followers and birding friends! 2025 has been another great year with lots of bird and other wildlife highlights on our tours, day trips and barge trips and we are looking forward to 2026 and beyond… #birding #birds #wildlife

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. SPOT-CROWNED BARBET, EASTERN WOOD PEWEE and GREY-COWLED WOOD RAIL. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. TODY MOTMOT, TROPICAL SCREECH OWLS and ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, TUFTED FLYCATCHER and WHITE-RUFFED MANAKIN. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. BLUE DACNIS, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CINNAMON WOODPECKER and LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER, MOURNING WARBLER, BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH and PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. OSPREY, STREAKED FLYCATCHER, GIANT COWBIRD and DUSKY-FACED TANAGER. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. COLLARED ARACARI, HEPATIC TANAGER and PROTHONOTORY WARBLER + NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. RUDDY-TAILED FLYCATCHER, ROSY THRUSH-TANAGER, RUDDY-BREASTED SEEDEATER and FLAME-RUMPED TANAGER. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. RED-EYED & YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, YELLOW-OLIVE FLATBILL and GREAT TINAMOU. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. SAVANNA & BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, COCOA WOODCREEPER and NORTHERN PLAIN XENOPS. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. BOAT-BILLED HERON, AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER, ISTHMIAN WREN and CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT, NORTHERN BARRED WOODCREEPER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and BANANAQUIT. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. RINGED KINGFISHER, GOLDEN-COLLARED MANAKIN, AMERICAN WHITE IBIS and GREY-HEADED TANAGER. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. BLACK-BREASTED PUFFBIRD, NEOTROPICAL CORMORANT, WHITE-BELLIED ANTBIRD and DOT-WINGED ANTWREN. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. KING VULTURE, CHESTNUT-HEADED OROPENDOLA, SUMMER TANAGER and CINNAMON BECARD. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

A few gaps to fill in for #BirdsSeenIn2025 for Panama. SAFFRON FINCH plus BLACK-AND-WHITE, BAY-BREASTED and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS. @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #panama #birds #birding #birdphotography

Wonderful weather for our final day trip of 2025. We headed to Wallasea Island RSPB yesterday where highlights inc 2 HEN HARRIER, 2 BARN OWL, 2 PEREGRINE, 2 SPOONBILL, 19 BARNACLE GEESE, GREAT EGRET plus thousands of waders and wildfowl and more! #Essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

CRIMSON-BACKED TANAGER, RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER, WHITE-TIPPED SICKLEBILL & SNAIL KITE from our recent tour to Panama. #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #panama @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social #nature #wildlifephotography

The final Birds of Essex of 2025 is tomorrow night from 7:30pm, including the results of the Autumn Bird Photography comp, a look back at the birding year, and a look forward to 2026. Watch live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlLl... #essexbirding

Wonderful weather for our guided trip to The Brecks. CROSSBILLS everywhere plus FIRECREST, 3 HAWFINCH, MARSH TITS, KINGFISHER, WATER RAIL, BRAMBLINGS and lots more. #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #ukwildlife #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

Finally sorted through the 9000+ photos from our recent tour to Panama and here are a few of the wonderful pair of HARPY EAGLES that we saw in the Darien. Thanks to @dhpbwd.bsky.social for the flight shot! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #panama @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social

Wonderful day guiding at Rainham Marshes RSPB reserve on Saturday 6th December 2025. Highlights incl WATER PIPIT & ROCK PIPITS, PEREGRINE, 5+ MARSH HARRIER, RED KITE, GREY WAGTAIL, loads of wildfowl + more. #Essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #londonbirds

Wonderful weather on Fri 5th Dec 2025 for a visit to Minsmere. Highlights incl fab views of BEARDED REEDLINGS, 3 BITTERNS, distant views of the TEMMINCK'S STINT, MARSH HARRIERS and good numbers of ducks on the scrape. #SuffolkBirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Nice to get out guiding yesterday in The Brecks and our group saw some great birds incl CROSSBILLS, 4+ HAWFINCH, flocks of SISKIN, MARSH TIT, TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH and lots more. #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #ukwildlife #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025

Back home after a simply amazing tour to Panama where there were many highlights including this adult HARPY EAGLE that showed superbly for our clients! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #panama #birdphotography #nature #CanopyCamp #Darien

Excellent day co-leading @swallowbirding.bsky.social Topsail Charters Thames barge trip, despite the weather! Lots of Brent Geese, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Knot, Dunlin, Avocets galore, Com. Ringed Plover, Goosander and 1 (possibly 2) Black-throated Divers as we turned round! #essexbirding

The importance of Middlewick Ranges in Essex youtu.be/Ku-eD0J42as?...

This cracking EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK made a visit to our Stanway garden this morning. He came away empty-taloned but sure he will be back! #essexbirding #gardenbirds #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

A great day co-guiding the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social Field Trip with @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @olicwildlife.bsky.social to Freiston & Frampton Marsh RSPB. Highlights inc 4 MERLIN, WHOOPER SWANS, 2 PEREGRINE, KINGFISHER, SPOONBILL, HEN HARRIER + more. #lincsbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

Very fun afternoon guiding for @swallowbirding.bsky.social & Topsail Charters on the Blackwater. The highlights included Harbour Seal, Avocets, Marsh Harrier, Turnstones, Golden Plover, very close views of Rock Pipit, and some lovely soup! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Wonderful afternoon spent at Wallasea Island RSPB reserve. The big high tide pushed waders everywhere but the real highlights were seeing HEN HARRIER on several occasions plus BARN OWL, SPOONBILL, GREAT EGRET, 6+ MARSH HARRIER and lots more. #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

Brilliant day guiding at Blue House Farm EWT Reserve. Highlights inc GLOSSY IBIS, RAVEN, MARSH HARRIERS, BARNACLE GEESE, ARCTIC TERN and lots more. #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

This month's fascinating talk is about Recording Rare Breeding Birds in the UK and Essex, by Mark Eaton from the RBBP. It's streaming live on YouTube from 8pm on Friday: youtube.com/live/VlTi7GS... #essexbirding #RareBirdsUK @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Other goodies at Heybridge included COMMON GREENSHANK, KINGFISHER, BRENT GEESE galore and lots of waders including this RUDDY TURNSTONE. #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

Cracking day guiding at Heybridge Basin, Essex where this female RING-NECKED DUCK stole the show as bird of the day spending time with the TUFTED DUCKS! #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social

Really pleased to see this gorgeous PALLAS'S WARBLER at The Naze this morning. Always on the move and feeding actively. Great to catch up with lots of local birders too! #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #RareBirdsUK

Tonight's show starts in half an hour, dare you watch on Halloween... 🎃 #essexbirding

Another great morning seawatching at Frinton with @esbr-essex.bsky.social Highlights Inc 2 PURPLE SAND, 1 LITTLE STINT, 5 COM SCOTER, 2 RB MERG, GANNETS, 4 GADWALL + FIRECREST on the undercliff. Full totals on @trektellen.bsky.social www.trektellen.org/count/view/2... #essexbirding #migration

Rather damp day guiding at The Naze & Holland Haven yesterday. Despite the drenching we still managed to find YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, FIRECREST, BRAMBLING, RAZORBILL, KINGFISHER, GOLDCRESTS, CHIFFCHAFF and more. #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

After a day exploring Sutton Hoo NT we couldn't resist popping to Hollesley Common to see the BROWN SHRIKE. Never too close but great to see and 16 years since my last in the UK! #suffolkbirding #rarebirdsuk #birds #birding #Birdsseenin2025 #suffolk #UKBirding

This month's Birds of Essex is on Friday 31st at 7:30pm. With the usual mix of news, photos and sightings it's going to be spooktacular! Watch live at www.youtube.com/live/uwz1qcV... #essexbirding

Fantastic morning Vis-migging at Frinton-on-Sea with @esbr-essex.bsky.social Lots of WOOD PIGEONS on the move plus GOLDFINCHES, SISKINS, BRAMBLING and more. Totals at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2... #essexbirding #vismig #birds

Rounded off an excellent day at Titchwell RSPB reserve where 2 SPOONBILL, PEREGRINE, FIELDFARES in off, KINGFISHER, GREAT EGRET and a large STARLING murmuration ended the day nicely! #Norfolkbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #norfolk

After a coffee stop at Cley, we headed to Wells Woods where up to 3 FIRECREST showed wonderfully in the autumn sunshine! #Norfolkbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #norfolk

Great day out birding North Norfolk yesterday with @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @fivefootseven.bsky.social Kicked off at Sheringham with LITTLE AUK west, ARCTIC TERN, ARCTIC SKUA, LT DUCK, GANNETS, RAZORBILLS etc #Norfolkbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025

Shocked to look up from the computer this morning to see and hear a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in our Crab Apple tree! Didn't expect that in our Stanway garden... #essexbirding

We concluded our tour with a visit to Saltholme RSPB reserve where we saw 6 JACK SNIPE plus KINGFISHER, MARSH HARRIER, BARNACLE GEESE, GREY WAGTAIL and lots more! #NEbirding @teesbirds.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #saltholmerspb

The feeders at Hauxley NWT reserve were great for WILLOW TIT, TREE SPARROW & BULLFINCH. #NEbirding #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025