Wild weather making for difficult birding conditions on Shetland today but nobody's day was ever made worse by a Lesser Whitethroat. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Record shot of a very elusive Siberian Thrush at Scalloway today. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Enduring a painfully slow seawatch at Sumburgh Head this morning when this happened and suddenly the world was a better place. 3 adults and a calf. #shetlandnature #uknature #orcas

1 of 4 Glossy Ibis at Baltasound Unst today. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Common Rosefinch at Grutness this morning. A good find for our team by Geoff Goater. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Hummingbird Hawkmoth was a nice surprise at Hoswick yesterday.

A smart looking Bluethroat to end the day on Shetland. Also seen today Blue-winged Teal, Wryneck and Rustic Bunting. #shetlandbirds

Yellow-browed Warbler at Bigton today. #shetlandbirds

Only flight views of the Brown Shrike on Yell today but a Barred Warbler showed a bit better. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Ring-necked Duck at Loch of Tingwall this evening. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

Pied Flycatcher at Quendale Mill this morning. #birds #ukbirding #shetlandbirds

A Shelduck has recently joined the goose flock at Whiteheath Farm Harefield. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

Green Sandpiper at Maple Lodge. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Common Buzzard and Kestrel at Woodoaks Farm. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Whinchat at Woodoaks Farm last week. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Kingfisher, Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler from a visit to Maple Lodge yesterday. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Whinchat in the market garden at Woodoaks this evening. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Wheatear at Woodoaks Farm today. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Finally got round to visiting the large flock of Common Crossbills that are frequenting the Larches at Great Hampden. #birds #ukbirding #bucksbirds

Black-crowned Night Heron at RSPB Ryemeads today. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Two welcome visitors to the garden Buddleia this evening. #ukmoths

Lesser Emperor Dragonfly at Pynesfield Lake West Hyde today. #ukwildlife #hertswildlife #ukdragonflies

A handsome male Stonechat at Stoke Common. #birds #ukbirding #bucksbirds

Dartford Warbler at Stoke Common yesterday. #birds #ukbirding #bucksbirds

A pleasure to spend some time with this very chilled pair of Dartford Warblers at Stoke Common today. #birds #ukbirding #bucksbirds

Still awaiting post-mortem results on 7 others (which are not yet included in the 141 tally). The illegal slaughter continues & the criminals responsible continue to evade justice. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #UKBirding raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/21/1...

A fine looking Slavonian Grebe at a local lake tempted me into my first birding sortie since smashing my ankle in January. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

The Peregrine pair at St Albans Cathedral. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

This Black Redstart appears to be wintering inside the Cathedral at St Albans. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

This Yellow-browed Warbler gave fabulous views by the lake at Verulamium Park St Albans today. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

Great Egret and Water Rail from a visit to Scotsbridge Mill today. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds

The wintering pair of Stonechats at Woodoaks Farm were posing well for the camera today. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds #hertsbirds

This Red-necked Grebe at Denham Quarry this morning was a nice local year tick. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

Drake Ferruginous Duck still on Batchworth Lake Herts today. #birds #ukbirding

Managed to catch up with the American Yellow Warbler at New Hythe Kent yesterday. #birds #ukbirding @d-johnson1962.bsky.social

Their apparent attempt at planting a Xmas sob story in the press looks like it was even too embarrassing for the Daily Mail! raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/20/b...

Firecrest in my local Old Park Wood this morning. Always a pleasure. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

Make that dwarfing a Common Gull 😫

Ferruginous Duck briefly gave close views at Batchworth Lake this morning. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

A scarce bird locally, a Greater Black-backed Gull dwarfing a Herring Gull at Whiteheath Farm Harefield. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

Green Woodpecker at Old Park Wood this afternoon. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

Brilliant views of one of the Colne Valley Ferruginous Ducks at Batchworth Lake today. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Ferruginous Duck on Pynesfield South Lake this afternoon. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Little Owl soaking up the sunshine at Woodoaks Farm today. #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds #hertsbirds

Good afternoon. We've launched another petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting. Please sign & share! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

From this morning’s edition of Shooting Times. Hang on a minute, isn’t this the industry that claims to be self-regulating & not shooting Woodcock until after 1st December to protect resident UK red-listed population?! Idiots.

Scotland's grouse moor licences "allowed to descend into a shambles". The controversy continues to grow & has now reached mainstream media. New blog 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/15/s...

A typically fleeting view of a Cetti's Warbler at Stockers Lake today. #birds #Hertsbirds #londonbirds #ukbirding

A pair of Stonechats at Woodoaks Farm. #birds #ukbirding