Some great species at Abberton today! 3 Tundra Bean Goose, 17 White-fronted Goose, Long-tailed Duck, 5 Smew, 3 Bewick’s Swan, 5 Black-necked Grebe, and 4 Red-crested Pochard among others. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

Lovely but decidedly cold afternoon visit to Copt Hall yday. Highlights incl BARN OWL found by @olicwildlife.bsky.social plus 6+ M HARRIER, ROCK PIPITS, GOLDEN PLOVERS, STONECHAT and hundreds of BRENT GEESE. #essexbirding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #nature @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

Just got back from a great day of birding in The Brecks! It was finches galore with Hawfinch, c100 Crossbill, 13+ Brambling, Bullfinch, Redpolls, and Siskins among others. #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife

Great views of Short-eared Owl at Billets Farm, Abberton, this evening! A Drake Smew, 6 RCPochard, and my year tick Long-tailed Duck also. #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

Joining the Smew photography club! Layer Breton Causeway this morning. What a bird. #EssexBirding #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife

It was great to see everyone down at East Tilbury and Thameside for the final EBWS field trip of the year! Already looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings us. #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife #UKBirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

The highlight of a beautiful morning at EWT Fingringhoe Wick was this brilliant Red-necked Grebe feeding out on the Colne! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

One of my better days at Abberton, for sure. Lesser Scaup, 5 Grt Scaup, 5 Bewick’s Swan, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 3 Common Scoter, 4 Little Stint, Woodcock, 6 R-C Pochard, 40+ Goosander, 50+ Goldeneye, and Kingfisher among other things! #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Some heavily-cropped record shots from RSPB Wallasea Island with @eb263.bsky.social this morning. Red-breasted Goose, Hen Harrier, and Water Pipit! #EssexBirding #Birds #Birding #UKBirding

Wallasea Island this morning with @olicwildlife.bsky.social for the distant RB Goose, bonus Water pipit, Ringtail Hen and Merlin. #essexbirding

Thank you to South Essex RG for helping us with another successful joint @essexbirdnews.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social Youth event! It was great to see some many enthusiastic young people get the chance to help out and learn about conservation. The Firecrest was an awesome bonus! #EssexBirding

Bird numbers have been building at Abberton and there’s some good species around too! Lesser Scaup, 9 Greater Scaup, Slav Grebe, 4 Little Stint, 11 R-C Pochard, and Merlin were the highlights this morning. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Another great EBWS field trip yesterday, co-guiding with @swallowbirding.bsky.social & @esbr-essex.bsky.social! Lots of good birds at Freiston & Frampton, including Hen Harrier, Merlins, Whooper Swans, Spoonbill, Peregrines, and huge numbers of Wigeon & Pintail. #Birding #UKBirding

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

Minsmere was surprisingly quiet today but did still get good views of Water Pipit, plus Bittern, 5 Eider heading South offshore, Brambling, Marsh Tits, Bearded Reedlings, Kingfishers, and Grey Seals! #Birds #Birding #SuffolkBirding

Spent a couple of mornings at The Naze over the last few days! No sign of Little Auks but did manage Pallas’s Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler (heard), Firecrest, Arctic Terns, RTDivers, Common Scoters, Gannet, and plenty of common shorebirds. #Birding #EssexBirding

Some phone-scoped footage of the juvenile Brown Shrike at Hollesley yesterday! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding

It was a beautiful day in North Essex yesterday! It was made even better by some birds though, which included Scaup, Red-crested Pochards, Goosanders, Greenshanks, Avocets, Great Egrets, Kingfishers, and Redpolls! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

Gannet, Minke Whale, and Kittiwake from the NatureTrek Lyme Bay boat trip a couple of weeks ago! It was also good to see Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, 100s of Common Dolphins, and a single Puffin among other things. #Birding #Birds #UKWildlife

Some shots from Abberton yesterday! #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography #UKBirding

First day at Abberton in a while! Highlights were a surprise Slav Grebe, Scaup, Goosanders, Spot Reds, 16 Ruff, Med Gulls, Great Egrets, Kingfisher, and c400 Pintail. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

I visited RSPB Arne last week, for the first time. A stunning reserve with great wildlife too! I managed distant views of White-tailed Eagle, as well as Sand Lizard, Sika Deer, Dartford Warblers, Curlew Sandpipers, Spoonbills, Hobby, and Firecrests! #Birding #WildlifePhotography

Spent last Sunday morning exploring RSPB Radipole Lakes where the highlight was an unexpected White Stork high over the reserve! Seems to have a metal ring. Also Curlew Sandpiper, Bearded Tits, and Kingfisher among others. #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife

Some highlights from a couple of days on Portland Bill last weekend! Lots of sea watching with Balearic Shearwater, 20 Arctic Skua, and both Glossy Ibis & SEO in-off. Also Wryneck, Merlin, and Crossbill elsewhere on the island! #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife

Back on the EBWS Field Trips! Dungeness was great fun with lots of good birds, including 2 Glossy Ibis, Great & Arctic Skuas, Manx Shearwaters, Black Redstarts, 9 Cattle Egret, and lots of Whinchat. Thank you to everyone involved! #Birding #UKBirding

Hoopoe in Suffolk yesterday morning! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding

There was lots of good birds in North Norfolk, on top of the Wader Spectacle. These included RN Phalarope, 3 Glossy Ibis, Wood, Curlew, & Pectoral Sandpipers, Little Stints, Gannets, 3 Turtle Dove, and 60+ Spoonbill! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #UKBirding

The Wader Spectacle at RSPB Snettisham yesterday morning! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #Snettisham #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

Brilliant Abberton record! Arctic Warbler. #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

Productive sea-watch at Frinton this morning with @eb263.bsky.social. Pair Arctic Skua, Gannet, Shag, 6 Common Scoter, c30 Sandwich Tern, Kestrel in-off, and awesome views of 2 Fulmar! #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Frinton seawatch with @olicwildlife.bsky.social this morning. Highlights 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar inc one overhead. A Kestrel in off and a Shag, Essex 200 for the year #essexbirding #ukbirding

Some photos of the beautiful scenery on our way up Scafell Pike a couple of days ago! #ScafellPike #Hiking #LakeDistrict

Whinchats on the edge of Colchester yesterday! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography

I take my dog for walks from home every day around our edge of Colchester and always take binos (or a scope 👀) just in case. The last month has been really good here with Wood Sand, Ruff, Greenshank, 13 Green Sand, Whinchat, Wheatear, Ravens, & Spot Fly among others! #EssexBirding

It was a very productive morning at Salcott and RSPB Old Hall Marshes. 76 species with the highlights including 10 Spoonies, 5 Spotted Redshank, Hobbies, lots of Waders, and these 3 young Black Tern! Nice to bump into @swallowbirding.bsky.social too. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Great walk around Old Hall Marshes RSPB reserve this morning. Bumped into @olicwildlife.bsky.social and were chatting when 3 juvenile BLACK TERNS dropped in, fed and flew NW. Also 10 SPOONBILL, 2 HOBBY and family of BEARDED REEDLING! #essexbirding #birds #birding

It was a walk on the beach and some birding at The Naze for me yesterday, in the beautiful morning sun! The best birds were Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, with high numbers of warblers and Sandwich Terns too. #Birding #EssexBirding #UKBirding #UKWildlife

Had a very good morning in Suffolk, with the obvious standout bird being Zitting Cisticola! Also 13 Little Gull, pair of Little Tern, 3 Spot Reds, Gannet, Bearded Tits, good views of Water Rail, and my first Wheatear of the Autumn. #Birding #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding

Spent an hour or so exploring Essex Wildlife Trust’s Brookes NR. It was very good for birds with Marsh Tit, Spotted Flycatcher, pair of Nuthatch, Treecreepers, and a surprise male Marsh Harrier over the neighbouring farmland! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

EWT Fingringhoe Wick was peaceful as ever today, and lots of wildlife too. Some nice summer plumage waders including Red Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Golden Plover! Also Turtle Doves, Reptiles, Treecreepers, and warblers such as Willow, Reed, and Cetti’s among others. #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Very fun morning guiding at Abberton yesterday! Lots of migrating waders including both Temminck’s Stint and Wood Sandpiper. The Little Grebe chicks were also entertaining as ever (I can’t believe how chunky they are now)! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Juvenile Black Stork in Suffolk this afternoon! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography

Spent half an hour with this beautiful Glossy Ibis at LWT Deeping Lakes this morning! A surprisingly colourful bird when the light catches it. #Birding #UKBirding #GlossyIbis

Willow Tit, Song Thrush, Common Redstart, and Chiffchaff from Derbyshire this morning! #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography

Amazing views of at least 5 Osprey at Rutland Water NR today, including fledged young! These two perched beautifully above Lagoon 4 all afternoon. Also 14 Great Egret, 2 Hobby, pair of Mandarin Duck, Y-L Gulls, and Treecreeper among others. #Birding #UKBirding

Went to see the Ferruginous Duck ✅ at Draycote Reservoir, seeing as I was nearby! A very smart little duck. Also Crossbills heard, Hobby, Goosander, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpipers, all 3 UK Wagtails together, and a very confiding Mistle Thrush! #Birding #UKBirding

Fun day birding around North Essex with @corvidcrazychap.bsky.social. 2 Garganey, Turtle Dove, Ruddy Shelduck, Spotted Redshank, 58 Greenshank, 15 Common & 6 Green Sandpiper, Whimbrels, Hobby, & 10 Great Egrets were the best of the bunch! #Birding #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Awesome day at RSPB Minsmere and NT Dunwich Heath! Highlight was this beautiful summer-plumage Curlew Sandpiper that dropped onto South Scrape. Also 4 Little Gull, 3 Bittern, 3 Spotted Redshank, Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Peregrine, and c500 Sandwich Terns! #Birding #Birds #SuffolkBirding

RSPB Old Hall Marshes was looking beautiful as ever this morning! Had a nice wander with lots of birds. 10 Spoonbill, 5 Spot Reds, 10+ Bearded Tits, Peregrine, Ruff, LRPs, Corn Buntings, Yellow Wagtails, and lots more waders! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding