lovely calm morning #patchbirding with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social quiet on shore over high tide with just a few shelduck,teal,curlew,great to get our 1st 2 harbour porpoise of the year .A wheatear kept us company on the jetty. 2 raven,kestrel,2 little grebe ,chiffchaff,blackcaps, Cetti’s

Afternoon #patchbirding The great -tailed grackle was singing away from copse just before 4pm when I arrived ,was there for 45 mins ,it flew off and sat a top of one of the pine trees for a while Lots of chiffchaff singing ,3 black caps and at least 6 Cettis 2 wheatear, 2 buzzard,sparrow hawk

A lovely afternoon #patchbirding with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social Highlight was our 1st 2 wheatear of spring 😍🥳 A pair of treecreeper nest building Great -tailed grackle singing away , just before sunset

A lovely day #patchbirding 60+ turnstone was great to see blackwits,redshank,Dunlin,oystercatchers,teal,shelduck on shore 1st common lizard of year ,loads of butterflies 2 grey partridge,buzzard,kestrel,sparrow hawk,6 Cettis,2 stonechat Great -tailed grackle this aft

A lovely walk in the woods on #patchbirding Serenaded by a mistle thrush 🥰 3 parakeets,chiffchaff,nuthatch, goldcrests,robins ,blackbirds, wrens,buzzard,sparrow hawk,siskins, song thrush ,woodpeckers drumming and chasing each other around #spring

Lots of waders on todays #patchbirding over the high tide C50 sanderling,C100 Dunlin, C100 black-tailed godwits, 1st whimbrel of year turnstone,teal,shelduck,curlew, oystercatchers .

Afternoon /evening #patchbirding Lovely views of 2 redpoll ,flock of siskin with gold,green &chaffinch lots of chiffys singing ,5 bullfinch,2 parakeet,great white egret , 2 raven ,2 buzzard,2 kestrel,2 little grebe,2 coot and moorhens on the ponds ,great-tailed grackle pre roost

The great-tailed grackle amongst a host of golden daffodils 🌼 on tonights #patchbirding I met 2 lads who’d driven up from Hertfordshire today , to try and get a 💩 sample , as they got a sample from the other 2 uk grackles , but they had no luck sadly .

Great morning at ditton brook with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social Gw egret on the way there Yellow hammers singing ,fieldfare,2 kestrel,buzzard, c150 golden plover with lapwings was lovely to see Linnets,Reed buntings Shovelers , coots,gadwall, teal on the pond

Afternoon #patchbirding Seo, 3 stonechat, Cetti’s, water rails , kestrel,raven ,bullfinch, skylark , meadow pipits , siskins, little grebes coots and moorhens on the pond. The toads are very active today ,100’s of them

3 siskin in my garden this morning 😍 #gardenbirding

Stonechats are on the move … 8 on this mornings #patchbirding Woodpeckers drumming , 2 parakeet , 2 buzzard, 2 kestrel,2 little grebe , 2 raven , 4 bullfinch , meadow pipits , Skylarks singing away and the woods were alive with bird song .

Afternoon #patchbirding over the high tide Lots of common and 1 Jack snipe , short eared owl , 2 stonechat,2 Dunlin, teal, redshank,curlew,oystercatchers Lots of Reed buntings and linnet foraging on the shore , skylarks singing away , Cetti’s and water rails very vocal .

Sparrow hawk , chillin with a full crop in my garden earlier after a successful catch #gardenbirding

High tide #patchbirding on a breezy cold Garston shore 3 rock pipit , Jack snipe , black-tailed godwits shelduck,teal,redshank,curlew, oystercatchers.

The #patchbirding Great-tailed grackle very vocal again tonight 😍 It was feeding on the ground for a while first then flew into copse at 16.20 and was still there when I had to tear myself away at 17.05 A couple of vids and pics in thread

Male bullfinch in my garden to brighten up a wet dull morning ❤️

A lovely few hours #patchbirding in the sunshine today Highlights … Short eared owl taking it all in , skylarks singing away , flock of siskin , 2 treecreepers, drumming woodpeckers,little grebe, great -tailed grackle , a few skeins of pinkies over .

Morning #patchbirding Little grebe , 2 parakeets , short eared owl brightened up a dull damp start to the day .

Little grebe was nfy on todays #patchbirding 2 buzzard , one a beautiful pale colour has been around for a while , 2 kestrel , the raven pair were busy gathering moss 2parakeet ,siskins , sparrow hawk Teal , redshank,oystercatchers,curlew on shore .

🎵 Singin in the rain 🎵 The #patchbirding great -tailed grackle was very vocal pre roost from 4.29pm til 5.15 . I’ve only heard its call before tonight so was made up . A few recordings attached (some a bit long sorry) Hope they may help for a definite ID more if needed #ukbirding

Sparrow hawk just dropped in for breakfast #gardenbirding

I’ve not mentioned the #patchbirding great-tailed grackle for a couple of days 😉 Tricky to catch up with during the day as can be anywhere on industrial estate Pre roost best anytime after 4pm at the mo in the 2 copse Came in at 16.20 tonight was there for a good 45 mins til roost

High tide on #patchbirding Highlight was 3 rock pipit on the cast iron jetty. 1 Dunlin, 1 turnstone , teal,redshank, curlew,shelduck ,lots of common and 1 Jack snipe . The crows were picking off small mammals again.

A watch over the big high tide on #patchbirding Lots of common and 2 Jack snipe , teal , shelduck, redshank,oystercatchers,curlew . 2 stonechat and Reed buntings feeding on the shore , 2 crows were picking off small mammals

Great -tailed grackle currently on a lamppost on estuary boulevard by ceva logistics on #patchbirding

A bit of video of the great -tailed grackle and pin drop to location ( forwarded from a friend )

Todays #patchbirding highlights Nice mixed flock of Siskin gold/green/chaffinch . Barn owl and woodcock , watching the herons and the great -tailed grackle come into roost 😍

I suppose it was only a matter of time on #patchbirding Although a pair had a failed attempt at breeding back in 2020 🦜🦜

Elsewhere on #patchbirding late afternoon Seo showed nicely , Siskin , redpoll and goldfinch flock feeding on the alder trees was lovely to see and hear , couple of stonechat , 2 kes , 2 raven , 3 bullfinch Teal,redshank,curlew,oystercatchers on shore

Great views of the great tailed grackle on #patchbirding this afternoon as it flew into copse at 2.30 and then pre roost later at 4.15 Made up to get @seanoh58.bsky.social , gill g &rob c onto it Better pics and vids than mine from them to follow 😅

Grackle & Pop

After 5 hours of hard slog the Great-tailed Grackle finally gave itself up @nationaltrust.org.uk Speke Hall & later on the adj business park; great find by @birderjack.bsky.social + woodcock, siskins, repolls & bee orchid rosettes on the business park @mbblerc.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Eventually after a bit of a wait the Great tailed Grackle showed quite well just pre roost. Cracking #patchbirding find by @birderjack.bsky.social 😁 Cheers

Absolutely made up to see the grackle this morning on #patchbirding ( not sure what sp but more experienced birders will know I’m sure ) It’s doing circuits of the fields at Speke hall I’ve marked in red on map .lots of happy birders there now 👍🏻 I’m no photographer but here’s a few pics

Grackle

Grackle species at Speke Hall meadows, Liverpool, 9.45am today. Thanks to yesterday's finder, @birderjack.bsky.social #UKbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

Grackle still in same field at Speke hall this morning 👌

A lovely encounter of a grey seal in the River Mersey at high tide today on my patch at Garston ….distant at first and then it came over to check me out 😍 #cetaceansUK

a mystery bird from tonights #patchbirding Only managed this photo ,the bird looked all black and I couldn’t make out any features as it was dusk . I’ve attached video of the call it was making (like a clack sound) it was associating with the magpies Anyone any ideas ? Thanks #ukbirding

Persistence paid off this morning on #patchbirding . I’ve been hoping to see the firecrest again to add to #pwc2026 and finally ,out of the gloom ,there it was 😍

My garden has been really busy last few days , I’ve had 20 species visiting . Here’s a little video of some of them 🥰 #gardenbirding

I’ve been reliably informed there are at least 12 pintail in my pics 😀 really happy with that as they’re hard to come by these days on #patchbirding

2 new for year birds on this mornings #patchbirding 3 Pintail and flock of wigeon 7 great white egret lots of little out on sand bars,large flock of lapwing ,a few blackwits , redshank and oystercatchers on shore at Oglet. Redwing fieldfare mixed finch flock mostly linnet

Late afternoon til dusk #patchbirding Teal,redshank,curlew,lapwings,oystercatchers on shore 3 bullfinch at my feeders was nice Short eared & barn owl ,2 kestrel ,2 buzzard ,2 raven 3 woodcock out of roost at dusk,Hooting tawny owls , screeching and barking foxes after dark

Today’s #patchbirding highlights 6 bullfinch together & a great white egret close in over high tide . I know they’re not rare these days but I always get excited to see one 🙂 Teal,redshank ,oystercatchers on shore Large flock of lapwing with a few curlew in fields at Oglet

Todays #patchbirding highlight …37 whooper swan flew right over me ,an amazing sight n sound 😍 2 stonechat,grey wag Reed bunts mippits robins blackies thrush feeding on shore few more Dunlin today with c150,redshank,blackwits curlew lapwings ,teal Water rails Cetti’s

Nice afternoon #patchbirding ( apart from getting battered by hale stones a few times 😂) Plenty of waders ..2 grey plover 2 blackwits 25 Dunlin 4 ringed plover were my first in a while large flock of lapwing curlew redshank oystercatchers Lots of common snipe and 3 Jack Seo

The call of the wild 🦊 fox and tawny owls very vocal on tonights dusk til dark #patchbirding Cetti’s , water rail and snipe also heard only Barn owl, seo, woodcock seen against a beautiful moonlit sky My first ever shooting star 💫

116 species for #patchbirding 2025 2 lifers .. shorelark & firecrest ,a record count of 6 gw egrets a #patchgold black redstart are some of my many highlights 2 new butterfly … wall brown and clouded yellow can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow 💪🏻 Happy new year everyone 🥳