Przevalski’s Finch: unique in three ways (i) endemic to China’s Tibetan Plateau, (ii) the sole species in its own family, and (iii) unmistakable with its crimson wash and long tail [www.Bird-Photo-Tours.com].
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Interested in all the natural world has to offer, with a particular focus on Birds, Moths and Butterflies. Also quite keen on Fungi, Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and Insects. Did I leave anything out? Supporting #BirdsSeenIn2026
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Guaycapi Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador, June 2026. @laliputian.bsky.social 🌿🪶 #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #toucans #ecuador #BirdsSeenIn2026
Our new host Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social has chosen today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme: #Speckled As I’m in Australia I’m often all over the place with the timezone difference but here’s a speckled Freckled Duck 😊 #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat #BirdsSeenIn2026
Red-footed Falcon still showing well at Aberlady Bay before flying off to roost just after 9pm. 4th Aug 2026. #birdinglothian #birdingscotland #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsseenin2026 #redfootedfalcon #birdguides @rarebirder.bsky.social
I travel the quiet dirt roads with a camera on my lap. Otherwise, I'd miss shots like this. An orange chat, taken from the car, just south of Hammond. (BTW, from Bruce to Willowie - a distance of about 40 km - I saw zero other vehicles. Bliss.) #birdsseenin2026
Fernbird / mātātā (Poodytes punctatus) midway between Ration Point and Motukaraka, Pāuatahanui. I love the brownish red background in this area, caused by the shrubby bushes and orangey grasses the fernbirds like to live in. #nzbirds #fernbird #birds #pāuatahanui #BirdsSeenIn2026 #NewZealand
Our new host Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social has chosen today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FabulousWaders Any wading bird that you love! Hi Helen, here’s a Yellow-billed Spoonbill 💛 #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat #BirdsSeenIn2026
From Scotland for #BirdsSeenIn2026
David (Dave) Burt@david-burt.bsky.social · 21h agoAug 4. Bird walk at Aberlady Bay (31 species) highlight the Red-footed Falcon, found by @kgbirder.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland. Also, to good to meet many familiar birders and some new ones from afar.
My good deed for the day was to help this Old Lady over the road (it had landed on the pavement next to the busy A167). Durham, VC66. #TeamMoth @teesbirds.bsky.social
Definitely in the record shot category but the Montague's Harrier spotted by @coombehillbirding.bsky.social (🏆) @wwtsightings.bsky.social Slimbridge is a UK lifer for me so am pleased to have captured any shot. Caught up with it from the canal towpath at Splatt Flashes. #GlosBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026
Red-crested Korhaan a male at Crocodile Road Kruger NP one of the smaller bustards a near-endemic this one was hidden in the shade during a 40°c + day #birdsseenin2026 #southafrica
From Colombia for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Mark Scheflen@markscheflen.bsky.social · yesterdayBuff-tailed Coronet, Río Blanco, Colombia #birdsofcolombia #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #birdseenin2026 #biodiversity #birding #bird #coronets #conservationphotography markscheflen.com bit.ly/4g7DwKA
Rufous-necked Snowfinch. Sichuan, China. It can survive extreme cold down to minus 40 degrees Celsius/Farenheit and build high metabolic rates to thrive at heights up to 5,000 meters / 16,400 feet. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon #BirdsSeenin2026
Guten Morgen. (Spitzschwanz-Paradieswitwe / Long-tailed paradise whydah @ Chobe Nationalpark, Botswana/Januar 2026) 🪶 #birdsseenin2026
😍 I totally lucked out this morning hanging out with the Plover chicks when, all of a sudden, a Kingfisher perched on one of the nearby rocks. It always pays to be in position before the #birds get there. Right place right time 🍀 #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇩🇪 #nature #naturephotography #photography
A nice few hours at Abberton yesterday morning before it got too hot. Highlights inc fem RING-NECKED DUCK, 3 RC POCHARD, WHEATEAR, OSPREY, COMMON & GREEN SANDS, SPOONBILLS, RUDDY SHELDUCK, CATTLE EGRETS + more #BirdsSeenIn2026 #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
My final Turtle Dove survey of 2026 failed to produce any but there was still lots to see on my North Essex farm site. Such a joy to be out on a sunny, summer morning! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding #wildlife #mammals @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Happy Sunday everyone! Since last Sunday, Canada made its appearance in the top 10! Colombia (!), Kazakhstan and Estonia bringup the rear of the top 40 in our friendly contest, #BirdsSeenIn2026
Other #birds I photographed in #NongKhai & #Loei recently include 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 White Wagtail, the recently arrived 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 Little Ringed Plover from #breeding grounds further north, Plain Prinias & Red-whiskered Bulbuls. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #birdphotography #wildlife
Wood Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett Hide at WWT Slimbridge this morning #GlosBirds #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @wwtsightings.bsky.social
Local walk yesterday and nice to see the Whinchat doing well, three different families seen with at least 3 young with each. Only seen the one Female bird, maybe sitting on a second clutch. #birdingwales #birdsseenin20026 #birds
From England for #BirdsSeenIn2026
William Brame@landguardbirder.bsky.social · 2d agoNews that the 2 Black Storks were still at Hemley this morning a message i found irresistible so got there and 1 showed distantly in a muddy creek before taking off joining the 2nd bird before gaining height and crossing the River Deben
South Africa Wakkerstroom to Amersfoort dirt road. After a scary thunderstorm ( a tree exploded on the skyline) we were treated to five marsh owls quartering wet grassland alongside the road a stunning experience requiring a few beers before departing to Kruger NP #birdsseenin2026 #southafrica
More from last night in the moth trap in Cheshire. Dusky Thorn, Anania coronata, Copper Underwing, Double-striped Pug, Lychnis and Mint Moth. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Had some nice beetles at Frogmore Lakes recently. Not least it was great to see a Glowworm Larva this evening. Also a Lesser Stag Beetle today and both Common and Black-headed Cardinal Beetle over the past few weeks.
Sillem’s Rosefinch: lost for 50-years, feared extinct, until rediscovered in this remote high-altitude valley in the Kunlun Mountains of Qinghai Province, China [www-Bird-Photo-Tours.com] #BirdsSeenIn2026
African black duck near Dirkiesdorp South Africa. They favour fast flowing rivers just across from here we were fortunate to see orange-breasted waxbill. #birdsseenin2026 #southafrics
Tiny body, massive attitude! Pocket-sized Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in #CostaRica. Only 6 inches tall and 70 grams, but that fierce look & piercing eyes prove s/he is mighty. They hunt during the day so we get the opportunity to see that intense gaze. #birds #owls #birdsseenin2026 #wildlife #nikon #z8
