A beautiful Hobby at an undisclosed site in south Wales #welshbirds
Mountain Birder
@dawson61.bsky.social
Retired paint sprayer, I’m a Birder, woodworker and loyal QPR fan.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfJuly set by @robcrank68.bsky.social - Time for you all to get fed up of more Owl's from me 😁 but spent most of July with this beautiful family - three of five juveniles 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography #naturetherapy #owl
I’ve never seen a mole before and honestly didn’t expect to see one feeding above ground in a castle full of visitors.
Wholly Mole-y
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Two dry lagoons in Goldcliff but still worth visiting as there’s always plenty to see.
Goldcliff Birding #263 - Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail and more 4K
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Looks like this female Redstart has moulted an is ready to depart. #gwentbirds #welshbirds
I was lucky enough to be taken to a Barn Owl roosting site beautiful birds. Had to edit quite heavily as the light was so poor.
Short video of the now famous Long tailed Shrike on the Gloucester/Oxfordshire border. #Gloucestershirebirds #oxfordshirebirds
Female Green Woodpecker scoped this morning #gwentbirds #s.Walesbirds.
A trip to the Gloucester/Oxfordshire border for this lifer a Long Tailed Shrike.
A walk in Salt Marsh Lane, Newport Wetlands - June ‘26 #GwentBirds
Salt Marsh Lane, Newport Wetlands 4K
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Mediterranean Gull from my trip to the Gower. Lots of seals about as well. #welshbirds #welshmammals
Just outside Thursley in Surrey we were given a site where there were nesting White Storks a first for me in the UK.
Couple moor from Thursley common Surrey a couple of days ago #surreybirding
Handsome Male Redstart what a beautiful bird to photograph.
More from Goldcliff on a day that started in bright sunshine.
Goldcliff Birding #260 - Reed Bunting, Linnet, Oystercatcher and more 4K
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Views of Sanderling, Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Bar-tailed Godwit battling the wind on the ebb tide in Ferrybridge, Weymouth.
Chesil Beach: Blowin' in the wind!
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A large flock of Godwits were on Monk’s lagoon at dawn, but were spooked and flew towards the now out of bounds, Bec’s lagoon and didn’t return even at high tide. However a pair of Little-ringed Plovers, a Little Stint and various other birds were interesting to record.
Goldcliff Birding #258 - Little Stint, Little Ringed Plover and more 4K
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A Wood Sandpiper was definitely the star of the show on my last visit to Goldcliff. The large wader flock was in an inaccessible area but the Wood Sand was right in front of the Curlew Hide for much of the morning. #GwentBirds #WoodSandpiper @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
Goldcliff Birding #259 - Wood Sandpiper, LRP and others 4K
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Managed some nice shots of our two Summer visiting Flycatchers the Pied and Spotted and quite close to home.
The best fall of waders in Goldcliff since the disruption caused by the installation of the new fence and levelling of vegetation last year. #GwentBirds #Goldcliff
Goldcliff Birding #256 - Avocet, Curlew Sandpiper, Sanderling, Turnstone, Knot and more 4K
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@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social Hi, I was recording Little Terns in Ferrybridge last week and was chatting to a local birder who is part of your ringing team. He said that you might be interested in the novel use of the Sand Eel seen in this video. youtu.be/hN4eyT3YxxE
Little Tern - Sand Eel Courtship 4K
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Great to see Sanderling and Curlew Sandpiper although distant. Plenty of Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Black- tailed Godwits - twitchy and often in flight. #Gwent_Birds
Goldcliff Birding #257 4K
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