Long Tailed Tit These little guys hang out in groups of upto 20 close family members. These groups will break up in to pairs for the summer, that will make a nest out of cobwebs and moss to raise their chicks, often with the help of other family members who have no chicks of their own! #Birds

Male Sparrowhawk 10 foot from my sofa Sparrowhawk are smart and once they discover a bird feeder they can return to it several times a day and use their stealth and speed to catch their prey #Birds

Sand Martin chicks Sand Martins usually nest in sand or gravel banks, but not here in Newcastle! Here they nest in an old retaining wall below the Free Trade pub in Ouseburn. #Birds

Mute Swan (male) 🦢 Have you ever heard a full grown Swan take off from close range? The deep and loud THRUM THRUM THRUM of the wing beats, and the SLAP SLAP of their feet beating at the water, is something to behold. Makes you wander of they really could break your arm with a wing 🤔 #Birds

Sand Martin chicks Sand Martins usually nest in sand or gravel banks, but not here in Newcastle! Here they nest in an old retaining wall below the Free Trade pub in Ouseburn. #Birds

Dancing Grey Wagtail I spotted this Wagtail jump down to grab a large fly before turning around and immediately taking off again. I think she looks a ballet dancer, what do you reckon? #birds

Female Blackbird In the 2nd picture you can see her using her nictitating membrane, a special '3rd eyelid' that birds have, that helps them clear their eyes while also allowing them to keeping an eye out for danger #birds

Here's the Ouseburn Mute Swan Cygnets, chilling after all the fuss yesterday caused by a visiting pair of adults Thankfully no one was injured apart from a small cut to one of the adults legs. Mute Swan territorial disputes can get very violent, and can even lead to the death of cygnets

Grey Wagtail collecting a fly, on Crawford's Bridge in Ouseburn, Newcastle #Birds

Mute Swan cygnets and a Moorhen chick Why is the song "The Ugly Duckling" about a Swan chick? Look at them they're 😍 Where as the Moorhen chick looks more like a dino on the prowl 🦖😂 Taken today in Ouseburn, Newcastle, UK #Birds

Puffin love from the Inner Farne Islands Finally finished going through and editing the 2000+ photos i took whilst I was away in Seahouses, Northumberland. So I'll be boring you all with shots like this for a while 😁 #Birds

Meadow Pipits The first pic was taken on Inner Farne Island and the second from near Seahouses Both are hard at work collecting flies and grubs for their hungry chicks Like a lot of the birds on this trip, I'd never seen these little guys before but don't they look gorgeous and fierce 😍 #birds

Puffin love from the Inner Farne Islands Finally finished going through and editing the 2000+ photos i took whilst I was away in Seahouses, Northumberland. So I'll be boring you all with shots like this for a while 😁 #Birds

I've spent the last few days up in Seahouses, Northumberland abs visiting the Farne Islands. Here's a few early edits. 1. Puffin 2. Artic Turn 3 Male Stonechat #Birds

What a beautiful walk through Ouseburn. 1. A Moorhen parent feeding a small crab to 1 of it's 3 chicks. 😂 2. A pair of mating Sand Martins at the mouth of their nesting hole in a stone wall😯 3. A Wren with a spider (possibly) in its beak, taking it back to the nest and it's chicks 😍 #Birds

I had a lovely walk along The Tyne in Newcastle this morning, there is so much going on 1. 2 Male Mallards - 1 adult and 1 juvenile by the looks of it. The adults beak is bright yellow 💛 2. A male Shelduck flying up river. #Birds

Male Mute Swan Found this guy and his mate swimming in a flooded field during a walk along the Reigh Burn in Throckley #Birds

Ring Necked Parakeet Taken during a walk around St John's Cemetery in Benwell, Newcastle #Birds

Long Tailed Tit This long tail has just stolen this nesting material from another bird's nest, so that it can line is own, and give it's chicks the comfiest of starts #Birds

Pheasants in Whitley Bay I've seen Pheasants many times over the years but never been this close before. Those colours and patterns are amazing and they deserve a lot more love ❤️ 1 & 3 are of a Female Pheasant 2 is of a mating pair, the female on the left abs male in the right #Birds

Starlings, Whitley Bay Who says starlings are dull brown birds? These guys are are full of the joys of spring and showing off their vibrant colours #Birds #Starlings

Ring Necked Parakeet mother She will be incubating her clutch of eggs, but here she is having a quick look outside. Maybe wondering if her mate is going to arrive back with some food soon 🤔 She's in one of 3 nests i have spotted in my local cemetery, here in Newcastle #Birds #newcastlebirds

My first Chiffchaff of the year and all the sun is really making it feel like spring here in Newcastle, UK 🌞🌻 #Birds

Grey heron on the River Tyne in Scotswood, Newcastle Taken yesterday morning when we had 🌞🌞🌞 #Birds

Carrion Crow on a Gravestone in black & white Taken this morning in St John's Cemetery, Newcastle #Birds

More Geordie Parrots enjoying the sunshine this morning, though the temp was 0c ❄️ These are Ring-Necked Parakeets originally from Asia and Africa, and they are the only naturalised species of parrot in the UK Taken this morning on St John's Cemetery, Newcastle #Birds #Newcastle

Long-tailed Tits aka fluff balls I stood watching a gang of these floofs feeding in the trees for 15 minutes or more. They're so adorable 😍 Taken during my morning walk around St John's Cemetery in Benwell, Newcastle #Birds

Grey heron on the River Tyne in Scotswood, Newcastle Taken yesterday morning when we had 🌞🌞🌞 #Birds

Cormorant with a large flat fish Taken this morning under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle #RiverTyne #Birds #AmateurPhotography

Ring Necked Parakeet, giving me side eye 👀 I found a five minute gap in the never-ending gloom and caught this Parakeet guarding its nest hole. #Birds #Newcastle