Finally got the bugger - Stratolaunch up again now #Skycards #AvGeek

I really can't think of many better ways to start the day. The sound of Pinkfeet leaving their roost right now at Harperrig Reservoir, West Lothian, #Scotland

Single Scaup at Kinneil- on river channel,by 1st lagoon outflow @upperforthbirds.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

2 Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon; feeding together, on bend in river Avon, near refinery/opposite solar farm #BirdingScotland

Just a couple of the many Cory's Shearwater seen last week during a family trip to Tenerife #SuperSeabirdSunday

Had a swim here today (Los GIgantes - Tenerife); very impressive!

Currently in Tenerife on a "definitely not a birding trip", but 100+ Cory's Shearwater + oodles of Pilot Whales seen today 💪

Nest cameras, colour-rings, GPS tags & capacity building. Read all about our latest expedition to Iceland to study Whooper Swans, part of a long-term study now in its 38th year! swansg.org/2026/09/18/i...

The (juvenile? plumage looked to be pristine) Osprey, that flew over at Crosswood Reservoir, West Lothian, Scotland this morning. Also, it's fairly unusual (for me anyway) that it doesn't appear to be ringed @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Definitely one of my favourite sights + sounds of #nature Pink-footed geese just arriving for their winter stay. A couple of thousand seen today so far around the western Pentland Hills area #BirdingScotland

My annual "guess that skua" slot.... I assumed these were both Arctic, but the LH bird looked chunkier, with a barrel chest (as per Pom?). River Forth, at Blackness, Scotland this morning. Distant, so please excuse the #ShitBirdPhoto + I know I'll be wrong - as usual 🙂 #UKBirding

At least 4 Curlew Sandpiper at Kinneil Lagoon #BirdingScotland

Osprey at Kinneil. It's sitting on a tyre, out on the mud in the Forth (near refinery) @upperforthbirds.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon. It's currently roosting with Greenshank, on bend in river Avon, near refinery/opposite solar farm #BirdingScotland

app.birdweather.com/soundscapes/... And so it begins! Pinkfeet overhead now #UKBirding #BirdWeather

Soundscape September 08, 2026 21:10 @ PUC-9540-JP

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1 of 2 Hen Harriers seen in West Lothian today #BirdingScotland

2 very smart juvenile Curlew Sandpipers (found by Mike I) at GLE, Broom GPs, Bedfordshire #UKBirding this morning.

We've not had a #ShitBirdPhoto for a while, but I think this Common Redstart in #Bedfordshire today safely qualifies 🙂

Juvenile Sparrowhawk in the garden a short time ago - shot through the (thankfully clean) kitchen window #UKBirding #nature #wildlife

@cambsbirdclub.bsky.social Juv Black Tern (fairly distant) from dam/tower at Grafham Water - in flight with Common Terns + gulls. Little Stint + 1 Turnstone remain on dam #UKBirding

Vast numbers of waders choose the Wash (East England) as their winter home. Where do they come from? To celebrate the 67th birthday of @washwader.bsky.social I'm reposting this sixtieth anniversary blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/s... Redshank section below ⬇️ #UKbirding

Lived up to my Jammy "nom de guerre" today, by being in the right place, when a locally rare Pied Flycatcher was found. What a great little bird to watch 🙂 #UKBirding

Bloody hell, that UK Government alert nearly made me drop the flammenwerfer....... 🔥

A magical #UKBirding experience by the edge of a local cricket pitch in #Bedfordshire this morning, surrounded by at least 8 foraging Spotted Flycatchers. No need for the scope! #wildlife #nature

A "proper shot" of the Long-tailed Shrike this morning, to give an idea of how well it was seen. Genuinely one of the best #birding experiences in a while, and not just because of its rarity #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Need a shower, after a dirty twitch for the Long-tailed Shrike this morning. A brilliant bird to watch, in a great bit of countryside, with it showing amazingly well later during our visit. A big thank you to @peternashbeds.bsky.social for driving + great company as ever #UKBirding

Not my most exciting #nature #wildlife video, but I've finally (sort of) seen a live Armadillo in the wild. Walking in a forest, by Lake Moultrie in South Carolina, when I noticed a twig move. I thought it was a snake at first, but soon worked out what it was.

It's maybe a sad thing to say that there's not much that gets me excited these days, but then something literally appears that I'll remember forever. A close encounter with a Bobcat in South Carolina this evening. It was still about 90°F, which I think made the camera lose focus #wildlife #nature

Osprey with a single chick that looks close to fledging, at Lake Moultrie, near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA just now #birding It's "cooled down" now to a much more pleasant and bearable 80°F!

Least Bittern during this morning's #birding wander in SC, USA. It's only possible to get out and about now in the early morning or evening, due to the heat/thunderstorms.