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Barred Sallow from last night and Blair’s Shoulder Knot and another Black Rustic. #VC55moths #teammoth
Coming soon to the UK... If you're a gambler, the smart money is on the impending appearance of a Nutcracker on our shores. By way of pre-emptive celebs, here's the two outrageous individuals that were part of my youth ~ Westleton November 1985 & Cocknage Wood, October 1991. Epic rare! #rarebirdsuk
Weekend in the lakes at Caldbeck Common @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social 35 Pink-feet over on Friday heading west towards Solway Firth late afternoon. Lunar Halo on the night. 100+ Meadow pipits,Stonechat and Twite on Saturday #UKBirding Scarlet elf caps #Fungi
The east Norfolk Black- winged kite has been pretty faithful to a couple of hedgerows throughout the summer. Although mostly distant as a grey dot, some artistic license was needed to make this picture!😁
It's been an eventful week at sea! The weather was kinder than last year on the way out, then our first day in the Canyons MCZ turned into one of the most epic days of rarity finding in UK birding. Further evidence that this area is routinely used by band-rumps and barolos, and the fact this is...
A cracking Black Rustic was the best of the rest this morning #teammoth #VC55moths
Eurasian Pygmy Owl showing in broad daylight all morning on Hällögern and very vocal. What an incredible little bird. A joy to watch…
A secretive marsh-dweller, this Least Bittern was an unusual capture in the mist nets at Long Point’s Tip on Thursday. @longpointbirds.bsky.social #birdringing
Amazing to see this Spotted Crake up close - found by a member of the public floating in the sea. A night of rest (it was literally falling asleep in my hands) and some food and it was raring to go this morning!
Underwing city in the trap this morning. Lunar,Lesser,Large and Broad-bordered. #teammoth #VC55moths
A bird that had the same wings same beak same shape a shallow fast wing beat slow flight flew over quarry and was quickly taken by peregrine and came down SE side of GC. I tried looking on ground and up in trees but nothing . Lots of commotion in area just after it took the book.
Willow emerald, Black slip wasp and Ruddy darter along Riverwalk. Hummingbird hawk,Clouded Yellow,Common Blue, Painted Lady and Small copper all feeding on Water mint (great late nectar source)on scrapes at B-Pools #LadywalkNR #Odanata @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
Clearing channels that had been cut previously but needed the cut Phragmites removing to open up channels at #LadywalkNR and flushed Spotted Crake! Called twice after we spooked each other! Few Water Rails in the mix, no further sign since am. Spotted Redshank through south #PWC2026 #Warksbirds
Back on Hällögern for two weeks. Arrived at 3pm, quickly set up the cabin and birding gear. A Quick Look around followed and one of the first birds I run into was this stonking Three-toed Woodpecker feeding in the woods. Two weeks to come, so happy to be here…
HV made it!!!! She arrived on the Moroccan Coast late last night and roosted in the mountains, phew! Today she continued and is now nearing the High Atlas Mountains. AMAZING !
A successful day-trip twitch for the Solitary Sandpiper on Tresco yesterday. It showed so well and it was great to take in the finer points of the ID. Well worth checking pp projection on any Green Sand type that looks a bit different as a first way of checking #ukbirding #scillybirding
Death's-head Hawk wasn't what we were expecting on a really breezy and cool night - Obs moth-traps otherwise very quiet.
Male Black Redstarts at two different sites in Birmingham city centre. Images taken last Sunday with my Canon R7.
Many thanks to the 18 sites who took part in Saturday's West Midlands All-Day Birdwatch. The previous record of 104 species was broken twice: 106 at Brandon & 111 at Blithfield. An odd day with several sites noting their highest ever totals & others their lowest #WestMidsAllDayer
0500 start paid off at #LadywalkNR for #westmidsalldayer 3 Owl species (5+ Barn Owl,2 Tawny,1 Little) Star of the show though was a Nightjar! Great find by @willo-the-wisp.bsky.social and Kev Whiston. Hawking the northern end of reserve and flew over my head! Great ✔️for #PWC2026 inc Little Owl.
Autumn 2026 Day #19 Raptor Migration Monitoring Still some adults Honey Buzzards are passing, Marsh Harriers are increasing in numbers and also 2 juvenile Pallid Harrier getting mobbed by the local Eleonora's Falcons. www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1697/20260902 Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
Water levels up at Rudd pool/ B -pools after high river levels over weekend. #LadywalkNR #Warksbirds 100+ Lapwing,2 Green & 2 Com sands 35 Shoveler and first Wigeon. Small Copper north end @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social Nothing new for #PWC2026
