White-tailed Eagles and Roe Deer from the tower at Matsalu NP! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birding #BirdingEstonia #WildlifePhotography
OliCWildlife
@olicwildlife.bsky.social
24 year old birder and guide. Essex 🇬🇧 (formerly based in 🇿🇦). Sharing my sightings and photography!
Fun morning guiding for RSPB Chelmsford local group at The Naze. Highlights included Brambling, R-T Diver, Hobby, Sandwich Terns, Brent Geese, Clouded Yellows, and a good selection of waders! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding @rspb.bsky.social
Great Grey Shrike, Common Woodpigeons, Northern Wheatear, and Whooper Swans, all on migration around Kihnu Island! #Birding #Estonia #BirdingEstonia #WildlifePhotography @swallowbirding.bsky.social
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Cranes, and Northern Nutcracker from Kihnu Lighthouse! #Birding #BirdingEstonia @swallowbirding.bsky.social
A couple of nice Flycatchers from this week. Red-breasted Fly at the Naze on Tuesday and Pied Fly on Mersea Island this afternoon! #Birding #EssexBirding #UKBirding #UKWildlife
It was a dream come true to see wild Brown Bears in Estonia last week, at NaTourEst Bear Hides! Amazing views of 5 individuals, as well as Raccoon Dog, European Badger, and White-backed Woodpecker. #Estonia #Bears #WildlifePhotography
A huge thanks to everyone who took part in the EBWS Big County Birdwatch 2026! It was a privilege and great fun to lead some of the walks across the weekend. #EssexBirding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #EssexWildlife
A few from Abberton in August! Ring-necked Duck, Great Egret, Ruff, and Red-crested Pochard. #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography
Twite, Minke Whale, Eurasian Otter, and Golden Eagle from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKBirding #Scotland #UKWildlife @naturetrek.bsky.social
Barn Swallows, Manx Shearwater, European Honey Buzzard, and Pine Marten from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife @naturetrek.bsky.social
Common Guillemots, Harbour Seals, Common Dolphins, and Common Tern from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography @naturetrek.bsky.social
Some of the smaller, yet equally impressive, species from Ardnamurchan. Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Lizard, Oblong-leaved Sundew, and Small Copper! #NatureTrek #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography @naturetrek.bsky.social
Just back from a couple of weeks on wonderful Ardnamurchan, leading back-to-back Mammals & Highlights of the Highlands tours for #NatureTrek, alongside the brilliant Glyn Evans. Plenty of photos to come! #Birding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography @naturetrek.bsky.social
Glad the Oxon/Glos LONG-TAILED SHRIKE did the decent thing and hung around to enable @esbr-essex.bsky.social @olicwildlife.bsky.social, Dan H and myself to see this superb bird! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #oxonbirding #birds #birding #RareBirdsUK #ukbirding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Really pleased to connect with the Long-tailed Shrike in Oxfordshire (Lifer😀) Great day with @swallowbirding.bsky.social @olicwildlife.bsky.social & Dan H, thanks guys 👍 Record shots attached - bird showed well but heat haze was a nightmare!
Some of the highlights from Abberton yesterday! Spoonbills, Osprey, Little Gull, and Ruddy Shelduck. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography
A surprisingly productive morning at Abberton with Caspian Tern, fem Ring-necked Duck, and Osprey among the highlights! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife
What a lovely bird and not something I ever expected to see in Essex! Hudsonian Godwit. #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography
Here are some photos from a relaxing morning out locally in N Essex on Wednesday, in which we saw Osprey, Turtle Dove, Spoonbills, Cattle Egrets, Adder, Marbled Whites, White-letter & Purple Hairstreaks, and a brief Purple Emperor among other things! #EssexBirding #UKWildlife
Then spent some time with @olicwildlife.bsky.social in Hide Bay hide where finally caught up with an Essex LESSER EMPEROR! #dragonflies #essex #wildlife @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Had a nice evening birding in Suffolk yesterday. Species included Spoonbills, LRPs, Sandwich Tern, Common Redstarts, Dartford Warblers, Woodlarks, Hobbies, Yellowhammers, and Nightjars! #Birding #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding #WildlifePhotography
Some shots from a wonderful day at Thursley Common with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social yesterday! Highlights included Common Redstarts, Tree Pipits, Dartford Warblers, Woodlarks, Mandarin Duck, and some great plants and insects. #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife
Had a wonderful morning of raptor-watching in Norfolk yesterday! The highlights were distant views of Black-winged Kite and some awesome Goshawk action. Nice to chat with @dbradnum.bsky.social too! #Birding #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
A few from locally over the last week. European Adder, Green Hairstreak, Barred Grass Snake, and Rhyssa persuasoria (I think)! #EssexWildlife #UKWildlife #Herping #WildlifePhotography
Had a great morning at @rspb.bsky.social Old Hall earlier this week. I was pleased to find this Pectoral Sandpiper to go with the American Golden Plover already present! Also Temminck’s Stint, Little Gull, 2 Wood Sand, Ravens, Cuckoos, & Spotted Redshank. #EssexBirding #UKBirding
Razorbills, Northern Gannets, and B-L Kittiwakes, also from RSPB Bempton Cliffs! #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography
Northern Gannet, Northern Fulmars, Peregrine Falcon, and Common Guillemot from RSPB Bempton Cliffs! #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography
Just got back from 3 days of birding further north. Here are just a few of the highlights. Northern Gannet, White-bellied Dipper, Northern Wheatear, and Osprey! Plenty more photos to come… #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography
Nice to see my Pom Skua photo feature this week!
BirdGuides@birdguides.bsky.social · 5mo agoReview of the Week: 27 April-4 May 2026 A busy period produced two major urban surprises, exciting inland tern passage and a tremendous Wood Sandpiper influx, as well as a twitchable Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall. Ed Stubbs reports: