What a beaut. First one in my garden since late May #teammoth

Where Wood Ants are found in abundance you should find lots and aphids and hopefully hungry LSWs!Pleased to have a short observational article in @britishbirds.bsky.social this months. Thank @lesserspotnet.bsky.social for the encouragement. @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 'Ant-Flinger'- fascinating observations by David Bevan @djbevanphoto.bsky.social of a male LSW systematically removing & discarding wood ants whilst foraging for aphids. Article & video just published in @britishbirds.bsky.social see britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

Nice sum plum Great Northern Diver fishing offshore at Porthgwarra today. Cuckoo singing. Manxies streaming north. A couple of Painted Ladies too #ukbirding #cornwallbirding

Poor video of one of at least 15 Silver-Ys swarming over the red valerian in our garden this evening #teammoth

Superb walk around my local fields this morning. Osprey drifting south, at least one Hobby territory, Cuckoo, plus lots of Skylarks & Whitethroats #northantsbirds #ukbirding

16 Hummingbird Hawkmoths on the short walk to the postbox this evening. Plus another 6 in my garden. Never seen so many #teammoth

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only. Life On Earth Box of Delights Northern Exposure The X Files Spaced Horrible Histories Detectorists Astrid: Murder in Paris A History of Britain (Simon Schama) Bagpuss Fleabag Bob’s Burgers Sherlock Twin Peaks S1 The Day Today

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Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only. Our Flag Means Death Good Omens Horrible Histories Ghosts (BBC) Rome Avatar: The Last Airbender The 10th Kingdom Agent Carter (S1) Jane Eyre (2006) Galavant The Musketeers (S1) FMA: Brotherhood Deadloch She-Ra (Netflix) Orphan Black

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One of the highlights of my #PWC2026, a summering Bittern less than 10km from my home. Elusive blighter though, so glad to have ace views this morning #ukbirding

Heard a Cuckoo from the garden yesterday. Went looking for it this morning, and bingo 🙌 Very mobile & vocal. Only my 2nd in the parish since we moved here in 2015. Absolute delight. Good numbers of Yellowhammer, Skylark & Whitethroat too #ukbirding

At least 27 Hobbies at @rspbotmoor.bsky.social this afternoon. Outrageous! My favourite bird, so thrilling to watch. Also 3 Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Bittern, Cuckoo, Shelduck, drumming Snipe and a cacophony of warblers. Never a dull visit here #ukbirding

Glorious Spring morning in the Ivinghoe Hills today @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social

Another excellent club field trip this weekend, this time to RSPB Frieston and Frampton. 91 species 10 hours 18000 steps Many thanks to Bucks legend and now local expert Simon Nichols for the guided walk, and to RSPB Frampton for your warm hospitality and fabulous food.

Decent run of birds locally continued this morning with 8 Arctic Terns paying the briefest of stops at Foxcote. Flew right over my head on departure, calling away. Super stuff! Marsh Harrier still lingering too #bucksbirdnews #ukbirding

Great start to the week with 3 Groppers at my local woods. Even saw 2 of them - antsy males. Lots of other warblers too made for a joyous pre-work hour #ukbirding #bucksbirdnews

Spring passage in north Bucks can be patchy and hard work, but today was a good day. Black Terns, Little Gulls, Marsh Harrier, Cuckoo, Bittern….worth waiting for! #ukbirding

There’s virtually no wader habitat in my 10km circle. So although I’m missing out on the current inland bonanza, a gorgeous Black Tern, Cuckoo, and stacks of warblers made for a super early morning #bucksbirdnews #ukbirding

The kind of list I can get behind. They really were fabulous. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces

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Something of a surprise to find a second Sparrowhawk feeding this morning @robhbirder.bsky.social @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social #ukbirding #bucksbirding

Sparrowhawk feeding on a pigeon in our back garden this afternoon

Exciting sign of Spring in Bucks 🙌Cameras have been keeping an eye on pairs at Aylesbury & High Wycombe for several years now. The cams for 2026 are now on. Visit the club website to view @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social Aylesbury: www.bucksbirdclub.co.uk/birding-in-b...

Two new barn owl boxes funded by Bucks Bird Club went up today near Marsh Gibbon.These boxes are part of a new farmer cluster on the River Ray. 10 boxes funded by the club and to be installed over 2 years - thanks to all club members - your membership being put to good use 👍👏👏 #ukbirding

Don’t forget to keep posting your Buckinghamshire Song Thrush and House Sparrow records on the sightings page - www.goingbirding.co.uk/bucks/birdne... Unfortunately both species appear to be less numerous than they once were, so this year we would like to assess their current status.

A good morning to be out and about in Bucks. Slavonian Grebe still at College Lake (first in the county since 2021). 43 Russian Whitefronts in the fields just outside Ivinghoe, and two Marsh Harriers at Gallows Bridge. There’s also a Smew in the Herts section of Marsworth Reservoir. #ukbirding

First time out since joining @patchbirding.bsky.social Above average no’s of wildfowl at Linford NR, esp Wigeon & Tufties. 2 Oycs were - if breeders - very early returnees. Herons nest-building. @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social #PWC2026 #ukbirding

Brilliant write up in British Birds of his local Bucks patch by Bucks Bird Club member @harryswildlife.bsky.social . It was also the venue for one of our January field trips, led of course by Harry !

British Birds@britishbirds.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Early mornings. Quiet trails. Amazing birds. Since he caught the birding bug through wildlife photography in his early teens, Harry has recorded 145 species within about two miles of home. Read more about Harry's local patch of Tattenhoe in the January journal britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...

The latest sightings reports for September through to November are now up on our website. Some great records, excellent analysis and cracking photos. Well worth a read . www.bucksbirdclub.co.uk/club-news-an...

Year finishes with 132spp in my 10km circle. A decent total that took alot of hard yards. Sadly v poor for waders (no decent habitat) and the usual declining species hard to find. Highlights inc this GND, Merlin, Kittiwake, Wood Sand, Whooper Swan, Bittern & White-fronts #ukbirding #bucksbirdnews

A quick reminder of our next event. Dec 4, 2025 7:30 PM Winter warmer social St Anne's Hall, Wendover Our chance to actually see each other face to face! Four speakers with a focus on Bucks birding, with half-time tea and refreshments. Non-members welcome!

Random delight, an article about one of my favourite ever TV shows. Criminally hard to find on dvd for years, absent from streaming…until now 🙌 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘It explored the spectrum of humanity’: the enduring pleasures of Northern Exposure

The quirky early 90s drama ran for 110 episodes, had fans in Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver, and showed one of TV’s first gay weddings. Now, having been forgotten for years, its warm-hearted charms are be...

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