Great to catch up with the Long-tailed Shrike recently with @bardseyobswarden.bsky.social what a great little twitch! #ukbirding
Steve Williams
@steveonhilbre.bsky.social
Birder, ringer, husband, dad of four, kopite & foodie and cancer survivor Family, birds, footy, travel and food what more is there 🤷♂️ hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com
A lovely trip up to Fife earlier this week for the Long-tailed Shrike … thanks to @philwoollen.bsky.social and @alanhilbre71.bsky.social for pilot and co-pilot duties. The new @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social caps are clearly lucky 🍀 🤣 … one day I’ll make it to the Isle of May Bird Obs 🙏😍
A great afternoon ‘itch’ to north wales 🏴 with @hilbre.bsky.social for the superb looking first for Britain #WesternReefHeron in Foryd Bay … good to be out birding after what seems like ages 🔥😍 #UKBirding
1/ The latest Winter Gull Survey revealed that over the two decades since the last count, the total number of gulls wintering in the UK has decreased from 3.9 million to just under 2.5 million! 📉 #Ornithology #Seabirds 📖 Read the report www.bto.org/WinGSReport
A few nice birds from a flying visit to St Agnes Isles of Scilly, always nice to see a Wood warbler and Turtle Doves which are becoming increasingly uncommon sadly. #ukbirding
Such a privilege to see this #Cuckoo close up caught in one of our heligoland traps @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social for ringing under licence 😍 Then later watching it migrate off the island towards North Wales 🏴 #birdringing #UKBirding
April continues to produce with an almost constant flow of easterlies @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social recent highlights included #Puffin, our first #Swift of the year #SandMartin and almost daily #Whinchat #UKBirding
Last week was another good week for migration @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … Redstarts, Wheatears, Whimbrels and more plus a lovely LongtailedDuck hanging around close in to the island with a small group of Common Scoter #UKBirding #Birdringing
Lovely to see a Long-tailed duck @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social and some fantastic Dunlin plumages as they move North #ukbirding
Couldn’t believe my eyes when this stunning Sardinian Warbler appeared in front of us @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social reward for all the efforts the team put in. A cracking Redstart was nice too. #ukbirding
MarshHarrier and 2 Merlin the best so far on our early spring trip to the wonderful island of #StAgnes #IslesofScilly #UKBirding
March has been a great month for bird ringing @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a variety of species ringed and unusually good numbers of Goldcrest, Chiffhaff and Robin this early in spring #birdringing #Ukbirding
Not just the team @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social getting on with spring maintenance, a nice Black Redstart near home too. #ukbirding
Another lovely early spring morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social ... male Stonechat and Wheatear #Birdringing #Ukbirding
My earliest ever #Wheatear this morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social - a beautiful male just returned from Africa. The wonder of migration 🌍 #UKBirding
Cracking morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with @philwoollen.bsky.social & my eldest. Highlights a c-ringed Stonechat (ringed on Mull🏴 Aug25), another which we caught&ringed (1 of 5 on), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tits (scarce spring migrant at Hilbre) and much more (all on our blog) #UkBirding #Ringing
Early start to get over for the tide @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social payed off with a fantastic imm male Hen Harrier that came in off the sea. Spring migration continues with 3 Stonechat, a pair each of Starling,Stock Dove & Woodpigeon. 13 Purple Sand roosting. #UKbirding
Spring was in full swing @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with all the locals back in full voice, Stonechats buzzed around the paddock fences & waders fed as the tide moved them. Great to see a male Hen Harrier come in from the North before heading West, a sadly rare bird here now. #ukbirding
First spring migrants seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social yesterday with Stonechats (7), Grey Wagtail and Chiffchaff (only our second February record ever!) plus some other wildlife noted (H Porpoise 🐬 and Common Frog 🐸) #UKBirding
The returning adult Red-breasted Goose showed well on the Loch Gruinart flats during our half term week on #Islay #UKBirding
A massive shock to hear of the passing of great friend Marc Eden last weekend. Despite living in🏴was just a message or call away. Kept in touch during difficult times incl losing dad, BSB & my battle with big C. We never did do the scoters together - sorry mate 😞💔 I’ll be raising a few on #Islay 🥃❤️🩹
Bustards on Salisbury Plains … a great way to finish a fabulous south Costa roadtrip (plus loads of Red Kites and Corn Buntings) #UKBirding
Grackles to the north of me, grackles to the south … here I am stuck in the middle 👀 Great-tailed Grackle Holbury Hampshire yesterday #UKbirding
Lovely to catch up with this male LesserSpottedWoodpecker in the New Forest yesterday along with Firecrests and Marsh Tits - #UKBirding
Could become the first ‘accepted’ for #Wirral and a great find by Pierre Montieth this first winter #CaspianGull graced the roof of Bidston Recycling Centre on Sunday #UKBirding
First visit to the magical island this year - stunning morning over the tide but rather brisk bracing NNW breeze @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
