Pagan Birder

Many thanks, a lovely walk as well 😀

Treasure hunting again on the magical Quantock Hills, a very good year for fungi 😀 #quantockhills #ukfungi

Wow!

A flock of 20 Glossy Ibis flew into Herriots Pool for a while for a wash and brush up before flying high and heading to Herons Bay. So uplifting to see and watch, amazing to see such a large flock of Ibis in the UK. #avonbirds

‘Look up!’ Porcelain Fungi (Oudemansiella mucida) amongst the Beech trees on the Quantocks. A beautiful looking fungi and one of my favourites, good to see a good crop of them this year. #quantockhills #SomersetWT #ukfungi

Stunning, will keep my eyes open for this one 😀

Brilliant 🤩

Amethyst Deceiver
(Laccaria amethystina) 😀

Many thanks Chris 😀

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Many thanks 😀

Cheers Steve 😀

A very misty and damp start to our walk on the Quantocks yesterday. After an hour or so the mist cleared, the sun appeared and so did the Fly Agarics. Found them in several areas along our route, a good year it would seem for these beauties 😀🍄 #ukfungi #quantockhills #somersetwildlife

A few fungi from a good few hours ‘shrooming’ on the Mendips. Treasure hunting at its best! 🍄🍄‍🟫 #ukfungi

Many thanks Ian, only the second one we have ever seen 😀

A lovely morning in East Devon at the LORP with great scope views of the Baird’s Sandpiper before it flew high and north. Continued with a very relaxing autumnal walk around the reserve, beautiful place and environment. #ukbirding

I remember the Scaup, they gave great views 😀👍

A very good and enjoyable local birding day. The R B Shrike showed well this morning at Portbury Wharf and at Cheddar Reservoir a plethora of birds from Grey Phalaropes, Curlew Sandpipers, Black Terns, Glossy Ibis etc. Cheddar well worth a visit at the moment. #somersetbirding #avonbirds #ukbirding

So lucky … 😅

Cheers Ian 😀

Many thanks ☺️

Thanks Leon, they are stunning birds 👍

The Wryneck gave brilliant views in the area around the Turf locks on the River Exe this morning to the delight of many people. Glad it stayed for another day, a magical bird to see 😀 #ukbirding #devonbirds

For the briefest of moments the Sabines Gull at Burnham, Somerset this morning. It flew by, landed for seconds and was then lost to view. Many thanks to Andy @burnhambirder.bsky.social for putting the news out and glad we got there in time #somersetbirding #ukbirding

Caspian Gull following the boat ‘Kellys Hero’ out into Lyme Bay on Friday. Many thanks to Mike @clennonvalley for his sharp gull skills 😀👍 #ukbirding

A brilliant Lyme Bay pelagic from Brixham on Friday aboard ‘Kellys Hero’. Common Dolphins, Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skuas, Black, Common & Arctic Terns etc but the highlight for us a stunning Caspian Gull which followed the boat for a while #ukbirding

They are beautiful flowers Bill. Must try and track them down 😀👍

Many thanks Leon 😀👍

A day trip to the stunning Isles of Scilly yesterday our first ever visit, couldn’t believe we would also get our first ‘Scilly twitch’ and a UK lifer a Western Bonelli’s Warbler #ukbirding

A brilliant morning trekking on the Quantocks the scenery stunning as always. Several species of bird ‘youngsters’ busily feeding up, plenty of Grayling & Small Heath butterflies, a Golden-ringed Dragonfly & the first ‘shroom’ of the season etc #somersetbirding