Pulborough RSPB excellent morning with 60sp best was first Little Ringed Plover of year from Winpenny, also Ruff, 5 Avocets, Treecreepers inspection nest site. 😃 #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding
Patch first with huge female Goshawk flying purposefully low over woodland. I know they’re more widespread across SE England but still …🤩 Later Crossbills made it double patch tick afternoon. #sussexbirding #patchbirding 🪶
Interesting @theobserveruk.bsky.social Sensemaker live webinar today on Middle East @ruthmichaelson.com @stevebloomfield.bsky.social My takeaways: 1. confusion still about opening objectives makes endgame unknowable 2. much western commentary suffers from lack of internal Iranian perspective
Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest ☀️ plenty of Siskin spread across 3 parts of the reserve and in good voice. Brimstone butterflies. Singing Chiffchaff, cronking Ravens, chack-chacking Stonechats #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding
Goring Gap. I thought today would be a good day to find a Wheatear. 18000 steps later it seems the Wheatears had different ideas 🤦🏻 #ukbirding #birds
Surprised to see a Hawfinch in the big yew tree in Bent Arms pub garden in Lindfield this afternoon. There after a funeral unfortunately and not my patch but really a suburban setting. #sussexbirding @mallalieum.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Beautiful light at Weirwood Reservoir this morning to watch Great Crested Grebes 💃 Kingfisher 🎣 GS woodpecker 🥁 plus 5 Gadwall, 2m Mandarin, 2 Marsh Tit, Cetti’s Warbler, lots of Redwings over N #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds
Tree Sparrow nowhere near an every year bird for me so thrilled to find a dozen on Walland Marsh opposite Lydd Model Aircraft field feeding with a few House Sparrows 🤷♂️ Yellowhammers and Chaffinches. 40 Bewick’s nearby #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds
Red Flanked Bluetail ✅ eventually- elusive at what3words ///limes.epic.broker #KentBirding (just!) Needs more patience than many of this afternoon’s birders prepared to give it. Siskin, Marsh Tit further up the Hunters Lodge track 🪶
Shoreham Fort: one Purple Sandpiper on west arm, Oystercatcher and a 2cy Yellow Legged Gull in harbour #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds
Lovely to just stand still on Pewley Down, Guildford and see what #birds came to top of the various trees below. Hawfinch in copse by trig point. Marsh Tit, 4 Red Kites best of the rest. #SurreyBirding #ukbirding
Sorry to hear that and hope it can be sorted soon
Kingston Hollow near Lewes: at least 6 Chiffchaff with one candidate Siberian but no call, 2 Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler. Lots of Redwing and Blackbirds #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding
Staines Reservoirs south basin: 6 Goldeneye, 2 BN Grebe close causeway, 2 Greater Scaup close NE corner, 1 Lesser Scaup far south side; north basin: 1 GN Diver mid reservoir #birds #londonbirds #ukbirding
Thanks Adam - none there this morning just Canadas and few Greylags - RSPB volunteers said last sighting Saturday but I guess they probably not far away
Pulborough RSPB: lots of grey skies, lots of grey water but alas no grey geese. Hundreds of Pintail on north brooks and a Firecrest outside the cafe were lovely #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding
Just wow! One of my favourite birds but now even better - very well done Dawn
Weirwood Reservoir: relatively quiet on the water this pm but some fun disturbance in the air. First a Tawny Owl out of daytime roost at west end. Then 100+ Woodpigeon in mass panic as Goshawk went NE. Common Gull over SW. #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding
As a birdwatcher who doesn’t enjoy sorting through 1cy / 2cy / 3cy #birds in a gull roost (I can’t be the only one 🤷♂️) the adult Caspian Gull a few yards from the roadside at Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook is a real gift #londonbirds #ukbirding
Finished the day with 40sp seen or heard in 90 mins at the Scrape Hide, WWT Arundel incl 2 Hen Harriers (m+f), 2 Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Goosander, Kingfisher, 20 Snipe, screeching Barn Owl, constant backing vocals from Teal #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
Selsey Bill: 1315-1400 ⛅️ wind S force3 produced:
Slavonian Grebe 1os
Great Crested Grebe 1os
Shag 1W, 1E (or same bird twice 😉)
Red Throated Diver 1E
#sussexbirding #birds #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social
Pagham Harbour: 1 Greenshank among a lovely selection of waders from Church Norton benches midday. A few Knot & Golden Plover with large flock of Dunlin & Grey Plover #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social
Black Redstart (m) Bayswater Road between Queensway & Lancaster Gate this lunchtime. One of those “I’m not birdwatching but I’m always birdwatching” situations #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds
First birdwatching since New Year’s Day walk and Port Meadow Oxford quickly delivers no.50 for year: Great Crested Grebe which coincidentally was 5️⃣0️⃣ for 2025 too 😮 #birds
Some #LowCarbonBirding to kick off 2026 walking 36 sp with best bits Firecrest, Redpoll (new for “On Foot from Home”), lots Redwings, new local site for Stock Doves 👍 #birds #ukbirding
1. Woodpigeon
2. Blackbird
3. Black Headed Gull
4. Jackdaw
5. Robin
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Happy New Year 🥳
#birds #ukbirding
2025 ends with 205 sp #birds Happy with that, 1st 💯💯 since 2017 with year back active in the hobby after few when work in the way. Highlights: 1st self-found Marsh Warbler & alfresco breakfasts with PinkFeet commuting overhead- both from #NorfolkBirding weeks. For 2026 will target a PB (235 for me)
2025 ends with a 💥 as female Goshawk flew into roost at Wakehurst 4:30 whilst on GlowWild walk @rbgkew.bsky.social #ukbirding #sussexbirding 🪶 Happy New Year
Congratulations on a fantastic year’s birding Andy and a very smart bird to finish. Admire your dedication and thanks for sharing here on bsky
Merry Christmas to all my followers and anyone else that stumbles across this post 🎄
