Forgot to include the two Curlew Sandpipers at Kilnsea at lunchtime
02.10.2025 18:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@seaninpinner.bsky.social
Middlesex birder transitioning from Twitter (@seaninpinner). Also keen supporter & volunteer at Northwood FC
Forgot to include the two Curlew Sandpipers at Kilnsea at lunchtime
02.10.2025 18:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good day at Spurn & The Outstrays NR with 70 species inc Garganey (year tick), Wheatear, Water Rail, Tree Sparrow & Arctic Skua (Spurn/Kilnsea). 11 (!!) Glossy Ibis, Kingfisher, 2 SEOs, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Sprawk, 3 Buzzards & Kestrel at The Outstrays.
02.10.2025 18:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Feel free to Daryll
01.10.2025 18:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Transitioned today from Bempton to Spurn with a stop at the excellent @tophilllow.bsky.social on the way down. Nothing rare, but some nice birds - Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Curlew, Snipe, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard with calling Tawny Owl, Water Rail & Cettis
01.10.2025 18:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks. Was a great morning
30.09.2025 18:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stopped off at Filey Dams NR for a first ever visit on the way back to the Airbnb. What a great little reserve. A single Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plovers & a Dunlin, the highlights
30.09.2025 18:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good numbers of birds on the @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social trip too with plenty of auks, gannets, gulls, 120 Pink Footed Geese overhead & a surprise Redpoll flew over the boat.
30.09.2025 18:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great to join Richard Baines from @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social & boat skipper Swan Baxter today for their final Seabird & Whale trip of the season. Finally broke my Minke Whale duck with 7 feeding offshore just off Whitby, providing some great photo opportunities. Seven porpoises too
30.09.2025 18:14 β π 18 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0First day of my Yorkshire week got off to a great start. Arctic Skua, Little Gull & Whinchat were all year-ticks. 2026 global total now 501. Goldcrests were seemingly everywhere & finished the day with this cracking Short Eared Owl. Wheatear too.
28.09.2025 18:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Birded Cambridgeshire (Fen Drayton, Ouse Fen), Norfolk (Welney) & Lincs (Deeping St James) today. Impressive total of 86 sp. Highlights: Turtle Dove, Bewick & Whooper Swan, Bittern, Crane, Cuckoo, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Avocet, GWEs, LRPs
24.05.2025 21:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ahead of the long drive home, I had an easy day birding today around the Aviemore area. Star bird of the day was this stunning male Pied Flycatcher just back on territory. Elsewhere another four Ospreys & some flyover Crossbills.
02.05.2025 14:54 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The light in Brora this afternoon was superb. I love how photogenic Eider Duck are, even the female
01.05.2025 18:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Visited Loch Fleet, a new birding area today (thanks to Gordon Hamlettβs Birding in the Highlands book). Some great birding with Purple Sandpiper, Hooded Crow, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Long Tailed Duck being the main highlights
01.05.2025 18:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0On my guideβs recommendation, I visited Lochan Mor. Despite the presence of noisy wild campers with an open fire on the shore (is this allowed?), I did eventually see a single swimming Beaver, my first in the UK. The Goldeneye were a bit closer!
30.04.2025 21:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So at last yearβs Global BirdFair, I won the @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social prize draw. Today was my prize, a guided day trip. Saw & heard some super birds including Crested Tit, Crossbill, Black Throated Diver, Osprey, Red Grouse, Wheatear & Golden Plover
30.04.2025 21:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent the evening at the excellent @speyside-wildlife.bsky.social mammal hide watching Pine Marten, Badgers & Wood Mouse to a backdrop of callingTawny & Barn Owls
30.04.2025 05:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yesterday was a day for pottering around locally but still found some good birds. Heard Crested Tit, Redstart & Tree Pipit at Loch Mallachie. Ring Ouzel at the top of Cairngorm & another Golden Eagle, Osprey & Redpoll at a new raptor view point for me.
30.04.2025 05:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent the afternoon visiting the valleys south of Inverness. Three Golden Eagles gave great views in the Findhorn Vslley whilst Slavonian Grebe & Osprey seen at a nearby loch
28.04.2025 17:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent the morning on Black Isle doing the Eco Ventures boat trip. Didnβt need to go far before we found a couple of Bottlenose Dolphins. The seabird colony was impressive. Great views of Shags & Guillemots including a single Black Guillemot.
28.04.2025 17:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Finished the day with some distant Black Grouse from the car at a withheld location
27.04.2025 19:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent an entertaining hour at Loch Spynie. Goosander, Marsh Harrier & Little Grebe from the new hide. Red Squirrel, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer & Treecreeper around the feeders. Earlier at Lochindorb year-ticked Red Grouse. Wheatear & RB Merganser present too
27.04.2025 19:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers werenβt playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
27.04.2025 19:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today was spent birding along the Moray Firth coastline. Sadly the White-Billed Divers werenβt playing ball, but lots of year-ticks Inc Black Guillemot, Long Tailed Duck, Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill. Three Great Northern Divers too
27.04.2025 19:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Travelling day to my base in Boat of Garten. Birding was decent too with Osprey, Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin, Willow Warblers seemingly in every tree & a fly through Sparrowhawk.
26.04.2025 16:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Kicked off my Scotland trip yesterday with my customary visit to RSPB Loch Leven. Geese were the order of the day with Pink Foot, Barnacle & Greylag who seem to have had a good breeding season. Lapwings werenβt too keen though. Pair of Great White Egret & 3 Curlew too
26.04.2025 16:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spring at RSPB Otmoor is a magical time. Some great birds seen & heard including Grasshopper, Willow & Garden Warbler, Hobby, Marsh Harriers, booming Bitterns, Cuckoo, Cattle & Great White Egrets, drumming Snipe, displaying Curlews & Redshanks
18.04.2025 18:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spent the afternoon at RSPB Pulborough where Cuckoo, Nightingale & House Martin were all firsts for 2025. Other highlights included Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Snipe & Avocets.
13.04.2025 18:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Theyβve done a superb job at RSPB Medmerry. Felt really birdy. Yellowhammers everywhere. Good numbers of Mediterranean Gulls & my first Ringed Plovers of the year
13.04.2025 18:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Medmerry Least Sandpiper was my fourth UK lifer of the year. Such a smart bird and tiny, as you can see from the comparison photo with the Black Headed Gulls
13.04.2025 18:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sadly no Ring Ouzel at Ivinghoe Beacon this morning, but three Wheatear were glorious in the sunshine. Also first Whitethroat & Mistle Thrush (!!) of 2025. Corn Bunting too
12.04.2025 11:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0