Mike Pollard

Black-headed Gull with a shrew captured as the high tide flushed small mammals from the saltmarsh at Flint Castle, Dee Estuary.
Jack Snipe (record shot) flushed by the rising tide, then landing in grass within the castle for a few minutes before heading off up the estuary. #birdingWales

Fabulous 👏

#Curlews feeding on pasture beside the Dee Estuary at high tide this morning. This one has an impressive bill - must be a female. @birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social @curlewaction.bsky.social

#Curlew feeding at very low tide at Llandullas this afternoon. 4000+ Common Scoter offshore, plus two Surf Scoter - adult drake and a 'female type' - quite a long way out & diving synchronously much of the time. Also Kingsfisher hunting the rock pools. #birdingWales

Thank you, Tom 👍

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Back in October I was delighted to achieve a 'highly commended' with my winter #Fieldfare in the @birdsinwales.bsky.social photo competition☺️ & presented with a WOS calendar by @iolowilliams.bsky.social at the annual conference in Aberystwyth. @omsystem.bsky.social

male #Sparrowhawk in lovely late afternoon light - Dee Estuary. #birdingWales

Willow Tit at Llyn Brenig this morning. Visting feeders near the visitor centre, but also foraging in the trees nearby. #birdingWales @richardkbroughton.bsky.social

Male Reed Bunting and Stonechat feeding on/from Reedmace at Gronant Dunes this morning. 46 species seen, including a female/immature Merlin, two Marsh Harriers and a flock of Sanderling that included a one-legged bird hopping along the beach! #birdingWales

Hume’s Leaf Warbler

Pallas’s Warbler

Firecrest

North Norfolk today. Hume’s Leaf Warbler & Barn Owl @ Holme NOA;
Pallas’s Warbler @ RSPB Titchwell where also at least 6 fabulous Firecrests. Fab day to be out in the field despite the chill wind.

@rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social this PM.
Stonechats finding hairy caterpillars; eastern-type Chiffchaff & huge flock of Golden Plover gathered towards dusk.
Highlight was a male Hen Harrier hunting the saltmarsh late on.
Site has been incredibly dry; starting to look like a wetland again 😀

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Another angle on the Shorelark at Great Orme yesterday. It landed for a few minutes on the cairn above the cliffs from where it had a good view of the assembled birders! #birdingWales

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'Larking Around!'
Second time lucky for me with the Great Orme Shore Lark this morning. @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales

A couple of distinctive-looking leucistic #Oystercatchers at Gronant yesterday. Very attractive-looking birds too. #birdingWales

Some of the #Natterjack Toad breeding pools at Gronant have been freshly scraped to rejuvenate them for the next breeding season. Nice to see them filled with water. @arc-trust.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

I’ve heard them singing on mild sunny winter days so not totally unexpected 😊

My first Snow Bunting of the year feeding at the top of the beach at Gronant this morning. Gorgeous sunny weather - couple of Skylarks singing! @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales

Whooper Swan sick with bird flu in a field, photograph by Kane Brides

Worrying reports of bird flu (avian influenza) are coming in, including an outbreak in Whooper Swans in the Fens. Other waterbirds are also being affected, and cases are rising.

📷 Sick Whooper Swan by Kane Brides

#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Lovely pic 👏

Grey Plover fly-past at Point of Ayr yesterday - in final stages of wing moult. Nice to capture those black 'arm-pit' feathers. @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales

An excellent crop of Yew berries this autumn is attracting plenty of thrushes, finches and Starlings. Cilcain. @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales

Photography Competition 2025 Winner Dave Parry

📣📸 2025 Photography Competition Winner - Dave Parry

Enillydd Cystadleuaeth Ffotograffiaeth 2025 - Dave Parry 🎉

Llongyfarchiadau!

Two juvenile #Sanderlings at Point of Ayr yesterday, the one of the left still has most of the juvenile feathers, the one on the right has a nice fresh set of grey scapulars. @birdsinwales.bsky.social #birdingWales

Thanks. Great to be out in those conditions but hard on the optics 🫣