Rich

Mine was just like this Mirador 20-45x60

One of my favourite species - the Spotted Flycatcher. This pair nested in a half coconut shell we put up behind climbing undergrowth on my friends house. #birds #ukbirds #ornithology vimeo.com/568545027

Three hour seawatch with good friend Justin Carr yesterday morning at @flamboroughbird.bsky.social not lots of birds but good close views of a Cory’s Shearwater and the below adult Pomarine Skua with spoons Digiscoped through a Swarovski STX85 @donnybirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Contact the Zeiss approved UK repairer binocular-repair.co.uk. They are excellent!

What a beauty!

Dark-eyed Junco in a private garden in Ely on July 9th, which was unfortunately not seen again thereafter. This is the first ever American passerine species recorded in Cambs! @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

It looks like that’s a birdfair special offer which has now ended. The £24 is for 1st year then its 79.99. Looks like I’m staying with Birdguides

If it’s cheaper than Birdguides I might switch when it renews in September for £64.99

Buston Links Teal - 3 months on and this is what she now looks like. Seems to have got a bit greyer ??? The bill still looks big but looking more BWT ??. I thought I had this case closed as a hybrid (BWT x Shoveler) but today's views have put my head back a fuzz. #NEbirding #birdhybrids

Great talk yesterday afternoon. My non-birder wife also found it interesting

I know what you mean. I hate driving. #lowcarbonshopping

7.5 miles to Hatfield Moors and 4.5 to nearest site

A most unexpected European Nightjar recorded over the garden last night. I don't live close to a breeding site so maybe its a migrant. #ukbirding #nocmig

will call in at Doncaster Lakeside en route

Someone on Birdforum is asking if anyone has found a green Rab waterproof at the Wykeham Forest raptor viewpoint. Name is Mick Baron, contact via Birdforum or I would help if needed.

Ok

It still amazes me what flies over my suburban garden in Doncaster. A nice Quail last night #nocmig

Song Sparrow showing well on Tory this morning #irishrarebirds

Quail over the house last night doing the 'mau-wau' call. Only my 2nd in 5 years of #nocmig #yorkshirebirding

Spurn wildlife reserve staff 'told families to kill caterpillars' Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has apologised, saying information given to customers had been incorrect.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🤔 🐛

Hah! Wondered what that was.

Have you tried it through Chirpity? chirpity.mattkirkland.co.uk

Loved watching and filming this charming Marsh Tit family. The juveniles were learning to feed and cling on! #ornithology #marshtit #ukbirds vimeo.com/1090200873

I’ve got the same rainguard and I can’t say I’ve noticed that before

Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

act.38degrees.org.uk/act/swifts-p...

I wasn't expecting to see much at Spurn last week with northerlies every day but ended up seeing 2 Cranes, Red-backed-shrike, Black Brant, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Golden Oriole, Firecrest, Red-backed Shrike and Purple Sandpiper #SpurnBirds #YorkshireBirding

Cheers. At Spurn today and saw @harryswildlife.bsky.social nail a fairly distant flyby Golden O with the Olympus 100-400. Another guy had the same lens as you. Decisions decisions

Which lens are you using Thomas?