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Review of the Week: 1-7 December 2025 A Lesser Crested Tern in Devon was a midwinter shock, as was a showy Eurasian Scops Owl in South Wales. Sam Viles rounds up the best birding action from the week of 1-7 December 2025 in the BirdGuides Review of the Week.

Review of the Week: 1-7 December 2025

A Lesser Crested Tern in Devon was a midwinter shock, as was a showy Eurasian Scops Owl in South Wales. Sam Viles rounds up this week's action:

Stunning

Thank you 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you!! X

New painting in the pipeline, I have seen a couple of these in the last few days so it’s lovely to be sitting down and painting one.
I had one sat in a tree right by my garden, couldn’t get a better reference source!
#bird #birds #birding #painting #art #artwork #illustration #redwing #femaleartist

Thank you so much 🥹x

Thank you so much!

That’s a wrap on Female Kestrel- 12x16inch watercolour on cold press.

Such a joy to do, so much learning on this piece. Moss was a new one for me!

#bird #birds #natureart #birdart #birdillustration #ukbird #ukbirding #art #watercolourart #illustration #painting #artwork #watercolour #kestrel

I had a firecrest in my garden too!! Was a real joy to watch 💗🥰 (I’m in Totnes)

Sunday. Roast in, brushes out. #bird #birds #birdart #birdillustration #artist #art #femaleartist #watercolour #watercolourart #sunday

The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Raptors — and I have so many in my Lightroom library, it was hard to choose.
Here’s the Black-winged Kite, showing off those striking red eyes.

#GrijzeWouw #birds #birdphotography

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Thank you 🥰🥹

More progress on this female kestrel today! Lovely chilled Sunday afternoon 💗 #painting #watercolour #art #birds #kestrel #birdart #birdillustration #illustration #femaleartist

Thank you so much!! 💗🫶🏻

🫶🏻💗 thank you 🥰

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Kestrel in progress 💗 #birds #art #wildlifeart #birding #kestrel #watercolourart #femaleartist

Little Robin tattoo done recently at Fable and Fawn in Totnes Devon ✨

#birds #bird #tattoo #tattoos #ink #femaleartist #femaletattooartist #tattooart

So jealous !!! Hope you two are having the best time, you deserve it 💗🫶🏻
Can’t wait to join you on a Scotland trip one day xxx

I need these for my year list! 🥰😂

At least 10 common sand!! 🫶🏻 always a pleasure thank you for the knowledge 💗

Decent selection at Cheddar Reservoir after the deluge. Glossy Ibis 7, Great Egret 30+, Black Tailed Godwit 2, Ruff 2, Dunlin 2, Snipe 4, Knot, Ringed Plover 4+, Common Sandpiper 1. Nice to share with @devontess.bsky.social #SomersetBirding

I’m sticking to uk species at the moment, so if you have ideas for those fire away!! 💗

Hahaha what a fabulous tip! 😂 they are so ugly aren’t they!

House sparrows almost finished… just the legs and branch to go! Bird feet- URGH #art #artist #sparrow #ukbirds #birds #bird #ukbirding #wildlifeart #housesparrow #watercolour #watercolourartist #femaleartist #painting #watercolourart

So jealous of this trip! Was just with @ianhayes.bsky.social today at ham wall / shapwick and it sounded great

Awesome day with @ianhayes.bsky.social being our guide today at ham wall/shapwick! lifers for me with hobby, whitethroat and the star of the show a bittern (which unfortunately for the others, only I saw briefly fly over the reeds!) windy conditions not ideal for birding, but a fabulous day!!! 💗

Lovely day !!! 💗

Enjoyable morning at Ham Wall/Shapwick with @devontess.bsky.social and Melissa. Plenty of Hobbies including a fine male perched up on Meare Heath. Common Tern briefly over Noah's . Bittern put in a brief appearance late on, a fine lifer for the one of us who picked it up!