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A female Kestrel, taken at Pilning Wetlands the other day, whilst checking out the Hooded Merganser #UKBirding

A nice rarity at Pilning Wetland this morning, and a lifer for us, this female Hooded Merganser

#UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

Portrait of a Spoonbill captured in Slimbridge this week.

Think of the millions of tax dollars wasted by deploying these ‘assets’ when Iran, although a vile regime, doesn’t and never will present a realistic threat to the U.S. Each cruise missile costs $500,000 to $1,000,000. Even MAGA supporters must realise that it’s their money being wasted.

The rantings of a deluded narcissist. One thing is clear he is not going to go quietly even if the vote was 70%/30% against him he’d refuse to believe it.

Newport wetlands in the pouring rain this morning, 3 woodcock j snipe✅ hawfinch✅ little owl✅ marsh and hen harrier (no Northern) no bittern or beardies. 8 Brambling✅ briefly at Penderyn on my way home. #birdsseenin2026 #birds #165 fty

YouTube video by john l uk Slimbridge February '26 - Spoonbill, Bewick's, Whooper, Cranes and more 4K

Slimbridge, in February, home to thousands of overwintering birds.

Wow that bird looks huge, I had no idea that they were bigger than the Eurasian Wigeon. I saw the one last year in Kenfig but not close enough to other birds for a comparison. Great shot!

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It's been a poor winter for Short-eared Owls in the southwest of the UK, so I was glad to see three at Steart Marshes, without any rain!
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #UKbirding #birds

Sounds like a great day. Barwits seem early although maybe not for that location?

Joins a number of Little Stints and Spot Reds now choosing to overwinter in the U.K.

You could include North Korea, Russia, China, Belarus, Iran, insert dictator of your choice, because it’s a fact that only dictators post their images on banners and buildings.

Well said, she has zero credibility in the U.K. for crashing the economy but is too stupid to realise that she is a irrelevant and keeps on spouting right wing nonsense which is why she gets on so well with Trump and co.

I know it’s deliberately echoing Hitler’s Nazi salute to project his status as the Amerikan Führer but it really just emphasises his tiny hand!

Thank you Graham!

Thanks Graham!

I saw an anti Zionist trio of ultra-orthodox Jews in Glastonbury waving Palestinian flags and signs saying those exact words while playing Eminem over loud speakers. It’s not an act of terrorism to oppose Israel and its genocide and Jews who do are patently not anti-Semitic.

I was beginning to wonder whether I'd manage to photograph a Firecrest this winter... Alexandra Park, Penarth
#BirdingWales #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Fantastic shot Frank!

Thanks Dawn! 😊

Chilling! We have been proactive gerrymandering to skew the results to our own
candidates.

Lesser yellowlegs at Rhyl this morning #BirdingWales #BirdingUK #RarebirdsUK

This is not photoshopped, Ai, or posed. I tried to pour from a watering can and found that the spout was blocked by this handsome chap.

Thanks for your likes and repost.

Thanks for the likes and reposts!

Thanks for the like and repost Graham!

Cheers Dawson, thanks for the like and repost!

Shock horror the 8 Founding Fathers born in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales weren’t actually Americans.

YouTube video by john l uk Goldcliff Birding #241 - Short eared Owl, White fronted Goose 4K

A quick visit to a very muddy Goldcliff but worth getting muddy to see my first Short-eared Owl. The camera wasn’t on a tripod so dodgy video but OK for still images.
youtu.be/gHAIXCqUnac