A selection of highlights from the last couple of weeks spent in Taiwan including Mikado Pheasant, Taiwan Rosefinch, Collared Bush Robin and Malay Night Heron. #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇹🇼

Raven and Red Kite Shingle Street. Both species now a regular sighting in our skies. #SuffolkBirding

Yep, those went in to. Never seen Treecreepers nest building before.

Making a real effort this year. Already had Mallard, Egyptian Goose and Blackbird with young. Nest building Blackcaps and sharming Water Rail recent highlights.

At this time of year when I'm out birding I really try to make an effort to add breeding evidence to my records. It's really quick and easy in @birdtrack.bsky.social and adds value to my records, especially for @ukrbbp.bsky.social species. Added P for pair in suitable habitat.
#ornithology

Really enjoyable pre-work walk around the patch this morning. Decent numbers of Sedge Warblers are now in, plus a few Whitethroat. Also singles of both Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, plus 3 Wheatear and a White Wagtail on the beach. 4 Barnacle Geese flew north first thing #SuffolkBirding

Illustration of 3 swimming Pink-footed Geese. Gouache on white paper.

Illustration of two swimming male Pintails. Coloured pencil and gouache on white paper.

Illustration of a first-winter Mediterranean Gull standing in wet mud. Coloured pencil (actually almost monochrome apart from a bit of brown in the wings!) on white paper.

Illustration of 6 adult LittleGulls flying right to left. Coloured pencil on white paper.

I haven't posted anything about it for a while, but I'm still plodding on with writing and illustrating my Birds of Eyebrook Reservoir book with a view to hopefully publishing next year. Here are a few more illustrations from it. #art #WildlifeArt #birds #UKBirding

First Wheatear of the year at Shingle Street this morning, also Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Raven noted. #SuffolkBirding

Second helpings of the fantastic nest building Treecreepers at Minsmere. 14 Adders, 2 Grass Snakes, and several Common Lizards made for a good reptile day too. #SuffolkBirding

Very happy to find this beauty on Lowestoft South Beach this afternoon. It looked good for a Baltic Gull so I took a hasty phone pic. Id confirmed by people far more into gulls than me!

Lovely to watch a pair of Treecreepers nest building at Minsmere this afternoon. Such a characterful bird and a joy to watch. #SuffolkBirding

Great to see several Sandwich Terns back at Minsmere yesterday. Lots of strutting going on so hopefully they will stay and breed. #SuffolkBirding

Working in the garden this afternoon when 4 groups of Med Gulls went over totalling 19 birds, including a second summer. A great garden tick! #SuffolkBirding

Brief walk after work along the beach at the patch. A couple of smart Wheatear were my reward. First of the year for me #SuffolkBirding

A rather impressive looking hybrid (shoveler x blue winged teal) at Lochwinnoch today. #digiscoped with kowa884 using iphone16Pro and vario adapter

Swallow at Castle Semple Loch this evening bring my patch year list to 87 #birdingscotland #clydebirding

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A subtle intersex Teal from Draper hide at Rye Meads the last few days. Female type bill, mixed head pattern, male breast and coarse variegated barred flanks, yellow undertail without black surround.

Grand Designs, Mute Swan style

Spending a lot of work time thinking about Bird Atlas 2027–31, like how to collect breeding evidence. So it was nice this morning to see Mute Swans nest building and a pair of Treecreepers engaged in courtship feeding (never seen this before), both logged in #BirdTrack

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design based on the patterning of a drake Mandarin duck

Seeing a bit of Mandarin appreciation on here reminded me of this design I did a while back. #MandarinSegment #BirdArt

Posts by others are only available for 7 days maximum, which is what I am seeing. Landguard posts remain in perpetuity

The female Black Redstart from last week on the patch has been joined by a male the last couple of days. It even had a bit of a sing this morning #SuffolkBirding

Working fine for me

A Whinchat perches on top of a plant showing its white eye stripe. Wording alongside reads: We're hiring! Training officer. www.bto.org/jobs. The BTO logo is top right of the image.

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The successful candidate will join the team at BTO HQ in Norfolk who deliver courses, both in person and online.

Application deadline: Sunday 5 April. #Ornithology

Late morning and afternoon spent at Minsmere. Highlights included the White-tailed Eagle, a couple of Bitterns, LRP, Sandwich Tern, and Little Gull.

Walk around Aldeburgh Town Marshes this morning and the pair of Garganey were still present before disappearing. #SuffolkBirding

Does anybody know who this Witches broom might belong to. It was found on today Boddam beach, Shetland? 😉
#shetlandbirding

Great Black-headed Gull, by Alula Designs

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TENGMALM'S OWL at Ollaberry, Shetland this afternoon. Discovered yesterday by local residents myself and Logan Johnson decided to try and relocate it and after a bit of searching, a shape in a tree revealed itself to be this beauty!

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