Thanks Paul !

Lovely wander around Aust Cliffs and STW this morning. Quite a few migrants around - Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, 9 Wheatear*, 7 Whimbrel, Siskin, 3 Dunlin, 10 Swallow plus usual Blackcaps*, Chiffchaffs* @bristolbirding.bsky.social @severnsidebirds.bsky.social

I don't use the treatments at all except when i need to. I send faecal samples to Wormcount every three months and check for fleas/ticks myself. I've had to treat my dog once for fleas and once for worms in four years. Vets, in my experience, have little understanding of the environment imacts

Male ring ouzel just now in hedge at north end of Warsett Hill #Cleveland #UKbirding @damianmoney.bsky.social

Did some #vismig at Cowbar #Cleveland yesterday - my first visit in 4 years. Some nice bits and pieces - all heading NW up the coast included:

Twite
White Wagtail
1254 Meadow Pipit*
866 Woodpigeon*
3 Swallow
2 Redpoll
3 siskin

Also pic of skylark
#ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

I'm in Staithes this week - first time in 4 years. A lovely walk around Boulby #Cleveland this morning. Migrants included 18 wheatear, 108 pink-footed goose, siskin and 2 redpoll NW as well as nice views of other stuff like meadow pipits and yellowhammer #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

Thanks and no I've never seen one that well in 40 years of birding! 😊 Although the compression drives me mad. These are compressed ca. 30x just to get them on bluesky.

I'd just like to say that these images are so much more detailed/sharp than they look on bluesky. You have to compress them so much - if anyone knows how to do this better than I do please help. I set the long-edge to 1000 pixels and limit file size to 1MB as per guidance I've read.

Male Common Scoter at Roundhay Park #Leeds #Yorkshire this morning. It was feeding 5 m from the lake bank. Just beautiful ... 🙂 #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

Thank you so much !

Drake Common Scoter at Roundhay Park this morning. Went for a walk here again this afternoon with friends and no camera and it was about 5 m away😂Apparently eating freshwater mussels, it's been here a week #ukbirding #birds #Yorkshire #Nikon #nauterphotography

Beautiful drake Lesser Scaup on a beautiful day (Thursday) at Cheddar Reservoir. 3/4 little gulls as well. Finished off a lovely afternoon walking the Cheddar Gorge with my son Ben 😍#Somerset @somersetbirds.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding #Nikon #naturephotography

This is what google says -

Yes definitely. It seems to compress photos badly.

No the other way round. But peak migration for sand martins and house martins in the uk is last week of April and 2nd week of may respectively so they arrive over quite a long period.

Yes. Sand martins are a bit early and the house martin is my earliest ever.

11 gannet and 2 herring gull at Severn Beach

Meadow pipit in active migration

Curlew

Sand Martin

A beautiful morning of #vismig at Severn Beach yesterday. RB Merganser, 11 Gannet*, Avocet, House Martin, 19 Sand Martin* and 463 Meadow Pipit* the highlights with Jack Snipe, Ruff, 7 LRP and 90 Curlew* at Pilning Wetland later
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I'd agree John - noctule based on structure and pelage colour. Bats feeding in the day in March is not that uncommon - they get pretty low on reserves in late winter

Singing male Dunnock Prunella modularis at #Badock'sWood #Bristol this morning #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography

Firecrest and treecreeper from #Blaise and #Badock'sWood #Bristol this weekend #ukbirding #birds #nikon #naturephotography

Pair of grey wagtails along the Trym at #BadocksWood #Bristol today #ukbirding #birds #Nikon #naturephotography

Forster's Tern
Poole Park, Dorset
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Ross's Gull at Newlyn Harbour on Saturday, brilliant showing by this small Gull.

And finally some perched/swimming pics of the Iceland Gull in Roundhay Park #Leeds this last weekend #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

Some flight shots of the Iceland Gull in Roundhay Park #Leeds this last weekend #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

I spent a lot of time last weekend hanging with my new 'gullfriend' in Roundhay Park #Leeds and finally got the shots I was after of this beautiful biscuity Iceland Gull. This set is of interactions with other gulls - yes there will be more 😍 #ukbirding #birds #nikon #birdoftheday

Back in Leeds this week and another go at the Roundhay Park Iceland Gull - 10 mins walk from my parent's house. I just love the biscuit lattice embroidery on this bird 😍 Took my camera this time but the light could improve ... #ukbirding #birds #nikon #wildlifephotography

Well done Andy. A really great bird 👌

Fantastic harbour porpoise photo !!

Better late than never !!