Amazing to watch one of two Peregrine Falcons catching bats at Gomantong Caves, Borneo yesterday. Such incredibly dark birds of presumed “ernesti” subsp. #Birds #WorldBirding #Borneo #WiseBirding

Another day, another fabulous Pitta. The endemic Black-crowned Pitta at Sepilok today on our continuing birding tour of Sabah, Borneo. #Birds #WorldBirding #Borneo #WiseBirding

Another unforgettable morning in Sabah, Borneo today as we watched this stunning male Bornean Peacock-Pheasant from a forest hide. #Birds #WorldBirding #Borneo #WiseBirding

Whitehead’s Broadbill

Whitehead’s Trogon

More from our ongoing Sabah, Borneo Birding tour with some fabulous quality birds at Mount Kinabalu NP with the giant of all Broadbills, Whitehead’s Broadbill and the stunning Whitehead’s Trogon. #Birds #WorldBirding #WiseBirding #Borneo

The first day of our Borneo Birding tour started with a bang today with this Bobby dazzler!😎 The endemic, Bornean Banded Pitta. What a start to the tour!😮 #Birds #WorldBirding #Borneo #WiseBirding

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Bornean Elephant

Oriental Bay Owl

Another couple of highlights from the Kinabatangan River, Sabah on our Mostly Mammals tour were a group of Bornean Elephants feeding by the river and a nice Oriental Bay Owl distraction. Now time for the start of our birding tour……… #Mammals #Birds #WiseBirding

Not the target mammal we were looking for along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo last night, but what a fantastic surprise, Banded Linsang! A really tough mammal to connect with anywhere. Thanks to tour participant John B for sharing his photo.😮 #Mammals #Borneo #WiseBirding

Sunda Colugo

Red Giant Flying Squirrel

Western (Horsefield’s) Tarsier

Banded Kingfisher

Great to be backing Borneo! Our Mostly Mammals tour has started very well with some great sightings in Sepilok including a daytime Sunda Colugo, Red Giant Flying Squirrel & Western Tarsier. Plus quality birds like Banded Kingfisher. #Mammals #WiseBirding

Cheers Dave. That closed tail shot comparison looks very like Budleigh bird.👍🏻

You have to be so careful when comparing different poses. I think it does look to be the same bird particularly when comparing @merv1965.bsky.social closed tail shot.

Thanks Bri. No worries.

Appreciative it, no worries. Be good to see them if you get time. Just interesting to see if I can match tail pattern….👍🏻

Cracking shots @bri-thompson.bsky.social
Would you have any flight shots with the tail more closed by any chance?

Lovely find Sean 👍🏻

Interesting to see if this is the Budleigh bird relocating north? Be good to see flight shots to compare….. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Hi Sean,
Any flight shots at all? Be interesting to see if it’s the same bird as the Otter Estuary….

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Cheers Cliff. Amazingly it’s the 3rd for my patch. Greedy eh!🙄 One in 2007 found by a friend before I lived here and then I got lucky with the 2nd in April 2011. Hope you get one in Somerset. Still a good time. 🤞🏻

Bonaparte’s Gull again on the Otter Estuary NR again, this evening but literally for seconds only, on its flight path to roost on the sea. #UKBirding #DevonBirds

Cheers Mr B 😉

Always a chance! Certainly a good year it seems…

Cheers Gavin. I’m sure you’ll get one soon enough. Some people are just greedy 🙄😂
Hope you’re well.

Chuffed to find a Bonaparte’s Gull on the patch last thing this evening. I’ve been looking hard the last few weeks, so finally paid off. 😊 #OtterEstuaryNR #UKBirding #DevonBirds

Nice find Stuart 👍🏻

Despite monsoon rain and very strong wind in Sierra de Andujar, our perseverance finally paid off and we had some special views of two Lynx together late this afternoon. A well deserved result for a great team! #Mammals #IberianLynx #WiseBirding

Great to finally see some Greater (Euro) White-fronted Geese on the patch, thanks to Ranger Rick 👍🏻 A flock of 22 birds in total. Last time only the patch was back in December 2021, so a very welcome sight on an otherwise miserable grey and windy day. #DevonBirds

It’s a wrap! Great team!🙌
All to go again next year…..

Always a good read👇🏻👇🏻
#DevonBirds

Pallas’s Sandgrouse

Oriental Plover

Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler

Mongolian Lark

Come and join us in Mongolia in May/June 2026 and see some fabulous birds, amazing landscapes, wonderful people and some great mammals too. It really is a fabulous country! #Birds #Mongolia #WiseBirding