One of a few stunning male Redstarts seen on Dartmoor yesterday. Always taken aback by their vibrant colours, good to see their return 😀 #devonbirding #ukbirding

A cold biting wind on Dartmoor but the wildlife and scenery certainly didn’t disappoint. A truly magical morning out in the wild! #devonbirding #ukbirding

Both well thanks Rob, hopefully see you out and about at some point 😀x

Brilliant footage Rob, incredible to see one on Dartmoor 😀👍

Out on a woodland walk through Bleadon Woods this morning looking for Orchids, couldn’t believe our luck when we heard and saw 2 Grasshopper Warblers along the way. Love to hear that ‘reeling’ and another reminder to always expect the unexpected! #bristolbirding #ukbirding

A beautiful sunny morning walking from Woodspring Priory to Sand Point accompanied by lovely scenery’s & a concert of bird song 🎶 🎵. 33 species seen, highlights Whimbrel, Wheatear, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroat and a Ring Ouzel. #bristolbirding #ukbirding

Life on the Somerset Levels… Great to see the return of the Yellow Wagtails #somersetbirding

A spider checking out an Early Spider Orchid on the slopes of the Dorset coast. #ukorchids

Early Spider Orchids (Ophrys sphegodes) in the grassland slopes around ‘Dancing Ledge’ Dorset yesterday, hundreds seen in this beautiful location. #ukorchids

A very good number of Orange Tips today at Ham Wall, one of my favourite Spring butterflies. Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Holly Blue & Peacock also seen making the most of the sunshine. #somersetbutterflies #rspbhamwall #ukbutterflies

Lesser Scaup at Cheddar Reservoir having a wee preen! #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Dark-edged Bee-fly enjoying life in the sun #ukwildlife #ukinsects

A visit to a local Adder site late morning with a mixture of sun and cloud and fortunately we managed to find a few stunning Adders basking on the hillside. Always in awe of these beautiful creatures and always treated with the utmost respect. #ukwildlife #avonwildlifetrust

Brilliant views of the Lesser Scaup at Cheddar Reservoir this beautiful sunny morning. 3 Greater Scaup also present and also a good number of Sand Martins skimming the surface water. #somersetbirding #ukbirding

Our first Wheatear of the year at the Huntspill sea wall this morning in a bracing cold wind 🥶. No sight or sound of the Siberian Chiffy at Apex Park but so uplifting to see and hear a few Willow Warblers 🎶 #somersetbirding #ukbirding

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Osprey and a very dapper Mandarin from Herriots, Chew Valley Lake late morning. The earliest we’ve seen a returning Osprey…. #bristolbirding #ukbirding

The highlight of our day, watching a pair of dippers on a Somerset river. Lovely to hear the Dipper sing as well. #somersetbirding #ukbirding

Great image James, and a brilliant bird to watch this morning.

A return visit to Cheddar Reservoir this morning for better views of the Bonaparte’s Gull and Little Gull, at least three Little Gulls present. Lovely watching them all hawking insects over the water. #Somersetbirding #ukbirding

A lovely early morning visit to Cheddar Reservoir, the sun was just rising! Bonaparte’s Gull, Scaup, at least 2 Little Gulls, Green Woodpeckers the highlights. Alas no photos of ‘Boney’ but good scope views. #somersetbirding #ukbirding

Great views of the Glossy Ibis on its island at Catcott Lows late morning. Always surprised by just how small this bird is! #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Great to catch up with the female Hooded Merganser at Pilning Wetlands this afternoon along with a good assortment of fellow birding friends #bristolbirding #ukbirding

A beautiful Spoonbill at Slimbridge today. As typical of Spoonbills it would wake for 5 seconds, look around then fall back asleep. Love that crest!

A few more of the Black Redstarts in Seaton a few days ago. Must have been at least 3 around the gardens and always great to see and watch. #ukbirding

Also in the same gardens as the Whitethroats in Seaton were a few Black Redstarts. Nice to see them in trees for a change with this one I think either feeding on the Cordyline seeds or the insects between…. #ukbirding #devonbirding

A trip to Seaton, Devon this morning to catch up with the ‘Siberian’ Lesser Whitethroats. Glad to say they both showed very well at times, thoroughly enjoyed watching them in the gardens. #ukbirding #devonbirding

Cheers Ian, we didn’t think anyone would notice 😂

Can’t beat Norfolk for seeing running, skipping, chasing Hares. Such beautiful, magical animals and an absolute joy to watch.

Watching Barn Owls in Norfolk … so uplifting to simply observe a pair hunt over a weedy field, swoop and dive and fly past like little ghosts. ☺️ #ukbirding