Otmoor RSPB reserve Oxfordshire April afternoon

Otmoor away from the AGP crowd delivered Hobby, Marsh Harriers, Water Rail, Reed Sedge & Willow Warblers, Whitethroats greater and Lesser 😊 @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding #oxonbirding

Always makes me smile seeing a Ruddy Duck. Wasn’t expecting one this morning. Take care little blue-billed fella 🤫 #birds #ukbirding

Sussex bluebell wood mid April sunshine

Still 2 Redwings on woodland patch walk this pm. Boisterous and territorial Raven pair and a calling Marsh Tit giving hope for 2 new #patchbirding breeding species within a few yards of each other 😊 #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

This week my #birds & #ukbirding feeds full of “Earliest” 🤔 Earliest Pom Skua, Earliest Nightingale, Earliest Whitethroat … On an April day when temperature reached 24C on my patch, I’m not sure this is good news #ClimateChange

Thanks Alan

Pewley Down, Guildford, Surrey in spring sunshine

Sometimes it’s about just being in the field 😊 went to Pewley Down this am for Grey Partridges and to Little Wildwood (Alfold) this pm for Ring Necked Duck. Dipped both but in each place came away with something unexpected and much better #birds #ukbirding #surreybirding

Unstead nature reserve Surrey view to the scrape spring sunshine

Unstead NR #surreybirding lunchtime ☀️ 1 Sand Martin, lots of Blackcap song, Reed Bunting, Cetti’s, Grey Wagtail #birds #ukbirding

Daffodil at sunrise

Happy Easter

Weston Shore Southampton sea defence rocks March cloudy skies

Weston Shore, Southampton: 3 Wheatear on sea defence rocks by sailing club 2m+1f #HantsBirds #birds #ukbirding

Causeway at Warwash, Lower Hamble, Bunny Meadows nature reserve Hampshire site of American Golden Plover 31/3/26

Bunny Meadows, Warwash: American Golden Plover [very considerate to hang out with Grey Plovers so no need for hours sorting thru European Golden Plovers 😅 at ///spindles.campsites.rumbles ] also Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank still 51 Brent Geese on Lower Hamble #RareBirdsUK #HantsBirds #ukbirding 🪶

Titchfield Harbour with boats and Turnstones on the causeway

Titchfield Haven nature reserve path March sunshine

Great morning at Titchfield Haven with 🪶 #UKbirding: Avocet, Black Tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Marsh Harrier & #UKbutterflies: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White. All rounded off with a Tuna Melt & Bread Pudding 😊 #HantsBirds

View of Southampton Rose Bowl (Utilita Bowl) cricket ground in March pre season preparations, looking towards the pavilion

The #birds in and around the RoseBowl Southampton this pm incl singing Chiffchaff, Greenfiches, overhead Red Kite, suggests this venue could improve my seen at Test #cricket list which is dominated by Lords at moment. #HantsBirds 🪶 🏏

Thursley Common in Surrey, mid March

Loved my first visit of the year to Thursley Common #surreybirding. Dartford Warblers always a highlight but today the Woodlark were 🤩 with full vocal and display flight range on show. Notable number of Siskin and Redpoll at southern end of common. #birds #ukbirding

Pulborough RSPB reserve view over South Brooks from Winpenny Hide sunny March morning

Pulborough RSPB excellent morning with 60sp best was first Little Ringed Plover of year from Winpenny, also Ruff, 5 Avocets, Treecreepers inspection nest site. 😃 #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Patch first with huge female Goshawk flying purposefully low over woodland. I know they’re more widespread across SE England but still …🤩 Later Crossbills made it double patch tick afternoon. #sussexbirding #patchbirding 🪶

Interesting @theobserveruk.bsky.social Sensemaker live webinar today on Middle East @ruthmichaelson.com @stevebloomfield.bsky.social My takeaways: 1. confusion still about opening objectives makes endgame unknowable 2. much western commentary suffers from lack of internal Iranian perspective

Old Lodge Nature Reserve on the Ashdown Forest in Sussex in March sunshine

Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest ☀️ plenty of Siskin spread across 3 parts of the reserve and in good voice. Brimstone butterflies. Singing Chiffchaff, cronking Ravens, chack-chacking Stonechats #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Goring beach in Sussex, March high tide

Goring Gap. I thought today would be a good day to find a Wheatear. 18000 steps later it seems the Wheatears had different ideas 🤦🏻 #ukbirding #birds

Surprised to see a Hawfinch in the big yew tree in Bent Arms pub garden in Lindfield this afternoon. There after a funeral unfortunately and not my patch but really a suburban setting. #sussexbirding @mallalieum.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Weirwood Reservoir in Sussex winter sunshine

Beautiful light at Weirwood Reservoir this morning to watch Great Crested Grebes 💃 Kingfisher 🎣 GS woodpecker 🥁 plus 5 Gadwall, 2m Mandarin, 2 Marsh Tit, Cetti’s Warbler, lots of Redwings over N #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Walland Marsh, from Hook Wall near Lydd, Kent winter

Tree Sparrow nowhere near an every year bird for me so thrilled to find a dozen on Walland Marsh opposite Lydd Model Aircraft field feeding with a few House Sparrows 🤷‍♂️ Yellowhammers and Chaffinches. 40 Bewick’s nearby #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds

Red Flanked Bluetail ✅ eventually- elusive at what3words ///limes.epic.broker #KentBirding (just!) Needs more patience than many of this afternoon’s birders prepared to give it. Siskin, Marsh Tit further up the Hunters Lodge track 🪶

View east to Brighton from arm of Shoreham Harbour

Shoreham Fort: one Purple Sandpiper on west arm, Oystercatcher and a 2cy Yellow Legged Gull in harbour #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Pewley Down, Guildford Surrey view from the trig point cloudy skies February

Lovely to just stand still on Pewley Down, Guildford and see what #birds came to top of the various trees below. Hawfinch in copse by trig point. Marsh Tit, 4 Red Kites best of the rest. #SurreyBirding #ukbirding

Sorry to hear that and hope it can be sorted soon

Kingston waterworks near Lewes with iford brooks and South Downs in background

Kingston Hollow near Lewes: at least 6 Chiffchaff with one candidate Siberian but no call, 2 Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler. Lots of Redwing and Blackbirds #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Staines Reservoirs showing tower and north basin

Staines Reservoirs south basin: 6 Goldeneye, 2 BN Grebe close causeway, 2 Greater Scaup close NE corner, 1 Lesser Scaup far south side; north basin: 1 GN Diver mid reservoir #birds #londonbirds #ukbirding

Thanks Adam - none there this morning just Canadas and few Greylags - RSPB volunteers said last sighting Saturday but I guess they probably not far away

North Brooks at RSPB Pulborough on grey winter day with water levels very high

Pulborough RSPB: lots of grey skies, lots of grey water but alas no grey geese. Hundreds of Pintail on north brooks and a Firecrest outside the cafe were lovely #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Just wow! One of my favourite birds but now even better - very well done Dawn