Adult Audouin's Gull
Back home from a superb tour to Mallorca where AUDOUIN'S GULLS were just one of the highlights. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #spain #birds #birding #gulls @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Kestrel
Red Kite D3
Ring Ouzel
Lovely day co-guiding the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social field trip to @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Carlton Marshes on Sunday. Highlights inc 2 R OUZEL, YL GULL, 2 LRP'S, WHEATEAR, RUFF and more! #UKBirding #suffolkbirding #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
Eurasian Stone-Curlew
Woodlark
Brambling
Juvenile Red Crossbill
Cracking day guiding in the Brecks on Saturday 11th April. Super views of STONE-CURLEWS, WOODLARKS, BRAMBLING, XBILLS, REDPOLLS plus WHEATEAR, GOSHAWK & TREE PIPITS thrown in for good measure! #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #suffolkbirding #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Yellow-legged Gull
Little Ringed Plover
Northern Wheatear
Western Yellow Wagtails
Abberton Reservoir has been pretty good the past 10 days with YL GULL, LRP's, BITTERN, WHEATEARS, RING OUZEL, YELLOW WAGS galore plus NIGHTINGALES and of course, the BONAPARTE'S GULL among others. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Hen Harrier
Common Scoter
Sandwich Terns & Black-headed Gulls
Bearded Reedling
Scorchio weather for our day trip to Dungeness on Wednesday 8th April 2026. Highlights inc HEN HARRIER, booming BITTERN, BLK REDSTARTS, COM SCOTER, SANDWICH TERNS, BEARDED REEDLINGS and lots more. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #kentbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
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Red-billed Chough.
Sedge Warbler.
Eurasian Coot.
Peregrine Falcon.
A great day at sunny Dungeness earlier this week! Chough, Hen Harrier, Black Redstarts, Harbour Porpoises, RTDivers, Guillemots, Peregrines, Wheatear, Bearded Tits, and Sedge Warblers. @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birding #UKBirding
Fantastic day yesterday helping to lead a 12 hour @swallowbirding.bsky.social TopSail Barge trip from Maldon. Highlights inc. Common Tern, Whimbrel, Peregrine Falcon, Marsh Harrier, Sanderling, Black & Bar-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gulls & Brent Geese Galore!
#essexbirding
11/04/26
A good day out with @SwallowBirding.bsky.social in Norfolk despite the wind!!
Excellent views of Red Crossbill, Brambling, Tree Pipit, Eurasian Stone Curlew, Woodlark & Marsh Tit.
A Supporting cast of other birds seen included, Northern Goshawk, Common House Martin & Northern Wheatear.
Can't believe that Suffolk hasn't had one. We could have swapped one of ours for a Red-flanked Bluetail!
Bonaparte's Gull
Hadn't been to Abberton Res for about 6 weeks and now been 3 times. The highlight was this BONAPARTE'S GULL found earlier today at Billett's Screen by Pete Low which was an Essex tick after missing several. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding
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Gonia picea
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Eristalinus aeneus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
The decent weather was a good excuse to get my new Fly ID book out yesterday. What I think is Gonia picea? plus DARK-EDGED BEE-FLY, Eristalinus aeneus plus HAIRY-FOOTED FLOWER BEE (Not a fly!) #essexwildlife #nature #flies @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #insects
Woodlark
Common Firecrest
Eurasian Stone-Curlew
Marsh Tit
A cracking selection of birds on our Brecks day trip including GOSHAWK, 7 WOODLARK, FIRECREST, 5 STONE-CURLEW, MARSH TIT, BRAMBLING, REDPOLL, SISKIN and lots more. #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #suffolkbirding #birds #birding
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Juvenile Red Crossbill
Female Red Crossbill
Male Red Crossbill
Male Red Crossbill
A great day guiding in The Brecks yesterday where RED CROSSBILLS seemed to be everywhere including some lovely marked juveniles. #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #suffolkbirding #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Brown-throated Sloth
Fer-de-Lance
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
BROWN-THROATED SLOTH, FER-DE-LANCE & both GREEN-AND-BLACK & STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROGS from our recent tour of Costa Rica! #CostaRica #wildlife #naturetours @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Crested Owls
Roadside Hawk
Shining Honeycreeper
Spectacled Owl
Costa Rica Day 15: CRESTED OWLS, ROADSIDE HAWK, SHINING HONEYCREEPER & SPECTACLED OWL on our final full day in Costa Rica. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Broad-billed Motmot
Green-breasted Mango
Olive-backed Euphonia
Pale-vented Pigeon
Costa Rica Day 15: New birds continued with BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, OLIVE-BACKED EUPHONIA & PALE-VENTED PIGEON. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Black Phoebe
Rufous Motmot
Western Cattle Egret
Wood Thrush
Costa Rica Day 15: Early morning birding was productive with BLACK PHOEBE, RUFOUS MOTMOT, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET & WOOD THRUSH among others. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding
Blackburnian Warbler
Green Hermit
Green-crowned Brilliant
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Costa Rica Day 14: So many birds to see as we made our way to our final lodge incl BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, GREEN HERMIT, GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT & RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Crimson-collared Tanager
Northern Emerald Toucanet
Prong-billed Barbet
Red-headed Barbet
Costa Rica Day 14: A stop at one of our favourite birding sites produced CRIMSON-COLLARED TANAGER, NORTHERN EMERALD TOUCANET & both PRONG-BILLED & RED-HEADED BARBETS. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Lesser Nighthawk
Streak-backed Oriole
Northern White-faced Coati
White-faced Capuchin
Costa Rica Day 13: A very relaxed afternoon overlooking the Pacific with hundreds of LESSER NIGHTHAWK plus STREAK-BACKED ORIOLE plus confiding NORTHERN WHITE-FACED COATI & WHITE-FACED CAPUCHINS #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Yellow-throated Toucan
Costa Rica Day 13: Who needs an alarm clock when this YELLOW-THROATED TOUCAN was calling right outside our room! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Rufous Mourner
Rufous-breasted Wren
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Costa Rica Day 13: The hot and humid Carara NP was excellent with RUFOUS MOURNER, RUFOUS-BREASTED WREN, STRIPE-HEADED SPARROW & TURQUOISE-BROWED MOTMOT plus more! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Orange-collared Manakin
Rose-throated Becard
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
White-whiskered Puffbird
Costa Rica Day 13: The hot and humid Carara NP was excellent with ORANGE-COLLARED MANAKIN, ROSE-THROATED BECARD, RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR & WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD + more. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Baird's Trogon
Black-and-White Warbler
Black-hooded Antshrike
Northern Bentbill
Costa Rica Day 13: The hot and humid Carara NP was excellent with BAIRD'S TROGON, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, BLACK-HOODED ANTSHRIKE & NORTHERN BENTBILL among others! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Yellow-naped Amazon
American Crocodile
American Crocodile
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Costa Rica Day 12: YELLOW-NAPED AMAZON, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON and some of the AMERICAN CROCODILES that frequent the River Tarcoles! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Roseate Spoonbill
Snowy Egret
Tricoloured Heron
Costa Rica Day 12: ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SNOWY EGRET & TRICOLOURED HERON were numerous on the River Tarcoles. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Laughing Gull
Magnificent Frigatebirds
Osprey
Reddish Egret
Costa Rica Day 12: LAUGHING GULL. MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS, OSPREY & REDDISH EGRET on the River Tarcoles #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Double-striped Thick-knee
Sandwich, Elegant & American Royal Tern
Grey-breasted Martin
Groove-billed Ani
Costa Rica Day 12: DOUBLE-STRIPED THICK-KNEE, ELEGANT, SANDWICH & ROYAL TERNS, GREY-BREASTED MARTIN & GROOVE-BILLED ANI on the River Tarcoles #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
American Royal Terns
American White Ibis
Bat Falcon
Common Black Hawk
Costa Rica Day 12: A river Tarcoles boat trip produced AMERICAN ROYAL TERNS, AMERICAN WHITE IBIS, COMMON BLACK HAWK and a BAT FALCON! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social
Female Blue Seedeater
House Wren
White-collared Swift
Scarlet Macaw
Costa Rica Day 12: A morning birding the Pacific slope with BLUE SEEDEATER,, HOUSE WREN, WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT & our first SCARLET MACAWS! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #CostaRica #birds #birding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @neobirdconserve.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social