A male Green-veined White in Priory Park, St Neots @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social in Cambridgeshire two days ago @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
These days french star: the white-winged lark (Alouette leucoptère) in Southern france, the first sighting of the species for the country ever!
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On our visit to the Taita Hills of #Kenya we saw all three of the localised and threatened endemics (Apalis, Thrush and White-eye), as ever thanks to a superb, dedicated local researcher/guide. However, the only one I managed to get a photo of was the Taita Whiteye. #BirdsSeenIn2026
Another shot of the disheveled Ruff at Titchwell RSPB the other day for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Surely one of the worlds most outrageous birds! Long-wattled Umbrellabird on day 3 of our Ecuador trip & the highlight so far. 🪶 #BirdsSeenIn2026
Hair-crested Drongo, a glossy black crow, perched among leaves and branches, using its strong, but slender, decurved and sharply pointed bill to feed on nectar from the tufted fuchsia pink flowers of the Malay Apple Tree. This tree is cauliflorous; meaning it flowers (and later fruits) form directly from the woody bark of the branches or trunk, rather than from new leafy growth. This is the garden of Greenleaf Guesthouse and Tour, who do really great trips in and around the national park at an incredibly reasonable price.
Hair-crested Drongo, a glossy black crow, perched among leaves and branches, using its strong, but slender, decurved and sharply pointed bill to feed on nectar from the tufted fuchsia pink flowers of the Malay Apple Tree. This tree is cauliflorous; meaning it flowers (and later fruits) form directly from the woody bark of the branches or trunk, rather than from new leafy growth.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches and I've chosen this Hair-crested Drongo sipping nectar from Malay Apple Tree flowers last month near Khao Yai National Park #Thailand. More in alt text.
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A pair of Sarus Cranes standing in a field. The larger, male, bird has its wings up and head raised in a courtship dance while the smaller female bird is standing beside it, facing the camera. Scientific name: Antigone antigone Conservation status: Vulnerable
Another lifer. One of astonishing grace and beauty.
Sarus Cranes in their courtship dance. In India, they are symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of a mate, even to death.
Isn't that beautiful?
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"Let Sleeping Birds Stand" - A Northern potoo sleeps upright in its roost, shaded and well-hidden from the elements and any potential predators. Kingston, Jamaica.
"Let Sleeping Birds Stand" - A Northern #potoo sleeps upright in its roost, shaded and well-hidden from the elements and any potential predators. Kingston, #Jamaica.
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Sanderling
Popped in to see the Woodchat Shrike again at Pembrey this eve which was still staying loyal to its preferred bush. Walked out to the beach after and enjoyed quality time with the Sanderling, feeding ahead of a rising tide. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026 #birds @birdsinwales.bsky.social
The Rosy Starling is a passerine bird also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor. The breeding range of this bird is from easternmost Europe across temperate southern Asia. It is a strong migrant, and winters in India and tropical Asia. In India, it often appears to outnumber the local #starlings and mynas. Rosy starlings are highly gregarious birds, and often form large, noisy flocks, which can on occasion be a pest for growers of cereal crops or orchards; the birds are strongly attracted to flowering trees. However, they are also greatly beneficial to farmers as they prey on pests such as locusts and grasshoppers. #PastorRoseus
The Rosy Starling is a passerine bird also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor. The breeding range of this bird is from easternmost Europe across temperate southern Asia. It is a strong migrant, and winters in India and tropical Asia. In India, it often appears to outnumber the local #starlings and mynas. Rosy starlings are highly gregarious birds, and often form large, noisy flocks, which can on occasion be a pest for growers of cereal crops or orchards; the birds are strongly attracted to flowering trees. However, they are also greatly beneficial to farmers as they prey on pests such as locusts and grasshoppers. #PastorRoseus
1st day in #India, a new looking bird came quietly to a tree in the garden. On the last day, even as I waited for a taxi to the airport, an entire flock arrived!
Literally with the last bit of battery, on the last bit on space on the memory cards, I got these.
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Blackcap perched on a branch
A song thrush
A willow warbler singing on branch
Tawny owl in a tree
Tophill Low NR visit today was full of songbirds including blackcaps, willow warblers and song thrush. There was an occasional hoot of a tawny. @tophilllow.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
GOOFY GIRL: A Barrow's goldeneye hen, photographed in an Interior Alaska pond, shows off during a breeding display for a male (out of frame).
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Dos tórtolas collarinas sobre un cable de electricidad. Two collared doves on a power line.
Tórtola Collarina Euroasiática - Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
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20260419 - Yauco, #PuertoRico
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Anita Flynn in SW Qld w a Spotted Bowerbird #BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026 Jacob Crisp on a pelagic out of Redland, Qld Collared Petrel eBird record
#BirdsSeenIn2026 Anita Flynn w birds seen in Western Qld border area Red-rumped Parrot and Australian Ring neck
#BirdsSeenIn2026 Daniel Mantle in SW WA (on a non-pelagic day. I’m guessing it was v rough as they go out in all conditions!) Rock Parrot, Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Southern Emu-wren (a stunner), and a Red-eared Firetail
#BirdsSeenIn2026 another great photo from Daniel Mantle in SW WA Western Fieldwren
#BirdsSeenIn2026 Greater Bluebonnets from Anita Flynn in western Queensland
2 Plumed Whistling Ducks standing at the edge of a sewage works balancing pond in South Australia. The black band at the bottom is the near bank of the pond, as I had to stand on a mound of earth to see over the fence/boundary. These birds are considered rare in South Australia, and are usually found in tropical regions.
A Square-tailed Kite sitting on a horizontal gum-tree branch in South Australia. These birds are considered to be pretty rare in this region, with an estimated breeding population of only 10 pairs.
Was a bit "jammy" during a flying visit to South Australia, and found 2 x regionally rare bird species near Adelaide: Plumed Whistling Duck and Square-tailed Kite - pretty chuffed to be honest #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026
A varied sittella at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.
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Black-and-crimson Pitta, AKA Black-crowned Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪 Endemic to Sabah
Black-and-crimson Pitta, AKA Black-crowned Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪 Endemic to Sabah
Blue-banded Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic to Borneo
Blue-banded Pitta 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic to Borneo
Black-crowned (Black-and-crimson) & Blue-banded Pittas, the two #endemic 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 species of #Borneo, are undoubtedly highlights on my recent #Sabah trip
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White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, markscheflen.com #bwindiImpenetrableforest #uganda #birdsofafrica #birdphotography #biodiversity #flycatchers #conservationphotography #birdsseenin2026
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#Woodlark in the #Netherlands
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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
A Lesser Whitethroat, captured in mid-air against a soft, blurred green background. The bird is oriented horizontally, showing its white throat, grey head, and slender dark beak, with its legs tucked slightly forward as it flies.
Lesser whitethroat in the vale of Glamorgan 19/4/2026
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A black and white eastern kingbird perched at the tip of a very small branch. The background is green, blurred tall grass.
An eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) at the lake.
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A photograph of a male Redstart that has a beautiful orange chest with a black face. He is perched on a dead branch with his head turned to the right as viewed just showing the top of his slate grey cap and shoulders. It is a bright sunny day with yellow flowers of gorse bushes just showing in the foreground and bright green spring leaves blurring in the distance behind.
First time out with my camera in a while yesterday and was delighted to see some gorgeous Common Redstarts. This male perched beautifully in among the gorse bushes for a few moments 🧡 📷 🪶
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Het echtpaar #ZeeArend kreeg vandaag hoog bezoek ... van mij!
Volgens ingewijden zouden er minimaal 2 kuuks zijn 🤗
#83 #2026VogelJaar 🦤🦤🦤🦤
#BirdsSeenIn2026 in the #Netherlands
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#WhiteTailedEagle
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