Nice view of my home town this morning while also enjoying some time with Grasshopper Warblers. Some photos to follow soon. @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Green Thorntail

Rufous Tailed Hummingbird

More Hummingbird photos are now on my Facebook page here << www.facebook.com/media/set?va... >> this time a 2 species album.

Always enjoy seeing the Fulmar at Hunstanton when on a day at the seaside there!

Saw my first 2026 Swift this morning at Fosdyke Bridge on the A17 while heading to Hunstanton. @lincsbirding.bsky.social

The Crowned Woodnymph is a beautiful Hummingbird species seen during my time in Costa Rica last March. The males are the more colourful of the sexes. Full 12 image album here << www.facebook.com/media/set?va... >> 4 more Hummingbird albums to follow on my Facebook page soon!

Always nice to fit in a bit of birding while photographing the footy yesterday I had 2 Red Kites over the Blackstones v Harrowby United game. Not too bad with the 70-200mm these instead of my usual 400mm birding lens. @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Set 4 of 4 from a lovely morning at
@rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social - wind was a bit chilly but as usual a good time had there ending with 42 species. but this right poser of a Sedge Warbler took my mind off the cool breeze! @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Set 3 of 4 from a lovely morning at
@rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social - wind was a bit chilly but as usual a good time had there ending with 42 species. @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Set 2 of 4 from a lovely morning at
@rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social - wind was a bit chilly but as usual a good time had there ending with 42 species.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Set 1 of 4 from a lovely morning at @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social - wind was a bit chilly but as usual a good time had there ending with 42 species.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social

Last Hummingbird album for today is a small set of images of the Green Thorntail species. Males shown in images 1/3 and females in images 2/4.

Green Breasted Mango

Green Hermit

Green Crowned Brilliant

Violet Headed Hummingbird

More Hummingbirds seen on my travels around central Costa Rica. Wonderful birds to see and hear in actions (sometimes so close you could touch them) but buggers to try to get photos of!
Species names are under ALT.

Bronze Tailed Plumeteer

Brown Violetear

Coppery Headed Emerald

Green Fronted Lancebill

Here's 4 of the 14 species of Hummingbird I saw while in Costa Rica a couple of weeks ago. There are a total of 53 species of Hummingbird recorded in Costa Rica so 14 is just over a quarter of this wonderful family group of birds. Species names with each image.

Dan from Grantham Birders WhatsApp group I run reported a Grasshopper Warbler on the Hills & Hollows up behind the town cemetery. I went for my 3rd view of the visiting Warbler & my 1st ever pics taken of it. Thanks also to Paul from group too @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A friend has had a Ring Ouzel in his countryside garden in Southern Lincs for a few days - I was lucky today to see it before it heads off! @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

4 Chiffchaff were seen today - 1 in tree at bottom of my garden others in local park. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Just starting to work on my Hotel Quelitales bird photos taken during my day in mid March with Rancho Naturalista guide Mercedes when we saw a tiny Dusky Rice Rat feeding alongside a White Naped Brush Finch as the day there started. 2 lifers in one shot! #brilliant #costaricanbirds

NIcaraguan Seed Finch

Rufous Tailed Jacamar

Red Legged Honeycreeper

Last images from day 1 out and about in Costa Rica the other week spent with guide Jimmy at Pierella Eco Gardens. More pics to follow soon.

Yellow Throated Toucan - seen near Pierella Eco Gardens

Collared Aracari - seen at Pierella Eco Gardens

Keel Billed Toucan - seen at Rancho Naturalista

When I was in Costa Rica in mid March I was lucky to see 50% of the Toucan species in the country, a single image each of these 3 wonderful birds seen is below.

Bright Rumped Attila

Cocao Woodcreeper

Grey Headed Chachalacha

Wood Thrush

Thanks a lot- loads more yet 👍😉

Green Ibis

Green Kingfisher

Russet Naped Wood Rail

Green Honeycreeper

2 of 2 - More birds seen during my time at Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica, - more images from this wonderful place to follow soon. WATCH THIS SPACE!

Buff Throated Saltator

Clay Coloured Thrush

Common Pauraque

Common Tody Flycatcher

1 of 2 - More birds seen during my time at Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica, - more images from this wonderful place to follow soon. WATCH THIS SPACE!

Apologies! 🤔😉

Buff Rumped Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Buff Rumped Warbler and a Tennessee Warbler from my recent visit to Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica. #costaricanbirds

Male

Female

White Whiskered Puffbird pair from my recent visit to Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica. #costaricanbirds

While Collared Manakin pair from my recent visit to Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica. #costaricanbirds

Black Cheeked Woodpecker

Rufous Backed Woodpecker

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Some Costa Rican Woodpecker images I achieved last week while visiting Pierella Eco Gardens on my first full day out and about in this wonderful place! Guided expertly on the day by a lovely man called Jimmy Roman.

Blue Grey Tanager

Passerini's Tanager (m)

Palm Tanager

Summer Tanager (f or jus?)

Great to see a few Tanager species while at the Pierella Eco Gardens, Costa Rica last week. #costaricanbirds

The Lesson's Motmot is a fairly common bird across Central America, I saw a few at my first hotel in San Jose during my recent trip to Costa Rica. #bird #birds #costaricanbirds