The alt theme for #BirdoftheDay is #riverbank any bird capture on the banks of a waterway.

A Common Sandpiper on a river in the Scottish Borders.

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The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks , any bird eating.

A Little Grebe with what looks like a stickleback for its lunch.

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March.

Unfortunately I’ve not been out much this month but here’s a Firecrest, which was also a #Lifer, a Dipper, Moorhen & a female Goosander.
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An Egyptian goose standing on short-mown green grass in an urban park in early spring, facing right toward a single yellow daffodil in bloom. The bird has pale buff-cream plumage, a distinctive chestnut-brown eye patch, and a dark chest spot. A wild-grass meadow margin with dried stems and fresh green growth fills the background. Notes on the description The bird is an Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), identifiable by its chestnut “spectacles” around the eyes and the dark patch on its breast. It is a common sight in London parks — the species has successfully colonised much of the capital since its 17th-century introduction from Africa. The daffodil alongside it places the scene firmly in early spring, which aligns with late March in the UK. Egyptian geese typically begin laying eggs from late March into April, so this bird may well be nesting nearby.

So that’ll be #spring then. #Daffodil 🌼 🇪🇬 Egyptian goose. #BirdsUK 🪶 #RegentsCanal

A white Mute Swan sitting on a large, mounded nest built from straw and dried reeds. The nest rests on a metal mesh floating platform anchored in dark water, positioned against a weathered stone wall covered with patches of moss and lichen. The swan is in a resting/incubating posture with its neck tucked back, its orange-and-black bill visible. Small green aquatic plants grow at the left edge of the platform. The stone wall in the background is composed of large rectangular blocks, aged and damp.

Behold! My fancy nest! Swan 🦢 ornamental canal, #Wapping #EastLondon #BirdsUK 🪶

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #speckled any bird with speckled markings.

Here’s a stunning wee low down Dunlin portrait.

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #tricolour, the alt is #YearRound

A stunning wee Stonechat sitting rather nice in the sun.

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The #birdoftheday theme today is #grounded, any bird on natural ground. Here's a few Turnstone pic's taken a few years ago on the beech at Prestonpans, East Lothian.
#Birds #Waders #Birding #Birdsuk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #Naturephotography @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

Good Morning All.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples, same species Male/Female bird pairs.

Great Crested Grebes mirroring each other during the mating ritual.

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Today's #BirdOfTherDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflections, the Alt theme is #Robins.

Here’s a Black Headed Gull on a log at Duddingston Loch.

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#BirdOfTheDay, the Alt theme is #Green, any bird with Green in its plumage.

Here’s a Greenfinch sitting beautifully on a gorse bush in the Pentland Hills, Edinburgh.

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#BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay & the alt is #Abstract Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing.
Here’s a Hi-key lapwing pic I took a few years ago, hope this meets the theme.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs, birds perched on twigs.

A cracking wee Icterine Warbler from a few years ago.

#birds #birdphotography #ECK #birdphotography #birding #birdsuk #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography @robcrank68.bsky.social

The Firecrest was showing well yesterday, another #Lifer at Barns Ness in East Lothian.
#Birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Birdsuk #BirdsSeenIn2026 @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Songbirds, the alternative is #PerfectlyPerched.
I think this covers both of today’s themes, a Whitethroat I took a few years ago.
#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdsuk #birdphotography #ECK #birding #naturephotography
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Here's a few pic's from last week from Whitehouse Bay in South Queensferry.
#Seal #Birding #BirdsUk #Birdphotography #Wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @rspbscotland.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying.
A stunning Great Crested Grebe a full stretch, Linlithgow Loch.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsUk #wildlifephotography #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social

a robin on wooden decking is looking at a knife that has fallen on the floor

Rubbish photo, but I like how at first glance it looks like this robin is idly contemplating murder

#BirdsUK
#UKphotography
#NaturePhotography

This Kingfisher was taken at Figgate Park in Edinburgh.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #photogenic birds you find to be photogenic.

Simply one of the most photogenic birds in Britain, the stunning Kingfisher.

#kingfisher #birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #birdsuk #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social

Took this yesterday at Inverkeithing Bay, a White-Billed Diver #Lifer. The Forth Bridge looking great with the sun & the haar. #Birding #birdsuk #photography #fife #Birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @fifebirdnews.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water.
A Glossy Ibis in the search for food, love the reflection in this picture.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs, photos with pairs of different bird species.
Here’s a Red Throated Diver & some Mute Swans taken at Musselburgh, East Lothian.
#birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #birdlife #photography #wildlifephotography @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

The photo captures a female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) perched boldly on a white rooftop railing, surveying an urban cityscape. Her plumage is the classic mottled brown, with each feather showing strong contrast from buff to dark brown… a natural camouflage pattern perfect for hiding while nesting. Her bill is orange with characteristic dark black markings, and her legs and feet are a vivid orange-red, both reliable identification features of the species. She appears alert and upright, her posture suggesting she’s quite comfortable at height.

Saw this female #mallard duck scouting my apartment terrace this morning for a nesting spot.

This can be an ecological trap … once ducklings hatch, they cannot safely descend to the water below
:-( I may need to discourage her.

#armchair #birding #birdsUK 🪶

Another cracking Starling murmuration display tonight as the sun sets with the Pentland Hills in the background, not the biggest numbers in the world but look forward to it every night. #Birds #Birding #BirdSeenIn2026 #Birdsuk @rspb.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideView, birds that are side on to the camera.
Here’s a side view sequence of a female Eider Duck stretching her wings.
#birds #birding #birdsuk #ukbirding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography @robcrank68.bsky.social

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting a bird capture in good lighting.
A Coot taken as the sun is going down a Musselburgh Boating Pond.
#birds #birding #birdsUk #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography @alan678.bsky.social

#PrimaryColours for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, any bird with a primary colours in its plumage.

Here's a Grey Wagtail down by the river.

#birds #birding #birdsuk #ukbirding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #wildlife @robcrank68.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth

Here's my favourite Bird pic's from this month a Mandarin Duck, Nuthatch, Treecreeper & a Red Breasted Merganser.

#birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Birds #birdsUk #Wildlife #birdsofbluesky @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

Visited Pressmennan Lake, East Lothian this morning to see the Mandarin Ducks, thankfully got some nice pic's. #Birding #Birdphotography #BirdsUK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Wildlifephotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social @rspbedinburghlg.bsky.social

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WideOpenWings
Here’s a Shelduck in flight, such great looking ducks.
#birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Birds #birdsUk #Wildlife #birdsofbluesky @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social