A Common Buzzard in flight. The bird is in close up; travelling from right to left, the left wing is closest to the camera and visible from the underside, as are the tail and underbelly. The birds head is turned slightly towards the camera and its beak is open in a screech. The background is a light blue sky.

🪶 For this week’s #Flyday I have a shot I got during the week of a Common Buzzard flying by mid screech.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #buzzard #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #raptor #birdsofprey #birdinflight #bluesky

🪶 Alan has chosen #weather as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alt. is #Riverbank.

I have a small flock of Pintail huddled together on the lake, beside the forest, on a frosty, foggy morning.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #pintail #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #scape #forestfriday

The very rare, very secretive and well camouflaged American Bittern at Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve, Cobh, at first light this morning. #Birds #Rare #IrishBirding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #phonescoped @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

A Common Buzzard in flight: the bird is shot from below so its underside is visible. It is travelling from right to left in the frame and banking slightly to the right so that both of its outstretched wings are visible. The sun is shining weakly so the top of the birds head is slightly illuminated. The background is a blue/grey sky

🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #LargeBirdsInFlight (birds larger than ducks) for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.
Alt. is #Gulls.

I have this shot of a Common Buzzard.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #buzzard #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #birdsinflight #birdsofprey #raptors

A Rook in side profile in the sunshine. The bird is side on; looking to the right on a grassy verge with a path in front of it. The sunshine is bright and its wing is shining metallic, a blue iridescence can be seen on its neck feathers.

A Eurasian Jay perched on a beech tree. The bird is in side profile, turned slightly away from camera with its head turned back to look. The bird did on a branch coming off the trunk of the beech with some smaller, bare, beech branches in the foreground. The background is out of focus greens

A Jackdaw perched on a gnarled old branch against a blue sky. The bird is facing camera with its head turned to the right of frame and its eye looking at the camera. Some patches of white feathers can be seen on its front. The branch it is on is old and covered in lichen. It comes up vertically and then twists around into a horizontal perch.

🪶 It’s time for another #Thursjay,
- a Rook in side profile in the sun
- a Jay in a beech tree
- a slightly leucistic Jackdaw against a blue sky

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #cawmunity #ECK #irishbirding #corvids #naturephotography #jay #jackdaw #rook #crow

🪶 Alan has chosen #Snacks as the #BirdOfTheDay theme but I’ll go with the alternative of #attitude.

I think GS Woodpeckers always look like your very presence offends them.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #woodpeckerwednesday #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #RedWed #colorADay

Spring at last in #irishbirding. A nice Avocet find at Tacumshin.

A Goldcrest perched on a thin branch with its beak open in song. The bird is almost in side profile with its right side showing; the branch it is on is running diagonally from The left corner of the frame to about halfway up the right side. The sunlight is shiny in from the left and illuminating the birds tail, wing and body but a shadow is falling on its head and chest. The background is out of focus green and brown vegetation with hints of bluesky in patches

🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth; the best shot you took in March.

Mine is definitely this accommodating Goldcrest from early in the month.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #goldcrest #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

🪶 Alan has chosen #RuffledFeathers as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alt. Is #GardenFeeder

Here’s a Teal I saw last week with damage to its right wing; likely a survived attack.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #teal #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #mallardmonday

Once again...compare to the farce that is #irishbirding 🤦

After a grim start, Sunday produced a few hours of decent #IrishBirding. Migrants still thin on the ground, but patch produced its first singing Chiffchaff (very late).

The Iceland Gull is still about too. Then into the hills, where I had good views of Dipper, Red Grouse, Peregrine and Hen Harrier.

🪶 Rob has chosen #AdultsWithChicks as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Alternative is #yellow.

I have a shot from last summer of a moorhen feeding its brood of chicks.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #moorhen #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

🪶 Alan has chosen #Blue as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Alternative is #Stripes

I’m also going with a Jackdaw; this one in the trees against a blue sky.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #jackdaw #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

A close up shot of a Grey Heron in flight. The bird is travelling from right to left, shot in side profile, and fills up most of the frame. Its wings are in a downward beat and some of the ragged tips of the flight feathers are visible. The longest 2-3 toes are out of frame. The background is a uniform grey sky

🪶 Happy Flyday!

I’ve got a close up shot of a Grey Heron flying by for this week.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #heron #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #greyheron #flyday

🪶 Rob has chosen #WingsOpenNotFlying for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #Eating

A Tufted Duck drying off its wings after a dive.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #duck #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #flyday

🪶 Alan has chosen #Speckled
as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alternative is #OneLeg

I have a close up shot of a Song Thrush in the long grass, I love the beads of dew on the blades of grass in this.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #thrush #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

A Goldcrest singing in the sunshine. The bird is close up on a thin branch; in side profile looking to the left. Its head is turned slightly downward and beak open in song; with its tongue showing. The sunlight is lighting up the bird and the small branch and stem it is perched on. The background is an out of focus mosaic of greens and browns dappled with blue sky

🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #OpenBeak for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #Gulls

My second Goldcrest of the week is this shot of one singing.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #goldcrest #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

🪶 Alan’s chosen #Tricolour; birds with 3 colours or more for #BirdOfTheDay.
Alt. is #YearRound

I’m going with the faithful Robin. This one was singing its heart out in the sun.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #robin #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #ColorADay #BlueTue

Sandwich Tern flying against a backdrop of blue sea and distant shoreline.

Sandwich Tern, Ballycotton - a few already back here now from their wintering grounds, some from as far as South Africa. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #IrishBirding

🪶 Rob has chosen #Preeners&Scratchers for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Alternative is #Finches

I have a shot of a Goldcrest having a good scratch.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #goldcrest #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

A close up shot of a male Mallard on a lake. The bird’s head and upper body are visible to the right of the frame, in side profile. The sun is shining brightly on its body showing its green iridescence on its head feathers. The sun is shiny off the lake water giving a blue sheen. In the background a stick is floating in the water.

A close up shot of a Male Mallard, the bird’s body fills the frame in side profile; with its head to the left and tail to the right. The sunshine is reflecting its green iridescence on its head feathers. The sunshine on the water is reflecting a blue sheen

A close up shot of a Male Mallard sleeping in the sunshine. The bird’s head and half its body is visible on the right side of the frame, in side profile. Its eyes are closed And beak tucked into its chest. The sunshine is bright and reflecting the green iridescence on its head feathers. The sunshine on the lake water is reflecting a blue sheen

🪶 A few close up shots of a male Mallard looking resplendent in the spring sunshine last week.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #duck #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #mallardmonday #blueskymonday #irridescence

Always a treat to get the #finland annual #birding publication. Organization 40 years & going strong.
Once again, #IrishBirding can't seem to get it's act together & produce anything close to this quality, even after the IRSBG showed how easy it was. #irishrarebirds

🪶 Alan has chosen #Migratory for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.
Alternative is #BugCatchers.

I have a winter visitor, in large flocks, to Ireland from Scandinavia; the Redwing

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #redwing #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #thrush

A Common Buzzard in flight against a Bluesky. The bird is facing the camera and looking directly at it with its beak open in a screech.

🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #LookingAtMe for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alternative is #Pigeons

I have a shot from yesterday of a Common Buzzard screeching at me.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #buzzard #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #bluesky

🪶 Alan has chosen #grounded as today’s #birdoftheday theme. Alternative is #silhouettes&shadows

I have a shot of this Wren foraging on a woodland path in the forest.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #wren #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #flyday #forestfriday

🪶 Rob has chosen #MarriedCouples for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alternative is #Gulls

I’m going to try my first video; a pair of Great Crested Grebes practicing their synchronised mating dance.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #grebes #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

🪶 Alan has chosen #LandMeetsWater as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Alternative is #TreePerchers.

A Pair of Purple Sandpipers foraging at the sea shore.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #sandpiper #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #coast #waderwednesday

🪶 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections. The Alt. Is #Robins.

I have a shot of a small flock of Sanderling foraging on the shoreline with their reflections visible in the sand.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #sanderling #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #coast

🪶 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders; birds on feeders. Alternative is #green.

I have an increasingly rare Greenfinch waiting for its turn above a peanut feeder.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #greenfinch #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography

A Goldcrest perched on a horizontal branch in the sunshine. The bird is facing the with its head turned to the right. Its crest is visible on top of its head. The bright sunshine is coming from behind the camera and to the left and lighting up the bird, branch and branches in the background

A male Siskin in side profile. The bird is in close up, looking left with its right side showing. It is perched on a small Oak branch and the background is out of focus woodland

A Dunnock perched on Elder in song. The bird is in side profile, looking right. Its head is raised and beak open in song. A diagonal elder branch is in front of it, from its feet to the top right of frame. Another, smaller branch travels vertically to the left of frame. The background is out of focus grey to the left, turning to green/brown on the right

🪶 It’s Saturday, so it’s time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday. When we celebrate #LittleBirds.

For this week I have a Goldcrest, Siskin and Dunnock

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #goldcrest #Siskin #Dunnock #Songbirds