#MiddleEastBirds hashtag - Bluesky

4 weeks ago

Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula, Bempton Cliffs, 11th June 2025.

Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Fairclough’s viewpoint, Marshside, 18th Feb 2026.

Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki, Spain, 7th May 2019.

House Crow Corvus splendens, UAE, 1st Feb 2017.

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4 months ago

Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus attacking car wing mirror, Burton Mere Wetlands car park, April 2023.

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis on hotel balcony, Santiago, Cape Verde, 24th April 2013.

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus on lamp post, Shalatein, S Egypt, 20th Sept 2018.

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina on irrigation head, fodder fields, cattle farm, UAE, 4th Feb 2017.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingOnThings except the Floor.

Here is my choice. Some weird and wonderful ones here!
🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #middleeastbirds #birding

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5 months ago

Great Egret Ardea alba, farm pond, São Miguel, Azores, 12th Oct 2017

Little Egret Egretta garzetta in flight, Morecambe Pool, Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, 19th July 2023.

Western Reef Heron (dark morph) Egretta gularis resting on boat, UAE, 3rd Feb 2017.

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (adult SP) on fence, Sunleys Marsh, Ron Barker Hide, Martin Mere, 21st July 2023.

Here’s my contribution to today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Egrets.

I’ve chosen species from across the Western Palearctic, and the Middle East. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #middleeastbirds

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5 months ago

Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys, UAE, 30th Jan 2017.

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus breeding colony, Eastern Turkey, 10th May 2014. (Record shot).

African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus (pair), Crocodile Island, Nile Valley, Egypt, 25th Sept 2018.

Here’s my contribution to today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #green. A bird with any green plumage or a bird surrounded by greenery. 💚

I’ve chosen #bee-eaters. 🪶❤️

#birds #westpalbirds #middleeastbirds