Ropey videograb of an Osprey having a quick circle as it headed north through a grey Shropshire sky
A bit of south back in the wind, and the first Osprey of the year has just gone NNW over #salopobs 🥳 Watched for 15mins as it covered about 6 miles from Acton Burnell to Central Shrewsbury #ukbirding #vismig #migration
11 gannet and 2 herring gull at Severn Beach
Meadow pipit in active migration
Curlew
Sand Martin
A beautiful morning of #vismig at Severn Beach yesterday. RB Merganser, 11 Gannet*, Avocet, House Martin, 19 Sand Martin* and 463 Meadow Pipit* the highlights with Jack Snipe, Ruff, 7 LRP and 90 Curlew* at Pilning Wetland later
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Great #vismig tally, David!
#birds 🪶 #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding #BirdingIsForEverybody #LetsGoBirding #LowCarbonBirding #nocmig #vismig #ornithology #birb #birbs #borb #borbs #ausbird #australianbirds #ausbirds #australianwildlife #auswildlife #canberra #mulligansflat #welcomeswallow #canonr7
It seems in the last couple of weeks that when I go out into the garden after dark I hear various birds passing over. Lately I've heard teal, wigeon and tonight the long drawn out call of a plover. Couldn't determine if golden or ringed, so much easier in daylight #Mulbarton #vismig
Cheers Jamie. Here's the @trektellen.bsky.social #vismig count for the first two hours www.trektellen.org/count/view/5... and ebird for wandering around after inc. Brambling, blackcap, 14 chiff etc. A nice little drop of migrants ebird.org/checklist/S2...
POV: youve been challenged to a dance battle.
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Common crossbills
Common crossbills
Most things overshadowed by the penduline tit found yesterday, but there was a trickle of #vismig yesterday from aust. Frustrating was a probable Richard’s pipit that went over calling NE but I couldn’t get on the bird. Few groups of crossbills were nice! #ukbirding
Part of a mega flock of migrating Woodpigeons taken on my phone from the back door
A few glances outside #salopobs whilst getting ready for school and work confirmed today was another big pigeon day. I counted 5,400 heading SW in some massive flocks 0740-0750, but then we had to go 😟 What could have been... #vismig #ukbirding
Garden #vismig 07:25-08:00 update: 3,390 Woodpigeon, plus a few Redwing and a Grey Wag. Also Blackcap knocking about. #gwentbirding #cupofteabirding
A section of a large flock of migrant Woodpigeons
5 Egyptian Geese coming in high from the west
More high-flying migrant Woodpigeons
My clicker counter, still hot from counting 44,110 Woodpigeons, 290 Fieldfares and 620 Starlings
A flood of 44,110 Woodpigeons past #salopobs this morning was a new site and county record, and almost overwhelming at times. 5 Egyptian Geese high east were a bit of a surprise #vismig #ukbirding
So pigeon day came around again in Gwent with mine (+ the UK @trektellen.bsky.social 2nd ever highest count of 242,160 woodpigeons from Goldcliff - usual watchpoint fogged in. Most moving in huge streams up to 15k strong S/SW over the Severn east of me #UKBirding #Vismig @birdguides.bsky.social
Garden #vismig 08:10-08:40 update: 4,020 Woodpigeon SSW/SW plus a few Redwing and Siskin; also 3 Blackcap and a Treecreeper. #gwentbirding #cupofteabirding
A majestic Woodpigeon pauses in our dead Oak
Screenshot of this morning's vismig totals from trektellen.org
Blue sky Woodpigeon movement
Woodpigeons on the move again on this beautiful sunny morning: 18,800 flew SW at #salopobs along with 1,240 Starlings, Chaffinches, Skylarks and a few more thrushes #loveautumn #vismig #ukbirding
One of the local Fallow bucks at the end of a hard rut. That eye doesn't look great
Screenshot of this morning's vismig totals from the excellent trektellen.org website
After a few days away, this morning's #vismig was headlined by 426 Chaffinches +Brambling, 4,430 Woodies and 620 Starlings. All under the, er, watchful eye of the zombie Fallow buck 👀 #salopobs
Fantastic morning Vis-migging at Frinton-on-Sea with @esbr-essex.bsky.social Lots of WOOD PIGEONS on the move plus GOLDFINCHES, SISKINS, BRAMBLING and more. Totals at www.trektellen.nl/count/view/2... #essexbirding #vismig #birds
Three layers of migrant Wodpigeons passing SW over the Shropshire countryside, Wenlock Edge in the background
Another great #salopobs morning with 61 species recorded including 💥19,120💥 Woodpigeons SW, 2 Great Egrets, Brambling +225 Chaffinches, 79 Fieldfares, 2,310 LBBGs... ebird.org/checklist/S2... #vismig #ukbirding
My first try at the woodpigeon superhighway this autumn (Portskewett, Gwent) led to a pretty decent count of 119,800 in good conditions (NW2, 8C) but with too much cloud and still quite early in the season. #ukbirding #birds #vismig www.trektellen.org/count/view/1...
4 Whooper Swans flying SE past the obs, following other Midlands overshooters yesterday. Yeartick 128, smashing last year's record of 124
Just a few of the 10k Woodpigeons flying SW in 2hrs this morning
Great Egret high south, still exciting to see and still surprising to be an expected part of the year these days
A magical morning at #salopobs (even though I overslept 🤦🏻♂️) with 4 Whoopers SE (obs yeartick 128), a Great Egret high south, 10,060 Woodies, 20 Crossbills, double Gos 😍 ebird.org/checklist/S2... #loveautumn #vismig #ukbirding
Migrating Woodpigeons against grey clouds
Migrating Woodpigeons flying high SW through a blue sky
More blue sky Woodpigeon migration
It's Woodpigeon time again! Great morning at #salopobs headlined by 10,460 Woodies heading SW along with the first Brambling of the year and 248 Chaffinches. 2,520 LBBGs out of roost tried to distract, and the juv Gos looked as overwhelmed as I felt! ebird.org/checklist/S2... #ukbirding #vismig
A bit of vismiging this morning with @rupertevershed.bsky.social at North Mymms Park with the highlights being 2 groups of Crossbills (11 & 6) & a single Brambling #birds #hertsbirds #londonbirds #vismig #ukbirds #ukbirding @hertsbirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
Boat Lane/Goldcliff Pill 07:40-10:30: 8 Crossbill (2 call types) W, 3 Fieldfare dropped in, rest coasting eastwards incl. 73 Swallow, 25 alba wag, 1 Grey Wag, 124 Goldfinch, 216 Linnet, 9 Siskin, 1 Redpoll and 45 Mipit. 1/2 #gwentbirding #birdingWales #vismig
Yellow-browed Warbler just north of the pumphouse at the Long Pits. A fair bit of vismig from mid morning with 2400 Chaffinches in off and north-west so far. #vismig #kentbirding
...female Shoveler, 2w Yellow Legged Gull, Caspian hybrid X307
##UkBirding #hertsbird #vismig
Brilliant morning along the river produced 2 #patch ticks with this juv Goosander and a flyover Redpoll! Also decent #vismig with 85 Mipits, 21 Redwing, 25 Linnet #ukbirding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
I thought about calling today whooper-dooper, but then thought better of it. #vismig #ukbirding www.trektellen.nl/count/view/7...
Another varied and fruitful #vismig in the Stainburn/Haverah/Briscoe complex of visible migration spots. Finches very cyclical here- this year good, last year poor, year before good. BirdingUK/Ire. www.trektellen.nl/count/view/7...
Where do the #birds go? Where do they come from?
My #painting answers some of those Qs. 🦜
More info: bit.ly/birdMIG
#birding #birdwatchinguk #rspb #vismig #Ornithology #map #cartography #visiblemigration #autumnmigration #birding @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
Another enjoyable survey in NW Lincs @lincsbirding.bsky.social
Lot of low lying mist around Trent/Humber but good #Vismig when clearing and good grounded migrants.
2 Ring Ouzel,3 Crossbill,
2 Wheatear,1 Stonechat,63 Redpoll,
51 Meadow pipit,65 Skylark,223 Linnet
244 Pink-feet #UKBirding
