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Andy Day
@andy6day.bsky.social
Birder 1st, photography 2nd. Hertfordshire mostly
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #openbeak birds with beak open.

The alt is #openwings birds with wings out.
A Eurasian Bittern lumbering past

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #GreatTit #BirdsInFlight
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in water.

The alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds."
Not many birds with shorter legs than a Kingfisher

#birds #birding #photography #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay
theme is ducks.
Alt is #pigeons
Four drakes: Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Mandarin & Common Pochard

#birds #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Nikon @robcrank68.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth, your favourite bird capture from January, the Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it's plumage.
My favourite is this female Goldeneye at Abberton Reservoir

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding #Wildlife
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
@alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #EyeContact, any bird where the eye steals the frame, the Alt theme is #GardenBirds

Here's a Barn Owl that made eye #EyeContact when it heard the shutter in my camera

#birds #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Good morning. @alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful celebrating subtle brown tones in birds. The alt theme is #Yellow ,birds with any yellow colouring.
Enjoy this female Stonechat
#Birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paddling, birds standing in water.
The Alt theme is #Robins.
A Jack Snipe taken in the recent cold spell & a juvenile Robin from last summer

#birds #EastCoastKin #ZooLife #photography #ForJanet
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise , birds showing poise.
A Red Kite #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 25, 2026 at 8:59 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social has picked #swans for his #BirdOfTheDay today. Here's a portrait of the local cob. He's one grumpy fellow.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #nikon #grumpy
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 AM
@alan678.bsky.social has chosen today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #walking ,birds walking. The alternative theme is #birdinabush any bird in a bush.
I've gone for one of each. A Green Sandpiper striding out & a Linnet. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Good morning

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.
#TailsUp
A Wood Sandpiper from two summers ago

#birds #EastCoastKin #nikon #sigma @rspb.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Good morning, @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Singing, birds Singing or Calling, the Alt theme is #Bowed, birds with their heads down.

I give you a #singing Yellowhammer & Corn Bunting

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social has set the #BirdOfTheDay theme as #FeedingTime, any bird eating. TheAlt theme is #Gulls.
Here is a Redwing feasting. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Winterlight , any bird highlighted by winter sunlight. The alt theme is #birdsyoulove

Female Peregrine sat in low winter sun.
#hertsbirds #peregrine
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwoOfAKind pairs of the same bird.
Two Raven high up on a National Grid pylon.
#marburybirds.bsky.social

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #perfectperch birds perched on a branch. The alt theme is #waterwings birds standing in water.
Here's a Wren on the perfect post for singing from
#birds #photo #EastCoastKin
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A drake Goosander at Abberton Essex today, just about to join #FlyDay

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#essexbirdnews 4 Drake Smew always distant, west of Layer Belton causeway Abberton today. 2 females also, though nearer.
@rspb.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@alan678.bsky.social has set his #BirdOfTheDay theme today, as #Raptor captures.

The alternative is #Anatidae ,birds of that family, these include geese, swans and ducks. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
Here's a Common Kestrel
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks, any bird with a Long Beak. The Alt theme is #Gulls.

Beaks don't come much longer than a Spoonbill

#birds #EastCoastKin #photography
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Good Morning

@robcrank68.bsky.social has picked today's #BirdOfTheDay. The theme is #BirdsInFlight, and with an Alt theme is #Finches
Here is a Common Kestrel & 3 Black Tailed Godwit in flight.

#birds #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #BirdLife
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces any bird looking moody, and the Alt theme is #Borbs any bird looking round.
Here's two moody faces in one picture #MoodyFaces

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
@alan678.bsky.social Good morning the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers&Form Celebrating texture, pattern, and structure of feathers.The alt is #resting birds at rest, roosting.
A Common Tern on a post is my contribution. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortBeaks, any bird with a short beak (no alternative today) set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ can't think of a shorter beak than a Long tailed Tit. #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #EastCoastKin #bluesky
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
@alan678.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds any bird with food in it’s mouth and the alternative is #preening any bird preening. Here's my contribution, a Black headed gull with a taste for biscuits. I don't know what type though #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM