Shaun Evans
@shaunevans.bsky.social
Love Birds, Wildlife and being outdoors.
Newport wetlands in the pouring rain this morning, 3 woodcock j snipe✅ hawfinch✅ little owl✅ marsh and hen harrier (no Northern) no bittern or beardies. 8 Brambling✅ briefly at Penderyn on my way home. #birdsseenin2026 #birds #165 fty
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Newport wetlands in the pouring rain this morning, 3 woodcock j snipe✅ hawfinch✅ little owl✅ marsh and hen harrier (no Northern) no bittern or beardies. 8 Brambling✅ briefly at Penderyn on my way home. #birdsseenin2026 #birds #165 fty
Lovely to see a Lesser Redpoll back around the garden feeders yesterday in the sunshine #birdsseenin2026 #birds
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Lovely to see a Lesser Redpoll back around the garden feeders yesterday in the sunshine #birdsseenin2026 #birds
Firecrest at Kidwelly today was new FTY ✅ bird and 1 of at least 3 seen. Wouldn’t want to guess the number of Goldcrest and Chiffies there. #158 FTY #birdingwales #birdsseenin2026 #birds
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Firecrest at Kidwelly today was new FTY ✅ bird and 1 of at least 3 seen. Wouldn’t want to guess the number of Goldcrest and Chiffies there. #158 FTY #birdingwales #birdsseenin2026 #birds
No new birds but some great birds on North Gower. Distant Pallid and Marsh harriers at Llanrhidian. Thought I had 3 Black necked Grebes at Salthouse but more I watched them think the bird on the right is a Slavonian. #birdingwales #birdsseenin2026 #ukbirding
February 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
No new birds but some great birds on North Gower. Distant Pallid and Marsh harriers at Llanrhidian. Thought I had 3 Black necked Grebes at Salthouse but more I watched them think the bird on the right is a Slavonian. #birdingwales #birdsseenin2026 #ukbirding
Kentish Plover at Burnham yesterday. Ring necked duck at Chew, Red and Black necked Grebe at Cheddar and a backlit record shot of the Black redstart by Cardiff barrage on way home. 5 nfy birds #150 fty #ukbirding #birdsseenin2026
February 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Kentish Plover at Burnham yesterday. Ring necked duck at Chew, Red and Black necked Grebe at Cheddar and a backlit record shot of the Black redstart by Cardiff barrage on way home. 5 nfy birds #150 fty #ukbirding #birdsseenin2026
Took trip to Hampshire on Saturday to twitch the Killdeer which was a lifer for me, had a bonus 4 White tailed Eagles flyby and a Little Gull on the res which were 3 of 6 nfy ✅. #145fty
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Took trip to Hampshire on Saturday to twitch the Killdeer which was a lifer for me, had a bonus 4 White tailed Eagles flyby and a Little Gull on the res which were 3 of 6 nfy ✅. #145fty
Long tailed tit from my garden for @robcrank68.bsky.social theme #shortbeaks #birdoftheday #birds don’t think you’ll find a shorter beak
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Long tailed tit from my garden for @robcrank68.bsky.social theme #shortbeaks #birdoftheday #birds don’t think you’ll find a shorter beak
Return to S Gloucs today to see the Penduline Tits at Aust after seeing the single bird in Nov, showed great and one of 5 nfy species. Nice to see the 3 birds together briefly when they flew into a hedge to have a communal preen #95 fty #bristolbirding #birds
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Return to S Gloucs today to see the Penduline Tits at Aust after seeing the single bird in Nov, showed great and one of 5 nfy species. Nice to see the 3 birds together briefly when they flew into a hedge to have a communal preen #95 fty #bristolbirding #birds
Llanrhidian marsh for an hour before sunset this evening, 8 new species. Pallid and Hen Harrier, Kestrel, GBB Gull, Snipe, G Plover, Brent Goose and G Woodpecker. #90 fty couple of distant Harrier pics
January 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Llanrhidian marsh for an hour before sunset this evening, 8 new species. Pallid and Hen Harrier, Kestrel, GBB Gull, Snipe, G Plover, Brent Goose and G Woodpecker. #90 fty couple of distant Harrier pics
Started the new year with 72 species after a bit of a runaround yesterday, highlights being the Tundra Bean Goose (pics) at Kenfig, 6 goose types and Lesser Scaup in Carmarthenshire and Barn Owl, Goshawk, Woodcock local to finish the day. #birdingwales #birds
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Started the new year with 72 species after a bit of a runaround yesterday, highlights being the Tundra Bean Goose (pics) at Kenfig, 6 goose types and Lesser Scaup in Carmarthenshire and Barn Owl, Goshawk, Woodcock local to finish the day. #birdingwales #birds
Finished 2025 on #273 species, 6 of those being sub species or possible released. Booted Eagle, February in Cornwall, Bufflehead, December in Caernarfon and Scot’s Owl in Swansea in December were three of my favourites of the year. #birds
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Finished 2025 on #273 species, 6 of those being sub species or possible released. Booted Eagle, February in Cornwall, Bufflehead, December in Caernarfon and Scot’s Owl in Swansea in December were three of my favourites of the year. #birds
Not done much birding the last couple of weeks due to feeling poorly so dragged myself out yesterday to Carmarthenshire to view the influx of geese. Tundra Bean,white fronted,pink footed, Egyptian, Greylag and Canada. Then spotted this Woodcock on the drive home #birds
December 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not done much birding the last couple of weeks due to feeling poorly so dragged myself out yesterday to Carmarthenshire to view the influx of geese. Tundra Bean,white fronted,pink footed, Egyptian, Greylag and Canada. Then spotted this Woodcock on the drive home #birds
Merry Christmas all, hope you’re having a great day.
Nightingale
Not a Christmassy pic but one of my favourites of the year and certainly my favourite song of any of the songbirds
Nightingale
Not a Christmassy pic but one of my favourites of the year and certainly my favourite song of any of the songbirds
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Merry Christmas all, hope you’re having a great day.
Nightingale
Not a Christmassy pic but one of my favourites of the year and certainly my favourite song of any of the songbirds
Nightingale
Not a Christmassy pic but one of my favourites of the year and certainly my favourite song of any of the songbirds
Luckily the Bufflehead done the decent thing and hung about until I could get to see it yesterday morning, smart looking Duck and a life ✅ #birdingwales #birdguides #birds
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Luckily the Bufflehead done the decent thing and hung about until I could get to see it yesterday morning, smart looking Duck and a life ✅ #birdingwales #birdguides #birds
Been blessed with two MEGA’S this weekend, best for me this local Scops Owl in Swansea tonight. Didn’t think I’d be having either on my list this year #birdiebonus #birdingwales #birdguides #birds
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Been blessed with two MEGA’S this weekend, best for me this local Scops Owl in Swansea tonight. Didn’t think I’d be having either on my list this year #birdiebonus #birdingwales #birdguides #birds
Great views of the Lesser Crested Tern at Cockwood late afternoon after having a right runaround earlier in the day. Great bird to watch in flight and new uk ✅ #birdguides #birds
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Great views of the Lesser Crested Tern at Cockwood late afternoon after having a right runaround earlier in the day. Great bird to watch in flight and new uk ✅ #birdguides #birds
After dipping several in the past this Penduline Tit at Northwick Warth was a long overdue uk tick ✅ #bristolbirding #birds
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
After dipping several in the past this Penduline Tit at Northwick Warth was a long overdue uk tick ✅ #bristolbirding #birds
Great views of the Northwick Warth Penduline tit before work #birds #avonbirds
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Great views of the Northwick Warth Penduline tit before work #birds #avonbirds
Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
4 NFY ✅ birds in Norfolk over the last 4 days, Pallas’s Warbler-Dusky Warbler-Shore Lark and Lapland Bunting. Lesson learned, use my thermal more often as I would have missed a lot of great birds without it the weekend.
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
4 NFY ✅ birds in Norfolk over the last 4 days, Pallas’s Warbler-Dusky Warbler-Shore Lark and Lapland Bunting. Lesson learned, use my thermal more often as I would have missed a lot of great birds without it the weekend.
Some great views of the Dusky Warbler at Walsey Hills, Norfolk yesterday. #norfolkbirding #birds
October 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Some great views of the Dusky Warbler at Walsey Hills, Norfolk yesterday. #norfolkbirding #birds
Seen some great birds around Norfolk today, best being a lifer ✅ Pallas’s Warbler this evening at Sidestrand #norfolkbirding #birds
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Seen some great birds around Norfolk today, best being a lifer ✅ Pallas’s Warbler this evening at Sidestrand #norfolkbirding #birds