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Great few days birding on Texel lots of birds to see including this flock of 90+ Shore Lark digiscoped.
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Great few days birding on Texel lots of birds to see including this flock of 90+ Shore Lark digiscoped.
Saw it on the sea and it swan to the shore near us. Spectacled Eider, Texel.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Saw it on the sea and it swan to the shore near us. Spectacled Eider, Texel.
These birdies are not always on the tee. Snow Bunting feeding on the footpath.
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
These birdies are not always on the tee. Snow Bunting feeding on the footpath.
This wee Merlin is finding easy pickings amongst the tired migrant birds.
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This wee Merlin is finding easy pickings amongst the tired migrant birds.
Hand held iPhone Bempton Swift.
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hand held iPhone Bempton Swift.
The Needletail was showing rather nicely.
October 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Needletail was showing rather nicely.
Yes they are stood in the water my feet remained on dry land. Sibe Thrush, Shetland.
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yes they are stood in the water my feet remained on dry land. Sibe Thrush, Shetland.
Garden visitor this morning. Nice Redstart filmed through an unclean kitchen window.
September 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Garden visitor this morning. Nice Redstart filmed through an unclean kitchen window.
Crazy we allow this nonsense to happen in “wild” places. Same as music concerts in Dalby Forest in the middle of breeding season. Respect for nature as been lost.
September 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Crazy we allow this nonsense to happen in “wild” places. Same as music concerts in Dalby Forest in the middle of breeding season. Respect for nature as been lost.
Seen this Mole a few times lately surprised one of the many dogs hasn’t had it.
August 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Seen this Mole a few times lately surprised one of the many dogs hasn’t had it.
Spanish Butterflies, that’s as far as my i.d. Goes at the moment.
July 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spanish Butterflies, that’s as far as my i.d. Goes at the moment.
Got to love Little Owls
July 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Got to love Little Owls
Seen very few roosting Nightjars in my time. Phonescoped this one.
June 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Seen very few roosting Nightjars in my time. Phonescoped this one.
Probably the worst film of the Song Sparrow.
June 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Probably the worst film of the Song Sparrow.
Orkney “wildlife”. Big effort to eradicate Stoats on Orkney. Need to try do something about the high cat population they’re everywhere, especially on Sanday.
June 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Orkney “wildlife”. Big effort to eradicate Stoats on Orkney. Need to try do something about the high cat population they’re everywhere, especially on Sanday.
Turnstone in cracking breeding plumage.
May 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Turnstone in cracking breeding plumage.
Finally found the cat that’s killing all the wildlife in the UK. No one I cat owner I know has one that catches anything. It’s on Sanday, Orkney.
May 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Finally found the cat that’s killing all the wildlife in the UK. No one I cat owner I know has one that catches anything. It’s on Sanday, Orkney.
Have a habit of bumping into these. Sub Alpine warbler sp.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Have a habit of bumping into these. Sub Alpine warbler sp.
Been a long time coming found by Jo Symon. First twitchable Flamborough bird.
April 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Been a long time coming found by Jo Symon. First twitchable Flamborough bird.
Cool and cloudy yesterday but still a quite a few Adders seen.
March 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cool and cloudy yesterday but still a quite a few Adders seen.
Spring is on the way, this Black Redstart was showing well this morning.
March 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Spring is on the way, this Black Redstart was showing well this morning.
Commonest falcon by far. Lanner Falcon at every watering hole. Though distinct lack of raptors generally was worrying.
February 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Commonest falcon by far. Lanner Falcon at every watering hole. Though distinct lack of raptors generally was worrying.
3rd time lucky in South Africa . Leopard snoozing in the heat.
February 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
3rd time lucky in South Africa . Leopard snoozing in the heat.