Bird of the Week: Starlings are gathering over Durham’s lowland carrs, early signs of winter murmurations. Seen one forming yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #WinterBirds #Murmuration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #WinterBirds #Murmuration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Bird of the Week: Starlings are gathering over Durham’s lowland carrs, early signs of winter murmurations. Seen one forming yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #WinterBirds #Murmuration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #WinterBirds #Murmuration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bird of the Week: Listen for Pink-footed Geese over Durham – their wild “wink-wink” calls mark autumn skies.
Heard them passing over yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #BirdwatchingUK
Heard them passing over yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #BirdwatchingUK
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bird of the Week: Listen for Pink-footed Geese over Durham – their wild “wink-wink” calls mark autumn skies.
Heard them passing over yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #BirdwatchingUK
Heard them passing over yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #BirdwatchingUK
Bird of the Week: Redshank bring life to Durham’s wetlands with their bright legs & loud “teu-teu-teu” calls.
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Bird of the Week: Redshank bring life to Durham’s wetlands with their bright legs & loud “teu-teu-teu” calls.
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham
🌋 #BirdoftheWeek: the Lava Gull, the world’s rarest gull
With just 600 – 800 birds, all in the Galápagos, these dusky seabirds keep their dark hood year-round & blend into volcanic shores.
🪹 Fierce nest defenders & opportunistic eaters
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/lava-gu...
With just 600 – 800 birds, all in the Galápagos, these dusky seabirds keep their dark hood year-round & blend into volcanic shores.
🪹 Fierce nest defenders & opportunistic eaters
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/lava-gu...
October 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🌋 #BirdoftheWeek: the Lava Gull, the world’s rarest gull
With just 600 – 800 birds, all in the Galápagos, these dusky seabirds keep their dark hood year-round & blend into volcanic shores.
🪹 Fierce nest defenders & opportunistic eaters
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/lava-gu...
With just 600 – 800 birds, all in the Galápagos, these dusky seabirds keep their dark hood year-round & blend into volcanic shores.
🪹 Fierce nest defenders & opportunistic eaters
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/lava-gu...
🪰 Meet our #BirdoftheWeek: the Black Phoebe
This tail-bobbing flycatcher hangs near water, snapping insects midair.
🌎 Range: western U.S. to South America (~5M & rising).
🎵 Listen for their “tee-hee, tee-hoo”!
abcbirds.org/bird/black-p...
This tail-bobbing flycatcher hangs near water, snapping insects midair.
🌎 Range: western U.S. to South America (~5M & rising).
🎵 Listen for their “tee-hee, tee-hoo”!
abcbirds.org/bird/black-p...
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🪰 Meet our #BirdoftheWeek: the Black Phoebe
This tail-bobbing flycatcher hangs near water, snapping insects midair.
🌎 Range: western U.S. to South America (~5M & rising).
🎵 Listen for their “tee-hee, tee-hoo”!
abcbirds.org/bird/black-p...
This tail-bobbing flycatcher hangs near water, snapping insects midair.
🌎 Range: western U.S. to South America (~5M & rising).
🎵 Listen for their “tee-hee, tee-hoo”!
abcbirds.org/bird/black-p...
Taking their turn as #BirdOfTheWeek and representing #Seabirds are these common terns in flight. #birds #tern #birdphotography #nature 🪶
October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Taking their turn as #BirdOfTheWeek and representing #Seabirds are these common terns in flight. #birds #tern #birdphotography #nature 🪶
Bird of the Week: Are Goldcrests arriving in numbers after Storm Amy - fresh in from Scandinavia?
Heard their high “see-see-see” calls yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #AutumnMigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Heard their high “see-see-see” calls yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #AutumnMigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
October 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bird of the Week: Are Goldcrests arriving in numbers after Storm Amy - fresh in from Scandinavia?
Heard their high “see-see-see” calls yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #AutumnMigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Heard their high “see-see-see” calls yet?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #AutumnMigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂 🪶
Ich bin der Bug, der sich nicht löschen lässt. Ich crash dein System, weil draußen nichts mehr fliegt.
I’m the bug that won’t delete.
I crash your system because nothing flies outside anymore
#SerialBirb #PlaceLoyalty
#BlueSkyError404 ☝️
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
Ich bin der Bug, der sich nicht löschen lässt. Ich crash dein System, weil draußen nichts mehr fliegt.
I’m the bug that won’t delete.
I crash your system because nothing flies outside anymore
#SerialBirb #PlaceLoyalty
#BlueSkyError404 ☝️
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
October 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂 🪶
Ich bin der Bug, der sich nicht löschen lässt. Ich crash dein System, weil draußen nichts mehr fliegt.
I’m the bug that won’t delete.
I crash your system because nothing flies outside anymore
#SerialBirb #PlaceLoyalty
#BlueSkyError404 ☝️
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
Ich bin der Bug, der sich nicht löschen lässt. Ich crash dein System, weil draußen nichts mehr fliegt.
I’m the bug that won’t delete.
I crash your system because nothing flies outside anymore
#SerialBirb #PlaceLoyalty
#BlueSkyError404 ☝️
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
🎤🎶 #BirdoftheWeek: Bell’s Vireo, the chatterbox of the shrubs!
Gray-green & modest, full of nonstop energy — bobbing, zipping and singing scratchy “cheedle-ee, cheedle-ew” notes.
🪹 Nests are dangling cups of bark, grass, & spider silk.
~5.7M remain.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/bells-v...
Gray-green & modest, full of nonstop energy — bobbing, zipping and singing scratchy “cheedle-ee, cheedle-ew” notes.
🪹 Nests are dangling cups of bark, grass, & spider silk.
~5.7M remain.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/bells-v...
September 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🎤🎶 #BirdoftheWeek: Bell’s Vireo, the chatterbox of the shrubs!
Gray-green & modest, full of nonstop energy — bobbing, zipping and singing scratchy “cheedle-ee, cheedle-ew” notes.
🪹 Nests are dangling cups of bark, grass, & spider silk.
~5.7M remain.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/bells-v...
Gray-green & modest, full of nonstop energy — bobbing, zipping and singing scratchy “cheedle-ee, cheedle-ew” notes.
🪹 Nests are dangling cups of bark, grass, & spider silk.
~5.7M remain.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/bells-v...
Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂 🪶
Bin basically ein Lifehack auf zwei Beinen.
#BirdHack #FluffUpgraded
#Spatz #Sparrow
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#VogelDerWoche #BirdOfTheWeek
Bin basically ein Lifehack auf zwei Beinen.
#BirdHack #FluffUpgraded
#Spatz #Sparrow
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#VogelDerWoche #BirdOfTheWeek
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂 🪶
Bin basically ein Lifehack auf zwei Beinen.
#BirdHack #FluffUpgraded
#Spatz #Sparrow
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#VogelDerWoche #BirdOfTheWeek
Bin basically ein Lifehack auf zwei Beinen.
#BirdHack #FluffUpgraded
#Spatz #Sparrow
#AmbassadorOfUrbanNature
#VogelDerWoche #BirdOfTheWeek
Bird of the Week: Common Sandpipers bob along Durham’s rivers & reservoirs, their “wee-wee-wee” call sharp in flight.
Have you seen one lately?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #birdmigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Have you seen one lately?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #birdmigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Bird of the Week: Common Sandpipers bob along Durham’s rivers & reservoirs, their “wee-wee-wee” call sharp in flight.
Have you seen one lately?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #birdmigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Have you seen one lately?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #birdmigration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Bird of the Week: Wheatears are on the move across Durham’s coasts & uplands. Have you seen any of these bold little travellers pausing on passage?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Migration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Migration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
September 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Bird of the Week: Wheatears are on the move across Durham’s coasts & uplands. Have you seen any of these bold little travellers pausing on passage?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Migration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #DBC #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Migration #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Gnat to be overlooked, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is this week’s #BirdoftheWeek!
🎶 Nicknamed the “Springtime Sprite,” this songbird is heard before seen w/ their squeaky calls.
🕷️ Their ping-pong ball–sized nests are camouflaged w/ bark & spiderwebs.
More:
bit.ly/4gl8Owi
🎶 Nicknamed the “Springtime Sprite,” this songbird is heard before seen w/ their squeaky calls.
🕷️ Their ping-pong ball–sized nests are camouflaged w/ bark & spiderwebs.
More:
bit.ly/4gl8Owi
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Gnat to be overlooked, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is this week’s #BirdoftheWeek!
🎶 Nicknamed the “Springtime Sprite,” this songbird is heard before seen w/ their squeaky calls.
🕷️ Their ping-pong ball–sized nests are camouflaged w/ bark & spiderwebs.
More:
bit.ly/4gl8Owi
🎶 Nicknamed the “Springtime Sprite,” this songbird is heard before seen w/ their squeaky calls.
🕷️ Their ping-pong ball–sized nests are camouflaged w/ bark & spiderwebs.
More:
bit.ly/4gl8Owi
I’m so excited to share that our RSPB bizarre & quirky world of #BirdOfTheWeek has made it to the paper page! 🪿
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is launching a kids book based on the series that’s available to pre-order now www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rspb-bird...
Hats off to our social media team for this👏
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is launching a kids book based on the series that’s available to pre-order now www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rspb-bird...
Hats off to our social media team for this👏
RSPB Bird of the Week
** The OFFICIAL and UTTERLY UNHINGED BIRD GUIDE based on the viral #rspb TikTok series. The perfect gift for anyone with a love of birds and all things bonkers!…
www.bloomsbury.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I’m so excited to share that our RSPB bizarre & quirky world of #BirdOfTheWeek has made it to the paper page! 🪿
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is launching a kids book based on the series that’s available to pre-order now www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rspb-bird...
Hats off to our social media team for this👏
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is launching a kids book based on the series that’s available to pre-order now www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rspb-bird...
Hats off to our social media team for this👏
The enchanting notes of the Veery's song recall summer forests and shaded streams lined with wildflowers. The Veery’s lovely song had special meaning for a particularly important conservation champion. Who? Find out & learn more about this #BirdOfTheWeek at abcbirds.org/birds/veery.
April 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The enchanting notes of the Veery's song recall summer forests and shaded streams lined with wildflowers. The Veery’s lovely song had special meaning for a particularly important conservation champion. Who? Find out & learn more about this #BirdOfTheWeek at abcbirds.org/birds/veery.
🕵️♂️ Meet the master of disguise, the ʻAlawī (Hawai‘i Creeper) — small, olive-green & quick-footed, scurrying up tree trunks for snacks.
Only 9,300 remain, threatened by avian malaria, habitat loss & climate change. Conservation is critical for this #birdoftheweek.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/alawi/
Only 9,300 remain, threatened by avian malaria, habitat loss & climate change. Conservation is critical for this #birdoftheweek.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/alawi/
August 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🕵️♂️ Meet the master of disguise, the ʻAlawī (Hawai‘i Creeper) — small, olive-green & quick-footed, scurrying up tree trunks for snacks.
Only 9,300 remain, threatened by avian malaria, habitat loss & climate change. Conservation is critical for this #birdoftheweek.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/alawi/
Only 9,300 remain, threatened by avian malaria, habitat loss & climate change. Conservation is critical for this #birdoftheweek.
Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/alawi/
🦄 Bringing a magical twist to #BirdOfTheWeek, meet the Rhinoceros Auklet, aka the Unicorn Puffin! ✨
🌟#RhinocerosAuklets grow small, fluorescent "horns" during the breeding season that glow under UV light. But why??
Visit bit.ly/3AU5xDo to find out! 💕🪶
🌟#RhinocerosAuklets grow small, fluorescent "horns" during the breeding season that glow under UV light. But why??
Visit bit.ly/3AU5xDo to find out! 💕🪶
September 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM
🦄 Bringing a magical twist to #BirdOfTheWeek, meet the Rhinoceros Auklet, aka the Unicorn Puffin! ✨
🌟#RhinocerosAuklets grow small, fluorescent "horns" during the breeding season that glow under UV light. But why??
Visit bit.ly/3AU5xDo to find out! 💕🪶
🌟#RhinocerosAuklets grow small, fluorescent "horns" during the breeding season that glow under UV light. But why??
Visit bit.ly/3AU5xDo to find out! 💕🪶
We have another #birdoftheweek this is Beef! She was our biggest of the Great North crew but now one of the tiniest and loudest of our flock. Isn’t she gorgeous?? #stunday #chickensofbluesky
May 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We have another #birdoftheweek this is Beef! She was our biggest of the Great North crew but now one of the tiniest and loudest of our flock. Isn’t she gorgeous?? #stunday #chickensofbluesky
⚔️Both the genus & species names for this week’s #BirdOfTheWeek derive from the Latin for “sword bearer” – a fitting description for the only bird in the world with a bill longer than its body!
Why is this oft-cumbersome feature worthwhile? Find out at bit.ly/3RVf1Dk. 🪶
Why is this oft-cumbersome feature worthwhile? Find out at bit.ly/3RVf1Dk. 🪶
January 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
⚔️Both the genus & species names for this week’s #BirdOfTheWeek derive from the Latin for “sword bearer” – a fitting description for the only bird in the world with a bill longer than its body!
Why is this oft-cumbersome feature worthwhile? Find out at bit.ly/3RVf1Dk. 🪶
Why is this oft-cumbersome feature worthwhile? Find out at bit.ly/3RVf1Dk. 🪶
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
(Bubo ascalaphus) is one of the top target birds in our birding tours next autumn, winter and spring.
Book now 👇
WhatsApp: 00212676041059
📧: [email protected]
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#BirdsSeenIn2025 #BIRDSTORY #birdingtours #birdoftheweek #birdsphotography #birds
(Bubo ascalaphus) is one of the top target birds in our birding tours next autumn, winter and spring.
Book now 👇
WhatsApp: 00212676041059
📧: [email protected]
MOROCCOBIRDINGTRIPS.COM
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #BIRDSTORY #birdingtours #birdoftheweek #birdsphotography #birds
August 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
(Bubo ascalaphus) is one of the top target birds in our birding tours next autumn, winter and spring.
Book now 👇
WhatsApp: 00212676041059
📧: [email protected]
MOROCCOBIRDINGTRIPS.COM
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #BIRDSTORY #birdingtours #birdoftheweek #birdsphotography #birds
(Bubo ascalaphus) is one of the top target birds in our birding tours next autumn, winter and spring.
Book now 👇
WhatsApp: 00212676041059
📧: [email protected]
MOROCCOBIRDINGTRIPS.COM
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #BIRDSTORY #birdingtours #birdoftheweek #birdsphotography #birds
Known for its crimson head and bold black-and-white wings, the Red-headed Woodpecker is one of the few birds that stores food for later—tucking insects and nuts into tree crevices.
Learn more: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/bird-of-the-week/
#BirdOfTheWeek
Learn more: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/bird-of-the-week/
#BirdOfTheWeek
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Known for its crimson head and bold black-and-white wings, the Red-headed Woodpecker is one of the few birds that stores food for later—tucking insects and nuts into tree crevices.
Learn more: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/bird-of-the-week/
#BirdOfTheWeek
Learn more: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/bird-of-the-week/
#BirdOfTheWeek
March 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Bird of the week: Cuckoo - still calling over Durham’s uplands.
Have you heard one yet? Seen one? Or a host feeding a chick?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Birding #Durham
Have you heard one yet? Seen one? Or a host feeding a chick?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Birding #Durham
June 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Bird of the week: Cuckoo - still calling over Durham’s uplands.
Have you heard one yet? Seen one? Or a host feeding a chick?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Birding #Durham
Have you heard one yet? Seen one? Or a host feeding a chick?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Birding #Durham
Bird of the week: Redstarts are back - flashing orange tails & unfinished, melancholic songs in Durham’s upland woods.
Seen one yet this spring?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #SpringMigration #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Seen one yet this spring?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #SpringMigration #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
April 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Bird of the week: Redstarts are back - flashing orange tails & unfinished, melancholic songs in Durham’s upland woods.
Seen one yet this spring?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #SpringMigration #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Birding #BirdwatchingUK
Seen one yet this spring?
(Photo: Mark Harper)
#DBCAt50 #BirdOfTheWeek #SpringMigration #CountyDurhamBirds #DurhamBirdClub #Durham #Birding #BirdwatchingUK