The statue of the late Ellesmere ambassador George and his old Mallard friend (didn't catch his name). Lit up by the sun, if anyone can remember that?! 😄#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM
The statue of the late Ellesmere ambassador George and his old Mallard friend (didn't catch his name). Lit up by the sun, if anyone can remember that?! 😄#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Black Headed Gull with a stick #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Black Headed Gull with a stick #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
This count was added through the @birdtrack.bsky.social app to the national and local datasets as part of a "complete list" whilst out in the field, and then imported from BirdTrack into the @webs-gsmp.bsky.social system as a casual count.
It's easy to make your birding count!
#ShropshireBirds
It's easy to make your birding count!
#ShropshireBirds
Dismal, distant crops from phone snaps of an epic aggregation of Lapwing on the saturated village patch and WeBS site in North Shropshire: around 1,200 birds!
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
This count was added through the @birdtrack.bsky.social app to the national and local datasets as part of a "complete list" whilst out in the field, and then imported from BirdTrack into the @webs-gsmp.bsky.social system as a casual count.
It's easy to make your birding count!
#ShropshireBirds
It's easy to make your birding count!
#ShropshireBirds
Dismal, distant crops from phone snaps of an epic aggregation of Lapwing on the saturated village patch and WeBS site in North Shropshire: around 1,200 birds!
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Dismal, distant crops from phone snaps of an epic aggregation of Lapwing on the saturated village patch and WeBS site in North Shropshire: around 1,200 birds!
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
Previous record was 567, with just three other three-figure counts over five years. A Great White Egret was a nice bonus.
#ShropshireBirds
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Very soggy on the local patch near Crosemere, and I had to work hard for two Shelduck, the first there since 11 July.
Nearby floods are about as large as they get, and held two Shoveler and 56 Lapwing. Quite a change after a 65 species day at Burton Mere Wetlands a week ago!
#ShropshireBirds
Nearby floods are about as large as they get, and held two Shoveler and 56 Lapwing. Quite a change after a 65 species day at Burton Mere Wetlands a week ago!
#ShropshireBirds
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Very soggy on the local patch near Crosemere, and I had to work hard for two Shelduck, the first there since 11 July.
Nearby floods are about as large as they get, and held two Shoveler and 56 Lapwing. Quite a change after a 65 species day at Burton Mere Wetlands a week ago!
#ShropshireBirds
Nearby floods are about as large as they get, and held two Shoveler and 56 Lapwing. Quite a change after a 65 species day at Burton Mere Wetlands a week ago!
#ShropshireBirds
Highly recommended! Being able to identify birds by sound is such an important skill, and often key to getting good views of birds such as Kingfisher or Cetti's Warbler or Bullfinch.
Once you're confident with songs and calls a whole world of BTO survey fieldwork awaits!
#ShropshireBirds
Once you're confident with songs and calls a whole world of BTO survey fieldwork awaits!
#ShropshireBirds
Want to learn what birds are singing? Join our Bird Sound ID in Early Spring training course ➡️ www.bto.org/training #Ornithology
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Highly recommended! Being able to identify birds by sound is such an important skill, and often key to getting good views of birds such as Kingfisher or Cetti's Warbler or Bullfinch.
Once you're confident with songs and calls a whole world of BTO survey fieldwork awaits!
#ShropshireBirds
Once you're confident with songs and calls a whole world of BTO survey fieldwork awaits!
#ShropshireBirds
Murmuration #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #murmuration
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Starling Murmuration at Whixall this evening. Pretty spectacular when they fly right over you! #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #murmuration
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Starling Murmuration at Whixall this evening. Pretty spectacular when they fly right over you! #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #murmuration
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Corn Bunting’s status in Shropshire is “Uncommon resident (declining)”, with just 144 records submitted in 2023.
Records of winter flocks or singing males during the breeding season are very helpful, please share by adding them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord.
#ShropshireBirds
Records of winter flocks or singing males during the breeding season are very helpful, please share by adding them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord.
#ShropshireBirds
(1/) Corn Bunting, with its song that sounds to some like a set of keys being jangled, declined by 83% across the UK between 1967 and 2023. However, in more recent years, this species has increased, especially in certain areas. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Corn Bunting’s status in Shropshire is “Uncommon resident (declining)”, with just 144 records submitted in 2023.
Records of winter flocks or singing males during the breeding season are very helpful, please share by adding them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord.
#ShropshireBirds
Records of winter flocks or singing males during the breeding season are very helpful, please share by adding them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord.
#ShropshireBirds
The 2024 Shropshire Bird Report will be back from the printers later this week, and work is about to start on the 2025 Report.
If you have any bird sightings for Shropshire in 2025 please add them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord in the next few days.
#ShropshireBirds
If you have any bird sightings for Shropshire in 2025 please add them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord in the next few days.
#ShropshireBirds
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The 2024 Shropshire Bird Report will be back from the printers later this week, and work is about to start on the 2025 Report.
If you have any bird sightings for Shropshire in 2025 please add them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord in the next few days.
#ShropshireBirds
If you have any bird sightings for Shropshire in 2025 please add them to BirdTrack, eBird or iRecord in the next few days.
#ShropshireBirds
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Female Mallard flying over Ellesmere #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #shropshire
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Female Mallard flying over Ellesmere #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #shropshire
Russian White-fronted geese at Crudgington Moor this evening #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Russian White-fronted geese at Crudgington Moor this evening #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Reservoir ducks.
Well, geese, but ducks sound better!
#birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds
Well, geese, but ducks sound better!
#birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds
January 21, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Reservoir ducks.
Well, geese, but ducks sound better!
#birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds
Well, geese, but ducks sound better!
#birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"Oh no, not another Longtail Tit photo!"
Said no one, ever.
#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Said no one, ever.
#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
January 19, 2026 at 6:45 AM
"Oh no, not another Longtail Tit photo!"
Said no one, ever.
#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Said no one, ever.
#photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Ellesmere Lesser Scaup #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Ellesmere Lesser Scaup #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography
Thank you to all of the Wetland Bird Survey counters in Shropshire who will also be part of a massive international bird survey this weekend 🙂
#ShropshireBirds
#ShropshireBirds
Today is the WeBS Priority Core Count! January WeBS counts feed into the International Waterbird Census, which is celebrating it's 60th year of counting this month! Here’s how your data contributes to international effort...
Learn more➡️www.wetlands.org/iwc60/
Wetlands International
#IWC60
Learn more➡️www.wetlands.org/iwc60/
Wetlands International
#IWC60
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Thank you to all of the Wetland Bird Survey counters in Shropshire who will also be part of a massive international bird survey this weekend 🙂
#ShropshireBirds
#ShropshireBirds
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Shropshire Mammal Group AGM 2026 takes place next Saturday (24th Jan) from 10am at Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, all are welcome. Birds on camera traps will also feature, perhaps even a county mega! See 🧵
Email [email protected] if you would like to attend.
#ShropshireBirds
Email [email protected] if you would like to attend.
#ShropshireBirds
January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Shropshire Mammal Group AGM 2026 takes place next Saturday (24th Jan) from 10am at Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, all are welcome. Birds on camera traps will also feature, perhaps even a county mega! See 🧵
Email [email protected] if you would like to attend.
#ShropshireBirds
Email [email protected] if you would like to attend.
#ShropshireBirds