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@stewchat.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:46 PM

The Lapland Bunting at Longhoughton Steel showed well this morning. No sooner had we left after putting a full morning in, a Buff breasted Sandpiper turns up!
#Northumberland #UKBirding

@leonwr.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:40 PM

Nice morning on Portland today and good to finally get my first ever Red Backed Shrike a juv in crown estate fields.Always distant though did start off as a speck, @philcheeseman.bsky.social & I watched it for ages working the hedge & brambles which was nice to see. #UKBirding #Dorsetbirds.

@jkylesmith.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:36 PM

Returned to the Gunsite, Leasowe on the Wirral y'day with Kev Heath, Adrian Sparrowhawk & Bryan Manston for Leach's petrels. Bonus bonxies and Arctic skuas, plus putting a face to a name, meeting @manchesterbirder.bsky.social there @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #UKbirding.

@rdpphoto.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:21 PM

Goosander having a lovely splash around by Shrewsbury Weir this morning. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography

Female Goosander stretching up in the water, with it's wings spread wide

@jkylesmith.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:17 PM

@sciencebase.com Oct 11, 2026, 2:16 PM

Always great to see Stonechat. This one posed on the reeds about 10m from the footpath at RSPB "Earith" #UKBirding

@iainmanfield.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:12 PM

A Moorhen, a large juvenile, on the Beck was the first in months.

In recent years, 2 adults regularly seen early in the year, then 4-5 birds as chicks appear in spring.

This year, no sign of chicks and only 1 adult max.

Floods, dogs, the pond silting up making the area less attractive?
#ukbirding

@robhemming25.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:11 PM

Beautiful day rambling around the summit of Titterstone Clee with Ruth.

Was hoping for a little autumn treat bird-wise but couldn't find anything out of the norm

Ravens, Buzzards, Red Kites, Stonechats, Skylarks. Plus Reed Bunting & Sparrowhawk

Bonus Brown Hare, Red Admiral & Peacock

#UKbirding

The radar station at the top of Titterstone Clee hill. Shaped like giant golf ball

Summit of Brown Clee hill from Titterstone Clee, Shropshire

Looking up at the bolder field from below the summit of Titterstone Clee

@themoorehen.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

A bright morning with light wind so took a 5k walk from Trescott to Pattingham 08:00-10:30. No 10k year ✅s but fields alive with birds mainly Mipits & Linnet plus 50+ Skylark, Corn & 3+ Reed Bunting, 18+ Yellowhammer, 5 Stonechat, Snipe, ad Peregrine & an all too brief probable Merlin #ukbirding

@photographyguy28.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:14 PM

Good Afternoon Bluesky Folks!

Continuing from my morning post, I’ve captured a male European stonechat I spotted while walking in Cardiff, Wales.The photo was taken with my Canon EOS R50!

#Birds🪶 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover #UKBirding #WildlifePhotograph
#CanonR50

This photo shows a small songbird—a Stonechat (or European Stonechat)—perched on a weathered, thorny branch.
Key Features:
Bird Description: The bird has a distinct dark blackish head and face with a short, thin black beak. A prominent white patch runs along the side of its neck, forming a partial collar. Its breast is a rich warm orange-chestnut color, fading into a lighter buff/off-white tone on the lower belly.
Position & Posture: It is perched upright, turned slightly to the right while looking off into the distance. Its slender dark legs grip the dry twig securely.
Perch: The branch is light grey and dry with small thorns along its length.
Background: The background is completely softly blurred in uniform beige, brown, and muted green earth tones, keeping the full focus on the bird.

@shiphaybirder.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:29 PM

Nice to find the site's first #GreatNorthernDiver of the autumn 🍁 distantly off the Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. A true harbinger of the advancing season. Yesterday's Cetti's Warbler still present but elusively calling from deep scrub. #UKBirding #DevonBirds @birdtrack.bsky.social

@humphrey-keeper.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:12 PM

Wonderful day trip to Scilly yesterday with point blank views of Sora and Wilson's Snipe! Was not expecting a guest appearance from a Spotted Crake as well. This may have been my last crossing on the Scillonian III, if so, what an incredible trip to end with! #UKBirding #FarewellScillonianIII

The Wilson's Snipe feeding metres away from the hide at Lower Moors

The mural commemorating the Scillonian III's final season

@rookman.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 11:13 AM

Much quieter at davidstow airfield this morning. The only waders spotted were a few large flocks of golden plover going over. This rather smart wheatear dropped in for a few seconds.
#birds🪶
#UKbirding #UKwildlife

#Naturephotography
#NatureTherapy

@aceyy03.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 11:08 AM

u all know me atp i had to go for the alt theme! #birdoftheday #pigeons&doves

just need to spot the turtle dove now!!

#birds #rockpigeon #woodpigeon #stockdove #collareddove #ukbirding #photography #birdphotography #birdwatching #canon #pigeonsky

@jonmwalsh.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 10:59 AM

Love this Wood Pigeon just having a nap in the sun.
#birds #birding #UKbirding #UKbirds #Pigeons&Doves

@andy-1963.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 10:18 AM

On this day last year - Scilly for a magnificent St Agnes quartet of Mourning Dove, American Pipit, Spotted Sandpiper and Hoopoe with good friends. One of the best days of my 2025 'Big Year' #ukbirding

@persiflage.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 8:36 AM

Daily #BirdWatch 4/4
Seen 3: 4 Rook, 12 Mallard, 5 'domestic' Goose, multiple Greylag Goose, multiple Canada Goose, 3 Black-Headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite

#UKBirding

8C, sunshine, cloud, 9mph West wind

How many Maggies are in the first photo?
Also have nine quacking Mallard!

A pair of perching Magpies scarcely visible due to their positioning on a tree branch. Behind it's possible to see the end wall of a red brick house and bits of blue sky with white clouds.

No fewer than nine Mallard, male and female, on the edge of the Oxford canal. Several of them were quacking loudly at this moment.