Fly past

Watch as one kingfisher flies at the other.

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Linnet at Woodoaks Farm #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Watch as these two kingfishers try to intimidate each other.

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Young one

This youngster is staking their claim for the resident adult males territory on the River Lea.

Will be fascinating to see who triumphs!

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Absolute scenes at Staines reservoir this morning.
Wasn’t expecting mud and hundreds of waders!
3+ Knot, 1 possibly 2 Pecs, 30+ Ruff, 50 Ringos, 50 Dunlin, little stint, BNG and Black tern.
Gatwick drop off for eldest child this time 🙄.
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Watch the kingfisher shuffle!

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First rays of the day

A kingfisher in the early morning sunshine of the River Lea.

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30 seconds of this male kingfisher preening his wings

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Cettis Warbler at Stockers #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Spotted Flycatcher at Stockers Lake #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

One of the juvenile kingfishers at Walthamstow Wetlands.

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Chiffchaff at Woodoaks Farm #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

The first Nightingale for over 20 years was the highlight of a bird-rich August at London’s Walthamstow Wetlands. Roundup now on walthamstowbirders.blogspot.com Thanks to @samodonnell25.bsky.social @chris-farthing.bsky.social @ivorh.bsky.social and PS, AW, SJN & MLP for photos. #londonbirds

Autumnal vibes

Easy to see how the kingfisher blends into the autumn leaves with the colour of its chest feathers.

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Precision preening.

Watch as this juvenile kingfisher looks to keep their chest feathers in good condition.

Filmed at Walthamstow Wetlands.

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Side by side

In their stand off the kingfishers continued to get closer and closer.

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Getting closer - watch as one kingfisher moves closer to the other in this epic standoff.

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Whinchat at Woodoaks Farm #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Endurance!

These two kingfishers had a stand off a few days ago which lasted for over 3 hours.

Both standing tall to try to intimidate each other, on a few occasions they did come to blows, but they carried on, until a dog disturbed them.

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Local birding. 1/2. Good to see the Mute Swans in Ewell have managed to get four cygnets to this stage - they started with six. #londonbirds