Hi mate, did you get any photos or good views of this bird? I was able to sound record it flying south over Chalk Bank at 11:08. Some discussion as to whether itโs a Citrine or an Eastern Yellow Wag.
Golden Oriole
Super happy to find a Golden Oriole at the Point today @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social!! Been wanting to find a good bird here all spring and it finally happened ๐๐ It shared a bush with a Fieldfare at one point too ๐ฎ #birds #birding #PWC2025
Purple Sandpiper
Was really happy to find the Purple Sandpiper on the Breach this morning at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, you rarely see summer-plumaged birds in the UK and itโs safe to say this one showed quite well ๐๐ #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #birdsphotography #PWC2025
Eurasian Dotterel
Ridiculous views of a Dotterel this morning @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social, I still canโt believe how these guys will just walk up to you as though you arenโt there!! ๐คฏ๐คฏ #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #PWC2025
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike putting on a performance at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social ๐ Canโt believe these cute little guys impale other birds on thorns and then eat them ๐ฐ #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025
I wasnโt sure about the hyphen so I checked the name beforehand on eBird, rookie error by me ๐๐
Western Cattle-Egret
Cattle Egret living up to its name this evening at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social ๐๐ฎ #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography #PWC2025
Cattle Egret in the triangle this morning
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Western Cattle-Egret
Got super lucky with this Cattle Egret at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning deciding to show really close, my first summer-plumaged bird ever in the UK! ๐๐ #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
Eurasian Nightjar
The radio message of a Nightjar at Chalk Bank at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social had me racing down the peninsula on my bike to catch a glimpse of this cryptic species during the daytime, the first one l've ever seen in sunlight โ๏ธ๐ #birds #birding #naturephotography #PWC2025 #BirdsSeenIn2025
Melodious Warbler
Woke up this morning to a radio message of @spurnbirdobs.bsky.socialโs 5th ever Melodious Warbler singing at Chalk Bank! A nervy 40 minute bike ride was rewarded with some excellent views of this little gem #birds #birding #pwc2025
The April review of #PWC2025 is now on the blog! Detailing how the spring in progressing, leaderboards and patch finds as well as some of the great pictures competitors have shared. Hope you enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com
Adult Male Kentish Plover (front), Little Ringed Plover (centre), Common Ringed Plover (back)
Adult Male Kentish, Little Ringed and Common Ringed Plover in a row front of Kilnsea Wetlands hide, unbelievable!!!! @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social
European Bee-eater
Male Pied Flycatcher
Short-eared Owl
Female-type Black Redstart
My first month and a half of volunteering at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social have flown by! Iโve loved meeting all the other volunteers and sharing my passion for birds. Seen some really amazing birds too like Coryโs Shearwater, 2 Bee-eaters, Red-rumped Swallow, 7 Cranes, Temminckโs Stint and more! #birds
Male Hawfinch
Photo of the Male Hawfinch at Spurn yesterday ๐ - still cannot believe how confiding he was. I donโt think Iโll get another Hawfinch experience like this in the UK for a long time. @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
In case you were wondering how close he got ๐คฏ
Male Hawfinch
I thought Hawfinch views like this were impossible in the UK!! ๐คฏ๐คฏ Genuinely the most confiding male Hawfinch Iโve ever seen/heard of in the UK at Spurn today. Still feeling giddy with excitement 45 minutes after seeing him! #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
Razorbill
Chough
3 Twite
Kumlienโs Gull (centre bird)
After getting the Scoter in the morning we then spent the rest of the day birding North Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ With the highlights being 3 Twite, a couple of Choughs, an early Puffin, 6 Black Guillemots and an obliging Kumlienโs Gull
Drake Black Scoter
Sanderling
Really nice day with @bc-s.bsky.social yesterday going to twitch the Black Scoter at Hoylake, I was expecting it to be pretty distant so when it came within ~50 metres of me I was pretty happy ๐ #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Drake Black Scoter
Black Scoter showed amazingly close at Hoylake this morning with @bc-s.bsky.social, at its closest point it was maybe 50-70 metres out, no wind and amazing light too ๐ @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025
One week before I was set to start my position as a spring volunteer for Spurn Bird Observatory, my first ever volunteering position in wildlife conservation after finishing college last year. I was so excited, what great fucking luck I have ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Jack Snipe
Flushed this Jack Snipe at Beddington today ๐ Trying to get a photo as it raced away from me was a nightmare, but luckily I managed to get this one in focus ๐ค #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #pwc2025
Great Crested Grebe
Got very lucky that this Great Crested Grebe at Beddington Farmlands didnโt seem to mind my presence at all, it was busy calling and dancing for a mate but was left all alone ๐ ๐ฅฒ #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
Firecrest
Firecrest at Beddington Farmlands ๐ So hard to photograph as it flitted amongst the Ivy, I think I got 20 decent photos after taking about 1000 images ๐ญ #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #nature #naturephotography
Mind blowing views of this pair of White-tailed Eagles food passing an unfortunate drake Long-tailed Duck. Such a special birding experience!
Eurasian Teal
Canโt believe how well this Teal showed on patch today, and the light was perfect too! Super happy with how this photo turned out ๐๐ #birds #birdsseenin2025 #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Black-throated Thrush
Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire this morning, luckily showing very well as soon as I arrived ๐ Thanks to the homeowners for allowing access to their garden. My first Black-throated Thrush for the UK โ #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #birdphotography #naturephotography
This caused some confusion, as before any rescue services could arrive it flew south at 9:17am, over the crest of the hill it was on and was never seen again. It possibly landed below the hill but that area was very overgrown and hard to see into. Hopefully it made it back to the sea unharmed ๐คทโโ๏ธ
We were also worried that people might break into the site to see it, as the site is a disused landfill site it can be quite dangerous in areas. So I was instructed to report online that it had already been โtaken into careโ even though it hadnโt, just to prevent anyone trying to break in.
Originally we called wildlife rescue services because it kept trying to stand up but falling over, however most wildlife rescue places didnโt want to rescue it due to risk of bird flu.
