Mark Coller

The best I could get of the Pilning wetlands Hooded Merganser. A great bird for South Gloucestershire @bristolbirding.bsky.social

Lovely views of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Truro Cornwall this afternoon, also a common sandpiper and black tailed godwit. @cbwps.org.uk

Thanks, sometimes you just get lucky!

Thank you.

Bonapartes, Mediterranean, and black headed gull off Tolcarne Beach Penzance today. @cbwps.org.uk

Superb views of the male and female Lesser Scaup on Helston boating lake. @cbwps.org.uk

1 of 2 Whooper Swans on a great morning out at Chew Valley Lake. @bristolbirding.bsky.social

Some wonderful views of the 3 penduline tits at Aust Wetlands this morning @bristolbirding.bsky.social

Thanks, Chris.
I heard them at 845am, but I didn't actually see them until nearly midday! There are 2 reedbeds for them to hide in. Good luck if you go!

2 of the 3 penduline tits at Aust Wetlands today

Yes, they are really struggling. Some great work is being done here, though. Breeding areas are totally fenced off, and some larger beaches are closed from 3pm to allow the penguins to come ashore without being disturbed.

After 2 days of failing to find any at other sites, I finally saw 4 Yellow eyed penguins today at Katiki Point, New Zealand

Superb night out watching Southern Brown Kiwi on Stewart Island, New Zealand, with Beaks and Feathers tour company. 🪶🇳🇿

A day of 2 extremes, a Fiordland crested penguin so far out in Milford Sound that I nearly missed it, to a Weka sat 3 feet away on my picnic table!! 🪶🇳🇿

After totally failing to find Black Stilt yesterday, I was so glad to see 2 along Lake Pukaki today and some lovely Black Fronted Terns. 🪶🇳🇿

Kea being naughty in the car parks at Arthur's Pass, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿

Kea at Arthur's Pass New Zealand, such wonderful characters! 🪶🇳🇿

Cracking Rock Wren! Hopefully, I will get one next week 🙏Where was the Petrel?

Hi, Yes. I have posted the wrong photo 😂

50 years ago, I saw a picture of a Wrybill in a book, and I have always wanted to see one! Today, I saw 107 of them on Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿

Cracking Rock Wren photo. They are on my most wanted list! I am heading that way next week, and I would really appreciate any site details you have! 👍

Kaikoura 2nd pelagic, other superb birds including Westland Petrels, Bullers Shearwaters, Grey Faced Petrel, and even a Pacific Reef Heron on the trip back in. Another incredible trip ! 🪶🇳🇿

Kaikoura 2nd pelagic trip, well over 40 Albatross including both Northern and Southern Royal, Antipodean, Salvins and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿

I certainly wasn't expecting to see Cooks Petrel and Fairy Prion on the Kaikoura Pelagic trip!! An amazing trip out with Albatross Encounters. 🪶🇳🇿

From my first Kaikoura pelagic trip today, Northern Giant, Cape, and White Chinned Petrels 🪶🇳🇿

Salvins Albatross

Antipodean Albatross

White Capped Albatross

My first New Zealand pelagic from Kaikoura, superb views of Salvins, Antipodean, and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿

Thanks Tim, far better than I was expecting!

Westland petrel

Salvins albatross

Northern royal albatross

White chinned petrel

Incredible sea watch from the New Zealand inter-island ferry this morning. Northern royal and salvins albatross, short tailed, flesh footed, huttons, fluttering, bullers, and sooty shearwaters, westland and white chinned petrels and over 1000 fairy prions and little blue penguin 🤯

I have been trying for days to get a photo of a Silvereye.They don't stay still for long!! Waimanu Lagoon, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿