Two Shelduck over the garden a nice found 7-0 #70 for the #Gardenbirdsyearlist #Northumberland

Bill Nighy standing outside my flat being still to listen to the spring birds on May Day morning is exactly what you’d want Bill Nighy to be doing right?

My first blackcap of the year on the Nuns moor, singing it’s clear fluty notes, ink sketch & first 2 small orange tips. The moor lush and green, but this years cows are a young boisterous lot ! Have a good evening all 👍

First anniversary today of this first for Britain and what a beaut it was 😊Grey-headed Lapwing

Another superb day highlighted with a new Golden Oriole in the Sammy's and Long Bank Marsh area, 15 Black Terns 'out-east' (highest spring count since 2017) and a stunning male Montagu's Harrier flying south in the afternoon.

Daily log on Trektellen.org: trektellen.nl/count/view/285…

Only 2 moths in the trap this morn. White Ermine and Purple Thorn... #Teammoth #Northumberland

The loss of Lapwing from our countryside is serious and it is happening now. Intensive agriculture is responsible for driving this and many other farmland bird declines across the UK. It's heartbreaking.

A year ago today mad 2 days up North with Lee Woods Eddie Marsh Roy Marsh Grey headed lapwing plus scoter fest

A Whitethroat singing from the back hedge is #69 for my #gardenbirdsyearlist #Northumberland

A great opportunity to draw from natural history collections with Amber, a wonderfully encouraging course leader 😀

I really enjoyed creating this #journal entry about a recent day in the #Cairngorms . I’ve never drawn an amphibian before and I really enjoyed drawing this toad.

#artwork #nature #TwitterBird #Birds

A bird I've been wanting to find for years, and it finally happened today. After a long, quiet walk in the dunes, I went to Elm House Farm to check fences for chats. Just as I got there, this Wryneck flew up from the track edge and landed next to my car! RareBirdAlertUK

Male Redstart among leafing Sycamore, East Lothian, Watercolour 380 x 560mm.
Been a while since I have been able to get out of late, but the first bird I lifted my binoculars to on the coast here today was this wonderful Male Redstart. #migration

Note to self- continue to retweet all Birders Notebooks, Sketchbooks and Wrynecks...👍

Late to the #worldrobberflyday party, but here’s my contribution. You have to respect how good an ambush predator they can be. This one taking down a Demoiselle in Greece made a loud audible thwack sound!

Tonights the night for our rescue #Hedgehog . Found in Nov, a female weighing 250 gms too small to hibernate, its now 1200 gms and at last there is a window in the weather for release. Good luck #Pricklepiggy Tiggywinkles #Hedgehog rescue

#GardenBirdYearList2024 hits the 90 sp. mark - singing Lesser Whitethroat currently. Stewart 📖✒ Darren Archer

A few from the garden this weekend...
#Northumberland