Snuck down to Abberton Reservoir earlier today to see the cracking female RED-FOOTED FALCON. Not always close but a delight to see! #birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

Fabulous morning leading Essex Wildlife Trust Dawn Chorus at Fingringhoe Wick. We enjoyed scope views at close range of up to 3 TURTLE DOVE & NIGHTINGALE. 4 CUCKOO + all the common warblers were thrown in for good measure before brekky at the centre! #birdsseenin2025 Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

Just home from a fantastic tour to the Camargue, France. So many wildlife highlights including LITTLE BUSTARD, STONE-CURLEW, NIGHT HERON & Butterflies inc SOUTHERN WHITE ADMIRAL. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #France #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

Looking forward to starting our tours to Estonia with Tarvo Valker @birdinghaapsalu and exploring this fantastic bird-rich country! #birding #Estonia

Just said goodbye to our clients from the first of two Estonia tours. What a time we had and look forward to the next group arriving tomorrow! #Estonia #birds #birding

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It's voting time in the EBwS Bird News Spring 2025 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 3rd - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/7rnzVeVVlnO

It's voting time in the EBwS Bird News Spring 2025 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 4th - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/61gD9796RZw

This month's 'Birds of Essex' starts in an hour, hope you can join us!

During our two tours to Estonia with Tarvo Valker @birdinghaapsalu we enjoyed woodpeckers including THREE-TOED, MIDDLE-SPOTTED, BLACK & WHITE-BACKED amongst others #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

Our groups in Estonia enjoyed seeing a wide variety of warblers that are scarce or rare in the UK such as BOOTED, GREAT REED, ICTERINE & BLYTH'S REED. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

MONTAGU'S HARRIER, RED-NECKED GREBE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPES & MUTE SWAN + TUNDRA BEAN GEESE from our first tour to Estonia last month. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

BLACK-THROATED DIVERS (just some of 1200 birds seen), COMMON REDSTART, EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR and male RUFF seen on our first Estonia tour last month. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

It wasn't just birds we encountered on our first Estonia tour but 3 BROWN BEARS and several ELK! #mammals #wildlife #Estonia #birding

Our second group in Estonia enjoyed some great views of WOODCOCK plus WRYNECK, HONEY BUZZARD and point-blank views of HORNED GREBES. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

CITRINE WAGTAIL, COMMON ROSEFINCH, LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE & PENDULINE TIT all showed nicely for our Estonia tour groups. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

HOOPOE, MARSH SANDPIPERS, NUTCRACKER and RIVER WARBLER from our two tours of Estonia late last month. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

DIPPER, BLACK TERN & LITTLE GULLS, BLACK GUILLEMOT & RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER from our recent two tours to Estonia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|

Our groups enjoyed getting some great views of several URAL OWLS whilst in Estonia recently. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #Estonia #birding Float_photographies |Stand Up for Science|