The Whixall Water Pipit, about to catch a fly. This was a snatched shot with the wrong camera settings for action. Martin George Siân Mercer Ian Carter Mark Avery Iolo Williams Chris Packham BBC Springwatch Andrew Fusek Peters Robin Bennett ShropshireBirdingNews Shropshire Wildlife Trust Sarah Gibson

Is there a better sound than this??! Curlew calling for my first patch survey of the year at Fenn’s & Whixall Mosses NNR, in some lovely spring sunshine :) NE_WestMids BTO Shropshire Shropshire Ornithology Stephen Barlow

My 2nd trip of summer 21 was spent visiting Siân Mercer in a seriously underrated part of the country. Here's a write-up of a trip which included a day out on Anglesey, where we saw Black guillemot & 5 species of Tern including Elegant. Ellie Mwright wildthingsandwings.blogspot.com/2022/03/shrops…

My first dragonfly and damselfly for the year on Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses NNR, with this Four-spotted Chaser and Large Red Damselfly enjoying the sunshine! Can’t wait to see more :)

The emerging White-faced Darter dragonfly on Whixall Moss NNR today. Bear in mind the emergence was on the opposite side of the pool, so these are big crops.

Finally got my pics off my camera of the amazing Black-Winged Stilt that was in MK on Wednesday. What a stunning bird in a really random housing estate. Cheeky Life and bounty tick to boot! bucks bird club

We're delighted to announce the upcoming publication of Low-Carbon Birding edited by Javier Caletrío @birdingclimate! In this timely #book, 30 contributors detail how and why they have shifted to #climatefriendly #ornithology. 📖 Discover more: bit.ly/LowCarbonBirdi…

Amazing county birding today with Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Wood Warbler and Red Kites down in the South, year tick of a male Wheatear in the Shropshire hills and back to the patch to end with this Dark bellied Brent Goose!! Great way to spend my Sunday :)

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About time - myself & Zach Pannifer have set up this new website for Beddington Farmlands, for sightings & other important info. It's a good time of year to visit - Garganey, Spotted Fly, chats etc all seen this weekend. Do follow + share 👍🏾 #londonbirds beddingtonfarmlands.wordpress.com

We call on Government in the run up to the forthcoming global conference on nature #COP15 to show ambition, and in planning for prosperity to work with nature, protect it, and realise its benefits. 8/8

So excited to talk about the great work of youth in birdwatching and would be a brilliant opportunity for any young wildlife lovers to come along to listen!

Hi my name is Ellie and I’m the Shropshire Ornithological Society’s Youth Engagement Officer! I’m a trainee bird ringer in Shropshire and a retired BTO Youth Advisory Panel member. We want to connect and promote young naturalists so please follow us and spread the word 💚🦅

It would be amazing if we could reach out and generate a great community of Shropshire young birders/nature lovers and we’d love people to help us spread the word! BTO Shropshire BTO Shropshire Ornithology

As a BTO Youth Representative it was brilliant to join the Shropshire Hills AONB Young Rangers in the maintenance and installation of new nest boxes! Brilliant to talk about opportunities like the Nest Record Scheme with the group and spend a morning in the great outdoors.

Bumped into a little colony of Brown Hairstreak today on one of my local patches - my first proper, good views of these this year.

Enjoyed listening to the Great Reed Warbler at Ouse Fen RSPB yesterday, as it crashed its way around the reeds. Though only seen well on a handful of occasions, it rarely stopped singing for long. Worthwhile revision break 🔊⬇️ Cambs Bird Club BirdGuides The Sound Approach