♂️ Hispaniolan Mango hummingbird the highlight on this morn's Cotubanamá National Park coastal walk. Also, Black-crowned Palm Tanager, N Mockingbird (memories of Exmouth!), Belted Kingfisher etc 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

White-necked Crow - beady red eyes and the most un-corvid call of any sps I've seen! Worth a Google 🎶 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Prairie Warbler along the coast near Bayahibe, Dominican Rep, this morn was a life ✔️ 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Black-whiskered Vireo showed well in the Cotubanamá National Park area 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Yellow-crowned Night Herons hunting crabs along the beach near Cotubanamá National Park 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Back #patchbirding in the Crownhill Down area - Ring-necked Duck (P'worthy), Willow Warbler singing (my earliest here), 2 Sand Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 8 Redwing, 2 Yellowhammers, 3 Shelduck and the usuals #birding #ukbirding

Great Grey Shrike showed well in the Bellever area of Dartmoor today, although heat haze meant lots of fuzzy pix! Supporting cast of 2 Brambling, 2 Crossbill, Redpoll and 2 Fieldfare. A sunburnt forehead was unexpected! #birding #ukbirding #birds

Four Wheatear in the Cadover area - my first of the year on Dartmoor. Also 60 Golden Plover over Trowlesworthy Tors, a single Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker and the usuals #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding #birds

Finally added up sps seen in Dominican Rep earlier in March. 41 sps, 13 lifers (6 endemics) in the Bayahibe area. Beautiful country & stunning wildlife. One of my faves - the Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo 🇩🇴 #birding #dominicanrepublicbirding #birds #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 25+ Chiffchaff, 14 Teal, Goosander, 2 Marsh Tit & 4+ Brimstone were the best in the Burrator Res area on a beautiful spring day. RL Partridge in paddocks at W3Ws - ///seats.trials.moment was a surprise #birding #ukbirding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025

About 20 Swallow and 5 Sand Martin feeding in the rain over the pools below Crownhill Down. #patchbirding #birding #birds

Two male Redstarts on south Dartmoor first thing. My earliest #patchbirding record by six days. A Willow Warbler passing through the garden mid-morn was only my second in six years #birding #ukbirding #birds

Stunning section of coastline at Godrevy Cove, near St Keverne, in Cornwall. My first two Whitethroats of the year nearby. Also Sanderling, Curlew, 9 Oyks on the beach. 10+ Chiffchaffs, dozens of Guillemots passing offshore. #birding #ukbirding #birds

Two Black-throated Divers in Godrevy Cove, nr St Keverne, Cornwall this PM. Shocking pix, left my digiscope adaptor at the accom 🤦‍♂️ #ukbirding #birding #birds Cornwall Birds

Purple Heron still on Croft Pascoe Pool. View from Goonhilly Downs rather than road as hidden behind reeds #birding #ukbirding #birds Cornwall Birds

Great evening at Goonhilly Downs with Purple Heron, Marsh Harrier, 14 Willow Warblers and a beautiful sunset #birding #ukbirding #birds Cornwall Birds

Black-throated Diver, Grasshopper Warbler, Whimbrel, Sedge Warbler, Tree Pipit, 4 Willow Warblers and 3 Swallows the highlights from St Keverne to Coverack, in Cornwall today #birding #ukbirding #birds Cornwall Birds

Tree Pipit, 7 Wheatear, 16 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Blackcap and 3 Shelduck on Crownhill Down this morning. #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding

3 Cuckoo (NFY), 22+ Willow Warbler, 7 Wheatear, 2 Goosander, 2 Swallow, 6+ Sand Martin the best across Cadover and Crownhill Down this morning #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding #birds

Great day on the Somerset Levels - Glossy Ibis, Crane, 4+ Garden Warbler, 50+ Cattle Egret, 8 Great Egret, 3+ Bittern heard, Ruff, 7 Marsh Harrier, dozens of Reed Warbler, 30+ Sand Martin etc #birding #ukbirding #birds