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Barrhead Birder
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Retired gardener interested in wildlife, plant life and photography. Motto- birds first, photos last. If you genuinely love all nature feel free to follow. Not interested in politics, racism, religion or any form of hate.
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A Waxwing enjoying the early morning sunshine in a very snowy garden at Voe, Shetland this morning. What a gorgeous bird.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
February 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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With 1 in 6 UK species already at risk of extinction, our environment cannot survive more cuts.

There is no evidence current laws are blocking growth. Yet weakening these protections is being backed at the highest level.

We have less than two weeks to stop this 👇
action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...
Stand up for our wild places!
The Prime Minister is backing proposals to weaken protections for our most important wild places by expanding the Fingleton Review’s recommendations. Help stop the rollback before it starts.
action.rspb.org.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Windblown male house sparrow - older posting - Share your sparrow photos in the comments

linktr.ee/vickyouten...

🪶🦉 #birds #wildlife #ukwildlife #nature #photography #ThePhotoHour #vickyoutenphoto #housesparrow
February 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting. The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds. Good luck. I’m sorry I can’t comment or repost all as it’s so time consuming. So get involved community. 🙏🙏🙏 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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Disappearing into the mist...
Roseate Spoonbill
#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WinterSurvivors, birds that remain throughout your winter season by @alan678.bsky.social - One of my absolute favourite birds ~ The Dartford Warbler stays in the UK all year round 😍🪶🦉 #ukbirding #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #bluesky #naturephotography
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Goldcrest up on stage, 20 grams of superstar ⭐️
#🪶 #🦅 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsincornwall #birdphotography
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Peter the pretty Pochard swimming into view for #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇩🇪

One of five species of #duck I saw today during a brief outing to a local park

Now off to bed... 😴

#birds #nature #Eastcoastkin #artshare #photography
February 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Lovely to see a Lesser Redpoll back around the garden feeders yesterday in the sunshine #birdsseenin2026 #birds
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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#SundayYellow #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsAndBugs A female stonechat perched amongst the yellow flowering gorse bushes.
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Nuthatch making a quick getaway yesterday
📍Cumbria, UK
#UKwildlife #birds
February 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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'Tierische Begegnungen' #FotoVorschlag
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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An object lesson in how to maximise disease ingress when hedge cutting. This is barbarism. I do not understand how you could walk away from this thinking you’ve done a good job.
February 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme's #Portrait, a portrait capture of any bird.

There's snow on the ground outside here, so in the interests of feeling a little warmth, here's a Puffin at sunset in midsummer. Something to look forward to.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Dartford Warblers calling in East Devon’s Pebbled Heaths in the sunshine. Spring is coming! #UKBirding
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Ya he vuelto de Mallorca .
Milano real
Miñato real
Red kite
Rode wouw
( Milvus milvus )
Son Maiol . Santa María
Mallorca
#birds 🪶 #aves #BirdsSeenIn2026 #februarivogelmaand
#natuur #naturaleza #nature #photography
February 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Across the Irish countryside, hedgerows are constantly being annihilated.

So often, these are the last wildlife refuges in a landscape denuded of habitat.

Just where is nature supposed to go?
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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It was a slightly warmer morning, but this sparrow kept its fluffy feathers — and stayed irresistibly cute ❤️
Sharing this for today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme, #EverydayBirds 🪶
#モフ曜日 は定番となりつつある丸いスズメ😊
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreeSparrow #スズメ #birds #野鳥
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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"smiling buck" from last July, Lake District
A lovely moment and for a few weeks I got lots of further moments either him and his herd. #wildlife #deer #roebuck #cumbriawildlife #lakedistrictnationalpark #nikon #photography
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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#WaderWednesday #BirdOfTheDay One of the best poses I have ever had from a beautiful Male Water Rail.
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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It’s a good day when you photograph a Mountain hare in its winter coat. They’re specially adapted to colder, uplands across the UK. Changes in climate can make this less effective, highlighting how sensitive wildlife can be to environmental change #Winterwatch #UKWildlife #Nature
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Found this gorgeous little weevil today, which I think might be Hypera arator. Happy to be corrected! #Weevil #Coleoptera #Curculionidae
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Good morning . Your #FoxOfTheDay today from @ceidil.bsky.social !
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM