Jonathan Farooqi
@jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social
25 year old birder & naturalist. Northumbrian now living on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. Ornithologist and bird tour leader. UEA graduate.
Back at Sheringham for more excellent views of the Eastern Black Redstart for @oriolebirding.bsky.social winter tour. Plus a textbook 2cy Caspian Gull on the beach there. #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
January 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Back at Sheringham for more excellent views of the Eastern Black Redstart for @oriolebirding.bsky.social winter tour. Plus a textbook 2cy Caspian Gull on the beach there. #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
A super afternoon at Cantley Marshes where we counted a minimum of 727 Russian White-fronted Geese - by far the most I’ve ever seen in the UK! #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A super afternoon at Cantley Marshes where we counted a minimum of 727 Russian White-fronted Geese - by far the most I’ve ever seen in the UK! #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
A few more highlights from our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Norfolk Winter Tour last week. A great spell of winter birding!
#UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #LincsBirding
#UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #LincsBirding
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
A few more highlights from our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Norfolk Winter Tour last week. A great spell of winter birding!
#UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #LincsBirding
#UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #LincsBirding
Great first day of our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Norfolk winter tour with the Sheringham Eastern Black Redstart and North Point Taiga Bean Goose being standout highlights. Plus Hen Harriers, Caspian Gull and thousands of geese! #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Great first day of our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Norfolk winter tour with the Sheringham Eastern Black Redstart and North Point Taiga Bean Goose being standout highlights. Plus Hen Harriers, Caspian Gull and thousands of geese! #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
Glaucous Gull at QEII yesterday and Green-winged Teal, Russian White-fronts and a pair of Smew at Druridge Pools the highlights of 87 species around some of my old haunts in Northumbs the last couple of days. #NEBirding #UKBirding
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Glaucous Gull at QEII yesterday and Green-winged Teal, Russian White-fronts and a pair of Smew at Druridge Pools the highlights of 87 species around some of my old haunts in Northumbs the last couple of days. #NEBirding #UKBirding
Time for my annual collage looking back over the last 12 months. Wouldn’t say it was a classic in terms of British birding for me but still some great birds and moments! Cheers to everyone who was a part of it and happy new year!
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Time for my annual collage looking back over the last 12 months. Wouldn’t say it was a classic in terms of British birding for me but still some great birds and moments! Cheers to everyone who was a part of it and happy new year!
Nice scope views of the drake American Wigeon at Milkhope today. Very cool to hear it calling too! #NEBirding #UKBirding
December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Nice scope views of the drake American Wigeon at Milkhope today. Very cool to hear it calling too! #NEBirding #UKBirding
A few shots of a particularly showy Water Pipit at Cley Marshes last weekend. #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A few shots of a particularly showy Water Pipit at Cley Marshes last weekend. #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
Incredible views of Long-eared Owl at Warham Greens this evening (this pic phonescoped). Made for a great end to the day with Yellow-browed Warblers, Firecrest and Glossy Ibis nearby too. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Incredible views of Long-eared Owl at Warham Greens this evening (this pic phonescoped). Made for a great end to the day with Yellow-browed Warblers, Firecrest and Glossy Ibis nearby too. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
Stuff of dreams on Shetland today with great views of the Siberian Thrush at Asta. What a bird for our @oriolebirding.bsky.social group to catch up with. Check out that undertail! #UKBirding #ShetlandBirding
October 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Stuff of dreams on Shetland today with great views of the Siberian Thrush at Asta. What a bird for our @oriolebirding.bsky.social group to catch up with. Check out that undertail! #UKBirding #ShetlandBirding
It’s been a good start to our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Shetland tour as a stop at Musselburgh on the way up to Aberdeen produced the long-staying Marsh Sandpiper, White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter and plenty more! #UKBirding
September 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s been a good start to our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Shetland tour as a stop at Musselburgh on the way up to Aberdeen produced the long-staying Marsh Sandpiper, White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter and plenty more! #UKBirding
I don’t usually post photos from the moth trap but this one has to be worth a mention. @midyaredan.bsky.social and I trapped Norfolk’s 1st Shining Marbled in Strumpshaw village last night. Other highlights included Lunar Yellow Underwing & 2 Four-spotted Footman. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I don’t usually post photos from the moth trap but this one has to be worth a mention. @midyaredan.bsky.social and I trapped Norfolk’s 1st Shining Marbled in Strumpshaw village last night. Other highlights included Lunar Yellow Underwing & 2 Four-spotted Footman. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
The Black-winged Kite eventually showed really nicely at Hickling this afternoon. Much better perched views than a couple of years ago. What a beauty! #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
September 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Black-winged Kite eventually showed really nicely at Hickling this afternoon. Much better perched views than a couple of years ago. What a beauty! #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
It’s been a good few weeks for waders in the Mid Yare Valley especially at Buckenham Marshes. At least 3 Spotted Redshanks, 6 Wood Sandpipers & a Little Stint have made an appearance along with many Ruff, Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpipers and Little Ringed Plovers. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s been a good few weeks for waders in the Mid Yare Valley especially at Buckenham Marshes. At least 3 Spotted Redshanks, 6 Wood Sandpipers & a Little Stint have made an appearance along with many Ruff, Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpipers and Little Ringed Plovers. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
A 1cy limosa Black-tailed Godwit from Cley Marshes on the 15th. Clearly a lot more advanced on the upperparts than the many surrounding islandica godwits. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
August 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A 1cy limosa Black-tailed Godwit from Cley Marshes on the 15th. Clearly a lot more advanced on the upperparts than the many surrounding islandica godwits. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
A few gull images from recent forays down to Suffolk. Enjoyed getting such good views of a variety of 1cy birds. Details in ALT text. #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding
August 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A few gull images from recent forays down to Suffolk. Enjoyed getting such good views of a variety of 1cy birds. Details in ALT text. #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding
One of at least three Clouded Yellow at Hickling Broad NWT in recent days. Only my second in Norfolk after one there a couple of months ago. A Whinchat was a nice bonus on Thursday too. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #UKButterflies
August 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
One of at least three Clouded Yellow at Hickling Broad NWT in recent days. Only my second in Norfolk after one there a couple of months ago. A Whinchat was a nice bonus on Thursday too. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding #UKButterflies
Made my way to Walberswick yesterday where the Zitting Cisticola was a great bit of early August excitement. We had some good flight views but pics were difficult! A smart 1cy Caspian Gull at the quay was much more obliging. #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding
August 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Made my way to Walberswick yesterday where the Zitting Cisticola was a great bit of early August excitement. We had some good flight views but pics were difficult! A smart 1cy Caspian Gull at the quay was much more obliging. #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding
limosa Black-tailed Godwits were up to two at Buckenham Marshes this afternoon with a much larger juvenile joining the original bird on Hide Pool. Hopefully a sign they’ve had a good breeding season! #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
July 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
limosa Black-tailed Godwits were up to two at Buckenham Marshes this afternoon with a much larger juvenile joining the original bird on Hide Pool. Hopefully a sign they’ve had a good breeding season! #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding
The first juvenile limosa Black-tailed Godwit of the year is always a highlight of midsummer in Norfolk. This one at Buckenham Marshes this afternoon was my first on the patch though. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The first juvenile limosa Black-tailed Godwit of the year is always a highlight of midsummer in Norfolk. This one at Buckenham Marshes this afternoon was my first on the patch though. #UKBirding #NorfolkBirding
Some highlights from a very productive visit to Foxley Woods at the end of last month; Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary (including form valezina) and White Admiral.
July 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some highlights from a very productive visit to Foxley Woods at the end of last month; Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary (including form valezina) and White Admiral.
We did well for eastern warblers on the @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour earlier in the month with many giving excellent views. Greenish, Booted, Blyth's Reed and Icterine Warblers pictured here. #BirdingEstonia
June 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We did well for eastern warblers on the @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour earlier in the month with many giving excellent views. Greenish, Booted, Blyth's Reed and Icterine Warblers pictured here. #BirdingEstonia
I'd only seen autumn Barred Warblers until two weeks ago so I was really hoping we'd catch up with some adult males on our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour. They certainly didn't disappoint! #BirdingEstonia
June 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'd only seen autumn Barred Warblers until two weeks ago so I was really hoping we'd catch up with some adult males on our @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour. They certainly didn't disappoint! #BirdingEstonia
I had three lifers on last week's @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour with the first being superb views of this Lesser Spotted Eagle low overhead on our second day.
June 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I had three lifers on last week's @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia tour with the first being superb views of this Lesser Spotted Eagle low overhead on our second day.
Found time to start editing pics from leading @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia summer tour with @birdinghaapsalu.bsky.social last week. A standout highlight was this Ural Owl which showed really well in the twilight one evening. #BirdingEstonia
June 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Found time to start editing pics from leading @oriolebirding.bsky.social Estonia summer tour with @birdinghaapsalu.bsky.social last week. A standout highlight was this Ural Owl which showed really well in the twilight one evening. #BirdingEstonia