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Mark Coller
@markcoller.bsky.social
Birding, butterflies, and dragonflies.
Lovely views of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Truro Cornwall this afternoon, also a common sandpiper and black tailed godwit. @cbwps.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Bonapartes, Mediterranean, and black headed gull off Tolcarne Beach Penzance today. @cbwps.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Superb views of the male and female Lesser Scaup on Helston boating lake. @cbwps.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
1 of 2 Whooper Swans on a great morning out at Chew Valley Lake. @bristolbirding.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Some wonderful views of the 3 penduline tits at Aust Wetlands this morning @bristolbirding.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
2 of the 3 penduline tits at Aust Wetlands today
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
After 2 days of failing to find any at other sites, I finally saw 4 Yellow eyed penguins today at Katiki Point, New Zealand
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Superb night out watching Southern Brown Kiwi on Stewart Island, New Zealand, with Beaks and Feathers tour company. 🪶🇳🇿
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A day of 2 extremes, a Fiordland crested penguin so far out in Milford Sound that I nearly missed it, to a Weka sat 3 feet away on my picnic table!! 🪶🇳🇿
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
After totally failing to find Black Stilt yesterday, I was so glad to see 2 along Lake Pukaki today and some lovely Black Fronted Terns. 🪶🇳🇿
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Kea being naughty in the car parks at Arthur's Pass, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Kea at Arthur's Pass New Zealand, such wonderful characters! 🪶🇳🇿
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
50 years ago, I saw a picture of a Wrybill in a book, and I have always wanted to see one! Today, I saw 107 of them on Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Kaikoura 2nd pelagic, other superb birds including Westland Petrels, Bullers Shearwaters, Grey Faced Petrel, and even a Pacific Reef Heron on the trip back in. Another incredible trip ! 🪶🇳🇿
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Kaikoura 2nd pelagic trip, well over 40 Albatross including both Northern and Southern Royal, Antipodean, Salvins and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I certainly wasn't expecting to see Cooks Petrel and Fairy Prion on the Kaikoura Pelagic trip!! An amazing trip out with Albatross Encounters. 🪶🇳🇿
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
From my first Kaikoura pelagic trip today, Northern Giant, Cape, and White Chinned Petrels 🪶🇳🇿
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My first New Zealand pelagic from Kaikoura, superb views of Salvins, Antipodean, and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Incredible sea watch from the New Zealand inter-island ferry this morning. Northern royal and salvins albatross, short tailed, flesh footed, huttons, fluttering, bullers, and sooty shearwaters, westland and white chinned petrels and over 1000 fairy prions and little blue penguin 🤯
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I have been trying for days to get a photo of a Silvereye.They don't stay still for long!! Waimanu Lagoon, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Variable Oystercatcher on Manawatu Beach, New Zealand, this morning 🪶🇳🇿
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Tui, Noth Island Saddleback, and California Quail in Bushy Park this afternoon 🪶🇳🇿
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This little Fantail followed me for a while in Bushy Park and started to sing. 🪶🇳🇿
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A lovely inquisitive North Island Robin in Bushy Park Norh of Whanganui this afternoon 🪶🇳🇿
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
1 of 5 Nankeen Night Herons at Upokongaro today. Very difficult to see them, but this one eventually moved higher up and into view! 🪶🇳🇿
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM