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For @alan678.bsky.social #speckles&spots themed #BirdOfTheDay a Spotted Crake from Gibraltar Point LWT
@lincswildlife.bsky.social #Lincsbirding #Birds #birdphotography #nature
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A Song Thrush from earlier this year for #speckles&spots #BirdOfTheDay
It was the first time we had seen a Song Thrush use our garden pond 😊
@alan678.bsky.social #birds #photography #gardenwildlife #Lincolnshire
A Song Thrush stood on the edge of a garden pond. There is out of focus foliage in the foreground and the water and pond plants beyond the song thrush.
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #speckles&spots birds with speckled or spotted plumage. The alt theme is #most the bird you think you have most photos of. Good luck. Here’s a Starling taken yesterday. Ps don’t forget to put the theme hashtag too #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A European starling stands upright on a low ridge of fresh white snow, photographed in close-up from the side. Its dark plumage is densely speckled with small cream-white spots, and subtle iridescent tones of green and purple shimmer across its neck and chest. The bird’s long, pointed bill faces to the right, closed, with a calm but alert expression. One reddish leg is faintly visible beneath the feathers. The background is softly blurred in muted grey and olive tones, creating a moody winter atmosphere that contrasts with the crisp snow and highlights the starling’s intricate feather patterns.
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
msj99.bsky.social
For @alan678.bsky.social #speckles&spots themed #BirdOfTheDay a Spotted Crake from Gibraltar Point LWT
@lincswildlife.bsky.social #Lincsbirding #Birds #birdphotography #nature
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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A 🪶Sandhill Crane relaxing in the mid-November evening chill.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Snowy
#GoldenHour
#VermontBirds
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Mandarin Ducks / Mandarinenten #snowy
#birdoftheday

(Mannheim, Germany)

#ducks #birds #vögel #enten
Three mandarin ducks, two males in colourful breeding plumage and one grey female between them. All three are sitting on snow, next to a river
January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
msj99.bsky.social
White-tailed Eagle for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #snowy & #goldenhour #Hungary
#birdphotography
#nature #birds
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Arctic Redpoll for @alan678.bsky.social’s #snowy #BirdOfTheDay
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #Finland 🇫🇮
Arctic Redpoll sat on a snow covered branch of a pine tree.
January 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Hen Harrier, Lincolnshire coast & Great Northern Divers at Covenham Reservoir #Lincsbirding
#BirdsSeenIn2026
@lincswildlife.bsky.social
#Birds
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Red Kite #BirdsofPrey & #caughtinmotion for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #birds
#lincsbirding #nature
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Northern Hawk-owl #caughtinmotion for @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsofPrey
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #Finland 🇫🇮
A Northern Hawk-owl coming in feet first. Wings are up towards a near vertical position and the tail feathers are touching the snow as the bird comes into land. The bird is surrounded by snow covered ground.
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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pintailpictures.bsky.social
A couple of images for @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Reflections

I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing some images and seeing all the wonderful contributions since finding #BirdOfTheDay, thank you very much @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social

Happy New Year 🥳
A Yellowhammer reflected in a roadside puddle with fallen (wet) leaves in the background. Pictured in the sea on the left is a Northern Fulmar, its head reflected on the surface of the water. To the right two European Storm Petrels, the lower of the two birds has its wings outstretched horizontally and the upper bird has its wings in a more vertical position. They are also reflected on the surface of the water.
December 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Marsh Warbler for @alan678.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut #Birds
#BirdPhotography
#Lincsbirding
December 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Here’s a Common Buzzard #BirdButts for @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
A Common Buzzard taking off from a puddle on a stone track with droplets of water are dropping from its feet. Both wings are pointing upwards. There is a strip of grass and a ploughed field in the background.
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Glossy Ibis, Cleethorpes yesterday @lincswildlife.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social
@rarebirder.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
#Birds #UKBirding #lincsbirding
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Glossy Ibis, south of Meridian car park Cleethorpes @lincswildlife.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
@birdguides.bsky.social
#Birds #ukbirds #lincsbirding
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Griffon Vulture #Outstretched for @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay
#vultures #Extremadura #Spain
#birdphotography #nature #wildlife
A Griffon Vulture with wings outstretched gliding on the thermals from left to right of the image in a cloudless blue sky.
December 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
msj99.bsky.social
For Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Outstretched an Egyptian Vulture
#Birds #Extremadura #BirdPhotography
#BirdsInFlight
December 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Cattle Egret my #MostRecent image for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #FlyDay #BirdsInFlight #Lincsbirding @lincswildlife.bsky.social #Birds
December 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Common Starling for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #Contrast #Birds #lincsbirding #birdphotography #ukbirds
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Another of my Northern Hawk-owl shots for @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme #faceoff
#birds #photography #nature #wildlife #Finland
A close in image of a Northern Hawk-owl flying directly towards the camera over snow covered ground. The bird’s eyes fixed directly ahead.
December 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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A Common Snipe at sunrise taken at Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR for @robcrank68.bsky.social #SideProfiles themed #BirdOfTheDay @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #Birds #ukbirding #bidphotography
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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A Yellow Wagtail preparing for take off for @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #SideProfiles
#birds #photography #nature #wildlife #lincolnshire
A side view of a Yellow Wagtail on a brown fence post leaning forwards and downwards towards the right, preparing to takeoff. There is an out of focus hedge branch in the top right hand side of the image, the background is a diffused olive/brown colour.
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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pintailpictures.bsky.social
A #Grounded Common Buzzard for @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay, captured on my journey to work back in October.
#lincolnshire #birds #photography #nature #wildlife
A common buzzard sat on a recently cultivated field (bare soil).
December 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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A #Grounded Red-billed Chough for @alan678.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay
#ukbirds #Birds
#Photography
#Islay
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Black-browed Albatross flying over the Gannets at Bempton cliffs a few years ago #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #photography
A Black-browed Albatross flying from right to left over a colony of Gannets on the cliffs at RSPB Bempton.
December 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM