OliCWildlife
@olicwildlife.bsky.social
23 year old field guide.
Essex 🇬🇧, previously based in Limpopo 🇿🇦!
Sharing my adventures and wildlife photography.
Essex 🇬🇧, previously based in Limpopo 🇿🇦!
Sharing my adventures and wildlife photography.
Thank you to South Essex RG for helping us with another successful joint @essexbirdnews.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social Youth event! It was great to see some many enthusiastic young people get the chance to help out and learn about conservation. The Firecrest was an awesome bonus! #EssexBirding
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thank you to South Essex RG for helping us with another successful joint @essexbirdnews.bsky.social & @btobirds.bsky.social Youth event! It was great to see some many enthusiastic young people get the chance to help out and learn about conservation. The Firecrest was an awesome bonus! #EssexBirding
Bird numbers have been building at Abberton and there’s some good species around too! Lesser Scaup, 9 Greater Scaup, Slav Grebe, 4 Little Stint, 11 R-C Pochard, and Merlin were the highlights this morning. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bird numbers have been building at Abberton and there’s some good species around too! Lesser Scaup, 9 Greater Scaup, Slav Grebe, 4 Little Stint, 11 R-C Pochard, and Merlin were the highlights this morning. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
Another great EBWS field trip yesterday, co-guiding with @swallowbirding.bsky.social & @esbr-essex.bsky.social! Lots of good birds at Freiston & Frampton, including Hen Harrier, Merlins, Whooper Swans, Spoonbill, Peregrines, and huge numbers of Wigeon & Pintail. #Birding #UKBirding
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Another great EBWS field trip yesterday, co-guiding with @swallowbirding.bsky.social & @esbr-essex.bsky.social! Lots of good birds at Freiston & Frampton, including Hen Harrier, Merlins, Whooper Swans, Spoonbill, Peregrines, and huge numbers of Wigeon & Pintail. #Birding #UKBirding
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A great day co-guiding the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social Field Trip with @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @olicwildlife.bsky.social to Freiston & Frampton Marsh RSPB. Highlights inc 4 MERLIN, WHOOPER SWANS, 2 PEREGRINE, KINGFISHER, SPOONBILL, HEN HARRIER + more. #lincsbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A great day co-guiding the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social Field Trip with @esbr-essex.bsky.social & @olicwildlife.bsky.social to Freiston & Frampton Marsh RSPB. Highlights inc 4 MERLIN, WHOOPER SWANS, 2 PEREGRINE, KINGFISHER, SPOONBILL, HEN HARRIER + more. #lincsbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
Very fun afternoon guiding for @swallowbirding.bsky.social & Topsail Charters on the Blackwater. The highlights included Harbour Seal, Avocets, Marsh Harrier, Turnstones, Golden Plover, very close views of Rock Pipit, and some lovely soup! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Very fun afternoon guiding for @swallowbirding.bsky.social & Topsail Charters on the Blackwater. The highlights included Harbour Seal, Avocets, Marsh Harrier, Turnstones, Golden Plover, very close views of Rock Pipit, and some lovely soup! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
Minsmere was surprisingly quiet today but did still get good views of Water Pipit, plus Bittern, 5 Eider heading South offshore, Brambling, Marsh Tits, Bearded Reedlings, Kingfishers, and Grey Seals! #Birds #Birding #SuffolkBirding
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Minsmere was surprisingly quiet today but did still get good views of Water Pipit, plus Bittern, 5 Eider heading South offshore, Brambling, Marsh Tits, Bearded Reedlings, Kingfishers, and Grey Seals! #Birds #Birding #SuffolkBirding
Spent a couple of mornings at The Naze over the last few days! No sign of Little Auks but did manage Pallas’s Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler (heard), Firecrest, Arctic Terns, RTDivers, Common Scoters, Gannet, and plenty of common shorebirds. #Birding #EssexBirding
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Spent a couple of mornings at The Naze over the last few days! No sign of Little Auks but did manage Pallas’s Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler (heard), Firecrest, Arctic Terns, RTDivers, Common Scoters, Gannet, and plenty of common shorebirds. #Birding #EssexBirding
Some phone-scoped footage of the juvenile Brown Shrike at Hollesley yesterday! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding
October 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Some phone-scoped footage of the juvenile Brown Shrike at Hollesley yesterday! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding
It was a beautiful day in North Essex yesterday! It was made even better by some birds though, which included Scaup, Red-crested Pochards, Goosanders, Greenshanks, Avocets, Great Egrets, Kingfishers, and Redpolls! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It was a beautiful day in North Essex yesterday! It was made even better by some birds though, which included Scaup, Red-crested Pochards, Goosanders, Greenshanks, Avocets, Great Egrets, Kingfishers, and Redpolls! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography
Gannet, Minke Whale, and Kittiwake from the NatureTrek Lyme Bay boat trip a couple of weeks ago! It was also good to see Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, 100s of Common Dolphins, and a single Puffin among other things. #Birding #Birds #UKWildlife
October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Gannet, Minke Whale, and Kittiwake from the NatureTrek Lyme Bay boat trip a couple of weeks ago! It was also good to see Balearic & Manx Shearwaters, 100s of Common Dolphins, and a single Puffin among other things. #Birding #Birds #UKWildlife
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
First day at Abberton in a while! Highlights were a surprise Slav Grebe, Scaup, Goosanders, Spot Reds, 16 Ruff, Med Gulls, Great Egrets, Kingfisher, and c400 Pintail. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
First day at Abberton in a while! Highlights were a surprise Slav Grebe, Scaup, Goosanders, Spot Reds, 16 Ruff, Med Gulls, Great Egrets, Kingfisher, and c400 Pintail. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding
I visited RSPB Arne last week, for the first time. A stunning reserve with great wildlife too! I managed distant views of White-tailed Eagle, as well as Sand Lizard, Sika Deer, Dartford Warblers, Curlew Sandpipers, Spoonbills, Hobby, and Firecrests! #Birding #WildlifePhotography
October 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I visited RSPB Arne last week, for the first time. A stunning reserve with great wildlife too! I managed distant views of White-tailed Eagle, as well as Sand Lizard, Sika Deer, Dartford Warblers, Curlew Sandpipers, Spoonbills, Hobby, and Firecrests! #Birding #WildlifePhotography
Spent last Sunday morning exploring RSPB Radipole Lakes where the highlight was an unexpected White Stork high over the reserve! Seems to have a metal ring. Also Curlew Sandpiper, Bearded Tits, and Kingfisher among others. #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Spent last Sunday morning exploring RSPB Radipole Lakes where the highlight was an unexpected White Stork high over the reserve! Seems to have a metal ring. Also Curlew Sandpiper, Bearded Tits, and Kingfisher among others. #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife
Some highlights from a couple of days on Portland Bill last weekend! Lots of sea watching with Balearic Shearwater, 20 Arctic Skua, and both Glossy Ibis & SEO in-off. Also Wryneck, Merlin, and Crossbill elsewhere on the island! #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife
October 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Some highlights from a couple of days on Portland Bill last weekend! Lots of sea watching with Balearic Shearwater, 20 Arctic Skua, and both Glossy Ibis & SEO in-off. Also Wryneck, Merlin, and Crossbill elsewhere on the island! #Birds #Birding #UKWildlife
Back on the EBWS Field Trips! Dungeness was great fun with lots of good birds, including 2 Glossy Ibis, Great & Arctic Skuas, Manx Shearwaters, Black Redstarts, 9 Cattle Egret, and lots of Whinchat. Thank you to everyone involved! #Birding #UKBirding
September 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Back on the EBWS Field Trips! Dungeness was great fun with lots of good birds, including 2 Glossy Ibis, Great & Arctic Skuas, Manx Shearwaters, Black Redstarts, 9 Cattle Egret, and lots of Whinchat. Thank you to everyone involved! #Birding #UKBirding
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There was lots of good birds in North Norfolk, on top of the Wader Spectacle. These included RN Phalarope, 3 Glossy Ibis, Wood, Curlew, & Pectoral Sandpipers, Little Stints, Gannets, 3 Turtle Dove, and 60+ Spoonbill! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #UKBirding
September 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There was lots of good birds in North Norfolk, on top of the Wader Spectacle. These included RN Phalarope, 3 Glossy Ibis, Wood, Curlew, & Pectoral Sandpipers, Little Stints, Gannets, 3 Turtle Dove, and 60+ Spoonbill! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #UKBirding
The Wader Spectacle at RSPB Snettisham yesterday morning! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #Snettisham #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Wader Spectacle at RSPB Snettisham yesterday morning! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #Snettisham #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography
September 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Productive sea-watch at Frinton this morning with @eb263.bsky.social. Pair Arctic Skua, Gannet, Shag, 6 Common Scoter, c30 Sandwich Tern, Kestrel in-off, and awesome views of 2 Fulmar! #EssexBirding #UKBirding
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Productive sea-watch at Frinton this morning with @eb263.bsky.social. Pair Arctic Skua, Gannet, Shag, 6 Common Scoter, c30 Sandwich Tern, Kestrel in-off, and awesome views of 2 Fulmar! #EssexBirding #UKBirding
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Frinton seawatch with @olicwildlife.bsky.social this morning. Highlights 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar inc one overhead. A Kestrel in off and a Shag, Essex 200 for the year #essexbirding #ukbirding
September 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Frinton seawatch with @olicwildlife.bsky.social this morning. Highlights 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar inc one overhead. A Kestrel in off and a Shag, Essex 200 for the year #essexbirding #ukbirding
Some photos of the beautiful scenery on our way up Scafell Pike a couple of days ago! #ScafellPike #Hiking #LakeDistrict
September 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Some photos of the beautiful scenery on our way up Scafell Pike a couple of days ago! #ScafellPike #Hiking #LakeDistrict
Whinchats on the edge of Colchester yesterday! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Whinchats on the edge of Colchester yesterday! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography
I take my dog for walks from home every day around our edge of Colchester and always take binos (or a scope 👀) just in case. The last month has been really good here with Wood Sand, Ruff, Greenshank, 13 Green Sand, Whinchat, Wheatear, Ravens, & Spot Fly among others! #EssexBirding
August 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I take my dog for walks from home every day around our edge of Colchester and always take binos (or a scope 👀) just in case. The last month has been really good here with Wood Sand, Ruff, Greenshank, 13 Green Sand, Whinchat, Wheatear, Ravens, & Spot Fly among others! #EssexBirding