Pagan Birder
@paganbirder.bsky.social
aka Penny, a love of all of nature especially Birds, Butterflies & Orchids. Often found on the Quantocks & the Somerset levels with my better half, Ann
A cold grey day in Norfolk but some superb birding to be had. The black winged Kite at Stubb Mills and an Iceland & Caspian Gull at Sea Palling plus so much more. First time we have seen an adult Caspian, a beauty! #ukbirding
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A cold grey day in Norfolk but some superb birding to be had. The black winged Kite at Stubb Mills and an Iceland & Caspian Gull at Sea Palling plus so much more. First time we have seen an adult Caspian, a beauty! #ukbirding
Right place right time, pulled up to park along the esplanade in Sherringham and there it was the Eastern Black Redstart. What a stunner! Have had fingers crossed 🤞 for weeks hoping it would stay for our Norfolk visit 😀
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Right place right time, pulled up to park along the esplanade in Sherringham and there it was the Eastern Black Redstart. What a stunner! Have had fingers crossed 🤞 for weeks hoping it would stay for our Norfolk visit 😀
An awesome day out in Hants and Wilts. Great scope views of the Killdeer, a brilliant performance from the G T Grackle, Salisbury Plain didn’t disappoint with Bustards, Red Kites & 100’s of Corn Buntings. A bonus 2 W T Eagles at the Killdeer site. Great company & many laughs, a magic day! #ukbirding
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
An awesome day out in Hants and Wilts. Great scope views of the Killdeer, a brilliant performance from the G T Grackle, Salisbury Plain didn’t disappoint with Bustards, Red Kites & 100’s of Corn Buntings. A bonus 2 W T Eagles at the Killdeer site. Great company & many laughs, a magic day! #ukbirding
A very pleasant couple of hours in a Somerset wood, just watching a host of birds busily feeding on a cold but sunny morning. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
A very pleasant couple of hours in a Somerset wood, just watching a host of birds busily feeding on a cold but sunny morning. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
A sight not often seen in Somerset, a flock of White fronted Geese over Ham Wall this morning. Lovely to hear their ‘chattering’ call during the fly by. #somersetbirding
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A sight not often seen in Somerset, a flock of White fronted Geese over Ham Wall this morning. Lovely to hear their ‘chattering’ call during the fly by. #somersetbirding
Burnham beach this morning and we spent an hour watching the Kentish Plover in beautiful sunshine. As the tide came in so the Plovers gradually came closer until they all upped and flew towards Stert Island. Nice to see a Sanderling as well. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Burnham beach this morning and we spent an hour watching the Kentish Plover in beautiful sunshine. As the tide came in so the Plovers gradually came closer until they all upped and flew towards Stert Island. Nice to see a Sanderling as well. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
As the sunlight hit the woodland floor a Goldcrest started feeding busily amongst the leaf litter ….
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
As the sunlight hit the woodland floor a Goldcrest started feeding busily amongst the leaf litter ….
Always pays to ‘look up!’ - a nice group of Redpoll feeding on the Alder at RSPB Ham Wall. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Always pays to ‘look up!’ - a nice group of Redpoll feeding on the Alder at RSPB Ham Wall. #somersetbirding #ukbirding
Our local nature reserve at Uphill, Weston-S-Mare and a great opportunity to see a Red-breasted Merganser at close range. It seems happy feeding and diving on a small ‘boating lake’, nice to get a chance to see all those feather details. #avonbirding #ukbirding
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Our local nature reserve at Uphill, Weston-S-Mare and a great opportunity to see a Red-breasted Merganser at close range. It seems happy feeding and diving on a small ‘boating lake’, nice to get a chance to see all those feather details. #avonbirding #ukbirding
A brilliant start to the birding year yesterday with 78 species seen from Slimbridge, Aust, Cheddar & Levels. Highlights a stunning Goshawk, Tundra Bean, Little Stint, Pendulines, BN Grebe, Scaup & so much more. Our best ever daily total 😀.
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
A brilliant start to the birding year yesterday with 78 species seen from Slimbridge, Aust, Cheddar & Levels. Highlights a stunning Goshawk, Tundra Bean, Little Stint, Pendulines, BN Grebe, Scaup & so much more. Our best ever daily total 😀.
To all our friends and followers old and new and for the friends we have yet to meet x
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
To all our friends and followers old and new and for the friends we have yet to meet x
Sunny blue skies and Marsh Harriers at SWT Westhay yesterday. A beautiful day to roam around one of my favourite nature reserves. #ukbirding #somersetbirding
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Sunny blue skies and Marsh Harriers at SWT Westhay yesterday. A beautiful day to roam around one of my favourite nature reserves. #ukbirding #somersetbirding
A chilly couple of hours at Chew Valley Lake this morning but beautiful in the sun. A Peregrine put on a great performance from Stratford Hide and an Otter took a casual stroll. Whoopers still at Herons G Bay, lovely to hear them call to each other. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A chilly couple of hours at Chew Valley Lake this morning but beautiful in the sun. A Peregrine put on a great performance from Stratford Hide and an Otter took a casual stroll. Whoopers still at Herons G Bay, lovely to hear them call to each other. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
Trapped in the hide by heavy rain but rewarded by this bright jewel of a Kingfisher as it pondered it’s next move in the rain. Stratford Hide, Chew Valley Lake this morning. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trapped in the hide by heavy rain but rewarded by this bright jewel of a Kingfisher as it pondered it’s next move in the rain. Stratford Hide, Chew Valley Lake this morning. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
With our birding adventures greatly hindered at the moment it was great to see several Cattle Egrets in various fields during a drive across the Somerset Levels. Brilliant characters to take time to watch as they interact with the cattle. #ukbirding #somersetbirding
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
With our birding adventures greatly hindered at the moment it was great to see several Cattle Egrets in various fields during a drive across the Somerset Levels. Brilliant characters to take time to watch as they interact with the cattle. #ukbirding #somersetbirding
A very pleasant morning spent around Chew Valley between the showers. Great to catch up with 7 Whoopers currently on the lake plus a bonus Red crested Pochard and so much more amongst some beautiful autumn colours. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A very pleasant morning spent around Chew Valley between the showers. Great to catch up with 7 Whoopers currently on the lake plus a bonus Red crested Pochard and so much more amongst some beautiful autumn colours. #bristolbirding #ukbirding
A bright spark on a dull day, a Firecrest busily feeding around Shapwick carpark late morning. What a treat! #somersetbirding #ukbirding
October 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A bright spark on a dull day, a Firecrest busily feeding around Shapwick carpark late morning. What a treat! #somersetbirding #ukbirding
Treasure hunting again on the magical Quantock Hills, a very good year for fungi 😀 #quantockhills #ukfungi
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Treasure hunting again on the magical Quantock Hills, a very good year for fungi 😀 #quantockhills #ukfungi
A flock of 20 Glossy Ibis flew into Herriots Pool for a while for a wash and brush up before flying high and heading to Herons Bay. So uplifting to see and watch, amazing to see such a large flock of Ibis in the UK. #avonbirds
October 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A flock of 20 Glossy Ibis flew into Herriots Pool for a while for a wash and brush up before flying high and heading to Herons Bay. So uplifting to see and watch, amazing to see such a large flock of Ibis in the UK. #avonbirds
‘Look up!’ Porcelain Fungi (Oudemansiella mucida) amongst the Beech trees on the Quantocks. A beautiful looking fungi and one of my favourites, good to see a good crop of them this year. #quantockhills #SomersetWT #ukfungi
October 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
‘Look up!’ Porcelain Fungi (Oudemansiella mucida) amongst the Beech trees on the Quantocks. A beautiful looking fungi and one of my favourites, good to see a good crop of them this year. #quantockhills #SomersetWT #ukfungi
A very misty and damp start to our walk on the Quantocks yesterday. After an hour or so the mist cleared, the sun appeared and so did the Fly Agarics. Found them in several areas along our route, a good year it would seem for these beauties 😀🍄 #ukfungi #quantockhills #somersetwildlife
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A very misty and damp start to our walk on the Quantocks yesterday. After an hour or so the mist cleared, the sun appeared and so did the Fly Agarics. Found them in several areas along our route, a good year it would seem for these beauties 😀🍄 #ukfungi #quantockhills #somersetwildlife
A lovely morning in East Devon at the LORP with great scope views of the Baird’s Sandpiper before it flew high and north. Continued with a very relaxing autumnal walk around the reserve, beautiful place and environment. #ukbirding
September 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A lovely morning in East Devon at the LORP with great scope views of the Baird’s Sandpiper before it flew high and north. Continued with a very relaxing autumnal walk around the reserve, beautiful place and environment. #ukbirding
A very good and enjoyable local birding day. The R B Shrike showed well this morning at Portbury Wharf and at Cheddar Reservoir a plethora of birds from Grey Phalaropes, Curlew Sandpipers, Black Terns, Glossy Ibis etc. Cheddar well worth a visit at the moment. #somersetbirding #avonbirds #ukbirding
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A very good and enjoyable local birding day. The R B Shrike showed well this morning at Portbury Wharf and at Cheddar Reservoir a plethora of birds from Grey Phalaropes, Curlew Sandpipers, Black Terns, Glossy Ibis etc. Cheddar well worth a visit at the moment. #somersetbirding #avonbirds #ukbirding
The Wryneck gave brilliant views in the area around the Turf locks on the River Exe this morning to the delight of many people. Glad it stayed for another day, a magical bird to see 😀 #ukbirding #devonbirds
August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Wryneck gave brilliant views in the area around the Turf locks on the River Exe this morning to the delight of many people. Glad it stayed for another day, a magical bird to see 😀 #ukbirding #devonbirds