Steve Williams
@steveonhilbre.bsky.social
Birder, ringer, husband, dad of four, kopite & foodie and cancer survivor
Family, birds, footy, travel and food what more is there 🤷♂️
hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com
Family, birds, footy, travel and food what more is there 🤷♂️
hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com
Purple Sandpiper - one of my favourite waders 😍 @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning #UKBirding
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Purple Sandpiper - one of my favourite waders 😍 @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning #UKBirding
Bustards on Salisbury Plains … a great way to finish a fabulous south Costa roadtrip (plus loads of Red Kites and Corn Buntings) #UKBirding
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Bustards on Salisbury Plains … a great way to finish a fabulous south Costa roadtrip (plus loads of Red Kites and Corn Buntings) #UKBirding
Grackles to the north of me, grackles to the south … here I am stuck in the middle 👀 Great-tailed Grackle Holbury Hampshire yesterday #UKbirding
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Grackles to the north of me, grackles to the south … here I am stuck in the middle 👀 Great-tailed Grackle Holbury Hampshire yesterday #UKbirding
Lovely to catch up with this male LesserSpottedWoodpecker in the New Forest yesterday along with Firecrests and Marsh Tits - #UKBirding
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Lovely to catch up with this male LesserSpottedWoodpecker in the New Forest yesterday along with Firecrests and Marsh Tits - #UKBirding
Killdeer at Ripley Res yesterday - the start of a great day down south in great company! #UKBirding
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Killdeer at Ripley Res yesterday - the start of a great day down south in great company! #UKBirding
Could become the first ‘accepted’ for #Wirral and a great find by Pierre Montieth this first winter #CaspianGull graced the roof of Bidston Recycling Centre on Sunday #UKBirding
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Could become the first ‘accepted’ for #Wirral and a great find by Pierre Montieth this first winter #CaspianGull graced the roof of Bidston Recycling Centre on Sunday #UKBirding
First visit to the magical island this year - stunning morning over the tide but rather brisk bracing NNW breeze @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
First visit to the magical island this year - stunning morning over the tide but rather brisk bracing NNW breeze @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
Some more nice birds from late October on #StAgnes … #RingOuzel #Greenshank with #Redshank #Kingfisher and #BlackRedstart #Ukbirding
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some more nice birds from late October on #StAgnes … #RingOuzel #Greenshank with #Redshank #Kingfisher and #BlackRedstart #Ukbirding
St Agnes for our usual end of October week was fairly quiet but we managed a few good birds on the islands and the mainland - #BuffbelliedPipit #Bluethroat #Hoopoe and #SteppeGreyShrike #UkBirding
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
St Agnes for our usual end of October week was fairly quiet but we managed a few good birds on the islands and the mainland - #BuffbelliedPipit #Bluethroat #Hoopoe and #SteppeGreyShrike #UkBirding
St Agnes for a few days mid month … Mourning Dove (with Collared), Lapland Bunting, American BuffbelliedPipit and Hoopoe were among the highlights #UKBirding
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
St Agnes for a few days mid month … Mourning Dove (with Collared), Lapland Bunting, American BuffbelliedPipit and Hoopoe were among the highlights #UKBirding
The seawatching over the weekend @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social was great thanks to StormAmy … I still forget to post on BlueSky 🤦🏻♂️ must try harder! Video of Leach’s Petrel #UKBirding
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The seawatching over the weekend @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social was great thanks to StormAmy … I still forget to post on BlueSky 🤦🏻♂️ must try harder! Video of Leach’s Petrel #UKBirding
This #SlavonianGrebe was found on West Kirby Marine Lake last night by John Willams, fortunately it was still there this morning when I checked the lake out #UKBirding
September 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This #SlavonianGrebe was found on West Kirby Marine Lake last night by John Willams, fortunately it was still there this morning when I checked the lake out #UKBirding
Always a joy to hear and see the first #YellowbrowedWarbler of the autumn and this morning’s bird was in the heligoland @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social our joint second earliest ever. Autumn has properly arrived this week 🍂💥 also at least 20 Chiffchaff on the island today and a smart male Stonechat too 😍
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Always a joy to hear and see the first #YellowbrowedWarbler of the autumn and this morning’s bird was in the heligoland @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social our joint second earliest ever. Autumn has properly arrived this week 🍂💥 also at least 20 Chiffchaff on the island today and a smart male Stonechat too 😍
Delighted to see this #GreyPhalarope out on the edge of the East Hoyle sandbank yesterday evening. Thanks to Tim Kinch for the shout 🙏
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Delighted to see this #GreyPhalarope out on the edge of the East Hoyle sandbank yesterday evening. Thanks to Tim Kinch for the shout 🙏
Also seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social earlier this week two Sabine’s Gulls (video of juvenile from last Sept 🎥), Leach’s Petrels (34 on Tuesday) and a Great Northern Diver
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Also seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social earlier this week two Sabine’s Gulls (video of juvenile from last Sept 🎥), Leach’s Petrels (34 on Tuesday) and a Great Northern Diver
Some great seawatching earlier this week - three species of skua (Arctic,Bonxie and Pom) plus BlackTern
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Some great seawatching earlier this week - three species of skua (Arctic,Bonxie and Pom) plus BlackTern
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Call in at the Bird Observatories Council stand (www.birdobscouncil.org.uk) and hear about the great work of bird observatories around Britain and Ireland and what the BOC is all about @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Call in at the Bird Observatories Council stand (www.birdobscouncil.org.uk) and hear about the great work of bird observatories around Britain and Ireland and what the BOC is all about @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
Back on the patch @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … #UKBirding
April 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Back on the patch @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … #UKBirding
April 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A great holiday on #StAgnes and the #IslesofScilly
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A great holiday on #StAgnes and the #IslesofScilly
What a glorious day to arrive on the Isles of Scilly - always a thrill just to be here ☀️🏝️🌅📸
April 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What a glorious day to arrive on the Isles of Scilly - always a thrill just to be here ☀️🏝️🌅📸
A great day on Wirral started @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a fall of Chiffchaffs (including a British ringed control), my first HouseMartin of the year and our second Osprey of the day circled the Obs itself. Later I called in a couple of times to see the GreatGreyShrike at Leasowe #UKBirding
April 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A great day on Wirral started @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a fall of Chiffchaffs (including a British ringed control), my first HouseMartin of the year and our second Osprey of the day circled the Obs itself. Later I called in a couple of times to see the GreatGreyShrike at Leasowe #UKBirding
The solar eclipse ☀️🌙⛅️ from the magical island 🏝️ today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The solar eclipse ☀️🌙⛅️ from the magical island 🏝️ today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
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Non stop at @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social set, rise, eclipse and more maintenance.
March 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Non stop at @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social set, rise, eclipse and more maintenance.
A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding