Viv K
@vivkeene.bsky.social
Actor, gardener, nature-lover. Based in South-West.
I didn't get a clear pic of ANY of the birds of prey that my bro and I saw. out on Exmoor on Sat, but I was very pleased to see the White-Tailed Sea Eagle, many Buzzards and Red Kites. Operator error means that all pictures were fuzzy! One day....🤞 A few Golden Plover flocks too. #UKBirding
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I didn't get a clear pic of ANY of the birds of prey that my bro and I saw. out on Exmoor on Sat, but I was very pleased to see the White-Tailed Sea Eagle, many Buzzards and Red Kites. Operator error means that all pictures were fuzzy! One day....🤞 A few Golden Plover flocks too. #UKBirding
A disappointing trip to the Cobb, Lyme Regis today. Only one Purple Sandpiper visible, a few Turnstones and Rock Pipits and that was it! It also got very, very grey! #UKBirding
January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
A disappointing trip to the Cobb, Lyme Regis today. Only one Purple Sandpiper visible, a few Turnstones and Rock Pipits and that was it! It also got very, very grey! #UKBirding
Blue sky and sunshine in Greenwich park, so the parakeets and the Jays looked zingy. The parakeets are all surveying nests and the Egyptian Geese are displaying constantly. #UKBirding
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Blue sky and sunshine in Greenwich park, so the parakeets and the Jays looked zingy. The parakeets are all surveying nests and the Egyptian Geese are displaying constantly. #UKBirding
People sometimes say that Buzzards don't hover, but here is a clip of one doing just that.... A gorgeous afternoon in Lyme Regis. A Kestrel was hovering just behind! I've slowed it down at the end, so that you can really watch it.... #UKBirding
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
People sometimes say that Buzzards don't hover, but here is a clip of one doing just that.... A gorgeous afternoon in Lyme Regis. A Kestrel was hovering just behind! I've slowed it down at the end, so that you can really watch it.... #UKBirding
Blue-sky! Such a relief. Had a quick walk around Lyme Regis looking for Black Redstarts, with no success. Lots of Buzzards, Kestrels and a few Bullfinches, Woodpeckers and Blackcaps were a pleasure to see. #UKBirding
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Blue-sky! Such a relief. Had a quick walk around Lyme Regis looking for Black Redstarts, with no success. Lots of Buzzards, Kestrels and a few Bullfinches, Woodpeckers and Blackcaps were a pleasure to see. #UKBirding
Thrilled to get a not-very-good pic of the Firecrest that just showed in my garden! I saw it a few weeks ago but it disappeared b4 I got my camera. Not seen one since I was a kid. Lots of small birds about too - Blue, Great, Long-tailed, Coal Tits, Nuthatch, Wrens, Robins, Blackbirds #UKBirding
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Thrilled to get a not-very-good pic of the Firecrest that just showed in my garden! I saw it a few weeks ago but it disappeared b4 I got my camera. Not seen one since I was a kid. Lots of small birds about too - Blue, Great, Long-tailed, Coal Tits, Nuthatch, Wrens, Robins, Blackbirds #UKBirding
The Kestrel. What a fabulous bird! I watched this one for quite a while today. Perfect conditions, but it didn't seem to be catching anything..... #UKBirding
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Kestrel. What a fabulous bird! I watched this one for quite a while today. Perfect conditions, but it didn't seem to be catching anything..... #UKBirding
A few more pics from a walk between Otterton and Budleigh Salterton today. Perfect weather! Lots of Chiffs, Stonechats, a few Blackcaps. Ducks, Herons & Egrets. Dabchicks. Buzzards, Kestrels. Blackwits, Redshanks, Ringos, Dunlin. #UKBirding
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A few more pics from a walk between Otterton and Budleigh Salterton today. Perfect weather! Lots of Chiffs, Stonechats, a few Blackcaps. Ducks, Herons & Egrets. Dabchicks. Buzzards, Kestrels. Blackwits, Redshanks, Ringos, Dunlin. #UKBirding
Wonderful weather in Devon today. Saw 2 Lesser Whitethroats in Seaton & then walked Otterton to Budleigh. 1st GND of the season! Teal, Wigeon, Ringos, Dunlin, Curlew, Godwit, Shelduck mainly. Fab Kestrel action! #UKBirding
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Wonderful weather in Devon today. Saw 2 Lesser Whitethroats in Seaton & then walked Otterton to Budleigh. 1st GND of the season! Teal, Wigeon, Ringos, Dunlin, Curlew, Godwit, Shelduck mainly. Fab Kestrel action! #UKBirding
You can tell that Winter is nearly here, when 100s of Golden Plover arrive at RSPB Lodmoor. I love to see them! Also Lapwings, Teal, Redwings, Song Thrush, GWE, Shovelers, Blackcaps, Chiffs & Chaffs mainly. And a few Snipe, but not many yet. Marsh Harriers. #UKBirding @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You can tell that Winter is nearly here, when 100s of Golden Plover arrive at RSPB Lodmoor. I love to see them! Also Lapwings, Teal, Redwings, Song Thrush, GWE, Shovelers, Blackcaps, Chiffs & Chaffs mainly. And a few Snipe, but not many yet. Marsh Harriers. #UKBirding @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Hadn't been out for 3 days (winter slump!), so was pleased it was a lovely day. Walked Cogden to West Bexington. Fab to see a good flock of Yammers, with a few Cirl Buntings in the mix. Then a gd Green Finch flock (about 3 dozen), which eventually mixed with Linnets. Lots of Stonechats. #UKBirding
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hadn't been out for 3 days (winter slump!), so was pleased it was a lovely day. Walked Cogden to West Bexington. Fab to see a good flock of Yammers, with a few Cirl Buntings in the mix. Then a gd Green Finch flock (about 3 dozen), which eventually mixed with Linnets. Lots of Stonechats. #UKBirding
I loved this post! It's the little things. My pet TV & film bugbear is vixens screaming........ Day or night, all year round, in every thriller or murder-mystery.......🙄🙄🤣
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I loved this post! It's the little things. My pet TV & film bugbear is vixens screaming........ Day or night, all year round, in every thriller or murder-mystery.......🙄🙄🤣
The GOOD news today was that I saw my first-ever Firecrest AND it was in my garden!! 😮 The BAD news was that it was 30 secs b4 I had to start a 3 hour Zoom workshop.....so no pics or following. It wasn't there when I came out, of course. 🥺🥺 But I shall be keeping 👀👀 open!! 😃#UKBirding
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The GOOD news today was that I saw my first-ever Firecrest AND it was in my garden!! 😮 The BAD news was that it was 30 secs b4 I had to start a 3 hour Zoom workshop.....so no pics or following. It wasn't there when I came out, of course. 🥺🥺 But I shall be keeping 👀👀 open!! 😃#UKBirding
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Even consummate migrants like Corncrakes can end up being ship-assisted, although presumably being adopted by a family and fed prawns is a rarer occurrence.... #UKBirding #Ornithology
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Even consummate migrants like Corncrakes can end up being ship-assisted, although presumably being adopted by a family and fed prawns is a rarer occurrence.... #UKBirding #Ornithology
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
Standing in my Lyme Regis garden & there are still very large flocks of Wood Pigeons heading south....thousands.... #UKBirding
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Standing in my Lyme Regis garden & there are still very large flocks of Wood Pigeons heading south....thousands.... #UKBirding
Gd walk betwn Cogden & Swyre today. Fairly quiet, birdwise, but a cpl of Cirls, Redwings, plenty of Stonechats, Mipits and a few skylarks. Major movement of Wood Pigeons. Many insects, including dragonflies, my latest Clouded Yellow, hornets etc. Plenty of fungi & Robin's Pincushions. #UKBirding
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Gd walk betwn Cogden & Swyre today. Fairly quiet, birdwise, but a cpl of Cirls, Redwings, plenty of Stonechats, Mipits and a few skylarks. Major movement of Wood Pigeons. Many insects, including dragonflies, my latest Clouded Yellow, hornets etc. Plenty of fungi & Robin's Pincushions. #UKBirding
I thought that the flocks of small birds I was seeing on Exmoor yesterday were probably Linnets, but they were actually Reed Buntings. Haven't seen them like that b4. Also 5 Red Kites & male Hen Harrier #UKBirding
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I thought that the flocks of small birds I was seeing on Exmoor yesterday were probably Linnets, but they were actually Reed Buntings. Haven't seen them like that b4. Also 5 Red Kites & male Hen Harrier #UKBirding
Yester a.m turned grey, but I was thrilled to see this male Hen Harrier up on an Exmoor ridge! I was half a mile away as I watched it soar over my parked car. 😂 Gr8 to see tho. Also 5 Red Kite, 5 Buzzards & small flocks of birds that turned out to be Reed Buntings, surprisingly! #UKBirding
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yester a.m turned grey, but I was thrilled to see this male Hen Harrier up on an Exmoor ridge! I was half a mile away as I watched it soar over my parked car. 😂 Gr8 to see tho. Also 5 Red Kite, 5 Buzzards & small flocks of birds that turned out to be Reed Buntings, surprisingly! #UKBirding
I'm enjoying strolling around my old haunts. Greenwich Park has always been a favourite. Yesterday I got gr8 views of 3 foxes, many Parakeets, a few Fallow Deer, Gt Spot Woodies, Egyptian Geese & a surprising Red Kite. 😃 #UKBirding #UKMammals
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I'm enjoying strolling around my old haunts. Greenwich Park has always been a favourite. Yesterday I got gr8 views of 3 foxes, many Parakeets, a few Fallow Deer, Gt Spot Woodies, Egyptian Geese & a surprising Red Kite. 😃 #UKBirding #UKMammals
Cat-sitting in London, so had a trip to Bushy Park yester to wildlife watch. Exhausted stags, both Fallow and Red, Green Woodpeckers, Parakeets, Stonechats & Jays mainly. #Wildlife #Mammals #Birds All deer pics from at least 50m - they're very dangerous at this time of year!
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Dartmoor in showery rain today, so the light was rather low. Large influx of thrush types - Fieldfares (about 70), Redwings (7), Ring Ouzels (@ 12), Blackbirds and Mistles. All VERY flighty. Also Tawny Owl calling in p.m, Greenfinches, Linnets, Stonechats, Goldcrests, Bullfinches. #UKBirding
October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Dartmoor in showery rain today, so the light was rather low. Large influx of thrush types - Fieldfares (about 70), Redwings (7), Ring Ouzels (@ 12), Blackbirds and Mistles. All VERY flighty. Also Tawny Owl calling in p.m, Greenfinches, Linnets, Stonechats, Goldcrests, Bullfinches. #UKBirding
It was a dark grey morn, but I had a stroll on the South Dorset Ridgeway, after a Tip run. Small pulse of Swallows heading E, Stonechats, Cirl buntings, a single Wheatear, a few Skylarks and many Chiffs and Chaffs. Dreadful pics because there was a total lack of light or contrast! 🙁 #UKBirding
October 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It was a dark grey morn, but I had a stroll on the South Dorset Ridgeway, after a Tip run. Small pulse of Swallows heading E, Stonechats, Cirl buntings, a single Wheatear, a few Skylarks and many Chiffs and Chaffs. Dreadful pics because there was a total lack of light or contrast! 🙁 #UKBirding
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A slightly better shot of the Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes. Thanks to the landowner and birders for allowing and arranging access. This was not only a first for the Scillies but also a first for England! #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A slightly better shot of the Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes. Thanks to the landowner and birders for allowing and arranging access. This was not only a first for the Scillies but also a first for England! #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding
Up on Exmoor yesterday and I was surprised how few birds I was seeing. Plenty of holly and haw berries, but I didn't see a single Blackbird or thrush, but on Dartmoor a few days ago were plenty. A Red Kite, Linnets & Stonechats were evident. Other than that? Pheasants & Partridge. 🙁#UKBirding
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Up on Exmoor yesterday and I was surprised how few birds I was seeing. Plenty of holly and haw berries, but I didn't see a single Blackbird or thrush, but on Dartmoor a few days ago were plenty. A Red Kite, Linnets & Stonechats were evident. Other than that? Pheasants & Partridge. 🙁#UKBirding