David Walsh
@david-walsh.bsky.social
Suffolk birder, tour guide.
Ravens are a much commoner sight in Suffolk than a few years ago, but I very much enjoy seeing and hearing this one in its favoured tree right outside my house!
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Ravens are a much commoner sight in Suffolk than a few years ago, but I very much enjoy seeing and hearing this one in its favoured tree right outside my house!
The autumn migration season at Landguard is nearly over for another year, but this week I have enjoyed watching the confiding Snow Bunting (yesterday) and, before that, the late Wheatear (on Sunday).
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The autumn migration season at Landguard is nearly over for another year, but this week I have enjoyed watching the confiding Snow Bunting (yesterday) and, before that, the late Wheatear (on Sunday).
With @joshuapev.bsky.social I enjoyed much better views of this Yellow-browed Warbler at Felixstowe Ferry than the photos suggest. Bird found by Mike Marsh and we all heard it calling which confirmed the id #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
With @joshuapev.bsky.social I enjoyed much better views of this Yellow-browed Warbler at Felixstowe Ferry than the photos suggest. Bird found by Mike Marsh and we all heard it calling which confirmed the id #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
Headed up the coast for the first time in a month to see this cracking first-winter Isabelline Shrike at North Warren, my second ever in Suffolk. A superb find by Julian Flowers whilst doing his WEBS count earlier in the day #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Headed up the coast for the first time in a month to see this cracking first-winter Isabelline Shrike at North Warren, my second ever in Suffolk. A superb find by Julian Flowers whilst doing his WEBS count earlier in the day #suffolkbirding #ukbirding
Four mornings in a row at @landguardbo.bsky.social, with daily views of the wonderful Pallas’s Warbler, but the highlight turned out to be a butterfly! In the sunshine I found three Common Blues (two males), Suffolk’s latest ever by two days. Good to watch one with @landguardbirder.bsky.social.
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Four mornings in a row at @landguardbo.bsky.social, with daily views of the wonderful Pallas’s Warbler, but the highlight turned out to be a butterfly! In the sunshine I found three Common Blues (two males), Suffolk’s latest ever by two days. Good to watch one with @landguardbirder.bsky.social.
Much nicer weather at Landguard today. Firecrest & Woodlark looked like being birds of the morning until @joshuapev.bsky.social picked up a Little Auk flying along the beach. It conveniently landed just a few metres offshore! Great to watch it with @birderbill.bsky.social #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Much nicer weather at Landguard today. Firecrest & Woodlark looked like being birds of the morning until @joshuapev.bsky.social picked up a Little Auk flying along the beach. It conveniently landed just a few metres offshore! Great to watch it with @birderbill.bsky.social #ukbirding #suffolkbirding
Record shot of the Brown Shrike at Upper Hollesley Common. First for Suffolk. Great find by Jon Lewis #ukbirding
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Record shot of the Brown Shrike at Upper Hollesley Common. First for Suffolk. Great find by Jon Lewis #ukbirding
Another cracking morning at Landguard. Seconds of the ultra elusive Pallas’s Warbler alongside a Firecrest, with views of a Yellow-browed Warbler shortly afterwards. Definitely my favourite bird trio! A privilege to see this Jack Snipe, just the fourth ever to be trapped/ringed at the site.
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Another cracking morning at Landguard. Seconds of the ultra elusive Pallas’s Warbler alongside a Firecrest, with views of a Yellow-browed Warbler shortly afterwards. Definitely my favourite bird trio! A privilege to see this Jack Snipe, just the fourth ever to be trapped/ringed at the site.
I’ve really enjoyed birding at Landguard regularly this autumn. Y’day was great, with Jack Snipe & Long-eared Owl amongst 50+ species. Today was epic! A self-found Yellow-browed Warbler then the magic moment of relocating a Pallas’s Warbler with Will Brame which he & Bill Mackie had found earlier.
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’ve really enjoyed birding at Landguard regularly this autumn. Y’day was great, with Jack Snipe & Long-eared Owl amongst 50+ species. Today was epic! A self-found Yellow-browed Warbler then the magic moment of relocating a Pallas’s Warbler with Will Brame which he & Bill Mackie had found earlier.
After the second ‘heard only’ Yellow-browed Warbler in two days, this time at Landguard, it was great to find that this immature White-tailed Eagle was performing to order at Trimley. What a bird! We may see the species more often now than in the past, but every one remains special. #ukbirding
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
After the second ‘heard only’ Yellow-browed Warbler in two days, this time at Landguard, it was great to find that this immature White-tailed Eagle was performing to order at Trimley. What a bird! We may see the species more often now than in the past, but every one remains special. #ukbirding
Others have much better photos, but it was an amazing thrill to return for seconds and enjoy the celebrity Red-tailed Shrike at Dunwich this morning, a week after simply ‘ticking it’ in the rain. We watched it hunting (and impaling) dragonflies, beetles, wasps etc. What a privilege!
October 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Others have much better photos, but it was an amazing thrill to return for seconds and enjoy the celebrity Red-tailed Shrike at Dunwich this morning, a week after simply ‘ticking it’ in the rain. We watched it hunting (and impaling) dragonflies, beetles, wasps etc. What a privilege!
A superb morning at @landguardbo.bsky.social today. Lots of finch and pipit vismig including a bonus Crossbill, multiple Redpolls seen in the hand as well as the first Firecrest of the autumn, and the icing on the cake was a Glossy Ibis overhead, my first of the year! ebird.org/checklist/S2...
October 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A superb morning at @landguardbo.bsky.social today. Lots of finch and pipit vismig including a bonus Crossbill, multiple Redpolls seen in the hand as well as the first Firecrest of the autumn, and the icing on the cake was a Glossy Ibis overhead, my first of the year! ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Absolutely thrilled to have seen the Red-tailed Shrike at Dunwich early this morning before guiding a group at Minsmere. The small crowd stayed at a sensible distance and we had cracking scope views. A first for Suffolk and just my second ever (following the one at Bempton three years ago). Magic!
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Absolutely thrilled to have seen the Red-tailed Shrike at Dunwich early this morning before guiding a group at Minsmere. The small crowd stayed at a sensible distance and we had cracking scope views. A first for Suffolk and just my second ever (following the one at Bempton three years ago). Magic!
I was unexpectedly free this morning so headed to Shotley for a circular walk around the marshes. I knew there were Cattle Egrets about, but wasn’t expecting to tally 14! A Bearded Tit in reeds behind the river wall was a bonus.
Clouded Yellow pic is from Landguard on Tuesday, one of eight.
Clouded Yellow pic is from Landguard on Tuesday, one of eight.
October 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I was unexpectedly free this morning so headed to Shotley for a circular walk around the marshes. I knew there were Cattle Egrets about, but wasn’t expecting to tally 14! A Bearded Tit in reeds behind the river wall was a bonus.
Clouded Yellow pic is from Landguard on Tuesday, one of eight.
Clouded Yellow pic is from Landguard on Tuesday, one of eight.
Met up with long-standing friends who are visiting Suffolk this morning for a catch up. Birding was varied and productive. Super close Manx Shearwater and confiding Firecrest at Thorpeness were the highlights, the latter my first of the autumn, as was a Rock Pipit at Slaughden.
September 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Met up with long-standing friends who are visiting Suffolk this morning for a catch up. Birding was varied and productive. Super close Manx Shearwater and confiding Firecrest at Thorpeness were the highlights, the latter my first of the autumn, as was a Rock Pipit at Slaughden.
A splendid after school visit to Felixstowe Ferry with @joshuapev.bsky.social. Two juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, 130 Golden Plovers, 80 Avocets, 2 Sandwich Terns etc all on one pool. Then Guillemot and Brent Geese offshore during a short seawatch.
September 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A splendid after school visit to Felixstowe Ferry with @joshuapev.bsky.social. Two juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, 130 Golden Plovers, 80 Avocets, 2 Sandwich Terns etc all on one pool. Then Guillemot and Brent Geese offshore during a short seawatch.
I really enjoyed #Migfest 2025. A chance to catch up with lots of long-standing friends & make new ones. A memorable walk to the Point on Sat. A loop via Beacon Ponds on Sun ending with a dash to see the Red-necked Phalarope. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the weekend such a success.
September 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I really enjoyed #Migfest 2025. A chance to catch up with lots of long-standing friends & make new ones. A memorable walk to the Point on Sat. A loop via Beacon Ponds on Sun ending with a dash to see the Red-necked Phalarope. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the weekend such a success.
I was very pleased that the Wryneck at @landguardbo.bsky.social decided to stay around until I got home from #Migfest! I had to be patient but eventually it showed really well this morning. It’s now been present for eight days.
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was very pleased that the Wryneck at @landguardbo.bsky.social decided to stay around until I got home from #Migfest! I had to be patient but eventually it showed really well this morning. It’s now been present for eight days.
Looking forward to #Migfest tomorrow. Headed up early to allow an extra day’s birding. Found a confiding Dipper on the edge of the N York Moors before enjoying a magical time with the Gannets at Bempton. Hornsea Mere was very birdy: 3 Black Terns, Little Gull, 3 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers.
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking forward to #Migfest tomorrow. Headed up early to allow an extra day’s birding. Found a confiding Dipper on the edge of the N York Moors before enjoying a magical time with the Gannets at Bempton. Hornsea Mere was very birdy: 3 Black Terns, Little Gull, 3 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers.
This week I’ve continued to enjoy visiting @landguardbo.bsky.social at least once every day. The highlight was seeing a Short-eared Owl with @joshuapev.bsky.social on Sunday, a magic moment! Y’day’s Spotted Flycatcher was showy. Today I finally saw the Hoopoe, from the approach road to the reserve.
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This week I’ve continued to enjoy visiting @landguardbo.bsky.social at least once every day. The highlight was seeing a Short-eared Owl with @joshuapev.bsky.social on Sunday, a magic moment! Y’day’s Spotted Flycatcher was showy. Today I finally saw the Hoopoe, from the approach road to the reserve.
Headed to Felixstowe Ferry with @joshuapev.bsky.social this am. A 45 minute seawatch was quiet but delivered our target, Gannet, albeit just one. 150 roosting Golden Plovers were lovely, before this juvenile Caspian Gull flew in to the jetty, a ‘classic cach’ per @cach22.bsky.social who should know!
September 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Headed to Felixstowe Ferry with @joshuapev.bsky.social this am. A 45 minute seawatch was quiet but delivered our target, Gannet, albeit just one. 150 roosting Golden Plovers were lovely, before this juvenile Caspian Gull flew in to the jetty, a ‘classic cach’ per @cach22.bsky.social who should know!
Y’day was my best morning at Landguard so far this autumn, with Pied Flycatcher, Common & Black Redstarts, Whinchat plus a bonus Tree Sparrow (first spotted by @joshuapev.bsky.social). I’ve been back through all my notebooks since 2000; I believe this is my first on the Suffolk coast this century!
August 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Y’day was my best morning at Landguard so far this autumn, with Pied Flycatcher, Common & Black Redstarts, Whinchat plus a bonus Tree Sparrow (first spotted by @joshuapev.bsky.social). I’ve been back through all my notebooks since 2000; I believe this is my first on the Suffolk coast this century!
The highlight of a short visit to Landguard this morning was seeing this Clifden Nonpareil - what an amazing moth! Thanks to @landguardbirder.bsky.social for taking the time to show it to us.
August 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The highlight of a short visit to Landguard this morning was seeing this Clifden Nonpareil - what an amazing moth! Thanks to @landguardbirder.bsky.social for taking the time to show it to us.
A solo visit to @landguardbo.bsky.social today. Super view of a Pied Flycatcher (my fifth, previous four in the hand or glimpsed!), two confiding Black Redstarts, etc. Instead of heading home, diverted to Shingle Street where it was great to hear the Greenish Warbler sub singing as well as calling.
August 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A solo visit to @landguardbo.bsky.social today. Super view of a Pied Flycatcher (my fifth, previous four in the hand or glimpsed!), two confiding Black Redstarts, etc. Instead of heading home, diverted to Shingle Street where it was great to hear the Greenish Warbler sub singing as well as calling.
Spent today birding with @robinburrough.bsky.social, for the first time in ages. We saw the adult Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick plus a Ruddy Shelduck. Then to Kessingland where, after a long search, we were thrilled to have great views of the Barred Warbler (thanks Stuart Reeves & Chris Darby).
August 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Spent today birding with @robinburrough.bsky.social, for the first time in ages. We saw the adult Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick plus a Ruddy Shelduck. Then to Kessingland where, after a long search, we were thrilled to have great views of the Barred Warbler (thanks Stuart Reeves & Chris Darby).