@kit-b.bsky.social
Just setting up - birder / occasional twitcher. Mostly Surrey / Often Sussex / Also 🇪🇸🇮🇳
Squint hard : Streak-throated swallow at Sharm WTW, Sinai , Egypt last weekend. A WP mega with less than 10 records.
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Squint hard : Streak-throated swallow at Sharm WTW, Sinai , Egypt last weekend. A WP mega with less than 10 records.
Plenty moving in Finland 2 weeks ago. @helsinkibirder.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Plenty moving in Finland 2 weeks ago. @helsinkibirder.bsky.social
Helsinki for a couple of days this week. My first “frosty” long tails 😍
October 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Helsinki for a couple of days this week. My first “frosty” long tails 😍
Turtle dove sheltering from the wind earlier today in west Cornwall
October 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Turtle dove sheltering from the wind earlier today in west Cornwall
My 4000th list on EBird was a a dusk dash for WRSand. Rounding off a wonderful day in Cornwall
October 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My 4000th list on EBird was a a dusk dash for WRSand. Rounding off a wonderful day in Cornwall
Staines Res quick visit. Dunlin / Yellow wag / 4 Ringed Plover
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Staines Res quick visit. Dunlin / Yellow wag / 4 Ringed Plover
Yesterday stroll around NNR Thursley. Crossbills , Darter and a shedding lizard in the sun
September 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yesterday stroll around NNR Thursley. Crossbills , Darter and a shedding lizard in the sun
Flying visit to Staines Res this evening from LHR. Grey Phal still on the South Basin and a bonus Curlew Sand showed well
September 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Flying visit to Staines Res this evening from LHR. Grey Phal still on the South Basin and a bonus Curlew Sand showed well
Brief visit to 🇪🇸 patch has produced some nice surprises this week
September 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Brief visit to 🇪🇸 patch has produced some nice surprises this week
Spent some time yesterday studying the local kestrels. Some are easier to assign that others
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Spent some time yesterday studying the local kestrels. Some are easier to assign that others
Migration in full swing with raptor flocks and accompanying bee-eater all ⬇️. 🇪🇸 crossbills I assume more sedentary
September 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Migration in full swing with raptor flocks and accompanying bee-eater all ⬇️. 🇪🇸 crossbills I assume more sedentary
Sierra Espuña. Murcia 🇪🇸
September 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sierra Espuña. Murcia 🇪🇸
OTD 2 Years ago. Papuan Pitta. West Papua ID.
June 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
OTD 2 Years ago. Papuan Pitta. West Papua ID.
OTD last year. Jasper National Park CA
June 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
OTD last year. Jasper National Park CA
2 orchids at Loch Neagh yesterday
June 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
2 orchids at Loch Neagh yesterday
A weekend in Talinn provided plenty of showy icterine warblers in the park
June 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A weekend in Talinn provided plenty of showy icterine warblers in the park
Made several visits there last week when in Helsinki. Birding by metro is a joy
June 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Made several visits there last week when in Helsinki. Birding by metro is a joy
Plenty of songsters during a business trip to Helsinki / Estonia
June 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Plenty of songsters during a business trip to Helsinki / Estonia
2 sanderling showed well on the causeway as I passed Staines this afternoon
May 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
2 sanderling showed well on the causeway as I passed Staines this afternoon
First and last within the 5k today. Although the local heath usually sees a passage of Brambling in April.
April 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
First and last within the 5k today. Although the local heath usually sees a passage of Brambling in April.
Decided to break the journey home with 30 mins @rspb.bsky.social rainham. Poor record shot of an unexpected hoopoe.
April 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Decided to break the journey home with 30 mins @rspb.bsky.social rainham. Poor record shot of an unexpected hoopoe.
Peekaboo. The Surrey Little Bunting - great find and testament to what a sunflower field can produce when left alone.
March 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Peekaboo. The Surrey Little Bunting - great find and testament to what a sunflower field can produce when left alone.
Green-throated Carib showed well in Grenada recently
March 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Green-throated Carib showed well in Grenada recently
