Marcbuzzard
@marcbuzzard.bsky.social
Cymro. Birder. Great Orme, Conwy RSPB and Spurn ☺️👍
3 weeks in Thailand to look forward too. A tourist day in Bangkok to start with. Asian Koel, Asian Pied Starling, Black-collared Starling and Red-collared Dove in photos. Nearly everything was new! Enjoyed seeing several Yellow-browed Warblers and Asian Brown Flycatchers- got the juices going 🇹🇭☺️👍
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
3 weeks in Thailand to look forward too. A tourist day in Bangkok to start with. Asian Koel, Asian Pied Starling, Black-collared Starling and Red-collared Dove in photos. Nearly everything was new! Enjoyed seeing several Yellow-browed Warblers and Asian Brown Flycatchers- got the juices going 🇹🇭☺️👍
The annually returning Drake Green-wing Teal was back is back on the Tain Links Duck Pond. Fast asleep while I was there. A flock of 20+ Siskin were far more active and showing well around the pond too. 28 Bar-tailed Godwit and 5 Knot on the estuary. #ukbirding #BirdingScotland
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The annually returning Drake Green-wing Teal was back is back on the Tain Links Duck Pond. Fast asleep while I was there. A flock of 20+ Siskin were far more active and showing well around the pond too. 28 Bar-tailed Godwit and 5 Knot on the estuary. #ukbirding #BirdingScotland
Great to be in the company of flocks of Twite while in Sutherland. This group showed particularly well today. They’ve become very scarce back home in Wales. These birds on Coul Links near Loch Fleet where around 50 are feeding in the Saltmarsh. #ukbirding #BirdingScotland
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Great to be in the company of flocks of Twite while in Sutherland. This group showed particularly well today. They’ve become very scarce back home in Wales. These birds on Coul Links near Loch Fleet where around 50 are feeding in the Saltmarsh. #ukbirding #BirdingScotland
Pre-work visit to Udale Bay RSPB to see the Goose and Woldfowl spectacle. Wow! A cacophony of noise. 1000s of Pink-footed Geese, Wigeon + waders. Several Slav Grebes + Scaup too. If you have time + patience, watch the video and spot the odd one out amongst the Pinkies ☺️👍 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Pre-work visit to Udale Bay RSPB to see the Goose and Woldfowl spectacle. Wow! A cacophony of noise. 1000s of Pink-footed Geese, Wigeon + waders. Several Slav Grebes + Scaup too. If you have time + patience, watch the video and spot the odd one out amongst the Pinkies ☺️👍 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding
A cracker of a day in the Highlands around Brora, Golspie and Loch Fleet. A Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 White-tailed Eagle, 750+ Eider, 70 Twite and 9 Little Gulls. Not to mention the many Purple Sands, Long tailed Ducks and hundreds of Sanderling. Stayed dry too! #UKbirdong #BirdingScotland
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A cracker of a day in the Highlands around Brora, Golspie and Loch Fleet. A Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 White-tailed Eagle, 750+ Eider, 70 Twite and 9 Little Gulls. Not to mention the many Purple Sands, Long tailed Ducks and hundreds of Sanderling. Stayed dry too! #UKbirdong #BirdingScotland
Visited Udale Bay today on the Black Isle. Thousands of birds! 487 Scaup, 28 Long-tailed Duck and 17 Slavonian Grebes. Many thousands of Wigeon, Pink footed Geese and waders filling the bay. Hundreds of Fieldfare and Reding arriving + 4 Brambling showing well in the rain. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Visited Udale Bay today on the Black Isle. Thousands of birds! 487 Scaup, 28 Long-tailed Duck and 17 Slavonian Grebes. Many thousands of Wigeon, Pink footed Geese and waders filling the bay. Hundreds of Fieldfare and Reding arriving + 4 Brambling showing well in the rain. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding
A whole day at Tarbat Ness. The sea was kind with 3 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Little Gull, Pom and Arctic Skua, Great Northern Diver, 23 Long-tailed Duck + 4 Manx Shearwater. Many Fieldfare, Redwing + Blackbirds in-off the sea. Golden Plovers, Purple Sands + a showy Otter ☺️👍🏴 #ukbiring #birdingscotland
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A whole day at Tarbat Ness. The sea was kind with 3 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Little Gull, Pom and Arctic Skua, Great Northern Diver, 23 Long-tailed Duck + 4 Manx Shearwater. Many Fieldfare, Redwing + Blackbirds in-off the sea. Golden Plovers, Purple Sands + a showy Otter ☺️👍🏴 #ukbiring #birdingscotland
A day in the Highlands was rewarded with 2 Golden Eagles being mobbed by Ravens. 7 Red Kite in the air at the same time too. Lots of crossbills in the conifers and surprising numbers of Bullfinches. 6 male Black Grouse feeing in Birch Trees too! Superb ☺️👍🏴 #ukbirding #birdingscotland
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A day in the Highlands was rewarded with 2 Golden Eagles being mobbed by Ravens. 7 Red Kite in the air at the same time too. Lots of crossbills in the conifers and surprising numbers of Bullfinches. 6 male Black Grouse feeing in Birch Trees too! Superb ☺️👍🏴 #ukbirding #birdingscotland
What a difference a week makes! Many Long-tailed Ducks and Scoter have arrived since I last visited the Golspie / Brora area of Highland last week. A good candidate for ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff, Brambling + Otter highlight at Helmsdale. Lots of Mergansers and Goosander too. #ukbirding #birdingscotland
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What a difference a week makes! Many Long-tailed Ducks and Scoter have arrived since I last visited the Golspie / Brora area of Highland last week. A good candidate for ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff, Brambling + Otter highlight at Helmsdale. Lots of Mergansers and Goosander too. #ukbirding #birdingscotland
A chilled seawatch from the car with heater on, coffee and music. 7 Little Gulls (4 ads + 3 1st winters) past Rhos Point btn 7.30am- 10am, also 1 fem Long-tailed Duck, 5 ad. Med Gulls, 3 Manx Shearwater, 2 Drake Eider, 1 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 150+ Common Scoter, Golden Plover #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A chilled seawatch from the car with heater on, coffee and music. 7 Little Gulls (4 ads + 3 1st winters) past Rhos Point btn 7.30am- 10am, also 1 fem Long-tailed Duck, 5 ad. Med Gulls, 3 Manx Shearwater, 2 Drake Eider, 1 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 150+ Common Scoter, Golden Plover #ukbirding #birdingwales
A cracking afternoon searching through thousands of waders and ducks at Llanfairfechan. A Yorkshire ringed Curlew, a Cork ringed Black tailed Godwit and another ringed locally but moving back + forth to Wirral. 300 Wigeon, 170 Pintail, 23 Black tailed + 55 Bar tailed Godwit #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A cracking afternoon searching through thousands of waders and ducks at Llanfairfechan. A Yorkshire ringed Curlew, a Cork ringed Black tailed Godwit and another ringed locally but moving back + forth to Wirral. 300 Wigeon, 170 Pintail, 23 Black tailed + 55 Bar tailed Godwit #ukbirding #birdingwales
Two Little Gulls and 7 Arctic Skua offshore at Golspie, Highlands today. Two White-tailed Eagles entertaining and three Black Grouse in the hills. This Arctic Skua flew straight at me and over my head. Off back home to Wales tonight but back up here next week #ukbirding #birdingscotland
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Two Little Gulls and 7 Arctic Skua offshore at Golspie, Highlands today. Two White-tailed Eagles entertaining and three Black Grouse in the hills. This Arctic Skua flew straight at me and over my head. Off back home to Wales tonight but back up here next week #ukbirding #birdingscotland
Another good day in the Highland of Scotland. 2 White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagle, 2 Black Grouse, Red-necked Grebe, 15 Long-tailed Duck (including one on an inland Loch), 500+ Eider, Great-northern Diver and 7 Purple Sandpipers. Also 4 seasons of weather in one day! #birdingscotland #ukbirding
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Another good day in the Highland of Scotland. 2 White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagle, 2 Black Grouse, Red-necked Grebe, 15 Long-tailed Duck (including one on an inland Loch), 500+ Eider, Great-northern Diver and 7 Purple Sandpipers. Also 4 seasons of weather in one day! #birdingscotland #ukbirding
A morning at Tarbat Ness, Highland. 3 adult Pom Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, 5 Long-t. Ducks + 7 Great N. Diver, 17 Eider flew north. 150 Pinkfeet + 52 Whooper Swans in-off. A new fungi for me, Scarlet Caterpillar Club, apparently grows from dead insect pupae! Aurora last night 😀👍#birdingscotland #ukbirding
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A morning at Tarbat Ness, Highland. 3 adult Pom Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, 5 Long-t. Ducks + 7 Great N. Diver, 17 Eider flew north. 150 Pinkfeet + 52 Whooper Swans in-off. A new fungi for me, Scarlet Caterpillar Club, apparently grows from dead insect pupae! Aurora last night 😀👍#birdingscotland #ukbirding
Superb weather today in NE Scotland. 12 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Slavonian Grebe and a Basking Shark off Golspie, 52 Scaup, 15 Barnacle Geese + 120+ Whooper Swan Loch Eye, 400+ Eider at Littleferry and great views of several Yellowhammer #birdingscotland #ukbirding
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Superb weather today in NE Scotland. 12 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Slavonian Grebe and a Basking Shark off Golspie, 52 Scaup, 15 Barnacle Geese + 120+ Whooper Swan Loch Eye, 400+ Eider at Littleferry and great views of several Yellowhammer #birdingscotland #ukbirding
The drake Green-winged Teal finally woke up today and showed well at Loch Fleet. Arctic Skua, 23 Whooper Swan, 100+ Pink feet, 350+ Eider, 37 Red-breasted Merganser on the loch. Nearby at Loch Buidhe great views of an adult Golden Eagle. #birdingscotland #ukbirding
October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The drake Green-winged Teal finally woke up today and showed well at Loch Fleet. Arctic Skua, 23 Whooper Swan, 100+ Pink feet, 350+ Eider, 37 Red-breasted Merganser on the loch. Nearby at Loch Buidhe great views of an adult Golden Eagle. #birdingscotland #ukbirding
What a day! White-t. Eagle at Helmsdale. Green-winged Teal at Loch Fleet. All 3 Divers, 2 drake Long-t. Duck, 1000s Pink-feet, 8 Arctic Skuas, 100+ Sanderling Arctic Tern at Brora and stars of the show, 8 Orcas off Dunbeath! A UK (and land-based) first for me. Wow! #ukbirding #birdingscotland ☺️👍🏴
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What a day! White-t. Eagle at Helmsdale. Green-winged Teal at Loch Fleet. All 3 Divers, 2 drake Long-t. Duck, 1000s Pink-feet, 8 Arctic Skuas, 100+ Sanderling Arctic Tern at Brora and stars of the show, 8 Orcas off Dunbeath! A UK (and land-based) first for me. Wow! #ukbirding #birdingscotland ☺️👍🏴
Tens of thousands of birds in the Moray + Dornoch Firth this morning. Tarbat Ness was a great place to watch. Skuas, Divers, Seaduck, Shearwaters, Kittiwakes + Auks moving from Moray Firth into Dornoch. Many passerines moving with at least 3 Sparrowhawk hunting offshore #BirdingScotland #Ukbirding
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tens of thousands of birds in the Moray + Dornoch Firth this morning. Tarbat Ness was a great place to watch. Skuas, Divers, Seaduck, Shearwaters, Kittiwakes + Auks moving from Moray Firth into Dornoch. Many passerines moving with at least 3 Sparrowhawk hunting offshore #BirdingScotland #Ukbirding
Not a bad way to dip a Needletail. Great views of Otter at Helmsdale, Highlands this afternoon. 2 Merlin, 3 Swallows, Hen Harrier, Great Northern Diver, a steady stream of seabirds and fantastic landscape #birdingScotland #ukbirding
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not a bad way to dip a Needletail. Great views of Otter at Helmsdale, Highlands this afternoon. 2 Merlin, 3 Swallows, Hen Harrier, Great Northern Diver, a steady stream of seabirds and fantastic landscape #birdingScotland #ukbirding
Great morning with 32 Pomarine + 10 Arctic Skua, Sooty Shearwater, 4 Velvet Scoter, Long-t. Duck, 21 Manx Shearwater, 8 Great northern, Black-th.+ 14 Red-th. Diver past Tarbat Ness. 1000s of Kits and Auks. Snow Bunting in off the sea. 323 Whoopers on approach road #birdingscotland #ukbirding ☺️👍
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Great morning with 32 Pomarine + 10 Arctic Skua, Sooty Shearwater, 4 Velvet Scoter, Long-t. Duck, 21 Manx Shearwater, 8 Great northern, Black-th.+ 14 Red-th. Diver past Tarbat Ness. 1000s of Kits and Auks. Snow Bunting in off the sea. 323 Whoopers on approach road #birdingscotland #ukbirding ☺️👍
A super couple of hours on the Great Orme between 12.30-2.30pm today - Lapland Bunting, 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Firecrest, Brambling, 3 Fieldfare, 26 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 2 Song thrush, 2 wheatear + 9 stonechat. What a difference a change of wind direction makes! #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A super couple of hours on the Great Orme between 12.30-2.30pm today - Lapland Bunting, 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Firecrest, Brambling, 3 Fieldfare, 26 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 2 Song thrush, 2 wheatear + 9 stonechat. What a difference a change of wind direction makes! #ukbirding #birdingwales
A relaxed couple of hours with Rob Sandham on the Great Orme this morning. 7 Whooper Swans flew west, Redwing (Rob had 2 more), Crossbill, 7 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting over. 25 birds ringed mostly Goldfinch + Greenfinch. A flock of 28 Chough yesterday. Nice Shaggy Inkcap too. #birdingwales #ukbirding
October 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A relaxed couple of hours with Rob Sandham on the Great Orme this morning. 7 Whooper Swans flew west, Redwing (Rob had 2 more), Crossbill, 7 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting over. 25 birds ringed mostly Goldfinch + Greenfinch. A flock of 28 Chough yesterday. Nice Shaggy Inkcap too. #birdingwales #ukbirding
Good day on Anglesey today - Firecrest, 100+ Goldcrest + 2 Water Rail at Holyhead Breakwater, 130 Brent Geese, 8 Barwit, 15 Knot + 3 Grey Plover on the Alaw Estuary, Whooper Swan, 4 Egyptian Geese, Wheatear, Ruff and Cattle Egret at Cors Ddyga #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Good day on Anglesey today - Firecrest, 100+ Goldcrest + 2 Water Rail at Holyhead Breakwater, 130 Brent Geese, 8 Barwit, 15 Knot + 3 Grey Plover on the Alaw Estuary, Whooper Swan, 4 Egyptian Geese, Wheatear, Ruff and Cattle Egret at Cors Ddyga #ukbirding #birdingwales
This morning saw only my third ever Great Orme Hobby, when a juvenile flew over the limestones chasing pipits. Reed Bunting, 4 Skylark, 64 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch, 32 Mipits and 7 Linnet west. Wheatear and 2 Goldcrest too. #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This morning saw only my third ever Great Orme Hobby, when a juvenile flew over the limestones chasing pipits. Reed Bunting, 4 Skylark, 64 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch, 32 Mipits and 7 Linnet west. Wheatear and 2 Goldcrest too. #ukbirding #birdingwales
I haven’t seen a Great Orme Wryneck since Rob Sandham found one on September 26th, 2006. Today, 19 years later, I stumbled across one in exactly the same bush as the last one! Several Goldcrest and Coal Tits on the headland today too. Hopefully kick-starting a good autumn🤞 #ukbirding #birdingwales
October 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I haven’t seen a Great Orme Wryneck since Rob Sandham found one on September 26th, 2006. Today, 19 years later, I stumbled across one in exactly the same bush as the last one! Several Goldcrest and Coal Tits on the headland today too. Hopefully kick-starting a good autumn🤞 #ukbirding #birdingwales