Rudy
@rudywt.bsky.social
Hobbyist birder 🦅 🐦⬛🪶 from Goa.
Instagram handle: rudy_whistlingtrails
Instagram handle: rudy_whistlingtrails
Some great views of these lil’ birds from my home in Goa - Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Carambolim Goa.
#redrumpedswallow #digiscoped #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
#redrumpedswallow #digiscoped #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some great views of these lil’ birds from my home in Goa - Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Carambolim Goa.
#redrumpedswallow #digiscoped #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
#redrumpedswallow #digiscoped #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
After some great birding memories in the UK, I’ve now moved back to my hometown in Goa. Happy to be greeted with the familiar sounds of Bulbuls & Sunbirds 😇
Here is short video of the Vigors’s Sunbird from the balcony. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Here is short video of the Vigors’s Sunbird from the balcony. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After some great birding memories in the UK, I’ve now moved back to my hometown in Goa. Happy to be greeted with the familiar sounds of Bulbuls & Sunbirds 😇
Here is short video of the Vigors’s Sunbird from the balcony. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Here is short video of the Vigors’s Sunbird from the balcony. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
57 species at RSPB Rainham Marshes on saturday, always a lovely time with @viviana_biazzo & @jokuwildlife.bsky.social Had some nice views of Green Sandpiper & this Water Pipit from the Shooting Butts hide.
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #rainhammarshes
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #rainhammarshes
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
57 species at RSPB Rainham Marshes on saturday, always a lovely time with @viviana_biazzo & @jokuwildlife.bsky.social Had some nice views of Green Sandpiper & this Water Pipit from the Shooting Butts hide.
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #rainhammarshes
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #rainhammarshes
at least 40 Crossbills at Crooksbury Common today morning
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
at least 40 Crossbills at Crooksbury Common today morning
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds
@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
October 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ring Plover at Staines Reservoirs today morning. More images in the ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Grey Plover, Dunlin, Ring Plover at Staines Reservoirs today morning. More images in the ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
Massive flock of what looked like Parakeets going south (at least 2000!). And then a Peregrine Falcon snapped one of them. At Staines Reservoirs today morning.
#londonbirds #surreybirds
#londonbirds #surreybirds
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Massive flock of what looked like Parakeets going south (at least 2000!). And then a Peregrine Falcon snapped one of them. At Staines Reservoirs today morning.
#londonbirds #surreybirds
#londonbirds #surreybirds
Ringed plovers, stint, wheatear, yellow wags, meadow pipits, swallows, sand martins today early morning at Staines Reservoirs.
eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
September 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ringed plovers, stint, wheatear, yellow wags, meadow pipits, swallows, sand martins today early morning at Staines Reservoirs.
eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#londonbirds #surreybirds
Some fantastic views of the 2 Grey Phalaropes at Staines Reservoirs today morning. More images in the eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #londonbirds
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #londonbirds
September 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Some fantastic views of the 2 Grey Phalaropes at Staines Reservoirs today morning. More images in the eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #londonbirds
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #londonbirds
2 Whinchats, Green Sandpiper at Staines Moor & 4 Black terns, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 300+ Cormorants at Staines Reservoirs.
More images in eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #birdwatching
More images in eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #birdwatching
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
2 Whinchats, Green Sandpiper at Staines Moor & 4 Black terns, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 300+ Cormorants at Staines Reservoirs.
More images in eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #birdwatching
More images in eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #birdwatching
Wheatear today at Chobham Common. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #birdwatching
#surreybirds #birdwatching
September 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wheatear today at Chobham Common. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #birdwatching
#surreybirds #birdwatching
love this frame. Great documentation of size difference between the two species.
Great list! A special treat to see a Willow Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher together on one branch
August 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
love this frame. Great documentation of size difference between the two species.
Chuffed to find this Grasshopper Warbler at Chobham Common today. Also Greenshank, Common Sandpiper. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #birdwatching
#surreybirds #birdwatching
August 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chuffed to find this Grasshopper Warbler at Chobham Common today. Also Greenshank, Common Sandpiper. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
#surreybirds #birdwatching
#surreybirds #birdwatching
4 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Yellow Wags at Staines Res, and 3 Whinchats at Staines Moor yesterday
eBird trip report - ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #londonbirds
eBird trip report - ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #londonbirds
August 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
4 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Yellow Wags at Staines Res, and 3 Whinchats at Staines Moor yesterday
eBird trip report - ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #londonbirds
eBird trip report - ebird.org/tripreport/4...
#surreybirding #londonbirds
Was a treat to watch this nightjar churring in the blue hour yesterday late evening at Chobham Common. eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #nightjar #birdwatching #birding
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #nightjar #birdwatching #birding
eBird Checklist - 11 Jun 2025 - Chobham Common NNR--South - 4 species
Submitted by Rudraksha Chodankar.
ebird.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Was a treat to watch this nightjar churring in the blue hour yesterday late evening at Chobham Common. eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #nightjar #birdwatching #birding
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #nightjar #birdwatching #birding
Finally got around to twitch this stunning Wood Warbler, a much awaited lifer.
#woodwarbler #birdwatching @surreybic.bsky.social
#woodwarbler #birdwatching @surreybic.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Finally got around to twitch this stunning Wood Warbler, a much awaited lifer.
#woodwarbler #birdwatching @surreybic.bsky.social
#woodwarbler #birdwatching @surreybic.bsky.social
Great views of Hobby at Thursley Common today. Also Curlew, Teal, Treecreeper. eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #thursleycommom #birdwatching
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #thursleycommom #birdwatching
June 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Great views of Hobby at Thursley Common today. Also Curlew, Teal, Treecreeper. eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #thursleycommom #birdwatching
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #thursleycommom #birdwatching
Had a lovely trip to Norfolk over the weekend. Got 2 lifers - Turtle Dove & Grey Partridge plus some great views of Little Tern, Spoonbills, Spotted Flycatcher, Godwit in summer plumage. eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/3...
#birdwatching #norfolk #britishbirds
ebird.org/tripreport/3...
#birdwatching #norfolk #britishbirds
June 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Had a lovely trip to Norfolk over the weekend. Got 2 lifers - Turtle Dove & Grey Partridge plus some great views of Little Tern, Spoonbills, Spotted Flycatcher, Godwit in summer plumage. eBird trip report:
ebird.org/tripreport/3...
#birdwatching #norfolk #britishbirds
ebird.org/tripreport/3...
#birdwatching #norfolk #britishbirds
Chuffed to see this Marsh tit as it moved thru the fern undergrowth at Frillinghurst Wood today. Couldn’t have asked for better views for a lifer. Also some lovely views of a singing Firecrest. #eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
eBird Checklist - 27 May 2025 - Frillinghurst Wood - 30 species
Submitted by Rudraksha Chodankar.
ebird.org
May 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Chuffed to see this Marsh tit as it moved thru the fern undergrowth at Frillinghurst Wood today. Couldn’t have asked for better views for a lifer. Also some lovely views of a singing Firecrest. #eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
So happy to this shot on the cover of London Bird Report 2023 - has to be one of my favourite images from Walthamstow Wetlands & London as well. One of the few times when planning and anticipation worked together @lnhs.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So happy to this shot on the cover of London Bird Report 2023 - has to be one of my favourite images from Walthamstow Wetlands & London as well. One of the few times when planning and anticipation worked together @lnhs.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social
Barn Owl, Papercourt Meadows
#barnowl #surrey @surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #birding @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
#barnowl #surrey @surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #birding @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Barn Owl, Papercourt Meadows
#barnowl #surrey @surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #birding @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
#barnowl #surrey @surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #birding @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
Little Egret & Blackbird images from local patch Hoe Valley - Woking yesterday. 33 species, eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Little Egret & Blackbird images from local patch Hoe Valley - Woking yesterday. 33 species, eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching #birding @teamebird.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social
Sanderlings from Staines Reservoirs today morning. Also Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Swifts, House Martins, Barn Swallows close flybys. More pics in the eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social @teamebird.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social @teamebird.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sanderlings from Staines Reservoirs today morning. Also Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Swifts, House Martins, Barn Swallows close flybys. More pics in the eBird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social @teamebird.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
@surreybic.bsky.social @londonbirdse.bsky.social @teamebird.bsky.social