Red-breasted merganser. North Wales. Those teeth!

Had a walk along the Wandle Trail, south London. Amazed to see so many firecrests. Singing and displaying in the sunshine right by the path. Absolutely stunning little birds. #ukbirding

A black-and-white duck day, locally. A close ring-necked duck in St Helens and a distant smew at Seaforth. Lovely.

Happy New Year, everyone. Warblers from the Far East and America were my 2024 highlights. I wonder what 2025 will bring.

Yellow warbler. A bird I've always wanted to see in England. Happy Christmas to me!

The ring-necked duck in St Helens showed well today. Shame it wasn't better light to be able to see the purple sheen on its neck from which it gets its name. You can just about see it here.

Came across this beautiful, long-eared owl. Waited a while, hoping he'd fully open his golden eyes, but he didn't, so we left him in peace to doze in the winter sunshine.

So, I've just joined Bluesky. I'll continue to post on Ex too, for a while. My first post here is a picture of a goldfinch I took yesterday. Lovely birds.