Steve Williams
@steveonhilbre.bsky.social
Birder, ringer, husband, dad of four, kopite & foodie
Family, birds, footy, travel and food what more is there 🤷♂️
hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com
Family, birds, footy, travel and food what more is there 🤷♂️
hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com
Some more nice birds from late October on #StAgnes … #RingOuzel #Greenshank with #Redshank #Kingfisher and #BlackRedstart #Ukbirding
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some more nice birds from late October on #StAgnes … #RingOuzel #Greenshank with #Redshank #Kingfisher and #BlackRedstart #Ukbirding
St Agnes for our usual end of October week was fairly quiet but we managed a few good birds on the islands and the mainland - #BuffbelliedPipit #Bluethroat #Hoopoe and #SteppeGreyShrike #UkBirding
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
St Agnes for our usual end of October week was fairly quiet but we managed a few good birds on the islands and the mainland - #BuffbelliedPipit #Bluethroat #Hoopoe and #SteppeGreyShrike #UkBirding
St Agnes for a few days mid month … Mourning Dove (with Collared), Lapland Bunting, American BuffbelliedPipit and Hoopoe were among the highlights #UKBirding
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
St Agnes for a few days mid month … Mourning Dove (with Collared), Lapland Bunting, American BuffbelliedPipit and Hoopoe were among the highlights #UKBirding
The seawatching over the weekend @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social was great thanks to StormAmy … I still forget to post on BlueSky 🤦🏻♂️ must try harder! Video of Leach’s Petrel #UKBirding
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The seawatching over the weekend @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social was great thanks to StormAmy … I still forget to post on BlueSky 🤦🏻♂️ must try harder! Video of Leach’s Petrel #UKBirding
This #SlavonianGrebe was found on West Kirby Marine Lake last night by John Willams, fortunately it was still there this morning when I checked the lake out #UKBirding
September 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This #SlavonianGrebe was found on West Kirby Marine Lake last night by John Willams, fortunately it was still there this morning when I checked the lake out #UKBirding
Always a joy to hear and see the first #YellowbrowedWarbler of the autumn and this morning’s bird was in the heligoland @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social our joint second earliest ever. Autumn has properly arrived this week 🍂💥 also at least 20 Chiffchaff on the island today and a smart male Stonechat too 😍
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Always a joy to hear and see the first #YellowbrowedWarbler of the autumn and this morning’s bird was in the heligoland @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social our joint second earliest ever. Autumn has properly arrived this week 🍂💥 also at least 20 Chiffchaff on the island today and a smart male Stonechat too 😍
Delighted to see this #GreyPhalarope out on the edge of the East Hoyle sandbank yesterday evening. Thanks to Tim Kinch for the shout 🙏
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Delighted to see this #GreyPhalarope out on the edge of the East Hoyle sandbank yesterday evening. Thanks to Tim Kinch for the shout 🙏
Also seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social earlier this week two Sabine’s Gulls (video of juvenile from last Sept 🎥), Leach’s Petrels (34 on Tuesday) and a Great Northern Diver
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Also seen @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social earlier this week two Sabine’s Gulls (video of juvenile from last Sept 🎥), Leach’s Petrels (34 on Tuesday) and a Great Northern Diver
Some great seawatching earlier this week - three species of skua (Arctic,Bonxie and Pom) plus BlackTern
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Some great seawatching earlier this week - three species of skua (Arctic,Bonxie and Pom) plus BlackTern
Back on the patch @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … #UKBirding
April 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Back on the patch @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social … #UKBirding
April 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A great holiday on #StAgnes and the #IslesofScilly
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A great holiday on #StAgnes and the #IslesofScilly
What a glorious day to arrive on the Isles of Scilly - always a thrill just to be here ☀️🏝️🌅📸
April 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What a glorious day to arrive on the Isles of Scilly - always a thrill just to be here ☀️🏝️🌅📸
A great day on Wirral started @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a fall of Chiffchaffs (including a British ringed control), my first HouseMartin of the year and our second Osprey of the day circled the Obs itself. Later I called in a couple of times to see the GreatGreyShrike at Leasowe #UKBirding
April 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A great day on Wirral started @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a fall of Chiffchaffs (including a British ringed control), my first HouseMartin of the year and our second Osprey of the day circled the Obs itself. Later I called in a couple of times to see the GreatGreyShrike at Leasowe #UKBirding
The solar eclipse ☀️🌙⛅️ from the magical island 🏝️ today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The solar eclipse ☀️🌙⛅️ from the magical island 🏝️ today @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social
A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding
First #Wheatear of the year @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social found by @hilbre.bsky.social yesterday … spring has sprung! 💥 interestingly a very early female
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
First #Wheatear of the year @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social found by @hilbre.bsky.social yesterday … spring has sprung! 💥 interestingly a very early female
Great to catch up with the first #BlackScoter for #Wirral yesterday morning off the East Hoyle sandbank, Hoylake #UKBirding
March 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Great to catch up with the first #BlackScoter for #Wirral yesterday morning off the East Hoyle sandbank, Hoylake #UKBirding
Should be a video Phil? But here’s a pic too 📸 👍
February 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Should be a video Phil? But here’s a pic too 📸 👍
Last few hours on Islay and we squeezed in our second delightfully dainty Richardson’s Cackling Goose of the week, this one at Cornabus … a lovely way to finish another brilliant trip 🎥
February 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Last few hours on Islay and we squeezed in our second delightfully dainty Richardson’s Cackling Goose of the week, this one at Cornabus … a lovely way to finish another brilliant trip 🎥
Not been a bad week for geese either - as ever the Barnacle and Greenland White-fronted Geese that make Islay special but also nice to catch up with the adult RedbreastedGoose, Russian White-front, one of the RichardsonsCacklingGoose and a leucistic Barnie as well as PbBrent and Greylag) #UKbirding
February 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Not been a bad week for geese either - as ever the Barnacle and Greenland White-fronted Geese that make Islay special but also nice to catch up with the adult RedbreastedGoose, Russian White-front, one of the RichardsonsCacklingGoose and a leucistic Barnie as well as PbBrent and Greylag) #UKbirding
It’s been an incredible week for eagles on #Islay with many WhitetailedEagle (up to six a day) around the Loch Gruinart area and up three GoldenEagle per day mainly along the road to Ardnave #UKBirding
February 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It’s been an incredible week for eagles on #Islay with many WhitetailedEagle (up to six a day) around the Loch Gruinart area and up three GoldenEagle per day mainly along the road to Ardnave #UKBirding
A fabulous weekend at the Bird Obs Council meeting in Thetford …
Some great birding too! Highlights included GlaucousGull, SnowBunting, LesserWhitefront, Whitefront and BeanGeese plus 8 CommonCranes, GW and Cattle Egrets, 350+ WhooperSwans and RedKites and Marsh Harriers everywhere! ❤️
Some great birding too! Highlights included GlaucousGull, SnowBunting, LesserWhitefront, Whitefront and BeanGeese plus 8 CommonCranes, GW and Cattle Egrets, 350+ WhooperSwans and RedKites and Marsh Harriers everywhere! ❤️
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A fabulous weekend at the Bird Obs Council meeting in Thetford …
Some great birding too! Highlights included GlaucousGull, SnowBunting, LesserWhitefront, Whitefront and BeanGeese plus 8 CommonCranes, GW and Cattle Egrets, 350+ WhooperSwans and RedKites and Marsh Harriers everywhere! ❤️
Some great birding too! Highlights included GlaucousGull, SnowBunting, LesserWhitefront, Whitefront and BeanGeese plus 8 CommonCranes, GW and Cattle Egrets, 350+ WhooperSwans and RedKites and Marsh Harriers everywhere! ❤️
Nice to get out yesterday in the late afternoon sunshine ☀️ and see the Fort Perch Rock male #BlackRedstart at New Brighton #UkBirding
January 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Nice to get out yesterday in the late afternoon sunshine ☀️ and see the Fort Perch Rock male #BlackRedstart at New Brighton #UkBirding
Sometimes I just look up and wonder 👀 it was great to be back @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social today for my first brief visit of the year ❤️
January 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sometimes I just look up and wonder 👀 it was great to be back @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social today for my first brief visit of the year ❤️