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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #poise, birds showing poise.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis atlantis (juvenile), Ponta Delgada harbour, São Miguel, Azores, 12th Oct 2017. Common Redshank Tringa totanus (summer plumage), Centenary Pool, Burton Mere Wetlands, 31st May 2023.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #perfectperch, birds perched on a branch. The alt theme is #waterwings, birds standing in water.

I’ve gone with both themes today. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto, Tree Sparrow feeding station, Martin Mere, 15th March 2023. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major thanneri, Llanos de la Pez picnic area, Gran Canaria, 23rd Nov 2023. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, The Mere, Martin Mere, 5th Nov 2016. Great White Egret Ardea alba with 2 Little Egrets Egretta garzetta, Centenary Pool, Border Hide, Burton Mere Wetlands, 14th Aug 2024.
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks, any bird with a Long Beak.

I’ve chosen #waders aka #shorebirds. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (moulting to summer plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere 10th April 2024. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, Woodend Marsh, Martin Mere, 2nd May 2025. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes, Cabo Da Praia Quarry, Terceira. Azores, 20th Oct 2016. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, Woodend Marsh, Martin Mere, 25th June 2025.
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #snowy bird captures.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #westpalbirds #birding
Atlas Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris atlas, Oukaïmeden Ski Resort, Morocco, 21st Feb 2018. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Oukaïmeden Ski Resort, Morocco, 21st Feb 2018.
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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I’ve chosen the alternative theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay, #gulls.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (winter plumage), Marshside RSPB Reserve carpark, 30th Nov 2022. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (summer plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 4th May 2023. European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus argenteus (3rd summer), Pier Head, Liverpool., 14th July 2014. Azorean Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis atlantis (adult), Ponta Delgarda near fort, São Miguel Island, Azores, 2nd Sept 2017.
January 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Outstretched, birds with their wings fully stretched out.

Here’s my choice. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (juvenile), Pennington Flash, 11th July 2025. Pink-footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus flying to agricultural fields to the south of Burton Mere Wetlands, 22nd March 2023. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo, Marsh Boardwalk, Burton Mere Wetlands, 6th April 2023. Cory’s Shearwaters Calonectris borealis in flight over the sea, pelagic off Graciosa, 29th Aug 2017. (Record shot).
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews.

I’ve chosen some different bird species from across the Western Palearctic region. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (female), practice area, camel track, UAE, 31st Jan 2017. Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka (1st winter), Moels, Wirral, 7th Nov 2018. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio (1st winter), Al Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 30th Nov 2017. Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus (juvenile), hotel grounds, S Red Sea, Egypt, 29th Sept 2018.
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I’ve chosen the alternative theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay, #Black birds.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #westpalbirds #birding
Several Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax on chalet balcony, Oukaïmeden Ski Resort, Morocco, 21st Feb 2018. Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus pair on pylon, Oukaïmeden Ski Resort, Morocco, 21st Feb 2018. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula (1W male) in back garden, 15th Dec 2022. Common Raven Corvus corax canariensis, Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria, 23rd Nov 2023.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (male) on fence, back garden, 31st March 2024. Little Owl Athene noctua (Lilith's owl (Athene glaux indigena) on pylon, Birecik, Turkey, 17th May 2013. (Record shot). European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis, Kear Hide, Martin Mere, 30th Nov 2022. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus on feeder, Kear Hide, Martin Mere, 8th March 2023.
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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🌟 BlueSky trending hashtags (1h):

#birds #anime #anilist #birdoftheday #stripes #afghanistan #bordertensions #geopolitics #pakistan #transafghanrailway #uzbekistan #catsofbluesky #cats #birding #ukbirds #westpalbirds #astronomy #moon #photography #cop24med
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🔥 BlueSky trending hashtags (30m):

#birds #anime #anilist #birdoftheday #stripes #afghanistan #bordertensions #geopolitics #pakistan #transafghanrailway #uzbekistan #catsofbluesky #cats #birding #ukbirds #westpalbirds #astronomy #moon #photography #cop24med
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):

#birds #anime #anilist #birdoftheday #stripes #afghanistan #bordertensions #geopolitics #pakistan #transafghanrailway #uzbekistan #catsofbluesky #cats #birding #ukbirds #westpalbirds #astronomy #moon #photography #cop24med
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stripes.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis (juvenile) near Ellin’s Tower, South Stack, 18th June 2025. Rock Bunting Emberiza cia, Sierra de Gredos, Spain, 6th May 2019. Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus (female) near feeding station, Nature Trail, Martin Mere, 31st Jan 2024. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (male) on Hawthorn by fat ball feeder, back garden, 31st Dec 2023.
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BerriesandBeaks Bird–berry interactions, colour contrasts, or seasonal food sources.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus in Hawthorn bush after berries, near Hale Hide, Martin Mere, 30th Oct 2025. Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina (adult) eating Azores Laurel Laurus azorica fruit, São Miguel Island, Azores, 12th Oct 2017. Record shot taken in low light. Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus (juvenile) about to eat Hawthorn berries, back garden, 2nd Oct 2023.
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #warblers any member of the warbler family.

Here are my choices. Always difficult to photograph warblers! 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (singing male), the Mere, Burton Mere Wetlands, 19th April 2023. Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (singing male), Marsh Boardwalk, Burton Mere, 2nd July 2025. Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus, Spain, 7th May 2019. Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes, Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, 2nd Oct 2024. (Record shot).
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs (any male & female of the same kind).

I’ve chosen #waterfowl.🦆🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula pair (displaying male), the Mere, Martin Mere, 17th May 2024. Mute Swan Cygnus olor (pair), stream by Rees Hide, Martin Mere, 25th June 2025. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala (pair), Merja Sidi Boughaba, N Morocco.22nd Feb 2018. Northern Shoveler Spatula (Anas) clypeata (pair), Woodend Marsh, Martin Mere, 2nd April 2025.
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GroundedGulls, that's any Gull not in flight.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Black-headed Gull pair Chroicocephalus ridibundus (adult, summer plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 30th June 2023. Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (adult, summer plumage) in Black-headed Gull colony, the Mere, Martin Mere, 4th May 2022. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis (adult) on rocky shore near hotel, Agaete, Gran Canaria, 22nd Nov 2022. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (adult) on hotel roof, Agadir, Morocco, 3rd March 2018.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, any bird looking at you.

Here are my choices. It’s amazing how intimidating such birds can be! 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (winter plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 30th Oct 2025. African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae hedwigii (territorial male), Parque Arqueologico Del Maipes, Gran Canaria, 24th Nov 2023. Whooper Swan (adult), the Mere, Martin Mere, 28th Dec 2022. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea, Hale Hide, Martin Mere, 16th Nov 2019.
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #shadesofgrey any bird with grey in their colours.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #rarebirds #westpalbirds #birding
White Wagtail (Masked) Motacilla alba personata (2CY+ male), Camrose, Pembrokeshire, 3rd Dec 2016. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica (adult, winter plumage) UAE, 3rd Feb 2017. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis (juvenile), Cabo de Praia Quarry, Terceira, Azores, 19th Oct 2017. Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius (1W) from North Pier by harbour wall, Bridlington Harbour, 7th Oct 2024.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CootsAndMoorhens.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Tame Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (adult), Dragonfly Walk, Martin Mere, 18th July 2024. (iPhone photo). Helper Juvenile Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus with younger sibling, Martin Mere, 30th June 2023. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra, Sutton Mill Dam, dam wall, 29th Nov 2022. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, Merja Sidi Boughaba, N Morocco, 22nd Feb 2018.
November 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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I’ve chosen the alternate theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #yellow, birds with any yellow colouring. 💛

Here are my choices from across the Western Palearctic region. 🪶❤️

#birds #westpalbirds #birding
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala (summer male), farmland, E Turkey, 14th May 2014. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis, Al Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 13th April 2019. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (winter plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 30th Oct 2025. Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg (summer plumage), artificial lake, Sulaibiya Pivot Fields, Kuwait, 14th April 2019. It’s a subspecies of the Western Yellow Wagtail.
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is all about #BirdsOnTheGround (not in water).

For a change I’ve chosen desert species. 🪶❤️

#birds #westpalbirds #birding
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus (males) coming in to drink, SE Morocco, 25th Feb 2018. Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor, SE Morocco, 25th Feb 2018. Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae, coastal desert, Western Sahara, 19th Mar, 2019. Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius at day roost, Lake Nasser, S Egypt, 22nd Sept 2018.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingOnThings except the Floor.

Here is my choice. Some weird and wonderful ones here!
🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #middleeastbirds #birding
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus attacking car wing mirror, Burton Mere Wetlands car park, April 2023. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis on hotel balcony, Santiago, Cape Verde, 24th April 2013. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus on lamp post, Shalatein, S Egypt, 20th Sept 2018. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina on irrigation head, fodder fields, cattle farm, UAE, 4th Feb 2017.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock, any bird perched on a rock. The alternative is #longbeak any bird with a long beak.

I’ve chosen #waders aka #shorebirds as they literally fit the bill for both themes. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds #birding
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (summer plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 10th April 2024. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago, the Mere, Martin Mere, 15th Jan 2025. Common Redshank Tringa totanus (summer plumage), Morecambe Pool, Eric Morecambe Hide, Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, 19th July 2023. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (moulting summer adult), Praia harbour, Graciosa, Azores, 1st Sept 2017.
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is all about 'Pairs Of The Same Birds' which also makes it a #DailyDouble with #TwosDay.

I’ve chosen a range of species from across the Western Palearctic. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #westpalbirds
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (pair), Woodend Marsh, Gordon Taylor Hide, Martin Mere, 24th April 2024. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata (pair, male on right), Woodend Marsh, Gordon Taylor Hide, Martin Mere, 2nd April 2025. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (pair, male on right) with a Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Centenary Pool, Burton Mere Wetlands, 31st May 2023. Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo (pair), old road, steppe W of Ural River (Western Palearctic region), NW Kazakhstan, 3rd June 2018. (Record shot).
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM