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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is hosted by @helenbennett.bsky.social and the themes are #BokehBirds, birds with soft, muted or blurry backgrounds. Have yerselves a Kingfisher at dusk, settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/965

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as of @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is: #Raptors Lucky me, thats my faaaaavourite :D Here's a Hobby, here in the UK it's nearly time to say goodbye to them 🥲. Safe travels lil dude

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is "Light & Shadow" Here's a Tawny Owl sitting at the edge of a farm yard. Lit with a continuous LED panel tucket just in front of the post.

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, and of the species. Here's a Willow Tit in the dusky forrest light. You can see all my other #Paridae posts here: dombarker.co.uk/taxa/13547-t...

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days! Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964 #owl #bird #barnowl

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🪶 Helen has chosen #BirdsWithBerries as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured with berries Alt. is #BirdyLongLegs; any bird with legs that look way too long for its body. I'm a go for legs today. Here's a Osprey dangling a fish:

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's day, which means its also #BirdOfTheDay. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has set #Silhoutte as the theme - any bird in silhouette. Here's an absolute MONSTER of a bird. White-tailed Eagle. Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/955 #birds #eagle #raptor

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

. @helenbennett.bsky.social 's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes! Here's a Blue Tit shaking it off

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak. Here's a baby Moorhen. I dont know what hes doing, and I don't think he does either 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/881

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies ! Can you find two 'different' bird species sharing the same space!? Here's two 'buddies' having a friendly chat 😅 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/99

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is: #Woodland; any bird in a forest setting Here's a juvenile Buzzard (you can tell by the pale eyes and cream tummy) catching a chink of light. camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/924

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird with colour changing plumage. The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird. Here's the man in black, except he also has bright colours on his back. 🎶🎶🎶 Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/174

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StrikeAPose - birds caught in a particularly photogenic pose. Here's a Golden Eagle in a blizzard, looking very proud of itself!

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NoBranchWood - any bird on wood, that is not a branch! So here's a Nuthatch on a tree trunk :D dombarker.co.uk/posts/206

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RunningFromTheLaw (birds running on land or water); the alt. is #Ducktopia (any duck out of water). Here's a Sparrowhawk with ill intentions doing a bit of both. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/48

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegs, any bird with long legs. The Alt theme is #Borb, any bird appearing larger than it should be. Somehow I think the alt theme is going to be more popular today 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/178

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

the #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is: #YourChoice bird capture/ captures you’ve been itching to post. No alt today Something a bit different - a Red Kite wing. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/570

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage. Have yerselves a bee eater. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/668

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeOfTheWild – piercing eye or eyes as the dominant feature of the portrait set by @alan678.bsky.social Here's a (wild) Goshawk, making for a very unlikely vegetarian. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/61

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor. Here's a one-eyed jackdaw chilling out on the cliffs at Bempton. Poor fella. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/251

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Aimee 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 @woodlandbound.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay #TantalisingTextures: kestrel, gravel road, cattle grid 📸 Despite being a common sight for many of us Brits, kestrels have declined by 37% from 1995 - 2023 and now feature on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern. #birds #photography #birdsofprey #britishwildlife

Kestrel standing on gravel road with a metal cattle grid in the background.

From The Wildlife Trusts -

Kestrels are typically seen hovering, their pointed wings held out. Males have a grey head and tail with a prominent black band, a gingery-brown back and a creamy underside which is speckled with black. Females are similar, but with a more uniform brown back and dark bands on the tail.

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is:#TantalisingTextures Smooth soft feathers of any bird contrasted with rough hard surfaces. Here's a soft barn owl hunting next to a rough hard roof. Anyone guess what the building is!? Clue in the link to the settings: dombarker.co.uk/posts/154

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#SummerLovin’ is the #BirdOfTheDay prompt Alan has chosen for today; any shot taken in the summer. Here's a juvenile buzzard at harvest time a couple years ago. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/332

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingersAndWingers Songbirds or birds with one or both wings open. Here's a Marsh Harrier showing off her wings but also her very fancy trouser suit #birds #eck #raptor #marshharrier

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#hitchin is on fire. Harry the Hare is aghast!

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Good morning birders. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story. so....here's a Redshank doing a ballet. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/13

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ButtShotts, the Alt is #OpenBeaks by @robcrank68.bsky.social Here's a soggy Montagu Harrier letting us all know she's none to happy about it.

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Lifer This is the first time I saw a Little Owl, it was living in the roof of this AirBNB in Devon :) Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/261

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🪶 Alan has chosen #Birds&Buds for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, the alternative is #Birds&Bokeh Here's a Marsh Harrier coming in to land in front of some poppies!

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Not just #birds - here's a Barred Grass #Snake that's taken up residence in my compost heap. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/768

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #LivingLandscape - a single bird as part of a wider natural scene. Here's an Egyptian Vulture crusing over the fields of Catalonia, with the Pyrenees in the background

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay today and his themes are #WorldOceansDay So here's a sea gull by the sea shore, outside an amusement arcade in Norfolk

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Paul Dolman @pauldolman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Illegal persecution of White-tailed Eagles at this intensity in grouse moors will at least greatly slow, and could jeopardise establishing a wild population in England. Which seems the keepers’ aim. Licensing with landowner culpability is overdue. #ornithology #WTE

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BorrowedPlaces, Birds using human-made or unexpected structures, fence posts, signs, boats, rooftops, machinery, and other places to perch. Here's a Little Owl on a janky olde post, settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/265

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

todays #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #LookingAtYou - any bird staring straight at you. He's a Cinerous Vulture looking very glam 🤩🤩🤩

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hello! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay by @alantilmouth.bsky.social theme is #BadFeatherDay, wind blown birds, rain soaked etc. I've got a few of these to here we go....

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #FoodInBeaks, any bird with food in it's beak. Here's a Golden Eagle with Fox in its beak 🧐. Absolutely insane how long the primary feathers are! Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/527 #raptor #eagle #fox

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NegativeSpace, where the subject occupies only a small portion of the frame set by @alan678.bsky.social Here's a Montagu's Harrier catching a lizzard that her mate dropped down from high in the sky #birds #birdsofprey #raptors #harrier

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

for today, @robcrank68.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae - thats Greeeeeeeeebez to you and me :D Camera settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/615 #birds #birding #wildlifephotography

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #texture so heres a Lammergeir looking all fluffy and 'cute' 🥰 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/694 #birds #vultures #raptors #spain #birdsofprey

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Hans Bucht @hansbucht.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

#PassportPhoto of a Nankeen Night Heron for #BirdOfTheDay #birds

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

From @alan678.bsky.social , today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto - a photograph of a bird that could be its passport picture. Here's a Sparrowhawk doing its best #bluesteel settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/572 #bird #hawk #sparrowhawk

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Its @alan678.bsky.social turn to host #BirdOfTheDay today, and his themes are #CamoOrContrast, birds that blend in or stand out in their environment. Here's a Redshank doing both at the same time 😂 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/14

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheSongFactor, birds with their empty beaks open, by @robcrank68.bsky.social Here's a Chiffchaff giving it some welly! Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/598

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches by @alan678.bsky.social any bird with flowers in capture. Here's a Dunnock in front of some oil seed. OFC the Yellowhammers behind me declined to land 🙄 also... #SlavaUkraini !! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. Here's a Reed Warbler with a tasty bug :D #birds #reedwarbler #bug

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

so #BirdOfTheDay is #reflections, any bird with a reflection. So Heres's a Little Egret in Norfolk dombarker.co.uk/posts/481

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #JKLMNOP by @alan678.bsky.social any bird with a word starting with a letter ^^ Here's a pair of Black Kites squabbling over some ants. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/182 #birds #raptors #birdsofprey #blackkite #kite #ECK #EastCostKin

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A hare trying to hide from me in #hitchin, #hertfordshire. And not entirely succeeding! #wildlife #nature #spring #hare #wabbit

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Dom Barker @dakuan808.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Bluetit in the blossom for #smallbirdsaturday settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/584 #birds #bluetit #hitchin #hertfordshire

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