docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 13hHelen’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today via Atlantic Birding is: #ShoreBirds; any bird on the shore Whimbrel, but a Hudsonian one, in Costa Rica 2025. (Dark rump but otherwise indistinguishable) 180
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #LookingDown African Paradise Flycatcher 180
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage. The Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage. Blue-grey tanager, Costa Rica, 2025 090
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🪶 @atlanticbirding.bsky.social relays that today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alternative is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove species This is a Red-eyed dove, in Kenya. 2026 1160
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026🪶It's @helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay today and her theme is #Green, any birds or backgrounds that have Green in them. Alt #Geese Light-bellied brent geese, Connemara, Ireland 2025 1151
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 09/10/2026@atlanticbirding.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Waders; any wading bird Purple sandpipers are one of my favourites. 3201
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social (still dunno why I'm blocked...!) is #crooners, birds singing. Anyhoo, Brown-eared Bulbul, Seoul, 2025 0130
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 07/10/2026@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #BlueWater, birds surrounded by #Bluewater One for the larophiles, Yellow-legged gull (larus michahellis) at Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Ireland. (long black finger P8, black bar P5), March 2025 0110
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @helenbennett.bsky.social is #BirdSupermodel Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot. Great Egret (American) Din Darling wildlife reserve,FLA, 2016 0282
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BlueSkies; any bird against a blue sky Village weaver, Kenya 2026 2201
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying. The Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage. Twofer! White-winged dove display, close up shows Blue lores! 1120
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#birdoftheday #Black&Red Scarlet-rumped Tanager Arenal, Costa Rica 070
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Helen's #BirdOfTheDay choice is #BestBeaks; a bird with a beak/bill with striking colours, bold profiles or an interesting shape. Greater Frigatebird. Heron Island, Queensland, Australia 2161
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@atlanticbirding.bsky.social 's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Black&White Pied wagtail, but in colour... 181
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). First and last! Great-tailed Grackle 1151
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@helenbennett.bsky.social says that oday's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. Bonus points for any bokeh balls! ☺️🪶📷️ Alt: #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! Cattle egret in the heat, panting! 1121
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@atlaaas.bsky.social 's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Seabirds & alt is #Airborne. So I've gone for a #Twofer Lesser Frigatebirds, Heron Island, Queensland, Australia 290
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs. Here's a pair of Tawny Eagles. 0110
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@atlanticbirding.bsky.social has said that today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Raptors; any bird of prey Here's a Black Vulture gliding over a forest in Costa Rica 3100
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🪶 Rob’s chosen #RedHeads as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird with red on it’s head/beak Alternative is #Gull, any Gull will do Twofer! Silver Gull, Queensland, Australia, 1150
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Alan's #BirdOfTheDay today is #LightAndShadow #chiaroscura Black Noddy, Heron Island, Queensland, Australia 0100
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 20/09/2026@helenbennett.bsky.social #birdoftheday is #CaptionThatBird. "He said wait here...!" 4313
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by Atlantic Birding is: #Elegant; any elegant looking bird African Paradise-Flycatcher doing what it does best, but so elegantly! 270
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@alan678.bsky.social has chosen #ODG - Owl, Duck, or Geese as today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here's an Eastern Spot-billed duck from Seoul last year. 0150
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 16/09/2026@helenbennett.bsky.social said today's Alt: #BirdyLongLegs Any bird with legs that look way too long for its body! Marabou stork in flight looking ungainly! #MasaiMara 110
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Per @atlanticbirding.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Silhoutte; any bird in silhouette Still identifiable? (Grey crowned cranes, again!) 1141
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas, The Alt theme is #Robins Grey-crowned Cranes in the #MasaiMara with a well camouflaged chick in the grass ... 1100
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 12/09/2026for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract chosen by @helenbennett.bsky.social Twocan play at that game! (yellow-throated), close up captive. 1181
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme Alt. is #Black; any bird with black plumage Migrating black tern, Nimmo’s Pier, Galway. 1102
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ABCD, any bird name beginning with any of these letters. Alt is #RSTU, any bird beginning with any of these letters. Bonus points for covering all letters in main theme 😁 Rose Throated Becard!!! #costarica 1141
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As I previously posted, Bloom County nailed this in about 1989! 0111
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Helens’s #BirdOfTheDay: #BirdBuddies - 2 different species sharing the same space!? Clay-coloured thrush and a pair of Inca Doves. #costarica 2025 #SonyRx10M4 0110
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 05/09/2026🦅 Turkey Vulture Day 2026 Turkey Vulture over Nosara in Costa Rica 2025 020
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is: #InFlight, any bird in flight. Alt theme is #Grounded, any bird on natural ground. 🪶❤️ Two from #CostaRica Great Currasow at Arenal and Turkey Vulture at Nosara 1193
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 04/09/2026@helenbennett.bsky.social chose #snoozing at the theme for #BirdOfTheDay This Iceland gull in Galway was pooped! 070
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Contrast; light birds against dark backgrounds or vice versa Alt. is #Thrushes; any bird from the thrush family This is a Grey-Backed Thrush from Seoul, S.Korea, October 2025, Quite contrasty too! #SonyRx10M4 150
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cheeky second #BirdOfTheDay #redhead Wire-tailed swallow, Masai Mara, Kenya 2026 060
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ItsAllWhite, birds main colour is White. 2 Snowy sheathbills, Port Lockroy, Antarctica, 2002 (Gntoo penguin left foreground and Adelie penguins blurred at rear. Fuji 400 ASA. 160
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BirdsOfAFeather Any capture of a flock of birds. Someone hadn't read the "don't feed the birds bread" notice! 1111
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 31/08/2026@helenbennett.bsky.social says For today's #BirdOfTheDay it's #BirdsUpClose Any bird at close range, allowing you to see their lovely fine details! This Ring-billed gull from 2007, Galway, was typically tame. From a time when they were commoner here. 0100
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 30/08/2026@atlanticbirding.bsky.social says today's Alt. is #Blue; on the bird or in the scene Little Blue Heron, Nosara, Costa Rica #SonyRx10M4 071
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Rob has chosen #BestOfTheMonth for today’s #BirdOfTheDay Very quiet month here, but the haws and sloes are coming out, so the Robin blending right in is all I have! 1111
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 28/08/2026#birdoftheday #river/coastal Sanderling #swarowski #iphoneXR 080
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Here's a trio/quad set...#BirdOfTheDay for today alt theme is #KingfisherQuest Amazonian, Ringed (Costa Rica) and a pair of Pygmy Kinfishers (MasaiMara, Kenya) All with #SonyRx10M4 050
docdok @docdok.bsky.social · 27/08/2026For today’s #BirdOfTheDay share your best shots of birds snacking on #NaturalSeeds straight from the plant, crop, or tree Violet-Backed starling feeding on a ?ficus sp 080
