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Ian Sheppard

@iansheppard.bsky.social

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Former pro photographer, still taking the odd pic. Usually birds, nature and landscapes. Shropshire, UK.

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Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Cattle Egret living up to its name at WWT Martin Mere yesterday. #UKBirding

A Cattle Egret standing on the back of a Cow

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A Glossy Ibis and Great White Egret at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday. #UKBirding

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis and Great White Egret

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A very distant view of what might be a Pectoral Sandpiper at RSPB Ham Wall yesterday. The first pic has a Lapwing for scale. #UKBirding

a Lapwing and possible Pectoral Sandpiper

Possible Pectoral Sandpiper

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sanderlings at Dawlish Warren, Devon. #UKBirding

Four Sanderlings on a beach

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

House Sparrows on a branch at Budleigh Salterton, Devon. #UKBirding

House Sparrows on a branch

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Kestrel and its prey over Orcombe Point, Devon. #UKBirding

A Kestrel and its prey over Orcombe Point, Devon

A Kestrel and its prey over Orcombe Point, Devon

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sandwich Terns in flight at #Hoylake. #UKBirding

Sandwich Terns in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

RInged Plovers and Dunlin on the beach at #Hoylake. #UKBirding

Ringed Plovers and Dunlin on a beach

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A storm passing over Liverpool Bay, viewed from Hoylake.

A storm over Liverpool Bay

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The two recent #Shropshire rarities at Venus Pool this morning. Turnstone, left and Curlew Sandpiper. #ShropshireBirding

Turnstone, left with a Curlew Sandpiper

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Burton Mere this morning. #UKBirding

Black-tailed Godwits

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

At Least ten Spoonbills on the Boathouse Flash at Parkgate this afternoon #UKBirding

A line of Spoonbills

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A Hummingbird Hawk-moth in my garden this evening #Shropshire

A collection of Hummingbird Hawk-moth pictures

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A Red kite near Nipstone Rock, #ShropshireBirding

A Red Kite in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Two Hawker Hurricanes over #Shrewbury this evening.

Two Hawker Hurricanes

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A Bumblebee in my Garden #Shropshire

A Bumblebee with a flower

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A Juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Venus Pool nature reserve. #ShropshireBirding

Juvenile Little Ringed Plover

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

One of this year's three juvenile Peregrines at my local nest site #ShropshireBirding

Juvenile Peregrine

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Two young House Martins looking out from their nest. #ShropshireBirding

Two House Martins looking out from their nest

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Llyn Cregennen and Cadair Idris. #Gwynedd #Wales

Landscape shot of a lake and mountains

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Mum feeding two juvenile House Sparrows in my garden #ShropshireBirding

Photograph of three House Sparrows

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A Swift at RSPB Middleton Lakes. #UKBirding

A swift bird in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A Chough at South Stack, #Anglesey. #UKBirding @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

Portrait of a Chough

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A pair of Choughs showing their displeasure at the presence of a Raven at South Stack, #Anglesey. #UKBirding @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

A montage image of Choughs driving off a Raven

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Woodchat Shrike at South Stack, #Anglesey. #UKBirding @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

A montage image of a Woodchat Shrike bird

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Little Terns at Gronant yesterday. #UKBirding @rspb.bsky.social

A montage of Little Terns in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Mammatus clouds over #Shrewbury just now. #Shropshire #weather

Mammatus clouds

Mammatus clouds

Mammatus clouds

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hobbies hunting over Whixall Moss #ShropshireBirding

A montage of images of Hobbies in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Mute Swan. #ShropshireBirding

Close up of the head of a Mute Swan

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Willow Warbler. #ShropshireBirding

A Willow Warbler in a holly treee

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A Cuckoo in flight after being driven off by two Meadow Pipits. #ShropshireBirding

A Cuckoo in flight

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Spring is in the air

Cartoon of five little sheep sitting on chairs. Caption: Gambollers Anonymous

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A Dipper at Llanberis yesterday #UKBirding

A Dipper bird landing on a rock in a stream

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Llyn Peris at Llanberis yesterday.

Reflections on the water at Llyn Peris, Llanberis

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A Redpoll at Venus Pool nature reserve #ShropshireBirding

A Redpoll sitting on a branch

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A male Kestrel hunting over the field at Venus Pool #ShropshireBirding

A male Kestrel in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A Red Kite this morning over Onny Meadows, Craven Arms #ShropshireBirds. @sh-discoverycentre.bsky.social

A Red Kite bird in flight

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Frogs in my garden pond this afternoon #Shropshire.

A montage photograph of Common frogs in a garden pond

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A Fallow Deer at Attingham Park, #Shropshire. @nationaltrust.org.uk

A collage of Fallow deer photographs

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Snow-covered mountains of North Wales with Hilbre Island in the foreground. Viewed from Hoylake. #Wirral #Landscape

Landscape picture of snow-covered mountains

Landscape picture of snow-covered mountains

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I'd love to know what they were saying to each other? A Puffin and Kittiwake at Bempton Cliffs. #SuperSeabirdSunday

A Puffin and Kittiwake looking at each other

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Two Whooper swans at Edgerley, #ShropshireBirding

Two Whooper swans in water

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A Goshawk from earlier today. #ShropshireBirding

A montage of photographs of a Goshawk

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Starlings viewed from my garden. #ShropshireBirding #Shrewsbury

Starling silhouettes

Starling silhouettes

Starling silhouettes

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Sunrise #Shropshire

Sunrise picture

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The Rea Brook in flood. #Shrewsbury #Shropshire

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Curlew, Knot and Redshank at #Hoylake, #Wirral. #UKBirding

Curlew, Redshank and Knot

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

A selection of Gulls at #Hoylake, #Wirral. Black-headed, Common, Herring and Great Black-backed. #UKBirding

A selection of Gull species

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

A female Stonechat at #Hoylake, #Wirral. #UKBirding

A close up of a female Stonechat

Ian Sheppard @iansheppard.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Could I have some ID help on the small wader from Hoylake yesterday. Thanks. #UKBirding

Waders at Hoylake