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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Black is the new orange A cygnet, looking like the Loch Ness monster as it grazes and a long way off gaining the bright orange bill of an adult mute swan Capesthorne Hall, Siddington, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pros and cons A #Black&White image may lose colour, but it gains form and pattern and they can reveal the extraordinary in the commonplace Juvenile herring gull (probably/possibly), English Channel #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #nature #wildlife #b&w #blackandwhite #monochrome

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

First Not photographically the #BestOfTheMonth, but my fave as I’d never seen one before…they don’t seem to turn up much in NW England Pied flycatcher (female), Urdaibai Bird Center, Basque Country, Spain #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon

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Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcsctoan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's #BirdofTheDay theme by Rob is #BestOfTheMonth. Dipper taken last week on the River Tay in Perthshire. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #ECK

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s no gannet But it does dive. The UK’s only aquatic songbird, although this one’s Spanish A dipper on the Cares river, Las Arenas, Asturias #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #TheDivers #BirdStare #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Circles Vultures, probably griffon (feel free to ID!), always high, always circling. Bulnes, Asturias, northern Spain #video #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors (I had to check…they don’t hunt!) #iphone #iphonography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jackdaw jackpot One of several jackdaws I saw streaking along the cliffs at Bempton having bagged some bread Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Mouthful #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #corvids #inflight #Nikon

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Clinty1 @clinty1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful Here’s a female Red-winged Blackbird prepping for her nest #Birds #RedWingedBlackBird

Female red winged blackbird with a beak full of dried grass

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In control A swallow slices through the air, inches above the water, in the never-ending pursuit of food Manchester Ship Canal, Frodsham, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #InFlight #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #hirundines #flight #Nikon

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Remember, when you walk through the darkness, eventually you will step into the light. 😊🙏🏼 See you later folks and friends. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #Contrast #ClassicMono #photography #ECK

A striking black-and-white image of a Little Egret emerging from deep shadow, its head, neck and body illuminated against a completely dark background. Its long, slender bill points into the distance while a subtle reflection appears in the water below. The dramatic lighting gives the impression of the egret stepping out of the darkness and into the light.

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CM @manchesterbirder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The juvenile White-winged Tern at Fairhaven flew close in at times today. A delight to watch in good company. #ukbirding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

A juvenile White-winged Tern flying left with wings held vertically spread, displaying white rump and pale tail.

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wistful It’s difficult not to use anthropomorphic titles for shots like this. That’s surely a bird considering life! Northern gannet, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #FlowerPower #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #portrait #Nikon

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Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@alan678.bsky.social's #birdoftheday theme today is #FlowerPower: any bird capture with a flower in view. 🌸 not just in view, but in beak: Puffin with thrift. Also taken on the Saltee Islands 🇮🇪 on our grand Celtic campervan adventure in 2023. Must go back. #ECK #birds #birdphotography

A puffin sits on a rocky hillside which is covered in purple thrift flowers. The puffin, predominantly black, with white front and cheeks, has a thrift flower in its colourful beak.

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mouthful I was only a few yards from this reed bunting when I spotted it. So close I want to ID the moth! Any ideas? Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsUpClose #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #ukbirds #ukbirding #bunting

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Harassment This juvenile black-headed gull constantly badgered its parent for food, including this sharp dig in the ribs @rspb.bsky.social Burton Mere, Wirral, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Parenting #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon #gulls

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Summer to Winter Tried a bit of high key with a black-headed gull. It made August feel like January. Redesmere, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOfTheMonth #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #highkey #birdphotography #white #tones

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The Garden Jungle @thegardenjungle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#BestOfTheMonth is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay today, I love the expression on this capture I got of a juvenile Robin in The Garden Jungle #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Just add water A swallow about to scoop a drink from Manchester Ship Canal at Frodsham, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Simple #wildlife #nature #hirundines #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Dramatic A white stork performs the up-down display, used as a greeting between birds or as a threat @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #StrikeAPose #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #Nikon

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Will Hulbert @whulbert-photos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay Theme today is #AtOneWithNature... birds in their natural environment. Here is a Humbug, juvenile Great Crested Grebe taken this morning on the Norfolk Broads.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 12/08/2026

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As one Nothing more natural for starlings than to fly together. Not sure if this was an early murmuration yesterday or just pre-season training Over Manchester Ship Canal, Frodsham, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #AtOneWithNature #wildlife #nature #murmuration #birdphotography

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Gotcha! These guys are usually gone by the time I get the camera up and pointing Maybe this one thought I couldn’t see it Long-tailed tit, @derbyswildlife.bsky.social’s Willington Wetlands #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #PeekABoo #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Success story 1/2 According to the @bbs-birds.bsky.social chiffchaff numbers in the UK shot up by circa 55% between 2019-24 Climate change is one reason, but I learned on a @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social course… #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #wildlife #nature

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Standing tall When it comes to “Scotch eggs”* they don’t come much longer than a grey heron Capesthorne Hall, Siddington, Cheshire, UK * #LongLegs #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #heron #tall #ukbirds #ukbirding

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Surprise Went to a fish farm near to where we were staying in North Dorset to photograph herons and this guy turned up! Dunlin, Winterborne Houghton #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #FabulousWaders #waders #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Beginnings I can remember the thrill of capturing this beauty in flight with a 28-300mm lens. Definitely the seed for concentrating on bird photography Low Newton Pond, Northumberland, UK #photography #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Firsts #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #heron #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Projection A song thrush making sure its strange sounds are heard far and wide. Surely this bird is misnamed? Woolston Eyes NR, Warrington, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #OverTheRainbow #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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HLK @hlkfotos.com · 30/07/2026

Sharp shots of birds in flight are rare for me, and I was pretty pumped that this was an especially photogenic little kestrel. Now if there's a Best of July hashtag I'll have nothing. #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice 🌿📷🪶

A photo of a female American kestrel (Falco sparverius) in flight against a clear gray-blue sky, banking with wings lowered. It's a small raptor with rufous-and-black barred wings and tail, a streaky breast, dark round eyes, black face stripes, white cheeks, and a small hooked beak. It is moving toward the right of frame, looking very fierce.

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hunter It was simply thrilling to see this common buzzard scouring the area for prey, urged on by the constant calling of a juvenile in a nearby wood Chelford, Cheshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #raptor

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Mr & Mrs A male stonechat with the female in the background Near Valley, Anglesey, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #EmeraldBackdrop #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon #green

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Rob Jackson @robcamera.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Here’s my lineup for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #EmaraldBackdrop Little Owl, Stonechat, Swallow and Kingfisher #birds #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #photography

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Look into my eyes Being checked out by a northern gannet @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #EyeOfTheWild #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #seabirds #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Double act Sometimes it takes two Razorbills, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #SittingDownOnTheJob #wildlife #auk #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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CM @manchesterbirder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A few of the hundreds of dragonflies today in the Trough of Bowland. #odonata #nature #dragonflies

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bad rep The herring gull may not be the most loved bird, but it’s still beautiful I like the way this one pops on the dark background Worm’s Head, Gower, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Gulls #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sunny yellow A migrant that seemed to find me during early summer trips Yellowhammer, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #SummerLovin #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #bunting #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A curfew That’s one of the collective nouns for curlews apparently. Herd, salon or skein, if they’re in flight, are alternatives. Clump can be used for their chicks. Afon Alaw, Anglesey, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Triplets #wildlife #nature #ukbirds

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Glider A common swift feeding low over water No.4 bed, Woolston Eyes, Warrington, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Singers&Wingers #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon #inflight

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Grounded A snow goose bathing in the daisies @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Flowers #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Taking it all in A rare moment of apparent stillness in the usually frenetic life of a songbird Male goldfinch, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPoise #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

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Martin Sepion @martinsepion.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is: #PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story. Alt #MomentsOfMajesty Elegant, regal or commanding poses. #birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #nature #photography Can small birds be majestic?

Eurasian Blue Tit perched on twigs in winter

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Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcsctoan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Today's #BirdofTheDay theme is #PerfectPoise. This Greenfinch looks perfectly poised in the morning sunshine. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #ECK

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Juicy catch A female stonechat perhaps checking over her shoulder to make sure that no-one’s eyeing up her lunch Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ButtShotts #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Look to the sky! Skypointing by gannets can mean they’re about to take flight. This one didn’t so perhaps it was just exasperated. @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOftheDay #UpAndDown #wildlife #nature #seabirds #ukbirds

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Oskareel @oskareel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Streeeeeeetch! A cormorant loosening out those knots Coastal path, Tresaith to Aberporth, Ceredigion, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Rocky & the alt #Contortionist #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

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