New Forest (ish) for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - 14th-18th July 2026 It was a magnificent few days down on the south coast heaths, downlands and forest. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-... @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Mull, Iona and the Treshnish Isles for @oriolebirding.bsky.social Birding- 27th June - 4th July 2026 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/mull... As seems to be the norm the weather tried to scupper our efforts but our perseverance paid off with Eagles, Otters, Puffins & Corncrakes

Lowestoft Life - 21st June to 12th June 2026 Time for a bit of a random catch up of non-work related stuff. Nightjars, yet more auks and quite a lot of moths! blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/lowe...

Day 8 - 19th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & Oceanwide Expeditions blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-... The final run into Longyearbyen & a send off by a large pod of mini Moby Dicks! What a way to round up this most astonishing of adventures

Day 7 - 18th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & @oceanwide-expeditions.com It was not just about Walruses though

Day 7 - 18th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & @oceanwide-expeditions.com blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-... A final full day spent with giant blubbery Walruses and the towering Toblerone triangle of the Alkhornet.

Day 6 - 17th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & @oceanwide-expeditions.com blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-... We headed south out of the pack ice on a glorious fog bow filled morning and back into open water where Blue Whales awaited.

Day 5 - 16th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & @oceanwide-expeditions.com blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-... Anyone for Blue Whales before breakfast, loved up Polar Bears & a bbq on board while drifting in the pack ice at 80.6 ° north?

Day 4 - 15th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with Bird's Wildlife & Nature & Oceanwide Expeditions. A day exploring the Hinlopenstretet sound between with flocks of portly Polar Bears, puppy eyed and hirsute seals and a zillion auks... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-...

Day 3 - 14th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social & @oceanwide-expeditions.com A day within the living ice of the Liefdefjorden. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-...

Thirty Years Ago - June 1996 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/thir... Summertime birding...

and as usual with @bwntours.bsky.social it is often about the smaller things.

@oceanwide-expeditions.com Of interest the female Polar Bear that showed incredibly well on the 13th June at Fuglefjorden has an ear tag button. It is just about visible on the inside of the ear but clearly on the back.

Day 2 - 13th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social @oceanwide-expeditions.com Our first full day at sea and in the zodiacs. A day never to be forgotten... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-...

Day 1 - 12th June 2026 - Svalbard - Spitzbergen & the pack ice with @bwntours.bsky.social Out to sea at last and northwards into a true Arctic adventure upon the MV Ortelius with @oceanwide-expeditions.com blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-...

Lake Kerkini for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Part 2 - 14th-17th May 2026 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/lake... My final few days of a long month in Greece.

The catch up continues: Back to Greece. Lake Kerkini for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Part 1 - 11th-13th May 2026 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/07/lake...

Since being back from Svalbard for @bwntours.bsky.social I have been amongst the seabirds of Bempton and Nightjars of the Yorkshire moors and I am now on Mull for @oriolebirding.bsky.social where White-tailed Eagles were the stars of another grey and dreich day.

Lesvos - The Family Week - 3rd -10th May 2026 A somewhat more chilled and chilly week but still bursting with wildlife. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/lesv...

25th April 2026 - Day 9 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social A final morning in the Nestos in search of that pesky Partridge before heading briefly homewards after a magnificent tour. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/25th... A Queen of Spain Fritillary

And it was not just big flying things we saw! 24th April 2026 - Day 8 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social

24th April 2026 - Day 8 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/24th... Exploring the Dadia Forest #BirdsSeenIn2026

23rd April 2026 - Day 7 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social The extensive marshes of the Evros Delta beckoned and our inability to get where we wanted to led us to where the birding Gods actually needed us to be... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/23rd... #BirdsSeenIn2026

22nd April 2026 - Day 6 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social It was a bit damp but we persevered with the coastal marshes. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/22nd... #BirdsSeenIn2026

21st April 2026 - Day 5 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social Working the coastal pools east of Fanari. A day of Tribbles, kestrels, harriers, waders and terns. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/21st...

20th April 2026 - Day 4 Northern Greece for Bird's Wildlife & Nature Tours Up into the Vrontous & Rhodope mountains in search of elusive Partridges but a Rock Thrush and botany won the day. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/20th...

Back on the keyboard again... I will eventually get back on track! 19th April 2026 - Day 3 Northern Greece for @bwntours.bsky.social A magical morning on Lake Kerkini followed by a walk in the woods. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/19th... #BirdsSeenIn2026

Not quite sure how to sum up the first full day on the MV Ortelius on our @bwntours.bsky.social Svalbard tour. We got very lucky indeed with two Polar Bear encounters. The second from the zodiac was unexpected and beyond anyone's expectations. We are still lost for words.

Brain won't turn off at the moment so I have been writing. Svalbard for @bwntours.bsky.social - pre-tour day 11th June 2026 Up close and personal with the urban bird life of Longyearbyen. The real adventure starts tomorrow afternoon... blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/sval...

Ok - I may have told a porky pie earlier and there is always time for one more post. Lowestoft Life - 28th May - 9th June 2026 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/lowe... @suffolkmoths.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social