Lovely #patchbirding morning watching a family group of 5 Spot Flies. Also in the area, Pied Fly, Redstart & Tree Pipit over. Nice to have some local passerine movement. Clouded Yellow also around. #10kmpatch #birding #ukbirding #birds

Movement on the #10kmpatch in recent days. Dartmoor Pits: 5 Ringed Plover, Redstart (01/08). Wembury village to Heybrook Bay: C Scoter, Sarnie Tern, Whimbrel, 3 Med Gull, strong butterfly no.s on coast path - 80+ Clouded Yellow, 40+ Painted Ladies (03/08) #patchbirding #birding #birds #ukbirding

Adult Yellow-legged Gull with gull flock on Crownhill Down. #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding #birds

Two Osprey circling high over Crownhill Down this afternoon was my first sighting in Dartmoor's pits since 2018! Also Clouded Yellow, 10+ Painted Ladies & 50+ Silver Y Moths #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding #birds

My first migrant wader of the autumn in Dartmoor's pits - Redshank. Plenty of butterflies - including migrant Clouded Yellow (found by @mpd62.bsky.social) and Painted Ladies. #10kmpatch #patchbirding #birding #ukbirding #birds

Some impressive wildlife while #patchbirding this week - juv Cuckoo, Adder, Hummingbird Hawk Moth, many Silver-washed Fritillaries, and a Hedgehog (first of the year in the garden) #10kmpatch #ukbirding #birding #birds

Plenty of juv birds around while #patchbirding first thing. Two Green Woodpecker juvs the highlight. Also young Bullfinches, Goldfinches, Stonechats, Song Thrushes, Robins and Jays #birding #ukbirding #birds

First Wheatear juvs of the year on patch this morning. At a #patchbirding site they don't breed annually. Tree Pipits, Whitethroats, Yellowhammer and 2+ Painted Lady #birding #ukbirding #birds

Back #patchbirding and plenty of breeding action including pair of Pied Flies feeding chicks, 1+ Spot Fly on territory, Nuthatch, GSW fledglings etc. Plus two plastic fantastic Black Swans! #10kmpatch #birding #ukbirding #birds

Two distant Bufflehead and 7 Hooded Merganser on Alpha Lake, #Whistler, yesterday. #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Great hike around Alta and Nita Lakes with 2 Black Bears, MacGillivray's Warbler, American Dipper, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Tanager, Purple Finch, Evening Grosbeak, and Yellow-rumped Warbler seen. #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Steller's Jay in #whistler village. #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Hammond's Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Rufous Hummingbird, Steller's Jay, Townsend's Warbler & Golden-crowned Kinglet the best on a hike around Lost Lake, #Whistler first thing. #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Green Lake, #whistler - Barrow's Goldeneye, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull, Common Loon, Osprey, Cedar Waxwings, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, Northern Yellow Warblers & Western Warbling Vireo the highlights #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Clark's Nutcracker at the top of #Whistler Mountain #birdsofcanada #birding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026 #whistlerbirding #bcbirding

Great day in Stanley Park, Vancouver city, with Pileated Woodpecker, Hooded Merganser, C Goldeneye, American Wigeon, Red-necked Grebe, Steller's Jay, Black-throated Grey Warbler & a greedy Glaucous-winged Gull! 46sps seen #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverbirding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026

Cedar Waxwing, Western Wood-Pewee, American Goldfinch, & Olive-sided Flycatcher on Vancouver Island/in Vancouver city this week #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #vancouverbirding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026

Orca, Elephant Seal, Californian Sealions, Rhinoceros Auklets, Surf Scoter, Pigeon Guillemots, B Pelican, Harlequin Ducks & Black Oystercatchers, just some of the amazing wildlife off the coast of Vancouver Island! #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds #canadabirds #birdsseenin2026

Plenty of avian action around Sooke Hills Regional Park, Mount Wells Regional Park, and Langford Lake, Vancouver Island. 📷 Violet-green Swallow, Belted Kingfisher & Killdeer #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds #canadabirds #birdphotography

Black-headed Grosbeak, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Rufous Hummingbird, Bald Eagle, Swainson's Thrush, 3 wren sps, Dark-eyed Junco & Chipping Sparrow some of the highlights at dawn at Florence Lake, Vancouver Island #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds #canadabirds #birdphotography

A bit of Wood Duck action on Vancouver Island #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds #canadabirds

Red-breasted Sapsucker on Vancouver Island. #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds

Californian Quail and his funky hair do the highlight of this morning's dawn walk on Vancouver Island. Six feeding just outside our accommodation. #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverislandbirding #birds

First 24 hours in #vancouver and many lifers, including Bald Eagle, Anna's Hummingbird, Song Sparrow, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Spotted Towhee. Easily 20+ Wilson's Warblers in Queen Elizabeth Park first thing. #birdsofcanada #birding #vancouverbirding #birds #canadabirds

Morning spent with Pied Flycatchers, with a backdrop of Garden Warbler, Firecrests and Cuckoos #patchbirding #10kmpatch #birding #ukbirding #birds

Obsessed with waders in any season, but spending the morning watching these on their pitstop before continuing north was a privilege. Two Bar-tailed Godwits and 26 Whimbrel on the rocks and beach at Wembury first thing. #patchbirding #10kmpatch #birding #ukbirding #birds

Grasshopper Warbler reeling and showing intermittently (dif area to Monday's birds) was the highlight of a whizz around the lower Dartmoor pits this morning. Also 3 Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, 15+ Willow Warbler, Swallow etc #patchbirding #patch10km #birding #ukbirding #birds

2 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Cuckoo & Redstart added to the #patchbirding year list on Dartmoor first thing. Goosander pair, plenty of Willow Warblers & 4 Wheatear also about. #10kmpatch #birding #birds #ukbirding

Pallas's Warbler and YB Warbler still in Trewyn Gardens, St Ives #birding #ukbirding #birds @cbwps.org.uk

Woodchat Shrike still at Little Hendra Farm, Nanquidno Valley. Showing well and regularly feeding. Long overdue UK tick 🥳 #ukbirding #birding #birds @cbwps.org.uk