Birding

2018 Birding Highlights

I have long been somewhat interested in birds. Who isn’t? However, I think it is fair to say that in 2018 I finally evolved into a fully-fledged birder. Here is a small collection of what I spotted throughout the year. All of these images are my own and were captured on my phone (albeit attached to a spotting scope). Double tap for a close-up and please feel free to leave any comments.

Redshank @ RSPB Pagham Harbour, UK

Crossbill @ The Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest, UK

Red-backed Shrike @ Thursley NNR, UK

Great White Egret @ RSPB Ham Wall, UK

Whimbrel @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Grey Heron @ Bough Beech, UK

Reed Warbler @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Dunlin @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Black Redstart @ Dungessness NNR , UK

Black Redstart @ Dungeness NNR, UK

Grey Plover @ RSPB Pulborough Brooks, UK

Spotted Flycatcher @ RSPB Pulborough Brooks, UK

Shoveler @ RSPB Ham Wall, UK

Ringed Plover @ Rye Harbour, UK

Little Egret @ Bough Beech, UK

Stonechat @ Amberley Wildbrooks, UK

Common Sandpiper @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Cuckoo @ RSPB Farnham Heath, UK

Wheatear @ Dungeness NNR, UK

Kestrel @ Dungeness NNR, UK

Great Reed Warbler @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Spoonbill @ RSPB Pulborough Brooks, UK

Rosy Starling @ Dungeness NNR, UK

Sandwich Tern @ Rye Harbour, UK

Tawny Owl @ RSPB Pulborough Brooks, UK

Smew @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Winchat @ RSPB Pagham Harbour, UK

Wood Lark @ The Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest, UK

Kestrel @ Lingfield, UK

Peregrine Falcon @ RSPB Pulborough Brooks, UK

Whitethroat @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

Stonechat @ Castle Hill LNR, UK

Smew @ RSPB Dungeness, UK

19 replies on “2018 Birding Highlights”

i just love to hear birds chirp and then turn around to watch them.you take great pictures.

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Thanks! All from my phone

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I saw you had a falcon…do you see hawks as well…? Are a lot of the birds migrating or stationary? Just curious…

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Hi there! Many are seasonal visitors. There a few resident hawks but other than sparrow hawks they are rare to see.

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Thank you for following my blog. I thought I’d check you out and I see you are a fellow birder. Isn’t it fun! I love your pictures. You have birds I’ve never heard of, so your pictures were even more interesting.

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Brilliant shots! Loved the Kestrel one. 🙂

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I am so glad to have found your Blig through you following mine. Thankyou. I used to be a birder before I got cancer and went blind. I still listen to them of course. My favourites were the ospreys, especially Lady. I often write poems about the burds, or nature in general. I love the little kingfisher, and wrote about this beautiful little bird. I just saw someone’s comment above about getting rid of so gbirds. My heart breaks. Will go and sign the petition. Thankyou for the Follow. I look forward to reading your posts. I am in North Lincolnshire.

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Thank you so much. 🙂

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Nice!

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Gorgeous photos. I love watching birds and wildlife. It’s very calming.

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I’m not a ‘birder’, but love to see the birds around where I walk my dog. There are Egrets and Herons, Barn Owls, and Woodpeckers.
We also have a Tawny Owl living in the oak tree in the garden, but have never actually seen it, only heard it at night. 🙂
Thanks for following my blog, which is appreciated.
Best wishes, Pete.

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Lovely photos. Are you aware of the new licences being issued to developers to shoot songbirds? Check out the blog Poors Purge. We need to stop this.

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What a lovely series. Your phone takes a pretty good shot, especially the Reed Warbler (which I’ve never been able to capture up close – even with a long lens) 🙂

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It was one of a courting couple. With all their posturing they hung around a little longer ham usual!

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I enjoyed your bird post of photos. I love birds and spend a lot of time following the ones around our home in Tasmania. We have a flock of noisy cockatoos, a family of kookaburras and several currawongs. They all talk at the same time every morning and the noise is incredible. I love to hear them all though.

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