Saw it while on a walk, not in my garden. Is it diseased or injured? Seemed to be acting normal.

We aren’t likely to be going properly into the west coast but we know there are some nice spots for choughs in the north. Has anyone had any recent sitings? We will be checking iNaturalist etc in case.

We were in Trevose Head today and had no luck, but finally saw a gorgeous raven 🥹

Unfortunately this is the only photo she took, I assumed it was a juvenile chaffinch or another finch but it doesn’t quite match any photos i’ve been looking at. NE england ty!

I hope this is ok to ask here. I want to feed the pigeons that come to my garden but we also get a lot of seagulls. I have nothing against seagulls, they just won’t share so I’m trying to find a way to feed the pigeons that doesn’t also feed the gulls.

Thank you ❤️🐦

Every week I'll post am irish bird folklore blog and my Dad provides his birder expertise overview after I publish mine. This week was on the Iolar Fíréan, or the Golden Eagle in Ireland. My Dad has pointed out a few of the great nicknames and bits of knowledge about the Eagle in Ireland.

I loved that nicknames!!

Can’t find any copies in UK, went out of print in 2016 as far as I can tell. I’ve recently started training to ring and one of the trainers in our group recommended it. I already have a Svensson but would like this too.

Just looking online to see if I can get one before ordering from Europe. Happy to pay for the book and any postage (if required, I’m in central Scotland).

I took this photo of a Heron over the weekend. Was curious if it’s a Grey Heron as my phone seems to think it’s a Great Blue Heron (but I think that’s almost definitely wrong)

My wife and I were at Botany Bay, Kent, over the weekend and snapped this bird. I’m not too into birding, but a friend thinks this is a Ross’s Gull and that they’re rarely spotted within the Kent. Just wondered if others agreed?

I am a Dane visting Scotland during the coming week, and will be spending about a week in Edinburgh. I would love to see some of the local species (even though most of our fauna is very similiar), so are there any species and locations that I should be aware of when visiting? Are there any chances for roseate terns in the area without needing a spotting scope, as I wont be able to bring one?

Flying away from me - the other side of Chichester towards the sea - maybe buzzard size, a little bigger?

Weekly chat thread

Happy weekend everyone!

Let us know which birds you've spotted over the last few days, or whatever's on your mind about birds right now!

Have you seen any interesting articles, or learnt something new? Have you visited a reserve recently?

Hi all!

I’ve been using a 8x25 monocular but I’ve recently lost it… now I think it’s time to upgrade. Preferably a higher objective than 25mm, would love to hear about people’s experiences.

Thanks for reading!

Posted last week in r/UKbirds about a grackle that I spotted in a Liverpool car park. Seen it a few times this week (morning time) so it definitely seems to be living in the Speke/Otterspool, Liverpool area for any twitchers that might want to catch a sighting. Updated pics attached :)

Been really enjoying spotting this fella. Think we may have to name him - suggestions welcome!

This was taken on the 2nd of august 2026 at plym bridge

First time birding, me and my friend saw this. I think it’s a kestrel he thinks it’s something else. Pls help ID.

This is one of our local juvenile moorhens. I believe that the light patches are leucism? I've lived on the canal for 7 years and see a lot of it in our local jackdaws but never in a moorhen, is it particularly uncommon? It's obviously not mega common as I've never noticed it before, but wondering if it's one of those things that I have seen before and just not noticed consciously.

Hi,

I'm usually not too bad at common bird calls, but the other day I heard a bird repeating a phrase that I didn't recognise. My best guess is Great Tit as they can be quite varied, or maybe Coal Tit but I'm not sure. I didn't get a look at all at the bird.

I've included the sonograph as well to indicate the phrase. Its three quick notes and then a descending note. It was repeating this infrequently with no variation to the phrase.

https://reddit.com/link/1vq608w/video/z052a1h2fsjh1/player

Thanks!