Mediterranean Gulls, the sound of Spring on the Solent coast.

Just over a week since pretty much every coastal nesting site in the Solent went underwater during a record tide, Black-headed Gull nest building activity is growing by the day.

David Steel Puffins RSPB Bempton Cliffs this afternoon in the northerthy that blowing in

David Steel Hi David, it's cover reveal day for Stefanie 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻 and me 😁 I don't know if you recognise this little island in a fantasy setting 😉

Puffins of the Isle of May…

Two reasons to visit Sumburgh Head today!

Goldeneye on eggs and an array of Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Sand Martin, Common Sand, Adder and Slowworm this evening. Spring at Muir of Dinnet NNR is phenomenal! 🥰

Morning pair of Razorbills on the Isle of May this morning…

That's a wrap!🎉

Another season of #SOSPuffin came to a close on Sunday.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who gave up their time to help us clear tree mallow🌿on the islands, especially to those who joined us in the rain🌧️

#charity #conservation

📷©️Jamie McDermaid

Bird of the week so far. Goosander is a rare sight on Newton Pool.

A short clip of part of a 300+ strong pod of Melon-headed Whales between Ascension and Cabo Verde, just one of 21 species of Cetacean recorded over the past 30 days (with only 0.5 glassy days and 2 days under sea state 2) #Cetaceans #Atlantic

Just when you thought it was safe..... .

More waffle, this time about a flycatcher that was collared, back in May 1997.

Go to
collapsedbirder.blogspot.com if you can cope with more.

'Five Kings and a Steller's please'.

Arctic seaduck in the north of Norway: resplendent King Eiders with a solitary Steller's Eider at Båtsfjord.

Morning pair of Razorbills on the Isle of May this morning…

Just because there is a hoopoe on the Isle of May just now... I hope it is putting on a good show for the puffins! #hoopoe #hulahoop #birds #BirdTwitter

Riding High: Episode 420 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The magnificent Hoopoe is present for its eighth day on the Isle of May today. It’s very settled.

New lifeboat for Anstruther and a guard of honour from the Isle of May, the blog has the full story: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

David Steel Fife coast, looking back. (Quite pleasant at the moment)

Moody rain showers sweeping along the Fife coast, viewed from the Isle of May