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Disgusted to see that @wessexwater have blocked access for swallows to get to their nesting site at Tonedale water treatment works. The pair have bred there for at least the last 3 years.

Wall Common @WWTSteart 5 Painted Lady and several Wall Brown @BCSomerset @SomButterflyRec @iRecords_ Orange-tip Peacock Red Admiral and Speckled Wood also seen

@barrabirder Very nice indeed Bruce failed to see one this winter in Somerset and Red-throats were low in numbers, for what reasons I’m not sure 🤔

15 summer plumaged Black-throated Divers still lingering off Vatersay today and very nice they looked too! Also the Surf Scoter still in Vatersay Bay, Velvet Scoter still in the Sound of Barra and a few more flocks of Whooper Swans passing over.

Great to see Wheatears back again, Minehead, Somerset, no doubt en route to their breeding grounds. Sadly, a very scarce breeding species in Somerset now with the only recent records on Exmoor.

First Dark Edged Beefly of the year in my Wiveliscombe garden today

One of 3 Male Wheatear seen on Porlock Marsh this afternoon flock of 60 Linnet numbers of m/f Reed Bunting and Stonechat amongst others all accompanied by the constant calling of a Green Woodpecker @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds Thanks Team

Video footage of one of 42 Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) aka ‘bonxie’ seen off Europa point today heading out of the Mediterranean towards the Strait #Gibraltar

What looks like a dark morph Lapwing seen at #RSPBGreylake this morning. It was very aggressive to any other Lapwing that came to close. @somersetbirds @bto_somerset1

Back for some more Great Grey Shrike action, In better light! #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #animals #travel #bird #photooftheday #natgeo #birdwatching

A drastic and sudden increase in patch Cirl Bunting numbers.... stevesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cirl-b…

Wonderful news

@holnicoteNH Hi Nigel I’m around the Porlock area today,were your White-fronted geese in this area ?

The Russians have arrived in West Somerset! Four White-fronted geese from Siberia have appeared on the flooded meadow.

Common Crossbills have been performing well in Norfolk this year, since they started arriving in July, but this lovely male, at Dersingham Bog today, surely has to take top billing!

Clatworthy Res Great Northern Diver still at 12.00 in the Fishing Lodge arm and showing nicely @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds.

Tundra Bean Goose viewed from the Hawn Dunster , Thanks to the finder and @AlastairSteven7 for directions @somersetbirds @bto_somerset1

Saturday 13th On the way to @WWTSteart a large flock of cr 200 Linnet which inc small numbers of Chaffinch , Greenfinch , Goldfinch and 2 Brambling at Ash Barton Merridge proved an interesting stop also there 2 flocks of 50 and 20 Stock Dove @somersetbirds

Saturday Dec 13th @WWTSteart Hundreds of Wigeon Teal Lapwing Shoveler and Golden Plover , 1 Ruff and a single Dunlin , 3 Marsh Harrier . Catsford Common 52 Brent Geese Inc 3 Dark Bellied a Shag and a Cattle Egret @somersetbirds @Exmoorbirder 1 of 2

That bill... White-necked Raven in Uganda #birdsseenin2025

Red Kite, Exmoor yesterday. An increasing visitor here. The number of records went from 95 in 2023 to 310 in 2024 including an astonishing 159 seen in one day on May 20th by Andy Pym. Numbers in Somerset as a whole increased by an incredible 47 per cent in the same period.

Once again, a great effort from 200 observers in Somerset, and the editorial team at SOS. Thank you! @Hurlstoner @ExmoorNP @MatRidley