Geoff Pring

@birdboyads Cracking set of images 👌. Glad it showed well for you.

Well, what a bird!! The stunning male Bluethroat at Swineham GPs did what every good bird should - sat and posed about 10ft in front of the assembled crowd!! Fantastic stuff, especially when it perched atop a bush and began singing....🤪

@birdboyads If it is still in the same location it is quite a narrow path but room for 3 or 4 to get views. Just need to swap with others from time to time so everyone gets a view - just depends on the numbers in the end.

@geoff_pring No worries, cheers mate 👍🏻fingers crossed for tomorrow....is the viewing limited?

Made the trip to Swineham, Dorset to see the Bluethroat and it didn’t disappoint. What a stunning little bird and a first sighting for me. 💙

@birdboyads Sorry for late reply. Park end of Bestwall Road and then walk.

@geoff_pring Where do u park Geoff?

@Merv37447363 Cracking image Merv 👌

Corn Bunting, this morning on Salisbury Plain

@Merv37447363 Stunning Merv 👌

Bluethroat, male singing this morning at Swineham, Dorset

@markwright12002 @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub Cracking set of images Mark 👌

Red-spotted Bluethroat Swineham, Dorset @harbourbirds @dorsetbirdclub

@Merv37447363 @2016_nature Excellent clip Merv 👌

A pair of Grey Partridges this morning on Salisbury Plain

@CactusFrankS Cracking set of images Frank 👌

The Hawfinches haven't had a great year so far in my local woods in north Cardiff, but this morning I got lucky with a male that posed very nicely! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdwatching #birdphotography

@CactusFrankS Wow! That’s a bit special Frank 👏👏👏

Fantastic morning on the Blorenge: not only 4 pairs of Northern Wheatears but also a pair of Ring Ouzels!! First time ever that I've seen a pair of them (though quite distant). #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdwatching #birdphotography

@GreenInFrance Very much a rarity in the UK so very lucky to see it.

@geoff_pring I'm waiting for them to appear here. We had 2 adults and 2 juveniles around for a few months so we got some great views. We have a Kayak so we had best views from the lake itself.

Made the very short trip to see the Black-crowned Night Heron this afternoon. Distant initially on the opposite bank of the Avon but then hit lucky when it flew across and provided close views for a short time. A first for me so a real bonus to see it on patch.

@cranky1456 Cheers

@geoff_pring Great captures Geoff

@GaryWatton1 Cheers Gary

@geoff_pring Superb pictures

@01000011S Great images Cliff - good to see you today and thanks again for putting me on it.

@NSLBirding Couldn’t quite believe it when I saw the alert Saturday evening - so glad it stayed around.

@geoff_pring What a bird eh! and our patch 😎 a great day

@01000011S Indeed - I was not expecting it to be that close! I did your post earlier and thought I recognised the face. Thanks for pointing it out.

@Merv37447363 Nice one Merv - bit more hidden when I went down but great to see one locally.

A Black-crowned Night Heron this afternoon at Newbridge,Bath, Somerset

@CactusFrankS Cheers Frank - I also hesitated but in the end decided to make couple of days of it and visit the surrounding area as well.

@geoff_pring Fantastic, Geoff! A species I have yet to see, but Kent was just a little bit too far for me…

Playing catch up on processing but made the trip down to Kent last week to photograph the Large Tortoiseshell butterfly - a first for me. Warm weather, great company and the Large Tortoiseshells put on a wonderful show in the afternoon sunshine for the assembled enthusiasts.