Rob Cadd

A video - shot a few years ago - of a female Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) flying and calling above the territory of a male, who then joins her in the air; they then fly a short distance before landing, and then shortly afterwards, mating. youtu.be/4OTXIR7MrVA Rarely-seen behaviour (and even more rarely captured on film) #bittern #birding #birdwatching #RSPBotmoor @RSPBEngland @_BTO @BBOWT @OOSbirding @BBCSpringwatch #phonescoping #digiscoping

@bucksbirdnews Sorry - didn't mean for this to appear here; just adding some Xmas week records onto database. Birds not seen since 27/12, as far as I know.

27/12 8:24 : 69 ((almost all adults)) White-fronted Goose : Gallows Bridge Fm, Gallows Bridge. goingbirding.co.uk/bucks/message.…

Short-eared owl amongst the more usual birds at @Natures_Voice RSPB Snettisham yesterday morning. Filmed from south screen. Sat 08 Nov 2025, approx 08:10am. @RSPBTitchwell #RSPBsnettisham

Red knot Calidris canutus - many sporting remnants of their summer plumage - descend towards the lagoon, landing amongst a flock of black-tailed godwits Limosa limosa. RSPB Snettisham, UK. Aug 2025. @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @RSPBTitchwell #RSPBsnettisham @_BTO @WaderStudy @shorebird_soc @WashWader @BBCSpringwatch #shorebirds #wadingbirds #waders #birds #birding #birdwatching #redknot #digiscoping #phonescoping #naturereserve #sandpiper #flight 20% #slomo

A grey day, well before dawn. Alone, I watched, mesmerised, as thousands of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) exploded from their overnight roost🎶Nov 2024. Full version: youtu.be/qNaSlaHIWB0 @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @BBCSpringwatch @_BTO 40% #slomo #birding #starling

A Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) plunge-bathes after having caught and consumed a couple of fish at @BBOWT Gallows Bridge Farm. @bucksbirdclub @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @_BTO @BBCSpringwatch #birds #birding #birdwatching #kingfisher #digiscoping #phonescoping #flight 20% #slomo

@OJGrowers Most likely competition for food, as these two species share a similar diet (ie. mainly small mammals)

@robcadd @BBOWT @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @_BTO @BBCSpringwatch @bucksbirdclub Why do birds attack owls like this? Do they want to hurt them

A very persistent kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) didn't want this barn owl (Tyto alba) on its patch a few evenings ago. @BBOWT @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @_BTO @BBCSpringwatch @bucksbirdclub #birds #birding #birdwatching #kestrel #Barnowl #digiscoping #phonescoping #flight 25% #slomo

I always enjoy watching a Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hovering; even more so with some lovely late afternoon autumn light. @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @_BTO @BBCSpringwatch #birds #birding #birdwatching #kingfisher #digiscoping #phonescoping #flight 20% #slomo @bucksbirdclub

Nice to get the opportunity to try filming a peregrine Falco peregrinus, as it hunted amongst the flocks of waders (mostly Red knot Calidris canutus) on the mudflats of The Wash estuary, UK. Oct 2024. Thanks to @acorncarver for alerting me to its presence initially. 🔊 @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @RSPBTitchwell #RSPBsnettisham @_BTO @WaderStudy @shorebird_soc @WashWader @BBCSpringwatch #shorebirds #wadingbirds #waders #birds #birding #birdwatching #redknot #peregrinefalcon #digiscoping #phonescoping #naturereserve #sandpiper #flock #flight #migratorybirds 20% #slomo

Sunday’s visit to Snettisham provided this lovely view of the sunrise, with sunspots (and distant transiting birds). #birding @RSPBTitchwell #RSPBsnettisham @RSPBEngland #phonescoping

Extended version: youtu.be/eGXuV7oPDJs

Red knot Calidris canutus, shift position on the mudflats of The Wash estuary, UK, as the tide advances over their feeding grounds. Oct 2022 @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @RSPBTitchwell #RSPBsnettisham @_BTO @WaderStudy @shorebird_soc @WashWader @BBCSpringwatch #shorebirds #wadingbirds #waders #birds #birding #birdwatching #redknot #digiscoping #phonescoping #naturereserve #sandpiper #flock #flight #migratorybirds 20% #slomo