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Common Sandpiper South Lake WWT Slimbridge @WWTSlimbridge @slimbridge_wild

Mediterranean gulls Rushy hide WWT Slimbridge @WWTSlimbridge @slimbridge_wild @WWTworldwide

GREATER WHITETHROAT Shrike meadow, Oxfordshire @OOSbirding @oxonbirdnews @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife

The Reed Warblers were very showy and vocal today (Sunday) at WWT Slimbridge @WWTSlimbridge @slimbridge_wild @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag @ThePhotoHour

NORTHERN GANNETS Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire @Bempton_Cliffs @Natures_Voice @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch

Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire @BirdGuides @Bempton_Cliffs @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag

NATURE IN THE RAW.... Marsh harrier with a gosling. The quality of the capture is poor due to heat haze. This is a downside to using long 800mm lenses on warm days especially over land!! RSPB Blacktoft Sands @Blacktoft_Sands @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag

Greater whitethroat Loads of these little fellas along the cliff tops at Bempton @Bempton_Cliffs @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch

NORTHERN GANNET RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire @Natures_Voice @Bempton_Cliffs @ThePhotoHour @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag

WILLOW WARBLER RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire @Natures_Voice @Bempton_Cliffs @BirdGuides @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch

Greater whitethroat Loads of these little fellas along the cliff tops at Bempton @Bempton_Cliffs @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch

Spent a couple of hours round Farmoor reservoir this evening watching the wagtails attempting to clear up the millions of 'Farmoor Flies'! I think I ate more than the birds!! @OOSbirding @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife @oxonbirdnews @BBCSpringwatch

YELLOW WAGTAIL More yellow wagtails at Farmoor reservoir, Oxfordshire. Three spotted along the Causeway late afternoon. @BirdGuides @OOSbirding @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife @oxonbirdnews @ThePhotoHour

Grasshopper warbler My first ever sighting of these elusive birds. Crap shot but it's a start! Pinkhill meadow, Oxfordshire @OOSbirding @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife @oxonbirdnews

A few from today (Saturday) @WWTSlimbridge @slimbridge_wild @WWTworldwide Reed warbler, Sedge warbler & Bean goose

Yellow wagtail Farmoor reservoir, Oxfordshire @OOSbirding @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife @oxonbirdnews @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag

CHIFFCHAFF Estuary tower WWT Slimbridge @WWTSlimbridge @WWTworldwide @ThePhotoHour @NikonEurope @slimbridge_wild

DUNLIN Farmoor reservoir, Oxfordshire @OOSbirding @WildOxfordshire @Oxonwildlife @ThePhotoHour @waderquest @oxonbirdnews

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) This is Brockholes very own superstar that is 'Kevin' the Kestrel. He certainly knows how to pose for the paparazzi!! @visitBrockholes @Lancswildlife @ThePhotoHour @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch

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Wildflowers found in bloom this Easter Sunday: snake’s-head fritillary, bluebell, primrose, cuckooflower, cowslip for the #CowslipChallenge, wood anemone and cow parsley—all gathered like a posy of small wonders, each a sign of spring’s return. #WildflowerHour