Birder, NocMig(er), Digiscoper
The SOS is an organisation that aims to further the study and preservation of birds in the county of Somerset. Here we will share bird sightings, photos, and SOS news and events.
Tofind out more please visit our website: https://somersetbirding.org.uk/
Welcome to the official bluesky of Somerset CCC!
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It's all about being happy, and my family and nature gives me that.
Birds, moths and nature in general. Based in Somerset. Previously posting on Twitter here:
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Birds, mammals. Surveyor, ecologist, consultant, lapsed ringer, former wanderer... now somerset based with occasional adventures elsewhere.
Photo is with Chatham Robin, NZ
Long-term BTO volunteer (RR for Somerset). BBCT trustee. Birding and botanising in Cornwall, Somerset and beyond. Bit of art too!
Free online and in-field tool for your bird sightings, run by @btobirds.bsky.social Make your records work for birders and conservation science: join the community! #BirdTrack
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Lover of everything wild, sports and photography
Daddy, ringer, birder, moth'er. Swansea, Gower.
Bristol based birder particularly interested in visible migration. Severnside patcher. Record shots from a Nikon P950.
Exmoor: A beautiful place to live and to visit.
We share photos and stories.
📸 Cover: Paul Sparks, Feb ‘26
https://www.exmoor4all.com
https://www.exmoorfoodfest.com
Assistant Conservation Officer for Epping Forest. PhD on the effects of nitrogen pollution on insects, particularly likes butterflies and moths.
Birder. Found on the Avalon Marshes, Portland and, very occasionally, elsewhere.
Birding, butterflies, and dragonflies.
Director & guide for Shetland Wildlife @shetlandwildlife.bsky.social | Cameraman | Orcaholic | Co-author of Princeton Nature @princetonupress.bsky.social Europe's Sea Mammals, Europe's Birds, Britain's Birds & British Birds.
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Bird & butterfly artist, also work as a veterinary surgeon
Lifelong birder- South Devon
Longtime Birder and amateur Wildlife Photographer
Birds of Bodmin moor, Cornwall and occasionally further afield.
Birds, Moths, Nature etc.
Insects, birds & plants mainly.
Somerset, UK
Derbyshire Expat now living the dream in South Devon.
Birding, Butterflies, Moths, Fossils & Derby County (Not necessarily in that order...)
Passionate patch birder in Gloucestershire. Mon and Fri a guide at WWT Slimbridge.
Sharing my passion of birdwatching with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social and looking forward to great times ahead. UK life list #425
A raven mad naturalist with a passion for moths. Mainly Exmoor & the Bristol region.
Birds, NUFC, Severnside patcher, some occasional ICU doctoring
Generally skulking, with sudden and loud outbursts.
Have now migrated back to Somerset.
Severn Beach Patch visitor since first visit in 1973. Retired NHS Chief Biomedical Scientist. BTO WeBS counter since 1984, Vismigger & Twitcher (BOU 508). Alotmenteer. See http://www.severnsidebirds.co.uk/index.html
Observer of the natural world, mostly in UK.
Mammals, insects, birds, plants, fungi it, they all catch my eye and via photographs and video, I like to share them with you.
🟰🟰Cornish Birder #424, Seawatcher. Cornwall eBird Moderator. Mousehole AFC. Nikon Z8 user. “Gramps”.
Birder within Somerset. Rarely elsewhere.
Tour Leader / Freelance Ornithologist.
Love all wildlife, particularly birds, the challenge of rarity finding & searching for elusive cats, especially Lynx & Snow Leopard.
Bird & Mammal Tours: www.wisebirding.co.uk
Beaver Walks: www.devonbeavertours.co.uk
Passion for birds, butterflies, orchids and fossils.
Birding the UK with Dean @worlebirder.bsky.social Love going on Twitches. UK Life list #383 (Last ✅ Hudsonian Godwit) Photos my own taken with Nikon P950
Wetland landscapes and stuff #saltmarsh #bluecarbon #plants & #birds (mainly)
ornithologist, low-carbon birder, occasional writer, Bulletin Editor for NTBC, lover of the light and European. Memento mori.
York-based Birder | Professional Ornithologist | Bird Ringer | Ecology MRes at Sheffield University | Sheffield United season ticket holder ⚔️ |
Birdwatcher,and amateur wildlife photographer
Posts by Malcolm Burgess. Runs PiedFly.Net, a citizen science network monitoring Pied flycatchers across SW England contributing to science on #phenology #migration #demography and more.
Patch birder in East Devon around Seaton and the Axe Estuary. Moths, butterflies, dragonflies and blogging are passions for me too. Love spending my weekends exploring our beautiful countryside with my family, Jess and Harry.
Bird and other wildlife news from Britain and Ireland's newest Bird Observatory, re-accredited in 2023.
www.lundybirdobs.org.uk
Britain's leading website for birders. Live sightings, breaking news and trusted content.
British Birds publishes articles on identification, distribution, migration, conservation and taxonomy. We're THE bird journal of record in Great Britain.
BTO is the UK's leading Registered Charity working with volunteers to improve our knowledge of birds through monitoring and research. www.bto.org
Publishing at the forefront of ornithology and driving SciComm on social media | Home of #theBOUblog | Upcoming events #BOUasm25 #BOU2026 #BOUasm26
Birder, Somerset, mainly Steart, Quantocks and coast.
Chartered ecologist, photographer and passionate Somerset birder. Views my own.
We encourage and support the recording of rare breeding birds in the UK, collate data in order to report annually on their numbers, trends and distribution, and maintain a secure archive to support conservation and research on these species.
Birder and lover of all wildlife, enjoy Twitching rarities. Local patch Labrador Bay South Devon.
Self-confessed twitcher & West Midlands birder, thwarted by work, 2 kids + a wife. With a few moths, butterflies + dragonflies thrown in for good measure.
Birder and nature photographer based in North Somerset.
Somerset birder but stationed in Norfolk, 'A' ringer, amateur photographer, Somerset cricket
32 // Berneray, Outer Hebrides. Van adventures, drone photography, prosecco & otters 🚐🦦🥂 Owner of a little gift shop, Coralbox 🏴
Birder, ringer, moth(er) and mother. Head of Surveys at BTO, BB Editorial Panel, BB Director, BBRC, Chair RBBP. EBCC Board. Views my own. She/her.
Scientist, conservationist, naturalist, birder. Secretary of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel & ornithologist for hire. Loves all of that plus dogs, music, leftwing politics, football, Northumberland, family. He/him.
Some ol' birder dude from S. Gloucestershire...
UK species and forms - 6️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ - 😉
My most recent addition:
MOURNING DOVE - October 15th 2025, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly!
Local patch birding in Somerset, Devon & Dorset & anything to do with natural history. Retired & now trying to do my little bit to help the natural world.
Birder, butterflies, moths.
Somerset : mostly local (TA4 VC5) and Steart and the Quantocks. More images : flickr.com and my WordPress blog: (simonvyvyandavies/thenovicebirder)
Patch birder at Sutton Bingham Reservoir (SBR) in Somerset, UK.
Devoted husband, proud father, lover of rock music and Spurs fan!
Birder, conservationist, wildlife gardener; Lundy Bird Observatory organising committee; coast lead for North Devon Biosphere Nature Recovery Group 🏳️🌈
Birder, mostly on Somerset Levels.
Birdwatcher, lister, sometime twitcher. Living on Somerset's Mendip Hills.
aka Penny (photos) and Ann (digiscope) a love of all of nature especially Birds, Butterflies & Orchids. Often found wandering on the Quantocks & the Somerset levels.
Bird ringer. Birder. UK Hippoboscidae Recorder (flat flies/louse flies/keds). Former NHS GP, studying flat flies & keds role as vectors and avian diseases. Bird related side projects. Natural history. Based in Oxford and on Exmoor.
Somerset birder with an itinerant habit
Interested in all #wildlife, but #seabirds, #raptors and #cetaceans are my favourites. Many hours spent #seawatching at home and abroad.
(Header: Balearic and Manx Shearwaters 05/08/25)
SW LesserSpot network volunteer, birder and GP based in Taunton
Birder, beachcomber and all round naturalist living on the Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides.
Somerset birder who enjoys a seawatch and roaming around Exmoor
Bird illustrator, Birder mostly Devon, birdwatching guide, wildlife bird tour leader, keen seawatcher.
Birder in Somerset. Tern freak.
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