Goosander having a lovely splash around by Shrewsbury Weir this morning. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Shropshire Birding
by @jannerbirder.bsky.social
Bird sightings in Shropshire.
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Goosander friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/10/9-oc...
Bluesky Cormorant #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Moorhen fight! Wait for it... #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Crow #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Goosander friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/10/6-oc...
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: A Great White Egret at The Flash friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/10/4-oc...
Two county rares amongst a catch of 72/15 was a good result from a cloudy night at #salopobs. Scarce Bordered Straw and Delicate, both lovely moths and immaculate #teammoth #salopmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
October getting into its stride at #salopobs. More #nocmig Common Scoters and the first Merveille du Jour last night, then a gorgeous 50spp morning including the first push of 2,580 #vismig Woodpigeons, raptors, Skylarks, Mipits, buntings... #loveautumn #ukbirding ebird.org/checklist/S3...
Wonder if these guys will be performing a flypast this evening? #birds #shropshire #shropshirebirds
Fourth garden Clouded Yellow this autumn/year/ever this afternoon, a Wheatear on nextdoor's roof, and a few hirundines still trickling south #loveautumn #salopobs #ukbirding
Tasty Perch! #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Important habitat and site maintenance work at Venus Pool NR 1) From 29 September. Major programme of willow scrub management to restore the grassland away from the pool to the north. 2) 5 to 7 October. Annual maintenance work. Essential, but likely to cause some disturbance. #ShropshireBirds
"Whoa! A leaf!" #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Corn Bunting has become more and more regular at #salopobs over the last few years, but this morning's flock of 14 doubled the previous high #ukbirding
Longtail feeding on Himalayan Balsam, shame they don't eat the plant. #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Third garden record of Clouded Yellow this afternoon, all this month but this was the only one to sit still. Morning #vismig produced 474 Mipits and 2 Swallows #loveautumn #salopobs #ukbirding
Vestals have taken on the baton from SMWs in terms of daily occurrence in the #salopobs mothtrap, although there were two of each today in the sea of Lunar Underwings #salopmoths #teammoth
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Mute Swans friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/09/23-s...
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: An immature male Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/09/21-s...
Kingfisher, river Severn, Shrewsbury #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography
Red sky in the morning, gloriously-sunny-and-freakishly-warm-for-September warning. Migrant Song Thrushes at #salopobs first thing, and another flock of #nocmig Common Scoters overnight #ukbirding
This delightful adult Baird's Sand was a great find for a friend on a farm pond local to where I grew up yesterday, and it did the decent thing by remaining until I was passing today. Only 200m outside #shropshirebirding... #ukbirding
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Little Egret friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/09/19-s...
Watching and listening to Common Scoters on the coast the other day reminded me of another flock of #nocmig birds over #salopobs last week, the same night as a Turnstone, garden tick 💥153💥 our 20th species of wader! #ukbirding
Drizzly autumn morning at #salopobs produced the first Pinks of the year (11 NW), Marsh Tit, 740 LBBGs, 2 Yellow Wags, 4 Little Egrets west, 140 Swallows SW, Chiffs, raptors... #vismig #ukbirding
House Martens on Attingham house #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography #NationalTrust
I had Wood Lane NR (Ellesmere) to myself in the rain after work today. Three Green Sandpiper, three Snipe and a Greenshank were the highlights, along with 13 Gadwall, one of my favourite ducks. Full list here, by the magic of @birdtrack.bsky.social app.bto.org/birdtrack/pu.... #ShropshireBirds
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from the past 3 days at Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com
The departure of the Swallows and the return of the Meadow Pipits. Observations added to @birdtrack.bsky.social as "complete lists" through the app or browser version help us to map seasonal changes such as this. It's a nice, mindful way to feel connected to time and place! #ShropshireBirding
The equinox occurs on 23 September, but for me autumn started at 17:25 today as I left the office, noticed a thin white line of gulls in the just-ploughed far field, and for the first time since spring no Swallows or martins, but 40+ Meadow Pipits, calling and flying south overhead. #ShropshireBirds
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Grey Heron friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/09/15-s...
VP w G today the juv Ruff from y'day remained and showed well. Also lingering 1CY LRP, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sand, W Rail, 25+ Shoveler, 395+ Greylag etc. Lots of big Larid (140+) dropped in (v few usually) but all Lessers. 10 Clouded Yellow the commonest butterfly, V. zonaria. #shropshirebirding 🪶
Here are Ed Wilson's sightings from Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash, Telford, Shropshire #shropshirebirding Photo: Small Blood-vein moth (Scopula imitaria) friendsofpriorsleelake.blogspot.com/2026/09/14-s...