John Boorman Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. Two things to share today - first some very early courtship at about 06.40. #londonbirds
Birding in London
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John Boorman 
East London Kingfishers A damp day. #LondonBirds #kingfisher #ukbirds #birds #walthamstow #birdphotography
East London Kingfishers Dealing with a tiddler. Male kingfisher with a small snack in east London. #LondonBirds #kingfisher #eastlondon #birds #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers Regent's Canal Royalty The male kingfisher in Tower Hamlets. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #birds #kingfisher #birdphotography #eastlondon #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers Walthamstow wonder Female kingfisher at the wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds
Eric Barlow Impressive numbers of Redpoll at the London Wetland Centre this year! @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social @lnhs.bsky.social #londonbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers Through the twigs! Male kingfisher at the wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #ukbirds #eastlondon
East London Kingfishers Making his mark! This east London kingfisher most certainly has a favourite perch. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birdphotography #winterwatch #birds #ukbirds
David Bradshaw 1 / 4
Bewick’s Swans, the first since 2013, White-fronts & Woodcock took Walthamstow Wetlands 2025 bird list to 148. December round-up now on walthamstowbirders.blogspot.com Thanks to @samodonnell25.bsky.social @chris-farthing.bsky.social & @Ivorh.bsky.social for photos #londonbirding #ukbirding
East London Kingfishers Dawn sighting! Discovered a third female kingfisher at Walthamstow Wetland early this morning. She was right up at the top of High Maynard on the north side of the reserve. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #winterwatch #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers 1 / 4
The final 4 were T/L - male at the relief channel on Hackney Marshes B/L - male on the mid section of the Lea on Hackney Marshes. T/R - female in the Olympic Park B/R male in Mile End Park (in the gloom at dusk!) #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #hackney #riverlea #birds #ukbirds
Andrew Self patch-tick at #RainhamMarshes today - 3 White-fronted Geese, after dipping them yesterday #londonbirds
John Boorman Garden birding. I often see one, sometimes two, Dunnocks in the garden - today there were three! #londonbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers In the winter sun. Male kingfisher at the wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #eastlondon #walthamstow #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers The Lord of the Lea. As well as the female, the male kingfisher was very active on the River Lea yesterday morning. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #hackney #birdphotography #birds #ukbirds
John Boorman 1 / 4
Garden birding. So far this winter I've regularly seen in the garden just one female Chaffinch (these photos were taken this morning), and an occasional male. In previous years I've seen about 6, so hopefully some more will appear soon. #londonbirds
East London Kingfishers Winter light A nice sighting first thing this morning at Walthamstow Wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birds #birdphotography #walthamstow #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers A second sighting of a male kingfisher in Mile End Park this week. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #towerhamlets #birdphotography
East London Kingfishers A first winter sighting of the kingfisher in Mile End Park and on Regents Canal this week. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birdphotography #mileend #eastlondon #regentscanal #ukbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers Dive! A successful fishing expedition for one of the River Lea male kingfishers at Hackney. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfishers #kingfishers #riverlea #hackney #birds #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers Seems the kingfisher on the Lea is excited by the #worldcup draw. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birdphotography #hackney #birds #ukbirds
East London Kingfishers Watch as this kingfisher reacts to another flying past. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon #riverlea #ukbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers Does it get much better? Lovely sighting of Mr Kingfisher on the River Lea. #LondonBirds #kingfisher #kingfishers #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #birds
East London Kingfishers Having seen the female in the Olympic Park, I then walked upstream and this male announced his arrival up by the football pavilion at Hackney Marshes. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #riverlea #ukbirds #birds