Oli Bailey

[Morgan Caygill @EuraKestrel]

Taiga Bean Goose at Hay-a-Park GPs this afternoon, a lifer for me. Also great to see @OlimBirds and @WildFozzy. @nybirdnews

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@birdering @lizardschwartz The one I saw in Morocco in March looks surprisingly svelte in comparison

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@birdering @lizardschwartz …I knew I saw something this morning I’d forgotten to send to you.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@AlexGlendinning Would be a very nice find if it is…

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@DanielBranch94 But did you get Feral Pigeon?

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@NeonTetraploid Mega Vileplume ZA signature move LEAKED

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@AlexGlendinning It was, good to see you again.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Back from bank holiday weekend in Northumberland and a long-awaited UK lifer with the South Anston Dotterel that confidently stayed put long enough to wait for me. Hoping the preview of these images makes it look like there are two looking at each other. @BirdDoncaster

[The Considerate Birders @birdering]

We had a wonderful day at Spurn yesterday. 80ish species including American Golden Plover, Arctic Skua, Little Stint, Pied Flycatcher, Pintail and Caspian Gull 🙂

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@lizardschwartz It’s places like this that I need to share my favourite passerine example with the perfect description.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

30 June 2022: Turkestan Shrike and bonus Black-browed Albatross with @otleybirder.
Today: we get Black-winged Pratincole (my first of the family in Britain) and a bonus Caspian Tern. Looking forward to 2026 already. @BirdDoncaster

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Unexpected surprise tonight: Lime Hawk-moth in my city centre apartment kitchen.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Probably the best I could manage of the very mobile Whiskered Tern at Woodhall Spa earlier this afternoon, but a most welcome British tick (313). The Bee Orchids were somewhat easier to photograph. @LincsWildlife

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Burying the pinnacle of record shots in the comments: that blob in the middle is a screenshot from a very shaky handheld phone scoped video, at 60x zoom, of a Bridled Tern.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Finally saw the Coquet Bridled Tern this afternoon after five attempts in 24 hours - probably my bird of the year so far in the circumstances (location, effort, quality of the final scope views). Here’s some photos from attempt 4, AKA the 2pm Puffin Cruise. @NTBirdClub

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Third time lucky after two years for the American Black Tern at Long Nanny this afternoon. A (very distant) Red-backed Shrike was a welcome bonus.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Two bunting lifers in Tyne & Wear within five days of each other. Unexpected theme.

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

Started with dolphins off Coquet Island. Ended watching the Aurora from the same spot. 83 species in the Amble/Warkworth area in between. I’d say that was one of my better days here. @NTBirdClub

[Oli Bailey @OlimBirds]

@rachel_lennard @Laziobirder Are they Western or Eastern Black-eared Wheatear there? Looks like you’re at least vaguely near the dividing line between them.