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Atlantic Birding
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
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Birder & Hobby Photographer in the West of Ireland, working in a native Forest. Post pictures of birds, nature & landscapes encountered on my travels.
Interested in nature and the environment around the world.
All pictures my own unless otherwise stated.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is from @alan678.bsky.social, and is #AlansNemesis 🪶

It seems that his nemesis are king fishers. This one I got some day in which my wife send me out to the birds 🤣
Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a branch. Munich, Germany
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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🪶 Time for today’s #HolidayRobin
I find this time of year they are so curious they come to you and pose for a shot

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlife
A European Robin perched in a bush in the morning light. The bird is in side profile looking to the left with small branches and berries in the foreground and background.
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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🪶 Rob has chosen #Sideviews as today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative #TurningAway
A chance to show one of the shots I got before the storm this morning of a bullfinch eating willow buds

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Bullfinch
A Male Bullfinch shot through the willow branches. The bird is side on with a tree trunk behind it, it is fully visible although an out of focus branch is slightly blocking its feet and tail. The rest of the picture is a tangle of branches with light in between.
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Time for today’s #HolidayRobin
I’ve got this one I met on the edge of the forest yesterday

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlife
A European Robin perched on a broken stem of bramble. The bird is close up in side profile looking to the left. The background is out of focus vegetation
December 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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🪶 Time for today’s #HolidayRobin; this one is watching me pretty closely.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlife
A European Robin perched on a Small horizontal branch with its head tilted to the side and up and one eye on the camera. The bird is fluffed up against the cold against a background of out of focus green
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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🪶 Alan has chosen #NestBuilders as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme (Alternative #SmallBirdsBigPersonality)
I have posted this before but it’s perfect for today; a wren with moss for its nest.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #wren
A wren perched on a small Oak branch with a beak full of moss. The bird is partially facing the camera with its tail up and one eye on the camera. The background is out of focus green
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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worldwildlife.bsky.social
European Red Squirrel photo taken by Sasha Matic in the northern forests of Sweden. #EuropeanRedSquirrel #Red #Squirrel #RedSquirrel #rodent #mammal #mammals #wildlife #nature #sweden #wildlifephotography
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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🪶 For #Swanday I have this beautiful Mute Swan feeding in the flooded reeds in the glorious evening sun.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #stunday #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #swans #sun #sunshine
A close up picture of a Mute Swan in side profile. The bird is amongst some flooded reeds in the strong sunshine, its head has just emerged from the water and a bead of water is running from its beak to the lake. The reeds are lit up in the sunshine and the swans wet beak is glistening in the sunshine
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #birdsontwigs (Alternative #outofwater)

-Dunnock
-Coal Tit
-Goldfinch
-Long-tailed Tit

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #dunnock #tits #longtailedtit #coaltit #goldfinch
A Dunnock perched on a small branch amongst some brambles. The bird is side on facing to the right. Behind it is a covering of bramble leaves with some bare branches in front A Coal Tit about to fly off a small hawthorn branch. The bird is looking at the camera and alert. The background is out of focus green A goldfinch on a hawthorn branch. The bird is side on but its head ids turned completely to the right to look at the camera. The background is green with dappled light A long tailed Tit on a hazel tree. The bird is hanging on to a tiny branch so that its head is upright and its body, legs and tail are beneath the branch. There are wilted hazel leaves to the right of it and out of focus dappled light behind it
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 For today’s #HolidayRobin I have a European Robin with a spider in its beak

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlifetherapy #stunday
A European Robin perched on a branch in a tree facing the camera. Its head is turned to the right and it has a spider in its beak. The background is dappled shade
December 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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For #squirrelsaturday I have a few shots of a plump Red Squirrel I met eating berries on a sunny morning last week.

#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
A Red Squirrel in a Hawthorn tree eating berries. The Squirrel is sitting up on a small branch with a berry in its hands. It is looking at the camera and another small branch is partially blocking its nose. There is sunshine on its right shoulder and a background of grey-white cloud A Red Squirrel in a Hawthorn tree eating berries. The Squirrel is sitting up on a small branch with a berry in its hands. It is looking away to the right and another small branch is partially blocking its nose. There is sunshine on its right shoulder and a background of grey-white cloud A Red Squirrel in a Hawthorn tree eating berries. The Squirrel is sitting up on a small branch with a berry in its hands. It is leaning over slightly towards the camera and a small branch is crossing along its neck . There is sunshine on its right shoulder and hands. The background is of grey-white cloud
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Time for today’s #HolidayRobin, perched on an old log in the forest.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlifetherapy
A European Robin perched on the end of an old cut log at the edge of the forest. The bird is fluffed up against the cold and standing upright, in side profile looking left but turned slightly towards the camera
December 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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🪶 Alan’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #movement, any bird showing movement of any kind. Alternative: #lookingup

I have a Common Buzzard who saw me watching & flew away

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #raptor #buzzard #birdsofprey
A Common Buzzard perched on a dead Ash tree at the edge of a field. The bird is facing away from the camera with its head turned back to look. The background is white/grey clouds A common Buzzard taking of from the branch of a tree with its wings up and body facing down. The background is a grey/white cloud A Common Buzzard flying away; its wings are up in a V and its tail and legs are visible in is silhouette. There is a tree covered in Ivy beside it and in the background is a green hill with a few cows on it and a cloudy sky A common Buzzard flying away from The camera though a field. Its wings are in a downward stroke and the underside of the far wing is visible In the background is a green field and a small tree bare of leaves
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Rob’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Borbs, birds fluffed into balls. Alternative is #black birds.
I already posted a Borb for #HolidayRobin but tis the season.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #sparrow #siskin #bluetit #flyday
A fluffed up Robin sitting on the end of a broken branch. The background is Ivy with out of focus woodland A Blue Tit fluffed up and sitting on A mossy branch. In the background is a mossy tree trunk with sky behind it A Siskin on a thin branch fluffed up against the cold. The background is dappled woodland A House Sparrow sitting on a bramble branch with an Out of focus garden background
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
For today’s #scape I have an image I captured on a frosty morning last week.
A path from the forest into a flooded callows in the morning light.

#ireland #landscape #naturetherapy #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #frost #fog #forest #forestfriday #sunlight #shadows
A picture taken from the dark of the forest of a gate to a flooded callows in the bright morning sunlight. The gate and trees are in darkness and the flood waters and mist from the water are lit of in golden sunshine
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Time for today’s #HolidayRobin
Seeing lots of Robins fluffed up against the cold these days.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #flyday
A European Robin perched on a horizontal branch facing the camera. The bird is turned to the left with its head side on to the camera the background is out of focus woodland
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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🪶 Alan has chosen #Songbirds for today’s #BirdOfTheDay (Alternative #Seabirds)
I have a beautiful European Goldfinch; such a striking bird especially in the grey winter.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #goldfinch
A European Goldfinch perched on a small branch in the forest. The bird is side on with its head turned slightly toward the camera. The background is out of focus branches and light.
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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🪶 Today’s #HolidayRobin is in a Lichen wonderland

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A European Robin perched on a small, lichen covered branch facing the camera. The birds head is tilted so one eye is looking at the camera. Behind it is a lichen covered tree trunk and the background is out of focus white/grey
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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After two months without a proper shot, I finally photographed a Common Kingfisher! 😊 I’d spotted it here and there, but it never stayed. 🪶
今日は少しだけゆっくり撮らせてくれました♪😊ついにオレもこのタグを使える日がっ‼️ #スイ曜日 #翠曜日
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #CommonKingfisher #カワセミ #birds #野鳥
A Common Kingfisher perched on a bare branch. Its back and wings shimmer in blue and turquoise, while its chest and underbelly are a rich orange-brown. The bird faces slightly left, with its long, pointed beak angled forward. The background is softly blurred in grayish-blue tones, highlighting the bird’s vivid plumage. 枝にとまるカワセミ。背と翼は青とターコイズに輝き、胸と腹部は濃いオレンジ色。鳥はやや左向きで、まっすぐ尖ったくちばしを前方に向けている。背景は灰青色にぼんやりとぼけており、カワセミの鮮やかな羽色が際立っている。
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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🪶 Rob has chosen #LookingAtYou for today’s #BirdOfTheDay (alternative #OnTheRocks)

-Goldfinch
-Long-tailed Tit
-Goldcrest
-Great Tit

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #goldfinch #tits #greattit #Goldcrest #Long-tailedTit
A Goldfinch perched on a thin branch looking directly at the camera. A Long-tailed Tit perched on a willow tree staring up at the camera A Goldcrest in a hazel tree with one eye on the camera A Great Tit hidden behind hawthorn leaves with one eye on camera
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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🪶 Another fluffed up #HolidayRobin

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A European Robin perched on a curved branch looking at the camera. The bird has its head toilets to the right and its feathers fluffed out against the cold
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Alan has chosen #stripes for today’s #BirdOfTheDay (Alternative #Mono)
Not a lot of striped birds this season so I’ve got this Northern Pintail with a white stripe on its neck

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #ducks #pintail
A Northern Pintail duck swimming along the water from left to right. There is a rock sticking out do the water in the foreground and the ducks reflection can be seen below it
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Today’s #HolidayRobin was fluffed up against the cold in a hazel tree.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A European Robin perched in a hazel tree fluffed up against the cold. The bird is perched on a diagonal branch looking left with one eye on the camera
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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🪶 Today’s #HolidayRobin is singing its heart out from a Larch tree in the glorious morning sun.

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #blueskymonday
A Robin perched in a Larch tree singing. The bird has its back partly to the camera with its head tilted towards it. The golden sun is shining on its back and head as well as the branches is the tree. There is a blue sky in the background.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🪶 For this weeks #MallardMonday I have a several shots of a Male Eurasian Wigeon. I definitely associate these migrating ducks whistles with Irish waterways in winter.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #BirdOfTheDay #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #ducks #wigeon
A Male Eurasian Wigeon swimming towards the camera in the rain. The bird is facing the camera with its right side showing, its head is reflected in the water and its back has drops of rain on it A male Eurasian Wigeon facing the camera head on either side of its beak open in call. It’s yellow forehead buff is prominent and the water is rippled as it swims through A Male Eurasian Wigeon perched on a rock in the pond, looking down into the water. The bird is in side profile
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM