Kyle Smith 🏴
@jkylesmith.bsky.social
A Scot, living in Banbury - crossroads of Oxon, Bucks, Northants, Warks. Birder & amateur photographer. If at first you don't succeed, we have a lot in common.
After the Penduline tit yesterday Kev Heath and I dropped in at Cheddar Reservoir for the pair of greater scaup - initially distant they made a close enough pass for a video and some photos @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
After the Penduline tit yesterday Kev Heath and I dropped in at Cheddar Reservoir for the pair of greater scaup - initially distant they made a close enough pass for a video and some photos @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
Dipped penduline tits on 3 previous occasions, and this bird on Tuesday last week - 4th time proved to be lucky y'day - saw it with Kev Heath before it took to the sky flying strongly east to the disappointment of the audience and arriving birders @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dipped penduline tits on 3 previous occasions, and this bird on Tuesday last week - 4th time proved to be lucky y'day - saw it with Kev Heath before it took to the sky flying strongly east to the disappointment of the audience and arriving birders @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring visits to Carsington Water with Kev Heath, and a couple of days out with my wife, stopping to see the long-tailed duck at Normandy Lagoon, Lymington - thanks for looking jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/11/cars....
Carsington Water & 2-day break :: 08-11 November 2025
Carsington Water is one of those places where a simple walk can quickly become a memorable birding adventure. The mix of open water, woodlan...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring visits to Carsington Water with Kev Heath, and a couple of days out with my wife, stopping to see the long-tailed duck at Normandy Lagoon, Lymington - thanks for looking jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/11/cars....
Have a week off and dropped into Lymington's Normandy Marsh, on the way to Bournemouth for a couple of nights away. A couple of greenshanks feeding around the lagoon @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Have a week off and dropped into Lymington's Normandy Marsh, on the way to Bournemouth for a couple of nights away. A couple of greenshanks feeding around the lagoon @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
Have a week off and dropped into Lymington's Normandy Marsh, on the way to Bournemouth for a couple of nights away. Lovely views of the long-tailed duck @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Have a week off and dropped into Lymington's Normandy Marsh, on the way to Bournemouth for a couple of nights away. Lovely views of the long-tailed duck @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Upper Hollesley Common with Kev Heath to tick a lifer, a brown shrike - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/11/uppe....
Upper Hollesley Common & The Naze :: 02 November 2025
The brown shrike is an exceptionally rare visitor to the UK, typically appearing as a vagrant from eastern Asia. Most records occur in autum...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Upper Hollesley Common with Kev Heath to tick a lifer, a brown shrike - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/11/uppe....
Exit stage right - the brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common yesterday morning - with Kev Heath - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Exit stage right - the brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common yesterday morning - with Kev Heath - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
The brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common was soaked through yesterday morning but dried up as the day progressed. Kev Heath and I were much the same @birdguides.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
@btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common was soaked through yesterday morning but dried up as the day progressed. Kev Heath and I were much the same @birdguides.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
@btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
The brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common was soaked through yesterday morning but dried up as the day progressed. Kev Heath and I were much the same @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The brown shrike at Upper Hollesley Common was soaked through yesterday morning but dried up as the day progressed. Kev Heath and I were much the same @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
A return to the brown shrike at Hollesley Common for Kev Heath, but a first for me, and a lifer - a cracking bird! Located it in the rain but dried up as the day progressed. Dartford warblers and woodlarks added to the cast @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A return to the brown shrike at Hollesley Common for Kev Heath, but a first for me, and a lifer - a cracking bird! Located it in the rain but dried up as the day progressed. Dartford warblers and woodlarks added to the cast @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring visits to Oldbury-on-Severn & @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge for black redstarts & Temminck's stint - thanks for looking @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/oldb...
Oldbury Power Station & WWT Slimbridge :: 25 October 2025
With Kev away on holiday, birding along the west and east coasts of Scotland before heading into Yorkshire, I had to decide on my own plan f...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring visits to Oldbury-on-Severn & @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge for black redstarts & Temminck's stint - thanks for looking @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/oldb...
While at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge on Saturday we heard that bitterns were flying between the Zeiss and Van de Bovenkamp hides - went to have a look and saw two in flight @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
While at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge on Saturday we heard that bitterns were flying between the Zeiss and Van de Bovenkamp hides - went to have a look and saw two in flight @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social.
Dropped into @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge for Temminck's stint y'day - saw at middle distance before it relocated further back - closer than any of my previous views - and a lovely bird @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social.
October 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dropped into @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Slimbridge for Temminck's stint y'day - saw at middle distance before it relocated further back - closer than any of my previous views - and a lovely bird @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social.
Visited Oldbury Power Station and saw 4+ black redstarts. At least one adult male, two females, and a juvenile male @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social #GlosBirds.
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Visited Oldbury Power Station and saw 4+ black redstarts. At least one adult male, two females, and a juvenile male @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social #GlosBirds.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Norfolk with Kev Heath for the dusky warbler (a lifer), and then onto Warham Greens - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/wals....
Walsey Hills NR & Warham Greens :: 18 October 2025
Our discussion about where to go birding on Saturday was brief as Kev @kev07713 already had a plan. A trip to Norfolk, he suggested, might ...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Norfolk with Kev Heath for the dusky warbler (a lifer), and then onto Warham Greens - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/wals....
Last one of the dusky warbler at Walsey Hills NOR for Kev Heath and I, on Saturday morning @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Last one of the dusky warbler at Walsey Hills NOR for Kev Heath and I, on Saturday morning @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
Another of the dusky warbler at Walsey Hills NOR for Kev Heath and I yesterday morning. Relatively dense foliage but we could follow the bird as it passed through @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Another of the dusky warbler at Walsey Hills NOR for Kev Heath and I yesterday morning. Relatively dense foliage but we could follow the bird as it passed through @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
The dusky warbler showed well for Kev Heath and I at Walsey Hills NOR this morning. Relatively dense foliage but we could follow the bird as it passed through. Good to bump into Shaun Evans - been a while @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The dusky warbler showed well for Kev Heath and I at Walsey Hills NOR this morning. Relatively dense foliage but we could follow the bird as it passed through. Good to bump into Shaun Evans - been a while @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Suffolk with Kev Heath for the Turkestan shrike (dipped), and then onto Aldeburgh for a yellow-browed warbler - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/dunw....
Dunwich Heath & Aldeburgh :: 11 October 2025
The Turkestan shrike (also referred to as red-tailed shrike) is a small passerine bird known for its striking plumage and characteristic pre...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Suffolk with Kev Heath for the Turkestan shrike (dipped), and then onto Aldeburgh for a yellow-browed warbler - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/dunw....
Dipped red-tailed shrike at Dunwich Heath y'day - departed overnight - eventually made for St Peter & St Paul's Church Aldeburgh with Kev for a yellow-browed warbler. Showed well but as always moved quickly through the trees, hard to catch in the open @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
October 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Dipped red-tailed shrike at Dunwich Heath y'day - departed overnight - eventually made for St Peter & St Paul's Church Aldeburgh with Kev for a yellow-browed warbler. Showed well but as always moved quickly through the trees, hard to catch in the open @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Pitsford Water for the American golden plover and then to @wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys, with Kev Heath - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/pits....
Pitsford Water & Summer Leys :: 04 October 2025
Each of the past few weekends, Kev @kev07713 and I have ended up doing the same thing, talking about the weather and deciding where to head...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Pitsford Water for the American golden plover and then to @wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys, with Kev Heath - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/pits....
Y'day morning, after Pitsford Water, Kev & I relocated to
@wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys. It's that time of year when jack snipe return to the UK. Somehow Kev managed to pull out one in cover at >100m - also entertained by the long-staying glossy ibis @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
@wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys. It's that time of year when jack snipe return to the UK. Somehow Kev managed to pull out one in cover at >100m - also entertained by the long-staying glossy ibis @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
October 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Y'day morning, after Pitsford Water, Kev & I relocated to
@wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys. It's that time of year when jack snipe return to the UK. Somehow Kev managed to pull out one in cover at >100m - also entertained by the long-staying glossy ibis @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
@wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys. It's that time of year when jack snipe return to the UK. Somehow Kev managed to pull out one in cover at >100m - also entertained by the long-staying glossy ibis @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.
With more inclement weather forecast (windy), Kev Heath & I visited Pitsford Water y'day to see the American golden plover - distant from the Bird Club hide but in silhouette from James Fisher hide - nice to see @bear53.bsky.social - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org .
October 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
With more inclement weather forecast (windy), Kev Heath & I visited Pitsford Water y'day to see the American golden plover - distant from the Bird Club hide but in silhouette from James Fisher hide - nice to see @bear53.bsky.social - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org .
With more inclement weather forecast (windy), Kev Heath & I visited Pitsford Water y'day to see the American golden plover - distant from the Bird Club hide but in silhouette from James Fisher hide - nice to see @bear53.bsky.social - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org.
October 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
With more inclement weather forecast (windy), Kev Heath & I visited Pitsford Water y'day to see the American golden plover - distant from the Bird Club hide but in silhouette from James Fisher hide - nice to see @bear53.bsky.social - @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org.
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Winterton Dunes NNR - great views of the lesser grey shrike and some sea watching with Kev Heath - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/wint....
Winterton Dunes NNR :: 27 September 2025
After a long week away, it felt good to be back home. A quick chat with Kev @kev07713 soon had us hatching a plan: a trip to Norfolk’s Wint...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I’ve posted my latest blog featuring a visit to Winterton Dunes NNR - great views of the lesser grey shrike and some sea watching with Kev Heath - thanks for looking @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social - jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2025/10/wint....