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Atlantic Birding
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
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.
🪶 Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #least. The bird you have the least pictures of (alternative #rainyday)
I’ve gone with this Red-crested Pochard I saw last month in Valencia, Spain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🪶 Robs theme for #BirdOfTheDay is birds #standingonthings other than the floor. Alternative is #gulls

I’ve got a White Wagtail on a corrugated steel roof.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #stunday
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🪶 Alan has chosen #takeoffs as today’s #BirdOfTheDay (Alternative #cityslickers)
Here’s Mallard I flushed from the reeds; posted a few of this set before but it suits the theme

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay is any #Fighting birds (Alternative #chaffinches)
I’ve gone with these Curlew fighting in a lagoon a few years ago

#irishbirding #birds #curlew #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🪶 Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #lunchtime (alternative #fluffy).
My choice is this Song Thrush with a beak full of grubs for its family.

#birds #thrush #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #songthrush #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
🪶 Bit late to #BirdOfTheDay today. Rob has chosen #closeups (alternative Blue or Great Tits)
I’ve selected this stunning male peacock I encountered on an open farm over the summer

#birds #peacock #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🪶 My contribution for #WaderWednesday. A selection of shots of Eurasian Curlew from the estuary this past week.

#irishbirding #birds #curlew #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🪶 Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay is #rock, any bird on a rock. Alternative is #LongBeak.
I’ve gone with both for this Curlew on a rock at low tide.

#irishbirding #birds #curlew #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🪶 Happy #BlueskyMonday
A Common Buzzard flying away from me against a sunny blue sky background

#irishbirding #birds #buzzard #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated birds you feel aren’t appreciated enough. Alternative is #worst shots taken
Mine is the Rook (or most corvids really).
Intelligence and iridescence, they’re seen as pests.

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography
November 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay today is #grebes (alternative #finches)
I’m going with the Great Crested Grebe; adults and a juvenile (humbug).

#irishbirding #birds #grebes #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🪶 Alan’s Theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #hiding (alternative #Halloween)
I’ve got a wrench peeking out of the brambles and a Grey Heron doing a pathetic job of hiding in the reeds.

#irishbirding #birdphotography #naturetherapy #birds #eastcoastkin #birdsofbluesky
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🪶 Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay is #oddangles ( alternative #blackheadedgulls)
-2 Red-masked Parakeets performing acrobatics
- Goldcrest collecting spiderweb
- Goldcrest looking for bugs

#irishbirding #Birds #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #naturetherapy #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🪶Happy #Thursjay everyone. Here’s one of the Eurasian Jays I see around work most days. Great birds, colourful and noisy.

#irishbirding #jay #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Photography #naturetherapy #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🪶 Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay is #gulls (alternative #funny)

I have a selection of winter plumage Black-headed gulls I saw over the weekend.

#irishbirding #blaxkheadedgulls #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Photography #naturetherapy #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM