Ben Thomas
@benthomas-1983.bsky.social
Ecology, Fungi and the great outdoors
First bird of my day: a Wren emerging from a misty hedgerow on a cool and drizzly morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
First bird of my day: a Wren emerging from a misty hedgerow on a cool and drizzly morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
Thank you! They looked like they had gathered for a meeting 😂
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Thank you! They looked like they had gathered for a meeting 😂
First bird of my day: a lone Crow, taking off from the gnarled hawthorn and swooping down over the dew laden fields. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
First bird of my day: a lone Crow, taking off from the gnarled hawthorn and swooping down over the dew laden fields. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a Crow taking off from the hedgerow overlooking the fields on a calm and mild morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
First bird of my day: a Crow taking off from the hedgerow overlooking the fields on a calm and mild morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day. a Buzzard silhouetted in an old, twisted hawthorn against an orange and pink early morning sky. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First bird of my day. a Buzzard silhouetted in an old, twisted hawthorn against an orange and pink early morning sky. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: Mistle Thrushes noisily raiding the yew trees for berries on a bright and frosty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
First bird of my day: Mistle Thrushes noisily raiding the yew trees for berries on a bright and frosty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a Red Kite in the distance, slowly beating its wings then gliding over the valley on a misty, calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
First bird of my day: a Red Kite in the distance, slowly beating its wings then gliding over the valley on a misty, calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a pair of Crows flying across the valley, a little later a cluster of Long Tailed Tits visiting the feeder on a breezy, damp day. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
First bird of my day: a pair of Crows flying across the valley, a little later a cluster of Long Tailed Tits visiting the feeder on a breezy, damp day. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a Buzzard on their favourite telephone pole and a very noisy Mistle Thrush in an old yew tree on a damp but calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
First bird of my day: a Buzzard on their favourite telephone pole and a very noisy Mistle Thrush in an old yew tree on a damp but calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a trio of Blackbirds chasing each other across the road on a chilly but bright morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
First bird of my day: a trio of Blackbirds chasing each other across the road on a chilly but bright morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a Blue Tit searching for food on a crisp, frosty morning, a little later a Buzzard perched on their favourite telephone pole. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
First bird of my day: a Blue Tit searching for food on a crisp, frosty morning, a little later a Buzzard perched on their favourite telephone pole. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a Robin in the darkness on the first snowy morning of the winter so far. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First bird of my day: a Robin in the darkness on the first snowy morning of the winter so far. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: Fieldfares perched in the crabapple tree, enjoying the fruit on a frosty, calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
First bird of my day: Fieldfares perched in the crabapple tree, enjoying the fruit on a frosty, calm morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: Jackdaws perched in the hawthorn trees on a calm, damp morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
First bird of my day: Jackdaws perched in the hawthorn trees on a calm, damp morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: a flock of Wood Pigeons foraging in the field on a calm morning after the storm has subsided. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
First bird of my day: a flock of Wood Pigeons foraging in the field on a calm morning after the storm has subsided. #Firstbirdofmyday
First bird of my day: Wrens calling from their hedgerow perches and Greenfinches on the feeder, the weather, wet and windy. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
First bird of my day: Wrens calling from their hedgerow perches and Greenfinches on the feeder, the weather, wet and windy. #Firstbirdofmyday