Helsinki Birder
@helsinkibirder.bsky.social
Irish Birder Transplanted to Finland. Rare Bird Finder/Identifier. Interested in Raptors, Seabirds & visible migration.
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Bald Eagle. Juv Golden Eagle are clean, well marked beasts with clear tail pattern and wing patch which is centered in the hand (not at the wing edge).
Bald on the other hand look scruffy. White blotching here and there in no repeatable pattern.
Bald on the other hand look scruffy. White blotching here and there in no repeatable pattern.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Bald Eagle. Juv Golden Eagle are clean, well marked beasts with clear tail pattern and wing patch which is centered in the hand (not at the wing edge).
Bald on the other hand look scruffy. White blotching here and there in no repeatable pattern.
Bald on the other hand look scruffy. White blotching here and there in no repeatable pattern.
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great Grey Shrike. Good numbers of these around this winter. Excellent #birds! 😍😎 #birding #birdwatching #finland
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Great Grey Shrike. Good numbers of these around this winter. Excellent #birds! 😍😎 #birding #birdwatching #finland
Hawk Owl. My first of the winter this evening. Performed superbly. Always make time for the #BestBirdInTheUniverse! 😍😎 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #finland #birdwatching
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hawk Owl. My first of the winter this evening. Performed superbly. Always make time for the #BestBirdInTheUniverse! 😍😎 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #finland #birdwatching
Oriental Turtle Dove (meena). Been a long time since I've seen OTD. So took the chance to get in on the incredible OTD influx in #finland this year. 😍😎 #birds #birding #birdwatching brings back happy memories of Cape Clear!
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Oriental Turtle Dove (meena). Been a long time since I've seen OTD. So took the chance to get in on the incredible OTD influx in #finland this year. 😍😎 #birds #birding #birdwatching brings back happy memories of Cape Clear!
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Pygmy Owl. Dawn and singing in my garden again. 😍😎 These #birds are never gonna get old for me. They're just magic. #SuperbOwl #owls #birding #birdwatching #finland
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Pygmy Owl. Dawn and singing in my garden again. 😍😎 These #birds are never gonna get old for me. They're just magic. #SuperbOwl #owls #birding #birdwatching #finland
Coming from the island of beautiful men, it's very important to celebrate #InternationalMensDay
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Coming from the island of beautiful men, it's very important to celebrate #InternationalMensDay
Pygmy Owl! Looks like we have one setting up shop in our garden for the winter again. 😍😎 Sound up 🔊
#birds #birding #birdwatching #owls #SuperbOwl
#birds #birding #birdwatching #owls #SuperbOwl
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Pygmy Owl! Looks like we have one setting up shop in our garden for the winter again. 😍😎 Sound up 🔊
#birds #birding #birdwatching #owls #SuperbOwl
#birds #birding #birdwatching #owls #SuperbOwl
😂 I full on belly laughed at this one!
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
😂 I full on belly laughed at this one!
I would say these are Lesser Scaup. The other two harder when head not in profile.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I would say these are Lesser Scaup. The other two harder when head not in profile.
Black Woodpecker. Oldies from the memories file. What absolute beasts these #birds are! 😍😎 I remember watching this bird demolish that branch. Within a minute it had hacked right through it. #woodpecker
#birding #birdwatching #finland
#birding #birdwatching #finland
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Black Woodpecker. Oldies from the memories file. What absolute beasts these #birds are! 😍😎 I remember watching this bird demolish that branch. Within a minute it had hacked right through it. #woodpecker
#birding #birdwatching #finland
#birding #birdwatching #finland
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Goshawk. On an otherwise grey, frustrating day where I dipped Pallas's Warbler, but found Hume's on all (but poor views), this beast was very obliging all morning around a Helsinki park. 😍😎 #ChooseTheFormOfTheDestrctor #birds #birding #raptors #finland
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Goshawk. On an otherwise grey, frustrating day where I dipped Pallas's Warbler, but found Hume's on all (but poor views), this beast was very obliging all morning around a Helsinki park. 😍😎 #ChooseTheFormOfTheDestrctor #birds #birding #raptors #finland
Unbeknownst to me, they're filming some WW2 movie down the road from me.
A bit of a shock to be returning home, only to be surrounded on the road by 100+ armed Nazis!! 🤦🤦🤦😱😱😱
Still better than Twitter though... #nazis
A bit of a shock to be returning home, only to be surrounded on the road by 100+ armed Nazis!! 🤦🤦🤦😱😱😱
Still better than Twitter though... #nazis
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Unbeknownst to me, they're filming some WW2 movie down the road from me.
A bit of a shock to be returning home, only to be surrounded on the road by 100+ armed Nazis!! 🤦🤦🤦😱😱😱
Still better than Twitter though... #nazis
A bit of a shock to be returning home, only to be surrounded on the road by 100+ armed Nazis!! 🤦🤦🤦😱😱😱
Still better than Twitter though... #nazis
Tawny Owl in my garden today. Grey morph. 😍😎 Truly beautiful bird. Sadly, none of the other garden residents appreciated him. 🤦 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #birdwatching #finland
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Tawny Owl in my garden today. Grey morph. 😍😎 Truly beautiful bird. Sadly, none of the other garden residents appreciated him. 🤦 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #birdwatching #finland
Tawny Owl. A grey one. Getting abuse from everything living in my garden today. 😍😎 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #finland #birdwatching
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Tawny Owl. A grey one. Getting abuse from everything living in my garden today. 😍😎 #birds #owls #SuperbOwl #birding #finland #birdwatching
On this date. I found a winter plumaged Semi-Palmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton, Cork.
I really enjoyed this individual. It really gave itself up, and was beautifully cold and crisp. 😍
Also hard not to love BallyC. #IrishRareBirds #birds #birding
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I really enjoyed this individual. It really gave itself up, and was beautifully cold and crisp. 😍
Also hard not to love BallyC. #IrishRareBirds #birds #birding
helhathnobirdies.blogspot.com/2025/10/semi...
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
On this date. I found a winter plumaged Semi-Palmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton, Cork.
I really enjoyed this individual. It really gave itself up, and was beautifully cold and crisp. 😍
Also hard not to love BallyC. #IrishRareBirds #birds #birding
helhathnobirdies.blogspot.com/2025/10/semi...
I really enjoyed this individual. It really gave itself up, and was beautifully cold and crisp. 😍
Also hard not to love BallyC. #IrishRareBirds #birds #birding
helhathnobirdies.blogspot.com/2025/10/semi...
The Irish List has been updated with the addition of Soft-Plumaged Petrel. #birds #irishrarebirds
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Irish List has been updated with the addition of Soft-Plumaged Petrel. #birds #irishrarebirds
Solid weekend of #birding taking advantage of the Hume's Warbler influx, seeing one in Helsinki, with a bonus Yellow-Browed Warbler.
Today produced 9 Velvet Scoter & a Snow Bunting, both 2nd records for the garden, where my Nutcracker were performing well. #birds #birding #birdwatching #finland
Today produced 9 Velvet Scoter & a Snow Bunting, both 2nd records for the garden, where my Nutcracker were performing well. #birds #birding #birdwatching #finland
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Solid weekend of #birding taking advantage of the Hume's Warbler influx, seeing one in Helsinki, with a bonus Yellow-Browed Warbler.
Today produced 9 Velvet Scoter & a Snow Bunting, both 2nd records for the garden, where my Nutcracker were performing well. #birds #birding #birdwatching #finland
Today produced 9 Velvet Scoter & a Snow Bunting, both 2nd records for the garden, where my Nutcracker were performing well. #birds #birding #birdwatching #finland
On this date, I ticked my first Pallas's Warbler on Cape Clear. Good old fashioned old school rarity that never loses its class. 😍😎 #irishrarebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
On this date, I ticked my first Pallas's Warbler on Cape Clear. Good old fashioned old school rarity that never loses its class. 😍😎 #irishrarebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching