#irishbirding
Just when you think winter will never end, you get a morning like this. Birdsong from every hedge and tree - Song Thrush, Dunnock, Wren. Lots of Snipe and Teal bursting from cover. Knock Lake near Balbriggan, Co Dublin. #IrishBirding #SpeirGorm
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
🪶 Good Morning. Time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday;

- Treecreeper on a mossy Willow
- Goldfinch in the sunshine
- Male Chaffinch on Bramble

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Treecreeper #Chaffinch #Goldfinch
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 AM
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #Birds&Berries for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.
Alt. Is #Backlitbeauty.

I have a series of a European
Robin performing impressive acrobatics to eat Ivy berries

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #robin #irishbirding
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
🪶 For this week’s #Flyday I have a succession of Black-headed Gulls flying across a lake in front of a golden winter sunset

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #sunset #flying #gull #silhouette #scape
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme is #Black&White
Here's Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Magnificent Frigatebird.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #pigeon #irishbirding #dove
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 AM
🪶 Happy #ThursJay everybody. Time to celebrate the Corvids. This week I have;

- Silhouette of a Raven in flight
- Moody shot of a Western Jackdaw
- Rook missing some feathers around the beak

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #corvid #irishbirding #raven #jackdaw
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves. The alternative is #Black&White

I have
- Collared Dove on the ground
- Wood Pigeon in a conifer

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #pigeon #irishbirding #dove
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BackyardBirds. Alt. is #LongNecks

Here’s a close up of a Long-tailed Tit I captured last week in a brief spell of nice weather!

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Longtailedtit #irishbirding
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen chosen #Reflections as today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #Paridae (Tits).

I have two shots of a Black-headed Gull feeding in a flood plain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #gull #irishbirding
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #OpenBeak for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #OpenWings

I have this Robin singing in the golden sunshine with some dirt on its bill.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #robin #irishbirding #BlueskyMonday
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
🪶 Good Morning. Time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday, a chance to celebrate the #LittleBirds

- Long-Tailed Tit
- Female Siskin
- Blue Tit in an Oak Tree

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #longtailedtit #siskin #bluetit
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 AM
🪶 A Flock of Black-headed Gulls getting ready to roost on a lake at sunset. Clare, Ireland.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #sunset #flying #flyday #scape #golden #gull
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 AM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Iridescent. Alt is #Finches.

Two head shots of a male Mallard showing,the greens and blues of the head, and a Magpie.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #mallard #magpie
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful, celebrating subtle tones & details in brown birds. Alternative is #yellow

I’ve got a close up of a male House Sparrow

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #sparrow
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 AM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Paddling but I wanted to go with the Alternative theme of #Robins #ForJanet today, as I haven’t until now.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #robin
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 AM
🪶 For this weeks #MallardMonday I thought I’d celebrate the often overlooked female ducks.

- Female Mallard
- Female Red-crested Pochard
- Female Teal

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #ducks #mallard #pochard #teal #female
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 AM
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Irish Birdwatchers remember their youthful frustration that many common UK birds aren’t in Ireland, eg Tawny Owl, Nuthatch, Willow Tit.
I’m reading The Owl by Stephen Moss and he’s made it worse by removing Barn Owl and Short-Eared Owl from our bird list! (Good book otherwise!) #IrishBirding
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 AM
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #swans. Alternative is #pigeons&doves.
Seeing a lot of swans lately. Here’s a few Mute Swans and a pair of Whoopers.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #swan #whooperswan
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 AM
🪶 Good Morning. It’s time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday, a chance to celebrate the #LittleBirds

- Goldcrest foraging
- White Wagtail
- Blue Tit in a tree

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #goldcrest #wagtail #bluetit
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 AM
🪶 Happy #Flyday everyone. A Grey Heron in silhouette flying across the colourful sky at sunset

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #sunset #flying #heron #silhouette
January 23, 2026 at 7:08 AM
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #walking. Alternative is #birdinabush.
I have a couple of shots of a Cattle Egret hunting for prey in short grass

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #egret #cattleegret
January 23, 2026 at 6:38 AM
🪶 For #ThursJay I have a selection of Eurasian Jay hiding acorns in the Autumn.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #jay #corvids #acorn
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM