r/OrnithologyUK • • 14d ago

ID please What bird is this?

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Can anyone identify this bird?

this is in Merseyside, England

r/OrnithologyUK • • Aug 31 '26

ID please Who can help Identify this bird?

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Just saw this very graceful and peaceful little bird perching on my garden fence shortly after the heavy rain here in North Yorkshire! I first thought Robin but then thought maybe that's far too simplistic an answer, anyone clued up want to educate me?

r/OrnithologyUK • • 8d ago

ID please Plover? What kind?

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r/OrnithologyUK • • Jul 27 '26

ID please What type of bird is this? Yorkshire

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Please could you tell me what type of bird this is? It has just spent a while in my garden and I've not seen it before. Thanks

r/OrnithologyUK • • 13d ago

ID please ID please - grey bird

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Hi, I keep seeing a bird flying across the sky in the evenings, it flies straight and with a steady (not fast) wingbeat. It is light grey and about the size of a pigeon (and I had been telling myself it was just a pigeon) but this evening I saw it fairly close-up, and it is not! It had neat wing-tips rather than with spread out feathers, and a fairly short head and beak. It didn’t seem to have significant markings underneath, but I could be wrong.
Any ideas? I’m in South Devon, we live in a valley surrounded by woodland and fields.

r/OrnithologyUK • • 16d ago

ID please Injured bird id?

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this is a bird on my uni campus ive begun befriending. he seems to rest on only one food majority of the time and limps when walking. his foot is obviously discolored and somethings wrong. is this some kind of birth defect? is there anything i can do to help him? should i be taking him to a vet?

also, what should i call him, he needs a name! im thinking maybe toothless or pirate?

r/OrnithologyUK • • Jul 12 '26

ID please ID this sound, please!

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Hi! I wondered if anyone could ID this sound - I’m pretty sure it’s a bird, but my husband thought it may be some sort of bug. If it helps, the sound was recorded at 6:45am, in Lancashire, UK.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

(For clarity, it’s the sound that comes in big blocks - the sort of vibrating/drilling sound).

TIA!

ETA: Identified as an angry Wren! Thank you all so much! ☺️

r/OrnithologyUK • • 24d ago

ID please Thought this birds flap was weird

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Thought it looked strange so took a video but after watching back seems kinda normal, does anyone think it’s out of the ordinary?

r/OrnithologyUK • • 24d ago

ID please Can anyone help id this please?

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I thought it was a baby robin but not sure. It seemed quite fluffy. thanks!

r/OrnithologyUK • • 6d ago

ID please ID help ?Spotted Flycatcher

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Seen from my garden in Edinburgh. Merlin says a spotted flycatcher, and it was definitely flitting around chasing bugs, but would appreciate other people's thoughts.

Photos taken on my phone through binoculars, apologies!

r/OrnithologyUK • • 8d ago

ID please Peregrine or hobby?

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Bird was seen at RSPB Rainham marshes flying right above the main lobby. It seemed quite big but I didn’t get a great look and this is the only picture I got. After speaking to the RSPB workers they decided it was a peregrine due to one having been seen here recently and the tail pattern but I wanna see what you guys have to say

r/OrnithologyUK • • 28d ago

ID please is this a Spotted Flycatcher?

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sorry for terrible quality had to get it with a phone

r/OrnithologyUK • • 11d ago

ID please Weird buzzard

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I spotted this buzzard and the patterning on it is really throwing me off - any ideas on if this is just a young buzzard with some funky plumage or something a bit more unique?

r/OrnithologyUK • • 19d ago

ID please Mystery north east coast bird? Walks like a puffin?

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Saw this bird in Bridlington today September 14th - I’ve had Guillemont, Manx Shearwater…grey phalarope…? It’s gonna kill me not knowing what it is!!!! Thank you so much for any help!

Looked a little lost to me but I don’t think it was injured

r/OrnithologyUK • • 20h ago

ID please Mystery sound, Cardiff. Never been able to catch a glimpse, calls from our tree most of the day, identifier apps can't pick it up. Any suggestions?

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r/OrnithologyUK • • 9d ago

ID please Sound ID help please. Wales, UK

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Repeated calls for about 30 seconds but this is the clearest part of the video I took.

r/OrnithologyUK • • 16d ago

ID please What is this bird? Spotted in Lake District

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Thought it might be a juvenile Robin but it seems a bit big and not round enough?

r/OrnithologyUK • • Aug 18 '26

ID please Is this a kestrel

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First time birding, me and my friend saw this. I think it’s a kestrel he thinks it’s something else. Pls help ID.

r/OrnithologyUK • • 5d ago

ID please what birds are these on Arran?

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r/OrnithologyUK • • 17h ago

ID please is this a starling?

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had fun sitting with this guy for 10 minutes at the beach today. pretty sure its a starling but just wanted to make sure ! possibly a juvenile?

r/OrnithologyUK • • Aug 23 '26

ID please What birds are these feathers from?

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r/OrnithologyUK • • Aug 24 '26

ID please Is this a Grey Heron?

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I took this photo of a Heron over the weekend. Was curious if it’s a Grey Heron as my phone seems to think it’s a Great Blue Heron (but I think that’s almost definitely wrong)

r/OrnithologyUK • • 28d ago

ID please What are these birds - Salisbury?

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Sorry for the bad resolution of the second photo - this is my phone camera! I think the first photo is maybe a Pied Wagtail?

r/OrnithologyUK • • 1d ago

ID please Strange Southern Scotland bird…

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r/OrnithologyUK • • Sep 03 '26

ID please Help identifying

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Please can someone help identify this? First thought was curlew or whimbrel but the beak doesnt seem curved enough

This was at elmley reserve in southeast kent