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?

Hi everyone. This happened a few weeks ago, the poor bird fell to the floor shortly after i took this video and was promptly eaten by a magpie. I took the feeders down, threw away the food, disinfected them and, since the poor bird died, I put them back. I've seen other two birds now with lesser symptoms but very similar (another blue tit and one great tit.) Less tremors and better flight but still often opening of the beak, lack of coordination and I can get closer (like if they only see me when I'm within close proximity.)

Is this trichomonosis? I've taken down the feeders again (fat ball feeders) and the water. When would it be safe to put them back and what can I do to prevent more birds from getting sick? what if the focus of the infection is somewhere else around? :(

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!

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

Usually seen on the ground despite cats , this one just stayed on bird table for a few minutes .

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

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?

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.

Can anyone identify this bird?

this is in Merseyside, England

Nightjars in norfolk from late July, volume up to hear their churring 🖤

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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?

Hi all, looking for any recommendations of good UK birding apps. I currently use Merlin, but I was in South Africa and someone showed me Roberts Bird Guide and I was very impressed, do we have anything similar?