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theomnisis.bsky.social
Ohhhh this looks like a really interesting weekend project! Everyone loves the Merlin BirdID app but this looks next level :-)
September 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
helsinkibirder.bsky.social
Headed out this a.m & this terrifying Buzzard caused me to slam on the brakes.😱
First I thought must be a male Pallid Harrier or Rough-Legged Buzzard, but as bins were raised, clear it was Common Buzzard. Leucistic, rather than pale morph, will be a problem when picked up elsewhere. #birds #birding
September 26, 2026 at 5:59 AM
danielsalliss.bsky.social
iNaturalist is telling me this is a razorbill. Can anyone confirm? Have always wanted to see one, would be thrilled if so. Spotted off Cromer, Norfolk.

#birdID
September 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
thebirdsnest.bsky.social
Is this a Song Sparrow? The behavior seems different. #BirdID

I have tons of video right now. I will post them on this thread

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here is a still shot of a bird bathing at wildlife pond
September 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
bruceski.bsky.social
#BirdID Looks like a crow with a gray tuft around the neck and back of the head. Attempts to ID via online searches said "maybe it's just a crow" and I haven't ruled that out, but I don't think I've seen one like that. Pacific NW.
September 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
wolfsilveroak.bsky.social
What do you mean 'unlikely here today'?

The Canadian Geese woke me up going overhead enroute to the ponds & I'm literally looking at House Finches on the tray feeder right now.

House Finches are here year round, & the geese raise a family on the ponds every year.

'Not likely in my area' 😆

#birds
A screenshot of the Merlin BirdID app for the Canada Goose entry, where it says this bird is unlikely to be in my area today. Quite wrong, thank you very much. Otherwise, why was it a hit on the sound ID, come on now. A screenshot of the Merlin BirdID app for the House Finch entry, where it says this bird is unlikely to be in my area today. Quite wrong, thank you very much. Otherwise, why was it a hit on the sound ID,let alone why am I looking at a couple in person, come on now.
September 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
moorfoots2peasebay.bsky.social
Classic shape in level flight there - the amount of flex at the carpal created this silhouette. Here’s a montage I made from a variety of online sources as part of a (failed😭) submission I made for a bird I saw in Edinburgh a few years’ ago. A diagnostic shape IMO #birdID
September 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Thrilling surprise visitor in the garden just now...we think possibly a Willow Warbler, what does the hive mind think?
Any ID help @rspb.bsky.social?

#SciArt #Birds #BirdID
September 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
maxamari.bsky.social
This one is gonna be a tough bird to find!
A screenshot from the Merlin BirdID app. It says that the bird of the day is a Cooper's Hawk. There is a photo of a medium-sized hawk sitting on a branch. The hawk has a tan and white belly, large talons, and cute little small hawk head with a cute little beak and big eyes.
August 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
helsinkibirder.bsky.social
Baltic Gull vs. Caspian Gull. Juvenile comparison. #birdID #birding #birds #birdwatching #gulls #gullswp #finland
August 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
fozziefotos.eurosky.social
#birds #birdid #birdoftheday
spotted this today. would this be a white wagtail as it has quite a white bib?
August 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
wanderinglapwing.bsky.social
#BirdID
August 21, 2026 at 10:52 AM
birderk.bsky.social
Unfortunately blurry shot, but kinda nice to see the size and proportion differences between the Yellowlegs species. #birds #shorebirds #BirdID
A Lesser Yellowlegs (left) and Greater Yellowlegs (right) standing in a temporary puddle.
August 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
helsinkibirder.bsky.social
#irishrarebirds #BirdID
delboydonegal.bsky.social delboydonegal.bsky.social @delboydonegal.bsky.social · Aug 16
#donegalbirding

This interesting wag turned up at Inch Lake today. Has to be either Grey-headed or Black-headed. Tricky buggers at this time of year.
August 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
digitalramble.bsky.social
looking for a bird ID! pix taken in Corsica, October, along the west coast (near propriano, i think). it's about the size of a finch or sparrow (long shot, so hard to tell) but i haven't matched it up to anything with those yellow bits...

#birds #birdID #corsica
A small bird with a brown back and mostly black wings with white tips and yellow underparts visible. It's sitting in a hedge of late summer flowers. It has a short seed-eating type of beak, and its head is striped black and light brown, and its chest looks light brown as well. A small bird with a brown back and mostly black wings with white tips and yellow underparts visible. It's sitting in a hedge of late summer flowers. It has a short seed-eating type of beak, and its head is obscured by small branches but appears striped black and light brown, and its chest looks light brown as well.
August 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
helsinkibirder.bsky.social
The Kerry Egret vs. the Donegal Egret. What do you think? #birdID #irishrarebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching
August 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
wtscotsocial.bsky.social
Crow, rook or raven? Can you tell them apart? 🤔
Ravens are huge (wingspan ~1.5m)
Rooks nest in noisy rookeries
Crows are clever problem-solvers (hooded crows are only found in W Scotland, Isle of Man & Ireland). More 👉️ buff.ly/2OdJv6d #BirdID
Images L to R: Raven, Rook, Carrion crow, Hooded crow
A black raven (Corvus corax) walking across short green grass, shown in profile with a small pale piece of food held in its beak. Photo by John Bridges/WTML. Five rooks (Corvus frugilegus) with their rookery (tree nests) visible in the leafless tree tops, fly against a pale, cloudy sky. Photo by John Bridges/WTML Crow perched on a pale log, head turned slightly left revealing glossy black feathers, a black beak and a pale blue eye against a soft, out-of-focus green background. Credit John Bridges / WTML. A hooded crow perched on the rim of a large stick-and-moss osprey nest atop a pine tree, overlooking rolling hills in the distance. Credit WTML.
August 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
helsinkibirder.bsky.social
Fea's Type Petrel from Cork, start of August. Did my best to grab frames from the publicly available video, but of course, the quality is awful. Still...to me this seems like a reasonably strong billed bird. Are others seeing something I am not? #irishrarebirds #BirdID #birds #birding #seabirds
August 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
selma71.bsky.social
Ladda ner Merlin BirdID! Väldigt praktisk att ha ”i fickan”.
August 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
moorfoots2peasebay.bsky.social
Mystery bird call in Penicuik yesterday - it was calling repeatedly but invisibly from trees over a river but seemed to be moving around like a warbler - seen in flight slim and pale underneath and size of willow warbler. Any matches or suggestions? #BirdID
August 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
yllekaj.bsky.social
😮 Is this a Pheasant? #WildlifeCamera #BirdID
A large, brown patterned bird in a vine
August 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
wolfsilveroak.bsky.social
Yes, Northern Flicker! (As per your photo in Merlin BirdID)

They absolutely love peanuts.
Screen shot from Merlin BirdID of a (male) Northern Flicker.
August 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
sbisson.com
Merlin BirdID says it’s a red-shouldered hawk.
August 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
thewildlifechat.bsky.social
#Birding #BirdID

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August 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
3ntangled.bsky.social
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August 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM