Aren't Wrynecks brilliant!
Turf Hotel, #ExminsterMarshes, Devon. Very interesting to watch Mark V's #Wryneck feeding along a gravel path this afternoon. Super views once again of this enigmatic species 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Aren't Wrynecks brilliant!
Wrynecks are just great #birds - member of the #woodpecker family - this one was seen in #poland today last year.
April 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Wrynecks are just great #birds - member of the #woodpecker family - this one was seen in #poland today last year.
Eurasian Wrynecks have an amazing ability to twist their heads almost 180 degrees. They often do this to mimic a snake when it feels threatened.
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February 21, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Eurasian Wrynecks have an amazing ability to twist their heads almost 180 degrees. They often do this to mimic a snake when it feels threatened.
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A welcome arrival of continental migrants to our Shetland shores over the last couple of days. Several Wrynecks made landfall including this one in the Sumburgh Hotel garden.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
A welcome arrival of continental migrants to our Shetland shores over the last couple of days. Several Wrynecks made landfall including this one in the Sumburgh Hotel garden.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
Eurasian Wrynecks do breed in the Alicante region but are scarce and generally difficult to find. I managed a few photographs of this male near Alcoi where the habitat is quite different. A nice year tick. #birds #birdoftheday #birdsseenin2026 #birdphotography #birding
May 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Eurasian Wrynecks do breed in the Alicante region but are scarce and generally difficult to find. I managed a few photographs of this male near Alcoi where the habitat is quite different. A nice year tick. #birds #birdoftheday #birdsseenin2026 #birdphotography #birding
The last two days have brought a surge of migrants through south Mainland, Shetland. Personal highlights have included 124 Ruffs at Spiggie (the largest number I’ve seen for years), and a healthy scattering of Wrynecks like this one at Quendale. #BirdingScotland
September 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The last two days have brought a surge of migrants through south Mainland, Shetland. Personal highlights have included 124 Ruffs at Spiggie (the largest number I’ve seen for years), and a healthy scattering of Wrynecks like this one at Quendale. #BirdingScotland
Wrynecks in the Obs Quarry - nice find by Roger Booth who'd taken a walk over there after we weren't employing him enough with mist-netted birds at the Obs.
August 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Wrynecks in the Obs Quarry - nice find by Roger Booth who'd taken a walk over there after we weren't employing him enough with mist-netted birds at the Obs.
Wrynecks apparently still in the Obs Quarry but remaining v elusive
August 28, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Wrynecks apparently still in the Obs Quarry but remaining v elusive
This autumn I will #RepostaWryneck each time one crops up on here. If you are sick of Wrynecks, you are sick of life....😊👍
Wryneck at Turf lock, Devon. Great to watch it feed (that tongue!) & appreciate how small they are when it flew up into the House Sparrow tree, just before the rain came again
#WoodpeckerWednesday
#UKBirding
#WoodpeckerWednesday
#UKBirding
September 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This autumn I will #RepostaWryneck each time one crops up on here. If you are sick of Wrynecks, you are sick of life....😊👍
Wrynecks (Jynx torquilla) are really on the move right now in Hungary.
August 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Wrynecks (Jynx torquilla) are really on the move right now in Hungary.
Wow ! What a hobby (obsession) this is high's & lows but today after 8 missed wrynecks in four yrs finally finally saw one & what a poser of a bird. Txed couple mates at time rambling & shaking I believe!. Sos. Calmed down but still shaking 🙄😂. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
August 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Wow ! What a hobby (obsession) this is high's & lows but today after 8 missed wrynecks in four yrs finally finally saw one & what a poser of a bird. Txed couple mates at time rambling & shaking I believe!. Sos. Calmed down but still shaking 🙄😂. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
Wrynecks are special. Cryptic and often elusive, they can test the patience of the birder. Unless they decide that a sandy track is to their liking! This one in Warwickshire yesterday. @rspb.bsky.social @rarebirdalert.bsky.social @westmidsbirding.bsky.social @wildlifephoto.bsky.social
August 27, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Wrynecks are special. Cryptic and often elusive, they can test the patience of the birder. Unless they decide that a sandy track is to their liking! This one in Warwickshire yesterday. @rspb.bsky.social @rarebirdalert.bsky.social @westmidsbirding.bsky.social @wildlifephoto.bsky.social
It took 3 trips to Turf & 33km of running & walking to see the Wryneck. I’ve seen a few Wrynecks over the years but none as well as this.
Also Osprey, Willow Warbler & three Ruff.
#DevonBirds
Also Osprey, Willow Warbler & three Ruff.
#DevonBirds
August 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It took 3 trips to Turf & 33km of running & walking to see the Wryneck. I’ve seen a few Wrynecks over the years but none as well as this.
Also Osprey, Willow Warbler & three Ruff.
#DevonBirds
Also Osprey, Willow Warbler & three Ruff.
#DevonBirds
So today it’s going to be #Pairs as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay, so here is my selection for you all to enjoy (see alt tags for descriptions) #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
So today it’s going to be #Pairs as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay, so here is my selection for you all to enjoy (see alt tags for descriptions) #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
This just came up on my feed, a great reminder of last year in Croatia when I got to see the Wrynecks for the first time. Beautiful birds and lucky to get these images of the shy birds #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon
August 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This just came up on my feed, a great reminder of last year in Croatia when I got to see the Wrynecks for the first time. Beautiful birds and lucky to get these images of the shy birds #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon
Cool new preprint led by Martins Briedis: Eurasian wrynecks from Germany use very different migration strategies (from S Europe to sub-Saharan Africa). Multi-sensor logger data show long migration trips are costly, but warming winters may soon favor staying in S Europe doi.org/10.64898/202...
May 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Cool new preprint led by Martins Briedis: Eurasian wrynecks from Germany use very different migration strategies (from S Europe to sub-Saharan Africa). Multi-sensor logger data show long migration trips are costly, but warming winters may soon favor staying in S Europe doi.org/10.64898/202...
Great start to our #Cyprus tour with 6 Little & 2 Spotted Crakes, 2 Caspian Plovers, 4 Eastern Bonelli’s, 3 Ruppell’s & an Eastern Orphean Warbler, 5 Eurasian Wrynecks & more! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Great start to our #Cyprus tour with 6 Little & 2 Spotted Crakes, 2 Caspian Plovers, 4 Eastern Bonelli’s, 3 Ruppell’s & an Eastern Orphean Warbler, 5 Eurasian Wrynecks & more! #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
A playback experiment on Wrynecks Jynx torquilla shows that both personal and social information seem to affect habitat selection, but that food availability is the main cue for settlement. More on doi.org/10.1002/2688...
June 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A playback experiment on Wrynecks Jynx torquilla shows that both personal and social information seem to affect habitat selection, but that food availability is the main cue for settlement. More on doi.org/10.1002/2688...
It’s Rotation Wrynecks #99!! KEN!!
Leaving UFO Central (Warminster Community Radio) at 2200 on Moonday evening. KEN!! 🍄🍄🍄🍄
Leaving UFO Central (Warminster Community Radio) at 2200 on Moonday evening. KEN!! 🍄🍄🍄🍄
January 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM
It’s Rotation Wrynecks #99!! KEN!!
Leaving UFO Central (Warminster Community Radio) at 2200 on Moonday evening. KEN!! 🍄🍄🍄🍄
Leaving UFO Central (Warminster Community Radio) at 2200 on Moonday evening. KEN!! 🍄🍄🍄🍄
The decade long Wryneck forcefield at St Aldhelm's Head finally fell this morning, with 2 furtive birds found by @moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social and myself around the eastern end of Pier Bottom & the Paddocks @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The decade long Wryneck forcefield at St Aldhelm's Head finally fell this morning, with 2 furtive birds found by @moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social and myself around the eastern end of Pier Bottom & the Paddocks @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
The nets @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social remained firmly furled today as Storm Amy hit us with rain and gusts up to 48mph by evening.A good time to reflect on 12 brilliant days of ringing, good numbers and variety. Autumn Chiffchaffs always reflect a change of seasons and Wrynecks confirm the feeling.
October 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The nets @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social remained firmly furled today as Storm Amy hit us with rain and gusts up to 48mph by evening.A good time to reflect on 12 brilliant days of ringing, good numbers and variety. Autumn Chiffchaffs always reflect a change of seasons and Wrynecks confirm the feeling.
During the past week I have enjoyed seeing Baird's Sandpiper, 2 Pallid Harriers, a surprise Kingfisher at Virkie, 2 Wrynecks and this Greenish Warbler in our garden (our second). On the debit side, numbers of most migrants are a mere fraction of historic levels. #BirdingScotland
August 31, 2026 at 9:56 AM
During the past week I have enjoyed seeing Baird's Sandpiper, 2 Pallid Harriers, a surprise Kingfisher at Virkie, 2 Wrynecks and this Greenish Warbler in our garden (our second). On the debit side, numbers of most migrants are a mere fraction of historic levels. #BirdingScotland
Don't be coy...
...you know you LOVE #WoodpeckerWednesday! 🤘😍
🪶 Get your birbs in Bluesky!! Piculets, Flickers, Sapsuckers, ...even Wrynecks! 😉
It's free and I'm reskeeting! ❤️♻️❤️
#Woodpeckers #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds
...you know you LOVE #WoodpeckerWednesday! 🤘😍
🪶 Get your birbs in Bluesky!! Piculets, Flickers, Sapsuckers, ...even Wrynecks! 😉
It's free and I'm reskeeting! ❤️♻️❤️
#Woodpeckers #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds
August 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Don't be coy...
...you know you LOVE #WoodpeckerWednesday! 🤘😍
🪶 Get your birbs in Bluesky!! Piculets, Flickers, Sapsuckers, ...even Wrynecks! 😉
It's free and I'm reskeeting! ❤️♻️❤️
#Woodpeckers #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds
...you know you LOVE #WoodpeckerWednesday! 🤘😍
🪶 Get your birbs in Bluesky!! Piculets, Flickers, Sapsuckers, ...even Wrynecks! 😉
It's free and I'm reskeeting! ❤️♻️❤️
#Woodpeckers #BirdPhotography #Birding #Birds
Prepare for the cold-spell with the February issue of British Birds Journal!
In this month's issue:
- Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans
- Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler
- Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum?
Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.
In this month's issue:
- Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans
- Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler
- Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum?
Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Prepare for the cold-spell with the February issue of British Birds Journal!
In this month's issue:
- Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans
- Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler
- Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum?
Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.
In this month's issue:
- Ouse Washes and Whooper Swans
- Britain's first Western olivaceous warbler
- Do Eurasian Wrynecks drum?
Available in Print or online through our Digital Subscription.