Very poor for migs & seabirds this last month. Highlights in TG42 being juv Rose-coloured Starling for a few days in early Sept, two juv Red-backed Shrikes together, two American Wigeon, Wrynecks, pale juv Long-tailed Skua inland, two Honey Buzzards, BWK etc.
#norfolkbirding
#norfolkbirding
September 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Very poor for migs & seabirds this last month. Highlights in TG42 being juv Rose-coloured Starling for a few days in early Sept, two juv Red-backed Shrikes together, two American Wigeon, Wrynecks, pale juv Long-tailed Skua inland, two Honey Buzzards, BWK etc.
#norfolkbirding
#norfolkbirding
Honestly, I much prefer Wrynecks when they're like this:
September 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Honestly, I much prefer Wrynecks when they're like this:
Pretty sure I can see about 7 Wrynecks in those photos 😂
September 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Pretty sure I can see about 7 Wrynecks in those photos 😂
My latest blog is live! This one features trips for wryneck and red-backed shrike with @kev07713. Thanks for taking a look! 👇
@birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #UKbirding
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@birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #UKbirding
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RSPB Freiston Shore & Avenue Washlands NR :: 03 & 05 September 2026
In the space of just six days, I’d managed to miss two wrynecks, so when I heard that one was repeatedly showing well, and, rather remarkabl...
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September 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My latest blog is live! This one features trips for wryneck and red-backed shrike with @kev07713. Thanks for taking a look! 👇
@birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #UKbirding
jkhsmith.blogspot.com/2026/09/rspb....
@birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #UKbirding
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wrynecks are so satisfying, but beddington farmlands are where the real magic happens
September 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
wrynecks are so satisfying, but beddington farmlands are where the real magic happens
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
These are so strange to observe! Friend had one in her garden a few years ago - first time I'd heard of them. Do click - to see why they're called wrynecks
Wryneck just trapped in the Crown Estate Field
August 28, 2026 at 8:36 AM
These are so strange to observe! Friend had one in her garden a few years ago - first time I'd heard of them. Do click - to see why they're called wrynecks
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
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.
Flogged the coastal scrub at Low Newton yesterday, no Wrynecks or Barred Warblers, not even a Pied Flycatcher ! A few migrants tho, plenty of Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Garden Warbler. 2 Yellow Wagtails and a Swift over south.
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
August 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Flogged the coastal scrub at Low Newton yesterday, no Wrynecks or Barred Warblers, not even a Pied Flycatcher ! A few migrants tho, plenty of Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Garden Warbler. 2 Yellow Wagtails and a Swift over south.
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
#NEbirding #Lowcarbonbirding
Incredibly, I saw 2 UK Wrynecks yesterday. The first, on Bryher, was found by @olibeacock.bsky.social (we dipped the Bonelli’s). The 2nd at the Garrison on St Mary’s. Female Pied Flycatcher & Willow Warbler, Lower Moors on Tues. #birds #ukbirds #birdsseenin2026 #scillybirding #bryher #stmarys
August 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Incredibly, I saw 2 UK Wrynecks yesterday. The first, on Bryher, was found by @olibeacock.bsky.social (we dipped the Bonelli’s). The 2nd at the Garrison on St Mary’s. Female Pied Flycatcher & Willow Warbler, Lower Moors on Tues. #birds #ukbirds #birdsseenin2026 #scillybirding #bryher #stmarys
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.
10th August 2004 myself and @ipin-by-the-sea.bsky.social had a good arrival at Newbiggin with 5 Wrynecks and a Red backed Shrike amongst others.
Days like that seem to be just dreams now..
Days like that seem to be just dreams now..
August 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
10th August 2004 myself and @ipin-by-the-sea.bsky.social had a good arrival at Newbiggin with 5 Wrynecks and a Red backed Shrike amongst others.
Days like that seem to be just dreams now..
Days like that seem to be just dreams now..
Very cool and helpful indeed! Also very interesting to hear that social calls had exactly the same effect on bluebirds as we previously found for wrynecks in Switzerland (which also nest in vineyards): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Playback attracts prospecting individuals, but habitat quality is key for settlement in the Wryneck Jynx torquilla
We investigated the effects of food availability (personal information) and conspecific vocalization (social information) on habitat selection of the Wryneck Jynx torquilla. Both personal and social ...
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July 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Very cool and helpful indeed! Also very interesting to hear that social calls had exactly the same effect on bluebirds as we previously found for wrynecks in Switzerland (which also nest in vineyards): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Send wrynecks, please.
June 23, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Send wrynecks, please.
Getting there was always fine - the walk back depended on whether one saw much/anything. My memories go back to being teenager and having last week in Aug before back to school. Wrynecks, Icterine, Barred Warblers…
June 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Getting there was always fine - the walk back depended on whether one saw much/anything. My memories go back to being teenager and having last week in Aug before back to school. Wrynecks, Icterine, Barred Warblers…
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions
Woodpecker Head Banging on Tree
ALT: Woodpecker Head Banging on Tree
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June 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions
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
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...
😂Yep I think that’s right. They look cool… but not as cool as Wrynecks imo.
I am of the opinion “if you build it they will come” attitude rather than instant ego satisfaction. Maybe that last bit is a bit of cynicism😉
I am of the opinion “if you build it they will come” attitude rather than instant ego satisfaction. Maybe that last bit is a bit of cynicism😉
May 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
😂Yep I think that’s right. They look cool… but not as cool as Wrynecks imo.
I am of the opinion “if you build it they will come” attitude rather than instant ego satisfaction. Maybe that last bit is a bit of cynicism😉
I am of the opinion “if you build it they will come” attitude rather than instant ego satisfaction. Maybe that last bit is a bit of cynicism😉
They're photogenic, charismatic and helpfully sit in the open for wildlife safaris, which may have something to do with where the proposals originated... Wrynecks just won't sit in the open to generate the same tourist revenue.
May 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
They're photogenic, charismatic and helpfully sit in the open for wildlife safaris, which may have something to do with where the proposals originated... Wrynecks just won't sit in the open to generate the same tourist revenue.
We just found the first Wryneck clutch of this year in one of our boxes. 4 eggs at the moment, all things being well, more will be added, perhaps up to 12. Laid on an old Great Tit nest, Wrynecks don't take material into their nest cavities
May 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
We just found the first Wryneck clutch of this year in one of our boxes. 4 eggs at the moment, all things being well, more will be added, perhaps up to 12. Laid on an old Great Tit nest, Wrynecks don't take material into their nest cavities
Today's next box control had the earliest great tit nestlings of the last 20 years. Never we had nearly full fledged chicks at the 1. May. A few blue tits were also there, but all still breeding. Totally missing were tree sparrows and also our rare wrynecks. Common redstart has gone 10 years already
May 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today's next box control had the earliest great tit nestlings of the last 20 years. Never we had nearly full fledged chicks at the 1. May. A few blue tits were also there, but all still breeding. Totally missing were tree sparrows and also our rare wrynecks. Common redstart has gone 10 years already
The Raccoon is an invasive species in Europe which has become a big problem for nesting birds, often taking nestlings, eggs & adults in nestboxes. My friends working with Wrynecks in Germany have devised a simple, cheap, deterrent, wrapping "slippy" plastic sheeting around the tree trunk below boxes
April 29, 2026 at 6:16 AM
The Raccoon is an invasive species in Europe which has become a big problem for nesting birds, often taking nestlings, eggs & adults in nestboxes. My friends working with Wrynecks in Germany have devised a simple, cheap, deterrent, wrapping "slippy" plastic sheeting around the tree trunk below boxes
Holme Dunes I assume? Good to read this, I haven't been there for 10 years, must get back. I remember great autumn falls there, wrynecks and a Storm Petrel flying along the beach
April 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Holme Dunes I assume? Good to read this, I haven't been there for 10 years, must get back. I remember great autumn falls there, wrynecks and a Storm Petrel flying along the beach