LONG-TAILED SHRIKE - LANIUS SCHACH 📍 CANON R7 + RF 100-400 F5.6-8 IS USM 📸 Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire Much better views yesterday morning than on the 19th!!! @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @CanonUKandIE @CanonEMEApro #BirdsSeenIn2026

EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER (CURRUCA/SYLVIA CANTILLANS) 📍Beachy Head, East Sussex 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 After spending a good few hours on site I was very fortunate enough to get outstanding prolonged views of the warbler singing @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK #BirdsSeenIn2026

Whilst waiting for the eastern subalpine warbler at BEACHY HEAD to appear this dark morph POMARINE SKUA (STERCORARIUS POMARINUS) flew past which was a very nice surprise as I haven’t seen one in a good few years @BirdGuides @SussexWildlife @SussexBirding #BirdsSeenIn2026

ROSS'S GULL (RHODOSTETHIA ROSEA) 📍Thurrock Thameside Nature Park, Essex 📸Canon R7 + RF 100-400 FINALLY!! This species has been my most wanted uk bird for the past 6 years and has finally been added to my life list. @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

GOLDEN EAGLE (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS) 📍Andalusia, Spain 🇪🇸 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 Despite only a brief view this golden eagle was by far the highlight of my recent trip ❤️ @CanonUKandIE #canon #bird #BirdsSeenIn2026 #photography #eagle

EURASIAN HOOPOE (UPUPA EPOPS) 📍Hampshire, England 📸 Canon R7+ RF 100-400 @hantsbirdnews @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

RUSSIAN WHITE FRONTED GOOSE (ANSER ALBIFRONS ALBIFRONS) 📍Walthamstow wetlands LWT, London 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400mm @LondonBirdClub @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026 #bird #photography #birdphotography #canon

EURASIAN SKYLARK (ALAUDA ARVENSIS) 📍Hampton court (home) park 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 @LondonBirdClub @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #canon #photography #london

It’s that time of year again!!! Sand martins are back in numbers locally with these being from Hampton court (home) park @LondonBirdClub @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

COMMON CHIFFCHAFF (PHYLLOSCOPUS COLLYBITA) 📍Hogsmill SF, Berrylands, London 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #photography #birds @SurreyBirdNews @LondonBirdClub @CanonUKandIE

EUROPEAN ADDER (VIPERA BERUS) 📍Thursley common, Surrey 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 1 of 3 adders seen on Saturday on one of my morning walks @SurreyWT @CanonUKandIE #reptiles #snake #photography

COMMON FIRECREST (REGULUS IGNICAPILLA) 📍 Epsom common, Surrey 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 Great to see the numbers of firecrests are still doing well here. @SurreyBirdNews @BirdGuides @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026 #photography

TROPICAL KINGBIRD (TYRANNUS MELANCHOLICUS) 📍grand sirenis, riviera maya, Mexico 📸 Canon R7 + RF 100-400 @CanonUKandIE @BirdGuides #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #photography #canon

GREEN HERON (BUTORIDES VIRESCENS) Grand sirenis, Quintana Roo, Mexico Taken on canon R7 + RF 100-400mm #BirdsSeenIn2025 #mexico #birds #canon #photograghy #mexicobirds #birdphotography

EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) Warnham nature reserve, West Sussex, 8th February Taken on Canon R7 + RF 100-400 @WarnhamLNR @SussexBirding @BirdGuides @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

LESSER REDPOLL (Acanthis flammea cabaret) Warnham Nature Reserve, West Sussex, 8th February 2026 Taken on Canon R7 + RF 100-400 @WarnhamLNR @BirdGuides @SussexBirding @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

Nice walk over home park yesterday produced this nice wigeon which was a personal patch tick also an unusually high number of Pochards @SurreyBirdNews @LondonBirdClub @CanonUKandIE #BirdsSeenIn2026

First lifer of 2026 ✅✅ Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Ripley, Hampshire Also a little gull present @hantsbirdnews @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Grand sirenis, Quintana Roo, Mexico Taken on canon R7 + RF 100-400mm #BirdsSeenIn2025 #mexico #birds #canon #photograghy #mexicobirds #birdphotography

TURQUOISE-BROWED MOTMOT (Eumomota superciliosa) Grand sirenis, Quintana Roo, Mexico #BirdsSeenIn2025 #mexico #canonphotography #photography #bird