Steve Sanderson

This little Firecrest was a nice surprise in the garden Holly tree yesterday.

Female Sparrowhawk with a fresh Wood pigeon kill. Bodmin moor this week.

Whinchat passing through Bodmin moor this week.

Another one of the Black-winged kite this week in Olhão, Portugal

Juvenile Woodchat shrike posed nicely while eating breakfast yesterday. Olhão, Portugal.

Juvenile Woodchat shrike on the Olhão salt pans this week.

Cory’s Shearwater. Ria Formosa, Portugal, this week.

Another look at the Black-winged kite that had just caught a prey item. Olhao, Portugal this week.

A young Back-winged kite with prey this morning on the Olhao salt pans. Portugal. #birds #birding

Auduoin’s gull this morning. Ria Formosa, Portugal. #birds #birding

Juvenile Whinchat passing through Bodmin moor. 01.09.26 #birding #ukbirding #birds

The Eastleach Long-tailed shrike last night. Much better views than my last visit. Can’t be long ‘til it moves on. #birds #UKbirding #birding

Nice to find a Wood sandpiper last night. Siblyback reservoir, Cornwall. #birds #birding #Ukbirding

Little Stint. Siblyback reservoir, Bodmin moor. 22.08.26 #birds #birding #Cornwall

Female Northern Wheatear on Bodmin moor last week. #birds #birding

Red-billed Chough on the Cornish coast today. One of a family of four that were digging for food in the Rabbit warrens. #birds #birding #Cornwall

Brimstone (f) on the wing. Enjoying the Crocosmia. #butterflies

Nice to see Common snipe back from their northern breeding grounds. Bodmin moor this week. #birds #birding

Dropped in to see the Long-tailed shrike at Eastleach yesterday on the way back from a wedding. #birds #birding

Another Clouded Yellow from yesterday. This time a pale female (helice) form. Cornwall. #butterflies #Cornwall

A male Brimstone on the wing a few days ago in our Bodmin moor garden. #butterflies #Cornwall

A male Clouded Yellow nectaring on Knapweed yesterday. One of five in our Bodmin moor garden. #butterflies

Common kestrel on the Cornish cliffs. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding

Yellowhammer (m) on Bodmin moor earlier this week. #birds #birding

Female Yellowhammer on Bodmin moor this week. #birds #Birding

Meadow Pipit on Bodmin moor. #birds #birding

Marbled white on the Cornish coast this week.

Green-eyed flower bee nectaring on Knapweed. Cornwall yesterday. #bees

Hummingbird hawk-moth nectaring on Lavender at the weekend.

Green Hairstreak on Bodmin moor today.

A young Northern Wheatear demanding food from mum. Bodmin moor this week. #birds #birding

European Bee-eater over the Olhao salt pans. Portugal. #birds #birding

Little tern shaking off post-dive. Olhao, Portugal. #birds #birding

White stork this morning Olhao, Portugal. #birds #birding

Black-winged stilt on the Ria Formosa salt pans early this morning. #birds #birding

Sardinian warbler having a post bath preen this morning. Olhao, Portugal. #birds #birding

Male Common cuckoo on Bodmin moor this spring. #birds #birding

Reed warbler. Seaton wetlands, Devon, this week. #birds #birding

Cuckoo still enjoying the Drinker moth caterpillars on Bodmin moor. #birds. #birding

Common Redstart on Bodmin moor this week. #birds #birding

Lovely Mistle thrush feeding young on Bodmin moor this morning. #birds #birding

A male Common cuckoo enjoying the caterpillars on Bodmin moor a couple of days ago. #birds #birding #spring

Corn bunting, Great Bustard, Stone curlew and Grey partridge in Wiltshire this week. #birds #birding

Common Cuckoo feeding on Drinker moth caterpillars. Bodmin moor this week. #birds #birding

Cuckoo calling on Bodmin moor yesterday. #birds #birding #cornwall

First time I’ve checked in on my local Dippers this year. #birds #birding #cornwall

Lots of Willow warblers back on Bodmin moor this weekend. #birds #birding

What a privilege. On Monday this Barn swallow returned from Africa to see if our garage was open. I like to think that look is a thank you. #birds #birding #naturelovers

Male Common Redstart back on Bodmin moor yesterday. #birds #birding

Female Siskin gathering nesting material on Bodmin moor this morning. #birds #birding #birdphotography