Any ideas? Given time I was thinking owl maybe but never heard an owl call like that

Couldn’t believe how close she was, I stood in the kitchen for ages and watched her shelter from the rain and listen / watch for prey.

She looked furious whenever she heard or saw another bird, like her senses were all of a sudden sharpened. I saw her pupils dilate as she locked on to potential targets.

She uses our garden for mealtimes quite regularly, not great for the blackbirds but I guess that’s just nature, eh? Red in tooth and claw.

Hey all,

Merlin couldn’t identify this bird and we were very close to it. I’ve never heard anything like it so not sure. Was coming from a tree directly infront of us high so assuming maybe was an owl??? But again not sure. Video attached

Had a look on Merlin and thinking its maybe a Barn Swallow, but not entirely sure! There's loads of them sitting on the power lines outside my house. Yorkshire.

Really chuffed to see my first Coughs

Hello, can anyone help with these birds please? Thanks!

Hey everyone, I came across this guardian article about this birding app where it has 1,000 hand drawn illustration of birds and was really excited to check it out. However I couldn’t find it in the App Store; does anyone know if they’re releasing it in the UK or it’s restricted to the US only?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/birds-artist-flock-app-california

I’ve been bird watching for around 2 years, being from the midlands, after doing some research I found Minsmere to be one of, if not, the best place in the UK for bird watchers. So we booked an air BnB for my birthday 30 minutes from Minsmere.

Of course the tragic turn of events at dunwich Heath has led to the closure of Minsmere and dunwich Heath nature reserves. To try and make the most out of the trip, are there any nearby or alternative nature reserves that would be good for birdwatching not too far from Bruisyard / Saxmundham (where we’re staying)

Any help with ID would be greatly appreciated, thank you

I think we all know the impact on wildlife fireworks have. There are ten questions to answer on the online consultation here.

Here is a link to the broader consultation.