Shailesh Patel
@patelbynature
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Birder, photographer and loves nature. A big fan of Star Wars and WWE. I am also a philatelist (stamp collector) and coin collector. 🇰🇪🦋🐘🐦
London, England
Joined January 2016
London Wetland Centre: Long-eared Owl seen along the sheltered lagoon being mopped by magpies (Sevim Demir / Shailesh Patel) @SurreyBirdNews @LondonBirdClub #londonbirds
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I saw 4 curlews at Two-tree Island in Essex. This was during my October Global Bird Day. @EssexBirdNews @EssexWildlife @curlewcalls #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Flocks of Dark-bellied Brent Goose seen at Leigh-on-sea, Essex during the Global Bird Day. @EssexBirdNews #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds
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One of the many Black-tailed Godwit that I saw at Two-Tree Island over the weekend during the October Bird Day. @EssexBirdNews #BirdsSeenIn2025
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A large flock of Dark-bellied Brent Goose that I saw at Leigh-on-sea, Essex during the global bird day. @EssexBirdNews
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I did my global bird day at two-tree Island in Essex. Wow, what an amazing day I had. Waders everywhere. Photos will come shortly. @EssexBirdNews
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Has anyone recently been to Two Tree Island Nature Reserve. As I would like to which bird species have been seen there. Thank you.
essexwt.org.uk
Adjacent to the internationally protected Thames Estuary, Two Tree Island is a winter refuge for a huge variety of winter wildfowl and waders
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Glossy Ibis and a Green Sandpiper seen at the London Wetland Centre. @SurreyBirdNews @LondonBirdClub #londonbirdclub #birds
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London Wetalnd Centre: Glossy Ibis, Sand Martin, House Martin, Little Egret, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk. @SurreyBirdNews @LondonBirdClub #londonbirdclub #birds
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I was at brent reservoir with other birders doing the autumn bird count. I was happy to see whinchat and a spotted flycatcher. @LondonBirdClub @welshharpies #londonbirds
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August 2025 damselfly slighting. A common blue damselfly seen at the London Wetland Centre. @BDSdragonflies #dragonfly
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I see see this fare-dodgers doing this. And, why because there are no British Transport Police to stop them for doing such things like that. The reason cut in police force. London fare-dodgers cost taxpayers £190m https://t.co/riYBtW2EoL via @@yahooNewsUK
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Just got this 20p undated / mule from the bank. It was issued in 2008. @RoyalMintUK @WestminsterGB
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I managed to get this photo of a Migrant Hawker in flight at the London Wetland Centre. @BDSdragonflies #insect
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Sometime, I like to take a photo where a bird is looking somewhere else. Like this Grey Heron. #birdphotography #birding #NatureLover
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London Wetland Centre: Swift, Sand Martins, Green Sandpiper and Common Terns. @LondonBirdClub @SurreyBirdNews #londonbirds
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