The ultimate bird photographer question faux – pas?

Okay first off I want to say how much I appreciate and take my hats off to
so many amazing bird photographers in Aus! I won’t list names but there
are many!

That said even though I normally use video, I am going to go down that
slippery slope of purchasing a bridge camera rather than a DSLR.

The purpose will be using the pics for social media mostly, plus blogs,
brochures etc. Does anyone have a favorite that has performed well
compared to a full DSLR? And yes I realize that the quality is never quite
there and they are not intended to compete with the Pro type cams with
large lenses.
Love to hear if you have one that works really well for you and how it
compares to the DSLRs.
Many thanks!

Don K