It was a good day for our Shetland tour on Yell and Unst. Highlights included Common Rosefinch, Hawfinch, 4 Glossy Ibis and, perhaps best of all, this confiding Short-toed Lark. 📸 by @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social #UKBirding #ShetlandBirding

Crossbill over Morton Bagot this morning. Also one of the ringers, Ischia, mentioned she had rescued a Manx Shearwater from a car park in Droitwich on 18 Sept. Here's a photo of it. I understand it was taken to Vale Wildlife Sanctuary and later released on the Severn #Worcsbirds #Warksbirds

#uptonwarren #worcsbirds moors GWE all morning ,3 little egret, 2 heron. Several snipe, lapwings, 6 swallows and 2 peregrine on small transmitter. 3 collard Dove

A tree full of House Martins! As they prepare for the long journey south, this flock were busy picking tasty morsels from a tree on the #MalvernHills here in #Worcestershire. #UKBirding #Autumn #Migration #Birdwatching #WorcsBirds

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SOC Members' Talk - Wednesday 17th September at 7:30pm All of our members should have received details of the upcoming online talk this Wednesday evening, where we will be joined by Alasdair Reid and John Simpson who will take us through their local branch projects on Marsh Tits and Peregrines.

Spotted Flycatcher at John O’Groats this afternoon plus a Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat #CaithnessBirds

Grimley this evening… Glossy Ibis flew south over CLP to roost at south pool at 18.35, Cattle Egret 2 with cattle in field west of Wagon Wheel pits (pics) then south to roost, Great Egret 3 & Little Egret 22, plus Hobby #WorcsBirds

#uptonwarren #worcsbirds flashes 2 LRP now flown, little egret also flown, 5 curlew, pied wagtail, 2 cettis warbler calling

Video and photo from The Moors, Upton Warren today

A pair of Stonechats and 2 Great Egrets were about the best of it at Grimley this morning. #WorcsBirds

A blog about seeing birds I thought I'd missed and re-evaluating the motives behind a list. As ever, thank you for reading. #ukbirding #birds

Pendeen Watch 7-12:30 only. (15th Sept ‘25) 7 Black Tern (video) 36 Sandwich 42 Arctic 33 Cory’s Shearwater 83 Great Shearwater 89 Balearic Shearwater 97 Sooty Shearwater 1 Leach’s 29 Euro Stormy 11 Sabine’s 30 Grey Phal 23 Arctic Skua (1 juv) 13 Bonxie (1 Juv) #cornwallbirding #ukbirding

A few migrants arrived overnight with Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler (only the 2nd I’ve seen on Yell) and Pintail were year ticks. Other arrivals were 3 flighty White Wagtails and 17 Whoopers. #birdingshetland

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Another seven here today.

Two Grey Phalaropes, pictured at Ogmore Estuary this evening. Earlier an Arctic Tern was present, in context a much scarcer bird at the site historically.

15 Sep. Uists. 2 Grey Phalaropes, Black Tern having just been attacked by a Peregrine, 40+ Curlew Sandpipers, adult American Golden Plover #BirdingScotland

41 years since I last saw Marsh Sandpiper in the UK, it’s a rare bird in Scotland so I was pleased to see the Musselburgh bird today, along with a host of other waders inc. Pec, Wood and Curlew Sands, 2 Spotshanks and 3 Little Stints including a Norwegian c-ringed bird #birdingscotland

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone

2 eclipse Wigeon were new in at #uptonwarren Moors this morning. Water levels up across the reserve, quiet despite the promising conditions. Best of the rest 6.45 to 10.15 - Moors: Snipe, Little Egret briefly, Kingfisher, hirundines through including 40+ House Martin. Flashes: 2 Curlew. #WorcsBirds

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone.

3 curlew sandpipers just dropped into Upton Warren Moors In lagoon and best seen from west hide. #WorcsBirds

A juv Curlew Sandpiper at #uptonwarren Moors provided a cracking start to a decent morning’s birding. Also at the Moors: Little Stint, Garganey, 6 Snipe, Green Sand, Water Rail, Kingfisher through. Then dropped into Grimley CLP/ CF: 2 GWE, 20+ Little Egret, Common & Green Sand, 2 Snipe. #WorcsBirds

Please note that the WMBC car park is open to all birders at Grimley at present to relieve parking around the village

GLOSSY IBIS currently on Grimley--Church Farm!! #WorcsBirds

GREY PHALAROPE, Grimley--CLP. HIPPO POOL now #WorcsBirds

This afternoon’s Osprey from North Hill. I picked it up below me as it spiralled up from Great Malvern. It eventually circled over head before gaining more height & drifted slowly south over The Beacon. 1 Wheatear. 1 Redstart. 5 Raven. Chiffchaffs all over the hill. #MalvernHills #WorcsBirds

A few hours at Grimley in between the rain. Best of CLP: 2 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, 2 Snipe, Little Egret, Kestrel, Grey Wag, a few Sand and House Martin. At Church Farm: GWE, 6 Little Egret. c80 Lapwing across CLP/CF. Retreat Farm: Female type Redstart. #WorcsBirds

Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper still Throckmorton main outer lagoon #WorcsBirds

A return to Throckmorton early afternoon for a second attempt at finding the Spotted Redshank paid off. It showed well albeit distant in the north east corner of the main outer lagoon. Some dodgy video as a record. Also, 2 Ruff, 3 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, Red Kite over lagoon. #WorcsBirds

My first 3 species of Egret at #uptonwarren ,Tried for 3 wagtail too but Grey let me down #WorcsBirds

The world's Black Rhinoceros population has grown slightly but other rhino species face steep declines, according to new figures from the International Rhino Foundation:

Nice surprise whilst out guiding in South Uist today when we bumped into this Citrine Wagtail. Don't think I've ever seen one in August before; which is perhaps why it looks so young! #birdingscotland #outerhebridesbirds

First White Wagtail of the autumn at Gott Bay, Tiree today, also the first Goldcrest in the garden at Balephuil (since 19th) and 2 Robins there - beginning to feel autumnal out here.... @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Seven Sooty Shearwaters on this evening's seawatch from Girdle Ness. Also, Arctic Skua, Puffin, seven Bonxies, 35 Manx Sheatwaters, 123 Fulmars, 16 Arctic Terns, and three Common Scoters. #Birds #BirdingScotland #PatchBirding

Finally caught up with the Bonaparte's Gull at St Combs with the added bonus of an adult Sabine's Gull. #birdingscotland

Walton hill ramble Nice few hours milling around the summit with Ruth Painted Lady, several Red Admirals & a few Small Heath Spotted Flycatcher Tree Pipit Stonechat x3 Mistle thrush Buzzard & Sparrowhawk Whitethroats, Willow warb, blackcaps & chiffs Green & GS Woodpecker Bullfinch #worcsbirds

3 Red Kite together in sky to NW of #uptonwarren Moors Pool this morning; 2 Hobby, Peregrine, 3 Green Sand, Common Sand, Snipe, 4 Lapwing, 7 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 7 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail. Good to see a family party of Bullfinch (fem + 2 juvs) along the west track. #WorcsBirds

2 Garganey at Wildgoose, Grimley this morning. Whinchats at CLP & Church Farm, Redstarts at CLP & Retreat Farm, Green Sand, Common Sand, GW Egret, etc #worcsbirds