Two Pacific Divers off Roskilly (12th Jan). These are probably the third & fourth for Cornwall. Photo includes four Great Northern Diver and two Pacific Diver (extreme right and second left). This is the first time that two Pacific’s have actually been seen and photographed together in Cornwall.

Spot the Little Grebe and pair of Teal on pond in Holyrood park in Edinburgh.

The Penduline Tits seem to be mobile today. One report of 4 birds yesterday. Today they were seen at Aust Wetland, Cake Pill pool at Northwick Warth and one in the reed bed at Pilning Wetland. Red dots on photo show locations.

7 Bean Geese confirmed this evening from enhanced Photos flew over Usk at c13:00 today. Birds not relocated despite searching #gwentbirding #ukbirding

7 Grey Geese (don't appear to be Greylag) over Usk at c13:00 but can't relocate. Headed upriver. Will work on pics later #gwentbirding

Goldcliff late aft- 2 European Whitefronts, Whooper Swan, fem-type Black Redstart, 9 Avocet, 2 Golden Plover, 22 Turnstone, 2 Blackwit & 2 Stonechat #gwentbirding #ukbirding

36:40!! 10k PB yesterday in Telford. Very pleased.

Three Zitting Cisticola were active at weekend with 2 birds (males?) chasing each other about. Both pictured here, one with a lost second tertial on right wing #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Scops Owl this evening in Swansea #ukbirding #walesbirding

Lesser-crested Tern showed really well though distant on the Exe this morning, nice to see it fishing. Nice escapism from 9-5 :), a new British bird too #ukbirding

Pied Flycatcher showing well today at Glebelands, Newport in my lunch break. Still a little baffled at the date #gwentbirding #ukbirding

Male Blackcap in the Garden at Llandenny was a surprise. Very rare here in true winter months, also small mixed flock of Redpoll/ Siskin #gwentbirding

I certainly wasn't expecting to see Cooks Petrel and Fairy Prion on the Kaikoura Pelagic trip!! An amazing trip out with Albatross Encounters. 🪶🇳🇿

Incredible sea watch from the New Zealand inter-island ferry this morning. Northern royal and salvins albatross, short tailed, flesh footed, huttons, fluttering, bullers, and sooty shearwaters, westland and white chinned petrels and over 1000 fairy prions and little blue penguin 🤯

Boat-tailed Grackle looking a bit sad in the gardens of Holbury this morning. Relatively easy short twitch with Dad #UKbirding #BetterthanaSparrow

Had to go over to Unst today to pick up my car that’s been there all autumn. Took the opportunity to go to look at 2 Long eared Owls, managed to find a third bird there as well! Best I could do in dull light, the other 2 were even more obscured.#Shetlandbirding

Divers still at Covenham Reservoir this morning @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #Birds #UKBirding

This Swallow at Balranald, N Uist this afternoon appears to be the American subspecies: erythrogaster due to the lack of a dark band across the lower throat.

A Purple Sandpiper this afternoon at Peterstone Pill with a Dunlin flock then flew southwest (also the female Scaup still). #gwentbirds

Big week of running over, Twmbarlwm terror last Sunday, Severn bridge 5 mile night race Thursday and XC Gwent league at Llandaff today. Pic from Thursday Severn bridge run- 27:49, 6th overall, first MV40/ over 40 home.

Icelandic birders have been treated to a spectacular trio of Nearctic vagrants in recent weeks, including Varied Thrush and Brown-headed Cowbird:

1'w Drk Ring-n Duck still on Helston boating lake.

Steppe Grey Shrike showing well at Gunwalloe, Cornwall.

Sennen Cove/ Mayon/ Lands End 08:00- 11:30; Brambling, Firecrest, 5 Chough, 4 Chiffchaff, Redwing, 500+ Chaffinch, c40 Golden Plover, Stonechat #Cornwallbirding

Fem-type Black Redstart still Sennen Cove just east of RNLI #Cornwallbirding

Nanquidno/ Gurland Farm 12:15- 14:15; 7+ Firecrest, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, c40 Linnet & 2 Reed Bunting. 2 Chough Sennen feeding on grass of cliff top car park #Cornwallbirding

Lesser Yellowlegs still on the Truro river mouth just south of Tesco, 10+ Blackwit also #cornwallbirding

Nice views and photos opportunity of Black-tailed Godwit on the Exe estuary yesterday.

Pendeen Lighthouse c.09:30-13:00: 3 Little Auk, Great Shearwater, GN Diver, 2 Common Scoter, 10,000+ Guillemot/Razorbill, 1,000+ Kittiwake plus a few Manx Shearwater, Med Gull, Fulmar, etc. Also Chiffchaff and c.30 Chough. cc @cbwps.org.uk #cornwallbirding

It's been a Shrike-tacular last four weeks around Norfolk & Suffolk ~ a stunning adult Turkestan, a typically educational Brown, the isabelline overtones of Daurian, some monochrome magic of Great Grey & a classic 1w Red-backed. @linnetincley.bsky.social #NorfolkBirding #SuffolkBirding #RareBirdsUK

Single Crossbill over Llandenny #gwentbirding

Goldcliff point 07:45- 09:20; 2 ad Kittiwake, 5 Common Scoter, 20 Grey Plover & c20K Woodpigeon #gwentbirding

After a dawn raid on the Point, this little beauty was cowering in the buckthorn on my birding walk back, not far south of the Breach at Spurn. Thomas Willoughby’s brilliant pic. Bird of a lifetime. A British tick as well 😂

Goldcliff pools & Point 09:00- 11:30; Little Stint (on back pool), Garganey, c20 Grey Plover, Knot, c150 Lapwing, 4 Turnstone, c300 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, c30 Fieldfare, 2 Redpoll, House Martin & 3 Swallow #gwentbirding

Could not believe my eyes whilst surveying on Wraysbury Reservoir this morning when this juvenile Sabine’s Gull flew into view. Incredible views of a species I’ve only seen once before - just wish I had a better camera! #UKbirding @berksbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Goldcliff pools & point 07:00- 9:15; Barn Owl, 150 Greylag Geese, 400 Wigeon/ Teal, Blackwit, 30 Lapwing, redhead Goosander up channel, few Redpoll, 25 Siskin & loads of Chiffchaff #gwentbirding

The lanceolated warbler was a nice surprise today on an otherwise slow ringing day at Nanjizal

We had three Bonaparte’s Gulls (ad and two 1st w’s) in Dunnet Bay this morning!!! Also a Juv Sabine’s Gull, Juv Little Gull, 1st w Mediterranean Gull and a Curlew Sandpiper with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds

American Mourning Dove gave itself up on day trip to Scilly, very lucky. WP and UK tick!

Iceland is on a hot streak!! 🔥 Huge congrats to Björn Arnarson for the new finds!

Goldcliff pools 10:30- 12:15; Wryneck still showing well from seawall, 2 Crossbill, 4 Redpoll, 150+ Skylark, Swallow, Wheatear, 100+ Teal & Great Egret over #gwentbirding

Saltmarsh lane/ Uskmouth 07:15-0930; 70 Siskin, c15 Redpoll, c30 Pied Wag, 12 Skylark all west. Whitethroat, few Chiffchaff & Blackcap, 11 Stonechat, 2 Water Rail #gwentbirding

Goldcliff point/ Pill from mid morning, Firecrest, 2 Great Egret, 6 Little Egret, 6 Stonechat & 3 Wheatear #gwentbirding

Goldcliff pools 07:40- 09:40; 2 Little Stint, 4 Curlew Sand, Spot Shank, 2 Knot, 2 Grey Plover, Blackwit, c40 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 120 Dunlin/ RP. 3 Wheatear, 2 Pintail and Great Egret over #gwentbirding

A spellbinding display from six Sabine's Gulls at Jackstones Pier, Aberavon. Incredible to witness at close quarters. Little Tern, Black Tern and two Grey Phalaropes also present.

St Brides HT- 11+ Curlew Sand, 4 Sanderling, Greenshank, 6 Turnstone, c40 Knot, 14 Barwit, 99 Blackwit, 15 Curlew, 1K small waders, ad Med Gull, Yellow Wag over and Tern prob Sandwich Tern fishing offshore #gwentbirding

St Brides HT roost- Juv Little Stint, 4 Juv Curlew Sand, 10 Barwit, 12 Blackwit, 6 Turnstone, Curlew, 750 RP/ Dunlin, c30 Knot, c50 Oyk & Wheatear #gwentbirding

Ad Black Tern still showing at Llandegfedd res this evening, lovely #gwentbirding