Curlew Sand at Hayle estuary today #cornwallbirding

A better day out west today, 1,250 Mipits through Lands End 07:30 - 10:00, two Turtle Dove at Brew Farm, Glossy Ibis over Trevilley, Firecrests everywhere! #cornwallbirding

Wheatears at Saul Warth tonight #glosbirds

Presumed ‘family’ of Cattle Egret at Splatt this morning, 2 adults, 3 juvs #Glosbirds #patchbirding

Back to normal at Splatt this morning, nice male Redstart, 2 Green sand, 13 Yellow wag all going NW, Hobby, Marsh Harrier & 3 Cattle Egret #Glosbirds #patchbirding

Back where I found it last night, Black-winged Kite at Saul Warth, then flew south towards Splatt #glosbirds

Black-winged kite at Splatt now!!! #glosbirds

Brute of a Goshawk at Splatt today, also prob seven Kestrel & a Hobby #glosbirds #patchbirding

Patch tick tonight 🥳 cracking adult White-winged Black Tern at Frampton sailing lake #Glosbirds #patchbirding

More wader action at Saul Warth early this morning, great to be a part of their journey north, also a couple of rather lost Roe Deer #patchbirding #Glosbirds

I’m in awe of these little beauties, on the mighty Severn Estuary, I’d love to know where they spend the summer #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Lovely selection of waders off Saul Warth this morning: 20 Bar-wit, 14 Grey Plover, 20 Curlew, 8 Oyst, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 29 Ringed Plover, 17 Dunlin & 2 Sanderling #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Smashing #patchbirding today, first Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Swift and Whimbrel of the year, 2 Spoonbill through and possibly five adult Little Gull #Glosbirds

Another glorious morning at Splatt, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wag, 3 Black-wit, Grey Plover, Greenshank, Green Sand, 7 Redshank, Med Gull and patch silver - Yellowhammer north 😊 #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Ring-necked Duck still at Frampton Court Lake this afternoon #patchbirding #Glosbirds

My first Whitethroat of the year at Splatt this morning plus Green Sand north and adult Med Gull through #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Nice morning at Splatt, 2 vocal LRP north, 2 Greenshank, 2 Yellow Wag, ad Med Gull & trickle of Hirundines, nice to see some of the local Cranes on the Warth #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Cracking patch morning. Splatt: 89 Sandies, 11 Swallow, House Martin, & 109 WPig ⬆️ 12 Redshank. Saul Warth: 5 DB Brent, imm White-tailed eagle 😊 flew towards @slimbridge_wild & Red Kite plus Osprey ⬆️ over Fretherne Bridge #patchbirding #Glosbirds

I do love a patch tick, long overdue too, drake RN Duck at Frampton Court lake tonight #Glosbirds #patchbirding

Busy patch today: Splatt am: 58 Sand Martin & 194 Mipit ⬆️ Saul Warth pm: single flock of 200+ Kittiwake ⬆️ 27 Black-wit, Bar-wit, 85 Dunlin, 36 Avocet, 2 Little stint, Grey Plover & Swallow #patchbirding #Glosbirds

Glorious morning at Splatt, Goosander north along the canal, 2 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher, GW Egret & 12 Teal, 2 Blackcap singing and Chiffs everywhere! also a weasel on the towpath #Glosbirds #patchbirding

Bar-wit, 55 Curlew, 24 Redshank and Med Gull at Splatt this morning #glosbirds #patchbirding

Lovely to have Oystercatchers back at Splatt, always a real sign that spring is here 😊 also six Redshank, two Stonechat, GW Egret & two Marsh Harrier causing havoc in 100-acre #glosbirds #patchbirding

Freezing morning at Splatt today, quiet bird-wise, at least three Kingfishers and a few Chiffchaff #ukbirding #glosbirds

Classic views of Cetti’s Warbler at the small pond on Frampton village green today #Glosbirds #ukbirding

Lovely tame Kestrel at Splatt this morning, couple of Marsh Harrier too #glosbirds #ukbirding

Yellow-browed Warbler, Frampton Court Lake, Glos. Still showing well today #Glosbirds #ukbirding

Chiffchaff mid-leap in Frampton today #glosbirds #ukbirding

Goosander north through Splatt this morning plus 200+ Golden Plover and 19 Snipe #glosbirds #ukbirding

Glossy Ibis from the first viewing area at RSPB Ham Wall today #ukbirding

Rather late Wheatear at Saul Warth today #Glosbirds #ukbirding

Siberian Stonechat at Porthgwarra today, really strikingly peachy in some lights, harassed by local Stonechats #ukbirding

Gorgeous Ring Ouzel in Nanquidno this evening

Nice variety at Splatt this morning: GW Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Greenshank, Green Sand & 2 Redwing. Best was an hour long hirundine passage between 8 & 9am - 293 Swallow, 11 HM & 3 SM. Water Rail in the hedge at Saul Warth #Glosbirds #ukbirding

Saul Warth lunchtime today: Hobby, imm male Marsh Harrier, 60 Curlew, Avocet, 2 Common Sand, 2 Ruff, 3 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat #Glosbirds #ukbirding

Nice close Juv Common Buzzard at Saul Warth today, also 2 Marsh Harrier and 3 Stonechat #glosbirds #ukbirding

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A few rather grainy pics of endemics of Saint Lucia, Pewee, Oriole, Warbler and White Breasted Thrasher #Saintluciabirds

Saint Lucia Parrot, tricky to photograph in the canopy despite their colour and size, good to hear the population is increasing after almost being lost completely #endemic

Waders on a secluded beach in Saint Lucia, bit mind boggling for a uk birder but managed 11 species in a short stretch of beach - brilliant 😊

Antillean crested hummingbird #saintlucia

Chuffed with Garden Warbler this morning, not annual on my patch #ukbirding #Glosbirds

Investigating a kerfuffle in the bushes by the canal this morning I was amazed to see a Stoat had hold of a Woodpigeon right in the thickest part of the hedge! look closely you can see the Stoats belly bottom left! #ukbirding

There’s a little corner of a field here that almost every autumn turns up Spotted Flycatchers, two together today 😊

Juv Stonechat at Lands End

Fledged Reed Warbler at Splatt, still being fed by at least one parent

Local Kestrels have been busy, at least seven young birds hunting the edge of the Severn Estuary at Splatt

Fab to have the Severn spring flyway switched on again, flock of 82 Bar-wit taking a break on the upper Severn off Saul Warth, Gloucestershire today

Ignoring their provenance these are brilliant birds to have and hear locally, every Spring they seem to to explore farther afield, the bugling is spine tingling 😊 at Splatt, Gloucestershire