Been a great start to the year on patch. Some of the very good highlights are Ferruginous Duck, Scaup, Firecrest, Bittern, Merlin, Nuthatch, Marsh Harriers, Snipe, Corn Buntings and Tawny Owls. #PWC2026 @lucasnature.bsky.social @jonheath.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Quick cycle ride after school to see the drake Ferruginous Duck at Milton CP in fading light. Nice bird to see irrespective of origin. Great found by @jonheath.bsky.social. Also drake Scaup still. @lucasnature.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A drake Ferruginous Duck at Milton CP today was a real surprise, whatever its origin, and topped off an excellent few days of local birding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding

Bittern, 80+ Snow Buntings and the Temminck's Stint were among the highlights on a recent trip to the Suffolk Coast with @david-walsh.bsky.social @noahbai-123.bsky.social @tsbirding.bsky.social @lucasnature.bsky.social and others!

Fantastic day out in Norfolk with @tsbirding.bsky.social and @brodiebirder.bsky.social. Highlights were the Black-winged Kite, Eastern Black Redstart, Bean Goose, Hen Harrier, White-fronted Geese, Snow Bunt, Crane, Tawny Owl and more!

Great to see the Penduline Tits at Aust today. They put on a great display after dipping them on the way down to Cornwall. And great hospitality at the Boar's Head after.

Was pleased to connect with the Eastern Black Redstart today in Sheringham and had super views of it feeding along the seawall.

Lovely day in Cornwall, star billing to the Pacific Diver, lifer! And great supporting cast: 2 Lesser Scaup, Scaup, Black-throated Diver, 2 Red Throated Diver, 7 Great Northern Diver, Black Redstart and 2 Goosander.

Latest pencil drawing. Wanted to draw something I hadn’t tried before so went with a Shoebill. #Artwork #Art #Pencildrawing #Birds

The Red-necked Grebe showed well at Fen Drayton lakes on Sunday morning. Also 2 Goosander. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Lovely week on Scilly with lovely company. A few highlights from Scilly and the journey there: Bluethroat, Hoopoe, 7 Great Shears, 4 Sooty, 3 Pomarine Skuas and the Steppe Grey Shrike from Cornwall. Hope to be back next year!

Ring-necked Duck showed well yesterday at Helston Boating Lake. My second for the site

Brown Shrike showed well at Hollesley yesterday!

Great to spend Sunday morning at Ditton with @lucasnature.bsky.social. Merlin NE, 153 Fieldfare, c200 Golden Plover, 143 Redwing, 119 Chaffinch, 254 Woodpig, 54 Mipit and 2 Stonechat the highlights. #Patch

Took full advantage of a teacher training day on Thursday and headed to Norfolk. Hume's Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Long-eared Owl, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Glossy Ibis the highlights.

Few hours on #patch at Ditton on Thursday morning was proved worth it with a Crossbill! Also 745 Woodpigeon, 105 Mipit, 5 Redpoll, 9 Siskin, 62 Redwing, Fieldfare and 8 Lapwing.

I’ve really enjoyed birding at Landguard regularly this autumn. Y’day was great, with Jack Snipe & Long-eared Owl amongst 50+ species. Today was epic! A self-found Yellow-browed Warbler then the magic moment of relocating a Pallas’s Warbler with Will Brame which he & Bill Mackie had found earlier.

Short-toed Lark and Snettisham Spectacular from Saturday, with a supporting cast of Snow Bunting, 2 Curlew Sands, leustistic Oystercatcher and the King's Lynn Lesser Yellowlegs which had a been imprisoned by the fences.

Another great morning on #patch this morning, producing Hawfinch a patch tick. Also 13 Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 3 Skylark, 6 Redwing, 2 Water Rail, 3 Stonechat, 2 Kingfisher and 2 each of Mistle and Song Thrush. #UKbirding

The Baird's Sand showed well at Rutland Water yesterday evening! #UKbirding

The Red-tailed Shrike showed well at Dunwich this morning with @lucasnature.bsky.social so we went back for seconds later on in the day. Also saw 6 Glossy Ibis flying over and my first Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn. #Suffolkbirding #UKbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social

A superb day, mostly at Dunwich, with @noahbai-123.bsky.social and other friends. Highlight was the super adult male Red-tailed Shrike, my 400th world bird species! Great supporting cast of Glossy Ibises, Yellow-browed and Dartford Warblers, Crossbill and a late Whinchat! #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Good morning on the #patch. Highlight was a Greenshank which flew over East. Also 6 Golden Plover, Yellowhammer, 2 Redwing, Linnet, 3 Siskin, Hobby, 46 Swallow,4 House Martin, 63 Mipit, 11 Skylark all over, mainly South. Water Rail and 2 Kingfisher also. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirding

Great to see the Lesser Grey Shrike in fading light at Winterton yesterday evening- we even got to see it using a 'larder'!

It's been a good start to the Autumn on #patch at Ditton. Early Autumn produced 2 Pied Fly, 8 Whinchat, Tree Pipit, Redstart, 6 Spotted Fly and many warblers. Since then there has been some good vismig with Hobby, Swifts Meadow Pipits, Yellow Wags, Snipe and many Hirundines.

Some classic late August birding in and around Cambridge today, with a team effort producing Redstart, Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatchers, Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler @noahbai-123.bsky.social @jokuwildlife.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Had a great 3 hours vismigging along the river on #patch this morning with 349 Mipits, 107 House Martins and 91 Swallows south, and a Corn Bunting east. #UKbirding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Great to see the Gannet at Grafham Water today, however distant it stayed. Thanks to @grafhamwbirder.bsky.social for getting us on it. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Spectacular weekend at Spurn for my third #Migfest. Highlights included this phenomenal Phalarope, over 6,500 Mipits counted during my vismig session on Sunday morning, and the great company of both old and new friends. Will definitely be back for more next year! @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

Nice stopover in Dorset on the way to Cornwall. Highlights were Lulworth Skipper, Scarlet Darter, Clouded Yellow, Red Veined Darter and an Adder.

Excellent day in Suffolk: started at Walberswick with @DavidWalsh22 for the Zitting Cisticola which obligingly perched, briefly, between song flights, but long enough to allow scope views and a photo. Then went to Hollesley to see the Black Stork which was very confiding.

Some of the other highlights birdwise in the Pyrenees. Rock Bunting, Bearded Vulture, Alpine Accentor, Egyptian Vultures but also Orphean Warbler, Snowfinch, Alpine Chough, Rock Thrush, Citril Finch, Golden Orioles and Bee Eaters.

Some of the butterflies from the Pyrenees. Great selection, brilliant butterflies. Around 70 species.

Wallcreeper from the Pyrenees recently.

Delighted to see Large Blue a couple of weeks ago in Gloucestershire.

Grizzled Skipper and Marsh Fritillary from this weekend

Duke of Burgundy from today

White Winged Tern from Summer Leys earlier today.

Dingy Skipper from yesterday @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Great to see Duke of Burgundy yesterday @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Incredible day in Cambs yday. Great Reed Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, White Stork, 2 Red Footed Falcon and Crane the highlights.

Great Reed Warbler from Ouse Fen yesterday @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Quick dash after school to catch the incredible Spotted Sandpiper at Grafham. Elusive at first then showed well in the end. Also Smew. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Back up in the mountains yesterday, after starting at Metochi. Cinereous Bunting, Rock Sparrow, Rock Nuthatch, Ortolan Bunting, Purple Heron, Cirl Bunting, as well as Legless, Green, Snake Eyed and Starred Agama Lizards. Finished at Kalloni for Spur winged Lapwing and Marsh Sand!

Another cracking day on Lesvos! 6 lifers this time. Krüpers Nuthatch, Tawny and Red Throated Pipit, Marsh Sand, Orphean Warbler and Short Toed Larks. Also great to see Black Storks, Male Montagu's Harrier, Glossy Ibis, 6 Pygmy Cormorants, Night heron and Masked Shrikes.

Outstanding first full day on Lesvos, 7 lifers! Masked Shrike, Cinerous Bunting, Black Eared Wheatear, Rock Nuthatch, Chukar, Sombre Tit and Eastern Subalpine Warbler. Also Pygmy Cormorant, Little Crakes, Spotted Crake, Isabelline Wheatear, Short Toed Eagle and a Scops Owl later.

Just back from a trip to the Netherlands with Dad, The obvious highlight was the Texel Spectacled eider which stayed annoyingly distant. Other highlights included bluethroats and Lelystads Pygmy cormorant and storks. Big thanks to @david-walsh.bsky.social and @noahbai-123.bsky.social for the info!

Great weekend in the Netherlands. Spectacled Eider the highlight, followed by Pygmy Cormorant but was also nice to see 5 male Bluethroats, a White Tailed Eagle, 9 Spoonbill, 2 Ring Ouzel alongside lots of winter birds.

Some butterflies from Fuerteventura. Monarch, Fuerteventura Green Striped White, Geranium Bronze, Monarch.

Comma from Orlestone the other day, alongside Brimstone and Peacock.