Beautiful crisp morning on foot around the Ross on Wye patch with 2 Bramblings, adult male Gos and Peregrine new for #PWC2026, also flock of 9 Cormorants heading west presumably cold weather movement #patchbirding

A last ditch effort to get on equal terms with @williamlambourne.bsky.social for @patchbirding.bsky.social 2025 failed but a Gadwall is as only the third on patch this year. Finished on 120 species, ready to start again tomorrow! Hope that Gadwall is still there🤞#patchbirding

Checked a couple of cover strips around the Ross on Wye patch at Sellack today, poor totals with 1 Brambling, 15 Yellowhammers, 14 Reed Buntings, c.150 Chaffinches, 20 Linnets. Must be some decent flocks somewhere locally. Nuthatches tuning up and Coots back on breeding pond #patchbirding

Slow again around the Ross on Wye patch with the highlights of the last two days being 176 Lapwing at Baysham, single Hawfinch at Walford Church with 40 Greenfinches and 2 Blackcaps, the Pools held 3 Wigeon and 20 Greylags but no other grey geese #patchbirding

A further uptick in interest on the Ross on Wye patch the last couple of days with 2 Shoveler, 26 Teal, 1 GWE, 12 Little Egrets, 1 Lapwing and 1 Snipe at Backney, 6 Blackcaps in Walford Church, 3 Wigeon and 27 Goosanders at Walford Pools #patchbirding

Following a few quiet few weeks around the Ross on Wye patch the easterlies brought a small arrival this morning with 70 Lapwings (14 grounded, 56 SE), 3 Golden Plover SE and an increase in Common Gulls #patchbirding

Minimum of 16 Chiffs at Ross STW but nothing obviously grey, with the photographed bird being the only noticeable bird although still quite green. Also 5 Blackcaps, 6 Goldcrests, 23 Pied and 2 Grey Wags #patchbirding

Spain’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being decimated by bottom trawling. We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then. So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.

Cley Seawatch 7.10-10.30 highlight 5 Bonxie E, 2 Arctic Skua E, 98 Kittiwakes E, 60 Little Gulls E, 5 GND E, 29 RTD E/W, 7 Eider W, 45 Scoter, 15 Brent W, 2 Goldeneye W, 1 Barnacle E, 8 Shoveler W, 7 Teal W, 6 Wigeon W, 1 Commic Tern E #norfolkbirding

Decent seawatch at Cley this morning with wildfowl arriving, highlights included 637 Brent W, 342 Scoter mainly W, 1 fem LT Duck E, 2 Eider E, 7 RB Merg W, 5 Goldeneye E/W, 235 Teal, 26 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 69 Wigeon, 20 Little Gulls, 1 GND and 1 Arctic Skua #norfolkbirding

Fantastic and atmospheric gull roost at Cley this evening in wild conditions, highlights were 9 Caspians (6 adult/nr adult), 3 1st winter), adult female Yellow-legged Gull, intermedius LBBG, several argentatus HG and 2 Med Gulls #norfolkbirding

Cley Seawatch this am highlights included 18 Little Gulls E, 553 Kittiwakes E, 2 Bonxie E, c.80 GBBGull E, 99 DB Brents W, 118 Scoter mainly W, 57 Teal mainly W, 2 RB Merg W, 1 Goosander W and 12 Wigeon W #norfolkbirding

The Woodpigeon flood was in full flow at Marcle Ridge this morning with 58,700 SW a new site and county record, also another good movement of 1068 Starlings WSW, 4 Bramblings, 52 Chaffinches, 58 Redwings and 4 GWE (3,1) all WSW #patchbirding

Some of the 1400 plus Starlings through Marcle Ridge this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social

The arrival of Starlings to the east coast yesterday reached Marcle Ridge this morning with 1450 WSW in tight knit flocks low passed the watchpoint, one of the best migration spectacles! Also 17,700 Woodpigeons SW, 7 Brambling, 150 Chaffinches, Crossbills and 2 tardy Red Admirals SW #patchbirding

Another site record count today with 111 Greenfinches SW through Marcle Ridge (unlikely to have been a post-roost dispersal), also 227 Starlings WSW, 190 Redwings S/WSW, 48 Chaffinches WSW, 1 Brambling heard going over and a trickle of 950 Woodpigeons the highlights #patchbirding

A record count of 1069 Chaffinches WSW through Marcle Ridge this am, also 4400 Woodpigeons, 276 Starlings, 55 Fieldfares, 44 Redwings, 6 SongT, 3 Crossbills and 3 Redpoll the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding

First visit to Walford Pools, Ross on Wye for a while yielded an adult drake Wigeon the first of the autumn on patch, 2 Teal, 15 Tufted Duck, 95 Mallard, 31 Coot, 1 Common Sand, Crossbill over calling and 2 Peregrines #patchbirding

Yesterday seawatch from Strumble Head slightly underwhelming yielded 1 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Manx, 1 GND, 2 RTD, 1 Arctic Skua, 4 pale-bellied Brent, 75 Scoter, 2 Eider, 1 RB Merganser, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Gulls, 1500 Kittiwakes, 3000 Guillemot/Razorbills and 8 Med Gulls south #ukbirding

Woodies not in full flood at Marcle Ridge yet with only 5,400 SW, also 125 Chaffinches WSW, 9 Siskin SW/NW, 3 Redpoll WSW, 2 Dunnocks SW, 23 Greenfinches SW, 22 Linnets SW, 1 Crossbill SW (2 present), 1 Reed Bunt SW, 83 Starlings WSW, 2 albas SW and 4 Skylarks SW #patchbirding

Steady at Marcle Ridge with surprisingly few Redeings and Chaffinches, vismig highlights included 291 Fieldfares WSW/E, 57 Redwings NW, 7 Song Thrush SW/NW, 277 Starlings WSW/WNW, 26 Crossbills S/NW, 1 Brambling WNW, 3 Coal Tits S and 2 Egyptian Geese with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding

A patch mega with Cattle Egret NW over Marcle Ridge, otherwise quiet with 14 Crossbills SE, 55 Redwings SW/NW and a slow flow of Continental Chaffinches and Starlings #patchbirding

Fabulous day with @williamlambourne.bsky.social on Marcle Ridge vismig with Continental migration getting flowing. Highlights included 394 Redwings, 58 Fieldfares, 219 Starlings, 6 Bramblings, 198 Chaffinches, 2 Hawfinches, 18 Redpolls, 5 Snipe and 2 Golden Plover #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge vismig suffering in the high pressure doldrums however an apparent fall of 23 Chiffs and 15 Goldcrests flicking through the bracken and bushes as I walked to the viewpoint, overhead 115 Skylarks SW were a surprise in the conditions #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge quiet in light northerly with highlights of 22 Crossbills (14NW, 2S), 6 SongT SW, 28 Starlings WSW, 47 Chaffinches WSW/NW, 49 Mipits SW, 6 Mistle T SW, Redpoll 2S, Siskin 3SW, Linnet 24SW, Greenfinch 2SW and a suprise in the form of 2 Egyptian Geese SW #patchbirding

Good morning on Marcle Ridge with @williamlambourne.bsky.social topped off with this female type Black Redstart, also 10 Crossbills (N6, N15, N11 call types from William’s recordings, 3 Golden Plover, 303 Mipits, 5 Chaffinches and 5 Yellowhammers the highlights #lowcarbonbirding

Reasonably good mipit passage despite a gusty F5 WNW at Marcle Ridge with 294 SW, also 9 alba Wags SW, 8 Skylarks SW, 11 Chaffinches WSW/S, 9 Linnet SW, 1 Siskin SW, 4 Crossbills SW and 3 Golden Plover S, grounded included 3 Chiffs, 3 Goldcrests and 7 Stonechats, also adult Gos over #patchbirding

Yesterdays vismig totals from Marcle Ridge in a barely perceptible southerly with low cloud included another 5 Crossbills NW, 64 Mipits SW, 6 albas SW, 38 Skylarks SW, 26 Chaffinches SE/SW, 1 Song Thrush NW, 1 Siskin SW and 1 Reed Bunt SW, still no Redwings although Continental chaffs arriving

Migration totals from Marcle Ridge, all S/WSW Mipit 314 Alba Wag 37 Stonechat 1 Chaffinch 2 Linnet 14 Greenfinch 1 Redpoll 1 Starling 14 Skylark 5 Swallow 8 House Martin 9 Golden Plover 1 Grounded, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffs also 2 Marsh Tits calling #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge migration totals Meadow Pipit 89SW Skylarks 31SW House Martin 128SE/SW Swallow 6SW Starling 4SW Crossbill 15W/S Goldfinch 6S Chaffinch 16WSW Dunnock 1SW Song Thrush 6SE/NW Alba Wag 9SW Golden Plover 1W Siskin 1SW Red Admiral 1SW Grounded 1 Wheatear, 1 Chiff, - S’chat #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge migration totals all SE/SW with @williamlambourne.bsky.social House Martins 602 Swallow 27 Mipit 34 Yellowhammer 2 Skylark 27 Song Thrush 2E Albas 8 Crossbill 6 Siskin 1 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 4 Golden Plover 1 Grounded 1 Whinchat, 12 Stonechats, 2 Chiff #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge migration totals (all SE/SW unless noted) Swallows 174 House Martins 101 Mipit 35 Albas 24 Skylark 7 Merlin 1 Snipe 1 Linnet 6 Goldfinch 4 Chaffinch 2 Siskin 4 (min. contacts) Starling 6 (first on Cont line) Cormorant 15 Grey Heron 2 Grounded; 4 Chiffs, 1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat

Great to be back up Marcle Ridge after a week away and despite the F2 northerly some vismig with minimum of 8 Golden Plover S, 268 House Martins S, 122 Swallows S, 50 Skylarks SE/W, 94 Mipits S/SW, 3 Crossbills S the highlights with @williamlambourne.bsky.social

Slow overhead at Marcle Ridge in a brisk SSE with only 42 Swallows, 3 Mipits & 3 Grey Wags SW/SE but more than made up for with 5 juvenile Whinchats strung along the wires with 3 Stonechats, a couple of Mipits and resting Swallows making a perfect September scene #patchbirding

Marcle Ridge this morning with mipits and hirundines moving, totals included 241 Swallows SW, 21 House Martins SW, 25 Mipits SW, 2 Grey Wags SE, 2 Tripits S/SW, grounded were 3 Wheatears, 12 Chiffs and 2 Blackcaps #patchbirding

Strumble Head totals 06:30-16:45 1 adult summer Sab Gull 1 Sooty 1 Balearic 1 2cy Pom Skua 21 Arctic Skuas 1 Bonxie (seen by others) 4 Puffin (seen by others) C.15 Arctics, 20 Commons, 40 Sandwich Terns 120 Common Scoter #ukbirding

First 3 mipits of the autumn SW at Marcle Ridge, Herefds and 5 grounded, 3 Yellow Wags, 5 Grey Wags, 3 albas, 81 Swallows, 6 House Martins and 2 Cormorants S/SW, also 2 Redstarts, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps and minimum of 9 Chiffs grounded #patchbirding

A fresh arrival of migrants at Marcle Ridge this morning with 3 Wheatears, 3 Redstarts, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 7 Chiff grounded, overhead 22 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 1 Tripit, 1 Yellow Wag and 1 Grey Wag SE/SW #patchbirding

Back out after a frustrating week at work limiting birding to a couple of brief mornings. Migration highlights from Marcle Ridge this morning 1 juv Wheatear, 5 Spotfly, 1 Yellow Wag (S), 2 Redstarts, 1 Stonechat, 90 House Martins (E), 35 Swallows (E/SW) #patchbirding

North easterly and complete cloud cover provided our first juv Whinchat of the autumn (photo and find by @williamlambourne.bsky.social), also first juv Stonechat, 5 Tripits SW/W & 1N, 1 Yellow Wag W, 7 Goosanders SW, 1 Yellowhammer W, another calling and a few Swallows through #patchbirding

Three female Redstarts hinted at turnover of migrants at Marcle Ridge, otherwise 5 spotfly including 2 juvs, 3 blackcaps, 1 whitethroat and a hobby present, 1 tripit, 1 swift, 3 house martins and 7 swallows S/SW #patchbirding

High pressure yesterday passing through seemed to have encouraged an exodus from Marcle Ridge with fewer migrants today, still 4 Tripits SW, 3 Yellow Wags SW, 7 Spotfly, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Whitethroats and 7 Blackcaps, also 8 LBBG SW and 1 adult Common Gull SW #parchbirding

Marcle Ridge totals from this morning with @williamlambourne.bsky.social included 4 Tripits SW/3 grounded, first Wheatear of the autumn, 12 Spotfly, 2 redstarts, 2 willow warblers, 2 whitethroats, 19 swallows SW, 4 house martins S #patchbirding

First real push of hirundines at Marcle Ridge included 36 Swallows, 25 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, also 1 Swift, 1 Tripit, 4 albas and 3 Little Egrets all S/SW, also 8 spotfly, 2 redstarts, 2 willow warbler and 1 whitethroat with @williamlambourne.bsky.social #patchbirding

The hedges around the Ross on Wye patch were alive with ‘whooeet’ calling redstarts this morning with at least 5 seen including ad male, 3 fem & 1 juv, also lesser whitethroats, hobby including lots of calling from nest site, a few moving swallows hawking around and 2 juv little grebes #patchbirding

A slow day on patch with m&f redstarts still present on Pengethley Farm, 2 passage whitethroats, no fresh migrants at irrigation res but now 9 coots(!). Hobby sitting in stubble then hunting swallows. Fem yellowhammer carrying food, 7 swifts and first ad common gull of autumn south #patchbirding

The second green sand of the autumn on the Ross on Wye patch at Backney this morning, also 3 garden warblers, 4 little egrets and recently fledged female sparrowhawk. Sellack Boat quiet with just 1 redstart of note. #patchbirding

A true bit of northern magic on Walford Pools in the form of a juvenile Greenshank, only the 2nd record for the patch. Otherwise an increase in coots and tufties to 33 of each. Yesterday a Green Sand at Sellack Boat, Marsh Tit and 6 more Crossbills east #patchbirding

Virtually no vismig at Marcle Ridge with only 2 little egrets south and m&f redstarts still grounded from yesterday. A visit to a private water treatment reedbed nearby produced c.40 chiffs, 5 ww, c.30 Reed warbler, 1 sedge, 3 spotfly, 3 yellow wags, 2 green sand and c.60 swallows #patchbirding

The hedges and grassland around the Ross on Wye patch have a premature summers end feel, some interest from a few hours around the regular beat with 8 crossbills over SE, 2 lesser whitethroats, 3 whitethroats, 1 garden warbler, agitated hobby and fledged yellowhammer with adults #patchbirding