Slight improvement in the doldrums at the New workings. Greenshank, Green Sand, 25 Teal and a water rail. Hoping we get heaps of rain in the next storm to fill the south side up a bit. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Brambling over the yard in Wavendon 💪 #bucksbirds #ukbirding

Caspian Gull adult at Summer Leys. Thought it was a site✔️, for me, but apparently not (still a 2nd 🥈 is decent). 2 Pintail and a Dunlin. 164 for Summer Leys though💪. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Im the fire starter, twisted fire starter! #kieththeSheep

He does shit 💩 in the woods

Seen a huge amount of change to North Norfolk in the 40 odd years I’ve been visiting as a birder. Crazy scenes today at the pools next to Wells though with 24 Cattle Egret and a Glossy Ibis over. Little Egret was super rare when I first went to Cley in about 1982! #ukbirding

Decent morning in Norfolk. Dusky Warbler, Shore lark, Yellow Browed. Wasn’t keen on the field craft or a lot of the nonsense from various people at the Humes warbler site. (Dull coloured bird seen, but 2 YBWs calling). 82 species in total though 💪 #ukbirding

Go home Nottingham Forest, you’re drunk. #angeball #whatwouldCloughiesay?

Shore lark just east of the east bank, Cley on the sparse dune scrub on the shingle ridge. #rarebirdalert #birdguides #ukbirding #norfolkbirds

Dusky warbler showing very well at the willows at Walsey hills #ukbirding #norfolkbirds #rarebirdalert #birdguides

Does Ken Masters sail A yacht in the video? #Howardsway #totp

Didn’t know Apollo Creed could sing ? #TOTP

‘Oy Sarah love, you’ve got 🕷️ in your hair’ That’s what Cliffs looking at . #totp

Is Dana dead? #totp

Grey Partridge on my running list. 5 of the fellas on the road between Bugbrooke and Gayton #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Managed to borrow our car off of the eldest child🙄. Got down to Summer Leys as the fog lifted a bit. Pintail, Golden Plover (7) and 5 Snipe were the best. Water levels very low still, but the management work on the islands looks good 👌. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Northampton town v Rotherham United. Like having your teeth pulled. #utm #RU

Long walk with the dog. Shooters on the now 💩 new workings put the 🍒 on the cake of a really poor morning. Redwing, Redpoll and Snipe the best of a bad bunch. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, Craig Bellamy. Brilliant from England. #EngvWal

Beautiful post work dog walk. Through the new workings (north) and along the Nene. Suprise Goosander, Green. sand as well. #northantsbirdss #ukbirding

Pec at the close of play for the weekend 😔. My 5th for Northants (I think) and my first for Hollowell. Decent views. Mad numbers of Alba wags (probably 100+) and my first returning Stonechat of the autumn. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Had a good sift through the gulls at Mary’s lake, pre roost. Adult YL Gull briefly and a few Commons. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Bypassed the 2 county rares this morning 🤦🏻‍♂️ for a failed attempt at the Lesser Yellowlegs at Etton Maxey pits. Probably hunkered down in the corner somewhere as Storm Amy was rattling through. Did manage a Rock Pipit and a Greenshank though. #cambsbirds #ukbirding #cambsbirdclub

I love RLC ,powerful runner with the ball, supremely skilful etc. Do think Tuchel should be looking at Wharton though. I know he’s trying to narrow down his final squad, but I do feel the Wales game is a chance to look at new players. But, im not an international football manager #England #tuchel

How have Forest gone from being super organised and solid to being a disorganised shower of bastards. #angeball? #Forest #NOFvMID

Our yard in Wavendon (south of MK) is a veritable hot spot for Redpoll🤷🏻‍♂️ Can’t imagine they breed locally, but we get way more in autumn than any of my other sites in Bucks, Beds and Northants #ukbirding

AGP on my Northants list😮‍💨😮‍💨 Razzed down the A45 at 6pm and luckily it was still there and showing well. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Another reason why I’m not very good at this twitching lark. Just driven past another county ✔️. (AGP at Clifford hill) to do a couple of hours private work 🤦🏻‍♂️. Any self respecting twitcher would have binned it off and seen the bird. #northantsbirds #ukbirding #craptwitcher

Never known a year like it for juv Chiffchaffs. Seem to be absolutely everywhere. 3 in the garden yesterday. Hear them on every dog walk. Every stop at work. Crazy but great to hear. #ukbirding

Ludlow with old Uni friends. Very very nice. Goosander on the river. Humphrey the dog, looking very intelligent.

Another long walk with the dog this morning. Greenshank calling at the new workings and a couple of Kingfishers. Little bit underwhelming #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Greenshank and a hovering Kingfisher , New workings (north) and the River Nene at Earls Barton. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

I don’t want to agree with Farage or appear racist in any way whatsoever, but some of our East European brothers regularly poach coarse fish from the river Nene in Northants. Seen it with my own eyes. #farageisstillatitthough

First ever juv Slav grebe at Hollowell this evening. Might be a site ✔️ as well. Was going to carry on west to see the Lesser Scaup at Stanford, but negative news since this morning. So will have to find the next one🙄 #northantsbirds #ukbirding

RIP Dickie Bird, legend of the game, Yorkshire legend an’arl. #RIPDickieBird

Should be razzing across the county for Northants first ever Lesser Scaup, but instead I’m jumping around the living room with my eldest as he’s just got on a graduate scheme. #hopeitstays #northantsbirds #ukbirding #prouddadmoment

Back in the motherland to tidy my parents garden. Walked my sisters dog round my teenage years patch of North Anston pit top. Was all coal when I was a lad! 15 Pink Feet over was a right result. #yorkshirebirds #sk58birders #ukbirding

Scenes on my Ecton fields dog walk. Covey of 12 Grey Partridge, Grey Wagtail (pretty rare) and a Siskin (which can’t be a site✔️) but must be the first in a few years. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Squeal like a 🐷, didn’t expect to get a Water Rail at Daventry res this lunchtime. 2 Common Sands more normal fare. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Pretty decent day in Cornwall. 0615-1000 at Pendeen. Grey Phal, Bonxie, 6 Sootys, 10 Arctic Skua. Bairds, Pec (2) and another Grey Phal at Siblyback. Also Curlew Sand, Med Gull at Hayle. #cornwallbirds #ukbirding

On my way to see Friends in the West Country, so had a few hours at my old local patch at Dawlish Warren (I was at college close by 33 years ago). Cirl Bunt, Spot Fly, Sarnie terns etc. #ukbirding

Best performance in years. #SRBvENG Especially after the last 3 games. Definitely didn’t see this coming. #itsafunnyoldgame

Best 10 minutes of football we’ve played since the Germany game at Wembley in Euro 20 #SrbvEng

Whinchat 💥💥💥, site✔️ for the new workings (121 according to BirdTrack). Also a Greenshank calling somewhere on the complex. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Imagine paying money to watch England v Andorra. I’m sat on my sofa at home and I’ve made some paper aeroplanes. #EngvAnd

Long dog walk this morning taking in the new workings and a bit of the Nene. Redshank calling and a Common Sand were the only waders, 2 Gregs but nothing else. Quick Ibis twitch to Summer Leys afterwards. Loads of Hirundines about. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

I was pontificating whether there’s a correlation between Radiohead fans, pointy beards and ‘bloody loving Cornwall’ #radiohead

2 Greg’s (GWE) having a noisy aerial scrap over the new workings (north) Common Sand as well. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Greenshank, Common and Green sand, and a rat the size of a rabbit😬 Daventry red at lunch #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Marsh Sand dip Episode 3. Looked at bird guides at 0800 thought it was a green light. Got to Standlake, wandered round the wrong pit, found the correct pit. Bird hadn’t been reported this morning🤦🏻‍♂️ Ruddy Duck, YL gull, Black wit and a RCP on another pit🤦🏻‍♂️ #ukbirding