After a few days guiding for @wildstarts.bsky.social in Dorset this lovely Wheatear greeted me back home in West Sussex. Thanks to all @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social great to see some familiar faces...

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The Northern Fulmars are back inHastings! A first-winter Yellow-legged Gull was reward enough. But I was soon distracted by the fulmars, with at least eight nest ledges occupied, and plenty of prospecting flights along the cliff face, and cackling between partners and chancers.

Young Common Kestrel catching the winter sun at Hastings Country Park this afternoon

Squad of six Ruff (five in image; three males and three reeves) at Dungeness RSPB yesterday #ukbirding

This juvenile Common Cuckoo spooked the other birds in the area as it dashed over my head in Hastings this morning. I willed it to land even for a moment and thankfully it did, just long enough for me to photograph it before it zipped around the corner #ukbirding

One of around TWENTY Green Woodpeckers seen on one of our Richmond Park tours recently. With a decline detected in this species in recent years, let's hope the family groups we saw are a good sign of recovery #woodpecker #birding #britishwildlife #britishbirds #wildlifephotography

Shoveler brood at Pett Level the other day #ukbirding

We're delighted to have David on board!

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🌲🐦 Our latest adventure was with Chris, who discovered birding after moving to Bulgaria and needed ONE British bird. Check out the photo story here! wix.to/MhfcTNV #Birdwatching #NatureLovers #My200BirdYear #Birding #BirdPhotography #BritishWildlife

Mud and birds! 🐦🌿 Yesterday's London Birding Breakout Tour in Kent had its challenges with the mud, but amazing birds like Hen Harrier, Barn Owl and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker made it an unforgettable experience! Read more: wix.to/zFcjI3H #Birding #Nature #Kent

That one in a hundred times that you check a tree hollow and an owl looks (sleepily) back at you... This Tawny Owl was an unexpected delight for Rachael from LA this week, noticing it while we were watching Goldcrests in a nearby conifer #ukbirding #owl

We enjoyed exactly 100 species with Jeff and John from Ohio this week. One of their targets was Black Redstart, so naturally we picked Splash Point so give them the Pied Wheatear, which they hadn't bargained for! #ukbirding

This Merlin at Rye Harbour last week was our 184th species logged on our private tours in the South East so far this year #ukbirding

Most of the Tree Pipits through Hastings yesterday were detected just as buzzing calls up in the blue, but this was one of two birds to pitch down on Castle Rocks for a few moments #ukbirding

Photo blog of our day out with Pratibha on Friday -- watching Hobbies hunting migrating Red Admirals crossing The Swale was a cool behaviour! www.wildstarts.com/post/tern-ar... #ukbirding

Never mind the rain — today we found inland Sandwich Terns at Sevenoaks, a lovely Black Tern at Pett and then a Temminck's Stint at Oare +92 other species with Pratibha from Florida. Lovely to share the stint with Oare's legendary Tony Swandale #ukbirding

A migration watch in Hastings this morning produced a juvenile Honey Buzzard and a Marsh Harrier, plus a trickle of Yellow Wagtails and hirundines, and a 2cy Yellow-legged Gull on the beach #ukbirding www.wildstarts.com/post/raptor-...

Third visit to the amazing Scotney sand pit this morning. 15 wader species present, but a Merlin dashing through was the highlight. Other photo: juvenile Little Ringed Plover #ukbirding

Epic Kent tour with Gerry from Oregon on Sunday, tracking down every target apart from Bullfinch, which instead led to us finding an unexpected Wood Warbler, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Spotted Flycatcher family. Details here: www.wildstarts.com/post/kicking... #ukbirding #birds #birding

It was fun birding with young birder Chester and his family last week, tracking down Dartford Warbler and Bearded Reedling by lunchtime! #ukbirding #my200birdyear #birdlife #britishwildlife #britishwildlifephotography #birdjoy #birdwatching #birdphotography #birds #birdsofinstagram

Ring of fury: Seeing a Ringed Plover fighting with two Little Ringed Plovers was an unexpected way to compare these species side-by-side! #birding #my200birdyear #ukbirding

The weather was ideal for a short loop around Richmond Park with Howard, Arnie, Beth and Laurel from Boston, MA, with 40 species recorded #birding #my200birdyear

A Goshawk stopped us in our tracks while we were looking for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers today! #birding #My200BirdYear #ukbirding

Mealy Redpoll in Brede High Woods and female Hawfinch along Penhurst Lane this morning #ukbirding #sussexbirds

Around 25 Crossbills feeding larches in the High Weald this morning, with encounters with Goshawk, Hawfinch and Firecrest making for a rewarding woodland walk! #ukbirding