Beautiful family day at Whiteford Point today. And just about to walk up the hill back to the car park when we noticed a distant Osprey sat on the dead trees. Missed Ed’s Hobby unfortunately though. #BirdingWales

Cold and wet couple of hours at Fishguard. No sign of WW Tern when we were there. No doubt it’ll turn up once we head for home. Nice flat white in the cafe though.

Sabine’s Gulls at Aberavon, Glamorgan, at one point there were six #birdingWales #gulls

Took an hour after work this evening viewing this smart looking Red Necked Phalarope that’s been showing well at Lisvane Res and it didn’t disappoint also 2 Grey Phals present. #birdingwales #birds

One of the three Grey Phalaropes at Lisvane/Llanhishen reservoirs this morning. The Phalropes were seen to be occasionally taking to the air and picking off flying insects. #birdingwales

3 Buff Breasted Sandpipers still at Colliford Lake. #CornwallBirds

Carmarthenshire Bird Club have a meeting at Kidwelly Quay on Saturday 13th September starting at 9.30am Park at the Quay or in the car park east of the water works. All welcome.

Great views of the Lesser Yellowlegs this evening in Carmarthenshire, third time lucky 🤞keep the messages coming @berniebeck.bsky.social 🙂 #birdingwales #birds

Good to bump into Shaun, Neil, Bernie etc. at an increasingly wet Kidwelly. Phalarope showed quite nicely in the rain and well picked up by Neil. 👍 #BirdingWales

Having dipped on Saturday it was amazing that Chris Jones refound this bird in Gwent. Cheers Chris. A little distant but a stunner of a little bird. And managed to get back in time for the family barbecue. #BirdingWales #Lifer

Dipped on Marsh Sandpiper by 10 minutes! (Rob’s fault😂) by nice to year tick juvenile Dartfords at RSPB Aylesbeare Common and Corl Buntings at RSPB Labrador Bay.

@dawnbirder.bsky.social FYI Dawn.

Good to see 5 male Black Grouse and a Black-throated Diver in the Cairngorms area this morning. Donated a couple of pints of blood to the local midges as well. #BirdingScotland

Absolutely chuffed to see Beaver 🦫 in the Cairngorms this evening. And the hound was extremely patient (and quiet) which really helped. Time for a celebration.

Great to see 10 Slavonian Grebes at RSPB Loch Ruthven today. And a lone Red-throated Diver. #BirdingScotland

Several Corn Crakes still calling at RSPB Balranald this morning. #BirdingScotland

Good to see a few Twite next to the single track road to Loch Bhrusda (Berneray) today. #BirdingScotland

Whooper Swan family on Loch Sandary. Great views of a Hen Harrier being mobbed by a Curlew on the road up to the St Kilda viewpoint. And a Shortie sat on the fence post. #BirdingScotland

Can’t be many places you can year tick Corncrake whilst going for a swim with the hound. By Bial a Chaolias (Paible, North Uist) Also a distant WTE and a SEO (very pale individual) hunting the field this morning. #BirdingScotland

Productive boat trip over from Uig to Lochmaddy yesterday. Arctic Skua, Porpoise, RTD, Puffins, Razorbills, Guillemots etc. And then on the island our first Golden Eagle of the trip. #BirdingScotland

Just on our way to Uig. Stopped off on Sleat Peninsula for a couple of hours. Good to see 2 Otters, Common Terns, Bullfinches, Gannets etc.

Pacific Golden Plover Dafen Scrapes

Lovely day out with Rob and my old man around the Salisbury Plains area today. Dipped on Stone Curlew and Turtle Doves but had great views of Corn Buntings and Yellowhammers. #UKBirds

Can’t give out the location of this one. But chuffed for Honey Buzzard to bring up 200 for the year.

Stopped off at Rushmead Lane on the way home. Apologies for the rubbish photo. It was taken through the windscreen; it was raining; and the windscreen wipers were on intermittent 😂 #UKBirding

1st visit to RSPB Otmoor today. Lovely little reserve. Stuffed full of Warblers, several Cuckoos, Swifts etc. Some very friendly birders as well. The Ruddy Duck showed nicely after a while. #UKBirding

3 least favourite places to go birding: 1. Cotswolds 2. Water 3. Park!!!!!!!

Beautiful walk up to Lleust-Wen Reservoir by Maerdy. 4 Whinchat, Tree Pipits, Siskins, Mistle Thrush etc. #BirdingWales

Lovely couple of hours birding with @wagtail7.bsky.social Dreadful photo but nice to year tick Spotted Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover at Chew today.

Absolutely stunning evening in Bannau Brycheiniog near Ystradfellte. Several Nightjars churring with a couple flying no more than 10 feet above my head at one stage. Beautiful experience. #BirdingWales

Good numbers of Wood Warblers at RSPB Gwernffrwd Dinas. Also Garden Warbler, Pied Fly, Redstart and Cuckoo. Also good to catch up with a few members of Carms Bird club including Chris and Jeff. #BirdingWales

Garganey, Spoonbill and Pink Footed Goose! still at Goldcliff. #BirdingWales

1. Dear bird folk, I am hoping to sell some of my lovely bird books and annual reports. I am open to offers. Images attached in the hope that someone out there may be interested. Would folk mind reposting for me in the hope it reaches as many people as possible. Thank you. 🙏🏻 #BirdingGear

Wood Warbler Special! Absolutely stunning views of this captivating little bird at Dinas this weekend. Phonescoping’s usually useless 4 small birds, so esp wonderful 2 spend hours actually filming this fella. Hope you enjoy the footage. (Volume essential. Likes appreciated!) #birdingWales

Pec Sand relocated to observatory hide In Penclacwydd. Apologies for the shaky footage. Bern has been giving me lessons🤣 #BirdingWales

Cracking anniversary meal with OH and Cujo in Y Talbot, Tregaron. Can 100% recommend. A bonus were our 1st Swifts of the year, calling over the beer garden.

And the prize for the worst photo ever of the Slimbridge White-spotted Bluethroat goes to…

3 Hobby, a Cuckoo and a solitary Common Tern at Frampton Court Lake this afternoon.

Many thanks to the finder @markhipkin.bsky.social for finding these. All 4 birds still present this evening. And a cracking bunch of birders on site. #BirdingWales

2 Nightingales singing and Marsh Tits at RSPB Highnam Woods. #UKBirding

We did try, but we couldn’t relocate the Garganey at Kenfig today. Nice to see our first Whitethroats though. #BirdingWales

Sad to see some beautiful old oaks down at RSPB Dinas today. A few birds had arrived though including decent numbers of Redstarts, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, and I also managed 1 male Pied Fly. Common Sand on the river. And Yellowhammer on the hill by Llyn Brianne. #BirdingWales

Anyone heading to RSPB Gwernffrwd Dinas please be aware the main car park is closed. And the boardwalk also due to storm damage.

Beautiful day in Somerset yesterday with my son, niece, and her partner. Whiskered Tern was an absolute stunner. Plenty of Bitterns booming and Marsh Harriers at Ham Wall. Cattle Egrets not far from Westhay. Lovely day out. #Lifer

1st Cuckoo of the year calling from Drummau Mountain. #BirdingWales

Beautiful few hours wandering around Bannau Brycheiniog with my boy. Heaps of Buzzards and Ravens displaying. Stonechats, Wheatear, Crossbills and 2 male Ring Ouzels. Then stopped at Glynneath on way home and had 1st Swallow of the year. #BirdingWales

Couple of male Wheatear at the Deer Park Pembs. Also year ticked Gannet, Rock Pipit and Chough. #birdingwales

This is an interesting, useful and enjoyable read from @joeharkness.bsky.social and it’s very generous of him to share it as a pdf. Thanks Joe. #Birds #BirdingScotland #BirdTherapy

3 of our 7 pelagics into the Celtic Deep in 2025 are sold out, details of the remaining places in the image below 👇 #BirdingWales #seabirds

Beautiful view from Llansteffan Castle this afternoon.