North Yorkshire Police appealing for information following suspicious disappearance of juvenile White Tailed Eagle on North York Moors a month ago 👇 #birds #ukbirding @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rewildingbritain.org.uk @rspbengland.bsky.social www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-y...

Got this email from South East Water 🙄 who regularly fail to supply homes in Kent and Sussex in all sorts of weather. I don’t think paddling pools are the problem here - how about failure to invest in renewing infrastructure, lack of planning for #climatechange, poor management.

When we first moved to #SussexBirding in mid 90s a pair Spotted Flycatchers nested in churchyard. They were lost with huge general decline in the species. So this evenings albeit fleeting flycatcher in the village was special, first in >25 years; presume late migrant heading north with #heatwave 🪶

Decided it’s too hot for birdwatching 🥵 so sat in the garden. Then had singing Firecrest and Siskin - both unimaginable here in May an even a few years back … and then garden tick Treecreeper. So with those plus overhead screaming Swifts the #heatwave birding wasn’t too bad after all! 🪶 #ukbirding

Cricket at Lord’s and Swifts overhead. 2 of my favourite things 😊 #cricket #londonbirds 🪶 @homeofcricket.bsky.social Middlesex v Lent T20

Honey Buzzard back on territory from published Ashdown Forest viewpoint near Wych Cross #sussexbirding 🪶

Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest. The most Willow Warbler song I’ve heard this year. Vocal Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, singing Siskins. Sparrowhawk took a Linnet 10 yards in front of me then immediately harassed by another Sparrowhawk. The pair repeated a few mins later #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Probably doesn’t have the colour pop to win the popular vote but the Gatekeeper will always be special to me: the first butterfly I stopped walking to study carefully and couldn’t identify immediately. How precious to be still in nature. #BritainsFavouriteButterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Knepp: another birdsong feast: Nightingale, Garden Warbler, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch the 🎵 highlights. Alas no purring Doves for me this morning but can’t be too bad as there’s an excuse to come back soon! Storks busy. #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds @kneppwilding.bsky.social

Wonderful walking the Gravetye Estate today with soundscape of constant Gold+Green finch plus singing Nightingale, Firecrest, lots Blackcap, Whitethroat and performing Buzzards #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Garden Warbler an unexpected Garden Tick ☑️ this evening ! Super end to an excellent #sussexbirding day 🪶

Spotted Sandpipers with one showing especially well River Ouse between Southese & Piddinghoe ✅ Also 8 Whimbrel near swing bridge, a sandpiper without spots 😉, Hobby, 40sp altogether #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds #rarebirdsUK

My first Swift of the year = best bird of the year. This one over Oxford, hopefully swifts back over the house in a week or so. 😃 #birds #ukbirding

4 hours seawatch Splash Point, Seaford light SE wind: 17 Whimbrel E (8+9), RT Diver 1E 1os, Shag 1os, CScoter 2E. Of terns that could be ID’d: 2 Black (E at 12:48), 15 Sandwich, 16 Common, 1 Arctic. Many more tern sp E far out #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Glorious spring ☀️ day Pulborough RSPB: 69sp seen, highlights 17 singing Nightingale, Garganey, LRP, Greenshank, 5 Ruff, Peregrine, Cuckoo #sussexbirding #ukbirding 🪶 @rspbengland.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Pulborough RSPB: female Garganey on North Brooks from Jupp’s #sussexbirding #ukbirding 🪶

Weirwood Reservoir: Common Tern pair together on perimeter fence of tern raft already occupied by BH Gulls. Only 1 Swallow at west end. Marsh Tit pair. #sussexbirding #ukbirding 🪶

Otmoor away from the AGP crowd delivered Hobby, Marsh Harriers, Water Rail, Reed Sedge & Willow Warblers, Whitethroats greater and Lesser 😊 @rspbotmoor.bsky.social #birds #ukbirding #oxonbirding

Always makes me smile seeing a Ruddy Duck. Wasn’t expecting one this morning. Take care little blue-billed fella 🤫 #birds #ukbirding

Still 2 Redwings on woodland patch walk this pm. Boisterous and territorial Raven pair and a calling Marsh Tit giving hope for 2 new #patchbirding breeding species within a few yards of each other 😊 #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

This week my #birds & #ukbirding feeds full of “Earliest” 🤔 Earliest Pom Skua, Earliest Nightingale, Earliest Whitethroat … On an April day when temperature reached 24C on my patch, I’m not sure this is good news #ClimateChange

Sometimes it’s about just being in the field 😊 went to Pewley Down this am for Grey Partridges and to Little Wildwood (Alfold) this pm for Ring Necked Duck. Dipped both but in each place came away with something unexpected and much better #birds #ukbirding #surreybirding

Unstead NR #surreybirding lunchtime ☀️ 1 Sand Martin, lots of Blackcap song, Reed Bunting, Cetti’s, Grey Wagtail #birds #ukbirding

Happy Easter

Weston Shore, Southampton: 3 Wheatear on sea defence rocks by sailing club 2m+1f #HantsBirds #birds #ukbirding

Bunny Meadows, Warwash: American Golden Plover [very considerate to hang out with Grey Plovers so no need for hours sorting thru European Golden Plovers 😅 at ///spindles.campsites.rumbles ] also Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank still 51 Brent Geese on Lower Hamble #RareBirdsUK #HantsBirds #ukbirding 🪶

Great morning at Titchfield Haven with 🪶 #UKbirding: Avocet, Black Tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Marsh Harrier & #UKbutterflies: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White. All rounded off with a Tuna Melt & Bread Pudding 😊 #HantsBirds

The #birds in and around the RoseBowl Southampton this pm incl singing Chiffchaff, Greenfiches, overhead Red Kite, suggests this venue could improve my seen at Test #cricket list which is dominated by Lords at moment. #HantsBirds 🪶 🏏

Loved my first visit of the year to Thursley Common #surreybirding. Dartford Warblers always a highlight but today the Woodlark were 🤩 with full vocal and display flight range on show. Notable number of Siskin and Redpoll at southern end of common. #birds #ukbirding

Pulborough RSPB excellent morning with 60sp best was first Little Ringed Plover of year from Winpenny, also Ruff, 5 Avocets, Treecreepers inspection nest site. 😃 #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Patch first with huge female Goshawk flying purposefully low over woodland. I know they’re more widespread across SE England but still …🤩 Later Crossbills made it double patch tick afternoon. #sussexbirding #patchbirding 🪶

Interesting @theobserveruk.bsky.social Sensemaker live webinar today on Middle East @ruthmichaelson.com @stevebloomfield.bsky.social My takeaways: 1. confusion still about opening objectives makes endgame unknowable 2. much western commentary suffers from lack of internal Iranian perspective

Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest ☀️ plenty of Siskin spread across 3 parts of the reserve and in good voice. Brimstone butterflies. Singing Chiffchaff, cronking Ravens, chack-chacking Stonechats #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

Goring Gap. I thought today would be a good day to find a Wheatear. 18000 steps later it seems the Wheatears had different ideas 🤦🏻 #ukbirding #birds

Surprised to see a Hawfinch in the big yew tree in Bent Arms pub garden in Lindfield this afternoon. There after a funeral unfortunately and not my patch but really a suburban setting. #sussexbirding @mallalieum.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Beautiful light at Weirwood Reservoir this morning to watch Great Crested Grebes 💃 Kingfisher 🎣 GS woodpecker 🥁 plus 5 Gadwall, 2m Mandarin, 2 Marsh Tit, Cetti’s Warbler, lots of Redwings over N #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Tree Sparrow nowhere near an every year bird for me so thrilled to find a dozen on Walland Marsh opposite Lydd Model Aircraft field feeding with a few House Sparrows 🤷‍♂️ Yellowhammers and Chaffinches. 40 Bewick’s nearby #kentbirding #ukbirding #birds

Red Flanked Bluetail ✅ eventually- elusive at what3words ///limes.epic.broker #KentBirding (just!) Needs more patience than many of this afternoon’s birders prepared to give it. Siskin, Marsh Tit further up the Hunters Lodge track 🪶

Shoreham Fort: one Purple Sandpiper on west arm, Oystercatcher and a 2cy Yellow Legged Gull in harbour #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Lovely to just stand still on Pewley Down, Guildford and see what #birds came to top of the various trees below. Hawfinch in copse by trig point. Marsh Tit, 4 Red Kites best of the rest. #SurreyBirding #ukbirding

Kingston Hollow near Lewes: at least 6 Chiffchaff with one candidate Siberian but no call, 2 Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler. Lots of Redwing and Blackbirds #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Staines Reservoirs south basin: 6 Goldeneye, 2 BN Grebe close causeway, 2 Greater Scaup close NE corner, 1 Lesser Scaup far south side; north basin: 1 GN Diver mid reservoir #birds #londonbirds #ukbirding

Pulborough RSPB: lots of grey skies, lots of grey water but alas no grey geese. Hundreds of Pintail on north brooks and a Firecrest outside the cafe were lovely #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Weirwood Reservoir: relatively quiet on the water this pm but some fun disturbance in the air. First a Tawny Owl out of daytime roost at west end. Then 100+ Woodpigeon in mass panic as Goshawk went NE. Common Gull over SW. #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding

As a birdwatcher who doesn’t enjoy sorting through 1cy / 2cy / 3cy #birds in a gull roost (I can’t be the only one 🤷‍♂️) the adult Caspian Gull a few yards from the roadside at Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook is a real gift #londonbirds #ukbirding

Finished the day with 40sp seen or heard in 90 mins at the Scrape Hide, WWT Arundel incl 2 Hen Harriers (m+f), 2 Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Goosander, Kingfisher, 20 Snipe, screeching Barn Owl, constant backing vocals from Teal #birds #ukbirding #sussexbirding @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

Selsey Bill: 1315-1400 ⛅️ wind S force3 produced: Slavonian Grebe 1os Great Crested Grebe 1os Shag 1W, 1E (or same bird twice 😉) Red Throated Diver 1E #sussexbirding #birds #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Pagham Harbour: 1 Greenshank among a lovely selection of waders from Church Norton benches midday. A few Knot & Golden Plover with large flock of Dunlin & Grey Plover #birds #sussexbirding #ukbirding @selseybirder.bsky.social

Black Redstart (m) Bayswater Road between Queensway & Lancaster Gate this lunchtime. One of those “I’m not birdwatching but I’m always birdwatching” situations #birds #ukbirding #londonbirds

First birdwatching since New Year’s Day walk and Port Meadow Oxford quickly delivers no.50 for year: Great Crested Grebe which coincidentally was 5️⃣0️⃣ for 2025 too 😮 #birds