About 50+ miles at sea out of Santander and this beautiful Turtle Dove is crossing Biscay!

Some of the pools at Cley are looking spectacular at the moment ~ awash with oozy mud & shorebirds too. Stars of the show, the 130+ Tundra Ringed Plovers (either tundrae or psammodroma). I can't recall the last time we hit the century mark... @linnetincley.bsky.social #norfolkbirding #cleybirds 1/2

A few more pics of Hoopoe at Lakeland Drive, Lowestoft this afternoon.

Hoopoe this afternoon at Lakeland Drive, Lowestoft.

Beachy Head: Just found an eastern subalpine warbler in cow gap @BirdGuides maps.app.goo.gl/aAtoKB3eZM31h6…

The male Red-backed Shrike at Hope Point #Bockhill this morning was never close & sheltering from the biting wind on the edge of the golf course.

Red-footed falcon Carlton marshes, Suffolk, 7/5/2026

Red-footed falcon Carlton marshes, Suffolk, 7/5/2026 Catching hairy dragonflies.

This morning a typical Pomarine Skua sea watch, long period of very little to see then a flock appears, but they are well worth waiting for as they cruise by with languid wingbeats that ooze power. 3 Temminck's Stints at Boulderwall & the 1st Garganey on the reserve with Yellow-Billed Pintail?

Scarce Chaser & Water Violet at Carlton Marshes this morning. Small Heath & Grey Plover at Benacre this afternoon.

An early morning seawatch from 05.30-07.00 produced a close Great Northern Diver north along with a Great Skua, 45 Gannet, 3 Sandwich Tern, 10 Mute Swan, Little Egret nth and 3 Shelduck south.

Second visit for the local Pied Fly was much better

A very happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎉 Thank you for showing us just how wonderful nature is, and for inspiring millions of us across Suffolk, Britain and beyond to care about our wildlife and wild places. To all of us at Suffolk Wildlife Trust, you're our hero.

6 of the 13 Bee-eater at Hempstead this morning.

Red-footed falcon Carlton marshes, 07/05/2026 With at least 30 hobbies. Best found by the silver on the upper wing showing clearly at distance. #birds

Relocating and watching the Black-winged Kite to a sound track of Bee-eaters wasn't in my plans tonight!

Whinchat today at Kessingland sluice.

Future generations will owe JT and your team a debt of gratitude for the heroic effort you all put into saving one of THE most awesome birds! 1000th nest box in 2yrs - WOW!!! Thank you all 👏🏽

Who said the waders are always distant at Breydon Water!? This Whimbrel was slightly closer than the Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint we saw on Monday afternoon.

With only 10 post-1950 records, Desert Wheatear is surprisingly rare in Yorkshire. The most recent was 2017, but the last one at Spurn was 1962! So today's bird at Grimston was well worth the short trek up the coast.

Heavily cropped record shots of the Red footed falcon at Carlton marshes today #ukbirding

Dungeness: My efforts don't do justice to this lovely singing Iberian Chiffchaff that Jacob found around the Long Pits early this morning, It still has the Olive pollen stains on its face. #UKBirding

Male Red-footed Falcon Peto's Marsh, Carlton late afternoon - uncropped... Thanks to David Borderick for the find.

Two of the four Black winged Stilts present at Carlton marshes yesterday (3/5/26). #ukbirding

A smart Spoonbill that dropped in briefly at Carlton marshes yesterday evening (3/5/26). #ukbirding

Had a late one at Potter Heigham Reedbed last night hoping to pull out my own Temminck's or Curlew Sand. Unfortunately there were no small waders present but a group of 17 Ruff was nice as well as at least 5 Common Sandpipers, 9 Snipe, Hobby and an adult Spoonbill dropping in to feed.

Ross's Gull showed very well at Thameside Nature park yesterday

4 Black-winged Stilt this morning on Peto’s Marsh, Carlton Marshes.

Dungeness: A Turtle Dove was today's undoubted highlight, once common on the peninsula it is now barely annual, this one courtesy of Andrew Lawson. A party of 50 Black-tailed Godwits toured the peninsula, ending up at the ARC. Many Painted Ladies were around the peninsula. #UKBirding

Chuffed to see this Ross’s Gull at Thurrock on a cheeky detour off the M25 en route to family in S London. #Twitching

4 Black-winged Stilts Peto’sMarsh, Carlton this morning

Own up, who’s got Kent’s Med Gulls? @hosbirding.bsky.social?

The leg flagged/colour ringed Bar-tailed Godwit was part of the 26 that spent the day on Corton Cliffs.

26 fabulous Bar-tailed Godwits were feeding on Corton Cliffs throughout the day, despite being unsettled by people walking the coastal path.

Dungeness: After several days of intense sea watching, I spent today around the reserve. A Temminck's Stint on Boulderwall but very distant was probably the highlight, first Glossy Ibis and Wood Sandpiper of the year on the peninsula, good to see Lapwings doing well on Boulderwall.

Fair Isle’s first ever record of Spoonbill caused a stir yesterday afternoon, with two dropping into Da Water for a short while, followed by a Short-toed Lark along the road not long after. Read more at www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 T Wright

1st trap of the year produced a lifer, Great Prominent (scarce in N.E. Suffolk) with 2 Diamond-back & a Silver Y also at least 10 Painted Lady heading north through the garden

Bee-eater, one of two, that came in off the sea at Bill this morning

What a stunning find by John Foster. Cornwall’s 2nd Lesser Kestrel found at Croft Pascoe Downs, Lizard (1st May 2026). The first was in May 1968 so this male has been long overdue. #cornwallbirding #birding #ukbirding

A pleasant day today @flamboroughbird.bsky.social with good numbers of Hirundines as well as Hooded Crows, Marsh Harriers and Whimbrel on the move. Rounded off by two smart Red Rumped Swallows which appeared late afternoon close to the lighthouse.

Tawny pipit Landguard, Suffolk, 30/04/2026 Best seen in the morning or late afternoon, when the heat haze decreases. Can show well but usually distant. Definitely worth putting in the time. #birds

Beautiful Suffolk orchid meadow this morning in the sunshine with Green winged orchid everywhere

I was surprised the Lesser Yellowlegs at Aldeburgh stuck around long enough for me to go and see it this morning; lovely light and I had it all to myself, plus a little bit of bonus singing when antagonised by a Redshank #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Successful after school visit to Landguard to see the Tawny Pipit. Showed well despite the cuttung wind

Not what i was expecting to see this morning at Landguard - a Tawny Pipit. #Birds #Birding #Suffolkbirds

Satellite tagged Cuckoo seen at Worlingham marshes yesterday (27/4/26). Could be Arthur or Ashok who are both back in the area. Rubbish photo taken into the light and at distance #ukbirding

Not every day you get to photograph a bat during the daytime. This apparent Daubenton's Bat was flying around @flamboroughbird.bsky.social early afternoon yesterday. Here's a sequence of shots to show it taking insects off the water. Click on images to expand. @batconservation.bsky.social

Wow! Popped into the garden to get on a 'Commic' Tern seen by @perilsofbirding.bsky.social over the Waterworks reservoir, only to see what I thought were two high Commic Terns. I rattled off a bunch of photos, only to realise they were Little Gulls!!! A real garden mega in Norwich!!! #Norfolkbirding

Highlights today at Kessingland sluice : Black Redstart, Ring Ouzel, Hobby, 3 Wheatear & a Kingfisher.