Daurian / Isabelline Shrike at RSPB North Warren today @rspb.bsky.social #suffolkbirding

Three year ticks at Holland Haven Country Park today - Firecrest, Goosanders and a Coal tit on the site feeders @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

My 2nd Brown Shrike and the first for Suffolk, today with @entwistle5.bsky.social

A large flow of Redpolls through Holland Haven Country Park yesterday, where a good number were trapped and ringed, including this one @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

It’s always a special day whenever you get a clear shot of a Firecrest. Today at te Naze @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexirding

Nice comparison of Jack (left) with Common Snipe at Porth Hellick Pool 16/10/25 #ukbirding

Lapland bunting on St Agnes today #ukbirding

Another Black Redstart on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly today. This time a male #ukbirding

The Porthcressa beach Black redstart, which even dropped into our backyard on St Mary’s briefly #ukbirding

Common Snipe on St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly #ukbirding

Day 1 of this year’s #IslesofScilly experience #ukbirding

Dartford Warbler on Westleton Heath this week #suffolkbirding

Sparrowhawk watching the roosting waders on Heybridge Pits #essexbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

The smart Turkestan Shrike on Dunwich Heath today #suffolkbirding

The glorious weather we have had across Tendring these last couple of days has been good for a last flush of butterflies and in particular, Clouded Yellows. Two from Holland Haven Country Park #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Fabulous showy male Redstart at Holland Haven today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Little Stints at NWT Cley Marshes yesterday #norfolkbirding

‘Whinchat City’ at Holland Haven Country Park today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

At least 2 different Ospreys around Hamford Water today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Northern Wheatears have been a regular visitor this autumn passage along Holland Haven sea wall to Frinton @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Little stint at the Naze yesterday @essexbirdnews.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #essexbirding

Close ups of a Black tern at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Today, I have been mostly seeing …Whinchats. At Holland Haven Country Park @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Thanks to @entwistle5.bsky.social for the early notification, I got to St Stephen’s churchyard, Great Wigborough this afternoon to get my first Arctic Warbler @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Temminck’s stint on the scrape at Holland Haven Country Park today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

5 Curlew sandpipers on Holland Haven scrape again today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirdiing

First visit to EWT Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve at Great Leighs and the Kingfishers put on a good show @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

‘Double Bubble’ this morning at Holland Haven Country Park! A Pied and Spotted Flycatcher found within a few feet of each other, within a few minutes @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

The Autumn migration is well underway at Holland Haven Country Park with 3 Whinchats seen there today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Wheatear numbers are growing along the sea wall and nearby marsh between Holland Haven and Frinton currently @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Managed to get this Pied Flycatcher and a Redstart at The Naze this afternoon. Thanks to the previous finders! @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Hobby hunting over Holland Haven Country Park this morning @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

The first autumn Whinchat, a juvenile, at Holland Haven Country Park and possibly the first for Essex @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Black stork at Boyton Marshes this morning #suffolkbirding @rspb.bsky.social

Wasp spiders at Holland Haven Country Park

Heavily cropped distant shots of a Pectoral sandpiper at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon #essexbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

A Red knot, just out of full summer plumage, called in at Holland Haven this lunchtime @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Strumpshaw Fen Bearded Reedlings @rspb.bsky.social #norfolkbirding

First visit to KWT Oare Marshes Nature Reserve to see the regularly visiting Bonaparte’s gull today. Great views! @kentwildlife.bsky.social #kentbirding

Purple Emperors this afternoon at EWT Great Holland Pits #butterflies @tendringmag.bsky.social

Butterflies seen over the past couple of days in north Tendring - White-letter Hairstreak, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak and Marbled White @tendringmag.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies

Possibly a first Marbled White for Holland Haven today #butterflies

Male Bullfinch at Abberton Reservoir @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Birding over the border in Suffolk yesterday with my patch birders to catch up with some Nightjars #essexbirding #suffolkbirding

Collared Pratincole at @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social today #lincolnshirebirding

Silver-washed Fritillary butterflies in Wrabness and Copperas Woods 19/6/25 #ukwildlife #ukinsects #butterflies

I wasn’t going to travel too far for a Ruddy Shelduck this year. Fortunately, I only had to go to Abberton Reservoir for this one this afternoon #essexbirding

Abberton Spoonbill young have fledged and kicking about on the Layer Breton causeway @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Barn owls busy in north Essex yesterday #essexbirding

Successful breeding Stone Curlews in the Brecks on Sunday 1/6/25 #norfolkbirding