Another day, another osprey at Pennington Flash. An osprey was reported in East Bay at 6:20, probably the ad female that has been frequenting the flash for the past few days. However at 13:25 another osprey was seen at the west end and quickly departed east & was clearly a 2cy bird #PFBirding

Pennington Flash, osprey again & continues to perform well. Came in today at 8:45 & headed to East Bay. Dropped into the water on 4 occasions & on the first 3 came up empty handed. On the final occasion came up with what looked like a bream & headed off west with the fish at 9:20. #PFBirding

Osprey at Pennington Flash on Thursday morning #PFBirding

The first dragonfly action of the year at Bickershaw, Greater Manchester, with emerging broad-bodied chaser, blue-tailed damselfly & lots of large-red damselflies inc. at least 2 colour forms of female, melanotum & fulvipes. Large-red the 20th species I have recorded at the site in under 12 months

Pennington Flash, a grey plover on the sailing club foreshore this evening found by Phil Rhodes was a 1st at the flash for me. Also today ringed plover on the spit with redshank & 2 common sandpipers #PFBirding

Pennington Flash today 6:30 - 8:00 & 15:00 - 16:30, 5 ruff still on the spit, 2 black-necked grebes in east bay, little gull still, 2 common sandpipers, 4 common terns, 60+ swifts #PFBirding

Pennington Flash, 5 ruff reported this morning in Rammies & still present this afternoon but in front of Horrock's. To put into context, prior to today I'd seen 3 ruff at the flash! Also today, common sand & 4 common terns, but no sign of little gull or bng for me #PFBbirding

Pennington Flash, Osprey over at 10:25 also greenshank on the spit, redshank, 2 little ringed plovers & 3 common terns #PFBirding

Pennington Flash, 8 black-necked grebes still mainly in East Bay, 12 common terns, 2 swift, common sandpiper, 2 little ringed plover, 2 redshanks. No sign of greater scaup today #PFBirding

Video of sea buckthorn swaying in the wind to song of a nightingale at Birkdale on Fri. A rare bird in Lancs, all records (6) bar 1 up until 2008 were from the Sefton Coast. I have no info since 2008, can anybody fill in the gap for me? How many have been accepted in Lancs since 2008? #LancsBirding

Singing male great-tailed grackle still at Speke Hall, Liverpool today #UKBirding #RarebirdsUK

Pennington Flash this morning, 7 black-necked grebes in the middle, drake scaup at the west end again, 2 common terns, 3 singing whitethroats, 2 singing reed warbler, 2 common sandpipers, redshank, little ringed plover, 1000+ sand martin #PFBirding

Myrescough Quarry this morning, 1st win Bonaparte's gull still. Wing flap part of video slowed to make it easier to see the underwing pattern. #LancsBirding #UKBirding #RarebirdsUK

Pennington Flash, drake scaup at the western end this evening #PFBirding

Ten black-necked grebes on Pennington Flash this morning #PFBirding #LancsBirding

Here's a video I never thought I'd take, 10 pale-bellied & 1 dark-bellied brent being overtaken by 10 black-necked grebes at Pennington Flash this morning. The geese were new for the flash for me & the grebes my largest flock ever at the site #PFBirding

Hard to beat a Mediterranean gull in full breeding plumage. These were at Barrow Lane, St Helens this morning #StHelensBirding

I've had a great birding holiday to Cyprus so far with many highlights and still a week to go. This Namaqua dove 200m down the road from my apartment in Mandria today will take some beating though @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social

A great day at Marshside, Southport yesterday, 3 spoonbills over Sandgrounders hide, 1st win drake smew on saltmarsh, water pipit plus lots of geese inc. 15+ Russian white-fronts, 2 Greenland white-fronts, 55+ barnacles & 2 sand martins, ringtail hen harrier & the usuals #LancsBirding #UKBirding

Pennington Flash, 7 sand martins, 15 wigeon, 2 common scoter, 2 redshank, no sign of scaup so far. #PFbirding #UKBirding

Pennington Flash today, drake greater scaup off the car park, 8 sand martins, 2 chiffchaffs inc. singing male, 2 redshank #PFBirding #UKBirding

A great day on Anglesey, at Beddmanarch Bay 2 Slavonian grebes, 2 great northern divers, then onto Inland Sea where there were 2 Slav grebes, great northern diver, long-tailed duck & drake scaup & finally at Cors Ddyga booming bittern & sand martin #birdingwales #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social

Wheatear on Great Orme here maps.app.goo.gl/W16aVkUQZ1zy... Looked very pale but dropped down to seaward side of road. Not relocated yet #BirdingWales ##UKBIRDING

Beddmanarch Bay today, at least 1 slavonian grebe, 1 great northern diver, 4 cattle egrets flew over and an adult Med gull in full summer plumage #BirdingWales #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social

Single Russian white-front still with greylags this morning, Lightshaw flash #LancsBirding #UKBirding

Female lesser scaup at Woolston Eyes No. 3 bed this afternoon #UKBirding #CheshireBirding #RarebirdsUK

Great white egret with red ring at Lightshaw Flash this morn. Appears to have white writing but as far as I know not been read yet. Been around for ages between Lightshaw, Bickershaw & Pennington Flash. Suspect from Avalon marshes. Red with white not best combination for me 🤦 #UKBirding #birdringing

A remarkable looking marsh harrier at Martin Mere today #WWTMM. It's been around for a week or two. Presumably partial leucism or perhaps a very old female? Poor flight photos in the comments #LancsBirding #BirdingUK

Lesser yellowlegs at Rhyl this morning #BirdingWales #BirdingUK #RarebirdsUK

Morfa madryn, drake green-winged teal still on saltmarsh ##birdingwales #birdingUk ##RarebirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social

Rhyl, lesser yellowlegs showing well in bright sunlight on west bank of River Clwyd #BirdingWales #BirdingUK #RarebirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social

30 Russian white-fronted geese still Lightshaw Flash, Greater Manchester this morning #BirdingUK

I just had a feeling that Lightshaw Flash would be the best bet for Russian white-fronts in my area of Greater Manchester so decided to have a walk there from home this afternoon and found a nice flock of 27 birds #BirdingUK #Geese

Another day in North Lancs taking in the Russian white-front influx produced minimum counts of 300 on Pilling Moss at Bradshaw lane this morning, 67 SW of Skronkey, 61 north of Cockersands Abbey viewed from Crook farm and 2 off Black Lane south of Stake Pool #LancsBirding @birdguides.bsky.social

Impressive scenes at Cockersands Abbey, at least 68 Russian white-fronts, 60 barnacles & 1000s pink-feet. 30 RWFG were in the main pink-feet flock, with 38 just east of Crook farm. All but 3 are in the photos. I only had bins so prob missed juv RWFG #LancsBirding #BirdingUK @birdguides.bsky.social

A day out in SW lancs today on a white-fronted goose chase produced 10+ adults on Plex Moss & 13+ adults at Martin Mere. Also at Martin Mere ring-necked duck & juv. knot, & on Plex Moss 6+ corn bunting #LancsBirding #UKBirding

A full report here of the amazing Mediterranean gull currently visiting Pennington Flash, which apparently is the oldest on record from a ringing recovery, includes a photo of the bird as a nestling 🤯 #PFBirding #UKBirding colinsfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2026/02/medi...

Martin Mere today, 4 Russian white-fronts flying around the mere for 10 mins but didn't land & a juv. knot. Other birds inc. 32 oystercatchers, 29 ruff, 50 black-tailed godwits, ring-necked duck, 3 species of egret, plus the usual wildfowl and raptors. Not a bad day #LancsBirding #UKBirding

Great northern diver, still on Scotsman's Flash today and showing well #LancsBirding #UKBirding

Pennington Flash, adult Mediterranean gull on rocks off the car park this afternoon. Also 63 pochard, 22 goldeneye and 1 great white egret #PFBirding

Ainsdale this morning, ad drake velvet scoter quite close in with a small flock of common scoter. Close enough to see the white mark behind the eye. Many more scoter much more distant. Also 3+ red-throated divers & 6 RB mergansers #LancsBirding

I've only waited 45 years for a decent view of surf scoter on the North Wales coast, but today was the day 🥳. 100m off the promenade at the Old Fisherman's pier, Colwyn Bay at noon. I picked it out though binoculars 😆 the closest bird for a while #birdingwales #RareBirdsUK #BirdingUK

A short video of the adult yellow-legged gull in the Pennington Flash roost on Wednesday evening #PFBirding

Pennington Flash this morning, 1st win male scaup still at western end, 53 pochard, 3 great white egrets, 5 little egrets, 20+ goosanders, 20+ goldeneye and tufted duck with nasal saddle CH1 still #PFBirding

Pennington Flash gull roost this evening, adult yellow-legged gull and adult Mediterranean gull #PFBirding

1st winter drake American wigeon on the Ribble at Preston this morning #LancsBirding #BirdingUK #RareBirdsUK

A blog post about finding the drake bufflehead at Foryd Bay on Wednesday colinsfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2026/01/buff... #birdingwales ##RarebirdsUK ##BirdingUK

Lesser yellowlegs still River Clwyd at Rhyl at noon. In the marshy grasslands on the west side of the river just north of the pylons. #birdingwales #RarebirdsUK #BirdingUK

Prior to today, the only bufflehead I had seen in the UK was rejected as a probable escape so well pleased to see this drake at Foryd Bay this morning, especially since there hadn't been any positive news since Saturday #BirdingUK #RarebirdsUK #BirdingWales

That'll do 😆. Bufflehead still north of hide on east side, Foryd Bay, with drake scaup #BirdingUK #RarebirdsUK #BirdingWales