Holy Island today: Willow Warbler 13 Chiff 8 Whitethroat 4 Gropper 1 Reed Warbler 4 Sedgie 5 Wheatear 4 Whinchat 1 Fieldfare 5 GND 1N Little Tern 2N Whimbrel 3N Raven 1 Painted Lady 2 (Wryneck & Tystie seen by others) #NEbirding

The *Birds of Budle Bay* is now with the digital printer! Purchase and collection details coming soon. Please repost 🐦 @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @durhambirdclub.bsky.social @teesmouthbirdclub.bsky.social @birdinglothian.bsky.social #BirdsofBudle #NEbirding

Holy Island today, selected totals with Mark Whittingham & Matt Denny: LRP by causeway road 0.5 - 1 Km east of Snook (MW & MD) Gropper 6 (5 on Snook) Willow Warbler 7 Chiff 14 Blackcap 1 Reed Warbler 4 (Lough) Scandi Rock Pipit 2 Wheatear 2 Whimbrel 1 Raven 1 Tystie 1 SEO (MW & MD) #NEbirding

Jarrod's Iceland Gull from last Fri morning, posing nicely after a bit . . . a rare bird these days @birdinglothian.bsky.social

A slow perusal of a few places on Holy Island today revealed a Gropper, a Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffs, 2 Willow Warbler, 76 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, a Raven and 109 northern Golden Plover #NEbirding

@teesbirds.bsky.social This bird was photographed on the 13/4 at Coatham marsh. We belive it is a Little Crake. Could anyone confirm identification please

A few more shots of yesterday's superb 2cy Ross's Gull at Thornham. #NorfolkBirding #UKBirding

Side benefits of a work trip to Houston - Texas birding in April is amazing. Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Killdeer and Semipalmated Sandpiper among the waders at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge

And a few more from Jocelyn Nungaray: Solitary Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper & Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher

Some Kite magic in south Northumberland yesterday #NEbirding

A break from checking the sea today produced this fine Shore Lark at Tyninghame, between the north end of the saltmarsh and the end of the sand spit. @birdinglothian.bsky.social

White-billed Diver feeding close in to shore at Skateraw this pm, great find by George Hogg! Seems healthy enough so hopefully will survive @birdinglothian.bsky.social

I’m calling this photo artistic. You may call it blurred. That is your prerogative. Sanderlings at Hartlepool, northeast England. 🪶 @teesbirds.bsky.social

From a year ago today, the wonderful American Buff-bellied Pipit that wintered at Ross, Lindisfarne NNR. Sadly, no sign of it returning this winter #NEbirding

Quiet on Holy Island today, some combined totals with Andy Mould were 8 Woodcock & 2 Chiff. The LTT flock still totals 11 with sadly, no nominate caudatus interlopers. Offshore, there was a noticeable 240/hr northerly passage of Kittiwake with 3 Little Gull in the mix #NEbirding #UKbirding

30 July. Tyninghame. The green-ringed American Black Tern was still present this morning #BirdingLothian 1/2

9+ Roseate Terns also present at Tyninghame - 5 adults and 4 juvs. Also an influx of fresh juvenile Dunlin #BirdingLothian

A quiet day on Holy Island today with @currucanana.bsky.social 6-7 Willow Warbler and singles of Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat and Yellow Wagtail were the migrant passerines that gave themselves up Nice to see recently fledged Sedgies & some butterfly magic between the ebb and flowing misty spells

This principle should run through journalism like the words in a stick of rock. Yet somehow, day after day, it seems to evade the BBC's finest minds.

WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …

Breaking news!The government has just voted against the same swift brick amendment they voted for 2 years ago. We can only save our swifts if we all act. Email your MP. Ask them to sign edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... MEET your MP. Tell them how much this matters or we’ll lose them

Lyme disease... my wife had ticks on her legs today, despite wearing long trousers. Always check for ticks. I had Lyme disease, with long term consequences. You really don't want it. Pass it on, please, if you can. Thanks 🙂 @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Appearing on BBC South Today, @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social campaigning for swift boxes to be included in new housing.

swift brick chat in the House of Lords, at Zac Goldsmith’s event ‘Saving Swifts From Extinction’. This week The Planning & Infrastructure Bill committee will likely vote against the swift brick amendment. Please email your MP asking them to sign this edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...