Whooper Swan - Ham Wall, RSPB, Somerset. 5/10/2025 @avalonmarshes.bsky.social (and some bonus Egrets...)

Wryneck, Goldcliff, 1/10/25

Weston Moor - 7 Stonechat and a flyover Red Kite but brief views of a Stoat were more enjoyable even if the camera settings were all wrong.... Weston Big Wood/Blackrock Portishead - c30 Raven.

Third helpings of the Portbury Wharf Red-backed Shrike this morning. Pleased to see a steady stream of admirers coming to see it.

Red-necked Phalarope, Lisvane reservoir, Cardiff. 17th September 2025.

Second helpings of Red-backed Shrike at Portbury Wharf today

Female Red-backed Shrike at Portbury Wharf this morning. A very welcome patch tick after missing the 2008 bird.

Small sample of the Glossy Ibis at Chew Valley lake this afternoon.

Highlights from a delayed WeBS count at Clevedon; Shelduck 425 Little Stint Ringed Plover 175 Dunlin 180 Cattle Egret 12 Yellow Wagtail 12 Wheatear 10 Peregrine

Fantastic trip from Falmouth with @ak_cruises. Others have posted numbers and photos of birds. 1000’s of birds in changeable weather. Wilson’s Storm-Petrol, Euro Stormie, Cory’s, Great Shearwater, Scopoli’s Shear, Sooty Sheat, Fulmar, Manx, Balearic and Sunfish.

A few highlights from a pelagic trip off Falmouth yesterday. Challenging conditions!

25-30 Ravens at Weston Big Wood/Blackrock, Portishead this afternoon with plenty of display/tumbling flights.

Distant but welcome views of the Black-Winged kite this morning before it disappeared.

Willow and Emerald damselfly from Portbury Wharf today

Clevedon WeBS (highlights) count this morning; Cormorant 7 Curlew 85 Dunlin 20 Egyptian Goose 5 Grey Heron 2 Little Egret 6 Little Grebe 2 Mallard 80 Mute Swan 15 Oystercatcher 48 Redshank 120 Ringed Plover 20 Shelduck 25 (one brood of 6) Whimbrel 2 Sparrowhawk 3

Bittern and Barn Owl at Ham Wall, Somerset this morning.

Portbury Wharf this morning Grasshopper Warbler Willow Warbler/chiff everywhere Cetti's 3 Sand Martin 50+ Little Grebe 6 Snipe Marsh Harrier flyover Blackrock/Weston Big Wood Red Kite Buzzard 8 Raven 50+

Morocco birding this week.

Four Purple Sandpipers at Battery Point, Portishead this morning on the high tide.

Four Red Kite in the Gordano valley this morning!

Battery Point - Portishead Purple Sandpiper - 6 Rock Pipit Portbury Wharf Little Grebe 10 Cetti's 2 Usual duck Barn Owl Blackrock/Weston Big Wood Raven 50+ Buzzard 2

Clevedon WeBS count highlights this morning; Canada Goose 40 Curlew 72 Dunlin 500 Grey Heron 2 Grey Plover 12 Lapwing 26 Little Egret 4 Cattle Egret 20 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 5 Mute Swan 5 Oystercatcher 25 Redshank 25 Shelduck 30 Shoveler 8 Snipe 3 Teal 4 Wigeon 55 Raven 1 Stonechat 6

Highlights from this mornings slightly late WeBS count at Clevedon; Curlew 92 Dunlin 2500 Little Ringed Plover2 Egyptian Goose 2 Lapwing 24 Little Egret 3 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 160 Ringed Plover 2 Shelduck 45 Turnstone 1 Peregrine 2 Stonechat 3

#BirdingBooks for sale !!! Autumn and winter volumes of Birding Frontiers. Just seen this on the Ornithology Classified Books page on Facebook. Two of my most-consulted volumes and demanding a premium price as out of print for some time. If you’re on FB link is m.facebook.com/groups/10975...

A slightly delayed New Year patch thrash highlights; Firecrest 2 (East Wood, Portishead) DB Brent - Portbury Wharf Barn Owl - PW Purple Sand 4 - Battery point Cattle Egret c30 (Kingstson/Tutshill) GWE - Blind Yeo Goosander - 9 Yeo c70 species in total.

Baikal Teal, Greylake, Somerset this morning. #ukbirding

Wind blown visit to Portbury wharf; Wigeon c150 Shoveler 25 Gadwall 12 Teal 10 Tufted 4 Little Grebe 6 No Purple Sandpipers at BP where it was difficult to stand up!

Six Purple Sandpipers at Battery Point, Portishead this morning at first light on the high tide.

Three Purple Sandpipers reporter at Battery point, Portishead today.

Following a new study, it has been recommended that Slender-billed Curlew be declared extinct, putting to bed any hopes that the wader may still exist and marking the first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe: bit.ly/4hMX9qh

Highlights from Clevedon WeBS count this morning; Cattle Egret 6 Dunlin 450 Grey Plover 23 Turnstone 10 Oyc 33 Merlin Peregrine

Some fungi from a local ancient wood.

Just a post to say hello!