Record shots of the White Rumped Sandpiper at Blithfield this morning.

Just a selection of birds I’ve seen over the last 15 days. Shetland to East Yorkshire. Needle Tailed Swift my ambition bird , just wow!!

Leasowe / Wirral this morning- 14 Leach’s Petrel, 2 Sabines Gulls , 6 Artic Skua , 1 Grey Phal , 2 Black Tern , a great 2.5 hours of birding 😎

Some photos of my trip to Costa Rica two weeks ago. My second time that I have visited this fabulous country.

A increase in Winter Wildfowl numbers at New Landywood Pool today- 2 Mute Swan, 54 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Dabchick, 5 Mallard, 1 little Egret. 57 BHG.

New Landywood Pool this morning- 1 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 12 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 26 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 16 Coot, 5 Moorhen , 23 BHG.

Long overdue Shelduck ( patch tick) at New Landywood Pool this morning, also 16 Wigeon, 7 Tufted Duck , 5 Teal, 4 Mallard, 1 Little Egret.

I’ve been playing YB Warbler calls off my phone all morning around my patch as there have been 3 reports locally but no joy . On my visit to New Landywood Pool this morning- 6 Teal , 8 Wigeon, 7 Tufted duck , 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 14 Coot , 4 Moorhen. 2 Jay , 4 Pied Wagtail.

Shetland day Nine. We visited Unst today the most northerly point in the British Isles. We connected with the target bird a Paddyfield Warbler a Shetland tick. Also had Common Rose Finch , 3 YBW and managed to see the Lanceolated Warbler ( my 5th ) a hour before we had to catch the ferry back.

Day Six on Shetland. Cracking day with Golden Oriole , Little Bunting and a Mega Eastern Crowned Warbler which was a life tick for me. Happy day’s.

Day 5 of our Shetland trip. Highlights- Pechora Pipit, Pallas’s Warbler, 30+ YB Warblers , Rose Coloured Starling, 3 Barred Warblers, RT Divers , GN Diver , Great Skua’s, Wheatears , Chiffchaffs , Willow Warbler, Brambling and other regular birds seen up here , I.E - Black guillemots etc .

First day on Shetland started seeing a Corn Crake Then news of a Pechora Pipit broke so we travelled 29 miles to see it and eventually it showed incredibly well . Other birds seen today were - RB Flycatcher, YB Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher. Great start with Arch , Phil , Bart and Rob .

New Landywood Pool this morning - 1 Little Egret, 5 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 1 Drake Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Swallow through.

Patch gold this morning at New Landywood Pool , ⭐️3 Common Scoter⭐️. Unfortunately they just circled the pool and didn’t land , but very pleased to say the least.

A great days birding up at Spurn today. 50+ Med Gulls , Red Backed Shirke, 2 Wryneck , 8 Redstart , 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Pied flycatchers, Whinchat, Artic Skua , and Convolvulus hawk-moth, a stunner. Bostin day with good friends.

New Landywood Pool this morning- 3 Grey Heron , 2 Little Egret, 9 Mallard , 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 9 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 7 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper.

New Landywood Pool this morning, Green Sandpiper still present, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 GC Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 8 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard.

On my patch this morning ( New Landywood Pool) A Green Sandpiper , only the 2nd record for the site.

Eclipse drake Lesser Scaup , at Belvide reservoir today found by Steve Nuttall . It’s hard to believe but 37 years ago I co- found one of these at Chasewater which as the Crow flies isn’t that far away but the difference is that the one we found was a first for Britain and the Western Palearctic.