One of two snow buntings at lytham today #LancsBirding

The American wigeon looks like a first winter, Howick Cross Lane #LancsBirding

Looks good for an American wigeon on River Ribble at Howick Cross Lane, Penwortham this morning #LancsBirding

American wigeon showing well at Myerscough Quarry #LancsBirding, @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

Happy New Year, @louise-greenwood.bsky.social and I spent this blustery day exploring South West Lancs where we managed a final count of 110 bird species. Highlights include finding a tundra bean goose, along with seeing smew, glossy ibis, white-fronted goose, eider, crossbill, ... #LancsBirding

Lovely views of the stunning bufflehead at Foryd Bay this morning

Lots to see at Martin Mere currently with the showy ring-necked duck feeding alongside pochard and tufted ducks. (Short-eared owl and whooper swan) #Lancsbirding

The smew showed superbly at Southport this morning along with red-breasted merganser and a rock pipit dropped in nearby #Lancsbirding

Red-breasted flycatcher heard calling in top of ravine but not seen @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Barred warbler showing well at South Landing still @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Vocal Siberian chiffchaff at Old Fall, @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Long-eared owl in over motorway hedge @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Red-breasted flycatcher at Old Fall @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Red-necked phalarope showing well in lovely morning light @nosterfieldnr.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social

Somehow I managed to miss all the Sabine's that were around in Storm Amy this morning, but 9 little gulls battling past Knott End was a delight #LancsBirding

#LancsBirding seawatching at its best this evening from Rossall Point with 2 juv Sabine's gulls, 3 Leach's storm petrel, arctic skua (too distant for pic) and manx shearwaters

White-winged tern at Crossens Outer Marsh #Lancsbirding

Grey phalarope showing well at Hellifield this morning @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

A few more of this evenings spotted redshank at Grimsargh Wetlands #LancsBirding

Spotted redshank currently on patch, Grimsargh Wetlands, #Lancsbirding

Had a very enjoyable trip up to Maidens over the weekend and the western sandpiper showed very well before being flushed by four police officers, maybe Trump was frightened of hitting it with a wayward golf swing? @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

These amazing sanderling distracted my seawatch at Rossall Point today #Lancsbirding

Goose fest at Stocks Reservoir with a unringed lesser white-fronted goose flying in alongside a pink-foot, shortly followed by a flyover ringed barnacle #Lancsbirding

Lovely to catch up with the Forster's tern at Skippool Creek this evening #LancsBirding @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

A few colour ringed gulls turning up at Grimsargh Wetland #LancsBirding

A massive 82 Mediterranean gulls at Grimsargh wetland this morning #lancsbirding

The odd looking yellow-billed moorhen is still hanging out at Blackburn as is the long staying snow bunting in Southport at the weekend #Lancsbirding

Red kites in West Yorkshire

Two otters showing very well in West Yorkshire at the weekend

Enjoying 20+ siskin visiting our garden currently

Snowy bird photos around Grimsargh Wetland this week

Last week this lapwing was at Martin Mere @wwtworldwide.bsky.social, originally ringed as a chick at Elmley NNR, Kent in May. While a first winter male pintail enjoyed a good wash. @louise-greenwood.bsky.social

Enjoyed a lovely sunny day at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea yesterday seeing 27 little auks passing in 1.5 hours as well as velvet scoter and long-tailed duck while the waders put on a show below, especially the stunning golden plover on the sea coal @louise-greenwood.bsky.social