Lesvos Autumn 25: first day and first rain since March/April apparently. Highlights c90 alpine swifts 4 honey buzzard 3 tawny pipit 1 red-backed shrike and a rash load of spotted flys.

After the Peregrine vs LTSkua battle I went home, made a coffee and settled down to see if a heavy shower had dropped anything into the back garden. Bingo! First garden record of Redstart! #ukbirding

1/2 This am seawatch highlight was a Peregrine hunting a wader 500m out, it takes the prey but from nowhere a Long-tailed skua appears and pursues the Peregrine! LTS forces the Peregrine to drop the prey but instead of claiming its prize the LTS just continues nonchalantly on it's way! #ukbirding

Great morning at Hunstanton with great company. Star of the show was this Cory’s Shearwater! @garyhibberd.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social @norfolkbirding.bsky.social @garyelts.bsky.social

Titchwell Marsh RSPB still busy with waders today. 22 species when I left with quite a few commoner species missing from that total. From the beach: 2 summer RTDiver, 2 common buzzards in/off and osprey. Hobby over Volunteer Marsh. 😀 #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Titchwell Marsh RSPB looking great on the wader front at the moment. Pec Sand, 7 Curlew Sand, 5 Little Stint and Glossy Ibis from a quickish visit this afternoon. Missed both the phalaropes!

Pied fly by the lighthouse & Arctic Skua action offshore from Hunstanton today. Also flyby redhead Goosander. Meanwhile one of this year’s local headstarted curlews still on the pitch’n’putt. #norfolkbirding #ukbirding

A few more of today’s Ringstead Dotterel #norfolkbirding #ukbirding

Two of the four Dotterel up at Ringstead this morning. Thanks to Mark Bradbury for the call 👍#Norfolkbirding #ukbirding

In addition to trouble signing into the desktop site (given up on), I can’t work out how to make a post on the community site. So here’s my question. Is it possible to change the colours on app soundscapes from barely contrasting purple on black to easily seen black on white? #BWPUC

I am delighted, and feel privileged to have had one of my images selected by the BWPA judges for inclusion in this year's book, collection 13. Many congratulations to all of the winners.

I have so many issues and frustrations with my #BWPUC I’m on the point of throwing it in the bin! Let’s start with the very basics,how do I sign in to the desktop site and stay signed in?

Could somebody please tell me what the purpose of the BirdNET default change box is on the screenshot from the app? Many thanks. #BWPUC

Highlights from a quick visit to HolmeNWT yesterday afternoon. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

…94393. Can’t quite get the number on this black-headed gull at Hunstanton on 19th March Anybody help please? #ukbirding @btobirds.bsky.social

Freshly arrived! LRPs at Titchwell from Weds. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!

When people say science isn’t political, point them to this story. A clear example of political interference - directing money towards a study to which we already know the answer. There is no link. www.theguardian.com/...

'Free Speech' latest.

An unusual request for the #BirdingGear feed! I knew my hearing was getting bad in last autumn’s vizmig, but it’s getting worse. Any birders out there who can recommend some decent hearing aids? Not worn any before. Help appreciated!

If the Tory party gets back into power in 2029 - with or without Reform - history will judge Labour's brief spell in office an unmitigated disaster. The Tories will be able to resume wrecking with a clean slate, courtesy of Labour ineptitude. I warned about this in 2023. medium.com/@edwinhaywar...

At least 6 colour-ringed Turnstone by the jet ski ramp at Hunstanton today but no Purple Sand (at least for me)

The December tour report from North India trip is now up and online norfolkbirding.com/a-wildlife-bir… If you would like to join us in December 2025 then please be in touch!

This app might help. You can select which of the three lenses you want to use #birdinggear apps.apple.com/gb/app/proca...

@phillgwill.bsky.social You might want to subscribe to the #norfolkbirding and #ukbirding and #birdinggear feeds. Great people, great info and great images too!

Great to see you on here Phill! Looking forward to more of your great photographs.😊

Couple of hours this morning at Titchwell Marsh RSPB. Highlights were 5 Bewick's Swans on an east/west tour of NWNorfolk. Also 5 Velvet Scoter offshore. #norfolkbirding

@washwader.bsky.social Hi guys. Please can you give a few details on this Curlew '9L' seen on 10th Jan on Hunstanton pitch'n'putt? Many thanks 😀

There's been up to eight of these guys in recent days on the Hunstanton pitch'n'putt. Sunny days best. #norfolkbirding

Got the #BWPUC going (at last) today. Mostly satisfied with results. Had Probability @20% & Confidence @50%. A few queries to follow over next few days! Will put the fluffies on the Mics tomorrow to cut down background noise.

The 6 Shorelark showed well at Old Hunstanton this morning. One of 'em just starting to grow his 'horns' #norfolkbirding

Been too busy to unpack the #BWPUC but will try and get it going tomorrow. In the meantime any recommendations for a power bank that would keep it going for a couple of days? Thanks.

Something I wrote for @ibisjournal.bsky.social to encourage birders and #ornithology peeps on the old place to come on over and enjoy breathing clean air. Whether a newbie or oldie here, probably something of use in here for you. bou.org.uk/blog-dudley-... #UKbirding #birdingScotlsnd #birdingWales

It’s arrived! Negotiations now started with MrsH as to whether it can be opened this side of Christmas!😊❤️ #BWPUC

Snack time for the Old Hunstanton Glaucous Gull! Also uncountable numbers of wrecked starfish along the tide line. #norfolkbirding

Here’s hoping Hunstanton!🤞#norfolkbirding

Heads up that we spotted a scammer posing as Parcelforce yday on the BirdWeather PUC Feed. Two of us reported it and the account has now disappeared. We might me in a brighter and better place people, but there are still trolls, bandits and Trojan horses out there. Take care. #BirdingGear #BWPUC

Had great fun listening live to birds almost anywhere in the world using the BirdWeather PUC app … so much so I’ve taken the plunge and my BirdWeather PUC is on its way from the Netherlands! #BWPUC

For the sake of science, truth and all our futures … www.bmj.com/content/387/...

The Shorelarks between Old Hunstanton and Holme can take a bit of finding but today they co-operated! Big flock (c200) of Linnets in vicinity too. #Norfolkbirding #UKbirding

Reflections on not seeing a single Little Auk on 5 seawatches since Sunday! 🙄 #Norfolkbirding

Not a sniff of the hoped for Little Auks on early am and mid-aft seawatches off Hunstanton cliffs. 2 Gannet 26 distant Kitts and a Velvet Skoda the only rewards. #norfolkbirding

The sea was very quiet at TitchwellRSPB today, 1 distant Slav being my only sea watching highlight. Elsewhere three well camouflaged Common Snipe took good advantage of the newly cut area on Patsy's. #Norfolkbirding

I’m sure there are many ‘great’ Great Shearwater pics this year…but here’s one of my personal favourites from our Isles of Scilly Pelagics in August. Taken with the dinky Canon 100-400R series. @mandymyers007.bsky.social

With loads more folk arriving here in the last week, here’s a post with a couple of resources for UK birders. Both the #UKbirding and #birdingScotland Feeds pick up local tagged birding content. Search for your county tag e.g. #birdingOrkney or set up your own and let the Feed admins know.

Front, back and side of the recent Little Bunting between Old Hunstanton and Holme. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding

This blog post prompted by a Q re what settings I use on my Nikon P950. I am a big fan of uncomplicated, so I hope this may be useful to anyone else who uses this great little camera for birdy pics. Also includes a few recent birds... #DorsetBirding

Just went to car on the drive, parked next to hedge (just 4 feet away) … and flushed a Woodcock! 🍁🍂🍁