@marlowbirder.bsky.social picked out a Caspian this evening at LMGP that we suspect is a return bird from 2023. A noticeably closed right eye and long bill seem to match. @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social

A lovely write up of a nice morning in MK.

Don’t forget to register for the RSPB Big Garden Bridwatch. A brilliant bit of citizen science that is a great way of getting friends family and neighbours involved in birds (spread the word!!).

A fabulous start to the club’s 2026 evening lectures. Many thanks to Mark Sullivan for your brilliant tour of all things birding in north-east Scotland #ukbirding

My early Jan trip to Staines Reservoir is always worth it. Great northern Diver, Blackredstart and these two Scaup where highlights. Greater in foreground Lesser at the back. 🙂 #ukbirds

A few 2025 Bucks highlights for me. Here’s to more in 2026 🍾🥂 @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social

Last full day in Edinburgh yesterday. A mixture of regular waders at close quarters was nice on beach beside seafield sewage works. Seal carcass seemed fresh and pretty “clinical” 🤷🏻‍♂️ @whalesorg.bsky.social Propeller or even Orka??

A nice 90min at Longniddry Bents. 150 LTDucks, Mergansers, RT Divers and BT Divers offering nice view. Slavs, GC and BN Grebes also making an appearance along side rafts of scoter and Eider. Such a fabulous strip of coastline. 🎄 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ukbirding @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Christmas in Edinburgh means a week based in East Lothian. Late afternoon scanning from the sea wall Musselburgh. Plenty about as always. Velvet Scoter, LT Ducks and Slav were highlights

A day at Abberton Res birding with Pete and a good friend. As always, over-whelming numbers of waterbirds to scan through. We saw six Smew (2 drakes, 4 redheads), Lesser Scaup, 10 Greater Scaup, 2 Slavs, 3 Common Scoter. Couldn't find the Little Stints. Beautiful light. #Essexbirding

Little bit of a head scratcher this evening at LMGP. Didn’t seem quite right for a 2W Casp. Is this a dainty looking YLG? Seen in flight tail looked good for Casp but no clear views of the wings #gullsarehard

Good news for St Kilda but equally sobering news for Bass Rock.

Calling all #nature lovers! 🐦🌳Sign up to the #Birds in Greenspaces newsletter for updates on this project that starts next spring, and see our FREE Resource Pack with bird ID guides and activities to warm you up this winter at www.bto.org/greenspaces Nuthatch by @willrose.bsky.social

1/ A new study from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & BTO in @britishbirds.bsky.social looks at how passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of surveying Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ➡️ www.bto.org/LSWBioacoust... #bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social

A 1w Caspian Gull the highlight on an otherwise wet afternoon walk in south Bucks. It flew off to LMGP roost direction at sunset. @bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social

This adult Caspian Gull was a late arrival in the evening gloom at Little Marlow Gravel Pit this evening. Gull numbers have been decent the last few weeks, but Casps have been few and far between #ukbirding

A quick reminder of our next event. Dec 4, 2025 7:30 PM Winter warmer social St Anne's Hall, Wendover Our chance to actually see each other face to face! Four speakers with a focus on Bucks birding, with half-time tea and refreshments. Non-members welcome!

During my return from an unexpected trip to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I thought I would break the journey in 1/2 at Gretna for the Richardson’s Cackling Goose. Managed eventually to pick it out of the c3000 Barnies. Small Size ✅ short neck ✅ steep forehead ✅, single bird ✅. @birdguides.bsky.social

Jo Noon wins Photo of the Week for a striking shot of a Steppe Grey Shrike in Cornwall.

Not bad Seawatch vantage point! 😎🏖️ Cory Shearwater, Yellow legged Gulls, little Egret out to sea and singing a Carnary Island Chiffchaff behind.

YWB Pallas’s and Dusky Warblers’. Great Grey Shrike, Glossy Ibis, Curlew Sandpiper, spotted redshank, peregrine, Marsh Harriers and lots of Geese. Cley & Salthouse, me and Caleb have had a blast 😊

Parked next to Salthouse Marshes last night only for 6 Glossy Ibis to be in the field next door this morning 😁. #digiscope

An early morning journey and first time visit to Rutland Waters for an incredibly close up view of a young Baird’s Sandpiper. Initially chose the wrong side to look for it but eventually caught up with it through the fog on the peninsula. @birdguides.bsky.social #digiscope

After poor views of possibly the Willen Ferruginous Duck in 2024 followed by distant views of the Colne Valley bird later in the year, it was great to see close up views of this at #LMGP yesterday evening found by @marlowbirder.bsky.social. No rings on show so hopefully it will pass the test.

Birding South Bucks this month has frustratingly lived up to its inland reputation. But this weekend connected with some nice common migrants. #ukbirds

Not much birding for me this summer/Autumn so far. But nice this week to catch up with passing migrants. Whinchats are always a favourite to see. #ukbirds #birds #digiscope #wildlife #migration #photography. 📷 #iphone16pro 🔭 #kowa883

A distant but fabulous view of the Gloucestershire Black Winged Kite this morning before it flew of toward Splatt. The bird was flushed by a local Horse rider. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Chalk Stream Birds walk 🦢🦆 🪹 4 October, 9:30 Join us on this fantastic walk along the Misbourne. On the day you'll be guided by two of our best and most enthusiastic birders! This event has limited spaces, so book soon to avoid disappointment!

Early twitch for Suffolk’s Zitting Cisticola has paid off with lovely first light views of it display flying and perching on nearby Buckthorn. 😊 #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

My first summer/autumn monster from the coast was terrorising the other large Gulls this evening. GBBG #gullswp

Bits & bobs of local Gull action this week. Couple of Caspos 2cy & 3cy (thanks Jamie for the 👍🏻 on this one). First views of Juvs LBBGs that have been raised on an industrial rooftop next door. But, the #gulloftheweek goes to a brutish Yellow Legged Gull on my local landfill #ukbirding #gullswp

Returning X90A Caspian x Herring hybrid at Grafham Water dam this morning, plus adult Caspian Gull and several YLG’s @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding #gulls #cambirds

@jamiepartridge.bsky.social any thoughts on this local Gull? It was giving me Casp so much through the scope. Flight shots all blown out. Legs appear pale to light pink in video (I felt they were warmer in real time). Appreciate hard to comment from stills but interest in your thoughts. 👍🏻👍🏻 #gullswp

A morning walk to local woodland where there has a been a recent eruption of Common Crossbill. Over 200 birds in the Larch forest with some fab views of their intricate bill work. #digiscope #ukbirds #ukwildlife #woodlands

Local Sand Martin nest holes still active. 😊 #digiscope #nature #ukbirds

Post breeding gull numbers building locally. With plenty of Juv YLGs on show. But pleased to pick out this Caspian Gull. #gullswp

A Friday evening county ✅ and lifer 🙂🙂. A moulting female Montagu’s Harrier hunting hedgerows north of Tring. Views were distant but breathtaking. Seen flying in Bucks and Herts #ukbirds

A weekend highlight. 🦉 #ukbirds #nature #owls

A family gathering up north in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 provided the ideal opportunity to swing by Girvan for the long staying Western Sandpiper. Took a while to relocate but soon offered nice views. @scottishbirding.bsky.social #ukbirds #phonescope

Sand Martin colony doing well local to me. #ukbirds

Bit of #digiscope 🎥 from this AM’s Balearic Shearwater. As a bit of a seawatch novice I was 😬 one might flyby without me being able to pick it out. But, as it happen compared to Manxies it had a notably stockier structure, extended legs and differential plumage 😁. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

More Portland Bill seawatch this morning. A couple of notables en route. No skua for me and relatively few Maxies but this Baleraric Shearwater was a highlight just as I was packing up (it passed the bill c0750). A Life tick for this landlocked Bucks birder 😁✅👍🏻 @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Hobby Wareham Forest, Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Wild and wet nights camping on Sweet Hill farm above @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social. Woke first light to four noisy Raven. So walked down the hill for an early seawatch (0600-0700). Lots of Guillemot but close Flyby views of Maxi shearwater (c60) and this Dark phase Arctic Skua were highlights.

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Bit more territorial SpotFly action yesterday. Great to see at close quarters. 🙂 #ukbirds #digiscope #iphone16pro #kowa883

Felt more like mid summer than middle of Spring this morning. Didn’t stop the Dartford Warbler’s doing their thing. 📱 #iphone16pro 🔭 #kowa883 #phonescope #ukbirds