Back on the EBWS Field Trips! Dungeness was great fun with lots of good birds, including 2 Glossy Ibis, Great & Arctic Skuas, Manx Shearwaters, Black Redstarts, 9 Cattle Egret, and lots of Whinchat. Thank you to everyone involved! #Birding #UKBirding

Hoopoe in Suffolk yesterday morning! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding

There was lots of good birds in North Norfolk, on top of the Wader Spectacle. These included RN Phalarope, 3 Glossy Ibis, Wood, Curlew, & Pectoral Sandpipers, Little Stints, Gannets, 3 Turtle Dove, and 60+ Spoonbill! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #UKBirding

The Wader Spectacle at RSPB Snettisham yesterday morning! @swallowbirding.bsky.social #Birds #Birding #Snettisham #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

Brilliant Abberton record! Arctic Warbler. #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

Productive sea-watch at Frinton this morning with @eb263.bsky.social. Pair Arctic Skua, Gannet, Shag, 6 Common Scoter, c30 Sandwich Tern, Kestrel in-off, and awesome views of 2 Fulmar! #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Frinton seawatch with @olicwildlife.bsky.social this morning. Highlights 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar inc one overhead. A Kestrel in off and a Shag, Essex 200 for the year #essexbirding #ukbirding

Some photos of the beautiful scenery on our way up Scafell Pike a couple of days ago! #ScafellPike #Hiking #LakeDistrict

Whinchats on the edge of Colchester yesterday! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding #WildlifePhotography

I take my dog for walks from home every day around our edge of Colchester and always take binos (or a scope 👀) just in case. The last month has been really good here with Wood Sand, Ruff, Greenshank, 13 Green Sand, Whinchat, Wheatear, Ravens, & Spot Fly among others! #EssexBirding

It was a very productive morning at Salcott and RSPB Old Hall Marshes. 76 species with the highlights including 10 Spoonies, 5 Spotted Redshank, Hobbies, lots of Waders, and these 3 young Black Tern! Nice to bump into @swallowbirding.bsky.social too. #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Great walk around Old Hall Marshes RSPB reserve this morning. Bumped into @olicwildlife.bsky.social and were chatting when 3 juvenile BLACK TERNS dropped in, fed and flew NW. Also 10 SPOONBILL, 2 HOBBY and family of BEARDED REEDLING! #essexbirding #birds #birding

It was a walk on the beach and some birding at The Naze for me yesterday, in the beautiful morning sun! The best birds were Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, with high numbers of warblers and Sandwich Terns too. #Birding #EssexBirding #UKBirding #UKWildlife

Had a very good morning in Suffolk, with the obvious standout bird being Zitting Cisticola! Also 13 Little Gull, pair of Little Tern, 3 Spot Reds, Gannet, Bearded Tits, good views of Water Rail, and my first Wheatear of the Autumn. #Birding #UKBirding #SuffolkBirding

Spent an hour or so exploring Essex Wildlife Trust’s Brookes NR. It was very good for birds with Marsh Tit, Spotted Flycatcher, pair of Nuthatch, Treecreepers, and a surprise male Marsh Harrier over the neighbouring farmland! #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

EWT Fingringhoe Wick was peaceful as ever today, and lots of wildlife too. Some nice summer plumage waders including Red Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Golden Plover! Also Turtle Doves, Reptiles, Treecreepers, and warblers such as Willow, Reed, and Cetti’s among others. #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Very fun morning guiding at Abberton yesterday! Lots of migrating waders including both Temminck’s Stint and Wood Sandpiper. The Little Grebe chicks were also entertaining as ever (I can’t believe how chunky they are now)! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Juvenile Black Stork in Suffolk this afternoon! #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography

Spent half an hour with this beautiful Glossy Ibis at LWT Deeping Lakes this morning! A surprisingly colourful bird when the light catches it. #Birding #UKBirding #GlossyIbis

Willow Tit, Song Thrush, Common Redstart, and Chiffchaff from Derbyshire this morning! #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography

Amazing views of at least 5 Osprey at Rutland Water NR today, including fledged young! These two perched beautifully above Lagoon 4 all afternoon. Also 14 Great Egret, 2 Hobby, pair of Mandarin Duck, Y-L Gulls, and Treecreeper among others. #Birding #UKBirding

Went to see the Ferruginous Duck ✅ at Draycote Reservoir, seeing as I was nearby! A very smart little duck. Also Crossbills heard, Hobby, Goosander, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpipers, all 3 UK Wagtails together, and a very confiding Mistle Thrush! #Birding #UKBirding

Fun day birding around North Essex with @corvidcrazychap.bsky.social. 2 Garganey, Turtle Dove, Ruddy Shelduck, Spotted Redshank, 58 Greenshank, 15 Common & 6 Green Sandpiper, Whimbrels, Hobby, & 10 Great Egrets were the best of the bunch! #Birding #EssexBirding #UKBirding

Awesome day at RSPB Minsmere and NT Dunwich Heath! Highlight was this beautiful summer-plumage Curlew Sandpiper that dropped onto South Scrape. Also 4 Little Gull, 3 Bittern, 3 Spotted Redshank, Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Peregrine, and c500 Sandwich Terns! #Birding #Birds #SuffolkBirding

RSPB Old Hall Marshes was looking beautiful as ever this morning! Had a nice wander with lots of birds. 10 Spoonbill, 5 Spot Reds, 10+ Bearded Tits, Peregrine, Ruff, LRPs, Corn Buntings, Yellow Wagtails, and lots more waders! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding

Amazing views of this gorgeous Ruddy Shelduck from Layer Breton Causeway last night! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife

Back to Abberton today. Very productive for mid Summer with 70 sp and lots of year ticks! 19 Spoonbill, Ruddy Shelduck, Mandarin Duck, Barnacle Goose, Little Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, Peregrine, Great Egrets, & Green Sandpipers! #EssexBirding #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

Awesome day back doing some #EssexBirding! 3 purring Turtle Doves, Adders, Nightingales, Yellowhammers, Whimbrels, and lots of Summer plumage Black-tailed Godwits at EWT Fingringhoe Wick. #Birding #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife

Back out again birding in the UK and starting with a banger! At least 3 Nightjar seen this evening, including one sitting on the path! Also Dartford Warblers, Woodlarks, Stonechats, and Yellowhammers among others. #Birding #Birds #UKWildlife #UKBirding #WildlifePhotography

What an absolute dream it’s been to do this job for the last 6 months, and live in the African bush for the last 12. So many amazing memories and awesome experiences (& 473 birds)! Unfortunately all things must come to an end. Onto new things! #Safari #Africa #SouthAfrica #SafariGuide

My last from West Coast National Park! Steenbok, Hartlaub’s Gull, Bontebok, and White-backed Mousebird. #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

A few more from West Coast National Park! African Sacred Ibis, Malachite Sunbird, Caspian Tern, and Whimbrel. #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Little Egrets, Swift (Greater Crested) Tern, Cape Cormorants, and Kelp Gull from West Coast National Park! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

My biggest target for West Coast NP, and a dream bird for me, was this stunning Black Harrier! An endemic and absolute beauty. Also bumped into what is probably my rarest bird for SA yet… a vagrant Eurasian Oystercatcher! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Both Greater and Lesser Flamingoes from West Coast National Park! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Karoo Prinia, Cape Bulbul, Cape Spurfowl, and Karoo Scrub Robin from West Coast National Park! #Birding #Birds #SouthAfrica #WildlifePhotography

We felt a bit out of our depths when squeezing in a few hours of birding in the Karoo! It’s such an awesome habitat and I’d love to devote some proper time to it. We did still see some good birds including plenty of Mountain Chats, Pale-chanting Goshawks, and Bokmakieres. #Birding #Birds

I couldn’t leave South Africa without seeing the national animal! Springbok live across the drier Western side of the country, such as here in the Karoo, and are absolutely beautiful antelope. #Safari #SouthAfrica #WildlifePhotography #Springboks

It’s been interesting bumping into some familiar invasive species whilst birding around the Western Cape. These included House Sparrows, European Starlings, Chaffinch, and Grey Squirrels! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Had an awesome day yesterday looking for some difficult endemics! Got great views of nest-building Cape Rockjumpers 📸, Ground Woodpecker, and (eventually) Victorin’s Warbler! Also O-B Sunbird 📸, Cape Grassbird 📸, and Cape Batis 📸. #Birding #Birds

Just a few more highlights from around Cape Town from the last few days. Orange-breasted Sunbird (endemic), White-backed Duck, Spotted Eagle Owl, and Spotted Thick-knee! #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Some more wetland birds from Strandfontein, Western Cape. Western Cattle Egret, Hartlaub’s Gull, Cape Shovelers, and Kelp Gull! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Some wetland birds from Strandfontein yesterday morning. Greater Flamingoes, Black-winged Stilts, African Sacred Ibis, and Cape Teal! #Birding #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

It was absolutely amazing to visit one of the last remaining colonies of African Penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape Town! #Birding #Birds #Animals #WildlifePhotography #Penguins

Some more South African endemics from the Western Cape yesterday. Cape Bulbul, Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Cape Canary, and Cape Spurfowl! #Birding #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Cape Sugarbirds, at the base of Table Mountain, from today! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Cape Sugarbirds, at the base of Table Mountain, from today! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Cape Spurfowl, Cape Bulbul, Grey-backed Cisticola, and one of two surprise (out of season) Booted Eagles on the edge of Cape Town yesterday! #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #SouthAfrica

Orange-throated Longclaw, Southern Masked Weaver, Reed Cormorant, and Red-collared Widowbird from Gauteng yesterday! #Birding #Birds #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #SouthAfrica

Southern Fiscal, African Snipe, Little Grebe, and Ostrich from Gauteng, South Africa today! #Safari #Birding #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife