Great combo of White-rumped Sand and WWBT (if it’s the same bird, which I guess it is, where’s it been for 5 weeks?)at #Marshside this morning - absolute quality! #UKbirding

Pinks streaming off the marsh to go high east this morning - could be some good skeins for you @alexanderlees.bsky.social #UKbirding

Glossy Ibis just flown through #HOMbirds - site tick for me. On a roll…. #UKbirding

Great to find this American Golden Plover at #HOMbirds this morning - think I’ve now found half the total Lancs records it’s, crazy! Flew off north after being flushed by Kestrel. #Lansbirding # UKbitding

The juv Monties showed really nicely in great light this morning at #Marshside #UKbirding - what a cracker

Spent an hour with a fantastic group of at least 15 Med Gulls at Howick Cross this morning. The largest group in #Lancsbirding away from the main breeding site I’ve seen. Mainly adults but also some 1st and 2nd summers plus at least 1 ringed bird - absolutely brilliant #UKbirding

Smart Channel Wagtail in the fields at #HOMbirds #UKbirding

Nice to find this Pec Sand at #HOMbirds this morning on the east side, 1st pool

An interesting small/medium dark winged, dark rumped wader briefly in flight at #HOMbirds this morning moving from east to west side, but I can’t find it in a search of the west pools - very frustrating!

Very jealous of my neighbours 2 spikes of Bee Orchid - my grass is just too shaded unfortunately #UKorchids

Some really enjoyable seawatching at Starr Gate #Fyldebirding this morning with great company. 7 Fulmar the highlights, which is a good count here, plus good numbers of Manx, Kittiwake and Gannet constantly flying through #UKbirding - some “atmospheric” record shots

Top gulling

And the Great Tits have fledged from the garden #LongtonBirds

Another Lesser Whitethroat rattling away in the back field this afternoon as I sat in the garden. At least 6 local #Longtonbitds records this year, one at Banks Marsh, and one on each of the golf courses at #Marshside mark another decent year for the species on my various local sites

Pair LRP with 3 chicks, Golden Plover, 6 pair Arctic, 2 pair Common Tern, 9 Yellow Wag (7m, 2f), 22 Dunlin, Snipe, Barn Owl, Sparrowhawk, pair Wigeon, Reed Warbler best of #HOMbirds #UKbirding

The drake Green-winged Teal still at #Marshside early am, but the golf course was very quiet and cold with frost on the ground in some exposed areas…. #UKbirding

Shambolic effort of a record shot for a really decent #Marshside bird - Little Tern just flew over the reserve, across the road and then out south west onto salt marsh #UKbirding

Always nice to see a Wood Sand #Marshside #UKbirding

3 Greenshank, LRP, 13 Whimbrel, Barn Owl, 10 + Arctic Tern, 2 Dunlin, cr Avocet best of a brief look at #HOMbirds this morning - very cold and windy! #UKbirding

176 Whimbrel into the Longton Marsh roost for the combined Lancs count so far, a good improvement on last weeks count #Longtonbirds #UKbirding

A steady stream of Manx Shearwater (100+), Gannet and Sandwich Tern over an hour at Formby Point on a family walk at high tide - many reasonably close in. Good range of waders too inc 2 Whimbrel and plenty of Grey Plover, Barwit and Knot #Lancsbirding #UKbirding

Temmincks Stint still in front and slightly to the right of Nels Hide #Marshside also Swift, Snow Goose, Dunlin, 5 Snipe and a kaleidoscope of Ruff #UKbirding

Superb passage of Terns through #HOM east with c45 Arctics and at least 3 Sandwich which are great records for the reserve. Also 8 Whimbrel #UKbirding

Great to find my first Little Stints (2) and Curlew Sands (3) of the year in the Dunlin and Ring Plover on #BanksMarsh over the high tide #UKbirding

3rd Lesser Whitethroat for the house singing towards the end of this video clip - such a superb song #Longtonbirds #UKbirding

Snow Goose in front of Nels #Marshside this morning bizarrely following around a young Mute Swan! #UKbirding

Great to hear my first Cuckoo of the year on the golf course this morning #Marshside

Singing Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whimbrel and fly over Yellow Wagtail at Old Hollow #BanksMarsh - earlier ad Little Gull still and 3 ad Med at #Marshside #UKbirding

Nice to see the 2 drake ducks at #Marshside (GW Teal & Garganey) plus grounded Tree Pipit 2 White Wag, Barwit and full set of regular breeding warblers in from a pleasant walk around the golf course #UKbirding

Back home now, last few #floridabirds on the way to the airport. Black Scoter at Turtle Mound, plenty of Least Sand, Lesser Yellowlegs and Semi-p Plover on Merritt plus better views of Roseate Spoonbill (great in flight, less so on land!). Last decent birds were pair of fly over B-b Whistling Duck

A few more nice bits at Turtle Mound this morning inc Northern Harrier through, 2 Merlin, S-s Hawk, distant Kingfisher, Pileated Woodpecker, Carolina Wren and a few more Warblers #floridabirds

And the warblers continued even when we were at the beach- watched a male Common Yellowthroat fly in off past my when I was swimming in the sea and when I went to the tiny patch of scrub where it went in, saw it, a female and a male Palm all chasing each other - phone pics! #floridabirds

Found a spot dripping with Wood Warblers this morning. Male Cape May, Black & White and Blackpoll (no pic) my favourites - will have another go tomorrow when I have more time #floridabirds

Finding pure acceptable looking Mottled Duck seems to be quite difficult - the left hand bird in these rubbish flight shots look ok, but all the other stuff looks to have Mallard influence to some degree or another…. Comments welcome #floridabirds

Some superb #floridabirds at Merritt Island today - managed some fantastic views of my main target, adult Bald Eagle. Great place - will hopefully get another visit before I go home

Lovely walk along the beach early, and a few common #floridabirds in nice light

Great seeing Limpkin on the way to breakfast….. #floridabirds

2 ad Russian Whitefront in the mega distance on Crossens Outer #Marshside #UKbirding

Loads of Scoter over already tonight making the most of the westerlies - pretty much continuous #UKbirding #Longtonbirds

2 Russian Whitefront on #BanksMarsh in the murk - also 2 Spoonbill #UKbirding

Spot Red starting to moult at Banks Marsh, 4 Spoonbill, pair Med, Wheatear best of #Marshside on a rather slow morning…… #UKbirding

Went back for seconds on the geese and it was interesting to watch the Tundra Bean in close proximity to an orange-legged Pink #FyldeBirding Hopefully these birds will drop down to the Ribble before they depart north #UKbirding

Tundra Bean in same location as LWFG #LancsBirding #UKbirding

Showing incredibly well at the minute viewed from location below #UKbirding #Lancsbirding

What a cracking looking bird in lovely light this morning #LancsBirding #UKbirding

First Wheatear of the year for me at #BanksMarsh this morning - what a beauty #UKbirding

The #Longtonbirds Scaup is still in situ and whilst normally out in the middle of the ponds it does occasionally show quite close and it’s given me the best views I’ve had of this species over its 2 extended stays #ukbirding

This Todd’s was on #BanksMarsh earlier, but disappeared shortly afterwards as I checked some more Pinks towards Crossens which was frustrating as it was reasonably close and images would have been better as the light improved. Also c45 Twite still #UKbirding

Scaup still on Brickcroft for its 12th day - seems to be paired with a male Tufty which is not ideal. Also male Goosander #LongtonBirds

4 DB Brent the highlight of the tide at #Banksmarsh along with c15 Barnacle, a few thousand Pinks, 299 Grey Plover, 4000 Dunlin plus usuals #UKbirding