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

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

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

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

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

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