Thanks John, I may well take you up on the offer, but not before next year's spring migration. Best bird (for me) today was a Monty's. BOC pic, too distant too be good but nails the jizz.

Check out the brood patch on this female Wheatear in Derbyshire today. It must have been a big clutch.

First 2 Screetham Lane, off Beeley Moor - upland enough?
GP flock in flight 10Mar2015. on ground 23Mar2015
3rd pic Derbyshire Bridge GoytV 30Jun2021
All just record shots for my records, but sending them in case you don't get better.
Got some Dunlin somewhere, but can't find them as yet.

I'm surprised Red Kite still hasn't nested nearby yet because the village has plenty of cats, dogs, and small children.😊
Red Kite over Middleton by Youlgrave yesterday.
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You may be right, it's got the eye-ring as well.

Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, and a Great Skua taken from the Scillonian ferry last week (12th Oct). Fabulous to see especially when reasonably close like this. For me, the best part of the trip.

White Storks migrating in their thousands over Tarifa in Spain last week as they headed for Africa.

Been in Tarifa for a few days for the migration of mainly eagles and storks going to Africa, but the white specks in the trees are Cattle Egrets roosting above the busiest road in town. Crazy.

Kingfisher at Ogston Reservoir today. So amazingly colourful that when you see one you wonder how and why they could have evolved to be like that #DerbyshireBirding

It's that time of year, there was an Osprey at Ogston again yesterday. It caught a couple of Perch , the first just after 5pm and the second a bit before 6pm.
Pic from a friend who doesn't use social media.