Lovely week on Scilly with lovely company. A few highlights from Scilly and the journey there: Bluethroat, Hoopoe, 7 Great Shears, 4 Sooty, 3 Pomarine Skuas and the Steppe Grey Shrike from Cornwall. Hope to be back next year!

Today, the Planning Bill returns to the Lords. And the future of nature in England’s planning system is on the line. 🌳⚠️

Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.

*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148

Recently completed this monochrome piece of a Red Admiral. Some proportions are a bit off but pleased overall with my first time using biro for a butterfly drawing. #art #butterflies #nature

Record shot of the Brown Shrike at Upper Hollesley Common. First for Suffolk. Great find by Jon Lewis #ukbirding

Great to spend Sunday morning at Ditton with @lucasnature.bsky.social. Merlin NE, 153 Fieldfare, c200 Golden Plover, 143 Redwing, 119 Chaffinch, 254 Woodpig, 54 Mipit and 2 Stonechat the highlights. #Patch

Few hours on #patch at Ditton on Thursday morning was proved worth it with a Crossbill! Also 745 Woodpigeon, 105 Mipit, 5 Redpoll, 9 Siskin, 62 Redwing, Fieldfare and 8 Lapwing.

I’ve really enjoyed birding at Landguard regularly this autumn. Y’day was great, with Jack Snipe & Long-eared Owl amongst 50+ species. Today was epic! A self-found Yellow-browed Warbler then the magic moment of relocating a Pallas’s Warbler with Will Brame which he & Bill Mackie had found earlier.

Another day, another #patch tick! 2 Glossy Ibis following the river Cam north this morning. Also the juvenile Goosander still present. #ukbirding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Brilliant morning along the river produced 2 #patch ticks with this juv Goosander and a flyover Redpoll! Also decent #vismig with 85 Mipits, 21 Redwing, 25 Linnet #ukbirding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

The Red-tailed Shrike showed well at Dunwich this morning with @lucasnature.bsky.social so we went back for seconds later on in the day. Also saw 6 Glossy Ibis flying over and my first Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn. #Suffolkbirding #UKbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social

A superb day, mostly at Dunwich, with @noahbai-123.bsky.social and other friends. Highlight was the super adult male Red-tailed Shrike, my 400th world bird species! Great supporting cast of Glossy Ibises, Yellow-browed and Dartford Warblers, Crossbill and a late Whinchat! #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

Another great morning for #vismig along the river, with 134 Mipits, 27 Skylarks, 2 Hobbies, 5 Yammers 2 Corn Buntings and a Sand Martin being highlights. Also my latest ever Reed Warbler! #patch #ukbirding

Had a great 3 hours vismigging along the river on #patch this morning with 349 Mipits, 107 House Martins and 91 Swallows south, and a Corn Bunting east. #UKbirding @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

A successful 40 mins #vismig session from the garden this morning with 1 Hobby, 47 Mipits, 28 House Martin and 17 Swallows heading predominantly south #cambirds #gardenbirding #UKbirding

Spectacular weekend at Spurn for my third #Migfest. Highlights included this phenomenal Phalarope, over 6,500 Mipits counted during my vismig session on Sunday morning, and the great company of both old and new friends. Will definitely be back for more next year! @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social