There have been some pretty special birds not far from home in the last few weeks! #ukbirding
June 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
There have been some pretty special birds not far from home in the last few weeks! #ukbirding
A fantastic day at Ham Wall: good views of the Red-footed Falcon, Bitterns booming the whole time, 21 Hobbies in the air at once, Glossy Ibis and Garganey from VP1 and the Purple Heron flew low overhead at Shapwick just as we were turning back to the car!
May 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A fantastic day at Ham Wall: good views of the Red-footed Falcon, Bitterns booming the whole time, 21 Hobbies in the air at once, Glossy Ibis and Garganey from VP1 and the Purple Heron flew low overhead at Shapwick just as we were turning back to the car!
Finished the day on the North Norfolk coast with 101 species, highlights including Goshawk, Pallid & Hen Harriers, Lesser White Fronted Goose, Shore Lark, Glaucous Gull, Twite, Brambling, Black Necked Grebe, Tawny Owl and Woodcock. An awesome day! #norfolkbirding #ukbirding
March 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Finished the day on the North Norfolk coast with 101 species, highlights including Goshawk, Pallid & Hen Harriers, Lesser White Fronted Goose, Shore Lark, Glaucous Gull, Twite, Brambling, Black Necked Grebe, Tawny Owl and Woodcock. An awesome day! #norfolkbirding #ukbirding
A fantastic start to a weekend in Norfolk with a stunning Goshawk through the fen trail at Titchwell (showed better than my pictures!) Not what I was expecting at all! Plus Glaucous Gull at Hunstanton and 85 species by 10:30 has made a very good morning #norfolkbirding
March 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A fantastic start to a weekend in Norfolk with a stunning Goshawk through the fen trail at Titchwell (showed better than my pictures!) Not what I was expecting at all! Plus Glaucous Gull at Hunstanton and 85 species by 10:30 has made a very good morning #norfolkbirding
Down in Devon to see my parents and went to Broadsands for some sea watching. Not sure if I’ve ever seen all 3 species of Diver in a day before - 3 Black-throateds, 8 Great Northerns and 4 Red-throateds. Best of all though was finding 2 Red-necked Grebes which were a very nice surprise! #UKBirding
February 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Down in Devon to see my parents and went to Broadsands for some sea watching. Not sure if I’ve ever seen all 3 species of Diver in a day before - 3 Black-throateds, 8 Great Northerns and 4 Red-throateds. Best of all though was finding 2 Red-necked Grebes which were a very nice surprise! #UKBirding
Brilliant first day on my patch this year, my best ever day list at Chew Valley Lake - 80 species seen around the lake including a showy male Bearded Tit, 2 Glossy Ibis, Black Necked Grebe, 2 Scaup & Y L Gull. Unbelievably cold first thing! #ukbirding
January 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brilliant first day on my patch this year, my best ever day list at Chew Valley Lake - 80 species seen around the lake including a showy male Bearded Tit, 2 Glossy Ibis, Black Necked Grebe, 2 Scaup & Y L Gull. Unbelievably cold first thing! #ukbirding
A last minute decision to visit Slimbridge today with the promise of lots of hides for shelter proved a good one! A great day with 69 species seen on the reserve including Little Stint, Crane, W F Geese, Whooper & Bewick’s Swans, Spoonbill and the usual winter cast. Happy New Year! #ukbirding
January 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A last minute decision to visit Slimbridge today with the promise of lots of hides for shelter proved a good one! A great day with 69 species seen on the reserve including Little Stint, Crane, W F Geese, Whooper & Bewick’s Swans, Spoonbill and the usual winter cast. Happy New Year! #ukbirding
Not a bad start to the morning yesterday at Chew Valley Lake with this roosting Tawny Owl, among a wintry cast of Scaup, Bearded Tit, Siskin, Redpoll, Stonechat, Marsh Harrier and 114 Lapwing through
November 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Not a bad start to the morning yesterday at Chew Valley Lake with this roosting Tawny Owl, among a wintry cast of Scaup, Bearded Tit, Siskin, Redpoll, Stonechat, Marsh Harrier and 114 Lapwing through
On Tuesday I got Greenshank for my “seen from a UK train” list, along a great stretch around Morecambe Bay. Not been doing it long but it’s #55 after highlights of Cattle and Great Egrets, Kingfisher, Whimbrel and Red-breasted Merganser. Passerines are surprisingly hard! Anyone else have this list?
September 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
On Tuesday I got Greenshank for my “seen from a UK train” list, along a great stretch around Morecambe Bay. Not been doing it long but it’s #55 after highlights of Cattle and Great Egrets, Kingfisher, Whimbrel and Red-breasted Merganser. Passerines are surprisingly hard! Anyone else have this list?
On Sunday I completed my goal of seeing 120 species at Chew Valley Lake this year, by finding a lovely male Redstart along Villice Lane! One of the best visits to the lake I’ve had with 10 species of wader (not bad for inland!), Black Tern, Osprey, Spot Fly and 3 Cattle Egrets
September 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
On Sunday I completed my goal of seeing 120 species at Chew Valley Lake this year, by finding a lovely male Redstart along Villice Lane! One of the best visits to the lake I’ve had with 10 species of wader (not bad for inland!), Black Tern, Osprey, Spot Fly and 3 Cattle Egrets
A fantastic autumn evening of Spotted Redshank, Ruff & 2 Black Terns at Chew Valley Lake last night takes my patch year list to 119. 1 short of my 120 target at the start of the year. Although other locals will be on a lot more, it’s nice to have an inland patch where anything feels possible!
September 10, 2024 at 10:41 AM
A fantastic autumn evening of Spotted Redshank, Ruff & 2 Black Terns at Chew Valley Lake last night takes my patch year list to 119. 1 short of my 120 target at the start of the year. Although other locals will be on a lot more, it’s nice to have an inland patch where anything feels possible!