Been waiting for the Long Tailed Shrike to complete its moult before going back for a second look. Looking very smart today and showing much better than the frantic first day!

White Winged Black Tern at Stodmarsh today. Been a while since I last saw one and well worth the effort. Also a Honey Buzzard and Garganey making a pleasant morning.

A loch near the house held black throated diver. Stunning in its summer plumage!

Also a family group of Ptarmigan decided to approach us whilst we sat down for lunch. Amazing views and birds!

Family trip to the highlands a few weeks back. A climb up mount Cairn Gorm with my daughter resulted in super views of juv snow bunting close to the path to the summit!

Well that was unexpected and a strange location! Ross’s Gull today at East Tilbury.

Well I was passing to pick my daughter up from uni for Christmas 🫣 but a bird full of character and really enjoyed watching the Boat Tailed Grackle in its favourite garden this afternoon!

Amazing weekend trip to Holland with the Spectacled Eider being the star. Other birds included 1000,s of geese including Lesser White front, 14 White Tailed Eagle, Rough Legged Buzzard, Black Winged Kite, Pygmy Cormorant, Red Breasted Goose, Bufflehead, Scaup Smew and ShoreLark

Dusky warbler at Westbrook Kent showed very well at times today, although challenging to photograph within the low vegetation!

Lovely Birthday gift today in the form of a male Desert Wheatear at Seasalter. Great find by @NeilBurt5 thx for getting the news out and great to see you this afternoon.

One of the Dotterel at St Margaret’s this morning. Sat down in the field and waited for them to walk past me! Got a bit muddy but well worth it!

Wilson”s Storm Petrel with Sun fish with @Scillypelagics yesterday. One of 41 seen through the day. Amazing views, also 200 European Stormy, 25 great, 8 Cory’s and 6 Sooty Shearr.

Back from Michigan with some great birds seen and now lots of photo editing to do. Kirtlands Warbler was a main target with birds very showing well. Huge thanks to Warren Whaley for his help and taking me out for the day.

Always nice to catch up with Ring Ouzel on the local patch, showy bird at Uplees copse Oare Marsh.

A few more of the Bonaparte’s Gull at Sennen Cove Cornwall whilst on a family long weekend in Cornwall.

Bonaparte’s Gull was a nice surprise whilst going for a Sunday roast dinner at Sennen Cove. Feeding in the surf with black headed gulls!

Forgot the photo @RareBirdAlertUK

Bonaparte’s Gull Sennen Cove showing well with black headed gulls, still on show @RareBirdAlertUK