Birding highlights 2023: locally in Cambs, in Denmark and at Flamborough. Thanks to all who shared these special birding moments. Happy birding in 2024.

The start of 2024 marks my retirement from the BTO Youth - and what an incredible 3 years it has been! From the initial covid zoom calls to 90th anniversary celebrations, bird camps, walks, talks and conferences - I am so proud of us and what we have achieved 💚 #btoyouth

Slow start to #PWC2024 on #Tiree thanks to a stinking festive cold but finally ventured out to a busy Loch a' Phuill at lunch-time today. Long-tailed Duck, 14 Shoveler and White-tailed Eagle the highlights bringing up 51 points for the Balephuil patch Patchwork Challenge

Bit late to tweet but 2023 marked my best ever year on patch! 156 species recorded at RSPB Rainham Marshes 166 overall patch list. Highlights of Osprey, hoopoe, LSW, LT Skua, Glossy ibis, Whooper swan, Kittiwakes BWS, Bullfinch, Guillemot, Redstart, Iceland gull, PF goose and much more!!

Our new logo officially launched! Artwork of draken Smew by Nienke and additional design by Arnold Meijer | Blue Robin dtp. Great work! Dutch Birding Waarneming.nl Patchwork Challenge

#nocmig Common Scoter wing whirrs (female only flock?) heard live over Brosscroft heading W just now at 2035, first January record for the garden Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) BirdGuides

Great article in which ⁦Alastair Humphreys⁩ extolls the benefits of keeping it local. So many ways in which we can adopt & adapt this idea - patch birding, running etc ⁦Low-Carbon Birding⁩ ⁦⁦TheGreenRunners⁩ theguardian.com/travel/2024/ja…

February ended in good fashion with 19 waxwing further complimenting an already excellent back end of month at the closing stage. 108 sp at the coastal strip, highlights included cetti's, nordic jackdaw, black redstart, water pipit, white wagtail, plus slav grebe (pers Lucy J Murgatroyd)

Travelling to Lisbon via train this week. Currently on the TGV INOUI from Paris to Barcelona. Passing thorough southern France has provided the best birding of my year so far. Greater Flamingos, Honey Buzzards, Black Kites, Montagu’s Harriers, Purple Heron, Egrets, Spoonbills…

Along with my beloved RSPB Leighton Moss, this brilliant RSPB reserve in Suffolk (and on my current doorstep) is also accessible by #train. Low-Carbon Birding #LowCarbonBirding RSPB Lakenheath Fen

A decent ride today began with 3 male Pied Flycatchers & Mandarin in Delamere Forest and ended with a Crane in Frodsham! Low-Carbon Birding

Are you a patch birder in the UK? Would you like to participate in a research project about patch birding? The project focuses on environmental change, well-being, low-carbon birding, and new technologies. Find out more here. Patchwork Challenge Low-Carbon Birding andrewjwhitehouse.wordpress.com/patch-birding-…