Excellent day out in Norfolk with Charles Gunn , with the superb Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Holme and then the White Stork at NWT Rushmeadows, devouring frogs before flying to roost.

An excellent few weeks' birding and bee-ing, with patch ticks including inland Rock Pipit and nocmig Common Scoter over Bowthorpe, the Coues's Arctic Redpoll at West Raynham with Charles Gunn and then Keith Langdon's Grey-backed Mining Bees in Norwich today!

Calling anyone who’s seen and photographed Risso’s dolphins in Cornwall or Devon!
For my masters project I need photos that clearly show the dorsal fin, for more information on the project head to drive.google.com/file/d/17YrqNv…
Retweets appreciated! 🐬

After the Lapwing on Sunday, we headed to Mousehole for some excellent evening gulling around St Clement's Island. Highlights included a 3w atlantis YLG, 2 adult Kumlien's Gulls and a 2w Caspian Gull.

Joined Dan Beadle Charles Gunn and Liam C for a couple of days in the SW on Sun & Mon. The standout highlight from Sunday was great views of the Sociable Lapwing on the Fal Estuary at Ruan Lanihorne. An amazing wader and one I thought I'd missed the chance to see!

What a fantastic trip this was, and what a brilliant place Islay is! The geese were something else, and there can't be many places where you can see American Wigeon and feeding Greenland Whitefront without leaving the house!

Chuffed to find this Green-winged Teal at Loch Gruinart, Islay with Jack Morris today!

Drake American Wigeon on the north side of Loch Gorm, Islay viewed from the minor road north-east of Ballinaby 11.30 BirdGuides

Cracking views of this Barnacle Goose at Monechorrie, Islay today. Photo Jack Morris

Added bonus of thermal imager yielded us Fulmar(!) and Jack Snipe. Vital kit for bird racing now!

We'll be doing the same in May (and next Jan) would love for more competition if people would like to create their own teams and get involved. Raise some money etc!

A fantastic day out bird racing yesterday with Drew Lyness around Norfolk. We had some luck with jamming in on Waxwings, Little Gull, 6(!) Sparrowhawk, Kittiwake and Brambling. Some unfortunate dips with Glibis, RBGoose, Smew and Canada Goose 😬. But a respectable 124 achieved!

A good few days pre-Christmas birding back in Cornwall - Sibe Chiff in the garden recently, 3+ Little Bunting at Tremethick Cross, a long overdue lifer GW Teal and plenty of gulls at Hayle yesterday, and Reuben Veal's Bonaparte's today. Cornwall Birds

The apparent 1w Eastern Yellow Wagtail SWT Carlton Marshes yesterday. 100 new birds since starting at UEA for me!

Lots of Shags are dying along the Scottish and NE England coasts at the moment. Please keep your eyes peeled & report any colour ringed birds to [email protected]

Counts of dead birds also welcome 🙏

#seabird #migration #mortality #StormBabet #StormCiaran

Brilliant Porthgwarra seawatch with Patrick Safford 15.45-19.40: c400 Cory's, 20 Great Shear, 12 Sooty, 1 Balearic, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Pom Skua, 1 Great Skua, 5 Storm Petrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Chough, 1 Ocean Sunfish & Bluefin Tuna. Stunning views with many shears very close in. Cornwall Birds

Lovely to see the Forster's Tern fly into roost this afternoon. Even better that it was at Arne, the first proper nature reserve I ever visited.

Ad Black Tern still off Hill Head at 7.45pm BirdGuides

Hovertwitch! An enjoyable short journey to the Isle of Wight by bus, boat and hovercraft for the Roller at Brading Marshes. Showed better than it looks from my photography!

Come join David Raffle and I for a bird walk from Lizard village to Kynance Cove and back. U25s only, free of charge. 11am till 2pm, follow the link for more info and to book your place! bto.org/community/even…

Global birding day
Join palores Cornwall team to record as many species as possible in cornwall on the 13th May. Our recorder, Bob Bosisto has set a target of 150 can we beat it!?
Register with eBird or share your sightings with Bob: [email protected] we can all join in!