Phonescoped record shot of the Pectoral Sandpiper on the scrape at East Tilbury this morning

Record shot of the Stone Curlew at East Tilbury today - a very welcome patch ✅

I went to East Tilbury first thing this morning to see if the Stone Curlew was still there. To say I was surprised to see this is a bit of an understatement…

East Tilbury this morning, 22 Little Tern up river (one flock), c100 com tern, 3 Black, 3 Stone curlew, 15 Knot, 20 bar wit, 3 green,1 com sand, Juv Garganey, 7+ Whinchat, 40+ yellow wag, 2 spot fly, Hobby amongst the usuals. EBwS Bird News Paul Wood #Localbigyear

コアオアシシギ、これで完成です。

Record shots from this morning of the first Red-backed Shrike in the East Tilbury area for 21 years. Great find David Bradshaw and thanks for getting the news out quickly

Baird's Sandpiper (juv) Paul do Cabo da Praia, Terceira, Azores. A superbly marked individual allowing some up close & personal viewing,only the second I've seen here in the quarry, 1 in the UK & 1 in Alaska, certainly a species I appreciate studying at present. Wader Quest

26/09/22-Western Sandpiper(Juv)Paul do Cabo da Praia-in high tide roost,Tuff conditions looking into sun & windy,My 3rd in this quarry, 2009 found by Rich Bonser, 2010 self found in the harbour, later relocating to the quarry & now this one+new Spot Sand 2day making 2 juvs now.

Phenomenal. Bar-tailed Godwit has broken its own record: a first-year bird (five months old!) has flown 13,560 km—just shy of the direct flight limit of a Boeing 787—from Alaska to Tasmania, seemingly non-stop, in just 11 days (avg. speed: c.51 km/hr). facebook.com/43794949621875…

Phone scoped pic of the drake Green-winged Teal at East Tilbury (taken yesterday)

🚨 URGENT: Doñana National Park on the brink of extinction!🌿💔 Illegal water irrigation practices are pushing this haven for hundreds of thousands of birds to the edge of extinction. The delicate balance of Doñana's ecosystem is being shattered by over 1,000 illegal wells that

Don't miss our latest episode as we join Peter Kaestner to search for the Cundimarca Antpitta (Grallaria kaestneri), the species he first discovered in 1989. Peter hadn't seen the bird in over 30 years! Check out the video below: youtu.be/ITiYoUmMcZE

EAAFP Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force just released Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force News Bulletin NO.28, to updates about #SpoonbilledSandpiper and conservation work in the #EAAFlyway. 🌏 📰Read the Newsletter: cutt.ly/bwqT1POc #SBS

Following a survey visit to the Saemangeum Reclamation on May 10th with local activists, a 10-minute post with multiple links to background information has been posted on the Birds Korea blog: "Saemangeum: Decades of Zombie Development" at: birdskoreablog.org/?p=27329

#ThoughtForTheDay How meaningless does someone's life have to be, for them to resort to murdering a magnificent animal for "sport"? RT if you want a GLOBAL ban on ALL #TrophyHunting NOW!

“Back-of-the-camera” record shots of the Cory’s Shearwater on the Thames at East Tilbury this morning

Superb artwork

A bit unexpected in January - one of two Curlew Sands with c3,200 Dunlin at E Tilbury this morning

Temminck’s Stint on the scrape at East Tilbury this morning