The (or another) Temmincks Stint made a reappearance on the nearer spit on Main Lake, St Aidans tonight. Showy Garden Warbler nice too Patchwork Challenge Swillington Ings Bird Group

The April review of #PWC2025 is now on the blog! Detailing how the spring in progressing, leaderboards and patch finds as well as some of the great pictures competitors have shared. Hope you enjoy! patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com

A bit of birding in Central Park last week in New York. American Robins everywhere, 2 Red-eyed Vireo’s, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Blackpoll Warbler to name a few. Ovenbird in Bryant Park was very cool! Manhattan Bird Alert #birdcpp

Turnstone at St Aidans this evening - a long overdue patch tick (and visit)! #PWC2025 #patchbirding

Made it just in time to see it depart from the edge of Main Lake and into the distance over hillside at 17:20. Another class find by Morgan! #patchlifer #PWC2025

This happened today…. 🇨🇷🤿

Back from a month in Costa Rica - few hours locally at Swilly to help kick away the jet lag. Nice bonus year tick of a Wheatear & a very showy Wood Sandpiper standouts amongst 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Spoonbill and 3 GWE #PWC2025 Swillington Ings Bird Group

Swilly on fire today - Redstart (8:30am), Pectoral Sandpiper (patch lifer) and 2 Cattle Egret made a great trio of year ticks!

Out of interest… anyone ever had Cory’s Shearwater flying over urban areas very vocally at night? Just happened over me in Tenerife…

A bit of rain dropped in this gem this afternoon at Swilly, Curlew Sandpiper! My 2nd for site. Black Tern also nfy Patchwork Challenge Swillington Ings Bird Group #PWC2025

Great buzz on site this morning when David Hunton called this Grey Phalarope on Western Reedbed, which then settled on Astley Lake. 5th site record, my 1st and another class addition to the patch year list! Osprey over a nice bonus! Swillington Ings Bird Group Patchwork Challenge #PWC2025

Nice diversion on the way back north, Baird’s Sandpiper showing ridiculously well at Rutland Water!

An evening owl watch at Swilly tonight took a turn when this juv Gannet went through!!! Picked up at Fairburn 10 mins later as well per Birdguides! 160sp on patch this year! Huge #patchlifer Patchwork Challenge Swillington Ings Bird Group

Unreal migration at Flamborough today with Joe Eckersley - LEO in off after another one seen earlier in a hedge. Hundreds of thrushes and Goldcrests flooding through the headland, with 5 Yellow-browed Warblers, Firecrest, 4 Twite in off, Merlin & in-off Bramblings - class day!

Not the hoped for Glossy Ibis that didn’t hang around site long enough for me to get there, but this Scaup showed superbly on Bowers Lake in the late afternoon drizzle! 5th record for 2025 Swillington Ings Bird Group Patchwork Challenge

161st sp for #PWC2025 yesterday - Raven flying over. First Water Pipit of the autumn plus some very high moving Whooper Swans (zoomed in photo attached for scale)! Swillington Ings Bird Group