Water Lily Spurn Bird Observatory #sykesfishpond

Pied Flycatcher perched on wires over #kilnseachurchyard, a peaceful area for catching insects. Spurn Bird Observatory #piedflycatcher #signsofautumn #passagemigrant

Sanderling on the beach at Kilnsea Spurn Bird Observatory #waders #sanderling #quicklegs

Back in Ambleside after volunteering as a seasonal assistant little tern warden at Spurn. Birding the local patch again is an absolute joy #borranspark #ambleside #windermere #lakedistrict #cumbria

Birding Druridge Bay while away from Ambleside #northumberland #northumberlandcoast #druridgebaybeach

Great crested grebe - Druridge Bay Country Park

Jackdaw sitting in a birch tree at Kingcraig #scottishhighlands

Highland Wildlife Park, Scotland #RZSS #kincraig #kingussie #scottishhighlands #conservation

Eiders, Hadston Carrs #northumberland

Dotterel pondering about migrating at Burbage Moor last night. The blue glow at the bottom of the frame is actually the city of Sheffield!

Holehird Tarn little grebes and the tiniest little grebe chick I have ever seen #cumbria

Mute swan and its reflection at Holehird Tarn, Cumbria.

Holehird Tarn is like something out of a fairy-tale #cumbria

Busy skies over Barra: Kestrel, Hen Harrier and Hooded Crow taking it in turns to mob a White-tailed Eagle over Eoligarry.

Long-tailed tit amongst the berries #ambleside #autumn #longtailedtit #cumbria

Funky mushrooms in the Lake District

Never imagined seeing a grey phalarope on Lake Windermere off patch! #borranspark #cumbriabirds #lakedistrict #patchbirding

Fabulous finches around Ambleside #cumbriabirds

Couldn't resist this pic of the Mourning Dove from this afternoon. St Agnes, Scilly. Processed in the field, so apologies for quality! BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

Cheeky jackdaw preening itself on the rooftop chimney in misty Ambleside #jackdaw #cumbriabirds #ambleside #cumbria #corvids #rooftop