Lapland Bunting from Staines Res today, too close for digiscoping.

It’s been a good week on patch at Little Marlow, I’ve been waiting 11 years for a Grey Partridge to cross the main road and it finally happened today. The Red-Legged can be found most visits. A female Brambling on Sunday with Mandarin, Stonechat and Fieldfare around.

Got in on the Hawfinch action with a single bird around Little Marlow church today.

Snow Buntings on the Great Orme were back up to two yesterday and gave superb views. Nice to see them in more natural habitat, being the first away from a beach since my first ones eleven years ago on Carn Ban Mor.

A last minute twitch to my home county eventually produced a few very good views of the Yellow Warbler. 4th lifer of the year to compensate for the 4 birds lost that have been lumped.

There’s been a melanistic Lapwing at Little Marlow for the last couple of weeks, just need a little bit of sun to show it in its full glory.

Our star Lapwing was showing well again today and by happy coincidence bumped into finder Ian Davidson

Green-Winged Teal on the deep lagoon RSPB Conwy

The Richard’s Pipit in Bucks showed very nicely in perfect weather today. Very glad it’s hung around for the leisurely twitchers like myself.

A Bucks county tick with the Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Amersham flood meadows. Took a while to find but then showed really well. First visit to the site and surely won’t be the last.

I was hoping to see the Blue Headed Wagtail at Staines this afternoon, having only seen Channel Wagtail before but had no joy. Well worth going with great views of the pictured Slavonian Grebe and Black Necked Grebes, with distant views of the Great Northern Divers.

A nice close Whimbrel from RSPB Conwy this afternoon. Two at first and another two appeared as the tide dropped.

White Fronted Goose at RSPB Cors Ddyga, just to the S of the path 200 yds West of car park.

Great Skua from the Noss boat with Shetland Nature and the excellent Theo de Clermont guiding for the week.

Shetland Wren and Puffin from Sumburgh Head.

Absolutely unbelievable scenes at Bempton this evening ❤️

Baird’s Sandpiper at Rutland was a nice little treat on the way home from Yorkshire.

Barred Warbler from Wednesday at South Landing, first bird watched alongside the Oriole Birding group before they found the big one at Bempton.

Spent a very enjoyable day at Waddesdon Manor watching my first Bucks Snow Bunting. Showed superbly to a surprisingly small crowd, many thanks to Rob Cadd for refinding it and putting me on it.