Risked the weather yesterday, late morning, until mid afternoon. The Merlin at Greylake RSPB, Somerset, showed well, but was drenched, as you can see below....will have to go back on a better day. Hopefully can get the Male too, if he is still about

Well as it looks like we won’t be getting any sunshine this weekend, here one with some sun on it, from last weekend. The returning Drake Baikal Teal, at Greylake RSPB, Somerset Somerset Birds

Help needed!!! Left/lost at Slimbridge last weekend near the main entrance where the Glossy ibis is.. a Manfrotto tripod with a Movo head. If you have this item, please get in touch or hand it in to Slimbridge who have my details. Gutted to have lost it. Please return 🙏

Green-winged Teal today at Catcott Lows, Somerset. Showed well….Somerset Birds

A cold but sunny weekend, which was nice for a change, meaning some nice light, but sadly not too many goodies. So was well happy to get these….Black-necked Grebe at Chew, & Spotted Redshank at Catcott (just before the light went) BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

Just a little catch up. Sunday 9th I decided to try again to see the female Kentish Plover on the beach at Burnham-on-Sea, it was 5/6th time lucky. I had only ever seen it at extreme distance on Stert Island before..... BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK Somerset Birds

This Saturday 15th, I only had the morning to do some birding, so decided to go to Parkend, Forest of Dean, to see the Hawfinches, after failing last weekend, as it was too busy.....success with 9+ Hawfinches Glos Bird News Mike King🦉🐺 BirdGuides RareBirdAlertUK

Today I finally got around to visiting Cheddar Reservoir, to see the 3 Black-necked Grebes, that have been around for a while. All 3 are at different stages of coming into Summer plumage. They all showed well. RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides Somerset Birds

A quick drive out to Chew after work today, paid off with the Drake Lesser Scaup showing well in Herons Green Bay, before being flushed by a fishing boat RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides

Spent Sunday morning getting cold, & a little wet at times, waiting for the Durleigh Res, Whiskered Tern. Which it did…sadly every close pass, had a very Grey ‘yucky’ sky behind it…so didn’t really get what I was hoping for….RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides Somerset Birds

Glad I forced my dodgy knees up Cwm Cadlan y/day (5th May). Got fantastic views of the 4 Dotterel there, even in a cold NE wind…RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides

After a trip to Titchfield Haven, Hants last Sunday (18th May 25), with Andrew Jordan, I finally got chance to flick thru my pix. Here are some of my best efforts RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides

Nice to see Bri Thompson’s Spotted Sandpiper at CVL today. Mine won’t be the best shots of the day, but still chuffed to get some. Congrats again Bri RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides

A return visit this morning, to Chew Valley Lake, turned into a good move, when the 1st Red-necked Grebe since 2012 was found. A Summer plumaged bird too….sadly stayed too distant for decent pix. But, when the Spotted Sandpiper lands right in front of you, it eases that…

Well the weekend started with a very distant Red-backed Shrike at Portbury Wharf, on Friday, & ended with a showy juvenile Turtle Dove near Nailsea….shame weekends are so short these days 🤣🤣🤣

Does anyone know somebody who has left an expensive tripod at Herriots Pool Chew Valley Lake today? If so get them to message me please

Bit late, but finally managed time to process some photos, from Saturday at Cheddar Res. Leach's Storm-petrel showed well, and I'm sure some of you have seen enough pix, so here are some more...🤣🤣🤣. Tried to find something a bit different as well as just sat on the Water.

Trip to try to photograph a Bairds Sandpiper at Rutland today, with Bri Thompson turned out well, as you can see. Good to see some friends there too, & many well behaved too

Its that time of year again....Calendar time....i am making 2 again this, i have one with photos taken in the UK & Iceland, and the other from my trip to Antarctica & South America. So if anyone is interested, please contact me via Messenger, WhatsApp or DM me here…enjoy

What to do with an hours light after work? Well I'm glad I used it in the car park last Ham Walls RSPB tonight, with this unusually showy Ring Ouzel. Made the right choice for a change....