Teamed up with Paul Hawkins this morning and ringed 92 birds. Highlights were 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 35 Reed, 10 Sedge & good numbers Common Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler & only a few Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat best #londonbirds EBwS Bird News

I returned to the chalk streams of Romford with work colleagues this afternoon to show them the Great white Egret that is oblivious to the passing traffic! I used the iPhone as it’s only metres away #londonbirds

Another good mix of Warblers this morning solo with 57 birds #londonbirds

Yesterday morning’s ringing session produced 77 new birds ringed. 50 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, Willow Warbler plus 2 Song Thrush and Robins & Green Woodpecker new for the trainee #londonbirds

48 new birds ringed this morning solo with 41 Blackcap, Whitethroat, Cetti’s, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, & Robin. Also a Osprey flew south later seen RSPB Rainham Marshes #londonbirds

Out with the trainee this morning ringing. A decent total of 63 birds. 34 Blackcap, 17 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler & Chaffinch best #londonbirds

CABS teams, along with our partners from MESHC Anti-Poaching Unit & SPNL, are on the ground fighting back as best we can. However, we've found the remains of >100 honey buzzards, eagles, and sparrowhawks in the mountains of Akkar and east of Beirut in the last 10 days alone.

Marsh Harrier juv/fem high over our Hornchurch garden at 16:32 EBwS Bird News

A short session yesterday with a new potential trainee. 40 new birds ringed under licence #londonbirds

Another 2 Herring Gulls ringed & coloured ringed yesterday in the garden #Gulls EBwS Bird News

Our garden is providing some good data with a control Herring Gull ringed at Pitsea by NTGG as a 3 on 31/10/09 and a Chiffchaff that was ringed in North Yorks on 11/8/25 as a 3j #londonbirds

After 2 cancellations to our flights we arrived this morning on Shetland. Siberian Thrush showed well! and our group found Barred Warbler, 11 YBW, Redstart saw R N Duck, 5 Whopper Swan, 2 Brambling, Willow Warbler Paul Hawkins Martin Blow Andrew Lawson Tony Brown

A busy day with Western Sub Alp, Ortolan Bunting, RB Fly, Common Rosefinch & a brief Wryneck #Shetland25

We went over to Unst today and the Blackpoll Warbler showed nicely along the beach #shetland25

To come up to Shetland again and see 3 Orcas is definitely my favourite moment of the week so far #Shetland25

Alderney Bird Observatory is running a week-long ringing course 20th to 27th April 2026. The course will give experience to ringers seeking training and assessment. For an information pack and details on how to book please e-mail Paul Roper [email protected]

My UK bird of the year, never thought I would walk away from a Sibe Thrush that was showing (had been watching it for an hour) 😁 Can do prints if required dm me if interested. #ShetlandSiberianTbrush

Out this morning with both trainees monitoring Redwings & Goldcrests and this beautiful female Fieldfare, which is the 1st of the autumn #londonbirds

Last night using the thermal imager, monitoring farmland birds. The highlight of a small catch was this retrap Skylark ringed in 2022 #londonbirds

A good morning with both trainees processing 37 birds of 13 species the highlights seeing one ring her 1st Sparrowhawk and the other starting to extract - a joy to see how well they’re doing! #londonbirds