Ok I'm ready...bring it!!

MY SWIFTS ARE BACK!!!!!

#foxoftheday

Love this one too. So bloody cute ...... the little shits. hahaha

Tonight I decided to lie in our yet to be started porch foundations to get some 'grass' level shots of my youngster. The last pic was taken by my wife and just shows you what she has to put up with. 🤣😉🙄🦊

My cub has now been joined by a sibling so now I have 2 of the little shits terrorising around my garden. 😉👍Growing up so fast, 🩷 these little cubs. So much excitement they entertain us most evenings while we eat dinner. FYI that's the vixen that took my Action Cam. 🤬😉

Also Yellowhamer, a bird that was common around the Staines area before the reservoirs went in. Corn Buntings went the same way at Staines sadly.

Dipped Accentor but year ticked Garden Warbler, and a showy one at that, at the same site.

1/3 As a massive thank to her for allowing me in 2 look. I tidied up her garden for her. But we both agreed not too tidy, leaving the fox den area at the back & wild flowers on the left untouched. Also put water bowls out for the cubs. So lucky find it could've been anywhere. 🤞

1/2 then yesterday it rained all day, making looking for it almost impossible in her very over grown garden. So in todays sun I was out looking hard worried sick I'd just lost an expensive bit of kit through my own fault. And guess what, I found it ... how very lucky was I?

1/3 Sooo true story 2 days ago a fox ran off with my brand new DJI Action cam in it's mouth. (Yes you heard right) It was to dark to look for it in my lovely neighbours garden. Hoping the fox would do the right thing & drop it in her garden & not keep going losing forever. 😭😱🦊

Sadly, there was no sign of the Alpine Accentor this morning, but did UK tick Ruth Weaver (Ruth’s Portraits) and year tick Brian Anderson lovely seeing you both today. Blimmin birds 😭 luckily it wasn't a bird I needed for the UK.

Still no sign of AA.

No immediate sign of the Accentor I'm afraid, there's a bunch looking.

While braain saw this ..

Alpine Accentor 0... beers 5

Beer or Alpine Accentor .... beer me thinks. 🤣🍻🍺

Shockingly bad photos of the Rough-legged Buzzard over the Collared Flycatcher site early morning. I believe it drifted out to sea later. (Was not ID'd by me, it was so high up and into the sun I wouldn't have stood a chance)
Spurn Bird Observatory

Arriving at first light to search, then giving up & leaving. To having to turn around 20mins later...the Collared Flycatcher was a roller coaster of emotions this morning. Thankfully it did the right thing and stayed. Thanks Spurn Bird Observatory for arranging access to view.

Spurn: Barnie out well into the morning. Last nights rain must've seriously reduced it 's hunting overnight. Spurn Bird Observatory