All a bit sunny around island Barn for much action. Seems to be a good spring for Lesser whitethroat. The Med Gull only thing remotely photographable. #surreybirds
The bank holiday weekend was quieter than I’d hoped. Swifts in good numbers at Island Barn Res. This local Barwit a classic inland passage highlight. #surreybirds
And a Dunlin at the reservoir today along with another? Whimbrel and Greenshank. These very tame waders a real highlight of inland spring birding #surreybirds
Patch gold: a broad-billed county first
Chris Turner and Dave Harris were checking their local reservoir on a sweltering Bank Holiday Monday when an incredible wader appeared before their eyes:
We were hoping that the storm would deliver something from the west. And it did. Swainson’sThrush Foula today. Very difficult to get close too, hence the most record or record shots. #RareBirdsUk
A holiday!!! #birdingshetland
Had a fab day out twitching in north Kent today. Just missed out on the Margate Swifts but the Seasalter Desert Wheater in the soft evening light more than made up for it. #rarebirdsuk #kentbirding #ukbirding
Well that was unexpected. Broad-billed Sandpiper at QE2 (Walton) this afternoon. Think was taken by a Peregrine a few minutes later. #surreybirds #rarebirdsUK. The definition of inland reservoir patch gold. Almost like the Enhanced Games!!
Been a good couple of days on Shetland since coming off Foula. The SibeThrush was just wonderful and the Unst Blackpoll showed quite well on the seaweed after giving us the runaround.
#RarebirdsUK #ShetlandBirds
Not quite Frampton but a satisfactory morning at Island Barn and wider Walton. LRP, Whimbrel and Greenshank. #surreybirds
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Chris Turner and Dave Harris were checking their local Surrey reservoir on a sweltering bank holiday Monday when an incredible wader appeared before their eyes.
