Matt Hall

Beautiful crisp morning and stacks of birds at New Passage with @j-dunning.net - 16 White-fronted Goose still, 2 Pintail, 4 Golden Plover, 5 Knot, 400 Blackwit, 3000 Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, male Marsh Harrier and Redpoll. Brambling behind Aust Services. Dodgy phone scoped video of the dawn scene

Yes that's the spot - Whinchat seems to range widely on the saltmarsh beyond the pool, often keeping low in the grass

Whinchat on Northwick Warth

Whinchat on Northwick Warth

Cattle Egret near Pilning Wetland

16 Russian White-fronted Goose

Wintering Whinchat, 9 Jack Snipe, 8 Rock Pipit and Common Sandpiper at the north end of Northwick Warth/Cake Pill. And bonus Firecrest at Aust STW! #ukbirding

Penduline Tit at Aust Wetlands

Jack Snipe on Northwick Warth

4 Pochard on Pilning Wetland

2 Bewick's Swan on Northwick Warth flash

Full day out on the Severnside patch produced a bonkers array of species: 2 Bewick's Swan first thing then flew NE, 16 White-fronted Goose, 4 Pochard, Cattle Egret, Barwit and 2 Blackwit at New Passage/Pilning Wetland. The 3 Penduline Tit continue to draw a crowd, plus Barn Owl at Aust Wetland.

The 8 White-fronted Geese on Northwick Warth were totally fearless this morning, happily bathing and drinking from the puddle closest to the seawall. Wonderful to see them so close. Fingers crossed they draw in some Beans over the New Year.... #ukbirding

6 White-fronted Goose

Penduline Tit

Penduline Tit

Cattle Egret

Very pleased the goose influx made it this far west with 8 White-fronted Goose (1 juv) on Northwick Warth this morning. Cattle Egret, Red Kite and 2 Pintail at Pilning Wetland. 1 Penduline Tit at Aust Wetland with the other 2 at Cake Pill in a mixed tit flock in scrub. Pretty amazing! #ukbirding

Merry Christmas! Can I just check - is this a stock photo? Would be very exciting if one of the Aust Pendulines was ringed...

A group of people celebrating at the pub

Happy Christmas from Severnside Ringing (birding/vismig) Group 🪶

Garganey

Unseasonal Garganey plus Ruff, Knot and 400 Black-tailed Godwit at Pilning Wetland. 2 Crossbill, male Goosander and 12 Brent Goose the best of the vismig at Aust. Looks like the Penduline Tit has moved on this morning #ukbirding

Absolute belter of a patch tick in the form of this Penduline Tit! On the reedy pool at the north end of Northwick Warth. Very grateful to the finders! #ukbirding

Belatedly back to Scilly again - 16 October we went to St. Martin's and had a lovely day's birding with plenty of migrants, the best of which were two red-breasted flycatchers both very showy and an absolute treat 😍 #UKBirding #Scillybirds @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social

Back from a week on Scilly 11-18th October with @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social @aravindramesh19.bsky.social. The first afternoon was a twitcher's dream on St. Agnes. Off the boat and to the nearest chicken coop for the 1st English record of mourning dove 😂 #UKbirding #ScillyBirds

Rosefinch at Porthellick beach

Spotted flycatcher at Porthellick Down

Leucistic pied wagtail at the riding stables

Rosy starling at Old Town

2nd day on Scilly (12th) w/ @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social @aravindsrinivas.bsky.social was quieter than the 'day of mourning' on Aggie, and around St. Mary's - highlights inc. rosefinch, rosy starling, spotted fly and a very cool leucistic pied wagtail #UKbirding #ScillyBirds

Mourning Dove

Eurasian Hoopoe

American (buff-bellied) Pipit

Spotted Sandpiper

Decent (!) day 1 on Scilly with a clean up job on Agnes - mourning dove present and correct, plus absurdly showy hoopoe, American pipit, spot sand and lap bunt. Not a bad start with @matthall95.bsky.social @oscardewhurst.bsky.social #ukbirding

Crossbill

4 Grey Plover with Curlew Sandpiper

Enjoyable bit of vismig at Aust Services with 9 Crossbill (group of 8 and single), Yellowhammer, 2 Snipe, 189 Chaffinch and 29 Siskin all SW. My first patch Crossbill I've seen on the deck! Curlew Sandpiper, Knot, 9 Grey Plover, Barwit and Blackwit at New Passage #ukbirding

Pilning Wetland felt extremely dead this morning, until a Ruff lifting off the wader pool was joined by a previously unseen Pectoral Sandpiper. Flew strongly NE calling continually. Frustrating and exciting in equal measures - I do hope it returns @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Spotshank

Glossy Ibis

Pintail

Golden Plover with Redshank and Dunlin

Nice variety today on Pilning Wetland with brief Glossy Ibis before flying NE, Spotted Redshank (thanks @severnsidebirds.bsky.social), 2 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 15 Pintail and Yellow Wagtail. 9 Crossbill, 3 Redpoll, 6 Siskin and Red Kite best of the vismig at Aust Services

Redstart

Redstart

2 Whinchat

The Curlew Sandpiper influx continues with 31 in the high tide roost this morning at New Passage, plus 3 Knot, 3 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, Yellow Wag and Redpoll over. Cracking male Redstart (thanks for the call @severnsidebirds.bsky.social), Whinchat, 4 Wheatear and Siskin at Severn Beach.

Sabs dip feeding. Look at that footwork!

Blockbuster views of Severn Beach's two star birds today - Sabine's Gull and Grey Phalarope. Also at SB were 2 Manx, Med Gull and Common Tern. 2 Curlew Sand, Sanderling, 3 Greenshank and 2 Whinchat at New Passage. Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Siskin and 2 Tree Pipit at Aust Services/STW first thing

Sooty Shearwater

Storm Petrel

Grey Phal and Sabs Gull

Grey Phal and Sabs Gull

Mega estuary watch from Severn Beach today. Personal totals: Sooty Shearwater (1st on Severnside for 51 years!), juv Sabine's Gull, 2 Grey Phalarope, 2 Leach's Petrel, 4 Storm Petrel, Black Tern, 3 Common Tern, distant Skua sp, 10+ Manxies, 8 Kittiwake, Med Gull, Hobby and 4 Curlew Sandpiper. Insane

Monster pickup by @matthall95.bsky.social 10 mins ago with a sooty shear off Severn beach @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Sooty Shearwater off Severn Beach, lingering. Unreal!! @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Speculative estuary watch at Severn Beach with @oscardewhurst.bsky.social turned up trumps this morning. Whilst watching 2 Black Tern a Grey Phalarope joined them in the same scope view before all heading downriver. Just amazing! 2 Manx Shearwater and a distant female Goosander/RBMerg also seen

Spoonbill

Mediterranean Gull

More good birds today - cracking juv Spoonbill flying high to the NE, 8 Manx Shearwater and very friendly adult Med Gull again at Severn Beach. Unfortunately was too late for @j-dunning.net's Sabs Gull - becoming a bit of a nemesis bird on patch #ukbirding

Ruff #ukbirding

Wood Sandpiper on Pilning Wetland

Storm Petrel

Manx Shearwater

Sensational day on patch between biblical squalls. Wood Sand, 35+ Curlew Sand, 3 Little Stint, 2 Ruff, Knot, 9 Common Sand, 4 Pintail, 2 Spot Fly, 2 Yellow Wag, Tree Pipit at New Passage. 2 Black, Arctic and Common Tern plus Storm Petrel, 8 Manx Shearwater, Arctic Skua and Med Gull at Severn Beach

Big Severnside tide today and stacks of birds with @matthall95.bsky.social and @j-dunning.net - at least 24 juv curlew sands (other had more), 4 juv little stint (inc a rather grey one), 1 ruff, 2 knot, 4 common sand, 4 blackwit, 6 pintail, 4 wigeon and an adult hobby through SW #birding

Waders on the move in grim weather today. 7 Curlew Sand, Little Stint, 5 Knot, 6 Snipe, 3 Green and 3 Common Sand at New Passage/Pilning plus 2 Pintail, Whinchat, Wheatear and Yellow Wag. 5 flyover Grey Plover in a mixed wader flock at Aust Services with Spot Fly and 7 Wheatear also seen #ukbirding

Curlew Sandpiper with 3 Dunlin

Dire record shot of Osprey going SW over New Passage

Autumn kicking into gear on patch this morning. Lovely juv Curlew Sandpiper at Severn Beach in the high tide roost. Osprey (my 4th of the year!), 2 Green Sandpiper, Tree Pipit and 4 Yellow Wag at New Passage. Common Tern, Med Gull, Pintail, 2 Whinchat and Garden Warbler at NP yesterday #ukbirding

With there clearly being an unusual Shag movement (see Paul's post) underway on the Severn I thought I'd give Severn Beach a go over high tide. A flock of 10 flew over the car as soon as I arrived, with another later floating on the river. A long awaited patch tick - my first of the year! #ukbirding